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2021-05-28 21:33:00 Louvre museum:

• It is the world’s largest art museum, based in Paris.

• It is also the world’s most visited museum.

• It is home to the Mona Lisa, a classic that cultural organisations and art lovers across the world would love to exhibit.

Why in the News?
Art historian and curator Laurence des Cars has become the first woman to be appointed the president of Louvre – in its 228-year history.

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2021-05-28 21:32:05 blackbucks:

Odisha’s blackbuck population has doubled in the last six years, according to figures from the latest population census released recently by the chief conservator of forest (wildlife).

Blackbucks are found only in the Ganjam district in the southern part of the state.

Protection status: The blackbuck is a Schedule-1 animal according to the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (amended in 1992) and is considered as ‘Vulnerable’ according to the Red Data Book.
The blackbuck is known in Odisha and Ganjam as Krushnasara Mruga.

Other related facts:

Bishnoi community of Rajasthan is known worldwide for their conservation efforts to blackbuck and Chinkara.

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2021-05-28 21:30:15 UAE’s Golden Visa:

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt recently received his Golden visa from the UAE government.

What is it?
In 2019, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) implemented a new system for long-term residence visas, thereby enabling foreigners to live, work and study in the UAE without the need of a national sponsor and with 100 per cent ownership of their business.

So, what does the Golden Visa offer?
The Golden Visa system essentially offers long-term residency (5 and 10 years) to people belonging to the following groups:

• investors, entrepreneurs, individuals with outstanding talents the likes of researchers, medical professionals and those within the scientific and knowledge fields, and remarkable studen

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