Headlines of the Day 17-02-2024
The Hindu ,PIB, Indian Express, AIR
| Headline | Source | Syllabus | Key points to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broom grass | The Hindu(Page 1) | Agriculture (GSIII) | – What is broom grass? – Its significance |
| Nohar irrigation project | The Hindu(Page 4) | Infrastructure (GSIII) | – What are the key facts related to the Nohar irrigation project? |
| The clear message in the Court’s ‘no’ to electoral bonds | The Hindu(Page 8) Indian Express(Page 14) Indian Express(Page 9) |
Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What are electoral bonds? – What are the key findings from the Supreme Court’s verdict on electoral bonds? |
| Free trade agreement involving India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) | The Hindu(Page 8) | IR (GSII) | – What is the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)? – Its significance for India |
| PMGKAY: FCI plans to deliver foodgrains in bags with PM’s photo | The hindu(Page 10) | Polity and Governance (GSII) / Economy (GSIII) | – What is the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)? – Its objectives |
| Torpedoes, refueller aircraft in new deals cleared by DAC | The Hindu(Page 12) | Defence (GSIII) | – What are the roles and responsibilities of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)? |
| Use Chabahar port, India tells Central Asian countries | The Hindu(Page 12) | IR (GSII) | – What are the key facts related to the Chabahar port? – Its significance for India |
| Apparel exports | The Hindu(Page 14) | IR (GSII) / Economy (GSIII) | – How is the Red Sea crisis affecting apparel exports? – What can be done? |
| ED probe finds no FEMA violations in Paytm case | The Hindu | Economy (GSIII) | – What is Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)? – Its significance, concerns and the way forward |
| Digital Services Act (DSA) kick in today | The Hindu | IR (GSII) | – What is the Digital Services Act (DSA)? – Its significance, concerns and the way forward |
| PM SVANidhi scheme has put end to exploitation of street vendors | Indian Express(Page 4) | Economy (GSIII) | – What is the PM SVANidhi scheme? – Its objectives |
| INSAT-3DS: India’s latest weather satellite
Cartosat-2 deorbited |
Indian Express(Page 9) | S&T (GSIII) | – What is the INSAT-3DS? – Its objectives – What are the key facts related to Cartosat-2? |
| Jaishankar, Blinken talk on progress in India-US strategic ties | Indian Express(Page 11) | IR (GSII) | – What is the significance of the United States for India? – Key areas of cooperation between the two nations |
| Minimum Support Prices | Indian Express(Page 14) Indian Express(Page 23) |
Economy (GSIII) | – What are MSPs, and how are they decided? |
| PM Modi’s Dubai address underlines government’s commitment to people-centrism | Indian Express(Page 15) | IR (GSII) | – What are the key highlights of PM Modi’s Dubai address? |
| Copper is key to energy transition, strong demand in India may emerge from 2030 | Indian Express(Page 21) | Economy (GSIII) / Environment (GSIII) | – What are the key facts related to Copper? |
| China’s ‘Xiaokang’ border defence villages | Indian Express(Page 23) | IR (GSII) | – Why is China moving its nationals into its vacant ‘defence villages’ along LAC? – What are its likely implications for India? |
| OpenAI launches Sora | Indian Express(Page 23) | S&T (GSIII) | – What is Sora and how does it work? |
| India signs MoU with Colombia on sharing India’s open-sourced DPIs | PIB | IR (GSII) | – What is the significance of Colombia for India? – Key areas of cooperation between the two nations |
| Sagar Aankalan’ guidelines | pib | Governance (GSII) / Economy (GSIII) | – What is the significance of the ‘Sagar Aankalan’ guidelines? |