CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Assam Cabinet has approved the creation of a directorate and posts under the newly-established Indigenous Faith and Culture Department that was notified a month ago.

Detailed explanation-2: -PTI. The Assam Cabinet has decided to create an independent department for the preservation and promotion of indigenous faith and culture, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indigenous religions is a category used in the study of religion to demarcate the religious belief systems of communities described as being “indigenous". This category is often juxtaposed against others such as the “world religions” and “new religious movements".

Detailed explanation-4: -Assam to create new department for indigenous faith and culture: Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indigenous religions are the ancestral religions of peoples who are native to particular landscapes. Their religions help them achieve the goal of living successfully in those places.