Headlines of the Day 02-1-2024
What to Read in Today Newspaper
PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, Mint, AIR
| Headline | Source | Syllabus | Key points to know |
| XPoSat in orbit; to study black holes, neutron stars | The Hindu: (Page1) Indian Express (Page 8) |
Space (GSIII) | – What is the XPoSat mission? – Its objectives and significance |
| Hattees get ST tag | The Hindu: (Page3) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – Who are Hattees? – How are Scheduled Tribes declared? |
| Warli tribe | The Hindu: (Page4) | Society (GSI) | – Who are the Warli tribes? – Key facts related to them |
| India-Korea defence cooperation | The Hindu: (Page 6) | IR (GSII) | – What is the strategic importance of South Korea for India? – What are the key areas of cooperation between the two nations? |
| Attacks in the Red Sea by the Houthis may hit India’s oil trade | The Hindu: (Page 7) Indian Express (Page 11) |
IR (GSII) / Economy (GSIII) | – Why is the Red Sea under attack? – Its impact for India |
| India’s 1991 crisis and the RBI Governor’s role | The Hindu: (Page 8) | Economy (GSIII) | – What are the roles and responsibilities of the RBI Governor? – Role played during India’s 1991 crisis |
| Financial Intelligence Unit India | The Hindu: (Page 8) | Economy (GSIII) | – What is the Financial Intelligence Unit – India (FIU-IND)? – Its workings |
| Radiocarbon dating | The Hindu: (Page 9) | S&T (GSIII) | – What is radiocarbon dating? – How radiocarbon dating revolutionised science? |
| Collegium system | Indian Express (Page 9) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What is the Collegium system? – Its significance, criticism and the forward |
| Govt extends PLI scheme for auto sector by a year | Indian Express (Page 11) | Economy (GSIII) | – What is the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme? – Its objectives |
| Operation Prosperity Guardian | Indian Express (Page 12) | IR (GSII) | – What is the Operation Prosperity Guardian? – Key facts related to it |
| Electoral Bonds | Air | Governance (GSII) | – What are the Electoral Bonds? – Its significance, criticism and the way forward |
| India and Pak. exchange list of nuclear installations | The Hindu: (Page 10) | IR (GSII) | – Why do India-Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear sites? – Its significance |
| Case-by-case exemption from new MGNREGS payment system: Centre | The Hindu: (Page 11) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What is MGNREGS? – Its objectives and the Ministry related to it |
| psychoanalysis | The Hindu: (Page 18) | S&T (GSIII) | – What is psychoanalysis? – Its significance |
| Minimum support price (MSP) | Indian Express (Page 1) | Economy (GSIII) | – What are Minimum support prices (MSP), and how are they decided? |
| How the Northeast was ‘invented’? | Indian Express (Page 12) | Governance (GSII) | – What are the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act and the North-Eastern Council Act? |
| North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation (NEHHDC) | PIB | Economy (GSIII) | – What is the North Eastern Handicrafts and Handlooms Development Corporation (NEHHDC)? – Its objectives |
| Coal production in country has shot up to over 664 million tonnes | Air | Economy (GSIII) | – What is the importance of Coal for India? – Key facts related to it |