{"id":22684,"date":"2024-03-18T13:09:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T07:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=22684"},"modified":"2024-03-18T13:34:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T08:04:35","slug":"headlines-of-the-day-18-03-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/18-03-2024\/headlines-of-the-day-18-03-2024","title":{"rendered":"Headlines of the Day 18-03-2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f154dcd4a728d97c9cc5324e707f2c72\" style=\"color:#015aa7\"><strong>PIB,&nbsp; Indian Express, AIR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ebecf0\"><thead><tr><th><strong>Headline<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Source<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Syllabus<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Key points to know<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Big beneficiaries claim inability to reveal poll bond donor details<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/75642\/OPS\/G8LCI6BNE.1+GTGCI8A9B.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hindu(Page 1)<\/a><br><\/td><td>Polity and Governance (GSII)&nbsp;<br><\/td><td>&#8211; What is the Electoral bond issue?<br>&#8211; Key facts related to it<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Lisu and Singpho communities<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/75642\/OPS\/G8LCI6BNE.1+GM8CI6BVJ.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hindu(Page 1)<\/a><br><\/td><td>Society (GSI)<\/td><td>&#8211; Who are Lisu and Singpho communities?<br>&#8211; Key facts related to them<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sangita Kalanidhi award for vocalist T.M. Krishna<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/75642\/OPS\/G8LCI6BNI.1+GTGCI8A6H.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hindu(Page 5)<\/a><br><\/td><td>Culture (GSI)<\/td><td>&#8211; What is the Sangita Kalanidhi award?<br>&#8211; Its significance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Many elections, AI\u2019s dark dimension<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/75642\/OPS\/G8LCI6BNJ.1+GTGCI8A5N.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hindu(Page 6)<\/a><\/td><td>Polity and Governance (GSII) \/ S&amp;T (GSIII)<\/td><td>&#8211; What is the impact of AI on elections?<br>&#8211; What needs to be done?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The Myanmar conflict is a regional problem<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/75642\/OPS\/G8LCI6BNJ.1+GTGCI8A5L.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hindu(Page 6)<\/a><\/td><td>IR (GSII)<\/td><td>&#8211; What are the causes of conflict in Myanmar?<br>&#8211; Its likely impact on India<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>The problem of equity in IPCC reports<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/75642\/OPS\/G8LCI6BNL.1+GTGCI8A4F.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hindu(Page 8)<\/a><br><br><\/td><td>Environment (GSIII)<\/td><td>&#8211; What are IPCC assessment reports?<br>&#8211; What did the new study find?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>How were the new Election Commissioners selected?<\/strong><br><br><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/75642\/OPS\/G8LCI6BNL.1+GTGCI8A4D.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hindu(Page 8)<\/a><\/td><td>Polity and Governance (GSII)<br><br><\/td><td>&#8211; How were the new Election Commissioners selected?<br>&#8211; What does the law say on the appointment process? Why has the new Act been challenged?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>HbA1C test<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/75642\/OPS\/G8LCI6BNM.1+GTGCI8A45.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hindu(Page 9)<\/a><\/td><td>Health (GSII) \/ S&amp;T (GSIII)<\/td><td>&#8211; What is the HbA1C test and why is it used to check for diabetes?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>IceCube neutrino observatory<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/ccidist-ws\/th\/th_delhi\/issues\/75642\/OPS\/G8LCI6BO1.1+GM8CI6C2T.1.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Hindu(Page 20)<\/a><\/td><td>S&amp;T (GSIII)<\/td><td>&#8211; What is the significance of the IceCube neutrino observatory?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Son\u2019s tribute to father, \u2018piece of Gujarat in Delhi\u2019: Story of Chausath Khamba<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/delhi\/sons-tribute-to-father-piece-of-gujarat-in-delhi-story-of-chausath-khamba-9219867\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indian\u00a0 Express (Page 4)<\/a><\/td><td>History (GSI)&nbsp;<br><br><br><\/td><td>&#8211; What are the key facts related to the Chausath Khamba?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Why and how One Nation, One Election is divisive<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/ashutosh-varshney-writes-why-how-one-nation-one-election-divisive-9217944\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indian\u00a0 Express (Page 8)<\/a><\/td><td>Polity and Governance (GSII)<\/td><td>&#8211; What is One Nation, One Election?<br>&#8211; Its significance, concerns and the way forward<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Amid Nepal\u2019s continuing political turmoil, confidence vote win for PM Prachanda, the task for India<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-global\/nepal-politics-prachanda-india-relations-9218873\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indian\u00a0 Express (Page 11)<\/a><br><br><br><\/td><td>IR (GSII)<br><br><br><\/td><td>&#8211; What is currently happening in Nepal\u2019s politics?<br>&#8211; Its likely impact for India<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>AI-SIMA<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-sci-tech\/sima-google-deepmind-new-ai-video-games-9215895\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indian\u00a0 Express (Page 11)<\/a><\/td><td>S&amp;T (GSIII)<br><\/td><td>&#8211; What is SIMA?<br>&#8211; How does SIMA work?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>\u201cEXERCISE LAMITIYE \u2013 2024\u201d<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2015283\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PIB<\/a><\/td><td>Defence (GSIII)<\/td><td>&#8211; What are the key facts related to \u201cEXERCISE LAMITIYE\u201d?<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT) to be Conducted Nationwide Under ULLAS<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2015176\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PIB<\/a><\/td><td>Education (GSII)<\/td><td>&#8211; What is the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT)?<br>&#8211; Its significance<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Volcano Eruption In Reykjanes Peninsula In Iceland; State Of Emergency Declared In Southern Iceland<\/strong><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/volcano-eruption-in-reykjanes-peninsula-in-iceland-state-of-emergency-declared-in-southern-iceland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Air\u00a0<\/a><\/td><td>GS 1 (Geography)<\/td><td>&#8211; 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