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Context: The Government has released a new Draft of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020, along with giving a window of 30 days for suggestions and amendments. Background: In 2014, the Supreme Court recognised a transgender person’s right to self-identify their gender as male, female or the third gender. Further, the Court directed central and state governments to grant legal recognition to transgender persons, address social... .
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Context: A whopping 1.6 billion young people, or about 90% of the world’s student population got shut out of school and university in April as mentioned in ‘Save our Education report’. More on the news: The report was released by Save the Children foundation which is a British charity organisation. The report points towards the onset of an unprecedented global education emergency. Impact of Lockdown on Children and their Education: ... .
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Context: The recent verdict of the Supreme Court in a case involving the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram has done little to address the issue of practice of secularism in India. More on news: Since 2011, the process of opening the vaults has led to the discovery of treasures within the Padmanabhaswamy temple, prompting a debate on who owns temple property and how it should be regulated. Despite being a secular country tha... .
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Context: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, a global study tracking the progress on ending hunger and malnutrition has been published. About the report: The report is jointly prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the International Fund for Agriculture (IFAD), the United Nations International Children’s Fund (Unicef), the UN World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organizatio... .
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Context: The United States rejected China's disputed claims to offshore resources in most of the South China Sea, a move that Beijing criticised as inciting tensions in the region and which highlighted an increasingly testy relationship. Background: The relationship between the United States and China has grown increasingly tense over the past six months over - Beijing's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, Its tightened gr... .
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Context: India and the European Union (EU) are set to agree on a “High-level dialogue on Trade and Investment” to restart negotiations, seven years after talks on a free trade agreement were suspended. More on the news: The announcement is expected at a virtual “EU-India Summit” led by the Prime Minister and External Affairs Minister of India, who will engage with the President of the European Council and President of the European Commis... .
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