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2021-05-12 17:16:30 #placesinnews #Maps #Geography

The Al-Aqsa is located on a plaza at Temple Mount, which is known in Islam as Haram-e-Sharif. The Mount is also Judaism’s holiest site.

The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall sacred to Jews, is one side of the retaining wall of the Al-Aqsa compound.

Soon after the 1967 Six-Day War ended, Israel gave back to Jordan the administration and management of the Al-Aqsa compound.

While non-Muslims have not been allowed to worship at Al-Aqsa, Jewish individuals and groups have made repeated attempts to gain entry to the Mount Temple plaza

Since the late 1990s, around the time of the first intifada, such attempts began occurring with a regularity as Jewish settlers began claiming land in East Jerusalem and surrounding areas.
It has led to repeated clashes and tensions at Al-Aqsa.

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2021-05-12 14:50:09 #Polity #Org

CARA- Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)

Set up as a statutory body of the Ministry of Women and Child Development.

Nodal body for the adoption of Indian children

Central Authority to deal with inter-country adoptions in accordance with the provisions of the Hague Conventions on Inter-Country Adoptions, 1993, ratified by the Government of India in 2003
It is an international treaty to ensure the prompt return of the child who has been “abducted” from the country of their “habitual residence”.

The Convention applies to children age under 16 years.( UNCRC definition of child is 18 years

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2021-05-12 09:58:38 #GS1-#Art_and_Culture
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1967- six day war

The Six-Day War was a brief but bloody conflict fought in June 1967 between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Syria and Jordan

Israel’s decisive victory included the capture of the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Old City of Jerusalem, and Golan Heights; the status of these territories subsequently became a major point of contention in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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2021-05-11 18:36:22 #GS1-#Art_and_Culture #Prelims2021
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Gokhale was reportedly one of the first Indians to complete graduation.strong advocate for constitutional ways of struggle for gaining independence

secretary of the “Reception Committee” of the Poona session 1895

He played an important role until his election to the Imperial Legislative Council in 1902

Founder of the Servants of India Society (1905)

opposed the ill-treatment of untouchables, or low-caste Hindus, and also took up the cause of impoverished Indians living in South Africa.

Mahatma Gandhi in his autobiography, had called Gokhale his mentor and guide.

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2021-05-11 13:44:44 #Infra #Power #Economy #Trends

Central Electricity Authority of India (CEA)

It is a statutory organisation constituted under section 3(1) of Electricity Supply Act 1948, which has been superseded by section 70(1) of the Electricity Act 2003.

Mandate :

1) standards on matters of power infra

2) Ensuring resource optimization- i.e. responsible for concurrence of hydro power development schemes of central, state and private sectors

3)Advisory role : CEA advises central government, state governments and regulatory commissions on all technical matters

4) Data source : reliable data collection/ management/dissemination of the power sector.


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