The Hindu Newspaper : Headlines Of The Day – 16/6/2023

Headlines of The Day from The Hindu Newspaper :

Front Page

• Exports dip again; trade deficit hits 5-month high
  1. Syllabus – GS- 3 Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
  2. Read about India’s major Import and Export Products – Trade deficit and its impact
• Strong winds batter Gujarat as cyclone makes landfall
  1. Syllabus – GS -1 Geography
  2. Read about Tropical Cyclones and related topics like Bay of bengal/ Arabian sea cyclones – Naming of Cyclones – Landfall – Mitigation measures – Odisha model of disaster preparedness
• Delhi Police seek to cancel POCSO case against BJP MP
  1. Syllabus – GS -2  laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
  2. Read about POCSO

Business

• ‘Fed’s talk of more hikes not a big risk’
  1. Syllabus – GS- 3 Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
• ‘Generative AI could automate 50% of tasks’
  1. Syllabus – GS -3 Science & Technologu
  2. Prelims – Generative AI

World

• CCP dominates AIIB, says former executive
  1. Syllabus – GS -2 Important International institutions, agencies and fora- their structure, mandate.
  2. Read about AIIB
• U.S. military gets access to Papua New Guinea bases
  1. Map marking Papua New Guinea

News

• 80 castes to be added to Central OBC list
  1. Syllabus – GS -2 Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
  2. Read about NCBC – process of adding into the list of backward classes – Mandal Commission – Creamy layer – Constitutional Provisions wrt obc reservation and commission
• Open market sales of foodgrains stopped to contain inflation: Centre
  1. Prelims – Open Market Sale Scheme
• South Manipur cut off as women-led vigilante groups block arterial roads
  1. GS -3 Internal Security
  2. Read about recent issues in Manipur – Process of adding to the ST list
  3. Prelims – CAPF and CRPF
• India to buy 31 MQ-9 Reaper UAVs; announcement during PM’s U.S. trip
  1. GS-2 – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
  2. Prelims – MQ9 and UAV – uses
  3. Mains – India – US Relationship
• India and Pakistan envoys participate in talks with Taliban
  1. GS -2 India and its neighbourhood Relations
  2. India-Pakistan Relationship – India – Afghanistan Relationship – India – Taliban Relationship
• BIMSTEC to adopt Bangkok Vision 2030 at next summit
  1. GS -2 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
  2. Read about BIMSTEC-Countries involved-Benefits
• Home Ministry to meet leaders from Ladakh on June 19
  1. Prelims – Sixth schedule

Text & Context

1. Is the ranking system of colleges flawed? (GS-2)
2. Are non-communicable diseases increasing in India? (GS-2)

Opinion

1. Is the Indian Railways stretched beyond its capacity? (GS-3)

Editorial

1. Reflections on Artificial Intelligence, as friend or foe (GS-3/4)
2. Jumpstarting the next phase of U.S.-India defence ties (GS-2)
3. Culture shift (GS-2)
4. Code red (GS-2)