Headlines of the day 24-06-2023


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Artemis Accords, ISRO-NASA mission

Indian Express

GS-3/Science

  • What is Artemis Accords?
  • Its Significance for India

“Samosa Caucus” is the name given to an informal grouping of Indian-origin Americans in the US Congress

Indian Express

GS-2/IR

  • What is the Samosa Caucus in the US House?

Rajasthan govt. Working on policy for denotified tribes before Assembly election 

The Hindu Page 4

GS-2/Society

  • What is Denotified tribes (DNTs)?

Centre defends National Family Health Survey-6 questionnaire

The Hindu Page 8

GS-2/Health

  • What are the criticism over the exclusion of disability-related questions in NFHS-6? 
  • What is govt.’s stand?

NATO completes unprecedented European air drill

The Hindu Page 11

GS-3/Security; GS-2/IR

  • The German-led “Air Defender 23” manoeuvres brought together some 250 military aircraft from 25 NATO and partner nations like Japan and Sweden.
  • What is NATO + 5?

Shri Piyush Goyal highlights resolution of six outstanding WTO disputes between US and India through mutually agreed solutions

PIB

GS-2/IR

  • PM Modi’s State Visit to USA
  • What are its key outcomes?

Joha rice — the Nutraceutical of choice in diabetes management

PIB

GS-3/Eco

  • What is Joha Rice?
  • What are its benefits?

Shri Piyush Goyal lauds the support and encouragement provided to exporters by ECGC Ltd

PIB

GS-3/Eco

  • ECGC Ltd. a premier Export Credit Agency (ECA) of the Government of India, was set up in 1957 under the Companies Act. 
  • What are its working?

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) simplifies the policy for export of Drones

PIB

GS-3/Science

  • What are Drones/Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)? 
  • Why DGFT has simplified and liberalized the policy for export of Drones/UAVs?

Central Government Amends Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020

PIB

GS-3/Eco

  • Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020. Its latest amendments

Indian Railways signed MoU with US Agency for International Development/India (USAID/India)

PIB

GS-3/Eco and Envmt

  • Indian Railways signed MoU with US Agency for International Development/India (USAID/India) for collaboration on Renewable energy
  • What is Green Railways?

Union Home Minister laid foundation stone of Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Samba

PIB

GS-3/Security

  • Union Home Minister laid foundation stone of Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Samba
  • Where are the other seven central forensic laboratories located in India?

National Energy Data: Survey and Analysis 2021-22

PIB

GS-3/Eco

  • National Energy Data: Survey and Analysis 2021-22
  • What are its key findings?

“Bharat in Paris” campaign

AIR

Sports

  • What is “Bharat in Paris” campaign?
  • Indian Olympic Association (IOA)

India and UAE signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Authorized Economic Operators

AIR

GS-2/IR

  • India and UAE signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement for Authorized Economic Operators
  • What will be its impact?

“Summit for a New Global Financing Pact” in Paris

AIR

GS-3/Envmt

  • France is organizing the “Summit for a New Global Financing Pact” in Paris
  • The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement agreed on setting a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCGQ) for climate financing prior to 2025

India become power surplus nation, net exporter of electricity in last 9 years: R K Singh

AIR

GS-3/Eco

  • What are India’s Achievements in Electricity Sector in last 9 years?