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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
