News of The Day – 5th July 2024

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

• Introduction to American Revolution
• Circumstances leading up to the American War of Independence
• Impact of the American Revolution.
• Significance of the American Revolution

• BRICS : Objectives, Members
• What are the Obstacles India Encounters in its Involvement with the BRICS?
• BRICS Membership Expansion
• Geo-strategic Values of the New BRICS Members
• Why are Southeast Asian countries looking to join BRICS?
• Criticisms Against BRICS

• SCO and its members 
• Goals and Objective of SCO
• Governing Bodies and Functions
• What are the Conflicts Among Member Countries of SCO?
• India’s Active Engagement at SCO
• What is the Importance of SCO for India? 
• Challenges for SCO membership for India

• Historical Background of the India-Myanmar Relations
• Why is the India-Myanmar Relationship Significant?
• India’s primary interests in Myanmar
• Current Military Coup and the Civilian Armed struggle
• India’s assistance in Capacity Building
• Free Movement Regime (FMR) on the India-Myanmar Border
• Challenges in India-Myanmar Relations

• What  is Concept of extreme poverty and the government’s goal to eradicate it by 2030.
• Why does India need a new method to count its poor?
• Other Estimates of Poverty in India
• Challenges in Poverty Estimation
• Government Initiatives to Reduce Poverty in India 

• Why are  wildfires occurring in the Arctic region?
• Why have Arctic wildfires become worse?
• Concerns/Implications of frequent Arctic wildfires 
• Arctic wildfires exacerbating global warming
• Way Forward

• What is Biodosimetry? 
• Why is biodosimetry needed?
• Use of biodosimetry in long term surveillance studies after radiation exposure
• Additional Reading: Radioactive pollution, Source  and its harmful impact and Measures.

• About International Conference on Steel Slag Road
• About Steel Slag Road Technology
• Significance of Steel Slag Road Technology in India’s infrastructure development
• Potential benefits for sustainable development & Economic efficiency

• About Sampoornata Abhiyan
• 6 identified KPIs across Aspirational Districts under ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan’ 
• About Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks Programme

• What is Li-Fi Technology?
• How does it work?
• How Velmenni’s Li-Fi technology can help Indian Navy
• Additional Reading: Li-Fi Vs Wi-Fi

NOMADIC ELEPHANT

• About Exercise NOMADIC ELEPHANT
• Objectives
• Participants
• Significance 

Trials, Medical Ethics and the orbit of power

• What’s Medical Ethics?
• Ethical Issues involved in the Medical Field
• Provisions of the Code of Medical Ethics
• Stakeholders and their Ethical Conduct
• Worsening Patient – Physician relationship in India
• Issues concerning the doctor-patient relationship.
• Ethical Conduct that can improve this relationship
• Other measures Needed to overcome the challenges
• Additional Reading: Applied Ethics