Headlines of the Day 07-12-2024

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
Amid high inflation, RBI retains repo rate at 6.5%The Hindu(Page 1)GS3(Economy)
SC to hear plea to reduce water level at MullaperiyarThe Hindu(Page 7)GS2(Governance)

European Space Agency to support Gaganyaan missionThe Hindu(Page 7)
GS3(Space)
Nicobarese have ancestral connection with Austroasiatic populations: studyThe Hindu(Page 7)
GS1(Society)


Public health — insights from the 1896 Bombay PlagueThe Hindu(Page 8)
GS2(Health)
The RBI has done well to stay focused on inflation amid rate cut clamourThe Hindu(Page 8)
GS3(Economy)
Building on the revival of the manufacturing sectorThe Hindu(Page 8)
GS3(Economy)
Mine workers need early diagnosis and treatment of silicosisThe Hindu(Page 8)

GS2(Health)
Trump administration deserves a lot of credit for Quad, says JaishankarThe Hindu(Page 10)
GS2(IR)



Indira Gandhi Peace Prize to be conferred on Michelle BacheletThe Hindu(Page 10)Miscellenious 
Gyanvapi mosque committee opposes petitions against Places of Worship Act of 1991The Hindu(Page 12)

GS2(Governance)
Centre to develop four new tourist destinations in J&K with help from World BankThe Hindu(Page 12)GS3(Economy)

No plans for de-dollarisation: DasThe Hindu(Page 13)
GS3(Economy)

Small finance banks allowed to transfer loan amounts via UPIThe Hindu(Page 13)
GS3(Economy)

DTH channel dedicated to sign language launchedIndian Express(Page 9)GS2(Governance)
‘Beginnings of something potentially important’: EAM on semiconductor alliance between India and JapanIndian Express(Page 10)GS2(IR)
Why RBI isn’t cutting interest ratesIndian Express(Page 14)



GS3(Economy)
How India is doing better in the war against TBIndian Express(Page 14)GS2(Governance)
India’s digital PRAGATIIndian Express(Page 15)GS2(Governance)
Interest rate ceiling on FCNR(B) deposits hiked to attract capitalIndian Express(Page 17)

GS3(Economy )
How the Supreme Court hears casesIndian Express(Page 18)GS2(Governance)
Why low-intensity Cyclone Fengal caused large-scale destructionIndian Express(Page 18)GS1(Geography)

Nagaland’s Hornbill Festival, and why the Church has frowned at relaxing rules around itIndian Express(Page 18)
GS1(Culture)
Centre to fix MSP at over 50% and procure Farmers’ Produce: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

PIBGS3(Economy)
India to Chair UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the first time



AirGS2(IR)