Headlines of the Day 16-08-2024

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
PM calls for ‘secular civil code’ in Independence Day speechThe Hindu (Page 1)Governance (GSII)
Centre launches new AI-based surveillance system to manage pests, connect scientists with farmersThe Hindu (Page 1)Agriculture (GSIII)
Digital boost to revive solar power installation schemeThe Hindu (Page 1)Environment(GSIII)
Indian astronomers find new method to predict amplitude of next solar cycleThe Hindu (Page 6)Science and Tech(GSIII)
An obstinate refusal to focus on welfareThe Hindu (Page 10)Governance (GSII)

Reshape the governance structures of AI companiesThe Hindu (Page 10)Science and Tech(GSIII)
Does India lack a sporting culture outside cricket?The Hindu (Page 11)
Miscellaneous 
How can traffic which causes air pollution be controlled?



The Hindu (Page 12)Environment (GSIII)
Dengue control: the unrealised promise of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoesThe Hindu (Page 22)Health(GSII)

Panel on Western Ghats: Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat ESAs may be notified firstIndian Express (Page 6)
Environment (GSIII)
The improbable 800 km journey of Stonehenge’s centre stone, and why that mattersIndian Express (Page 7)
Miscellaneous 
Why 44 and 60 could be two key ages in your healthspan: what a new study says

Indian Express (Page 7)



Health(GSII)
WHO declared Mpox a global health emergency againIndian Express (Page 7)Health(GSII)
Food Inflation outlook Indian Express (Page 7)Economy(GSIII)
Financing challenge Indian Express (Page 8)
Economy(GSIII)

Centre’s guidelines for special assistance to states finalised, Rs 10,000 crore for land reformsIndian Express (Page 11)
Economy(GSIII)
DDoS attackIndian Express (Page 19)Science and Tech (GSIII)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Pays Tribute to Sri Aurobindo on His Birth Anniversary

PIB



History(GSI)
Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches ‘ASEAN-India Fellowship’ for Higher Education in Agriculture and Allied Sciences today in PUSA, New DelhiPIBEconomy(GSIII)
India adds 3 more wetlands to the list of Ramsar sites on the eve of Independence Day 2024


PIBEnvironment (GSIII)
India to Host 3rd Voice of Global South Summit on August 17
AirIR(GSII)