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Union Health Minister releases fifth State Food Safety Index

AIR

GS-3/Eco

• 5th State Food Safety Index (SFSI) released
• Rapid Food Testing Kit (RAFT) portal unveiled

India has emerged as the 2nd Largest Producer of Crude Steel in the world

PIB

GS-3/Eco

• India is 2nd Largest Producer of Crude Steel in the world
• National Steel Policy 2017 (NSP 2017
• End-of-life vehicles (ELVs) 

Mission on Advanced and High-Impact Research (MAHIR) launched

PIB

GS-3/Eco

• What is MAHIR (Mission on Advanced and High-impact Research)?
• Its Objective, Duration and Funding

Union Cabinet approves continuation of Central Sector Scheme of ‘Exploration of Coal and Lignite Scheme’

PIB

GS-3/Eco

• Exploration of Coal and Lignite Scheme
• Under this scheme, exploration for Coal and Lignite is conducted in two broad stages

NCPCR launches National Campaign “Addiction Free Amrit Kaal”

PIB

GS-2/Health

• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) 
• NCPCR launched National Campaign “Addiction Free Amrit Kaal”

CCEA approved an increase in Minimum Support Price for all mandated Kharif Crops for Marketing Season 2023-24

PIB

GS-3/Eco

• What is the minimum support price for crops?
• How are they decided?

Sedition — illogical equation of government with state

The Hindu 

Page -6

GS-2/Polity

• What is the Sedition Law – Section 124A of IPC?
• ‘Kedarnath’ and constitutionality of sedition

What will it take for an Indian city to become low carbon?

The Hindu Page 8

GS-3/Envt

• What is the sector-coupling approach? 
• How do strategies to mitigate excessive energy use change with different kinds of cities?

How KFON aims to bridge the digital divide in Kerala

The Hindu Page 8

GS-3/Science

• What is Kerala Fibre Optic Network (KFON)?

India-U.S. launch dialogue on strategic trade, seek to tighten export controls

The Hindu Page 10

GS-2/IR

• India and the U.S. pledged to streamline their export control regimes for critical technologies 
• India-US initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET)

DPSU MDL and German TKMS team up to bid for Navy’s mega submarine deal

The Hindu Page 12

GS-3/Security

• MDL and Germany sign MOU for Project-75I
• Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL) is a PSU managed by the Ministry of Defence

NATO allies prepare unprecedented air deployment exercise over Europe in show of force to Russia

The Hindu Page 13

GS-2/IR; GS-3/Security

• Germany to host The Air Defender 23 exercise
• What is the working of NATO?

In a first, scientists X-ray a single atom

The Hindu Page 18

GS-3/Science

• What is X-ray and its working?

BSNL revival: Cabinet allocates Rs 89,000 crore for 4G, 5G spectrum

Ind Exp Page 15

GS-3/Science

• Union Cabinet approved the third revival package for BSNL with the total outlay of Rs. 89,047 crore.