News of The Day – 13th September 2024

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

• What Are Salt Pan Lands?
• Why Are Mumbai’s Salt Pan Lands At Risk?
• Why Do Salt Pans Matter?

• About Universal Basic Income
• Need for Universal Basic Income in India
• Major Concerns Associated with Introduction of Universal Basic Income in India
• Government Initiatives to Promote Social Safety Nets
• Way Forward

• Why Was The Standing Committee On Statistics (Scos) Dissolved?
• What Are The Main Roles Of The New Steering Committee? 
• How Do The Scos And The Steering Committee Differ? 
• How Does The Scos’s Dissolution Impact Statistical Data Quality?
• How Will The New Committee Address The Data Gaps? 
• What Issues Have Arisen From The Delay In The Census?

• Overview of India’s Retail Inflation 
• About Inflation

• Overview Of India’s Proposal On Reducing Cost Of Cross-Border Remittances 
• About Remittances And Cost Associated With It 

• Overview of Industrial Output As Measured By The Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
• Index of Industrial Production (IIP)

• About Saarthi Reference App
• About Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) 

• Overview of Role Played by CSTT  In Standardising Technical Terms
• About Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT)

• Overview of Spread Cholera 
• About Cholera
• Box: About Global Task Force for Cholera Control (GTFCC) by WHO

• About Southern Birdwing Butterfly

• Overview of Birth of Young Lion-Tailed Macaque In Mysuru Zoo
• About Lion-Tailed Macaque

• Overview of Nilgiris Elephants Statues in New York
• About Nilgiris Elephants

• Overview of International Conference on Green Hydrogen
• About Green Hydrogen

• Key Findings Regarding Ozone Pollution Impact on Tropical Forest 
• About Ozone Pollution

• About India- Oman Joint Military Exercise

• Overview Of Prime Minister Visit To Chief Justice Of India’s (CJI)  Residence For Ganapati Puja
• Dilemmas About Propriety Based On The Constitutional Principle Of Separation Of Powers Between The Judiciary And Executive
• Restatement Of Values Of Judicial Life (1997)
• The Relationship Between Judiciary And Executive
• Concerns Raised By Judicial Accountability Advocates
• Legal, Ethical, And Constitutional Perspectives
• Way Forward