# Naku la clash

• Indian and chinese troops clashed at Nakula in north sikkim last week.

• Indian army termed it as a ” minor faceoff”.

• This minor faceoff was resolved by local commanders as per established protocol.

# Andhra pradesh panchayat polls

• The supreme court on monday dismissed a plea by YS Jagan mohan reddy government against the Andhra pradesh state election commission’s decision to conduct panchayat polls.

• The court said the state government’s reluctance to conduct the elections and wording of its appeal suggested an ego battle between the government and the SEC.

• The supreme court also said that many elections have been conducted in this pandemic situation.

# Padma awards

• Legendary singer SP Balasubramaniyam, who died last year, will get the padma vibhushan, the second highest civilian award in the country.

• Former PM of Japan shinzo Abe, islamic scholar Wahidudin khan, a cardiologist BM Hegde, and BP lal, the archaeologist, who claimed to have discovered temple remains at Ayodhya will also get the Padma Vibhushan.

# What’s app

• The centre told the Delhi high court that the differential treatment by What’s app of Indian users compared with their european counterparts with respect to their privacy policy, was a cause of concern for government.

• While the privacy policy offered by whats app to its european users specifically prohibits sharing of any information with facebook.

# Delhi herd immunity

• The outcome of the fifth round of seroprevalence survey has indicated that Delhi’s population could be heading towards herd immunity against covid-19.

• The survey has found that in one district, 50-60% of the sample population have developed herd immunity.

• Herd immunity is a condition were 50-60% of a population has developed antibody of a virus.