{"id":12408,"date":"2021-08-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/09-08-2021\/the-indian-express-38\/"},"modified":"2021-08-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T00:00:00","slug":"the-indian-express-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/09-08-2021\/the-indian-express-38","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\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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GS 4<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Despite red flags, Railway University gave contract to firm of Board member<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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What is the conflict of interest? What should a bureaucrat do in situations like these?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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GS 3<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Better immune response from mixing Covaxin, Covishield, says ICMR study<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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How are vaccines made? How do they work? What are the key differences between Covaxin and Covishield?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Threat to human rights is highest in police stations: CJI<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Putting an end to police brutality<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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How are different human rights violated by the Police? What are much needed different Police Reforms?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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PM Narendra Modi to chair UNSC debate on maritime security, cooperation<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(International Relations)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Please try to learn about different terms mentioned in the article viz seven pillars of maritime security, SAGAR initiative and Indo-Pacific Oceans\u2019 Initiative (IPOI).<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Vaccination: the road ahead<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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What was WHO\u2019s appeal regarding moratorium on booster dosage in developed nations? What is initiative COVAX? What could be India\u2019s role in the World Vaccination Programme?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Device that detects SARS-CoV-2 in saliva sample in one hour<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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What is SHERLOCK, a CRISPR-based tool? How does it function? How can it help in early and easy covid detection?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Act East policy\u2019s success rests on peace and trust between neighbours<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Why is the North East so volatile? What was the recent Assam-Manipur row and how was it handled? How will peace in NE promote economic cooperation, transport and trade with South East Asia?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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UNSC meet exposes duplicity of Taliban and Pakistan, who talk peace and pursue war at the same time<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(International Relations)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What is the current situation in Afghanistan and how is it detrimental for India and the world? What should India do to ensure peace and democracy in its neighbourhood?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Envisioning a secure Indian Ocean<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(International Relations)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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This article is really good to learn about various roles and initiatives India should take to ensure freedom of maritime movement and trade.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Addressing the quality deficit in India\u2019s technical education<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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What are the key challenges before the Indian Technical Education? What are different steps that can help in assuring the quality like autonomous quality assurance?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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GS 3<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The grim reality hidden by recent decline in unemployment rates<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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What are the recent trends in Unemployment? Why is the decline in unemployment not an opportunity to be happy?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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GS 3<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Retro tax repeal: Sovereign right to tax intact post-2012, but mist clears for cos<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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What is Retro Tax? Why was it repealed? How will it bring policy stability?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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New chemistry cell battery tech set to diversify, disrupt sectors: From electricity storage to EVs<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(Sc & Tech; Economy)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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What are the alternative battery technologies which may replace Lithium-ion batteries? Like novel rechargeable iron-air batteries, solid-state batteries, etc.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Satish Mehta: \u2018On track to deliver 60 mn doses of our mRNA vaccine by year-end\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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What is the mRNA vaccine? How is it made? What could be its advantages over conventional vaccines?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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GS 3<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Rankings must be transparent; digital dominance a concern: CCI Chairman<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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

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How are the digital e-markets misusing their dominance? Also learn about the Competition Commission of India.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Taliban seize government buildings in Afghan cities Kunduz, Sar-e Pul<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

(International Relation)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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How will Taliban\u2019s rise affect India internally (J&K) and its investments in Afghanistan?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Also please note these towns in the news and do map work.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Indian Express Subject\u00a0 Pg No\u00a0 Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains\u00a0\u00a0 GS 4 3 Despite red flags, Railway University gave contract to firm of Board member (Ethics) What is the conflict of interest? What should a bureaucrat do in situations like these? GS 3 3 Better immune response from mixing Covaxin, Covishield, says ICMR study […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-12408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines-of-the-day","tag-indian-express"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3419750Current-Affairs.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12408\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}