News of The Day – 22nd March 2024

• About Order of the Druk Gyalpo
• Overview of India- Bhutan Ties

• Key Findings of United Nations World Water Development Report 2024
• About World Water Day
• Challenges Associated With Ensuring  Secure and Equitable Water Future
• Way Forward
• Case Study: Water Crisis in Bengaluru 

• Significant Cases of Judges Joining Politics
• Concerns Related to the Resignation of a Judge for Politics?
• Way Forward
• Table: Constitutional Restrictions on Judges’ Post-Retirement Benefits

• About Electoral Reforms
• Issues Associated with Elections in India
• Recommendation of Expert Panels and Law Commissions
• Way Forward

• Overview of CBI and Europol Working Arrangement
• Significance of the Working Arrangement

• About International Strategic Engagement Programme (IN-STEP)
• Strategic Significance of Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing 

• About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
• Objective and Member States
• India’s various initiatives for the startup ecosystems Promotion

• About International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy
• Mission, Purpose and Priorities of Partnership
•  Green Hydrogen and its Derivatives
• Indian Government Initiative for Green Hydrogen

• About the International Telecommunication Union and Its Governing Structures
• Role and Responsibilities
• Digital Innovation Board

GS-03: Resources

• Key Findings of the Report
• Navigating the global waterscape its challenges
• The issue of transboundary waters
• Role of Water diplomacy in a time of extremities
• Additional Reading: UN-Water 

• What is xenotransplantation?
• Why the kidney of a pig?
• Genetically engineered pig
• Example of Cross-species transplant

• What is the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) or  Pushpak?
• What is its Significance?
• Additional Reading: ISRO’s Launch Vehicles  and Its Features

• What is  IVF  and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) Act technology and Its Significance
• Why did the Centre intervene in this case?
• The Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 (SRA)

• About Arsenic (iAs) Pollution
• Sources and Impacts
• Additional Reading: Heavy Metal Pollution

• About Great Indian Bustard:
• Habitat, Protection Status and Threats
• Additional Reading: National Desert Park

• World Forest Day 2024
• Theme 0f 2024 and Significance
• Forest and tree cover in India

• About IMT TRILAT- 2024  
• Its Significance
• Boosting India-Africa defence and security partnership