∆BUDDHIST LITERATURE Non-canonical Buddhist literature. ✓ Non-canonical Buddhist literature in Pali includes the Milindapanha which consists of a dialogue on various philosophical issues between king  Milinda— the Indo-Greek Menander and the monk Nagasena. ✓The Nettigandha or ...

BUDDHIST LITERATURE. Canonical buddhist texts. ✓Canonical texts are the books which lay down the basic tenets and principles of a religion. ✓Various Buddhist schools classify their canonical literature in different ways, some into 9 or 12 Angas, others into 3 Pitakas. ✓ There are ...

✓The project includes a waterways component of 158 km on Kaladan river from Sittwe to Paletwa in Myanmar and a road component of 109 km from Paletwa to Zorinpui on the India-Myanmar border . The waterways component comprises Sittwe Port,Inland Water Transport (IWT) terminals, backup facilities and ...

PANEL SET UP TO IMPLEMENT ASSAM ACCORD The Assam government on Saturday set up an eight-member sub-committee to examine and prepare a framework for the implementation of all clauses of the Assam Accord of 1985. □ What is Assam Accord ? ◇ The Assam Accord was a Memorandum of Settlement ...

Barbell Strategy: ✓The barbell strategy is an approach to uncertainty (risk) that uses two extremes – like weights on the opposite ends of a barbell – to avoid ruin and simultaneously expose yourself to a speculative upside. ✓On one end of the barbell is extreme risk aversion (safety). On ...

Swiss challenge ✓Swiss Challenge method is one of the ways of awarding government contracts to private players. ✓Without an invitation from government, a private player can submit a proposal to government for development of an infrastructure project with exclusive intellectual property ...

ASHTAMUDI LAKE. ◇ Ashtamudi Lake or Ashtamudi Kayal , is in the Kollam District of Kerala. ◇ It possesses a unique wetland ecosystem and a large palm-shaped water body. ◇ Ashtamudi means ‘eight braids’ in the local Malayalam language. ◇ The name is indicative of the lake’s topography ...

PUNCHED MARKED COINS 📍The oldest coins found in the subcontinent are punch-marked coins, made mostly of silver, some of copper. 📍Usually rectangular, sometimes square or round. These coins are often irregular in shape. 📍Blanks for making these coins were generally cut from a metal sheet. ...

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) SEBI is a statutory body established on April 12, 1992 in accordance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. The basic functions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India is to protect the interests of ...

ASTROSAT AstroSat’s Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope spots rare ultravioletbright stars in a massive intriguing cosmic dinosaur in the Milky Way. □ SIGNIFICANCE. ◇ Such UV-bright stars could be the reason for the ultraviolet radiation coming from old stellar systems such as elliptical ...

■ HYDRATION ◇ Hydration is the chemical addition of water that involves the rigid attachment of H+ and OH- ions to the atoms and molecules of a mineral. ◇ When rock minerals take up water, the increased volume creates physical stresses within the rock. For example, iron oxides are converted ...

The Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram Scheme ✅The Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and has been continuing since the 12th Five Year Plan. ✅The Scheme aims to develop the personality and leadership ...