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Why in News?Recently, the UN Security Council, under India’s presidency, adopted a resolution demanding that the territory of Afghanistan should not be used to threaten any country or shelter terrorists.US Troops Departure:The adoption of Resolution 259

Why in News:The use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe as per the observation made by UNEPAchieving of this milestone will prevent more than 1.2 million premature deaths and save world economies over $2.4 trillion annuallyAlgeria — the last country

Why in News?100 years has passed since the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine was introduced to combat tuberculosis (TB) on 18 July, 1921. What is BCG Vaccine?Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine is a vaccine primarily u

Why in News?The ministry of environment has recently said that the drought prone regions of NCR can have artificial rain .What is Artificial Rain?It’s a practice of artificially inducing or increasing precipitation through clouds by adding external agents.The foreign p

Why in News:The Prime Minister has recently praised the Sukhet Model of Madubani.What is Sukhet Model ?The Sukhet Model was launched by the agricultural department as part of the climate resilient agricultural programme in 2019.It is an initiative called ‘Sukhet M

Why in News:According to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY), Twitter has failed to comply with the Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021.This means the “Safe Harbour” Protection under Section 79 of the Information Technology (IT) Act is wit

About the NMP:The National Monetization Pipeline is a 4-year roadmap of the Central Government’s brownfield infrastructure assets.It will provide clarity for the investors.The 2021-22 Union Budget mentioned Asset Monetization as a way to finance infrastruc

Why in News?Nearly four years ago a mysterious neurological illness, referred to as “Havana syndrome”, started to afflict American diplomats and intelligence operatives in Cuba, China, and other countries.Now, a report by the National Academies of Sciences

Why in News:Legal provisionsThe Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was enacted in 2012 especially to protect children (aged less than 18) from sexual assault.Section 7 of the POCSO Act, inter alia, says that whoever with sexual intent touche

Why in News?The Ministry of Jal Shakti has begun (From 25th August) ‘SUJALAM’, a ‘100 days campaign’ as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.About the campaign:The objective is to create more and more ODF Plus&