News of The Day – 20th May  2024

News of The Day – 20th May  2024

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

• About Heatwave
• Criteria for Heatwaves
• Spectrum Of Heatwave Alerts 
• Precaution for Heatwaves

• About Nor’westers
• Overview of  Research Testbed To Study Nor’westers
• Significnace of  Research Testbed To Study Nor’westers

• Overview of Rules For Political Parties To Use State-Funded Media During Polls
• Guidelines on Speeches’ Contents

• About Remand Hearing
• Key Findings of National Law University
• Box: Article 22 of the Constitution.

• What is Shamlat Land?
• Background of land ownership in the Punjab Region
• Rules Regarding Shamlat Land?
• Box: Meaning of Land Acquisition under Article 31A

• Overview of Switzerland Organised Peace Conference
• About Russia- Ukraine War
• Role of India in Ukraine- Russia Peace Talks  

• Overview Of Recent Accidents Involving Advertising Infrastructure
• Policies And Guidelines Lay Down Safety Requirements For Outdoor Advertising Infrastructure
• Major Challenges Associated With Outdoor Advertising Infrastructure
• Way Forward 

• About Generalised System of Preferences
• Need for Renewing Generalised System of Preferences
• Overview of U.S.-India Trade Relationship

• Key Proposals Of The Draft Digital Competition Bill
• Need for Digital Competition Bill
• Major Challenges Associated With Proposals Of The Draft Digital Competition Bill
• Way Forward

• About  Bacterial Pathogens Priority List
• Overview of WHO Updates in the Bacterial Pathogens Priority List

• Overview of China’s Synchroton High Energy Photon Source (HEPS)
• Comparison of High Energy Photon Source (HEPS) with Other Synchroton 
• Box: Synchrotrons in India

• Overview Of Nasa’s Polar Mission
• How Will The Satellites Work?
• Need To Study The Polar Regions
• Significance Of NASA’s Polar Mission
• Major Things The Mission Is Expected To Achieve

• Major Hurdles On The Path To Green Growth
• Way Forward

• Overview Of Venezuela And Its Lost Glaciers
• What Are Glaciers?
• Why Are Glaciers Disappearing?
• What Are The Impacts Of Glacier Loss?

• About Low- Rank Adaptation (LoRA)
• About Red Teaming
• About Instruction Set Architecture
• About Yield in Semiconductor Manufacturing

• Overiew Of Muria Tribes Seed Preservation Method
• About Muria Tribes