Headlines of the Day 12-08-2024

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
Tungabhadra RiverThe Hindu (Page 1)Geography(GSI)

The Gotipua dancers who stumble from boyhood stardom to adulthood anonymityThe Hindu (Page 4)Art and Culture(GSI)
Parties, serious crimes and the need for judicial clarity
The Hindu (Page 6)Governance (GSII)

A nutrition strategy would have averted Olympic agonyThe Hindu (Page 6)Health(GSII)
The Left’s centrist conundrumThe Hindu (Page 7)Governance (GSII)
On amendments to the Waqf Act

The Hindu (Page 8)Governance (GSII)

Jaishankar concludes three-day key visit to MaldivesThe Hindu (Page 11)
IR(GSII)

Biotechnologists detect difference in use of nitrogen by rice varietiesThe Hindu (Page 12)Economy(GSIII)
PM Modi releases 109 high-yielding seed varietiesThe Hindu (Page 12)Economy(GSIII)
Cold War nuke tests light up a bug in present-day climate modelsThe Hindu (Page 18)


Science and Tech(GSIII)

Perseid meteor shower

The Hindu (Page 18)
Science and Tech(GSIII)

The life and times of Natwar Singh: Seasoned diplomat, former External Affairs MinisterIndian Express (Page 8)Miscellaneous 
Three neighborhood questions 
Indian Express (Page 10)IR(GSII)

megaquake advisory’Indian Express (Page 13)Geography(GSI)
Provision to skip local trials for certain drugs Indian Express (Page 13)
Health(GSII)

Clean Plant Programme Indian Express (Page 13)Environment/Economy (GSIII)

PRESIDENT OF INDIA IN Timor-Leste; Meets PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER of Timor-Leste
PIBIR(GSII)
President of India pays floral tributes to Shri V.V. Giri on his birth anniversaryPIB


History(GSI)
EXERCISE UDARA SHAKTI 2024PIBDefense(GSIII)
MoD’s Divyangjan Expedition Team unfurls the largest national flag atop Uhuru Summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest peak of Africa
PIBGeography(GSI)
campaign for Lymphatic Filariasis eliminationPIBScience and Tech