Civils Monthly

1.At OIC meet, India flays terror funding Context : ● External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj attended the inaugural plenary of the foreign ministers' conclave of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as the guest of honour. ● It is for the first time that India has been invited to a meeting of the OIC, which is an influential grouping of 57 Islamic countries. ● India was invited to attend the OIC meeting in 1969 but Pakistan prevailed upon and got the invite withdrawn. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC ) : ● The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states spread over four continents. ● The Organization is the collective voice of the Muslim world. It endeavors to safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony among various people of the world. ● The Organization was established ...

1. 1st battle of Tarain --1191-- Prithviraj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori 2. 2nd battle of Tarain --1192--Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj Chauhan 3. 1st battle of Panipat- -1526--Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodi 4. Battle of Khanwa --1527-- Babur defeated Rana Sunga further strengthening his foothold in India. 5. Battle of Ghaghra --1529--Babur defeated Mahmud Lodi and Sultan Nusrat Shah thus establishing Mughal rule in India. 6. 2nd battle of Panipat --1556--Akbar defeated Hemu 7. 3rd battle of Panipat --1761Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas 8. Battle of Talikota --1565--Deccan Sultanates defeated the glorious Vijayanagar empire 9. Battle of Haldighati --1576--Undecisive battle between Raja Man Singh of Mughal Army and Rana Pratap of Mewar. 10. Battle of Plassey --1757--British defeated Siraj-ud-duala with the help of Mir Zafar. This battle laid the foundation of British empire in India. 11. Battle of...

SpaceX is a successful private Aerospace company. Recently launched Israels moon mission Robotic lander named Beresheet was launched successfully. It was founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has since developed the  Falcon launch vehicle family a nd the  Dragon spacecraft family , which both currently deliver payloads into Earth orbit. Falcon launch family have 2 main launch vehicles they are : # Falcon 9 :      -> 2 stage rocket      -> for the safe transportation of satellites and Dragon space craft to know more click falcon 9 # Falcon heavy      -> one of the most powerful operational rocket in the world      -> can lift weight up to 64 metric tons to know more about falcon heavy Dragon spacecraft family     -> free flyi...

            Extent -Stretched from Punjab to Bengal, including Jaunpur and Bihar, in the 16th century. Included Kabul in the north-west, Kashmir in the north; Sindhi, Multan, Ajmer, Gujarat in the west. Malwa and banner in the south; and Orissa and Bengal in the east at the time of Akbar’s death. Stretched from Kabul Kandhar and Peshawar in the north of Kaveri in the south by the end of the 17th century. Important Rulers of Mughal Dynasty: One of the most important dynasties of India is Mughal dynasty. Which reigned almost continuously from AD 1526-1857. Babur (1526-1530)          # Is said to have founded the Mughal empire. He defeated Ibrahim Lodhi in the first battle of Panipat on 20 April 1526and became emperor of Delhi.          # In 1527, he defeated Rana Sanga at Khanwa a near fathepur Sikri and occupied Agra. In 1527, in the battle og...

          Marked by beginning of the sultanate of Delhi, which was established after the conquest of Muhammad Ghori. The period of the Sultanate of Delhi, ranges from AD 1206-1526. This is considered as the beginning of Muslim rule in India. Important Dynasties: The Slave dynasty’s period ranges from AD 1206-1290. It was founded by Qutub-ud –din Aibak and the prominent rulers of this dynasty were IItutmish and the only Muslim Woman ruler of India, Razia Sultana. The Khilji dynasty was founded by Jalal-ud-din Khillji and its period ranges from AD 1290-1320. Alaud –din Khilijiwas one of the most prominent rulers of this dynasty. The Tughlak dynasty was founded by Ghiasuddin Tughlak and the period ranges from AD1320-1414. Ibn Batuta was an important African traveler who visited India in 1333. The Lodhi dynasty was founded by Bahlol Lodhi and the period of this dynasty ranges AD 1451-1526...

