News of The Day – 27th August 2024

News of The Day – 27th August 2024

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

• Key Findings of Study by the Central Water Commission (CWC)
• About Heavy Metals
• About Heavy Metals Pollution  

• Overview of Unrest in the Balochistan Region
• About Balochistan
• Causes and Reasons of Recent Protests
• China’s Role in the Balochistan Region
• Way Forward

• Overview of Chinese and Philippine Vessel’s Confrontation in the South China Sea
• About Dispute Over Sabina Shoal 
• Map: South China Sea

• Definition of ‘Literacy’ and ‘Full Literacy’
• About New India Literacy Programme (NILP)

• About Vigyan Dhara Scheme

• Key Findings of Access to Justice through Plea Bargaining as an Alternative Model to Traditional Criminal Trial in India Report
• About Plea Bargaining
• Major Recommendations of the Report

• Overview of Australia’s New Right to Disconnect Law
• About the Right to Disconnect

• Key Highlights of the 2023 Global Innovation Report
• About Creative Economy
• Overview of the Creative Economy in India

• Overview of Pilot Project for Frictionless Credit
• About Unified Lending Interface

• About New-Age Gateway Devices
• State Of Use Of New-Age Gateway Devices 
• Major Concerns Associated With New-Age Gateway Devices
• Measures Taken To Regulate The Use Of New-Age Gateway Devices 
• Way Forward

• Overview of Microplastics Found in Human Brains
• About Microplastics

• Overview of Trials for Lung Cancer Vaccine
• About  Lung Cancer 

• Overview of  First Ever Private Spacewalk Test by SpaceX
• About Polaris Dawn Mission