Govt to record parents’ religion. to register birth
When registering the birth of a child , parents will now be
required to separately record the religion of the Father and mother . Earlier ,
only the family’s religion was recorded in birth registers . Earlier only the
family religion was included in birth and death registration
Under the registration of Birth and Death Acts ( Amendment ) ,2023 , the birth and death database may be used to
update the National Population Register , electoral rolls ,Aadhaar numbers , Ration Card ,Passport , driving license.
etc .
The Data is used by the government for socio
economic planning and to evaluate the effectiveness of social sector programmes
.
Kathaveechu problem was ‘resolved’ 50 years ago : says Sri
Lanka
SriLankan foreign Minister Ali Sabry has said
that Srilanka sees no reason in opening any remark on Katchatheevu , that India
ceded to Sri Lanka 50 years ago . This is the first officla reaction after
recent remarks by PM Narendra Modi and S Jaishsnkar on Katchatheevu .
“This is a problem discussed and resolved 50
years ago and there is no necessity to have further discussions on it . “
No sanctions
against India for buying refining
Russian oils , say US officials
US Treasury
department has said that the aim of sanctions and “ price cap “ on Russian oil
is just to not let Kremlin earn revenue to find war .
The Treasury Chief is expected to visit India
soon .
US and EU has proposed a price cap ,above that
price no country should be buying Oil from Russia . India and China has
rejected the price cap.
‘Median cancer age diagnosis in India is lower than in west’
The Median age for cancer diagnosis in India
is lower when compared with the US , the UK , China , said a report released by
Apollo hospital .
The “ Health of the Nations “ report says that
the average age of diagnosis in India is 52 , while it is 62 in US and UK .
Israel must ensure safety to Indian workers : govt
India has urged Israel to ensure the safety
and security of those who are being flown to Israel to work as blue collar
workers under Government to government (
G 2 G ) , said External Affairs ministry
spiles person Randhir Jaiswal .
Israel and India had signed an agreement to
fly around 42,000 workers from here to various spots in Israel .
Foreign brokers allowed to operate remotely at GIFT IFSC
The International Financial service Authority
has allowed remote trading by foreign stock trading firms on GIFT IFSC
exchanges .
Such firms will be allowed to trade directly
from the stock market changes .
Such entities will be referred to as Remote
Trading Participants ( RTPs ) , Currently countries such as Singapore , Japan. Japan and the US allow
remote membership of the brokers .
India International Exchange Ltd ( India INX )
is India’s first first international exchange located in Gift city.
World
Drones hit targets in Myanmar capital , claims resistance group
Myanmar’s main
pro democracy group said in a statement on Thursday that it’s armed
group launched Drone attack on the airport and military headquarter in the
capital ,Naypyidaw
. The country’s military however said that
they destroyed the drones as they were attacked .
The Opposition National Unit’s government .
US support depends on protecting civilians : Biden
President Joe Biden said Benjamin Netanyahu on
Thursday that continues support of United States would depend on Israeli
actions to protect Israeli civilians , for the first time and urged “
immediate ceasefire “.
In a phone call to the Israeli President ,Mr
Biden urged Netanyahu to “announce and implement a series of measurable
,concrete steps to address civilian harm ,humanitarian suffering and the safety
of aid workers “ ,a white house statement said .
‘Israeli air strike killed 106 in “ apparent war crime “
A human rights watch Investigation published
on Thursday said an Israeli attack on Gaza building had no apparent militant
targets , but killed 106 civilians , including 54 children,making it an “ apparent war crime “ .
The strike mentioned here was on October 31 .
The Israeli military has not responded to this
.
10 Iranian security personnel killed in Jihadist attack
near Pakistan border
Jihadist attack in South Eastern Iran near
Pakistan killed 10 Iranian security personnel , state media reported on Thursday , doubling an earlier toll .
The attack occurred in Sistan Baluchistan
province which has faced rebels from
Baluchi minority , drug smuggling and
Sunni extremism .
“The case of the terrorist attack was closed
with the martyrdom of 10 members of security forces “ and the killing of “ 18
terrorists “ state television said .
Philippines to hold Naval military exercise with US ,
Japan. China to counter China
The Philippines will hold joint naval drills
with the United States , Japan and Australia in the South China Sea on April 7
, according to diplomatic sources .
This comes amid increased tension between
China and the Philippines in the South China
Sea .
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Global indices measuring democracy
The V Dem institute’s recent democracy index
has termed India as “one of the worst
autocratisers “.
Similar indices by other groups such as
Freedom House , The Economist Intelligence Unit have debraded India’s democracy
records .
The Indian government has however refuted
these assessments . It now plans to release it’s own democratic index .
There is criticism on these indices over
subjectivity , dataset and precision
.which is flawed .
