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CLAT 2021 21 Year Experienced Team

f The operation progressed in close coordination with Ministries of Defence, External Affairs, Home Affairs,
Health and various other agencies of the Government of India and State governments.
f It is part of Vande Bharat mission.

f As part of Phase 1, Indian Naval Ships Jalashwa and Magar conducted evacuation operations from the port
of Malè, Republic of Maldives.
f INS Shardul took part in evacuation from Iran and on it, all the innovative products made by the Indian
Navy to stop the spreading of the global pandemic were available. Special provisions were made for the
evacuation operation onboard all these ships and were fully equipped with medical supplies, doctors,
hygienists and nutritionists.

Arctic science ministerial

f India participated in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3).

About the ASM-
f India shared its plans to contribute observing systems in the Arctic, both in-situ and by remote sensing.
f The country would deploy open ocean mooring in the Arctic for long-term monitoring of upper ocean
variables and marine meteorological parameters.
f ASM3, jointly organised by Iceland and Japan, is the first Ministerial meeting being held in Asia.

f The meeting was designed to provide opportunities to various stakeholders, including academia,
indigenous communities, governments and policymakers, to enhance collective understanding of the
Arctic region, and engage in constant monitoring, and strengthen observations.
f The theme for this year is 'Knowledge for a Sustainable Arctic'.
f The first two meetings- ASM1 and ASM2, were held in the USA in 2016 and Germany in 2018, respectively
Al-Aqsa mosque

f There was an outbreak of violence at Al-Aqsa mosque, as tensions were building between Jews and
Palestinians across Israel.
About the mosque-
f Originally built as a small prayer house, the mosque was reconstructed by the Umayyad caliph Abd al-
Malik in 705 CE.
f It underwent renovations under various dynasties, including the Ottoman empire, the Supreme Muslim
Council, and Jordan.

f In Arabic, “aqsa” translates as farthest, and is a reference to Islamic scripture and its account of the
Prophet Muhammad traveling from Mecca to the mosque in one night to pray and then ascending to
heaven.

f The mosque sits inside a 35-acre site known by Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary and
by Jews as the Temple Mount.
f The site is part of the Old City of Jerusalem, sacred to Christians, Jews and Muslims.
f Though Jerusalem's Old City is under Israeli control, the mosque has remained under the administration
of the Jordanian and Palestinian-led Islamic Waqf since 1967.

f The Waqf is a religious trust that manages Islamic historical sites around the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

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