News of The Day – 18th April  2024

April 18, 2024 0

News of The Day – 18th April  2024

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

News Headline Source Syllabus What To Know?
World Heritage Day 2024 Livemint GS 1: Art & Culture
  • Overview of World Heritage Day
  • Significance of World Heritage Day
  • Table: Top 5 Heritages Sites in India
Mount Ruang Volcanic Eruption Livemint GS 1: Geography
  • Overview of Mount Ruang Eruption
  • About Volcanoes
  • Map: Pacific Ring of Fire and Mount Ruang Volcano
Massive Anticyclone caused Floods in Dubai and Humid Heat in Mumbai DownToEarth GS 1: Geography
  • Overview of Anticyclone in Dubai
  • About Anti-Cyclones
  • Impact of Anticyclone on Weather
Preventive Detention under the J&K Public Safety Act Indian Express GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • What is the Law On Preventive Detention?
  • On What Grounds the Preventive Detention Order can be Quashed?
  • High Courts and Supreme Court on Preventive Detention 
How UP’s Anti-Conversion Law Governs Religious Conversion Indian Express GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Overview of Uttar Pradesh’s Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021
  • Procedure for Valid Conversion
  • Challenges to the Law
‘Voluntary Code of Ethics’ for Social Media Platforms Indian Express GS 4: Ethics
  • Overview of Election Commission Orders to Remove Social Media Posts
  • About ‘Voluntary Code of Ethics’ for Social Media Platforms
  • Need for Voluntary Code of Ethics for Social Media Platforms
Russian Peacekeepers Started Withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh TheHindu GS 2: International Relations
  • Overview of Russian Peacekeepers Withdrawal from Region
  • Background of Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
  • India’s Stand on the Conflict
Strengthening the Bretton Woods Institutions  Brettonwoods GS 3: Indian Economy
  • Key Findings of Report
  • About Bretton Woods Institutions
  • Significance of Bretton Woods Institutions
  • Challenges Associated with Bretton Woods Institutions
  • Way Forward and Major Recommendations of the Report
Indian economy projected to grow 6.5% in 2024: UNCTAD TheHindu GS 3: Indian Economy
  • Key Findings of “2024 Financing for Sustainable Development Report”
  • About UNCTAD
How can small-scale farmers benefit from Agroforestry TheHindu GS 3: Economy and Agriculture
  • About Agroforestry
  • Significance of Agroforestry for Small Scale Farmers
Why has Sonam Wangchuk Suspended his Pashmina March again IndianExpress GS 3: Environment and Ecology
  • About Sonam Wangchuk’s Pashmina March 
  • Major Reasons for the Ladakhis’ Protests
  • Way Forward
Heart Disease linked to Maternal Deaths? Indian Express GS 3: Science and Technology
  • Status of Maternal Mortality Rate in India
  • Major Causes of Heart Disease Among Mothers
  • Way Forward
Silent Chernobyl: Dry Aral Sea  DownToEarth GS 3: Environment and Ecology
  • Overview of Aral Sea 
  • Major Impacts of Drying of Aral Sea
  • Table: Chenobyl Disaster
  • Map: Drying of Aral Sea
India’s Heat Action Plan TheHindu GS 3:  Disaster Management
  • About Heatwaves
  • Overvuiew of India’s Heat Action Plan
  • Causes of Heatwaves
  • Major Challenges Associated with Heatwaves
  • Way Forward
Anti-Maoist Operations Status Report Indian Express GS 3: Internal Security
  • Status of Anti-Maoist Operations in India
  • Background of Naxalite-Maoist Insurgency in India
  • Anti-Naxal Strategy of the Security Forces
  • Significant of Anti-Maoist Operations 
  • Map: Maoist Conflict in India
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