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Headlines of the day 24-06-2023

June 24, 2023

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Headline	Source	Syllabus	Key points to know
Artemis Accords, ISRO-NASA mission	Indian Express	GS-3/Science	What is Artemis Accords? Its Significance for India
“Samosa Caucus” is the name given to an informal grouping of Indian-origin Americans in the US Congress	Indian Express	GS-2/IR	What is the Samosa Caucus in the US House?
Rajasthan govt. Working on policy for denotified tribes before Assembly election	The Hindu Page 4	GS-2/Society	What is Denotified tribes (DNTs)?
Centre defends National Family Health Survey-6 questionnaire	The Hindu Page 8	GS-2/Health	What are the criticism over the exclusion of disability-related questions in NFHS-6? What is govt.’s stand?
NATO completes unprecedented European air drill	The Hindu Page 11	GS-3/Security; GS-2/IR	The German-led “Air Defender 23” manoeuvres brought together some 250 military aircraft from 25 NATO and partner nations like Japan and Sweden. What is NATO + 5?
Shri Piyush Goyal highlights resolution of six outstanding WTO disputes between US and India through mutually agreed solutions	PIB	GS-2/IR	PM Modi’s State Visit to USA What are its key outcomes?
Joha rice — the Nutraceutical of choice in diabetes management	PIB	GS-3/Eco	What is Joha Rice? What are its benefits?
Shri Piyush Goyal lauds the support and encouragement provided to exporters by ECGC Ltd	PIB	GS-3/Eco	ECGC Ltd. a premier Export Credit Agency (ECA) of the Government of India, was set up in 1957 under the Companies Act. What are its working?
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) simplifies the policy for export of Drones	PIB	GS-3/Science	What are Drones/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)? Why DGFT has simplified and liberalized the policy for export of Drones/UAVs?
Central Government Amends Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020	PIB	GS-3/Eco	Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020. Its latest amendments
Indian Railways signed MoU with US Agency for International Development/India (USAID/India)	PIB	GS-3/Eco and Envmt	Indian Railways signed MoU with US Agency for International Development/India (USAID/India) for collaboration on Renewable energy What is Green Railways?
Union Home Minister laid foundation stone of Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Samba	PIB	GS-3/Security	Union Home Minister laid foundation stone of Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Samba Where are the other seven central forensic laboratories located in India?
National Energy Data: Survey and Analysis 2021-22	PIB	GS-3/Eco	National Energy Data: Survey and Analysis 2021-22 What are its key findings?
“Bharat in Paris” campaign	AIR	Sports	What is “Bharat in Paris” campaign? Indian Olympic Association (IOA)
India and UAE signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Authorized Economic Operators	AIR	GS-2/IR	India and UAE signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Authorized Economic Operators What will be its impact?
“Summit for a New Global Financing Pact” in Paris	AIR	GS-3/Envmt	France is organizing the “Summit for a New Global Financing Pact” in Paris The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement agreed on setting a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCGQ) for climate financing prior to 2025
India become power surplus nation, net exporter of electricity in last 9 years: R K Singh	AIR	GS-3/Eco	What are India’s Achievements in Electricity Sector in last 9 years?