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Nyaya Vikas

PIB

GS-2/Polity

• Nyaya Vikas Portal created for monitoring the implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes

MoP&NG launches OALP Bid Round-VIII

PIB

GS-3/Economy

• Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has launched OALP Bid Round-VIII, accelerates exploration and production (E&P) activities

NHAI’s First ‘Sustainability Report’

PIB

GS-3/Economy

• Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways released – NHAI’s first ‘Sustainability Report for FY 2021-22’
• The report captures initiatives taken for Environment Sustainability

Shri Sarbananda Sonowal flags off India’s First International Cruise Vessel

PIB

GS-3/Economy

• India’s First International Cruise Vessel 
• The cruise service will sail to three Sri Lankan ports; viz. Hambantota, Trincomalee, and Kankesanthurei

President Droupadi Murmu conferred with highest civilian honour of Suriname

All India Radio

GS-2/IR

• President Droupadi Murmu has been decorated with the highest civilian honour of Suriname – The Grand Order of the Chain of Yellow Star 
• She is the first Indian to receive this award.

PM flags off two schemes to revive wetlands, mangroves

Mint Page 2

GS-3/Envmt

• Amrit Dharohar Yojana will ensure conservation of the existing Ramsar sites through public participation
• MISHTI scheme will help in reviving and protecting the mangrove ecosystem in India

NIRF Ranking 2023: IISc Bangalore, JNU among top 10 universities in India

Indian Express

GS-2/Education

• Ministry of Education released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking for 2023
• This is the eighth consecutive edition of India Rankings of HEIs in India

Railways to secure signalling equipment with double locks

The Hindu Page 1

GS-3/Economy

• The Indian Railways has decided to secure the goomties
• A goomty is a small cabin at level crossings or near stations where railway equipment is kept.

Dealing with deepfakes

The Hindu Page 7

GS-3/S&T

• What are deepfakes – and how can you spot them?
• What are the threats arising from the use of deepfakes?

What is affecting trade momentum?

The Hindu Page 8

GS-3/S&T

• What are the current underlying trends in global trade?
• How is the Russia-Ukraine conflict affecting trade in the international market? 

The decade-long search for a rare Higgs boson decay

The Hindu Page 9

GS-3/S&T

• What is the Higgs boson?
• What does Standard Model Theory, says about the Higgs boson? 

India, U.S. finalise roadmap for Defence Industrial Cooperation

The Hindu Page 10

GS-2/IR

• India and the U.S. concluded a road map for ‘Defence Industrial Cooperation’
• This was concluded during the bilateral meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and visiting U.S. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin

Time to give up on the vaunted but unproven ‘paleo diet’

The Hindu Page 18

GS-2/Health

• The Paleo Diet: How It Works, What to Eat, and the Risks