News of The Day – 8th May  2024

News of The Day – 8th May  2024

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

• Overview of Global Biofuel Alliance’s Work Plan
• About Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA) 
• Status of Biofuel Production in India and World
• Significance of Biofuels and Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA) 
• Major Challenges Associated with Biofuels and Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA) 
• Way Forward

• Supreme Court on Misleading Advertisements 
• About False or Misleading Advertisements 
• Overview of Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) Guidelines
• Box: Surrogate Advertising

• About Meditech Stackathon
• Major Objectives of Meditech Stackathon
• Significance of Meditech Stackathon

• Overview of CBSE Circular on  Teaching in Mother Tongue 
• Significance of Teaching in Mother Tongue 

• Overview of  Effects of Climate Change on Mental Health
• About  Mental Health
• Box: About Schizophrenia 

• Overview of West Nile Fever Alert in Kerala
• About West Nile Fever

• Overview of EDIT-101 Gene Therapy
• About CRISPR-Cas9 

• Overview of Global Distribution of the Plastic Pollution
• About Global Plastics Treaty
• Way Beyond Global Plastics Treaty
• Box: Overview of Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules (2021)

• Overview of Approach for Tiger Recovery
• About Sahyadri Reserve
• Role of Wildlife Corridors in Tiger Conservation
• Importance of the Sahyadri-Konkan Corridor
• Map: Wildlife Corridors in India