News of The Day – 14th June 2024

News of The Day – 14th June 2024
Sources: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.
News Headline	Source	Syllabus	What To Know?
Kavli Prize	Indian Express	GS 1: Miscellaneous	About Fred Kavli Kavil Prize and Its Features Additional Reading: Nobel Prize 2023
120 million people forcibly displaced globally, says UN	The Hindu	GS 2: Polity and Governance	Key Findings of the UNHCR Report Reasons for Displacement What is the difference between Internally Displaced Persons, Refugees and Migrants? Additional Reading: Israel-Gaza War, Russia-Ukraine War, Crisis in Congo and Myanmar
Renaming of Joshimath and Kosiyakutoli	Indian Express	GS 2: Polity and Governance	Process of Renaming of Places What are the constitutional provisions for renaming places? How has India renamed places since Independence? What are the reasons for and benefits of renaming places in India? What are the challenges in renaming places in India? What should be done while naming or renaming places in India?
Red Fort case: Standards for awarding death & President’s ‘mercy’ power	Indian Express	GS 2: Polity and Governance	Background of Red Fort Case What standard do courts apply in death sentence cases? President’s power to “grant pardons’’.
Italy hosts G7 Summit: Why was the grouping created, and what’s on this year’s agenda?	Indian Express	GS 2: International Relations	About G7 Group: Objective Members What is the Relevance of G7? What’s on the agenda at the 2024 G7 summit? Additional Reading: G7+ and G20
Tackling the fatty liver disease epidemic	The Hindu	GS 3: Science and Technology	About Fatty Liver Disease: Prevalence, Diagnosis and Treatment. What are the challenges? way-forward
Delhi-NCR among cities highly vulnerable to drought due to depleting groundwater levels: IIT-KGP study	Indian Express	GS 3: Environment	Key Highlight of the New Delhi Water Crisis Groundwater Crisis in Indian Cities: Current Status Impact of Water Crisis Reasons for the depletion of Groundwater Urgent Steps need to be taken to tackle the situation Additional Reading: Bangalore Water Crisis
Global Economic Prospects Report	Financial Express	GS 3: Economy	Who Published Global Economic Prospect Report? Key Highlights of the Report
Ozone-depleting HCFCs show a drop in levels 5 years ahead of the target year.	Down to Earth	GS 3: Environment	Key Findings of the Report About Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC): potent ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and Greenhouse gas. Application and use of HCFC. Impact of HCFCs on the Earth’s energy balance Additional Reading: Montreal Protocol:
European Union’s new AI rules	The Hindu	GS 3: Science and Technology	About Artificial Intelligence Act and its Features What is AI and its Application? What is the need for regulation? What are the issues with the regulation of AI? Way Forward Additional Reading: How is Global AI currently Governed?
India-made TB diagnostics tech wins acclaim at World Health Assembly	The Hindu	GS 3: Science and Technology	About The Truenat platform About the World Health Assembly (the decision-making body of the WHO). Additional Reading: India’s TB Elimination Initatives
China’s Grey Zone Warfare	The Hindu	GS 3: Internal Security	What is Grey Zone Warfare and What are Its Characteristics? Why is grey zone warfare seen as a separate category of action? What’s behind China-Taiwan tensions? Additional Reading: Chinese salami slicing strategy, Wolf warrior diplomacy.
“Terror attack in Reasi underscores the fragility of a hard-won peace in J&K.”	Indian Express	GS 3: Internal Security	What are the Various Emerging Forms of Terrorism? What are the major terrorist-related challenges that India faces? What is the Framework Related To Terrorism in India? What Measures Can India Adopt to Curb the Menace of Terrorism?