News of The Day – 25th July 2024

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

• Overview Of  Approval For A Cheetah Conservation In Banni Grasslands
• About Banni Grasslands
• Box: Pilu Trees (Salvadora Persica) 

• Overview of  Typhoon Gaemi
• About  Typhoons

• About Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan

• Key Findings of State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) Report
• About State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) Report

• About Pradhan Mantri-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana  (PM Free Electricity scheme)
• Significance of Pradhan Mantri-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana  (PM Free Electricity scheme)

• About Vatsalya Scheme
• Significance of Vatsalya Scheme

• About  Fact-Checking Unit (FCU)
• Significance Of Right To Correct Information

• Key Highlishts of Economic Survey 2024 on Advancements in India’s Logistics Sector
• About India’s Logistics Sector
• Significance of Growth in India’s  Logistics Sector
• Major Challenges Associated with India’s  Logistics Sector
• Initiatives to Boost India’s  Logistics Sector
• Way Forward 

• Overview of Neglect Of Agriculture R&D In Budget 
• State of Agriculture R&D Expenditure in India
• Significance of  R&D Expenditure in Agriculture Sector in India
• Major Challenges Associated with Agriculture R&D in India
• Initiatives to Boost Agriculture R&D in India
• Way Forward 

• Overview of Withdrawal of Equalization Levy
• About Equalization Levy 

• Overview Of New Credit Rating Mechanism For Smaller Units
• Overview Of Hike In Mudra Loan Limit
• About Mudra Loan 

• Overview of New Schemes To Aid Job Creation

• Overview Of Tax Simplification Measures
• About Vivaad Se Vishwas Scheme 2024
• Significance Of Decriminalisation Of Late Payment Of Tax Deducted At Source (TDS) 

• About Industrial Parks 
• About National Industrial Corridor Development Programme

• About Anusandhan National Research Fund
• Significance of Anusandhan National Research Fund

• Overview of Test of Phase-II Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) System
• About Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) System 

• Overview of Electric Vehicles (EVs)
• About Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme (EMPS), 2024

• Overview of ICMR’s TB Detection System
• Significance of Commercialisation of ICMR’s TB Detection System

• About Ketamine Drug
• Working of Ketamine Pill 
• Significance of Ketamine Pill in Treating Depression 

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• Overview of Mpox Outbreak in Congo
• About Mpox