News of The Day – 10 February 2024

February 10, 2024 0

News of The Day – 10th February 2024
Sources: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.
News Headline Source Syllabus What To Know?
Bharat Ratna for Swaminathan, Rao, Charan Singh The Hindu GS 1: Personalities in News
  • About M.S Swaminathan and His Contribution
  • About PV Narasimha Rao and His Legacy
  • About Chaudhary Charan Singh and His Contribution
  • Additional Reading: India’s Highest Civilian Awards: Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards.
Dhokra Shilpkala: How Chhattisgarh’s Ocher Studio is helping to preserve India’s 4,000-year-old craft The Economic Times GS 1: Culture
  • What is Dhokra Shilpkala, and what are its unique features?
  • Additional Reading: About Lost-Wax Technique.
  • History of Metal casting through civilisations.
Express View on disability access: Everyone in movie halls Indian Express GS-01: Social Empowerment

GS-02: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the Population

  • What are the Guidelines of Accessibility Standards in the Public Exhibition of Feature Films in Cinema Theatres for Persons with Hearing and Visual Impairment”?
  • What is the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act of 2016?
  • Additional Reading: Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan and Its Key Features
Mana Badi Nadu-Nedu programme. The Hindu GS-1: Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources
  • What is the Mana Badi Nadu-Nedu programme?
  • What is the Role of Digital Technology in Education?
  • What are Key Challenges in India’s Education System?
Can the Preamble be amended, keeping the date intact? Asks SC Hindustan Times GS-2: Polity and Governance
  • What is a Preamble? Components, Keywords and Facts in the Preamble 
  • History of the Preamble to Indian Constitution: Objective Resolution of 1946 and Constitutional Assembly Debate
  • Status of Preamble: Is the preamble a part of the Indian Constitution?
  • Amendment of the Preamble
  •  Supreme Court, is a judgement concerning the Status of the Preamble not a part of the Indian Constitution and Amendability of the Preamble?
Supreme Court has said there is no need for regional Benches at this stage: Centre The Hindu GS-2: Polity and Governance
  • Constitutional Provision (regarding the Seat of the Supreme Court)
  • Debate: Arguments In-favour or Against  of Regional Benches
Supreme Court to hear curative petition by Centre, AAI in Nagpur airport case The Hindu GS-2: Polity and Governance
  • What is a curative petition?
  • Objective and Criteria for Admission?
  • How is it Different from a Review Petition?
  • Additional Reading: Constitutional Provision respect to Court of Records
India making waves in the Indian Ocean Indian Express GS-02: International Relations

GS-03: Maritime Security

  • What is the IOR region? 
  • What are the different perspectives on Indo-Pacific construction and its significance?
  • Additional Reading: Role of Indian Navy in Maintaining Peace in the Indian Ocean.
Why India needs a forward-looking approach to Bilateral Investment Treaties Indian Express GS-02: International Relations

GS-03: Indian Economy

  • What are Bilateral Investment Treaties?
  • What are the Significance of Revised BITs for India’s Trade?
  • Additional Reading: FDI Trends.
Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 (Series IV)  PIB GS-03: Indian Economy
  • What is the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme?
  • What are the Key Details of the Scheme?
  • What is the Gold Monetization Scheme and Key Features?
  • Additional Reading: India’s Gold Import and India’d Gold Mines 
Renewable power, when it isn’t sunny or windy Indian Express GS-03: Indian Economy
  • What is the Renewable Energy (RE) status and Potential of India?
  • What are Indai’s Renewable Energy Goals?
  • What are the Challenges to achieving Renewable Energy Goals?
Olive Ridley turtles are back on Mangaluru beaches! Down to Earth GS-3: Environment and Biodiversity
  • What is Olive Ridley turtles: Habitat, Threats Conservation Status. 
  • Initiatives to Protect Olive Ridley Turtles.
High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite vehicle (HAPS) Indian Express GS 3: Internal Security
  • About High-Altitude Pseudo Satellite Vehicle
  • Key Features and Application
Vidhura’s guiding principles The Hindu GS-4: Ethics
  • What are Ethical Lessons from Great Personalities?
  • Ethical Perspective of Mahabharata?
Parliament clears Bill to curb malpractices in public exams The Hindu GS-4: Ethics
  • What are the Key Features of the Bill?
  • Ethical Values and Virtues: Honesty, Responsibility. Perseverance
Allocation of funds for MGNREGA | Supreme Court judge recuses himself from hearing Swaraj Abhiyan’s plea The Hindu GS-4: Ethics
  • What is Conflict of Interest?
  • What is the difference between the actual and potential conflicts of interest?
  • Case Study and Example

 

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