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Latest round of commander-level talks at Line of Actual control (LAC)

Context A week after the clash in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, convening of the 17th round of India-China corps commander-level talks at the Chushul-Moldo border meeting point in eastern Ladakh is a positive development. But unfortunately, it does not inspire confidence about Chinese intentions vis a vis the Line of Actual Control.  Background Disengagement at… Continue reading Latest round of commander-level talks at Line of Actual control (LAC)

What is Adjournment Sine Die?

Both houses of the Parliament were adjourned sine die, six days ahead of their schedule. Session of Parliament and Related Terminologies During a session, both the Houses meet almost daily barring holidays to transact business be it to discuss a matter of public matters, frame laws, amend laws, place Standing Committee reports and pass financial… Continue reading What is Adjournment Sine Die?

World Ayurveda Congress: Aligning traditional medicine with modern medicines

Context Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended the recent growth of traditional medicine (TM), and Ayurveda in particular, while addressing the World Ayurveda Congress 2022 (WAC) earlier this month. Noting the lag in evidence despite considerable research, he gave a clarion call “to bring together medical data, research, and journals and verify claims (benefit) using modern… Continue reading World Ayurveda Congress: Aligning traditional medicine with modern medicines

Mapping: Great Lakes

Scientists are building a sensor network to detect the trends in the water chemistry of Lake Huron, one of the five Great Lakes of North America. What is the Acidification of water bodies? Acidification of oceans or freshwater bodies takes place when excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere gets rapidly absorbed into them. Scientists initially… Continue reading Mapping: Great Lakes

Dhokra Art of West Bengal

This newscard is an excerpt from the articles published in TH. Do you know? The dancing girl from Mohenjo-Daro (c. 2300 – 1750 BCE) is not just the most famous piece of art from the Harappan Civilisation, it is also one of the finest examples of metal art from that period. But did you know… Continue reading Dhokra Art of West Bengal

3 more sites added to UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites

Gujarat’s Vadnagar town, the iconic Sun Temple at Modhera, and the rock cut sculptures of Unakoti in Tripura have been added to the tentative list of UNCESO World Heritage Sites. What is UNESCO tentative list? The UNESCO tentative list is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. With… Continue reading 3 more sites added to UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites

Climate Change Induced Migration

Context Climate-induced displacements have increased both in numbers and magnitude worldwide. According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre’s (IDMC) report, 23.7 million people experienced displacements in 2021 as a result of cyclones and floods. Click and get your FREE Copy of CURRENT AFFAIRS Micro Notes Estimates about Migration IOM estimates: The International Organisation on Migration… Continue reading Climate Change Induced Migration

Global Minimum Tax on big businesses

Members of the EU last week agreed in principle to implement a global minimum tax of 15% on big businesses. Global Minimum Corporate Tax Major economies are aiming to discourage multinational companies from shifting profits – and tax revenues – to low-tax countries regardless of where their sales are made. Increasingly, income from intangible sources… Continue reading Global Minimum Tax on big businesses

Historic biodiversity deal gets the nod at COP15 summit in Canada

Negotiators reached a historic deal at a UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) conference that would represent the most significant effort to protect the world’s lands and oceans and provide critical financing to save biodiversity in the developing world. Key outcomes [A] 30×30 Deal Delegates committed to protecting 30% of land and 30% of coastal… Continue reading Historic biodiversity deal gets the nod at COP15 summit in Canada

In news: Goa Liberation Day

The President of India tweeted her greetings to the nation on December 19, marking Goa Liberation Day, which is celebrated annually to mark the success of ‘Operation Vijay’ undertaken by the Indian armed forces to defeat Portuguese colonial forces and liberate Goa in 1961. What is the news? Goa was liberated 15 years after India… Continue reading In news: Goa Liberation Day

Personal freedom and the panel on Intercaste/Interfaith Marriages

Context Following a report in this newspaper, the Maharashtra government has decided to limit the mandate of the recently constituted Intercaste/Interfaith Marriage-Family Coordination Committee (state level) to gathering information on interfaith marriages. Click and get your FREE Copy of CURRENT AFFAIRS Micro Notes Intercaste/Interfaith Marriage-Family Coordination Committee Work under Women and child development: The renamed… Continue reading Personal freedom and the panel on Intercaste/Interfaith Marriages

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