Headlines of the Day 15-1-2024
PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, Mint, AIR
| Headline | Source | Syllabus | Key points to know |
| Muizzu sets deadline for India to withdraw troops | The Hindu: (Page1) | IR (GSII) | – What is the India-Maldives row? – Its reasons and impact? |
| ‘Uttarakhand likely to be first State to implement UCC’ | The Hindu: (Page 2) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What is Uniform Civil Code (UCC)? – Its advantages and disadvantages |
| Makaravilakku | The Hindu: (Page 3) | Art and Culture (GSI) | – What is the Makaravilakku festival? – Its significance |
| Modi to release ₹540 crore for PM-JANMAN beneficiaries | The Hindu: (Page 5) | IR (GSII) | – What is the PM-JANMAN? – Its objectives |
| Ganga Sagar Mela | The Hindu: (Page 6) | Art and Culture (GSI) | – What is Ganga Sagar Mela? – Its significance |
| Pongal | The Hindu: (Page 6) | Art and Culture (GSI) | – What are the key facts related to Pongal? |
| The devices that translate quantum effects to computing awesomeness
Spacetime: the geometry of our universe |
The Hindu: (Page 7) | S&T (GSIII)
S&T (GSIII) |
– What is a quantum gate? – Its working – What does Spacetime mean? |
| Regulating India’s online gaming industry | The Hindu: (Page 9) | Governance (GSII) | – How big is India’s online gaming industry? – Laws related to online gaming in India |
| 2023 recorded many of the hottest days on land and sea | The Hindu: (Page 9) | Environment (GSIII) | – Why 2023 recorded many of the hottest days on land and sea? – Its reasons and impacts |
| Status of medical care on India’s trains | The Hindu: (Page 10) | Health (GSII) | – What is the status of medical care on India’s trains? – What more can be done? |
| Global surgery: why access to essential surgery is important | The Hindu: (Page 11) | Health (GSII) | – What is global surgery? – Its significance, challenges and the way forward |
| NSAs meet in Davos | Indian Express (Page 11) | IR (GSII) | – NSAs meet in Davos to discuss Ukraine peace formula: Its significance |
| To combat climate change, citizens and government must join hands | Indian Express (Page 12) | Environment (GSIII) | – What is climate change? – Its reasons and impacts |
| Govt likely to unveil new PMAY-G version with 85% higher financial assistance | Indian Express (Page 17) | Welfare Schemes (GSII) | – What is the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G)? – Its objectives |
| Aai Shree Sonal Mata’s Birth Centenary | PIB | History (GSI) | – What is the Aai Shree Sonal Mata’s Birth Centenary Program? – Its significance |
| meeting of the India-United States Trade Policy Forum (TPF) | PIB | GSII (IR) | – What is the India- United States Trade Policy Forum (TPF)? – Its significance |
| INS CHEETAH | PIB | Defence (GSII) | – What is INS CHEETAH, GULDAR AND KUMBHIR ? – Their significance |
| proposal to launch Group (Term) Insurance Scheme for Casual Paid Labourers engaged by BRO | PIB | Economy (GSIII) | – What is the Group (Term) Insurance Scheme? – Its objectives |
| BEACH GAMES 2024, DIU | PIB | Miscellaneous | – What is the Beach Games 2024? – Its significance |
| Nominations announced under Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2024 | PIB | S&T (GSIII) | – What is Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar? – Its aims and objectives |
| Rare Tibetan Brown Bear Discovered in Sikkim | Air | Species in new (GSIII) | – What are the key facts related to the Tibetan brown bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus)? |