News of The Day – 13th March 2024

News of The Day – 13th March 2024

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

• Overview of Gandhi Ashram Memorial and Precinct Development Project 
• About Mahatma Gandhi and Dandhi March

• About the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
• NCPCR’s Composition and Mandate

GS 3 : Indian Economy

• Regulation of Big Tech Firms in India
• Key Findings of Committee on Digital Competition Law Report
• Recommendations  of Committee on Digital Competition Law Report

• Manufacturing/Marketing of Unapproved Drugs in India
• About Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)
• Table: Active pharmaceutical ingredients (API).

• Overview of Uniform Code for Pharmaceuticals Marketing Practices (UCPMP) 2024 
• Significance of Medical Ethics in Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices 

• Key Findings of ‘A New Model for Ranking Schools of Public Health: The Public Health Academic Ranking’ Report
• Public Health Academic Ranking

• What is Nuclear Waste 
• How is Nuclear Waste Generated?
• What are the Challenges of Handling it?

• About the Integrated Health Initiative Platform.
• Overview of the National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming (NAP-SE) in India.
• National Rabies Control Programme Website
• National One Health Programme for Prevention and Control of Zoonoses.

• About Atmospheric Testbed Facility
• Functions of the Atmospheric Testbed Facility
• Significance of Atmospheric Testbed Facility
• Table: Coastal Research Laboratory (CRL)

• India’s first Future LABS center
• What is a semiconductor? 
• What is the Application of Semiconductors?
• Why is there a Need to promote the Semiconductor Industry?

• Key Findings of  the Report
• Antimicrobial resistance 
•  Government initiative against AMR. 

• About Bharat Shakti
• Significance of Military Exercise.

• Data arms import-export
• Additional Reedings: the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).