In California, members of an under-the-radar, minority religious community called the Ravidassia are stepping into the public eye to advocate for making the state the first in the nation to outlaw caste bias. Who are the Ravidassias? The Ravidassias are the followers of Ravidass, a 14th century Indian guru who preached caste and class equality. …

India is considering cutting its import tax on solar panels by half and is seeking a rollback in goods and services taxes on the devices. The decision is aimed to make up for the shortfall in local output amid rising demand for renewable energy. Government plans to cut the import tax on solar panels from 40% …

India will unveil 18 new petaFLOP supercomputers for weather forecasting in 2023. Presently India gives forecasts with a 12-kilometre resolution. The new supercomputer will improve it to six-kilometre resolution. The ministry of Earth Sciences aims to achieve one-kilometre resolution forecasts. The new supercomputer is expected to improve weather forecasts at …

According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Annual Report 2022-23, India’s growth momentum is likely to be sustained in 2023-24. Highlights of the RBI annual Report: According to RBI, in the atmosphere of easing inflationary pressures, Indian economy will be supported by: Sound macroeconomic policies Softer commodity prices A robust financial sector …

India will host the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the virtual format in July. The last SCO summit took place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand that was attended by all top leaders of the grouping ie Modi, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. India had assumed the rotating chairmanship of the SCO at …

An Indian Navy MiG-29K fighter jet made the maiden night landing on the indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. It is an important step towards the warship becoming fully operational along with its air wing. The Mikoyan MiG-29K is a Russian all-weather carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft developed in the late 1980s. INS Vikrant (IAC-1) is the first …

Kohinoor left Indian shores in the early 1850s and is currently embedded in the crown of the British monarch. The retrieval of Kohinoor is a contentious since it was surrendered by Maharaja Dalip Singh as part of the 1849 peace treaty with the British. Under the provisions of the Antiquities and Art Treasure Act, 1972 the …

India and Indonesia have completed a joint feasibility study on the development of strategically valuable Sabang port. Sabang port is roughly 700 km from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in the Aceh, province of Indonesia. The successful development of Sabang Port would allow India easier access to the Malacca …

China plans to place astronauts on the moon before 2030 and expand the country’s orbiting space station. China’s latest announcement came against the backdrop of rivalry with the US for reaching new milestones in outer space. The US aims to put astronauts back on the lunar surface by the end of 2025 as part of …

The 17th Lok Sabha could become the shortest full-term Lok Sabha since 1952. Of all the Lok Sabhas that completed the full five-year term, the 16th Lok Sabha had the lowest number of sitting days (331). With one more year remaining, and 58 average sitting days a year, the 17th Lok …