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Current Affairs Aug 23(2025-08-23)

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 If rapid glacier melting events like in Svalbard continue to increase, which of the following sectors in India would be most at risk in the long run?

Consider the following about the definition of an urban area in Census 2011 (retained for Census 2027).

  1. All statutory towns such as municipal corporations and cantonment boards are automatically treated as urban.
  2. A village with population ≥ 5,000, population density ≥ 400 per sq. km, and ≥ 75% male workers in non-agriculture is classified as a census town.
  3. Any village with a population of more than 10,000 is automatically considered urban.

Which of the above statements are correct?
 

Under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, diversion of forest land for development projects requires