News of The Day – 26th October 2024

News of The Day – 26th October 2024

• About National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM)
• Objective of the Mission 
• Nodal Agency for implementation
• Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts (IGNCA)
• Additional Reading: Heritage of Indian manuscript tradition

• What is Anti – Defection?
• What are the Legal and Constitutional Provisions of Anti-defection?
• What are the Challenges with Anti – Defection Law?
• What are Different Suggestions related to the Anti-defection Law?
• How can we strengthen the anti-defection Regime?

• About the National Human Right Commission
• Composition, Appointments and Tenure
• Function, Role and Power
• What are the Shortcomings in Functioning of NHRC?
• What are the Steps Need to be Taken to Strengthen Working of NHRC?

GS 4: Ethics

• What is VIP culture?
• What are its implications on the right to Equality and Democracy?
• Discrimination on the basis of wealth 
• Standard Operating Procedures to regulate and manage VIP culture

• About MGNREGA Scheme
• Objective, Key features and Implementation Agency
• Key Achievements and Impacts
• Challenges with the Implementation of the Scheme
• Reforms that can make the MGNREGA programme successful

• Recent India-China LAC Agreement: Key 
• Brief Overview of India-China Relations
• Major Areas of Contention Between India and China
• India-China Border issue
• Significance  and importance of China
• China’s rise and its impact on India and Asia
• Way forward: India’s China Policy, Caution: ‘trust, but verify’

• German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: Key Outcomes
• Overview of India-Germany Relations
• Strategic Significance of Germany to India

• About PMMY
• Objective, features and Significance
• Key Changes
• Various types of loan options available and limits

• PwC India report: ‘Decoding the Fifth Industrial Revolution: Marching towards a resilient, sustainable and human-centric future
• Key findings of Report
• What is Industry 5.0? How is it different from  Industry 4.0?
• Potential of Industry 5.0 to address india’s development Challenge
• What are  Challenges for Industry 5.0?
• How can India reap benefits of Industry 5.0 ?

• About 21st Livestock Census
• Significance 
•  key outcomes of the 20th Livestock Census
• Livestock Population – Major Species wise and State Wise
• Role of Livestock in Indian Economy

• In Brief about the Guidelines
• What are Seaweeds?
• Seaweed Species in India: Distribution and Application
• Government Initiatives for  Promotion of Seaweed Cultivation

• Data: Imports country wise
• Coking Coal and its use application
• Distribution and Production of Coking Coal in India: Statewise
• Coal Sector in India: Prospects  and Challenges

• About Emissions Gap Report 2024
• Key findings of Report 
• Recommendations for limiting global warming to 1.5°C
• Additional Reading: UNEP;  Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

• About “zero-casualty” mission
• About cyclone Dana and its Impact
• India’s Disaster management framework
• Additional reading: Tropical Cyclones’ NDRF

• About VC Fund for Space sector: Objective and Significance
• Current Major Developments in India’s Space Sector
• Major Issues Related to the Indian Space Sector

• About Digital Sequence Information (DSI)
• Significance and Application
• Challenges Associated with Digital Sequencing
• Initiatives taken for DSI

• About agreement to design and conduct experiments
• Bharatiya Antariksha Station (BAS) by 2035.
• Additional Reading: BIOE3 (Biotechnology for Economy, Environment and Employment) policy

• Indian online gaming sector and highlight its associated challenges
• Money laundering and terror financing in the online gaming ecosystem