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NDIAN AFFAIRS NEET Exam gets constitutional status – Lok Shaba passes bills favoring it status Lok Shaba has passed  two bills favoring the National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam (NEET)  examination, for its  constitutional status  as promulgated by the government of India, which is to be mandated from next academic year. i.  The Rajya Sabha passed the  Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2016, and the Dentist (Amendment) Bill, 2016,  seeking to  amend the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and the Dentist Act, 1948. ii.  The bills were passed by Lok Sabha on 19 July and aim to bring private colleges under the ambit of the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill and Dentist (Amendment) Bill. These two bills assign constitutional status to the NEET examination. iii.  The bill aims to end the multiplicity of medical examinations and pave the way for fair and transparent examinations. iv.  The new legislation will end exploitati...

NATIONAL AFFAIRS Bihar lifts ban on toddy sale, consumption i.   Bihar government-led by Chief Minister   Nitish Kumar   has lifted the   Ban on the toddy   (palm wine) consumption and selling in the state. ii.   The Rashtriya Janata Dal Party which is alliance with   Janata Dal  were not in favor of the ban when the state imposed a total liquor ban and the sale of ‘toddy in April this year. Toody and Bihar: Toddy  locally called   ‘tadi   is considered the poor man’s beer and has been a favourite of villagers as a natural drink from the palm tree.In Bihar people engaged in the business most of them are from Pasi caste. INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS WHO to remove transgenders from is mental disorders list With a new study published in the  Lancet Psychiatry  journal declared a proposal that would remove the decades-old assignment,   World Health Organization   is making the move to declassify transgende...