News of The Day: 24th January 2024

News of The Day – 24th January 2024
Sources: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Bussiness Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.
News Headline	Source	Syllabus	What To Know?
Bharat Ratna to Karpoori Thakur: Why the Jannayak’s politics and policies still resonate	Indian Express	GS 1: Culture	About Karpoori Thakur and His Contribution Additional Reading: Bharat Ratna and List of Civilian Awards in India
Restoring Lake Victoria: CSE, Tanzanian authorities hold multi-nation stakeholder consultation	Down to Earth	GS 1: Geography and Places in News	About Lake Victoria What is Rift Valley
Analysing the rising gap in incomes	The Hindu	GS 1: Society GS 2: Development Issue	What is Aggregate inequality and trends in India? What are the different forms of inequality prevalent in India? What are Measures of Inequality such as the Gini coefficient? Anomaly in Poverty and Inequality in India Case Study Government Approaches to Reduction of Inequalities
Centre seeks data from states to assess the functioning of the Surrogacy Act 2021	Economic Times	GS 1: Social Issues	What is the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, of 2021? What are the Recent Changes Made by the Supreme Court? What are the key Challenges in the Implementation of the Act?
SC asks Gujarat cops: ‘So you have an authority under the law to tie people to poles and beat them?	The Hindu	GS 2: Polity and Governance GS 4: Ethics	What is the Rule of Law Issues with the Police System in India What are the Ethical Arguments against Police Authority?
Delhi High Court quashes CIC order on PM Cares Fund information	Economic Times	GS 2: Polity and Governance	About PM CARES Fund Key Provision The Right to Information (RTI) Act. Issues associated with the Functioning of the RTI Act: Reasons for Exclusion of Political Parties from the RTI Act
Nato signs $1.2 bn deal to help Ukraine with ammunition	Business Standard	Gs 2: International Relations	What are the NATO and its Alliances? What are the Objectives of NATO? How does NATO Function?
Direct tax-GDP ratio rose to 15-year high in FY23, tax buoyancy dipped	Indian Express	Gs 3: Economy	What is Indias Tax regime? What are the Reasons for Low Tax Base in India? Measures to Increase Tax Base
Indian bourses now fourth-largest with combined stock value of $4.33 trillion, surpasses Hong Kong	Indian Express	GS 3: Economy	About Stock Market Status of India Stock Market Factors behind India Success
Nitin Gadkari Announces Over 200 Ropeway Projects Worth 1.25 Lakh Crore under Parvatmala Program	AIR	GS 3: Economy and Infrastructure	About Ropeway Projects About National Ropeways Development Programme- Parvatmala Benefits of Ropeway
Year End Review of GOBARdhan: “Waste to Wealth” initiative	PIB	GS 3: Economy and Environment	About GOBARdhan Steps to promote the implementation of GOBARdhan Additional Reading: Compressed Biogas (CBG) plants
Weeds like Mimosa, Siam are taking over Assam’s biodiversity	Down to Earth	GS 3: Ecology and Environment	About Invasive Mimosa species. What are Invasive Species? Threat to biodiversity
Pulsar glitches	The Hindu	GS 3: Science and Technology	About Pulsar What are pulsar glitches? Origin of Pulsar glitches:
What is end-to-end encryption? How does it secure information? \| Explained	The Hindu	GS 3: Science and Technology and Cyber Security	What is Encryption? What is End-to-End Encryption? Mechanism and Usage What are the Advantages of E2EE? What are the Disadvantages of E2EE? What is the Legal Framework for Encryption in India?
Limits and borders: On the territorial jurisdiction of the Border Security Force	The Hindu	GS 2: Center-State Relation GS 3: Internal Security	What is the territorial jurisdiction of BSF? Centre’s Notification on Extending BSF’s Jurisdiction What are the Issues involved in extending the jurisdiction of BSF? Additional Reading: Constitutional Framework and Federal Principle. Analysis of Article 131 and its implication on federalism.