News of The Day – 21st March 2024

News of The Day – 21st March 2024

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

• About Tirumala Teppotsavam
• Significance of Festivals

• Key Findings of the Report
• Additional Reading: the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network

• What is Integrated river basin management
• Significance and need of  Integrated river basin management
• Additional Reading:  Indus Water Treaty

• What are the key provisions of  the Medical Devices Rules of 2017
• Additional Reading: the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)

• About the PIB’s fact-check Unit
• What are concerns about the unit’s credibility 
• Additional Reading: the Press Information Bureau and Its Mandate

• About  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
• Key Features of  the MGNREGS
• Additional Reading: the Model Code of Conduct

• Russia-Ukraine conflict and Event so far
• The Peace Summit in Switzerland
• What is  India’s position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict

• Key Findings of the Report
• About World Inequality Lab
• Additional Reading: Oxfam report

• Protected’ Basmati varieties
• India’s exports of the aromatic rice 
• Additional Reading: the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)

Business-standard

• Aquaculture System – an overview and waste generation
• Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
• Approach to Solid Waste Management

• Marine Whale Species: Habitat Protection Status and Threats

• What Is Solar Waste?
• Status Of Solar Waste In India
• Key Findings Of Study
• How To Deal With Solar Waste?

• Overview World Sparrow Day 2024
• About Sparrows

• Overview of Ban on Certain Colouring Agents
• What are the Harmful Chemicals?
• What are the Penalties?

• About Cholera
• Overview of Oral Cholera Vaccine Tech Transfer

• What is Mixed Reality?
• How Does Mixed Reality Work?
• Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality vs. Mixed Reality
• How Are Mixed Reality Headsets Being Used Today?

• Overview of 1500 HP engine for military vehicles
• Advancing India’s Defense Capabilities