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The Harappan (Indus Valley) script is generally considered pictographic or logo-syllabic because it uses signs that look like pictures or symbols representing words or sounds. It has not been deciphered yet, and there is no evidence that it is alphabetical or derived from Brahmi or Devanagari.

The first organised celebration was Flower Day on 5 November 1948, held to raise funds for the United Nations Appeal for Children (UNAC).

In Australia, a new law was passed that bans children under the age of 16 from holding accounts on major social media platforms. Neither India nor Japan has implemented a nationwide ban of social media specifically for teenagers in this way.

ISRO organised a National Meet on XPoSat mission and released the scientific data from the mission to the scientific community. — XPoSat is India’s space-based X-Ray astronomy observatory in a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) of around 650 km altitude and 6 degrees of inclination. It carries two scientific payloads, viz. POLIX, and XSPECT.

In a first-of-its-kind statewide sweep across Tamil Nadu’s farm belt, a Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia paper reports that “the prevalence of chronic kidney disease among agricultural workers in Tamil Nadu is 5.31%, with about half of these due to CKDu (Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology)” – a puzzling form of the disease not explained by diabetes or high blood pressure.

The stampede at the Venkateswara Temple in Kasibugga in Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, has brought into focus three issues that could have worsened the situation, officials say.

It had no Indian member; “Simon Go Back” slogan was raised.