{"id":12324,"date":"2021-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/03-08-2021\/the-indian-express-32\/"},"modified":"2021-08-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T00:00:00","slug":"the-indian-express-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/03-08-2021\/the-indian-express-32","title":{"rendered":"The Indian Express"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Indian Express<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Pg No\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Headlines<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Relevance for Prelims and Mains\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Govt\u2019s third wave prep: 42 PSA plants installed, oxygen storage tanks on way<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(Health, Sc & Tech, Disaster)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Please learn about Medical Oxygen. What are different means to produce it like Pressure Swing Absorption? What are the various funding mechanisms like PM CARES and CSR being used by the government?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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New frog species discovered in Western Ghats, named after former DU vice-chancellor<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(Environment)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Please learn about this new frog \u2018Minervarya pentali\u2019, especially where it was found.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Lok Sabha passes bill to amend general insurance law without debate paving way for privatisation<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(Economy)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What are the salient provisions of The General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021? What are the needs and concerns? Find Way Ahead for challenges.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Parliament passes Vessels Bill amid Opposition protest<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(Economy)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What are the key provisions of The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021? What is the need and the concerns related to the bill?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SC notice to states, HCs on cases still registered under scrapped Sec 66A<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(Governance, Judiciary)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What was Section 66A and Shreya Singhal Case? Why was it scrapped? Also note down the example of Role of NGO (here People\u2019s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)).<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Solution for disruption of Parliament: More working days<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(Polity)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What are the ways out for regular disruptions of opposition and apathy of government towards their concern? What are the best practices from World around?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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On the up<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(Economy)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What is the fiscal scenario against the backdrop of COVID lockdown? How can disinvestment targets help?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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What does Antony Blinken\u2019s firm but graceful refusal to pass judgement on India show?<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(IR)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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How are Indo- US ties changing in the current scenario? What are points of mutual convergence and divergence? What is the way ahead?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Making a case for Indo-Abrahamic accord<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(IR)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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How can India cooperate with West Central Asia on different issues? What is the need of an Indo-Abrahamic Accord?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Preventive detention only if detenu affects or likely to affect public order, SC rules<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(Polity)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What is preventive detention? Which Article in the Constitution deals with it? What are major concerns and new Supreme Court Ruling regarding that?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Why Gilgit-Baltistan matters to India and Pakistan<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(IR)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Which region is called Gilgit Baltistan? What are the changes in its administrative framework done by Pakistan? How will it impact India and what should be Indian Response?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Where tigers roam mountains<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(Environment, Wildlife)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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How is the habitat of tigers expanding in Uttarakhand? What are the causes of concern?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Unemployment rate in urban areas rose to 13.3% in July-Sept 2020: Labour survey<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(Economy)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What is the unemployment rate? Why is it rising in urban areas? How does this data contrast the Annual Report of Periodic Labour Force Survey findings?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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PM Modi: e-RUPI to deliver \u2018targeted, transparent, leakage-free\u2019 benefits<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(Economy)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What is e-RUPI? Why is it being called voucher based digital currency? How is it different from Cryptocurrencies?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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MSME liquidity line set to widen as more NBFCs start \u2018factoring\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(Economy)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What are key provisions of The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill? How will it make more funds available to MSME? What is TReDS (Trade Receivables Discounting System) platform?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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