News of The Day – 17th April  2024

News of The Day – 17th April  2024

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

• About Custody and Custodial Death
• Status of Custodial Deaths in India
• Major Reasons for Custodial Deaths in India
• Problems Associated with Custodial Death
• Laws and Provisions Dealing with Custodial Deaths in India and World
• Way Forward
• Table: Provisions Available for Persons Custody

• About Swachhata Pakhwada, 2024
• Significance of Swachhata Pakhwada Initiative

• About Queer Community
• Issues Relating to Queer Community
• Legal Rights Granted to Queer Community

• About Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)
• Significance of Extension of AB-PMJAY

• When were Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) first introduced?
• What have been the concerns raised by activists about EVMs?
• What are the voting practices in other countries?
• How can the process of voting be made more robust?

• What are Sovereign Green Bonds?
• Significance of FIIs Investment in Green Bonds
• What is the Green Taxonomy Gap?

• About Chagas Disease
• Symptoms and Stages of Chagas Disease
• Diagnosis of Chagas Disease
• Prevention and Control

• Overview of Indian River System
• Key Findings of Central Water Commission
• Significance of Indian River Systems
• Challenges Associated with Drying Rivers in India
• Way Forward
• Map: Indian River System 

• About Wind Energy
• Key Findings of Global Wind Report
• Status of Wind Energy in India

• About Soil Acidification
• Status of Soil Acidification in India
• Concerns Associated with Soil Acidification
• Way Forward

• Key Findings
• Why do Fish Need Tools?
• How did the Wrasses use Tools?
• Significance of these Findings

• Overview of Arctic’s Plastic Crisis
• Challenges Associated with Arctic’s Plastic Crisis
• Way Forward

• About Corals and Mass Coral Bleaching
• Overview of Global Mass Coral Bleaching Events
• Major Causes of Coral Bleaching
• Major Initiatives to Protect Corals from Bleaching