{"id":14012,"date":"2021-02-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/22-02-2021\/the-hindu-604\/"},"modified":"2021-02-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T00:00:00","slug":"the-hindu-604","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/22-02-2021\/the-hindu-604","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:742px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" style=\"background-color:#a2c4c9; height:21.0pt; width:554.25pt\">\n<p><strong>The Hindu<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#cfe2f3; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>Subject<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#cfe2f3; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>Pg No<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#cfe2f3; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><strong>Headlines<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#cfe2f3; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><strong>Relevance for Prelims\u00a0 and Mains\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:top; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:top; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:top; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/coronavirus-centre-writes-to-states-witnessing-spike-in-daily-new-covid-19-cases\/article33894053.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Amid surge in cases, Centre orders more RT-PCR tests<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Sc &#038; Tech)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align:top; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>What is the RT-PCR test? Why is it important for pandemic management?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>1<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/finmin-hints-at-review-of-tax-limit-on-epf\/article33898985.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>No plans to merge EPF, NPS: FinMin<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Economy)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>What is the Employees Provident Fund and National Pension Scheme? What are the arguments for and against merging both?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/navigating-the-storm\/article33898893.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Navigating the storm<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Polity)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>What are the key recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission? How will it impact Pandemic Management and help India achieve Double-Digit Growth?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/voice-vote-as-constitutional-subterfuge\/article33898899.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Voice vote as constitutional subterfuge<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Polity)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>What is Voice Vote? When is it adopted? How does it weaken the democratic spirit?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/time-and-perseverance\/article33898894.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Time and perseverance<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Sc &#038; Tech)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>What are the objectives of the Perseverance Mission? What are the expected key outcomes of this mission?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/the-blank-pages-in-indias-online-learning-experience\/article33898901.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The blank pages in India\u2019s online learning experience <\/strong><\/a><strong>(Education)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>What are the major challenges before the e-learning ecosystem? How can the poor and backward segments be brought inside the effective learning network?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS I &#038; II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/the-fight-for-dignity-in-the-feminist-struggle\/article33898906.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The fight for dignity in the feminist struggle<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Women Empowerment &#038; Polity)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>What was the #MeToo Campaign? How will the Priya Ramani case verdict help in strengthening the females voicing the atrocities faced by them? What are the Vishakha Guidelines?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS II &#038; IV<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/columns\/a-mail-that-sparked-reflection\/article33898078.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>A mail that sparked reflection<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Governance and Ethics)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>How can embracing critics can help in better journalism? What were Gandhi\u2019s four core policies? Can these become a self-regulation standard for the media?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>7<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/clean-energy-post-covid-19\/article33898907.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Clean energy post COVID-19 <\/strong><\/a><strong>(Environment &#038; Economy)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>What is Clean Energy? How does COVID19 present a window for quick upgradation to clean energy technology?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>8<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/telangana-achieves-100-tap-water-connections-to-schools\/article33898922.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Telangana achieves 100% tap water connections to schools<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Governance)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>What is Mission Bhagiratha and Har Ghar Nal se Jal scheme? How this move may strengthen WASH initiative and improve enrollment at schools?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>8<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/tigress-which-killed-2-in-kodagu-caught\/article33898937.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tigress kills 2 persons in Kodagu, caught <\/strong><\/a><strong>(Environment)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>What is Man-Animal Conflict? How can it be reduced? What were Tigress Avani\u2019s Case and other similar cases? Know about Project Tiger.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/anti-ulfa-mood-builds-up-in-assam\/article33898945.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Anti\u00adULFA mood builds up in Assam<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Internal Security)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>When was ULFA founded? What were operations run by the Indian Armed Forces against North Eastern Insurgencies?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/india-china-to-push-for-resolving-remaining-issues\/article33898943.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>India, China to push for resolving remaining issues<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Polity &#038; IR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>How disengagement at Pangong Tso Lake can be a start for upholding Panchsheel Principles and improving relations? What have the current standoffs taught India about Border management?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS II &#038; III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/disengagement-at-lac-raises-hopes-for-gm-gwm-deal\/article33899490.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Disengagement at LAC raises<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/disengagement-at-lac-raises-hopes-for-gm-gwm-deal\/article33899490.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/disengagement-at-lac-raises-hopes-for-gm-gwm-deal\/article33899490.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>hopes for GM\u00adGWM deal<\/strong><\/a><strong> (IR &#038; Economy)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>What is the GM-GMR deal? How has disengagement brought some good news for India-China Trade?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS II<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/india-and-maldives-sign-defence-pact\/article33898944.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>India and Maldives sign defence<\/strong><\/a><strong> pact (IR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>What are the key highlights of this Defence Pact? What is a line of Credit? How will it help SAARC and SAGAR initiatives of India?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>10<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/this-budget-was-put-through-the-wringer-to-tally-every-number\/article33898959.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>This Budget was put through the wringer to tally every number<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Economy)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#efefef; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>The article is very important for both Mains and Prelims. Please know about key provisions of the Budget and how it promotes Wealth Creation along with Social Security for all.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:36.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:26.25pt\">\n<p><strong>10<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:159.75pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/boost-pace-of-vaccination-says-centre\/article33898956.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Boost pace of vaccination, says Centre<\/strong><\/a><strong> (Health)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:white; width:331.5pt\">\n<p><em>Why is a new surge being seen in COVID cases? How can Vaccination Drive\u2019s pace be improved?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims\u00a0 and Mains\u00a0 GS III 1 Amid surge in cases, Centre orders more RT-PCR tests (Sc &#038; Tech) What is the RT-PCR test? Why is it important for pandemic management? GS III 1 No plans to merge EPF, NPS: FinMin (Economy) What is the Employees Provident Fund [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-14012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines-of-the-day","tag-thehindu"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2023\/07\/60992036147928NEXT-IAS-LOGO_PNG.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14012","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=14012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}