Headlines of the Day 24-1-2024
The Hindu , PIB, Indian Express, AIR
| Headline | Source | Syllabus | Key points to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives rules out research by Chinese vessel in its waters | The Hindu(Page 1) | IR (GSII) | What is Xiang Yang Hong 03?Is China’s scientific research ships a threat in the Indian Ocean region? |
| D.K. Basu judgment | The Hindu(Page 1) | Governance (GSII) | What is the D.K. Basu judgment of 1996?Its significance |
| Karpoori Thakur | The Hindu(Page 4) | Social Justice (GSII) | Who was Karpoori Thakur?His contributions |
| Minority institutions | The Hindu(Page 6) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | What is a minority institution?What does Article 30 of the constitution say about it?Is the right to establish minority institutions contingent on State recognition? |
| The larger message to New Delhi from the Red Sea | The Hindu(Page 8) | IR (GSII) | What is the significance of the Red Sea for India?What are India’s continental and maritime challenges?What needs to be done? |
| The truth about India’s booming toy exports | The Hindu(Page 8) | Economy (GSIII) | What is the significance of the toy industry for the Indian economy?Its challenges and the way forward |
| The need to overhaul a semiconductor scheme | The Hindu(Page 9) | Economy (GSIII) | What is the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme?Its significance for the semiconductor industry |
| Rising gap in incomes | The Hindu(Page 10) | Economy (GSIII) | What does income gap mean?Why is it on the rise? Challenges it posesWhat needs to be done? |
| Gender equity in education | The Hindu(Page 11) | Society (GSI) / Governance (GSII) | What is Gender equity in education?Why is there a need to focus on early childhood education? |
| Vaibhav scheme | The Hindu(Page 14) | S&T (GSIII) | What is Vaibhav scheme?Its aims and objectives |
| Torkham border | The Hindu(Page 15) | Places in news (GSI) | What are the key facts related to the Torkham border? |
| Pulsar | The Hindu(Page 20) | S&T (GSIII) | What is a pulsar?How physicists are making sense of the mystery of pulsar glitches? |
| India-France | Indian Express(Page 10) | IR (GSII) | Why is France important to India?What are the key areas of cooperation between the two nations? |
| AI era in politics | Indian Express(Page 10) | Governance (GSII) / S&T (GSIII) | What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?What are the advantages and disadvantages of its use in Politics? |
| Basic Structure doctrine | Indian Express(Page 11) | Governance (GSII) | What is Basic Structure doctrine?Its significance for Indian democracy |
| Centre’s sovereign AI push: Compute mission may get over Rs 10,000 crore outlay | Indian Express(Page 15) | S&T (GSIII) | What is the Centre’s sovereign AI push?Its significance |
| The rooftop solar plan | Indian Express(Page 16) | Environment (GSIII) | What is the Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana?Its significance |
| pact to supply Green Ammonia from India to Japan | PIB | IR (GSII) | What is Green Ammonia? What are the key areas of cooperation between India and Japan? |
| National Ropeways Development Programme “Parvatmala Pariyojana” | PIB | Economy (GSIII) | What is Parvatmala Pariyojana?Its significance |
| ROSHNI-CWCSA | PIB | Governance (GSII) | What is ROSHNI – Centre of Women Collectives led Social Action (CWCSA)? |
| Sweden set to become NATO member as Turkey approves its membership bid | AIR | IR (GSII) | What is NATO?Its objectives, members and history |