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कैलाश मानसरोवर यूनेस्को की अस्थायी सूची में शामिल चर्चा में क्यों?

हाल ही में संस्कृति और पर्यटन राज्य मंत्री ने ‘सेक्रेड माउंटेन लैंडस्केप एंड हेरिटेज रूट’ (कैलाश मानसरोवर का भारतीय भाग) को भारत के विश्व धरोहर स्थलों की अस्थायी सूची में शामिल किये जाने की घोषणा की है।

मुख्य बिंदु :

इसे अप्रैल 2019 में मिश्रित स्थल के रूप में प्रस्तावित किया गया था।

यूनेस्को द्वारा दिये गए निर्देशों के…

प्रीलिम्स के लिये:विधेयक संबंधी प्रावधान मेन्स के लिये:खान और खनिज (विकास और विनियम) अधिनियम, 1957 एवं कोयला खान (विशेष प्रावधान) अधिनियम, 2015 में संशोधन से संबंधित मुद्दे

हाल ही में राज्यसभा ने खनिज कानून (संशोधन) विधेयक 2020 पारित किया है। 

प्रमुख बिंदु:

यह विधेयक खान और खनिज (विकास और विनियम) अधिनियम, 1957 [Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957] तथा कोयला खान…

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