News of The Day – 29th April  2024

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

• What happened in the Surat Lok Sabha constituency? 
• How is a candidate declared elected before polling?
• What is the scope for negative voting in the election system?
• Table: About Representation of the People Act

• Overview of Disruption of Normal Polling Process
• Framework to Deal with the Disruption of Normal Polling Process

• About Fentanyl
• Overview of United States’ Opioid Epidemic
• China’s role in the Opioid Epidemic
• Need for US-China Cooperation

• Key Findings of RBI on Savings
• About Gross Domestic Savings
• Implications of  low savings and high debt for India
• Table: Debt Service Ratio (DSR) 

• Key Findings of RBI’s Monetary Policy Report 
• About  Green Taxonomy 
• Need for Green Taxonomy in India
• Major Challgenges Associated with Green Taxonomy
• Way Forward

• About NaaS (network as a service)
• Table: Comparison between SaaS, PaaS and NaaS

• Overview of Oldest Evidence of Earth’s Magnetic Field
• About Earth’s Magnetic Field

• Key Findings of US Trade Representative’s 2024 Special 301 Report
• About US’s Priority Watch List
• Major Challenges Associated with IP Protection and Enforcement 
• India’s Stance

• Key Findings of World Meteorological Organisation’s Report
• Where does India stand?

• What is a Bambi Bucket?
• How was the Bambi Bucket invented?