News of The Day: 23rd November 2024

News of The Day – 23rd November 2024

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

• Nature of ‘Socialism’ in India
• Supreme Court Debate on the Words ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ in the Preamble
•  42nd constitutional  Amendment Act, 1976
• ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ as Basic Structure
• Article 368: Amendability of the Preamble

• The constitutional and legal provisions regarding the disqualification of MPs/MLAs
• Articles 102(1) and 191(1): grounds for disqualification from office of profit, being of unsound mind or insolvent or not having valid citizenship.
• Section 8(4) of the Representation of The People Act (RPA), 1951 and Section 9, 10 and 11.
• Lily Thomas Case
• Additional Reading: Disqualification is in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.

• SC’s key observation
• 3 new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023

• World Bank Report: “Jobs at Your Doorsteps
• Key Recommendation
•  Skill gap and their reasons in India
• Government initiatives to fill skill gap and way forward

• Objectives and Themes of global conference of cooperatives
•  United Nations International Year of Cooperatives 2025
•  International Cooperative Alliance (ICA)
•  Cooperatives and Their Evolution in India
• Challenges Faced by the Cooperatives
• Government Initiatives to Strengthen Cooperatives

• About Marine Fisheries Census 2025 and its key features
•  World Fisheries Day (WFD) 2024: Theme
• Key Initiatives Launched
• National Plan of Action on Sharks
• About India’s Fisheries Sector
• Significance of fisheries sector
• Other initiatives to promote fisheries sector

• India-UK Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
• What is the Background of India-UK Free Trade Agreement?
• India-UK Trade Relations?
• Significance of FTA between India & the UK
• What are the Contentious Issues under the Negotiations?
• Additional reading: What is a Free Trade Agreement?

• What is the International Criminal Court?
• Its Mandate, composition and jurisdiction
• ICC VS ICJ

• What is Bharat FDA
• Proposal for Bharat FDA
• Significance of Bharat FDA
• Current Dependence on U.S. FDA Standards
• India’s Pharmaceutical Industry
• How drugs regulated in India

• Key Challenges of Big Tech Dominance in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Policy Responses and  regulatory Gaps
• Recommendations to Democratize AI

• Environmental Crisis at Ashtamudi Lake
• Algal Bloom and its impact
• Lake Ecosystem and its significance
• Major Lakes in India : Water Ecosystem,types and Threats

• Understanding the Changing Face of Extremist Violence
• Trends in Extremist Violence
• Current Challenges  in India
• Law Enforcement’s Response: Lessons and Recommendations

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