{"id":19859,"date":"2023-12-21T13:06:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T07:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=19859"},"modified":"2025-07-29T17:43:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:13:59","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-21-12-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/21-12-2023\/headlines-of-the-day-21-12-2023","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 21-12-2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, Mint, AIR<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Headline<\/strong><\/td>Source<\/strong><\/td>Syllabus<\/strong><\/td>Key points to know<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
LS passes Bills to replace British-era criminal laws<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 1)<\/a>

<\/td>		Polity and Governance (GSII)<\/td>– What are the key provisions of the Bills passed by the Lok Sabha to replace the British-era criminal laws?<\/td><\/tr>
Kolattam dance <\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 8)<\/a><\/td>Art and Culture (GSI)<\/td>– What is the Kolattam dance?
– Its significance <\/td><\/tr>
India\u2019s defence Budget and national security goals <\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 10)<\/a><\/td>Defence (GSIII)<\/td>– What is India’s defence Budget? Is it on par with the major countries?
– What more needs to be done?<\/td><\/tr>
Inflation in India<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 11)<\/a><\/td>Economy (GSIII)
<\/td>		– What is inflation?
– What causes inflation in India: Demand or supply issues?<\/td><\/tr>
Outcomes of the COP-28 climate summit<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 12)<\/a><\/td>Environment (GSIII)<\/td>– What is COP-28?
– What are the major outcomes of the COP-28 climate summit?<\/td><\/tr>
Lok Sabha passes Telecom Bill 2023<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 14)<\/a>

<\/td>		Polity and Governance (GSII)<\/td>– What are the key provisions of the Telecom Bill 2023 passed by the Lok Sabha recently?
– Its significance, criticism and the way forward<\/td><\/tr>
The Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill and the Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 14)<\/a><\/td>Polity and Governance (GSII) \/ Economy (GSIII)

<\/td>		– What is the Central Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill and the Provisional Collection of Taxes Bill?
– Its key provisions, significance, criticism and the way forward<\/td><\/tr>
Sahitya Akademi announces awards; Requiem in Raga Janki best English work<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 16)<\/a><\/td>Art and Culture (GSI) \/ Governance (GSII)
<\/td>		– What is the Sahitya Akademi award?
– Its significance<\/td><\/tr>
Disinflation<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 17)<\/a><\/td>Economy (GSIII)<\/td>– What is disinflation?
– How does it affect the economy?<\/td><\/tr>
Multilateral development banks<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 17)<\/a><\/td>Economy (GSIII)
<\/td>		– What are multilateral development banks (MDBs)?
– Its significance <\/td><\/tr>
Elimination of child labour a distant goal: Parliamentary panel<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page 6)<\/a><\/td>Social Issues (GSI) \/ Governance (GSII) <\/td>– What is child labour?
– Steps taken by the government for its elimination?<\/td><\/tr>
suspension of MPs<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page 12)<\/a><\/td>Governance (GSII) <\/td>– How MPs are suspended in the Parliament?- How is it different from disqualification?<\/td><\/tr>
A broken education system: Apps and coaching classes are the wrong solution<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page 13)<\/a><\/td>Education (GSII)<\/td>– What is India’s education system?
– How Apps and coaching classes are impacting it?<\/td><\/tr>
Why garlic prices are up, and will stay high for some time<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page 16)<\/a><\/td>Economy (GSIII)<\/td>– What are the key facts related to garlic?
– What are the factors that determine its prices?<\/td><\/tr>
Bihar to develop Sita\u2019s birthplace<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page 16)<\/a><\/td>History (GSI)<\/td>– What are the mentions of present-day Bihar in the Ramayana?
– What are the Bihar government\u2019s plans for Punaura?<\/td><\/tr>
greenwashing<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page 16)<\/a><\/td>Environment (GSIII)

<\/td>		– What is greenwashing?
– How does it work?
– Is greenwashing positive or negative?<\/td><\/tr>
Global crude oil, fuel flows via Suez Canal plunge<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page 17)<\/a><\/td>World Geography (GSI) \/ Economy (GSIII)<\/td>– What is crude oil?
– What is the strategic importance of the Suez Canal for global fuel supply?<\/td><\/tr>
India and New Zealand discussed a range of bilateral and multilateral issues<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page 17)<\/a>
<\/td>		GS2 (IR)<\/td>– India-New Zealand: What are the key areas of cooperation between the two nations?
– What more can be done?<\/td><\/tr>
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana achieved their target of Rs. 1000 Crore in sales in FY 2023-24<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>GS 2 (Health)<\/td>– What is the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana?
– Its aims and objectives<\/td><\/tr>
Smart India Hackathon (SIH)<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>GS2 (Education)<\/td>– What is the Smart India Hackathon (SIH)?- Its significance<\/td><\/tr>
sub-schemes under the RAMP programme<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>Economy (GSIII)
<\/td>		– What is the RAMP programme?
– Its objectives<\/td><\/tr>
NITI Aayog report, \u2018A Green and Sustainable Growth Agenda for the Global Economy\u2019<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>Governance (GSII) \/ Economy (GSIII)
<\/td>		– What are the key findings of the \u2018A Green and Sustainable Growth Agenda for the Global Economy\u2019 report?<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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PIB, The Hindu, Indian Express, Mint, AIR Headline Source Syllabus Key points to know LS passes Bills to replace British-era criminal laws The Hindu: (Page 1) Polity and Governance (GSII) – What are the key provisions of the Bills passed by the Lok Sabha to replace the British-era criminal laws? Kolattam dance  The Hindu: (Page […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines-of-the-day"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19859"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19867,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19859\/revisions\/19867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}