News of The Day – 15th July 2024

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

• About Jagannath Temple
• History of Jagannath Temple
• Architecture of Jagannath temple
• Kalinga style of architecture
• Rekha deula & Pidha deula style.
•  Pancharatha
• Gajasimhas & Jhampasimhas

• About French Revolution
• Fall of the Bastille
• Significance of the Event
• Global Importance of the Event
• Indian-French Army Association

• Background of Establishment of CBI in India
• CBI’s role in India 
• Major Functions of the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI)
• CBI jurisdictional issues with the states.
• Power lodging a First Information Report (FIR) and conducting investigations.
• Power of states to withhold consent to the CBI is not absolute

• Recommendations of the Finance Commission
• Assessment of Deviation from Finance Commission Recommendations
• Dynamics of Financial Transfers of Tax Revenue
• Possible Reasons Behind Declining States’ Share
• More centralisation of public expenditure
• Implications of Centralisation of Public Expenditure 
• Different Ways of Fund transfer from Union to State government in India
• Scope for anti-federal fiscal policies

• About Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS)
• Features of EMRS
• Management and Running of EMRS
• Challenges to EMRS 
• Way Forward

• Widening trade gap with Russia benefiting the yuan
• How can India internationalise the rupee?
• Benefits of Internationalisation of Rupee
• Challenges of Internationalisation of Rupee
• Reforms that India Can Pursue to Internationalise the Rupee
• Why are exports to Russia challenging?
• How are Russia and India planning to boost trade?

• About Almatti Dam
• Krishna River Water Dispute
• Inter-State River Water Disputes:
• Krishna River 
• Tributaries of Krishna River

• Wolbachia bacteria
• E. formosa wasps
• Wolbachia Method
• Significance of the Wolbachia Method

• What is Malware?
• What is the purpose of creating Malware?
• List of Common Malware types
• Scareware

• Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign
• Significance of this campaign

• About Operation Dhanush
• Impact of Operation Dhanush

• Strategic location of Failaka Island
• Mesopotamians settled in Failaka