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World AIDS Day is celebrated every year on 1 December. The theme of 2023 is “Let communities lead”. This theme highlights the importance of communities in the HIV response and the goal of ending AIDS by 2030. World AIDS Day is an international day that raises awareness of the AIDS epidemic and mourns those who have died from the disease.

Many countries are seeing outbreaks of bacterial lung infections or pneumonia in children, which antibiotics are unable to treat effectively. In China, such cases being reported probably involve the Mycoplasma pneumoniae pathogen. ‘White lung’ syndrome causes distinctive marks on the scan. Beyond China, increases in the US, the Netherlands and Denmark point to wider spread.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin unveiled a statue of leading anti-caste activist Ayothi Thas Pandithar in Chennai in December 2023. The construction of the statue and memorial cost Rs 2.49 crore. Stalin praised Ayothi Thas as a pioneer of Periyar in popularizing the terms ‘Tamizan’ and ‘Dravidian’ identities politically. Born in Madras in 1845, Ayothi Thas promoted Dravidian ideology through the Dravida Mahajana Sabha, founded with Retamalai Srinivasan in 1891. In 1876, Thas had founded the Advaidananda Sabha and launched the magazine “Dravida Pandyan” with Rev. John Rathina. A prominent activist and accomplished medical practitioner, he organized the Nilgiri Hills tribes into the independence movement in the 1870s. His most revolutionary declaration in 1886 was that the Scheduled Castes were not Hindus, which inspired their separate socio-political mobilization. This declaration laid the groundwork for the later Dravida Kazhagam. Thas urged Dalits to register as “casteless Dravidians” in the 1891 census. His anti-caste activities also inspired Anagarika Dharmapala of Sri Lanka. Eöthi Thaas died on May 5, 1914, after a life dedicated to social justice.

The common term used for tactics like false deficiency claims, confirmation-shaming, forced bundling and subscription traps in online transactions, which was recently addressed by the Indian government, is “dark patterns”. The Government of India has notified guidelines banning online deployment of deceptive designs or 'dark patterns' on platforms that coax users into certain choices that benefit the company. Any commercial entity systematically offering goods or services in India must avoid such practices as mentioned in the rules. With the expansion of e-commerce, curbing became inevitable as exploitative mechanisms undermine consumer autonomy and fair competition. Companies may face penalties for violations. As digital adoption grows, informed consent and transparency in interface flows matter. Therefore the purpose of regulations is to protect web-use.

1. Every year 20th July is celebrated as World Chess Day all over the world.

2. The game of chess is a very peaceful but entertaining game, which requires a lot of brain power, hence it is also called mind game.

3. 20th July was chosen as Chess Day because the International Chess Federation was established in Paris in 1924 on 20th July.

1. Every year 20th July is celebrated as World Chess Day all over the world.

2. The game of chess is a very peaceful but entertaining game, which requires a lot of brain power, hence it is also called mind game.

3. 20th July was chosen as Chess Day because the International Chess Federation was established in Paris in 1924 on 20th July.

1. The Planning Commission was called the Economic Cabinet of India by Ashok Chandra.

2. The Planning Commission is a non-constitutional and non-statutory body and is responsible for preparing five-year plans for social and economic development in India.

3. The government replaced the Planning Commission with a new institution NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) on 1 January 2015.

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P Udayakumar has taken charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of National Small Industries Corporation Limited.