Headlines of the day 06-07-2023


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Chinkara killing case

The Hindu Page 10

GS-3/Envmt

  • What are key facts related to Chinkara?
  • Recent Rajasthan’s sessions court order

UK, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine take Iran to top UN court 

The Hindu Page 13

GS-2/IR

  • UK, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine take Iran to top UN court over 2020 downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet
  • ICC vs ICJ

UAE Announces No Further Voluntary OPEC plus Oil Production Cuts

AIR

GS-2/IR

  • What are functioning of OPEC and OPEC+?

India’s first major gender in physics conference

The Hindu Page 12

GS-3/Science

  • The eighth edition of the International Conference on Women In Physics (ICWIP) will be the first to be organised in India on July 10-14. Its Significance

Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft integrated with launch vehicle

The Hindu Page 12

GS-3/science

  • What is the Significance of Chandrayaan-3 mission?
  • What is Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3)? 

Cabinet clears Data Protection Bill

The Hindu Page 10

GS-3/Science

  • What are the salient features of Data Protection Bill?

Ph.D not compulsory for teaching jobs in colleges, universities: UGC

The Hindu

GS-2/Education

  • Roles and responsibilities of the University Grants Commission (UGC) 

Striking a blow against affirmative action in America

The Hindu Page 6

GS-2/Polity

  • In Students for Fair Admissions vs Harvard, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) deemed the race-conscious admission policies at Harvard as unconstitutional. 
  • What will be its Impact?

Share of Muslim MPs in India declined

The Hindu Page 7

GS-2/Polity

  • What are the reasons behind the declining share of Muslim MPs in India?

Risks faced by Zaporizhzhya, the nuclear power plant in a war zone

The Hindu Page 8

GS-3/Science

  • What are the risks faced by Zaporizhzhya, the nuclear power plant in a war zone?
  • Is Zaporizhzhya comparable to Chernobyl?

Iran’s induction in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

The Hindu Page 8

GS-2/IR

  • What is the SCO?
  • Why will the entry of the SCO’s newest member aggravate its image of being ‘anti-West’?

Taiwan to set up office in Mumbai

The Hindu Page 11

GS-2/IR

  • How will Taiwan’s setting up office in Mumbai boost its ties with India?

Smart Bandage raises the bar for treating chronic wounds

The Hindu Page 18

GS-3/Science

  • What is smart bandage? Its significance

7th edition of bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023

AIR

GS-2/IR

  • The seventh edition of the bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023, JIMEX 23 hosted by Indian Navy, is being conducted at Visakhapatnam

Netherland bans mobile phones use in classrooms

AIR

GS-3/Science

  • Why Netherlands government has announced that devices including mobile phones are set to be banned from classrooms?

S Jaishankar four-day official visit to Tanzania

AIR

GS-2/IR

  • What is the significance of India-Tanzania relations?

India lifts SAFF Championships trophy for ninth time

AIR

Sports

  • What are the key facts related to SAFF Championships Trophy?

U.N. Security Council to hold first-ever meeting on threats of AI

AIR

GS-3/Security

  • The U.N. Security Council will hold a first-ever meeting on the threats of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on July 18th. Its significance