Two beaches in Karnataka are among the eight in India that have bagged the coveted eco-label ‘Blue Flag’ from the international agency, Foundation for Environment Education, Denmark. The two are: Kasarkod beach near Honnavar in Uttara Kannada. Padubidri beach near Udupi. Other beaches: Shivrajpur (Dwarka-Gujarat). Ghoghla (Diu). Kappad (Kerala). Rushikonda (Andhra Pradesh). Golden (Puri-Odisha). Radhanagar (Andaman & […]
Gucci Mushroom from Jammu and Kashmir is in the news as GI Tag is sought for it. It belongs to the agriculture sector; while there are a few others from the handicraft sector for which GI tags are sought for. Those are – Basohli Pashmina & Painting, Tweed fabric, Loi blankets from Kishtwar and Chikri craft.
December 2020 Awardee Award Ranjitsinh Disale 2020 Global Teacher Prize Adar Poonawalla ‘The Straits Times Asian of the Year 2020’ Mondo Duplantis (Sweden, Pole Valuter) Male World Athletes of the Year 2020 Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela, triple jumper) Female World Athletes of the Year 2020 Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) International King Bhumibol World Soil
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Why in news? Thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh have been marching toward Delhi in protest against the three central farm legislations. Click here to know more on the concerns. What are the three recent farm reforms Acts? The three recent Acts on agriculture reforms are: The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion
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Just remember the important days and themes from the given list . Themes of all important days are given. December 2020 Date Day Theme 1st December 2020 World AIDS Day Theme: Global solidarity, shared responsibility 1st December 2020 56th raising day of BSF (Border Security Force) — 2nd December 2020 International Day for the Abolition of Slavery — 2nd December 2020 National
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Recently, the Union Cabinet has approved a six-month extension to the commission appointed to examine sub-categorisation of Other Backward Classes (OBCs), up to 31st January 2021. Key Points Commission: Headed by Justice (Retd.) G Rohini, the commission was constituted under Article 340 of the Constitution with the approval of the President on 2nd October 2017. Article 340 deals with the appointment of a commission to
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Expect one Question from “Important Books & Authors” in your TISSNET exam. All important books release of 2020 and 2021 have been listed here. Go through it again with Questions at the end of this article. Book Name Authors Name Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life Amish Tripathi and Bhavna Roy Guru Nanak
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TISSNET usually asked Static Questions relevant from the Current Affairs.Anti-Defection Law(ADL) has been into discussion lately because of many recent happenings and it has been into criticism. Let’s know about the history of ADL and how it has evolved in short. Anti-defection policies were a good step to safeguard voter interest in a democracy, however,
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In order to revive the Indian economy, the Centre government has announced the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. As a part of it, the plan also focuses on bringing farm sector reforms. It includes the announcement of Rs 1-lakh crore fund to finance agriculture infrastructure projects at the farm gate and produce aggregation points. Also, Rs 500
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Questions related to labour laws are of atmost importance for TISSNET. Let’s see the changes that have been brought and its implications . Recently, some of the state governments have decided to make significant changes in the application of labour laws in order to incentivise the economic activities, as the economy struggles with the COVID-19 induced lockdown. Reasons for the
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