News of The Day – 14th June 2024

News of The Day – 14th June 2024

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

• About  Fred Kavli
• Kavil Prize and Its Features
• Additional Reading: Nobel Prize 2023

• Key Findings of the UNHCR Report
• Reasons for Displacement
• What is the difference between Internally Displaced Persons, Refugees and Migrants?
• Additional Reading: Israel-Gaza War, Russia-Ukraine War, Crisis in Congo and Myanmar

• Process of Renaming of Places
• What are the constitutional provisions for renaming places?
• How has India renamed places since Independence?
• What are the reasons for and benefits of renaming places in India? 
• What are the challenges in renaming places in India? 
• What should be done while naming or renaming places in India? 

• Background of Red Fort Case
• What standard do courts apply in death sentence cases?
• President’s power to “grant pardons’’.

• About G7 Group: Objective Members
• What is the Relevance of G7?
• What’s on the agenda at the 2024 G7 summit?
• Additional Reading: G7+ and G20

• About Fatty Liver Disease: Prevalence, Diagnosis and Treatment.
• What are the challenges?
• way-forward

• Key Highlight of the New Delhi Water Crisis
• Groundwater Crisis in Indian Cities: Current Status
• Impact of Water Crisis 
• Reasons for the depletion of Groundwater
• Urgent Steps need to be taken to tackle the situation
• Additional Reading: Bangalore Water Crisis

• Who Published Global Economic Prospect Report?
• Key Highlights of the Report

• Key Findings of the Report
• About Hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC): potent ozone-depleting substances (ODS) and Greenhouse gas.
• Application and use of HCFC.
• Impact of HCFCs on the Earth’s energy balance
• Additional Reading: Montreal Protocol:

• About Artificial Intelligence Act and its Features
• What is AI  and its Application?
• What is the need for regulation?
• What are the issues with the regulation of AI?
• Way Forward
• Additional Reading: How is Global AI currently Governed?

• About The Truenat platform
• About the World Health Assembly (the decision-making body of the WHO).
• Additional Reading: India’s TB Elimination Initatives

• What is Grey Zone Warfare and What are Its Characteristics?
• Why is grey zone warfare seen as a separate category of action?
• What’s behind China-Taiwan tensions?
• Additional Reading: Chinese salami slicing strategy, Wolf warrior diplomacy.

• What are the Various Emerging Forms of Terrorism?
• What are the major terrorist-related challenges that India faces? 
• What is the Framework Related To Terrorism in India? 
• What Measures Can India Adopt to Curb the Menace of Terrorism?