Headlines of the day 13-06-2023


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President of India interacts with the members of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

PIB

GS-2/Society (Vulnerable sections)

  • What are Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)?
  • ‘PVTG’ DEVELOPMENT MISSION

INDO-MALDIVES joint military exercise “Ex Ekuverin” commenced at Chaubatia, Uttarakhand 

PIB

GS-2/IR

  • Ekuverin meaning ‘Friends’ is a bilateral annual exercise conducted alternatively in India and Maldives
  • The 12th edition of EXERCISE “EKUVERIN” commenced on 11 June at Chaubatia, in Uttarakhand.

Inauguration of Vigyan -Vidushi – 2023

PIB

GS-3/Science

  • Vigyan -Vidushi – 2023, an initiative to address the gender balance in the discipline of Physics at the doctorate level

World Day Against Child Labour

AIR

GS-2/Society

  • The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the first World Day Against Child Labour in 2002
  • The theme for 2023 is ‘Social Justice for All. End Child Labour!’

India & UAE to take bilateral trade in non-petroleum products to 100 billion dollars by 2030

AIR

GS-2/IR; GS-3/Eco

  • India and UAE successfully held the 1st Meeting of the Joint Committee of the India-UAE CEPA
  • India and UAE agree to more than double the trade in non-petroleum products to USD 100 billion by 2030

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s ex-Prime Minister and media mogul, dies at 86

The Hindu Page 15

GS-2/IR

  • Who was Silvio Berlusconi? 

CoWIN vaccination data out, Centre denies breach

The Hindu Page 1

GS-2/Health

  • What is CoWIN?
  • What are the lessons from the CoWIN experience?

Right to life includes the right not to be tied down by casteism, says HC

The Hindu Page 2

GS-2/Polity and Society

  • What does Right to life includes?

ISRO, Norway and the ‘Svalbard mission’ of 1997

The Hindu Page 6

GS-3/Science

  • What is the significance of Svalbard mission?

Will a hike in MSP help farmers?

The Hindu Page 10

GS-3/Eco

  • How does the MSP work? What is the government’s announcement? Why are farmers worried?

What is Betelgeuse?

The Hindu Page 11

GS-3/Science

  • The bright red star Betelgeuse, called ‘Thiruvathirai’ or ‘Ardra’ in Indian astronomy, is easily spotted in the constellation Orion. 

Global Slavery Index 2023

Indian Express

Society

  • Global Slavery Index: What is it, where does India rank, and what ails with this index