Headlines of the Day 14-02-2024
The Hindu , PIB, Indian Express, AIR
| Headline | Source | Syllabus | Key points to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre rules out MSP law, offers talks with farmers As Congress backs farmers’ MSP demand, what has the govt committee set up in 2022 done so far? |
The Hindu(Page 1) | Economy (GSIII) | – What is Minimum Support Price (MSP)? – Its significance, concerns and the way forward |
| Clause in draft India-EFTA pact may hit drug industry | The Hindu(Page 1) | IR (GSII) | – What is the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)? – Its significance for India |
| Quiet diplomacy without brinkmanship helped India’s case in Qatar | The Hindu(Page 8) | IR (GSII) | – What is the Qatar espionage case? – How quiet diplomacy without brinkmanship helped India’s case in Qatar? |
| Old-fashioned trust and credibility bind India-UAE ties India-UAE relations serve as a model for the world: Modi |
The Hindu(Page 8) The Hindu(Page 14) Indian Express(Page 10) |
IR (GSII) | – Why is the UAE significant for India? – Key areas of cooperation between the two nations |
| India needs deep industrialisation | The Hindu(Page 9) | Economy (GSIII) | – What does deep industrialisation mean? – Its significance for India |
| The many lows of the 17th Lok Sabha | The hindu(Page 9) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What are the key outcomes of the 17th Lok Sabha? |
| On the rights of forest-dwellers | The Hindu(Page 10) | Polity and Governance (GSII) / Environment (GSIII) | – What is the Forest Rights Act? – Its significance |
| Too many IITs lead to unrealistic expectations and quality problems IIT Madras Zanzibar: what does it mean to be an IIT outside India? |
The Hindu(Page 11) | Education (GSII) | – What is the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)? Its significance – Are too many IITs leading to unrealistic expectations and quality problems? |
| Indira Gandhi, Nargis Dutt National Film Awards renamed | The Hindu(Page 14) | Miscellaneous | – Recently, Indira Gandhi, Nargis Dutt National Film Awards were renamed. What will be its significance? |
| Govt. revises guidelines for community radio stations | The hindu(Page 14) | Governance (GSII) | – What are the community radio stations? – How are they regulated in India? |
| Stem cells | The hindu(Page 20) | S&T (GSIII) | – Stem cells: What they are and what they do? |
| The role of X chromosome in auto-immune diseases | The hindu(Page 20) | S&T (GSIII) / Health (GSII) | – What is the role of the X chromosome in auto-immune diseases? |
| Reality tech firm unveils digital twin of Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah’s tomb | The hindu | History (GSI) | – What are the key facts related to Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah’s tomb? |
| 2,400-km-long Trans Arunachal Highway nears completion | The hindu | Infrastructure (GSIII) | – What is the Trans Arunachal Highway? – Its strategic significance |
| Thailand to prohibit ‘recreational’ use of legalised cannabis | The hindu | Health (GSII) / Miscellaneous | – What is cannabis? – Laws related to it in India and the world |
| Govt. eyes expansion of HSN codes for rice to limit export curbs | The hindu | Economy (GSIII) | – What are the HSN codes? – Its significance |
| NATO funding and what is Article 5 | Indian Express | IR (GSII) | – NATO: Its history, members and objectives |
| Primary utility of HAPS vehicles | Indian Express | S&T (GSIII) | – Why India wants to develop high-altitude pseudo-satellite vehicles, powered by the Sun? |
| UWW lifts ban on Indian body | Indian Express(Page 18) | Miscellaneous | – What is United World Wrestling? – Key facts related to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) |
| Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana | PIB | Welfare Schemes (GSII) | – What is Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana? – Its objectives |
| International Epilepsy Day | PIB | Health (GSII) | – What is the significance of the International Epilepsy Day? |
| Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) | PIB | Education (GSII) | – What is APAAR? – Its significance |
| Modernized CONFONET software called e-Jagriti | PIB | Polity and Governance/Economy | – What is e-Jagriti portal? – Its significance |
| Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) | PIB | S&T (GSIII) | – What are Carbon nanotubes (CNTs)? – Key facts related to it |
| European Leaders Approve New Rules for Artificial Intelligence Regulation | Air | S&T (GSIII) | – What is Artificial Intelligence? – How are they regulated in India and around the world? |