News of The Day – 12th March 2024

News of The Day – 12th March 2024

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

• About Adopt a Heritage 2.0 Tomorrow
• Objectives: Priority Areas of the Programme
• The list of Monuments included Adopt a Heritage 2.0 

• Overview of Bhojshala complex
• About the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) 
• Table: Various Methods Used for Scientific Investigation: GPR-GPS, carbon dating etc.

• About Sashakt Nari – Viksit Bharat programme
• Government initiative for women Empowerment

• About the 2023 Oscars awards
• List of winners

• About CAA Rules
• Background
•  the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), 2019
• Arguments Against the Bill 
• Arguments in Favour

• About Land Port 
• Significance of Land port 

• Key findings of  ‘Democracy Report 2024’
• Additional Reading: Differences Liberal Democracy, Electoral Democracy, Electoral Autocracy, and Closed Autocracy. 

• India-Belarus Relations
• Significance of Belarus to India

GS 3 : Indian Economy

• About World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA 2024)
• Its Role and Significance
• Additional Reading:  International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

• The India-EFTA trade deal.
• What are India’s Major Concerns
• What is the significance of the deal?

• About One Station, One Product’
• The objective of the Scheme
• Significance of the Scheme
• Additional Reading: Local for Vocal’ vision

• About RPTUAS Scheme
• Aims, Objective  and Significance

• About e-waste responsibility certificates
•  Trade Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) certificates.
• Additional Reading: framework of the E-Waste(Management) Rules of 2022.

• Overview of Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Avaana Sustainability Fund (ASF)
• About SIDBI (Small Industries Development Bank of India)

• Mumps Outbreak in Kerala
• About Mumps Disease
• Government’s Immunisation Programme

• About Mission Divyastra
• What is Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) Technology
• Overview of Agni-V Ballistic Missile 
• Table: Types of Missiles in India