News of The Day – 21st August 2024

News of The Day – 21st August 2024

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

News HeadlineSourceSyllabusWhat To Know?
What Is A WaterspoutIndian ExpressGS 1: Geography
  • About Waterspout
Secular Civil Code Will Unify, Not Divide IndiansIndian ExpressGS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Overview of Prime Minister Independence Day
  • About Secular Civil Code
  • Need for Secular Civil Code in India
  • Major Challenges Associated with Implemention Secular Civil Code in India
  • Way Forward
ICJ To Present ‘Advisory Opinion’Down To EarthGS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Overview of International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ‘Advisory Opinion’
  • About International Court of Justice’s (ICJ)
  • Box: Island Nations and Their Risks Associated with Changing Climate
SC Forms Task Force To Ensure Doctors’ SafetyThe HinduGS 2: Polity and Governance
  • Overview of Supreme Court’s Say on Kolkata Rape and Murder Case
  • About Kolkata Rape and Murder Case
  • Need for Task Force To Ensure Doctors’ Safety
India, Japan Conduct ‘2+2’ DialogueThe HinduGS 2: International Relations
  • Overview of India- Japan ‘2+2’ Dialogue
  • About India- Japan Relations
  • Significance of India- Japan Relations
  • Major Challenges Associated with India- Japan Relations
  • Initiatives Taken to Boost India- Japan Relations
  • Way Forward
  • Map: Japan
India- MalaysiaThe HinduGS 2: International Relations
  • Key Highlights of State Visit of Prime Minister of Malaysia
  • About India- Malaysia Relations
  • Major Issues Associated with  India- Malaysia Relations
  • Way Forward
India Australia Rise Accelerator Calls For Start-Ups And MSMEs In Climate Smart AgritechPIBGS 2: International Relations
  • Overview of Call for Climate Smart Agritech by India Australia RISE Accelerator
  • About India Australia RISE Accelerator 
On The Ethanol Blending ProgrammeThe HinduGS 3: Economy
  • State Of India’s Ethanol Blending Programme
  • About India’s Ethanol Blending Programme
  • About Ethanol Blending Programme
India’s GI-Tagged Agro-Product Figs Juice Exported First Time To PolandNew Indian ExpressGS 3: Economy
  • Overview of India’s GI-tagged Agro-Product Exports to Poland
  • About GI Tag
  • Overview of India’s GI-tagged Agro-Product 
Scientists Discover Liquid Water On Mars For The First Time: What A New Study SaysIndian ExpressGS 3: Science and Technology
  • Overview Of Discovery Of Liquid Water On Mars
  • About Mars
  • Significance Of Discovery Of Liquid Water On Mars
Hayflick Limit: Why Immortality Remains Out Of Humans’ ReachIndian ExpressGS 3: Science and Technology
  • About Hayflick Limit
Clean Ganga Mission Head Flags ‘extremely Slow’ Pace Of Project ExpendituresThe HinduGS 3: Environment and Ecology
  • Overview of Progress of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
  • About National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)
  • About ganga River
Red ColobusDown To EarthGS 3: Environment and Ecology
  • About Red Colobus
  • Why are Red Colobus in Danger?
What Is Arogya Maitri Disaster Management Cube, The IAF’s Mobile Hospital?Indian ExpressGS 3: Disaster Management
  • About Arogya Maitri Disaster Management Cube
‘Nipun’ MunitionPIBGS 3: Internal Security
  • About ‘Nipun’ Munition
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