WEEKLY UPDATES – (24th – 30th July)
Contents
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ENVIRONMENT ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
India’s Tiger Population………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS …………………………………………………………………………. 3
India’s Rice Export Ban Impacts Asian and African Nations Most …………………………………………… 3
POLITY………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
A Bill to Amend the Registration of Birth and Death Act………………………………………………………….. 5
Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021…………………………………………………………………………….. 6
Cinematograph Bill …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
HEALTH ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Tuberculosis & Bedaquiline …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
ICMR Argues for Controlled Human Infection Studies ……………………………………………………………. 8
CYBER SECURITY ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
CERT-In Cautions Against Ransomware ‘Akira’ Attack………………………………………………………….. 9
GOVERNANCE ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10
Govt. Approves 8.15% Interest Rate for PF Deposits in 2022-23……………………………………………… 10
Is there a Rural Bias in National Surveys? ……………………………………………………………………………… 10
India’s First Gig Workers’ Rights Bill ……………………………………………………………………………………. 12
Meri Maati, Mera Desh Campaign…………………………………………………………………………………………. 13
AGRICULTURE …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 14
Kharif Sowing Turns Around To Rise 1.2% Amid Excess Rain ………………………………………………. 14
IMPORTANT DAYS …………………………………………………………………………………………… 15
World Hepatitis Day, July 28 …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 15