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knowledge questions magazine knowledge questions magazine Published this article page no  08 UNESCOS CITY OF LITERATURE Recently Kozhikode was proposed by the Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) to be branded as a UNESCOs City of Literature which is part of a wider UNESCOs Creative Cities Network (UCCN). UCCN was created in 2004 to promote cooperation with and among cities that have identified creativity as a strategic factor for sustainable urban development. o It covers seven creative fields Crafts & Folk Art Design Film Gastronomy Literature Music and Media Arts. 6 Indian cities are included on the list Hyderabad (gastronomy) Mumbai (film) Varanasi (music) Chennai (music) Jaipur (crafts and folk art) and the latest addition Srinagar (crafts and folk art) knowledge questions magazine buy. knowledge questions magazine

knowledge questions magazine knowledge questions magazine Published this article page no  07 GITAGGED KASHMIR CARPETS First ever Geographical Indication (GI) tagged Kashmir carpets flagged off to Germany. Department of Industry Promotion and Internal Trade granted GI tag to Kashmiri hand knotted carpets in 2016 but the registered carpets were certified from this year. History of Kashmiri carpet dates back to the period of the famous Sufi Saint and scholar Hazrat Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (1341‐ 1385 AD) of Persia. Kashmiri carpets are very similar to Iranian carpets but in Kashmiri carpets weavers use a written set of codes and symbols for design patterns and colors called Taleem. o Taleem a coded color chart indicates the number of knots to be woven in their respective colors. 8.3.3. PALDADHVAV MASSACRE On 7th March Gujarat government marked 100 years of the PalDadhvavkillings. PalDadhvav massacre took place in the PalChitariya and Dadhvaav villages of Sabarkantha district part of Ida...

 knowledge questions magazine  knowledge questions magazine Published this article page no  06 State Odisha Leader Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar Against British East India Company (EIC) 105 Management of the Jagannath temple of Puri When Raja Mukundadeva II died in 1817 his son Ramachandradeva III was allowed to move to Puri. He was allowed an annual pension and to take over the charge of the management of the Jagannath temple of Puri. By this arrangement the British government won the mind and sentiment of the people of Odisha. KAREWAS Development and construction in the Kashmir Valley is excavating and destroying its highly fertile alluvial soil deposits called karewas. o Karewas are thick lacustrine deposits (deposits in lake) of glacial clay and other materials embedded with moraines. o These are getting destroyed due to haphazard constructions Illegal clay mining etc. Formation of Karewas (also called Vudr) o During the Pleistocene Period (2.6 million years to 11700 y...

  Banking Service Chronicle banking service chronicle Published this article page no 03 Tackling Pandemics as COVID19 crisis has highlighted the fact that connectivity access to data and digital technologies are a vital resource for governmental educational research economic activity and innovation and will be central for the recovery efforts including social and societal wellbeing. 5  Aligning R&D initiatives with the infrastructure and digitalization plans thus promoting fundamental and applied research enhancing the links between civil society academia the public and the private sector.  Supporting isolated remote low density lowincome and outermost regions and communities in the digital transformation process in order to improve territorial cohesion digital inclusion and local economic development.  Promoting digital democracy by Promoting children’s participation Promoting women’s and girls’ participation and leadership Ensuring the rule of law online throu...

  Banking service chronicle Banking Service Chronicle Published this article page no 20 DATA COLONISATION Why in news? Recently writer and historian Yuval Noah Harari has warned the world about too much dependence on datadriven technologies which could result in data colonialism hence leading to the creation of monopolistic corporations and tyrant governments. More about news He contended that big data and artificial intelligence are the two big problems at national and global levels as over concentration of data into a corporation. A government agency or amongst a few countries has increased the risk of ‘data colonialization and ‘digital dictatorship’. The use of the internet has exponentially increased in the last decade exposing individuals to thousands of benefits of a connected world starting from making communication faster to accessing services easier Banking Service Chronicle buy.    Banking service chronicle

  Banking service chronicle  Banking service chronicle published this article page no 3 Sociopsychological Issues: Distorted economic decisions lack equity and fairness leading to various sociopsychological issues such as reduced efforts or laziness threats to social cohesion by creating artificial divides between haves and havenots of the associated freebies. E.g. ○ In Rajasthan 56% of tax and nontax revenues are spent on pension and salaries. The state’s recent decision to revive the old pension scheme will further lead to greater social inequalities.Environment: Freebies promote unsustainable practices by pushing governments and people away from environmentally sustainable practices. E.g. ○ Free electricity reduces incentives for farmers and domestic households to install solar panels or adopt more efficient public transport systems banking service chronicle monthly magazine subscription.    Banking service chronicle