In News: At present, India has 42 sites listed under the Tentative List which is a prerequisite condition for inscription as a World Heritage Site. The Ministry of Culture revealed that, ‘Dholavira: A Harappan City’ has been submitted for nomination of a World Heritage Site in 2019-2020. The Nomination dossiers of ‘Santiniketan, India’ and ‘Sacred […]
In News Recently, China has approved the first dams to be built on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra (known as Yarlung Zangbo in Tibet). Key Highlights The Chinese draft outline of the new Five-Year Plan (FYP) for 2025 mentions the building of hydropower bases on the lower reaches of the river as among the […]
In News: ‘No data is permanently anonymised’: Experts warn of re-identification risks. Non-Personalised Data like Browsing Pattern can also be used by fiduciaries to detect the behavioural patterns of individuals. Thus even Non-personal data can be used for deducing personal traits and requirements. It is in conflict with Right to Privacy. Personal Data Protection Bill […]
Indian Express Subject Page No. Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS II 1 Internet imperialism by a select few is unacceptable: Ravi Shankar Prasad A black cat in a dark room (POLITY […]
The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains GS II 1 14 China gives green light for first downstream dams on Brahmaputra India, China need ‘enabling conditions’ to settle dispute (IR) Know about different names and […]
Facts in News Red Echo and ShadowPad Red Echo (a trojan allegedly operated by Chinese firms like APT41, Barium, Winnti, Wicked Panda, and Wicked Spider) had targeted 10 vital nodes in India’s power distribution system and two seaports. The Ministry of […]
In News: Recently, India and Sweden have discussed bilateral issues and other regional and multilateral issues of mutual interest at Virtual Summit. This was the fifth interaction between the two countries since 2015. The PM of India had visited Stockholm in April 2018 for the first India-Nordic Summit. Key Highlights of the Summit The Prime […]
In News: The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare signed a MoU with the Central Silk Board under the Ministry of Textiles on a convergence model for the implementation of Agroforestry in the silk sector under the Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF) Scheme. The Central Silk Board (CSB), Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India will act […]
In News: El Salvador has officially been declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) after no reports of new indigenous cases of the disease since 2017. The country is the first in Central America to achieve the WHO’s malaria-free certification status and third in the Americas overall after Argentina in 2019 and Paraguay in […]
In News Every year, 8th March is globally celebrated as International Women’s Day (IWD), highlighting the struggles and achievements of women. History 1910: Clara Zetkin proposed to celebrate Women’s Day in every country on 28th February. Zetkin was a Germany-born labour and women movements activist. 1911: Women’s Day was observed for the first time on […]
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