News of The Day – 19th September 2024

News of The Day – 19th September 2024
SOURCES: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.
News Headline	Source	Syllabus	What To Know?
Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan	PIB	GS 1: Indian Society	About Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan. 4 Goals Under PMJANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan) Mission Target Under different Ministries(17).
As Cabinet gives nods to simultaneous elections, what next?	Indian Express	GS 2: Polity and Governance	About One Nation One election Constitutional Amendments required to implement it. Roadblocks in One nation One election. Proposals to overcome the Challenges.
Indus waters: India to freeze negotiations with Pakistan	The Hindu	GS 2: International Relation	About the Indus water treaty. India’s Rights under the treaty. Map of the region with disputed water bodies.
Can Sheikh Hasina be extradited?	The Hindu	GS 2: International Relation	About India – Bangladesh Extradition Treaty and amendments. Its application in the past. Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal Act.
PM-AASHA schemes to continue	Economic Times	GS 3: Economy	About the PM-ASHA Scheme. Merger of Price Support Scheme (PSS) and the Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) into PM AASHA.
India could generate up to 9.2 lakh TWh from its blue renewable energy sources: INCOIS	Indian Express	GS 3: Economy	About Integrated Ocean Energy Atlas India’s potential of Blue Renewable Resources What is Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)? Additional Reading – About Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
Union Cabinet approves Venus mission, Indian space station among 4 key Isro projects	Indian Express	GS 3: Science and Technology	About Shukrayaan 1, also known as the Venus Orbiter Mission Significance of the mission Additional Reading – Other Global Missions to Venus
Cabinet clears setting up of National Centre of Excellence in Mumbai for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality	Indian Express	GS 3: Science and Technology	About Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic (AVGC) sector Potential of AVCG Sector
Cabinet approves ‘Bio-RIDE’ scheme to support cutting edge research and development in Biotechnology	PIB	GS 3: Science and Technology	About Biotechnology Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (Bio- RIDE). Key component of the Bio- RIDE
Earth to get a temporary mini-moon named 2024 PT5	Indian Express	GS 3: Science and Technology	What is asteroid 2024 PT5 About Mini Moon
India’s first CO2-to-methanol pilot plant to come up in Pune	Business line	GS 3: Environment and Ecology	About India’s first CO2-to-methanol pilot plant What is carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies.