{"id":21306,"date":"2024-02-07T12:45:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T07:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=21306"},"modified":"2024-02-07T13:27:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T07:57:15","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-07-02-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/07-02-2024\/headlines-of-the-day-07-02-2024","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 07-02-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PIB,  Indian Express, AIR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Headline<\/strong><\/th>Source<\/strong><\/th>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th>Key points to know<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Uttarakhand tables UCC Bill in Assembly<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 1)<\/a>
Indian Express\u00a0<\/a>
Indian Express\u00a0<\/a><\/td>		Polity and Governance (GSII)<\/td>– What is Uniform Civil Code (UCC)?
– Key provisions of the Uttarakhand UCC Bill<\/td><\/tr>
ED conducts raids over MGNREGS \u2018irregularities\u2019 across Bengal districts<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 4)<\/a><\/td>Polity and Governance (GSII)<\/td>– What is MGNREGS?
– Its significance, concerns and the way forward<\/td><\/tr>
understanding of the value of liberal arts education <\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 6)<\/a><\/td>Education (GSII)<\/td>– What is liberal arts education?
– Its significance<\/td><\/tr>
The severe erosion of fiscal federalism<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 7)<\/a><\/td>Polity and Governance (GSII) <\/td>– What is fiscal federalism?
– Its significance for India
– Challenges and way forward<\/td><\/tr>
Maldives accelerates plan to lower dependence on India<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 7)<\/a><\/td>IR (GSII) <\/td>– Why Maldives accelerates plan to lower dependence on India? Its impact\u00a0
– What India needs to do now?<\/td><\/tr>
Understanding the delimitation exercise<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 8)<\/a><\/td>Governance (GSII)<\/td>– What is a delimitation exercise?
– Key facts related to it<\/td><\/tr>
Affluent among sub-castes could be omitted from quota list, observes SC<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 10)<\/a>

<\/td>		Governance (GSII)<\/td>– What does sub-castes mean?
– Why did SC observe that affluent among sub-castes could be omitted from the quota list?<\/td><\/tr>
LS passes Bill for OBC quota in J&K local bodies<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 10)<\/a><\/td>Governance (GSII)
<\/td>		– What are the key provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies (Amendment) Bill, 2024?<\/td><\/tr>
Modi-headed committee to meet today to select new <\/strong>EC<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 10)<\/a>
<\/td>		Governance (GSII)

<\/td>		– How are CEC and other ECs appointed?
– Their roles and responsibilities<\/td><\/tr>
Myanmar border will be fully fenced: Shah<\/strong>

<\/td>		The Hindu(Page 10)<\/a><\/td>IR (GSIII)<\/td>– Why has the Indian government decided to construct a fence along the 1,643-kilometre border with Myanmar?
– Its significance<\/td><\/tr>
After five months of pause due to Gaza war, govt. hopes to move on the IMEC<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 10)<\/a>

<\/td>		IR (GSII)
<\/td>		– What is the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC)?
– Its significance for India\u00a0<\/td><\/tr>
Lok Sabha passes anti-cheating Bill<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 10)<\/a>
Indian Express(Page 10)<\/a><\/td>		Governance (GSII)
<\/td>		– What are the key provisions of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024?<\/td><\/tr>
Rajya Sabha passes Bills to add PVTGs of Odisha, A.P. in ST lists<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 12)<\/a>

<\/td>		Governance (GSII)<\/td>– What are the key provisions of the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order Amendment Bill, 2024 and Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Order Amendment Bill, 2024?<\/td><\/tr>
\u2018Tax-to-GDP ratio to hit all-time high of 11.7% of GDP in FY25\u2019<\/strong><\/td>The Hindu(Page 13)<\/a>

<\/td>		Economy(GSIII)<\/td>– What is the Tax-to-GDP ratio?
– Its significance<\/td><\/tr>
Elections in Pakistan: the view from New Delhi as Army appears set to install Nawaz Sharif in power again<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express <\/a><\/td>IR (GSII)
<\/td>		– What is the significance of the upcoming Pakistan\u2019s election for India?
– Areas of cooperation and concerns between the two nations<\/td><\/tr>
Atmospheric rivers<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express <\/td>Geography (GSI)<\/td>– What are Atmospheric rivers?
– Key facts related to it<\/td><\/tr>
Indigenous CAR-T cell therapy now available for commercial use<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page 1)\u00a0<\/a><\/td>S&T (GSIII)
<\/td>		– What is CAR-T cell therapy?
– Its significance<\/td><\/tr>
Rajya Sabha passes Bill to amend Water Act,<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page 5)\u00a0<\/a><\/td>Governance (GSII)


<\/td>		– What are the key provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Amendment Bill 2024?<\/td><\/tr>
Now Indian tourists can visit Iran without visa for up to 15 days<\/strong><\/td>Indian Express(Page 6)\u00a0<\/a><\/td>IR (GSII)<\/td>– Why is Iran important for India?
– Key areas of cooperation between the two nations<\/td><\/tr>
PM inaugurates India Energy Week 2024<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>Energy (GSIII)<\/td>– What is the significance of the India Energy Week 2024?<\/td><\/tr>
EdCIL Vidyanjali Scholarship Programme<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>Governance (GSII)<\/td>– What is EdCIL Vidyanjali Scholarship Programme?
– Its significance<\/td><\/tr>
National Means cum Merit Scholarship Schem<\/strong>e<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a>
<\/td>		Governance (GSII)
<\/td>		– What is the \u2018National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme\u2019?
– Its objectives<\/td><\/tr>
Impact of Operation Greens scheme under PMKSY<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>Governance (GSII) \/ Economy (GSIII)<\/td>– What is the Operation Greens scheme?
– Key facts related to it<\/td><\/tr>
Provisions of ANRF Act comes into force<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>S&T (GSIII)<\/td>– What are the key provisions of the Anusandhan Research Foundation (ANRF) Act?<\/td><\/tr>
729 districts out of 766 districts declared themselves as Manual Scavenging free<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>Social Issues (GSI)<\/td>– What is Manual Scavenging?
– Steps taken by government for its mitigation<\/td><\/tr>
Union Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur kicks off 1st BIMSTEC Aquatics Championships<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>IR (GSII)<\/td>– What are the key facts related to the BIMSTEC Aquatics Championships 2024?<\/td><\/tr>
Prime Minister Science, Technology & Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC)<\/strong><\/td>PIB<\/a><\/td>Governance (GSII)<\/td>– What is the Prime Minister Science, Technology & Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC)?
– Its significance<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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PIB,  Indian Express, AIR Headline Source Syllabus Key points to know Uttarakhand tables UCC Bill in Assembly The Hindu(Page 1)Indian Express\u00a0Indian Express\u00a0 Polity and Governance (GSII) – What is Uniform Civil Code (UCC)?– Key provisions of the Uttarakhand UCC Bill ED conducts raids over MGNREGS \u2018irregularities\u2019 across Bengal districts The Hindu(Page 4) Polity and Governance […]<\/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-21306","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\/21306","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=21306"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21326,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21306\/revisions\/21326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}