News of The Day -20th December 2024

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

• About Dr. BR Ambedkar
• Contributions of Dr. BR Ambedkar to India
• Concept of reservation and separate electorate
• What was the Poona Pact?

• What is Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems?
• E-governance initiatives
• 100% FIRs by CCTNS

• What is shrinkflation?
• Rise of food inflation

• About Bharat Dal
• Revolution in FMCG Products
• Subsidized dal and atta from the Government of India.

• About Repairability Index
• Reducing Electronic waste by repairing products
• Incentivizing manufacturing companies to make spare parts
• Sustainable development

• Impact of USA Federal interest rate reduction on Indian economy
• Rupee touching 85 against every dollar
• Fiscal and Monetary policy reforms

• About  Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²)
• What is Starlink?
• About ESA, NASA, ISRO, ROSCOSMOS, JAXA etc

• About Gaganyaan programme
• ISRO’s latest missions and achievements
• Human Rated Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (HLVM3)

• What is India’s Deep Ocean Mission?
• Concept of Hydrothermal vents
• About  National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research

• Mangroves vs sacred groves
• Ecological importance of sacred groves
• Cultural significance as heritage sites

• What is illegal dumping of waste?
• How to deal with untreated solid waste?
• About Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.

• About United Nations-mandated Sustainable Development Goals.
• Disproportionate effects of climate change on lower-income countries
• How World Bank provides support?