Headlines of the Day 08-1-2024

PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, Mint, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabusKey points to know
GST revenues reveal a dissonance in consumption growth across StatesThe Hindu: (Page1)Economy (GSIII)– What is the Goods and Services Tax (GST)?
– GST revenues for the first nine months of 2023-24 reveal a dissonance in consumption growth across States. Its significance
1.75 lakh pilgrims can go on annual Haj : India and Saudi Arabia signed a agreement The Hindu: (Page6)IR (GSII)– What is Hajj? Its significance
– What are the areas of cooperation between India and  Saudi Arabia? 
In a first, IAF C-130 with Garud commandos makes night landing at KargilThe Hindu: (Page 6)Defence (GSIII)– What makes Air Force’s C-130J’s Kargil night landing significant?
landslide risk map for IndiaThe Hindu: (Page 7)Disaster Management (GSIII)– What is a landslide?
– Why India needs to be concerned about landslides?
Structured negotiation as a boost for disability rightsThe Hindu: (Page 8)Polity and Governance (GSII)– What are disability rights?
– Laws related to it in India
Aditya-L1The Hindu: (Page 8)Space (GSIII)– What is the Aditya-L1 mission?
– Its objectives
Rise in child marriages in West BengalThe Hindu: (Page 10)Social Issues (GSI)
– Why are girls getting married early despite receiving an education?
– Is it a social problem or a political issue? 
– What is the link between child marriage and poor maternal health?
voice cloning through artificial intelligence is being used for scamsThe Hindu: (Page 11)


S&T (GSIII)– How voice cloning through artificial intelligence is being used for scams?
– Its preventions
India’s OTT marketThe Hindu: (Page 15)Governance (GSII) / S&T (GSIII)– What does OTT mean?
– What is India’s OTT market?
– Its significance and challenges
violence against womenIndian Express (Page 6)Social Issues (GSI)

– What is violence against women?
– Its reasons, types and solutions
First Advance Estimates of India’s GDP outIndian Express (Page 8)Economy (GSIII)

– First advance estimates of India’s GDP out: What are they, and what do the data show?
How AI can help detect cancerIndian Express (Page 8)S&T (GSIII)– What Is Cancer? Its symptoms, signs, types & causes
– How AI can help to detect cancer?
Supreme Court Legal Services CommitteeIndian Express (Page 8)Judiciary (GSII)– What is the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee?
– Its roles and responsibilities
MV Vasiliy Golovnin Crosses into Antarctic Waters on 43rd Indian Scientific ExpeditionPIBS&T (GSIII)
– What are the key facts related to the 43rd Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica?
SVAMITVA Scheme PIBPolity and Governance (GSII)– What is the SVAMITVA Scheme?
– Its aims and objectives 
Chilika Lake, a Ramsar Site PIBEnvironment (GSIII)– What are the key facts related to Chilika Lake?
IDEX- DIOPIBDefence (GSIII)– What is the Innovations for Defence Excellence- Defence Innovation Organization (iDEX-DIO)?
– Its significance
Inland Waterways Development Council PIBEconomy (GSIII)– What is the Inland Waterways Development Council?- Its significance
 

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