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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. ART AND CULTURE 1-8 2. SOCIAL ISSUES 9-19 a) Education b) Health and Sanitation c) Women and Child d) Vulnerable Groups 3. POLITY AND GOVERNANCE 20-25 4. ECONOMY AND INFRASTRUCTURE 26-46 a) Indian Economy b) Banking and Finance c) Agriculture d) Industry e) Infrastructure f) Human Resource Development 5. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND BILATERAL ISSUES 47-54 6. DEFENCE AND SECURITY 55-57 7. ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY 58-74 8. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 75-85 a) Space b) Biotechnology c) Meets and programs d) IT and ICT e) Health, Medicine and Diseases 9. MISCELLANEOUS 86-93 VAJIRAM AND RAVI Quick Revision For Prelims (Dec 2018-Jan 2019) ART & CULTURE ➢ UNESCO Lists Wrestling, Reggae And Raiho-Shin Rituals Under “Intangible Heritage” The newly added ones are (seven in number):7 • From the border between Asia and Europe, in Georgia, it added Chidaoba, which combines elements of wrestling, music, dance and special garments. The practice encourages a healthy lifestyle and plays an important role in intercultural dialogue. • Hurling, from Ireland, also made the grade. This field game, which dates back 2,000 years, features strongly in Irish mythology. Played by two teams using a wooden "hurley" stick and a small "sliotar" ball. hurling is considered as an intrinsic part of Irish culture and plays a central role in promoting health and wellbeing, inclusiveness and team spirit • Jamaican reggae was also inscribed. Originating from marginalized groups, mainly in Western Kingston, the genre's "contribution to international discourse on issues of injustice, resistance, love and humanity underscores the dynamics of the element as being at once cerebral, socio-political, sensual and spiritual.
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