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 1. ‘POLITICAL MOVE’:SRI LANKA URGES RE ECTION OF UNHRC RESOLUTION  HISTORY  LTTE, an Association based in Sri Lanka, was banned in India after The assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991.  OB ECTIVE OF LITE  «To secure an independent state of Tamil Eelam In the north and east of Sri Lanka (areas comprising Tamil majority).  2. THE CARACAL, A FAVOURITE OF ROYALS, NOW CRITICALLY ENDANGERED  The national board for wildlife and union Ministry of environment, forest and climate change last month included the caracal,a medium-sized wildcat found in parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat, in the list of critically endangered species. Though not under grave threat in its other habitats, the animal is on the verge of extinction in India, some experts believe.  THE WILD CAT:  Besides India, the caracal is found in several dozen countries across Africa, the middle East, Central and South Asia. While it flourishes in parts of Africa, its num...

 1. GOVERNMENT TO MONITOR OTT CONTENT  tier grievance redressal mechanism provides overriding powers for government to step in. For the first time, the government, under the ambit of the Information technology (intermediary guidelines and digital media ethics code) Rules 2021, has brought in detailed guidelines for digital content on both digital media and over the top (OTT) platforms, while giving overriding powers to the government to step in.  One will be at the level of each OTT provider. Each complaint will have to be addressed within 15 days. If the complaint is not satisfactorily addressed, then the complaint can scale it up toa self-regulatory body collectively established by the OTTs. This body will be headed by a retired judge of the supreme court, a High Court, or an independent eminent person from the field of media, broadcasting, entertainment, child rights, human rights or other relevant fields. This selfregulatory body also has “‘censuring” powers in case o...

 1. PM TO INITIATE WORK ON INDIA’S LONGEST BRIDGE ON FEB 18 LONGEST BRIDGE UNTIL NOW:  "At present the longest bridge in India is the 9.15 km long Dhola sadiya bridge which became functional in 2017.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday digitally lay the foundation stone of the fifth Bridge across the Brahmaputra that would be India’s longest river.  «The 19.282 km four-lane bridge, expected to be completed by 2026-27, will connect phulbari in Meghalaya and Dhubri in Poll-bound Assam.  NSDhubri-phulbari Bridge is a proposed Bridge over the Brahmaputra river between Assam and Meghalaya in north-east India.  This Bridge, as per the original plan, would be completed by 2027-28. It would be India’s longest bridge over Water and would span more than 19 km.  The bridge Would reduce the distance between Phulbari in west Meghalaya and Dhubri west Assam From 200 kilometres to almost 19 kilometres.  it would be built at an estimated cost of INR 50...

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 1. SOUTH AFRICA DID NOT RETURN ASTRAZENECA VACCINES TO INDIA SAYS COUNTRY’S HEALTH MINISTER   *South Africa’s Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday clarified that the country has not returned the astrazeneca vaccines to the serum Institute of India (SII).  IT would like to clarify a few media reports that said we have returned the vaccines to India. We have not returned the Astrazeneca vaccines to India”, Mkhize said at the Parliament during the state of the nation address debate.  The Astrazeneca doses we purchased have been offered to the African Union platform, of which we are part of, and the AU will distribute to those Countries who have already expressed interest in acquiring the stock”, the Minister said.  2. WITH NASA’S PERSEVERANCE AND CHINA’S TIANWEN-1 A FLURRY OF MARS MISSION  Early on Friday India time, NASA's Perseverance rover is scheduled to touch down on Mars. Last week, the UAE's Hope mission entered Martian orbit, and was followed cl...

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 1.THE "VACCINE PASSPORT’ THAT DENMARK IS GOING TO LAUNCH  «In an effort to reduce curbs on travel and public life, Denmark Wednesday said it is in the process of rolling out a digital passport that would show if holders have been vaccinated against the coronavirus.  «Morten Boedskov, Denmark’s Finance Minister, said in a news conference,‘‘This is aboutus, asa country, exploiting the technical advantages we have. We can be amongst the first in the world to have this and showit to the rest of the world”. b  «The first step will be completed by the end of February, when Danish citizens who have been  vaccinated will be able to see a record Ona government health website. After another three or four months, the digital passport and an app will be launched. Boedskov said it will function as an “extra passport” that people can carry on their mobile devices.  Currently, Denmark is under a lockdown. Nonessential retail is closed, and bars and restaurants are only p...