News of The Day – 18th September 2024

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News of The Day – 18th September 2024

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

News HeadlineSourceSyllabusWhat To Know?
Worshipping the Karam treeIndian ExpressGS 1: Art and Culture
  • About Karma Festival: Worship of the Karam Tree
  • Significance of the Karam Tree
  • Rituals and Worship Practices
Periyar’s 146th birth anniversaryThe Indian expressGS 1: History
  • About Periyar E.V. Ramasamy
  • self-respect movement
Rain harvesting work reveals megalithic burial siteThe HinduGS 1: History
The continuing distribution of the death penaltyThe HinduGS 2: Polity and Governance
  • About Death Penalty
  • Arguments: In Favour of the Death Penalty
  • Arguments: Against the Death Penalty
  • Death Penalty in the Indian Context
  • Supreme Court on the Death Penalty
  • Status of death penalty Across World
Govt. plans to review wage limit for EPS contributionThe HinduGS 3: Economy
  • About EPFO and EPS 
  • Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme
  • Key Features

Additional Reading:

  • E-shram portal
Low-cost diabetes drug can slow ageing in male monkeys: StudyIndian ExpressGS 3: Science and Technology
  • Key findings of the Study
  • About Metformin, an inexpensive diabetes drug
  • About Diabetes
What Is A Pager And Why Hezbollah Still Relies On This Outdated DeviceNDTVGS 3: Science and Technology
  • What are pagers?
  • How do pagers work?
China’s carbon marketIndian ExpressGS 3: Environment
  • What are Carbon Markets?
  • Types of Carbon Markets
  • Status of Global Carbon Markets
  • What are the Challenges to Carbon Markets?
  • Way forward
Green Climate Fund (GCF)The HinduGS 3: Environment
  • About Green Climate Fund
  • Importance of Green Climate Fund
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