Today’s Articles for The Hindu Daily Digest
Editorials For Discussion
1. What makes NASA-ISRO NISAR satellite special?
GS-III-SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ▶️ SPACE TECH
GS-II-INTERNATIONAL REALTION ▶️ INDIA-US COPEARAION
What is the need for NISAR? What is synthetic aperture radar? How will NISAR serve India’s needs, especially on agriculture, forestry, and disaster management? How was NISAR built? How soon will the data NISAR produces be available for users?
During a disaster, NISAR can collect data for ‘damage proxy maps’ to be delivered in under five hours
2. What does the new U.K.-India trade deal entail?
GS-III-ECONOMY ▶️ TREADE AGREEMENT
GS-II-INTERNATIONAL RELATION ▶️ INDIA-UK
What are the contours and implications of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement? How will opening up the service sector to the U.K. help India? What is the Double Contribution Convention? When will the trade deal come into effect?
For the first time, India has included cuts in its tariffs on imported cars in a trade deal.
3. ‘U.K.-India FTA may work in favour of patent owners’
GS-III-ECONOMY ▶️ TREADE AGREEMENT
GS-II-INTERNATIONAL RELATION ▶️ INDIA-UK
Certain intellectual property and regulatory clauses may delay or limit the production of life-saving generics, impacting patients in India and across the Global South, warn experts
4. How do internal complaints committees work?
GS-II-SOCIAL JUSTICE ▶️ WOMEN
Are ICCs able to stop sexual harassment in institutions and workplaces across the country?
In December 2024, the Supreme Court took stock of the ‘sorry state of affairs’, noting ‘serious lapses’ in the enforcement of the POSH Act. It directed a survey of public and private organisations.
Short News
1. Modi, Muizzu signal reset in bilateral ties
Guest of honour: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Maldivian.