{"id":20251,"date":"2024-01-04T12:22:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T06:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=20251"},"modified":"2024-01-04T12:34:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T07:04:19","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-04-1-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/04-01-2024\/headlines-of-the-day-04-1-2024","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 04-1-2024"},"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>
\u2018Nritya Kalanidhi\u2019 award<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page3)<\/a>
<\/td>		Polity and Governance (GSII)<\/td>– What is the \u2018Nritya Kalanidhi\u2019 award?
– Its significance<\/td><\/tr>
Caste discrimination in prisons needs to be addressed, says SC<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page4)<\/a><\/td>Polity and Governance (GSII)

<\/td>		– What is the current status of Indian prisons?
– Issues faced by the prisoners. Steps taken\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
\u201850% of cybercrime plaints originate in China, pockets of Cambodia and Myanmar\u2019<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page4)<\/a><\/td>Cyber Security (GSIII)<\/td>– What is cybercrime? Key facts related to it
– How are cybercrimes regulated in India?<\/td><\/tr>
PM launches Internet cable project in Lakshadweep<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 5)<\/a><\/td>Economy (GSIII)<\/td>– What is the Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fiber Connection (KLI – SOFC) project?
– Its significance\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Antibiotics <\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 6)<\/a><\/td>Health (GSII)<\/td>– What are antibiotics?
– What are its Pros & Cons?\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
SpaceX\u2019s Falcon-9 to launch India\u2019s GSAT-20<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 6)<\/a><\/td>Space (GSIII)
<\/td>		– What is GSAT-20?
– Its objectives<\/td><\/tr>
six space missions to be excited for in 2024<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 7)<\/a><\/td>Space (GSIII)

<\/td>		– What are the major space missions in 2024?
– Key facts related to it<\/td><\/tr>
I-T searches, a form of extra-constitutional power<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 8)<\/a>
<\/td>		Polity and Governance (GSII)<\/td>– What does extra-constitutional power mean?
– What is Section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961? Its significance and criticism<\/td><\/tr>
The blood management system needs a fresh infusion<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 8)<\/a>

<\/td>		Health (GSII)<\/td>– What is the blood management system in India?
– Issue related to blood shortage
– What needs to be done?<\/td><\/tr>
The dispute on India\u2019s debt burden<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 9)<\/a><\/td>Economy (GSIII)<\/td>– What is India\u2019s debt burden?
– Its impact<\/td><\/tr>
Understanding the peace pact with ULFA<\/strong>

<\/td>		The Hindu: (Page 10)<\/a><\/td>Polity and Governance (GSII)<\/td>– How did the United Liberation Front of Asom come into being? What were its initial demands?
– What is the significance of the ULFA Peace Accord?<\/td><\/tr>
Upskilling of rural youth<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 10)<\/a><\/td>Economy (GSIII)

<\/td>		– What does upskilling mean?
– Why is upskilling necessary for the rural youth?<\/td><\/tr>
Bab el-Mandeb<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu: (Page 12)<\/a><\/td>Places in news (GSI)<\/td>– What is the strategic importance of the Bab el-Mandeb?<\/td><\/tr>
Buxa National Park<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page 1)<\/a><\/td>Environment  (GSIII)<\/td>– What are the key facts related to Buxa National Park?<\/td><\/tr>
Manufacturing and service sector models<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page8)<\/a><\/td>Economy (GSIII)<\/td>– What are manufacturing and service sector models?
– What is India\u2019s way forward: Services or manufacturing?<\/td><\/tr>
central armed police forces<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page 9)<\/a><\/td>Defence (GSIII)<\/td>– What are the central armed police forces?
– Their significance
– Issues faced by them
– What needs to be done?<\/td><\/tr>
cyber kidnapping<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page 10)<\/a><\/td>Cyber Crime(GSIII)<\/td>– What is cyber kidnapping?
– How does it work?\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
VVPATs<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page 10)<\/a><\/td>Polity and Governance (GSII)<\/td>– What are VVPATs?
– Its significance, criticism and the way forward<\/td><\/tr>
How direct benefit (cash) transfer (or DBT) scheme  works<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page 10)<\/a><\/td>Governance (GSII) \/ Economy (GSIII)<\/td>– How does a direct benefit (cash) transfer (or DBT) scheme\u00a0 work?
– Why do politicians rush to give direct benefits (cash) to the poor?<\/td><\/tr>
Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page 10)<\/a><\/td>S&T (GSIII)<\/td>– What is the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)?
– Why has the Indian Science Congress been postponed?<\/td><\/tr>
\u2018SMART 2.0\u2019 launched<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>Health (GSII)<\/td>– What is the \u2018SMART 2.0\u2019 (Scope for Mainstreaming Ayurveda Research among Teaching professionals) program?
– Its objectives<\/td><\/tr>
Dange<\/strong>r of cheap goods invading Indian marke<\/strong>ts<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express (Page 11)<\/a>
<\/td>		Economy (GSIII)
<\/td>		– What are quality control orders (QCOs)?
– What are the dangers of the cheap goods invading Indian markets?<\/td><\/tr>
Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP)<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>Economy (GSIII)
<\/td>		– What is the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP)?
– Its significance<\/td><\/tr>
Development and Reporting of \u201cGreen Cover Index\u201d<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>Environment  (GSIII)
<\/td>		– What is the “Green Cover Index”?
– Its significance<\/td><\/tr>
World Braille Day<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>Miscellaneous <\/td>– What is World Braille Day?
– Its importance<\/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 \u2018Nritya Kalanidhi\u2019 award The Hindu: (Page3) Polity and Governance (GSII) – What is the \u2018Nritya Kalanidhi\u2019 award? – Its significance Caste discrimination in prisons needs to be addressed, says SC The Hindu: (Page4) Polity and Governance (GSII) – What is the […]<\/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-20251","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\/20251","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=20251"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20261,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20251\/revisions\/20261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}