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International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) |
Context: India becomes an affiliate member of International Medical Device Regulators Forum ( IMDRF).
About IMDRF:
India’s Path to Membership: In 2024, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare applied for IMDRF affiliate membership, which was approved at the 26th session in September 2024, Seattle, USA. Benefits of IMDRF Affiliate Membership
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Tourism Development Index 2024 (TTDI)
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Context: Recently, the Travel and Tourism Development Index (TTDI) 2024 was released.
Key Findings from the 2024 TTDI Report
Initiatives to Boost Foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs)
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Chenchus Tribe |
Context: The Chenchus of Penukumadugu, traditionally hunter-gatherers, who lived in the dense Nallamala forests of Andhra Pradesh face dwindling employment opportunities under MGNREGA.
About Chenchus Tribe
Lifestyle and Occupation
Demographics and Language
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Recently, The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the National Health Account (NHA) estimates for the fiscal years 2020-21 and 2021-22.
About National Health Account (NHA) Estimates
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The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has begun working on a National Agriculture Code (NAC), similar to the National Building Code and National Electrical Code.
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
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Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
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Recently, the Prime Minister has introduced a Unified Genomic Chip for cattle, along with indigenous technology for sex-sorted semen production.
IndiGau Chip
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Recently, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) launched a major offensive against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum and Bahri in Sudan.
Recently, DRDO successfully conducted three flight-tests of the 4th Generation, technically-advanced miniaturised VSHORADS at the Pokhran Field Firing Ranges in Rajasthan.
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) newly reconstituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which is scheduled to meet from October 7-9, is likely to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent.
The Indian Air Force (IAF), which is short of Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft, is looking at the procurement of 12 aircraft under two different programmes.
Network for Electromagnetic Surveillance and Tracking of Aerial Objects (NETRA)
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About CABS
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Phalcon AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System):
Recently, the Indian PM inaugurated the Banjara Virasat Museum in Poharadevi at Washim, Maharashtra.
NangaraThe nangara is a unique and essential musical instrument closely associated with the Banjara community
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Sant Sevalal Maharaj
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A team of history and archaeology scholars from the University of Mysore have embarked on an excavation of megalithic burial sites in Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka
Aspect | Paleolithic | Mesolithic | Neolithic |
Period | 2.5 million years ago to 10,000 BCE | 10,000 BCE to 8,000 BCE | 8,000 BCE to 3,000 BCE |
Habitat | Caves, temporary shelters, open plains | Semi-permanent camps near water sources | Permanent settlements, farming villages |
Key Findings | Stone tools (e.g., hand axes), cave art, early fire usage | Microliths (small stone tools), bone tools, art (petroglyphs) | Agricultural tools, pottery, domesticated plants and animals |
Lifestyle | Hunter-gatherers, nomadic lifestyle | Transition to more sedentary life, seasonal migration | Farming, animal husbandry, social stratification, trade |
State | Burial Sites | Features/Components Found |
Jharkhand | Seraikela | Megalithic burials, large stone structures, urn burials, associated with iron age tools and artifacts. |
Uttarakhand | Deodhoora (Almora district) | Early human habitation, rock shelters, and megalithic burial remains. |
Uttar Pradesh | Koldihwa (Belan Valley), Banda, Mirzapur, Prayagraj, Varanasi | Chalcolithic materials, evidence of early agricultural practices, copper tools, and pottery. |
Kerala | Thrissur, Kunnattur | Megalithic burial sites with Topikal, urn burials, stone circles, dolmens, and pottery artefacts. |
Kashmir | Waztal, Burzahom, Brah | Burzahom: Pit dwellings, Neolithic to Megalithic transition, animal bones, tools, and ceramics. |
Karnataka | Maski, Hallur, Chandravalli, Hire Benakal, Coorg, Heggadehalli, Brahmagiri | Megalithic dolmens, cist burials, iron tools, pottery, skeletal remains, evidence of early agriculture. |
Andhra Pradesh | Nagarjunakonda | Buddhist relics, stupa remains, Megalithic burials, urn burials, stone tools, and pottery. |
Maharashtra | Junapani, Khapa, Mahurjhari, Naikund (near Nagpur), Pune | Megalithic burials, stone circles, urn burials, copper and iron tools, skeletal remains, pottery, and beads. |
Tamil Nadu | Adichanallur, Sanur, Kodumanal, Perumbair | Urn burials, iron implements, pottery, skeletal remains, and evidence of trade with ancient civilizations. |
Recently, the Supreme Court struck down numerous rules from state prison manuals that date back to the colonial era.
Initiatives Related to Prison Reforms in India
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Recommendations of Various Committees on Prison Reforms:
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