This year’s Earth Overshoot Day was observed on July 28, a day before it was celebrated last year July 29 and nearly a month earlier than it was celebrated in 2020 August 22. About Earth Overshoot Day Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year […]
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68th National Film Award 2022
68th National Film Award winners have been announced. Check out the complete list to know more about the winners of the National Film Award 2022. The renowned National Film Awards were launched in 1954 and are organised by the Directorate of Film Festivals of the Indian government. A 10-member panel for the 68th National Film […]
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RAMSAR Sites (Updated: July 2022)
The Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational value. The Ramsar sites are maintained in the Montreux Record to track any major ecological changes that might affect any of the wetland sites positively or […]
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Government of India Act 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford reforms)
The British government, not prepared to part with or even share its power with the Indians, once again resorted to the policy of ‘carrot and stick’. The carrot was represented by the insubstantial Montagu- Chelmsford Reforms, while measures such as the Rowlatt Act represented the stick. In 1918, Edwin Montagu, the Secretary of State, and […]
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Mountain Ranges in India
In this article, You will read the List of Mountain Ranges, Hills, and Plateaus in India – for UPSC IAS. Mountain Ranges In North India – North to South Mountain Ranges States Highest Peak Remarks Saltoro Mountains Ladakh Saltoro Kangri Sub-range of the Karakoram Karakoram PoK, Ladakh Godwin-Austen or K28,611 m The highest peak in India Deosai […]
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Coastal Plains in India
coastal plains in India The coastline of India is about 7517 Km long. 6100 km of mainland coastline and 1417 km of Indian islands. 13 States and UTs have coastal plains in India The coastline of the India States & UTs wise: Gujarat – 1215 Km Andhra Pradesh – 974Km Tamil Nadu – 907 Km Maharashtra […]
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Maratha Empire (1674-1818)
The Maratha Empire dominated a large part of the Indian subcontinent in the 17th century. The empire formally existed from 1674 with the coronation of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj and ended in 1818 with the defeat of Peshwa Bajirao II at the hands of the British East India Company. Maloji Raje Bhonsle He joined Nizam Shah […]
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Sambhaji (1681–89)
Born: 14 May 1657, Purandar Fort, Gherapurandhar Died: 11 March 1689, Tulapur Sambhaji (1681–89) Sambhaji was the elder son of Shivaji who was credited for defeating Chikka Deva Raja of Mysore. Prince Akbar, the rebellious son of Aurangzeb, took shelter with him and in a pursuing battle at Sangmeshwar in 1689. He was defeated by […]
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Shivaji Raje Bhonsle (1674-80)
Born: 19 February 1630, Shivneri Fort, Kusur Died: 3 April 1680, Raigad Fort Shivaji Raje Bhonsle (1674-80) Born in the hill fortress of Shivmer in Poona on Feb 19, 1630 Belonged to the Bhonsle clan of Marathas. His mother was Jijabai. Shivaji, influenced by Dadaji Kondev (his teacher), Sufi saint Pir Shaikh Yacub, Guru Ramdas, […]
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LORD METCALFE (Governor-General of India:1835-36)
Lord Metcalfe was Governor-General of India from 1835 to 1836. Full Name: Charles Theophilus Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe Born: 30 January 1785, Kolkata Died: 5 September 1846, Oakley, United Kingdom Office Governor-General of India:1835-36Governor of Jamaica (1839–1842)Governor-General of the Province of Canada (1843–1845), LORD METCALFE (Governor-General of India:1835-36) Major Works: Repealed 1823 Licensing Regulations Known […]