News of The Day – 20th August 2024 |
SOURCES: The Hindu, Indian Express, Live Mint, Business Standard, Economic Times, and PIB. |
| News Headline | Source | Syllabus | What To Know? |
| Hema Committee Report | The Hindu | GS 2: Polity and Governance | - Key Findings of K. Hema Committee Report
- About Sexual Exploitation
- Measures Taken to Prevent Sexual Exploitation
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| National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) | Livemint | GS 2: Polity and Governance | - About National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA)
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| A Change In India’s Power Export Rules | The Hindu | GS 3: Economy | - Overview of Bangladesh Power Development Board Request for a Revision of the Power Purchase Agreement
- About India’s Transnational Power Project
- Overview of Latest Amendment Mandate
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| Adaptive Agriculture: Why Indian Farmers Need To Go Organic & Natural | Down To Earth | GS 3: Economy | - About Adaptive Agriculture
- Overview of Organic and Natural Farming
- Significance of Adaptive Agriculture for India
- Major Concerns Associated with Adaptive Agriculture
- Schemes To Promote Organic and Natural Systems of Farming
- Way Forward
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| SEBI Allows Category I, II AIFs To Borrow | The Hindu | GS 3: Economy | - Overview of SEBI Circular on Alternative Investment Funds (AIF)
- About Alternative Investment Funds (AIF)
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| What Is NPCI’s Game Plan For The Bhim App? | Livemint | GS 3: Economy | - Overview of BHIM Integration with ONDC
- National Payments Council of India (NPCI)
- Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM)
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| RBI Draws Plan For Market SRO Recognition | The Hindu | GS 3: Economy | - Overview of Framework for Recognition of Self-Regulatory Organisations (SROs)
- About Self-Regulatory Organisations (SROs)
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| In A First, Indian Railways To Develop Master Clock System | The Hindu | GS 3: Science and Technology | - Overview of Indian Railways Plan to Develop Master Clock System
- About Master Clock System
- Applications of Master Clock System
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| Banni Grasslands Of Kachchh | The Hindu | GS 3: Environment and Ecology | - Key Findings of the Study on Prospective Restoration Zones of the Banni Grassland
- About Banni Grasslands
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| Malaysia Reconsiders Plan To Send Its Orangutans Abroad | The Hindu | GS 3: Environment and Ecology | - Overview of Malaysia’s Adopt-an-Orangutan Plan
- About Orangutan
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| General S. Padmanabhan | The Hindu | Person in News | - About Army Chief General S. Padmanabhan
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