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    Subject

    Pg No.

    Headlines

    Relevance for Prelims  and Mains 

    GS II

    1

     

    6

    Coordinated disengagement at Pangong Tso, Rajnath tells RS (IR)

    Order at the border (IR)

    Location of Pangong Tso Lake.

    What are the new developments in border skirmish with China? How will disengagement help in bettering India-China growth and stability?

    GS II

    1

    17 major OTT players adopt self-­regulatory toolkit (Polity and Governance)

    What are current regulatory mechanisms for media? What are the provisions of this new self-regulatory toolkit? Criticism and Way Ahead.

    GS III

    1,

     

    10

     

    10

    Rescue efforts resume in Tapovan dam tunnel.

    Water again building up in the Rishiganga.

    Dams in the paraglacial zone a danger. (Disaster management)

    What are para-glacial zones? Why are dams dangerous in Himalayan regions? Which rescue teams are involved and what are the NDMA guidelines to mitigate such disaster.

    Please read about river systems of Uttarakhand.

    GS II

    1

    Follow the law, social media platforms told (Polity)

    What are reasonable restrictions under Article 19(2)? How social media giants are misusing their monopoly via selective biases?

    GS III

    6

    The agonising cost of ham-handed development (Environment)

    What are the challenges due to the developments in the Himalayan belt? The need for development and way ahead.

    GS II

    6

    In Biden’s policy pursuit, the world order challenge (IR)

    What are the changes in World Politics due to new US policies and how India should navigate through them?

    GS III

    6

    Tender cut (Economy and Sc & Tech)

    What are cryptocurrencies and their criticism? Why should they be regulated, not banned?

    GS III

    7

    Is India’s Digital Services Tax discriminatory? (Economy)

    What is digital Services Tax? Need and Criticism. How does it comply with the international taxation regime?

    GS III

    7

    A resilient future for Uttarakhand (Disaster Management)

    What should be the post-disaster rehabilitation approach?

    GS III

    8

    Clean­up begins on Kerala beach (Environment)

    How are oil leakages in the sea managed? What are steps being taken after Travancore Titanium leakage?

    GS III

    8

    ?16 crore drug is their only hope of survival (Health, Sc & Tech)

    What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy? What is the treatment? Should the government sponsor it?

    GS I & II

    10

    Disabled entitled to facilities: SC

    Most buses still wheelchair-unfriendly

    (Society and Governance)

    What is ‘Accessible India Campaign’? What is the status of disabled-friendly infrastructure and challenges? Way Ahead.

    GS III

    12

    Water way to grow (Agriculture)

    How Indian farms can be modernised into Hydroponics and Nutraceutical companies set up in rural India for mitigating farm distress?

    GS III

    14

    Amazon moves SC in Future case (Economy)

    What is the Reliance-Future deal? Why is Amazon objecting to this deal?

    GS III

    14

    Aim to wind up BPCL stake sale by June (Economy)

    What are disinvestment targets of the Government under Union Budget 2021? How disinvestment helps Government and Industries?

     

    The Indian Express

                                                                               Indian Express

    Subject

    Page No.

                             Headlines

                   Relevance for Prelims and Mains 

    GS

    II

    1

    Pangong disengagement commences, Rajnath says next talks will focus on other friction points

     

     

    (IR)

    India China relations, what is LAC, border issues with China, ongoing tensions between the Indian and Chinese armed forces in eastern Ladakh, disengagement process, key analysis and way forward 

    GS

    III

    4

    High diversity of birds, many rarely seen in Delhi, in Mangar area: Study

    (EBD )

     

    Key Highlights of a recent study of the birds by the Centre for Ecology Development And Research (CEDAR).

    GS

    II

    5

    No better scheme than NREGS for sustainable livelihood of unskilled workers: House panel

    (SCHEMES  )

    About the MGNREGA, it’s objective and provisions, what are the issues involved in the proper implementation of the scheme

    GS

    II

    6

    India to formulate policy to develop new battery tech for Evs

     

     

     

     

     

     

    CAA will be implemented after Covid vaccination ends: Amit Shah

    (POLITY & GOVERNANCE )

     

    Significance and challenges of India policy to institutionalise research and development on the next generation of battery technologies for electric vehicles, like metal-ion, metal-air, hydrogen fuel cell, etc, to replace lithium-ion batteries

     

    Know about the CAA, its provisions, implications, issues, the difference between NPR & NRC and latest updates in this aspect.)

    GS

    III

    9

    85% of Uttarakhand districts hotspots of extreme floods, related events: study

    DISASTER MANAGEMENT

     

    What are floods, causes of flood, the role of NDMA during floods, India’s Preparedness, Rescue Guidelines, key takeaways of a recent study of Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) on extreme weather hotspots in the country

    GS

    II

    10

    A thaw, not peace

    (IR)

     Border issues with China, ongoing tensions between the Indian and Chinese armed forces in eastern Ladakh, disengagement process, its relevance, key analysis and way forward 

    GS

    II

    11

    Shutting down a digital square

    (POLITY & GOVERNANCE )

     

    Recent Government step to exercise powers under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act to block user accounts critical of the farm bills, its implications, concerns, key analysis and way forward

    GS

    II

    12

    The Pangong disengagement: what it entails

    (IR)

    What is the new disengagement plan in eastern Ladakh? its significance, hurdles, key analysis and way forward

     

    GS

    III

    12

    Direct access to govt gilt bonds: what to look at before investing

    (ECONOMY )

    The Reserve Bank of India’s proposal to provide direct access to retail investors to its government securities investment platform, objectives, what is Government securities (G-sec), benefits