Current affairs April 11(2025-04-12)

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Consider the following statements regarding recent amendments to the Right to Information Act through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

1. The amendment introduces a new clause to allow sharing of personal information if it is in public interest.
2. Section 8(1)(j) of the RTI Act previously balanced the right to privacy with public interest disclosure.
3. The provision stating that information accessible to the legislature must also be accessible to citizens has been deleted.
4. The amendments have been welcomed unanimously by civil society groups.

How many of the above statements are correct?

How many of the following are valid concerns raised by civil society groups regarding the use of salt pan lands for urban redevelopment?

1. Threat to coastal biodiversity and migratory birds.
2. Violation of CRZ and Wetlands Protection Rules.
3. Selective use of salt pan lands for infrastructure development solves the issue of slum rehabilitation.
4. Displacement of tribal dwellers residing on salt pan lands.
 

Article 82 and 170 of the constitution deals with which one of the following process/role?

Between which of the following sets of countries Russian mainland is located?