Headlines of the day 14-08-2023


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Key points to know

Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

All India Radio

History

  • What is the significance of  Partition Horrors Remembrance Day?

Chandrayaan-3

All India Radio

Science

  • What is the significance of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission?
  • Its aims and objectives

Aditi Swami becomes 1st Indian to clinch individual World Title 

All India Radio

Sports

  • Aditi Swami created history by becoming the first-ever Indian to clinch the individual World Title at the World Archery Championships final in Berlin. 

Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA)

The Hindu

Education

  • What is the Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA)?
  • Its Significance

Anwar ul Haq Kakar 

Indian Express

IR

  • Who is Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the new caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan?

‘Urea Gold’ fertiliser

Indian Express

Economy

  • What is the significance of the ‘Urea Gold’ fertiliser?

Bulldozing the law and the Constitution 

The Hindu

Polity

  • What is Ethnic cleansing? 
  • Why has bulldozing become the new normal? 

Yelagiri Hut

The Hindu

Culture

  • What is Yelagiri Hut?
  • Its significance