The Hindu

The Hindu

Subject

Pg No

Headlines

Relevance for Prelims and Mains  

GS 2

1

Fundamental duties must be enforced: plea

(Constitution)

What are the Fundamental Duties? How were Fundamental Duties incorporated in the Constitution? why is there a pressing need to enforce and implement the fundamental duties? 

GS 3

1

Nirmala calls for nuanced debate on GST reforms

(Economy)

What is the Goods and Services Tax (GST)? How has been the trend in recent months? What is the expected future trend? What are the measures being taken to ensure higher compliance? Challenges and what needs to be done to tackle them?

GS 1

1

Centre denied more time in a marital rape case

(Women Related Issues )

Know about the recent decision of the Delhi High Court on marital rape, Why the petitioners have challenged the constitutionality of the marital rape exception under Section 375 of the IPC (rape)? Why there is a demand for the criminalisation of marital rape? What are the challenges in criminalizing it? and way ahead 

GS 3

3

Odisha asks producers, sellers to exhaust single-use plastic stock

(Environmental Pollution)

What is Single-Use Plastic (SUP)? Uses, Problems, key highlights of  Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 and other related  Initiatives to Curb Plastic Waste.

GS 2

6

Use international law, call out China’s violations

(IR)

Know about the India-China LAC engagement, what is a series of bilateral agreements signed by both the countries? Features of the cardinal rule of international law codified in Article 2(4) of the United Nations (UN) Charter, its exceptions, why there are multiple transgressions at the LAC, ramifications of the LAC transgressions and the new border law on bilateral relations, what should be the purpose of India’s lawfare and the way forward.

GS 2

7

Questions on MGNREGA budget estimation

(Welfare Schemes))

What is the allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the FY 2022-23 budget? why have some organisations raised concerns? Why is the government’s allocation so much lower than what State governments ask for and civil society actors recommend? And what lies ahead?

GS 2

7

Protect the mother tongue

(Constitution)

Know about International Mother Language Day, historical links associated with it and what is the importance of mother tongue, related Constitutional and Legal Provisions, the role of technology in developing multilingual education and in supporting the development of quality teaching and learning for all.

GS 2

10

Centre clarifies on OROP scheme

(Polity and Governance)

What is the meaning of One Rank One Pension(OROP)? and recent decisions of the government in this context.

GS 2

11

Iran makes ‘significant progress in nuclear talks

(IR )

What are the major features of the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers? importance of the new round of Vienna talks and their implications for India and the world.