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Minorities Right Day celebrated in India on December 18
The Minorities Rights Day was celebrated by the National Commission for Minorities in India in order to focus religious harmony and better understanding of the minority communities in the country. On December 18, 1992, the United Nations adopted the Individual’s rights belonging to religious, linguistic and religious minorities. The organization also stated that it is ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Buddhist • Christians • Gujjars • Minorities • Minorities Rights Day • Muslims • National Commission for Minorities • Sikhs • United Nations • Zoroastrianism
Minorities Rights Day in India
Minorities Rights Day is observed every year on 18th December in India, with the aim that the normal individual rights as applied to members of a class, religious, ethnic, racial, linguistic or gender and sexual minorities are also accorded to minority groups in the country. The objective of the day is to remind about the ..
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Buddhists • Christians • Jains • Minorities Rights Day • Muslims • National Commission for Minorities • National Commission for Minorities Act 1992 • Sikhs • Zoroastrians
Multidimensional Poverty Report 2019 and India
The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released the 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index. The report states that of the 101 countries assessed across 31 low income, 68 middle income and 2 high income, about 1.3 billion people are “multi-dimensionally poor. Where does India Stand? With the incidence of multidimensional poverty at 27.5%, multidimensional poverty has almost ..
Topics: Jharkhand • Kerala • Madhya Pradesh • multidimensional poverty • Multidimensional Poverty Report • Multidimensional Poverty Report 2019 • Muslims • Nagaland • Poverty • Scheduled Tribes • Standard of living • UN Development Programme • UNDP • Uttar Pradesh
India’s Haj Quota Increased
In a major boost for Indian Muslim citizens, Saudi Arabia has increased India s Haj quota by 30,000. Now, India can send 200,000 Muslims for Haj every year. India had earlier raised its demand for more seats in the Haj Quota in PM Modi s bilateral talks with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin ..
Topics: Haj • Haj Quota • Haj subsidy • Issues Related to Minorities • Mecca • Muslims • Saudi Arabia
Sri Lankan President bans On Face-Covering in Public
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena used his emergency powers to issue an order to ban burqa, veil or covering of face in public places in any manner which prevents anyone from being identified. Key Highlights The order which came into immediate effect explicitly defines that any garment or item which obstructs identification of an individual’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Topics: Buddhists • Burqa • Burqa Ban • Easter Sunday blasts • Maithripala Sirisena • Muslims • Niqab • President • Sinhalese • Sri lanka