Headlines of the day 23-05-2023

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At a Kutch Harappan graveyard, team works to unlock a mystery: Life and times of those buried

Indian express

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History

  • Cemetry discovered at Khatiya village in Gujarat
  • The Harappan civilisation is said to have thrived along the banks of river Indus from around 5,000 BC to 1,000 BC. 
  • Phases: pre-urban, Urban and Post-urban

Indian Yellow

Indian express

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Culture

  • Van Gogh 360° exhibition in Delhi.
  • Indian Yellow Paint
  • Production from cow urine
  • Usage in Mithila paintings and Mughal miniatures 

Education Ministry discontinues two Hindi awards

The Hindu 

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Education

‘Shiksha Puraskar’

‘Hinditar Bhashi Hindi Lekhak Puraskar’

Education Ministry holds meet on PARAKH aimed at unifying 60 school Boards

The Hindu 

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Education

  • What is PARAKH?
  • Overview of School examination boards in India

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW) announces ‘Panch Karma Sankalp’.

 

PIB

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Economy 

  • What is Panch Karma Sankalp?
  • What is Green Shipping?
  • Major ports of India

 

Kilo-class submarine INS Sindhuratna reaches India after major refit in Russia

The Hindu

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Security

  • About INS Sindhuratna?
  • List of Sindhughosh-class/Kilo-class submarines

GRSE’s ‘GAINS’ Startup Challenge, a win-win partnership

PIB

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Security

  • What is GAINS 2023
  • About Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd?

The bitter truth about artificial sweeteners

Mint

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S&T

  • What are non-sugar sweeteners (NSS)?
  • Benefits
  • Criticism
  • Their regulation in India

U.S. signs new security pact with Papua New Guinea amid competition with China

The Hindu

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IR

  • Significance of Pact
  • Geography of Papua New Guinea

PM Modi underlines importance of free and open Indo-Pacific at FIPIC summit in Papua New Guinea

The Hindu

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IR

  • About Forum For India Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC)
  • Significance for India
  • Earlier summits

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