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Lokmanya Tilak Award 

The Hindu:

(Page 1)

History 

• What is the Lokmanya Tilak Award?
• Contribution of Lokmanya Tilak in the Freedom Struggle of India.

GI tags for Goan mangoes and bebinca, crafts from Rajasthan and U.P.

The Hindu: (Page 6)

Economy / Intellectual Property Rights

• What is a GI tag? 
• Its Significance

Model Lists of Essential Medicines 2023

The Hindu: (Page 6)

Health

• What is Model Lists of Essential Medicines 2023?
• Its Uses

The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 

The Hindu: (Page 10)  

Governance/Environment

• What is the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023? 
• Its key features

Justice Rohini panel on OBC sub-categorisation submits report

The Hindu: (Page 12)  

Polity and Governance

• What are the key findings of the report of Justice Rohini panel on OBC sub-categorisation?

Pen monument project

The Hindu: (Page 12)

Miscellaneous

• What is the Pen monument project?

PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) Scheme

Indian Express: 

(Page 8)

Governance / Economy

• What PM SVANidhi scheme?
• Achievements of  the Scheme

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2023

Indian express : (Page 14)

Health

• WHO report on tobacco control: Key findings, how India fares
• Tobacco cultivation in India

Carbon capture 

Indian Express: 

(Page 14) 

Environment

• Carbon capture, Utilization and storage policy
• Challenges Of Carbon Capture Technologies

National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment (NPCBVI) 

PIB  

Health

• What is the National Programme for Control of Blindness & Visual Impairment?
• Mission Mode Cataract Surgery campaign 

Fame India Scheme

PIB

Environment    

• What is the Fame India Scheme?
• What are Hybrid Electric Vehicles?

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)

PIB

Health   

• What are the workings of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)?
• Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)

Nyaya Bandhu program

PIB 

Polity and Governance

• What is the Nyaya Bandhu program?
• UMANG Platform

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana(RVY)

PIB

Polity and Governance  

• What is Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana(RVY)?
• Other Schemes for Elderly Citizens