The Hindu Newspaper : Headlines Of The Day – 28/6/2023

Headlines of The Day from The Hindu Newspaper :

Front Page

• India needs a Uniform Civil Code, affirms Modi
  1. Syllabus – GS -2 Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
  2. Read about UCC – DPSP – Need of UCC – Benefits and challenges in implementation
• Last Chinese reporter leaves India after visa extension denied
  1. Syllabus – GS -2 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
  2. Read about India – China Relationship – Recent issues regarding Visa approval to journalists
• Govt.extendsdeadlinefor Aadhaar-basedpayments forMGNREGStoAugust31
  1. Syllabus – GS -2 -Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
  2. Prelims – ABPS
  3. Mains – MGNREGA – Provisions – Need – Benefits and issues

Business

• Q4 current account deficit narrows to $1.3 billion as trade deficit shrinks
  1. Prelims – Current and Capital Account
• Risk-based supervision pilot to start July: IRDAI

World

• Russia to transfer Wagner hardware to Army; Prigozhin arrives in Belarus
  1. Map marking – Belarus
• Netanyahu’s security risks mount as violence spirals in West Bank
  1. GS -1 World History
  2. Read about Israel – Palestine issue
  3. Prelims – Map marking – Israel
• Sri Lanka will not be used as a base against India: Ranil
  1. GS -2 India and its neighborhood- relations.
  2. Read about India – Sri Lanka Relationship – Importance of Sri Lanka for India – issues between countries
  3. Prelims – 13th amendment

News

• 84 serving and retired personnel get awards
  1. Prelims – Uttam yudh seva medal, Ati vishisht and Param Vishisht seva medal
• Opposition blames Centre’s policies for tomato price rise
  1. GS -3 – Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints
  2. Prelims – TOPS and TOTAL Scheme
• 23 Vande Bharat trains on tracks, but they fail to live up to the promise of speed
  1. Mains – GS -3 Railways
  2. Prelims – Vande Bharat Trains
• 2019 MBBS batch will be the first to shift to NExT; mock test to be held on July 28
  1. Prelims – NeXT
• Modi’s pitch for UCC is on same lines as Centre’s affidavit in Supreme Court
  1. Syllabus – GS -2 Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
  2. Read about UCC – DPSP – Need of UCC – Benefits and challenges in implementation
• Centre planning new Bill on stray dog issue
  1. Mains – Issue of stray dogs – laws regarding killing of stray dogs – Ethical issues involved
  2. Prelims – Rabies Vaccine
• Elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats on July 24
  1. Prelims – Election process – Term of RS members
• ‘Sedition law must to retain India’s integrity’
  1. GS -3 Internal Security
  2. Read about Sedition law its provisions – issues and need
• Centre allows Aadhaar authentication for birth, death filing
  1. Prelims – Aadhar authenitcation – Features – services where authenitcation is allowed

Text & Context

1. The concerns about India-U.S. digital trade (GS -2 )

Opinion

1. A model for quality and inclusive education (GS -2 )

Editorial

1. Tracing the arc of American ‘exception-ism’ for India (GS -2 )
2. Pay heed to a resurgence in militancy in Rajouri-Poonch (GS -3)
3. Strategic high: on India-U.S. ties and strategic cooperation (GS -2 )
4. Spring cleaning (GS -2 )

News

1. Seven products from U.P. get GI tag (Prelims)