The Hindu, PIB, Indian Express, AIR
| Headline | Source | Syllabus | Key points to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| In SC, Centre says it sends CBI to States for probes | The Hindu (Page 1) | Governance (GSII) | – What are the roles and responsibilities of the CBI? – Issues related to CBI – Way forward |
| Material resources of the community” under Article 39(b) | The Hindu (Page 6) | Governance (GSII) | – What is Article 39(b)? – Its significance |
| The socio-ecological effects of LPG price hikes | The Hindu (Page 8) | Economy (GSIII) / Environment (GSIII) | – What are the schemes launched by the Government of India to increase the uptake of LPG connections? – Its benefits |
| India is now third largest producer of solar power | The Hindu (Page 10) | Environment (GSIII) | – What is solar power? – Its advantages and challenges – What are the steps India has taken in the recent past that has made it one of the major producers of solar power? |
| How the Widal test clouds India’s sense of its typhoid problem | The Hindu (Page20 ) | S&T (GSIII) | – What is Typhoid Fever? – Its causes, symptoms & treatment – Why is the Widal test for typhoid inappropriate? Its alternative |
| NASA working out a time standard for the moon | The Hindu (Page20 ) | S&T (GSIII) | – Why is NASA creating a standard time for the moon?- What will be its significance? |
| India’s sugarcane subsidy broke WTO norms: U.S., Australia | The Hindu | Economy (GSIII) | – What are the rules for subsidies in the WTO? – Has India’s sugarcane subsidy broken the WTO norms? |
| ‘Malaysia plans to introduce orangutan diplomacy’ | The Hindu | IR (GSII) / Environment (GSIII) | – What is Malaysia’s orangutan diplomacy? Its significance – Key facts related to Orangutans |
| In the name of Democracy | Indian Express(Page 12) | Polity and Governance (GSII) | – What is democracy? – Does the idea of democracy differ from its practice in India? |
| Wilful defaulter framework | Indian Express(Page 13) | Economy (GSIII) | – What does ‘wilful defaulter’ mean? – How are they regulated in India? – Issues related to it and the way forward |
| History of India and Nepal’s border issue | Indian Express(Page 14) | IR (GSII) | – What is the India-Nepal border issue? – What are the efforts being made by these two countries to resolve the issue? |
| Baroda Dynamite Case | Indian Express(Page 14) | Miscellaneous | – What was the Baroda Dynamite Case? – Its significance |
| Supreme Court ruling on Hindu marriage | Indian Express(Page 14) | Governance (GSII) | – Do marriages need to be registered? – What is the Supreme Court’s latest ruling on the Hindu marriage? |
| International Thalassemia Day | PIB | Health (GSII) / S&T (GSIII) | – What is Thalassemia? – Significance of the International Thalassemia Day |
