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The “Mission Mangalyaan”, also known as the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) was launched on 5 November 2013 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was initially estimated to survive around six months, but it is still active and has captured the seasonal variations of the red planet for two Martian years.

The 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, replaced the phrase ‘internal disturbance’ with the ‘armed rebellion’ to avoid its misuse by the government in power.

Protective arrangements: Such measures as are required to enforce equality, to provide punitive measures for transgressions, to eliminate established practices that perpetuate inequities, etc.A number of laws were enacted to implement the provisions in the Constitution. Examples of such laws include The Untouchability Practices Act, 1955, Scheduled Casteand Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, etc. Despite legislation, social discrimination and atrocities against the backward castes continued topersist