News of The Day – 13th August 2024

News of The Day – 13th August 2024

Sources: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.

• About St Martin’s Island 
• St Martin’s Island’s Geopolitical Importance

• Overview of Ukraine’s Incursion into Russia’s Kursk Region
• Map: Russia’s Kursk Region

• Key Highlights of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) Rankings
• About National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 

• Overview of Demand for Joint Parliamentary Committee  over Hindenburg Research’s Allegations
• About Joint Parliamentary Committee

• Overview of nuclear transfer deal for AUKUS submarines
• About AUKUS 
• Overview of Tripartite 2021 AUKUS Security Accord

• Overview of Hindenburg’s New Allegations
• About Securities and Exchange Board of India
• What Constitutes Conflict Of Interest?
• Overview of SEBI’s ‘Code on Conflict of Interest’
• Procedure For Managing Conflict Of Interest
• Way Forward

• Overview of New Wave of Security Threats
• About Cyber Security
• About Cyber Chakravyuh
• Major Concerns Associated with Disinformation
• Major Concerns Associated with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its Different Manifestations
• Initiatives to Reduce Vulnerability to Disinformation and AI related Concerns
• Way Forward

• Overview National Awards For Scientists 2024
• Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar, Or National Awards For Scientists

• Overiview of Waiver For Several Drugs Approved From Select Countries
• About Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)

• What is a DDOS Attack?
• About Cyber Attacks

• What Is A Collision Avoidance System (CAS)?
• How Does CAS Help Land-Based Vehicles?
• How Does CAS Work In Ships And Aircraft?
• How Have Satellites Changed CAS?

• Overview of Asceua Tertia, New Species of Ground-Dwelling Spider 
• About  Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary

• About Exercise Udara Shakti 2024