Indian Express

Indian Express

Subject 

Pg No 

Headlines

Relevance for Prelims and Mains  

GS 2

1

2nd lynching over sacrilege in 24 hrs, man killed in Kapurthala 

(Polity and Governance)

Know about mob lynching, laws against mob lynching, SC guidelines and laws and legislation are in this regard.

GS 2

1

Afghanistan meet: India, Central Asian nations seek peace and stability

(IR)

How India and the Central Asian countries had similar concerns and objectives in Afghanistan,relevence of the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking, ensuring unhindered humanitarian assistance, major takeaways of India-Central Asia dialogue, how defence- and security-related interactions were an important element of India-Central Asia cooperation.

GS 2

6

Goa liberation sooner had Patel lived longer

(Polity and Governance)

Know about Vallabhbhai Patel’s role in the integration of the country’s states into the Union of India after independence, learn facts related to the 60th liberation day of Goa.

GS 2

7

Most mid-day meal cooks paid under Rs 2k/month

(Welfare Schemes)

Know about Mid-day meal scheme,signifinace and challenges.

GS 2

8 &

14

A weak bulwark 

‘Concern areas in Parliamentary panel report on data protection bill: Non-personal info, localisation need’

(Governance)

What are the findings and recommendations of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (JPC)? know Data Protection Bill, 2021, features and way forward 

GS 3

9

How to help the farmer 

(Economy )

Why are the unions seeking legal guarantees for MSP? What does the legality of MSP mean? What is MSP? crops covered and other related facts, issues involved and need to reform, what is the best way to support agriculture in a sustainable and competitive manner?

GS 2

9

Survey in perspective 

Such ado about a meeting 

(Governance )

What are the findings of the recently released NFHS-5 on population and health indicators? What are the reasons for extraordinary attention? implications of findings and way  ahead 

Should electoral processes be reformed from time to time or not? Who are the stakeholders in reforming the electoral process?

GS 3

11

India’s missile capability

(Defence )

Why Defence Minister urged DRDO scientists to work towards developing hypersonic missile technology, What is the history of missile technology in India? What missiles has India developed so far, and where does it stand in relation to its neighbours? What makes India good at missile technology?