News of The Day – 21st March 2024

March 21, 2024 0

News of The Day – 21st March 2024

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

News Headline Source Syllabus What To Know?
Teppotsavams The Hindu GS 1: Art and Culture
  • About Tirumala Teppotsavam
  • Significance of Festivals
World Happiness Report 2024 Livemint Miscellaneous
  • Key Findings of the Report
  • Additional Reading: the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Multilateral treaties required for Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra management, says report Indian Express GS 1: Geography
  • What is Integrated river basin management
  • Significance and need of  Integrated river basin management
  • Additional Reading:  Indus Water Treaty
CDSCO mandates online safety reporting for medical devices Livemint GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • What are the key provisions of  the Medical Devices Rules of 2017
  • Additional Reading: the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)
Centre notifies its fact check unit to red-flag news it considers false Indian Express GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • About the PIB’s fact-check Unit
  • What are concerns about the unit’s credibility 
  • Additional Reading: the Press Information Bureau and Its Mandate
NREGS wages set to be hiked, Govt gets EC nod after poll conduct code Indian Express GS 2: Polity and Governance
  • About  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
  • Key Features of  the MGNREGS
  • Additional Reading: the Model Code of Conduct
PM Modi calls Putin, Zelenskyy amid Swiss peace moves Indian Express GS 2: International Relations
  • Russia-Ukraine conflict and Event so far
  • The Peace Summit in Switzerland
  • What is  India’s position on the Russia-Ukraine conflict
India’s top 1% income wealth shares have reached historical highs: World Inequality Lab Business Standard GS 3: Indian Economy
  • Key Findings of the Report
  • About World Inequality Lab
  • Additional Reading: Oxfam report
India’s ‘protected’ basmati varieties renamed & cultivated in Pak, IARI demands legal action Indian Express GS 3: Indian Economy
  • Protected’ Basmati varieties
  • India’s exports of the aromatic rice 
  • Additional Reading: the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)
Centre issues guidelines on solid waste management in aquaculture units

Business-standard

GS 3: Indian Economy
  • Aquaculture System – an overview and waste generation
  • Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
  • Approach to Solid Waste Management
Right whales may never breed after run-ins with fishing gear. The Hindu GS 3: Environment and Biodiversity
  • Marine Whale Species: Habitat Protection Status and Threats
India to generate 600 kilotonnes of solar waste by 2030 Indian Express GS 3: Environment and Biodiversity
  • What Is Solar Waste?
  • Status Of Solar Waste In India
  • Key Findings Of Study
  • How To Deal With Solar Waste?
World Sparrow Day 2024 DTE GS 3: Environment and Biodiversity
  • Overview World Sparrow Day 2024
  • About Sparrows
Why has Karnataka banned certain colouring agents? The Hindu GS 3: Science and Technology
  • Overview of Ban on Certain Colouring Agents
  • What are the Harmful Chemicals?
  • What are the Penalties?
IVI commences tech transfer of oral cholera vaccine to Biological E Business Standard GS 3: Science & Technology
  • About Cholera
  • Overview of Oral Cholera Vaccine Tech Transfer
Mixed Reality Technology The Hindu GS 3: Science & Technology
  • What is Mixed Reality?
  • How Does Mixed Reality Work?
  • Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality vs. Mixed Reality
  • How Are Mixed Reality Headsets Being Used Today?
First indigenouslymade 1,500 horsepower (HP) engine for Main Battle Tank The Hindu GS 3: Internal Security
  • Overview of 1500 HP engine for military vehicles
  • Advancing India’s Defense Capabilities
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