1. The National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA), established in 2007, aims to create a national database for the documentation and preservation of India’s cultural heritage. With a budget allocation of Rs. 20 lakh for FY 2024-25, it focuses on enhancing collaboration between the ASI, state departments, and other stakeholders.
2. The IRDAI has approved Valueattics Reinsurance as India's first private reinsurance company. Reinsurance helps insurers mitigate large claims and financial losses by transferring risk to other insurers, regulated by the IRDAI under the Insurance Act, 1938.
3. Supreme Court Bench directs petitioners to make representation before poll panel in 10 days; they have sought authenticated, scanned, legible account of votes after each phase of polling.
4. A new global survey by the Future of Free Speech, an independent U.S.-based think tank, has ranked India 24th out of the 33 countries surveyed on the question of support for free speech.