{"id":119026,"date":"2024-07-10T19:54:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T14:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=119026"},"modified":"2024-07-11T12:21:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T06:51:20","slug":"news-in-shorts-10-july-2024","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/news-in-shorts-10-july-2024","title":{"rendered":"News in Shorts: 10 July 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"width: 100.301%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.2249%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Anand Marriage Act<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-119006\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/108-668e912cca59d.webp\" alt=\"Anand Marriage Act\" width=\"552\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/108-668e912cca59d.webp 552w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/108-668e912cca59d-300x201.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.3661%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the<\/span><b> National Commission for Minorities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> initiated discussions with 18 States\/UTs on implementing and registering Sikh marriages under the Anand Marriage Act.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Anand Marriage Act:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Anand Marriage Act, passed in 1909, is a <\/span><b>legal statute in India <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">specifically created<\/span><b> for the Sikh community.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This act provides distinct legal recognition for Sikh marriages, separating them from Hindu marriages, which were previously registered under the <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/saptapadi-ceremony-in-hindu-marriage\/\">Hindu Marriage Act<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Key Provisions of the Anand Marriage Act:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Official Recognition of Sikh Marriages:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The act formally acknowledges Sikh marriage ceremonies, known as Anand Karaj, as a legitimate form of marriage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Marriage Registration: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the original 1909 act did not include specific provisions for registering marriages, subsequent amendments have established a process for registering Sikh marriages under this act.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This ensures greater legal clarity and security for couples<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.2249%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Israel\u2019s Holocaust Memorial<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-119007\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/109-668e912ced526.webp\" alt=\"Israel\u2019s Holocaust Memorial\" width=\"550\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/109-668e912ced526.webp 550w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/109-668e912ced526-300x231.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.3661%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Israel\u2019s national Holocaust museum has opened a new conservation facility in Jerusalem this week that will preserve, restore and store its more than 45,000 artefacts and works of art.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Israel\u2019s Holocaust Memorial:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yad Vashem is Israel&#8217;s official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who were murdered; echoing the stories of the survivors<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.2249%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Financial inclusion index<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.3661%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/reserve-bank-of-india-rbi\/\">Reserve Bank<\/a>&#8216;s FI-Index, capturing the extent of financial inclusion across the country, rose to 64.2 in March 2024, showing growth across all parameters<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index):<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>About:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Developed by the RBI in 2021, it encompasses the banking, investments, insurance, postal, and pension sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Publication:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Issued annually in July, without a specific base year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Purpose:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Evaluates the level of financial inclusion across the nation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Structure:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Presented as a single value ranging from 0 to 100, where 0 signifies complete financial exclusion and 100 signifies full financial inclusion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Components:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Consists of three parameters:<\/span><b> Access (35%), Usage (45%), and Quality (20%).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Indicators:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Contains 97 indicators that evaluate ease of access, service availability, usage, and service quality.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 31.2249%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Composite licences extract critical minerals<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 69.3661%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Centre may issue so-called composite licences to find and extract critical minerals, in an effort to end the fragmented nature of licensing, and to tempt mining giants.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Composite Licence:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>About<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This licence integrates both <\/span><b>exploration and extraction rights<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>permits the holder to carry out exploration activities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to assess the presence, extent, and quality of the mineral resource in a designated area, and to proceed with extraction if the findings are economically viable.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.128%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 138.022%; 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