| News of The Day – 27th July 2024 |
Sources: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB. |
| News Headline | Source | Syllabus | What To Know? |
| Royal burial mounds of Assam now on UNESCO World Heritage List | Indian Express | GS 1: Art & Culture | - About the Ahom era Moidams
- Importance of Charaideo
- Who were the Ahoms and what is their present-day relevance?
- Selection Criteria for UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Additional Reading: India’s UNESCO’s World Heritage Site, UNESCO
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| 4th century Gaza monastery put on endangered site list | The Hindu | GS 1: Art & Culture | - About The Saint Hilarion complex
- About UNESCO Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
- The 1954 Hague Convention
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| US returns 262 antiquities to India, signs agreement to curb illicit trade | Live mint | GS 1: Art & Culture | - About the Cultural Property Agreement (CPA)
- Key Points in Agreement
- Significance Agreement (CPA)
- Preserving Monuments of India: Regulations, Conflicts, and Heritage
- Additional Reading: The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958
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| Sangameswara shrine submerges in Krishna river | The Hindu | GS 1: Art & Culture | - About Sangameswara Temple: Location, Historical and cultural Significance
- Unique features: Architectural style
- Additional Reading: Chalukyan architecture
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| SC will examine if Governors’ actions ‘subvert’ federalism | The Hindu | GS 2: Polity and Governance | - About Governors and their Powers over State Bills (Article 200)
- Supreme Court’s Recent Judgment on Governor Powers
- What are the Legal Arguments against Delaying Assent?
- Way Forward
- Additional Reading: Rameshwar Prasad and Ors. vs Union Of India and Anr.
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| Mamata Banerjee seeks scrapping of Niti Aayog: Bring back Planning Commission | India Today | GS 2: Polity and Governance | - NITI Aayog: Its Origin, composition function and significance
- Criticism of NITI Aayog
- Arguments in favour of reviving Planning Commission
- Planning Commission of India – Know Its History, Composition, Functions, Dissolution
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| High Court judges appointment | The Hindu | GS 2: Polity and Governance | - About Appointment of HC Judges: Article 217
- Consultation Process
- Challenges and issues with respect to Appointment process
- Way forward: attempts to resolve
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| Private members Bill | The Hindu | GS 2: Polity and Governance | - What is a Private Member Bill?
- Procedure with respect to introduction of Private members bill
- Difference between Government and Private member bill
- Significance of Private member bill
- List of private members bill that become law
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| A new push in the Bay of Bengal (BIMSTEC) | The Hindu | GS 2: International Relations | - About BIMSTEC: Origin, Members,
- BIMSTEC Charter: Principles and objectives
- What are the Key Areas of Cooperation within BIMSTEC?
- Significance of BIMSTEC for India and Region
- What are the Challenges to BIMSTEC?
- Additional Reading: BIMSTEC vs SAARC
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| China as broker of peace: How Cold War 2.0 is heating up | Indian express | GS 2: International Relations | - About Cold war and Cold war 2.0/ New Cold War
- Events Signaling a Cold War 2.0
- Differences Over Previous Cold War
- What Should be India’s Policy approach?
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| ASEAN cornerstone of India’s Act East Policy: Jaishankar | The Hindu | GS 2: International Relations | - About ASEAN: Origin, Members, Objectives, fundamental Principles and Institutional Mechanism of ASEAN
- Cooperation between ASEAN and India and Recent developments
- Significance of ASEAN for India
- Additional Reading: India’s Act East Policy and its Indo-Pacific vision
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| Changes in India’s tax regime for capital gains | Live mint | GS 3: Economy | - What is capital gains tax ?
- Types: Short and Long term capital gain tax
- What Changes are proposed in Budget
- What Are the Arguments for and Against the Changes?
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| Government slashes prices for targeted cancer drugs | Indian express | GS 3: Science and Technology | - About Trastuzumab deruxtecan, Osimertinib and Durvalumab
- What is the cancer profile in India?
- What will be the impact of the customs duty exemptions?
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| Why and when are puberty blockers prescribed | Indian express | GS 3: Science and Technology | - What are puberty blockers?
- How do these drugs work?
- Are puberty blockers commonly prescribed in India?
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Environmental impact the oil spills | Indian express | GS 3: Environment and Ecology | - What is an Oil Spill?
- What is the Impact of Oil Spill on the Environment and Humans?
- What are the Remedies to Control Oil Spills?
- Containment Booms, Skimmers, Sorbents, Dispersing Agents
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