NEWS TO BE READ

THE HINDU

‘No need to amend Wildlife Protection Act” [Page 03]

Relevance: Prelims and Mains – Environment

Focus area:

• What is the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and its different provisions?
• Who as per the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is empowered to trap catch, and if necessary, shoot wildlife?
•   Who declares animals as “vermin” as per the Wildlife Protection Act 1972?

Source link: The Hindu

Supreme Court says laws have teeth but pollution control boards are slack [Page 04]

Relevance: Prelims – Environment

Focus area:

• What is a State Pollution Control Board [SPCB]?
• How is the State Pollution Control Board [SPCB] different from the Center Pollution Control Board [CPCB]?
• What is the composition of the State Pollution Control Board?

Should India have regional benches of the Supreme Court? [Page 11]

Relevance: Prelims – Polity and Mains – G.S-2

Focus area:

• What are the regional benches of the Supreme Court?
• What are the Constitutional provisions regarding regional benches of the Supreme Court?
• What is the “Court of Cassation”?
• What is a “Court of Appeal”?

Source link: The Hindu

Are Interpol’s notices being politically exploited? [Page 12]

Relevance: Prelims – International Organization

Focus area:

• What is Interpol?
• what is a “Blue corner” notice?
• What is the difference between blue and red notices?

Source link: The Hindu

THE INDIAN EXPRESS

19K-cr deal cleared for 200 BrahMos missiles for Navy [Page 05]

Relevance: Prelims – Defense sector

Focus area: 

• What is a BrahMos missile?
• What is a Cruise missile?
• What is the difference between Cruise, Ballistic, Hypersonic, and Supersonic Missiles?

Source link: The Indian Express

Ministry launches four new portals related to media [Page 07]

Relevance: Prelims – Government schemes

Focus area:

• What is the Press Sewa portal?
• What is NaViGate Bharat?
• What is the Press and Registration of Periodicals Act,2023 (PRP Act,2023)?

Source link: The Indian Express

In a first, CERN scientists carry out laser cooling of Positronium [Page 12]

Relevance: Prelims – Science and Technology

Focus area:

• What is Positronium?
• What are Antihydrogen atoms?
• What is Antihydrogen Experiment: Gravity, Interferometry, Spectroscopy?
• What is CERN?

Source link: The Indian Express

Russia captures “Avdiika”: what this Means for Ukraine, Europe [Page 15]

Relevance: Prelims – Geography – Places in news

Focus area:

• Where is “Avdiika” located?
• What are the neighboring countries of Ukraine?

Source link: The Indian Express