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Amaravati school of Art

In News: Amaravati school of Art - Recently, a Buddhist relic, having features belonging to the Amaravati school of Art was unearthed by a group of indologists on the banks of River Gundlakamma in Andhra Pradesh. About Amaravati School of Art: A different type of art form evolved and flourished in Amaravati for nearly six centuries, commencing from ... .Read more

Updated on 16 December, 2020 GS1 Art & Culture

Maharashtra’s new bill on sexual crime / Shakti Act 2020

In News: The Maharashtra government introduced a draft bill making changes to existing laws on violence against women and children . The Bill, proposed to be enacted as Shakti Act, 2020, has provisions for enhancing punishment including capital punishment for rape, fine up to Rs 10 lakh on culprits of violence, quicker investigations and quicker dispos... .Read more

Updated on 11 December, 2020 GS2 Social issues & Justice

Maharashtra Police will use software to crack down on child porn, Operation Blackface

In News: The cyber wing of the Maharashtra Police recently acquired a software from Interpol that would help them track down child pornography uploaded online. The software also has in-built algorithms to look for keywords around child pornography that would for example help law enforcement agencies track forums that indulge in these crimes Wha... .Read more

Updated on 9 December, 2020 GS2 Security

New heights for Mt. Everest , endorsed by both Nepal and China

In News: The Foreign Ministers of Nepal and China jointly certified the elevation of Mount Everest at 8,848.86 metres above sea level — 86 cm higher than what was recognised since 1954. The common declaration meant that the two countries have shed their long-standing difference in opinion about the mountain’s height — 29,017... .Read more

Updated on 9 December, 2020 GS1 Geography

All India Judicial Service (Summary)

What is All India judicial service It is a proposed cadre of judicial officers at the lower levels (below High Courts) recruited through an open competitive national level exam. It is proposed to be an All India Service under Article 312 where the government is in the process of finalising a bill to establish an all-India judicial service to r... .Read more

Updated on 2 December, 2020 GS2 Polity

Naxalism / Govt.’s Anti-Maoist operations (Summary)

Why Is this in news ? The Union government is in the process of deploying five more battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to Chhattisgarh to scale up anti-Maoist operations, particularly in the south Bastar region. More than 45 Central Armed Police Force battalions are already deployed in Chhattisgarh, where 14 districts are Mao... .Read more

Updated on 1 December, 2020 GS3 Security