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UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

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The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has inscribed ‘Durga Puja in Kolkata’ on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In total, 14 Intangible Cultural Heritage elements from India have now been inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List. Implications: This inscription will offer encouragement to the local communities that celebrate Durga Puja, including all the traditional […]

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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

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UNESCO World Heritage Committee organised its 44th session at Fuzhou in China. In its recent session, it declared the Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple in Telangana’s Warangal and Dholavira, a Harappan-era city in Gujarat, as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After the inclusion of the two sites, the number of World Heritage sites in India stands

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GitHub

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The open-source software repository service GitHub is in the news after it was used to create and share an offensively named app that sexually harassed Muslim women in India. The app used pictures of the women stolen from their social media handles and invited “users” to bid for them. IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced

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Ken-Betwa river interlinking project

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Important topic for TISSNET as it is associated with environment,economy and living. The Union Cabinet has approved the funding and implementation of the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project at a cost of ₹44,605 crore at the 2020-21 price level.The Centre would fund ₹39,317 crore for the project, with ₹36,290 crore as a grant and ₹3,027 crore as a

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Food Emergency in Srilanka

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On August 30, 2021, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, using powers vested in the country’s Public Security Ordinance, declared Emergency regulations pertaining to the distribution of essential food items. Detailed Information – On August 30, 2021, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, using powers vested in the country’s Public Security Ordinance, declared Emergency regulations pertaining to the distribution

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TISSNET GK – Important committees and commissions in India

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TISSNET ask questions on important committee and commission every year. So it becomes an important topic for TISSNET GK section. What is the difference between a committee and a commission? A committee is a group of people who meet and deliberate according to fixed rules in order to make a decision or produce a document

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TISSNET GK – Poverty Related Committees & Schemes

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Questions related to poverty schemes and committees are often asked in TISSNET GK section. One must not miss to know all much important schemes and committees which can be asked in Gk section of TISSNET VM Dandekar and N Rath (1971): It made the first systematic assessment of poverty in India,VM Dandekar and N Rath

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