Headlines of the Day 26-02-2024
The Hindu , PIB, Indian Express, AIR
| Headline | Source | Syllabus | Key points to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) for 2022-23 | The Hindu(Page 1) | Economy (GSIII) | – What are the key findings of the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) for 2022-23? |
| Attukal Pongala festival | The Hindu(Page 6) | Art and Culture (GSI) | – What is the Attukal Pongala festival? – Its significance |
| Discovery of temples in Telangana shows spread of Chalukya reign | The Hindu(Page 6) | History (GSI) | – What are the key facts related to the Chalukya reign? |
| Raisina Dialogue | The Hindu(Page 8) | IR (GSII) | – What is Raisina Dialogue? – Its significance for India |
| Uniform Civil Code of Uttarakhand Bill, 2024:chilling effect on the freedom to love | The Hindu(Page 8) | Governance (GSII) | – What is Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code Bill, 2024? – Its significance, concerns and the way forward |
| Why were surrogacy rules modified? | The Hindu(Page 10) | Governance (GSII) | – What is surrogacy? – How are they regulated in India? |
| India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) | The Hindu(Page 10) | IR (GSII) | – What is the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)? – Its significance for India |
| IGNCA’s ‘language atlas’ to shine a light on India’s linguistic diversity | The Hindu(Page 14) | Art and Culture (GSI) | – What is IGNCA’s ‘language atlas’? – Its significance |
| Fresher hiring crisis | The Hindu | Economy (GSIII) | – What is behind the fresher hiring crisis and low pay in the IT sector? |
| Blanets: worlds around black holes | The Hindu(Page 20) | S&T (GSIII) | – What are Blanet? – Key facts related to it |
| Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act of 1935 | Indian Express | Governance (GSII) | – Why has the Assam government decided to repeal the state’s Muslim Marriage Act? – Its impact |
| newly amended Electricity Rules | Indian Express | Economy (GSIII) / Environment (GSIII) | – What are the recent amendments to the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020? – Its significance |
| Protecting people’s privacy is essential to maintaining democracy | Indian Express(Page 9) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What is people’s privacy? – Why protecting people’s privacy is essential to maintaining democracy? |
| WTO Meet: India seeks permanent solution to food security | Indian Express (Page 13) | Economy (GSIII) | – What is WTO? – India’s concerns at WTO and its solution |
| PM inaugurates and lays foundation stone of multiple key initiatives for Cooperative sector | pib | Economy (GSIII) | – What is the significance of the Cooperative sector in India’s growth? – Steps taken by the government for its promotion |
| MakhaBucha | PIB | Culture (GSI) | – What is the MakhaBucha (Magh Puja) ceremony? – Key facts related to it |
| SECI unveils India’s largest solar-battery project, | PIB | Environment (GSIII) | – Recently, SECI has successfully commissioned India’s largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). What will be its significance? |
| Kaziranga National Park | PIB | Environment (GSIII) | – What are the key facts related to the Kaziranga National Park? |
| Sudarshan Setu | PIB | Economy (GSIII) | – What are the key facts related to the Sudarshan Setu? |
| ‘DHARMA GUARDIAN’ | PIB | Defence (GSIII) | – What is the significance of the Exercise ‘DHARMA GUARDIAN’? |
| Bharat Tex 2024 | AIR | Economy(GSIII) | – What is Bharat Tex 2024? – Its significance |
| Purple Fest’ | AIR | Social Justice(GSII) | – What is the Purple Fest? – Its significance |