Page-19 of Current Affairs - May, 2024

What are NIN Guidelines Emphasizing Risks Of Excessive Protein Supplement Intake?

May 17, 2024

The number of people using protein supplements in India has grown a lot. The market is expected to grow from Rs 33,000 crore in 2023 to about Rs 1.28 crore by 2032. This rise is a clear sign that people ..

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Venezuela Becomes First Country To Lose All Glaciers

May 17, 2024

Venezuela is the first modern country to lose all of its glaciers, which is a huge change in the environment. New research shows that the Humboldt glacier in the Andes, which used to be very big, has shrunk to less ..

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Uttarakhand Plans Authority to Regulate Char Dham Yatra

May 17, 2024

The government of Uttarakhand has realized that the famous Char Dham Yatra needs better management because more and more people are going on it, which is making things more chaotic. There are plans to set up a “Dharmik Yatra Authority” ..

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India Proposes Digital Competition Bill, 2024 Against Tech Giants

May 16, 2024

The government has proposed the Digital Competition Bill, 2024 taking a clue from European regulatory frameworks This draft law aims to regulate the operations of major technology firms such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon, ensuring they do not misuse their ..

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Supreme Court Exempts Lawyers From Consumer Act Liability

May 16, 2024

On 14 May 2024, the Supreme Court has delivered a landmark judgment exempting lawyers from liability under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986. The decision overturned a previous ruling by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) from 2007, which ..

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Three Indian Literary Works Added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register

May 16, 2024

UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MOW) program has recently added three Indian literary works – Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayaloka-Locana, to its Asia-Pacific Regional Register. This took place during the tenth meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia ..

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Infosys Prize Shifts Focus to Early-Career Achievements, Adjusts Age Limit

May 16, 2024

The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) recently made big changes to the Infosys Prize, with the goal of recognizing early careers more. The age limit for prize winners has been lowered from 50 to 40 years old as of May 15. ..

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India Tops Global Internet Shutdowns for the Sixth Year

May 16, 2024

For the sixth year in a row, India had the most number of Internet shutdowns reported anywhere in the world in the year 2023. There were 116 incidents in which the Internet was purposefully disconnected in different regions of the ..

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