News of The Day – 12th August 2024

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News of The Day – 12th August 2024

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

News HeadlineSourceSyllabusWhat To Know?
Three Indian Ocean Structures Named Ashoka, Chandragupt And KalpataruIndian ExpressGS 1: Art & Culture
  • About Naming of Underwater Geographical Structures
  • Overview of Ashoka, Chandragupt And Kalpataru Structures
PM Modi Releases 109 High-Yielding Seed VarietiesThe HinduGS 1: Geography
  • Overview of Newly Released Climate-Resilient Seed Varieties
  • About  Climate-Resilient Farming Practices 
Nankai TroughIndian ExpressGS 1: Geography
  • Overview of Japan’s Megaquake Advisory
  • About Nankai Trough
  • Can Earthquakes Be Predicted?
Tungabhadra ReservoirThe News MinuteGS 1: Geography
  • About Tungabhadra River
Lake Turkana: First Comprehensive Survey In 50 Years Highlights Key FindingsUNESCOGS 1: Geography
  • Major Findings of the Survey
  • About Lake Turkana
Google ‘Monopoly’ Antitrust CaseThe HinduGS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Overview of Google Antitrust Case
  • About Market Monopoly
  • Impact of Monopolistic Practices on the Consumer Experience
Cold War Nuke TestsThe HinduGS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Overview Of Nuke Tests During Cold War
  • About Carbon Cycle
  • Overview Of New Study On Vegetation Loses And Gains Carbon
India’s Performance At OlympicsThe HinduGS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Overview of India’s Performance At Paris Olympics
  • About Olympics
  • Significance of India’s Performance At Paris Olympics
  • Major Challenges Associated with India’s Opympics Performance
  • Initiatives to Push India’s Opympics Performance
  • Way Forward
Maldives Key Partner For India In Indian Ocean Region: Eam JaishankarIndian ExpressGS 2: International Relations
  • Overview of Addu Reclamation and Shore Protection project 
  • About India- Maldives Ties
Cabinet Approves The Clean Plant Programme Under Mission For Integrated Development Of HorticulturePIBGS 3: Economy
  • Overview of Clean Plant Programme
  • About Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture 
India’s First Grain ATMTimes Of IndiaGS 3: Economy
  • About India’s First Grain ATM
Modified Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN YojanaPIBGS 3: Economy
  • Overview of Blending Of Ethanol In Petrol
  • About Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana
Tactical Index FundThe HinduGS 3: Economy
  • About Tactical Index Fund
Biotechnologists Detect Difference In Use Of Nitrogen By Rice VarietiesThe HinduGS 3: Science and Technology
  • About Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE)
  • Implications of Improving  Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE)
Digital Watermarking Of AI Explained: What Is It, What It Does, Why It’s A Big DealFinancial ExpressGS 3: Science and Technology
  • About AI Watermarking
  • Applications of AI Watermarking
Perseid Meteor ShowerThe HinduGS 3: Science and Technology
  • Overview of Perseid Meteor Shower
  • About Meteors
World Elephant Day 2024Down To EarthGS 3: Environment and Ecology
  • Overview of World Elephant Day 2024
  • About Elephants
Parvat PrahaarIndia TodayGS 3: Internal Security
  • About Parvat Prahaar Exercise
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