News of The Day – 19th September 2024

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News of The Day – 19th September 2024

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

News HeadlineSourceSyllabusWhat To Know?
Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram AbhiyanPIBGS 1: Indian Society
  • About  Pradhan Mantri Janjatiya Unnat Gram Abhiyan.
  • 4 Goals Under PMJANMAN (Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan)
  • Mission Target Under different Ministries(17).
As Cabinet gives nods to simultaneous elections, what next?Indian ExpressGS 2: Polity and Governance
  • About One Nation One election
  • Constitutional Amendments required to implement it.
  • Roadblocks in One nation One election.
  • Proposals to overcome the Challenges.
Indus waters: India to freeze negotiations with PakistanThe HinduGS 2: International Relation
  • About the Indus water treaty.
  • India’s Rights under the treaty.
  • Map of the region with disputed water bodies.
Can Sheikh Hasina be extradited?The HinduGS 2: International Relation
  • About India – Bangladesh Extradition Treaty and amendments.
  • Its application in the past.
  • Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal Act.
PM-AASHA schemes to continueEconomic TimesGS 3: Economy
  • About the PM-ASHA Scheme.
  • Merger  of Price Support Scheme (PSS) and the Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) into PM AASHA.
India could generate up to 9.2 lakh TWh from its blue renewable energy sources: INCOISIndian ExpressGS 3: Economy
  • About Integrated Ocean Energy Atlas
  • India’s potential of Blue Renewable Resources
  • What is Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)?
  • Additional Reading – About Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS)
Union Cabinet approves Venus mission, Indian space station among 4 key Isro projectsIndian ExpressGS 3: Science and Technology
  • About Shukrayaan 1, also known as the Venus Orbiter Mission
  • Significance of the mission
  • Additional Reading – Other Global Missions to Venus
Cabinet clears setting up of National Centre of Excellence in Mumbai for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended RealityIndian ExpressGS 3: Science and Technology
  • About Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comic (AVGC) sector
  • Potential of AVCG Sector
Cabinet approves ‘Bio-RIDE’ scheme to support cutting edge research and development in BiotechnologyPIBGS 3: Science and Technology
  • About Biotechnology Research Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (Bio- RIDE).
  • Key component of the Bio- RIDE
Earth to get a temporary mini-moon named 2024 PT5Indian ExpressGS 3: Science and Technology
  • What is asteroid 2024 PT5
  • About Mini Moon
India’s first CO2-to-methanol pilot plant to come up in PuneBusiness lineGS 3: Environment and Ecology
  • About India’s first CO2-to-methanol pilot plant
  • What is carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies.
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