News of The Day: 20 January 2024

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News of The Day – 20 January 2024

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

News Headline Source Syllabus What To Know?
What is the Nagara style, in which Ayodhya’s Ram temple is being built. Indian Express GS 1: Art and Culture
  • What is the Nagara style of temple architecture?
  • Five modes of Nagara architecture

  • Comparison to Dravida style

  • Unique Features of Ayodhya’s Ram Temple
Somnath: A brief history of the temple, and why Nehru  Indian Express           GS-1: Art and Culture
  • About Somnath Temple
  • The architectural style of Somnath Temple
After Bihar, Andhra Pradesh government begins 10-day-long caste census The Hindu GS-2: Polity and Governance
  • About Caste Census
  • Importance of Caste Census
  • Census in India
  • Difference between Census and Socio-Economic Caste Census
How the legal debate over sub-categorisation among SCs has evolved over the years Indian Express GS-1: Indian Society

GS-2: Polity and Governance

  • What are Caste and Sub-Caste?

  • What is the Sub categorisation of Caste?

  • Why Is categorisation within Caste needed?

  • What challenges are associated with the sub categorisation within caste?
Top court designates 56 lawyers as ‘senior advocates The Hindu GS 2: Polity and Judiciary
  • What are Senior Advocates?
  • What are Guidelines and Rules for designation?
India sets up an international alliance for global good, gender equity, and equality Business Standard Gs-2: International Relations
  • About the International alliance for global good, gender equity, and Equality
  • What is its Significance
North Eastern Council The Hindu Gs-2: Polity And Governance
  • About North East Council
  • Composition and Mandate
WHO releases guidelines for multi-modal generative AI in healthcare, resonates with recommendations for other sectors Down to Earth Gs-2:Governance and Development 

GS-3: Science and Technology

  • What are Key guidelines?
  • Role of AI in HealthCare
  • Additional Reading: WHO and Generative AI
World struggling with ‘new forms of inequity’, says Jaisankar as he calls for multipolar world with ‘reformed’ UN Economic Times GS 2: International Relations
  • What is the Multipolar World Order?
  • What are Challenges to a Multipolar World Order?
  • What is India’s Position with Respect to Global World Order?
  • Additional Reading: UN And Its various Organization
  • Un Reform and India’s Stand
G-77 Third South Summit in Uganda AIR GS 2: International Relations
  • What is NAM?
  • What is the theme of the Summit?
  • Key Outcomes of Summit
  • Relevance in Present context
Services sector firms led India Inc’s job creation in FY23, says study Bussiness Standard GS-3: Economy
  • State of Service Sector in India
  • Contribution of Service sector: In GDP, Export and Employment
  • Challenges in Service Sector
MNRE launches scheme to incentivise production of green hydrogen Down to Earth GS-3: Economy

GS-3: Environment

  • About Scheme and its key Features
  • About Green hydrogen: Production and usage
  • About Green Ammonia: Production and Usage
  • Additional Reading: National Green hydrogen Mission
Gangetic dolphin rescued in Odisha, may be indicator of more freshwater dolphins in river Down to Earth GS-3: Environment
  • About Gangetic Dolphin: Its Habitat and Protection Status
  • Additional Reading: Riverine Dolphin Species
Great Indian Bustard Indian Express GS-3: Environment
  • About Great Indian Bustard
  •  Its habitat
  • Protection Status.
  • Additional Reading Desert
  • National  Park.
ISRO upgrades its distress alert transmitter for fishermen Deccan Herald GS-3: Science and Technology

GS-3: Disaster Management

  • About Distress Alert Transmitter
  • What is its significance in Disaster Management?
Japan becomes the fifth country to reach the moon after spacecraft lands on the lunar surface Money Control GS-3: Science and Technology
  • About the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM Mission.
  • Significance of Mission.
  • Additional Reading: Chandrayaan 3 and Chandrayaan 4.
Scientists claim this soil-powered fuel cell can ‘run forever’ Indian Express GS-3: Science and Technology
  • What is a Soil-Powered Fuel Cell?
  • How does it work?
  • What are its Applications?
China develops groundbreaking nuclear battery  Economic Times GS-3: Science and Technology
  • What is a Nuclear battery?
  • What is its operation mechanism?
  • What are its Potential Applications?
  • How is it Different From Lithium-ion and Other Battery types?

 

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