{"id":13912,"date":"2021-02-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/19-02-2021\/the-indian-express-42\/"},"modified":"2021-02-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T00:00:00","slug":"the-indian-express-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/19-02-2021\/the-indian-express-42","title":{"rendered":"The Indian Express"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:745px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" style=\"background-color:#e6b8af; height:21.0pt; width:558.75pt\">\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Indian Express<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fce5cd; height:21.0pt; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>Subject <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fce5cd; height:21.0pt; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>Page No. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fce5cd; height:21.0pt; width:242.25pt\">\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Headlines <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color:#fce5cd; height:21.0pt; width:241.5pt\">\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Relevance for Prelims and Mains\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; height:21.0pt; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>GS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; height:21.0pt; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; height:21.0pt; width:242.25pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/covidiplomacy-pitch-by-pm-modi-visa-for-medics-air-ambulance-7194873\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Covidiplomacy pitch by PM Modi: Visa for medics, air ambulance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>(HEALTH )<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color:white; height:21.0pt; width:241.5pt\">\n<p><em>\u00a0Special visa scheme for doctors and nurses to travel within the region during health emergencies, and a regional air ambulance agreement for medical contingencies, the rationale behind this step.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>GS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>II<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:242.25pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/china-on-mind-quad-ministers-want-respect-for-territorial-integrity-7194897\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>China on the mind, Quad ministers want respect for territorial integrity<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(IR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color:white; height:21.0pt; width:241.5pt\">\n<p><em>What is Quad grouping, its objective and significance in respect to countering China\u2019s dominance? <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; height:21.0pt; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>GS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; height:21.0pt; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; height:21.0pt; width:242.25pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/delhi\/in-the-pipeline-5000-wifi-hotspots-at-272-mcd-wards-7194855\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>In the pipeline: 5,000 WiFi hotspots at 272 MCD wards<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(SCHEMES)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color:white; height:21.0pt; width:241.5pt\">\n<p><em>PM WANI (Prime Minister WiFi Access Network Interface) scheme, its features and significance <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:82.45pt; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>GS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:82.45pt; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>8<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:82.45pt; width:242.25pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/33-job-quota-for-women-scheme-for-fishermen-in-bengal-amit-shah-poll-promises-7194951\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>33% job quota for women, a scheme for fishermen in Bengal: Amit Shah poll promises<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(SCHEMES)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:82.45pt; width:241.5pt\">\n<p><em>Machhuara Samman Nidhi Yojana, provisions and objectives <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>GS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>8<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:242.25pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/assam-pm-launches-mahabahu-brahmaputra-project-lays-foundation-stone-of-two-bridges-7194655\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Modi launches connectivity projects in Assam<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(INFRASTRUCTURE )<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:241.5pt\">\n<p><em>\u00a0Mahabahu-Brahmaputra inland waterway project and two bridges across the Brahmaputra, their significance.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>GS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:242.25pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/sc-notice-centre-voting-rights-people-stationed-outside-constituencies-7194002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SC notice to Centre on plea for voting rights to people stationed outside their constituencies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(POLITY)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:241.5pt\">\n<p><em>What is postal voting? Who can avail this facility?, recent step of SC in this context <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>GS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>10<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:247.5pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/priya-ramani-mj-akbar-case-rupan-deol-bajaj-me-too-movement-7194794\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Her right to dignity <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(POLITY &#038; GOVERNANCE \/SOCIAL )<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>What is India\u2019s #MeToo movement?, its origin Vishakha guidelines or the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013.,key analysis and way forward <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>GS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>11<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:247.5pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/mechanisms-for-devolution-of-funds-to-panchayats-municipal-bodies-from-the-fifteenth-finance-commission-could-catalyse-accountability-and-effective-governance-at-the-grassroots-7194739\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Building from below <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(ECONOMY)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>Fifteenth Finance Commission (FFC) grants of Rs 4,36,361 crore to local governments for 2021-26, objectives, significance, key analysis and way forward\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>GS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>12<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:247.5pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/kerala-hc-rejects-nia-plea-against-bail-smuggling-not-defined-under-uapa-7195007\/#:~:text=Kerala%20HC%20rejects%20NIA%20plea,India%20News%2CThe%20Indian%20Express\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kerala HC rejects NIA plea against bail: \u2018Smuggling\u2019 not defined under UAPA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(POLITY &#038; GOVERNANCE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), it\u2019s provisions, relevance, concerns, the recent ruling of Kerala HC. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>GS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>14<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:247.5pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/sc-stays-jim-corbett-national-park-decision-to-allow-pvt-buses-in-core-area-of-tiger-reserve-7194302\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SC stays Jim Corbett National Park decision to allow Pvt buses in the core area of Tiger reserve<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(EBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>Corbett National Park, its location and biodiversity <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>GS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>15<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:247.5pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/facebook-news-ban-in-australia-explained-7193715\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Why has\u00a0 Facebook switched off the news in Australia; What will be the impact?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(IR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>The real impact of Facebook switching off the news in Australia, What is Australia\u2019s media bargaining law? What does this mean for the rest of the world?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:41.25pt\">\n<p><strong>GS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>17<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:247.5pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/loan-disbursals-msme-credit-growth-back-to-pre-covid-levels-7194763\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>MSME credit growth back to pre-Covid levels\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(ECONOMY)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>\u00a0Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), its key provisions and outcomes. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Indian Express Subject Page No. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Headlines \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Relevance for Prelims and Mains\u00a0 GS II 3 Covidiplomacy pitch by PM Modi: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-13912","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\/2991859news-feed-1a (6).jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13912","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=13912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}