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Rani Lakshmi Bai, also known as the Rani of Jhansi, was a queen and freedom fighter in India. Her original name was Manikarnika Tambe. She was born on November 19, 1828 in Varanasi. She was the Maharani of the princely state of Jhansi from 1843 to 1853. The British East India Company refused to accept their adopted son as legal heir through Doctrine of Lapse and decided to annex Jhansi. So, Rani Lakshmi Bai took part in the Indian Rebellion of 185

73rd Samvidhan Diwas (Constitution Day)

It commemorates the adoption of the Constitution of India by the Constituent Assembly of India on November 26, 1949. The Constitution came into effect on January 26, 1950.

Mars solar conjunction

Mars solar conjunction is a phenomenon that occurs when the Sun is between Earth and Mars. This happens once every 2 years. During conjunction, Mars is located on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth.

Kasu Brahmanandha Reddy National Park (KBR)

KBR National Park, also known as Chiran Fort Palace is located in the Jubilee Hills area of Hyderabad. The park is also known as ‘jungle amidst the concrete jungle’ and was declared as a National Park in 1998. The park is named after former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kasu Brahmananda Reddy

Igla-S anti-aircraft missiles

Russia has recently signed a contract to supply Igla-S hand-held anti-aircraft missiles to India and allow production of the Igla under licence in India. The Igla-S is a man-portable air defence system (MANPADS) that can be fired by an individual or crew to bring down an enemy aircraft with a range of upto 6km. It is also known as the Igla-Super and SA-24 Grinch India is the world’s largest arms importer and Russia remains its largest supplier (45%) with Fra

Inland fishing in India

India has overtaken China to become the largest contributor of inland capture water fisheries, thereby emerging as one of the top 3 fish-producing countries in the world. Inland fish production has doubled over the past 9 years to 131 lakh tonnes. In 2021-22, India's annual fish production reached an all-time record of 162.48 lakh tons. Some of India's inland capture fisheries resources include - Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Bhima, West Coast Narmada, Tapti, Mahi.

Geograpy of Liberia

Joseph Boakai was recently declared winner of Liberia's presidential election, beating incumbent George Weah. Liberia is a country in West Africa sharing its borders with Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast to the northwest, north, and east respectively. The Atlantic Ocean borders Liberia to the south-southwest.