# Tamil Nadu will soon have its fourth open-air prison at Thirumalaisamudiram village in Thanjavur district. First three are Coimbatore, Salem, and Sivaganga districts. # Tamil Nadu receives five awards from Centre. Tuticorin got a national award for achieving self-sufficiency under seven schemes under Grama Swaraj Abhiyan. # The Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA) is going to launch an app called ‘TN-SMART’ for real-time risk assessment. # Tamil Nadu is going to conduct the 20th livestock census, which is the 1st technology-aided livestock census. # Table Tennis star G Sathiyan has been conferred with Arjuna Award in the National Sports Awards 2018. # Table Tennis coach A Srinivas Rao has been conferred with Dronacharya Award. # New corporation in the state –Nagercoil (13 th). # NITI Aayog ‘s Mobility Week (31 August to 6 September 2018). # Prime Minister launched the India post payments bank (IPPB) on September 01, 2018. # National ...

# Summer Olympics: Los Angeles to host 2028 Games and Paris gets 2024. # Usain Bolt was beaten by Justin Gatlin and in100m race final at IAAFWorld Championships in London. # The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University (RGNAU) - India’s first-ever aviation university- Fursatganj in Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. # Manipur’s Nungthang Tampak has become India’s second 100 percent computer literate village. # The apex court has banned fireworks manufacturers from using five substances - lithium, antimony, mercury, arsenic and lead. # Preethi Srinivasan, the former State under-19 cricket captain, was awarded Kalpana Chawla Award from Tamil Nadu. # India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility, a joint venture between the $2.5 billion Kalyani Group and Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd., was inaugurated near Hyderabad. # 75 years of Quit India Movement. # PM interacted with Young Entrepreneurs at the "Champions of Change...

# “Plastic Free Tamil Nadu policy” under which plastic banned from January 2019. # Tamil Nadu’s 1st Antyodaya Express –(Thambaram to Tirunelveli). # India and Netherlands launched Clean Air India Initiative - to curb air pollution in Indian cities. # India’s First Advanced Forensic Lab is India’s first advanced forensic lab dedicated to crimes related to women for timely deliver justice - Central Forensic Science Lab, Chandigarh. # The Madhya Pradesh approved the Bijli Bill Mafi Yojana 2018, outstanding power bill waiver scheme for labourers and poor families. # The Union Ministry launched the ‘Janaushadhi Suvidha’, the oxo-biodegradable sanitary napkin, under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). # The first ever National Disaster Risk Index was released - Maharashtra is the most disaster vulnerable state. # The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India launched a national media campaign to en...

# The 29th Road Safety Week was observed with a Road Safety awareness rally across Tamilnadu from April 23 to 30. # The first-ever International Rail Coach Expo (IRCE) was held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to focus on Rail Coaches and train sets. # India’s next generation defense aircraft -Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas. # The first-ever India-South Africa Business Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa. # Thank You India - mark the 60th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's arrival in India. # Atal New India Challenge - to developing innovations and technologies relevant to the people and bringing them in usage. # India’s first-ever national conference on the archaeology, anthropology, and sociology of food was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra. # The first meeting of the national committee for commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 2019, held in Delhi. # Vijay Prahar Exercise - The South Western Command of the Indian Army. # ‘Study in India...

# The Tamil Nadu government has launched Amma Free Wi-Fi zones in five cities of the state. # Tamil Nadu Government launched bi-lingual ‘Uzhavan’ (farmer) mobile application to use technology for benefit of farmers. # According to the Mercer's 20th Quality of Living Ranking 2018, Hyderabad and Pune have been jointly ranked at 142, making the best Indian cities to live in among the list of 450 cities around the world. # Government is going to launch Swachh Bharat Summer Internship (SBSI) 2018 aimed at engaging college youth with Swachhata work in villages in coming Summer vacation. # The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is planning to relax the protected area permit (PAP) regime to enable foreign tourists to access border areas. However, citizens from Pakistan and China are unlikely to be given these relaxations. # The NITI Aayog launched the baseline ranking for 101 aspirational districts based on 49 indicators across several sectors. # The first National Conclave on...