Headlines of the Day 18-12-2024

The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR

HeadlineSourceSyllabus
Two Bills on simultaneous elections rock ParliamentThe Hindu(Page 1)

GS2(Governance)



Mamata launches housing scheme for rural poor in Bengal

The Hindu(Page 3)GS2(Governance)
The legal gaps in India’s unregulated AI surveillanceThe Hindu(Page 8)GS2(Governance)/GS3(Science and Tech)
Stuck in the classroom — students, teachers, NEP 2020The Hindu(Page 8)
GS2(Governance)
India and Sri Lanka need to go beyond stated positions to take ties forwardThe Hindu(Page 8)GS2(IR)
The challenge of universal health coverageThe Hindu(Page 9)GS2(Health)
China is world’s largest debt collectorThe Hindu(Page 9)GS2(IR)
The Constitution on minority rightsThe Hindu(Page 10)
GS2(Governance)
Are Congress’s EVM allegations a legitimate concern or a strategic diversion?

The Hindu(Page 11)
GS2(Governance)


Report flags India’s violation of rights of Rohingya detaineesThe Hindu(Page 12)

GS2(IR)

Committee recommends statutory MSP, says it can help end suicides by farmersThe Hindu(Page 13)

GS3(Economy)

Panel led by ex-ISRO chief advises restructuring of NTAThe Hindu(Page 14)


GS2(Governance)

Private aviation is releasing more than its ‘fair share’ of emissionsThe Hindu(Page 20)
GS3(Environment)
Wroughton’s free-tailed bat, a highly rare species, spotted in Delhi’s Yamuna Biodiversity Park

Indian Express(Page 4)

GS3(Environment)


Did Opposition score a ‘win’ as government introduced ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bills? What the rules sayIndian Express(Page 7)

GS2(Governance)



Real basic structure question Indian Express(Page 10)

GS2(Governance)



What Indian PM’s first visit to Kuwait in four decades means for diplomacy in Middle East

Indian Express(Page 11)
GS2(IR )


Why Arctic tundra is emitting more carbon than it absorbs, for first time in many millenniaIndian Express(Page 17)



GS3(Environment)


Eklavya: His story beyond the thumb-cutting, questions of ‘dharma’ it raisesIndian Express(Page 17)GS1(History)
India’s pharmaceutical market for FY 2023-24 is valued at USD 50 billion with domestic consumption valued at USD 23.5 billion and export valued at USD 26.5 billion

PIB

GS3(Economy)






Science and Technology Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh today launched India’s first-of-its-kind anti-pesticide bodysuit, Kisan Kavach in New DelhiAirGS3(Economy)

India is emerging as hub for affordable medical tourism: President Droupadi Murmu



Air GS2(Governance)/GS3(Economy)

India becomes 3rd largest exporter of smartphones in world


AirGS3(Economy)
Govt prepares 6-point strategy to increase income of farmers


AirGS3(Economy)


OPEC Fund approves nearly 1 billion dollars in development financing for final quarter 2024
AirGS2(IR)GS3(Economy)