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News of The Day – 8th March 2024

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News of The Day – 8th March 2024
Sources: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB.
News Headline	Source	Syllabus	What To Know?
Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD Scheme	PIB	GS-01: Art And Culture	About Shemes and their Objective Status of Tourism in India Government Initiatives to Promote Tourism
NAMASTE Scheme	PIB	GS-01: Social Justice	About NAMASTE Scheme It’s Objective and Salient Features Issue of Manual Scavenging in India Additional Reading: Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.
International Women’s Day	AIR	GS-01: Women’s Issue and Women Empowerment	About International Women’s Day 2024 About Theme, History, Significance of a Day
Sena row: SC asks if the Speaker contradicted the verdict	The Hindu	GS-02: Polity and Governance	The Office of the Speaker: Lok Sabha Role and Powers of Speaker: Additional Reading: Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
India and Japan agree to make a bilateral relationship responsive to emerging geopolitical, geoeconomic, and technological trends.	AIR	GS-02: International Relations	India and Japan have a bilateral relationship Significance of Japan to India
Sweden officially joins NATO after completing its accession process, ending decades of neutrality	Indian Express	GS-02: International Relations	About North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): Formation, Headquarters, Purposes, Members Additional Reading: NATO Plus
Cabinet approves continuation of Rs.300 targeted subsidy to PM Ujjwala Yojana Consumers	PIB	GS-01: Women empowerment GS-02: Social Justice	About PM Ujjwala Yojana Objective, Features, and Benefits of PMUY. Additional Reading: What are the Concerns Regarding the PMUY?
James Webb Telescope spots oldest ‘dead galaxy’ that stopped forming stars 13 billion years ago	DTE	GS-03: Science and Technology	About the James Webb Telescope Mission Goals Features of James Webb Space Telescope Significance of JWST James Webb Space Telescope vs Hubble Telescope Additional Reading: Other Space-based Observatories
Cabinet Approves Ambitious IndiaAI Mission	PIB	GS-03: Science and Technology	About IndiaAI Mission India’s AI ecosystem for inclusive growth vision of Making AI in India and Making AI Work for India
5th generation Fighter jet project gets CCS approval	The Hindu	GS-03: Science and Technology GS-03: Defence and Security	About the 5th generation Fighter jet project Objective and Key Features and Significance Additional Reading: Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Scientists voted down the proposal to declare the start of the Anthropocene.	Indian Express	GS-03: Environment and Biodiversity	What is Anthropocene, or the “Human Epoch”, in geologic time What it means, significance A Timeline of Planet Earth How is the Earth’s geological time divided?
Sea Defenders-2024	PIB	GS-03: Internal Security	About Sea Defenders-2024 Significance of the Exercise
Centre extends ceasefire agreement with National Socialist Council of Nagaland/K-Khango for one year	AIR	GS-03: Internal Security	About National Socialist Council of Nagaland/K-Khango History of Insurgencies and Peace Process in Nagaland Additional Reading: Greater Nagalim
India’s Maritime Development Fund	The Hindu	GS-03: Internal Security	India’s Proposed Maritime Development Fund Features and Significance
Home Affairs Ministry declares L-e-T member Mohammad Qasim Gujjar as a terrorist under UAPA	AIR	GS-03: Internal Security	About UAPA Act 1967 Provisions of UAPA Act 1967 Amendments In UAPA Recent Bans Under UAPA by MHA in 2023

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