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Wind-Rush Scheme

More than 450 Indians have been confirmed their British citizenship under the British government's ‘Windrush Scheme’.

Under the Windrush Scheme, citizenship has been granted to immigrants from Commonwealth countries to the UK, who arrived or settled in the UK before 1 January 1973and have been continuously resident in the UK since their arrival.

The 'Windrush Generation' refers to citizens of former British colonies who arrived in the the UK before 1973, when the rights of such Commonwealth citizens to live and work in Britain was substantially curtailed.

While a large proportion of them were of Jamaican/Caribbean descent, they also included Indians and other South Asians.

The immigrants referred to under the bracket of 'Windrush Generation' relates to a ship named 'Windrush', which brought Jamaican workers to the UK shores in 1948.

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News Analysis (12 Feb, 2019)
https://www.drishtiias.com/news-analysis-editorials/news-analysis/2019-02-12

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National Productivity Council
https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/national-productivity-council

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India and Norway to Combat Marine Pollution
https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/india-and-norway-to-combat-marine-pollution

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Important Facts for Prelims (14th February 2019)
https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/important-facts-for-prelims-14th-february-2019-

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Trans Fatty Acids

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Telescope to Explore Origins of Universe: SPHEREx
https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/telescope-to-explore-origins-of-universe-spherex

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LADIS – Least Available Depth Information System
https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/ladis-least-available-depth-information-system

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Birth Anniversary of Guru Ravidas

Recently, birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas was observed in the country.

Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated on Magh Purnima, the full moon day in the month of Magh according to the Hindu lunar calendar.

Guru Ravidas was a 14th century saint and reformer of theBhakti movement in North India.

It is believed that he was born in Varanasi in a cobbler’s family.

He gained prominence due to his belief in one God and his unbiased religious poems.

He dedicated his whole life to the abolition of the caste system and openly despised the notion of a Brahminical society.

His devotional songs made an instant impact on the Bhakti Movement and around 41 of his poems were included in ‘Guru Granth Sahib’, the religious text of the Sikhs.

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Bhakti Movement

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