{"id":14462,"date":"2021-03-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/20-03-2021\/the-indian-express-69\/"},"modified":"2021-03-20T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T00:00:00","slug":"the-indian-express-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/headlines-of-the-day\/20-03-2021\/the-indian-express-69","title":{"rendered":"The Indian Express"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"width:735px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" style=\"background-color:#e6b8af; height:21.0pt; width:557.25pt\">\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 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Indian Express<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fce5cd; height:21.0pt; width:39.75pt\">\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:39.75pt\">\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>4<\/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\/narendra-modi-lloyd-j-austin-india-us-7236452\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PM Modi, US Defence Secy stress strategic partnership and Indo-Pacific stability<\/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>The recent visit\u00a0 of US Secretary of Defence, India-US relations, various deals and agreements, bilateral defence relations between the two countries, key analysis and way forward <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:39.75pt\">\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>4<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:242.25pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/technology\/tech-news-technology\/whatsapp-privacy-policy-india-centre-7236463\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>WhatsApp privacy policy violates IT Rules, restrain its implementation, Centre tells HC<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Government Policies &#038; Interventions)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:241.5pt\">\n<p><em>New privacy policy announced by WhatsApp in January and how it violates the 2011 IT Rules, key analysis and way forward <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:39.75pt\">\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>4<\/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\/india-pakistan-jaishankar-shah-mahmood-qureshi-7236454\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jaishankar may meet on Afgan talks sidelines this month <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(IR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:241.5pt\">\n<p><em>What is the Afghan peace process?, Why is Afghanistan important for India? and the role of India in this resolution.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:39.75pt\">\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>8<\/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\/ls-nod-for-bill-to-modify-scs-list-in-tn-7236572\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LS nod for Bill to modify SCs list in TN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/ls-passes-mmdr-amendment-bill-7236580\/#:~:text=Lok%20Sabha%20on%20Friday%20passed,year%20and%20empower%20the%20central\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>LS passes MMDR Amendment Bill<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>(Amendments)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:241.5pt\">\n<p><em>The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2021, its provisions, objectives and need <\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021 and its provisions <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height:82.45pt; vertical-align:top; width:39.75pt\">\n<p><strong>GS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>II&#038; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>III<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:82.45pt; vertical-align:top; width:33.75pt\">\n<p><strong>9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:82.45pt; vertical-align:top; width:242.25pt\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/rs-1000-crore-released-for-157-wetlands-in-india-javadekar-7236585\/#:~:text=Over%20Rs%201%2C000%20crore%20has,Javadekar%20informed%20Parliament%20on%20Friday.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rs 1,000 crore released for 157 wetlands in India: Javadekar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(EBD)\/(Schemes )<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"height:82.45pt; vertical-align:top; width:241.5pt\">\n<p><em>Significance of releasing Rs 1,000 crore for the conservation of 157 wetlands in the country under the National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA), NPCA scheme, features and objectives <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:39.75pt\">\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>10<\/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\/editorials\/india-pakistan-qamar-bajwa-ceasefire-7236360\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>General outreach<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(IR)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>Impacts of\u00a0\u00a0 Pakistan\u2019s Army chief visit to India, India and Pakistan relations, border issues with Pakistan, ceasefire violations by Pakistan, various steps taken by both sides<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:39.75pt\">\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>11<\/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\/inflation-rbi-monetary-policy-indian-economy-7236363\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>No country for inflation targeting <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Economy)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>Inflation targeting in India, present status, the role played by\u00a0 RBI, key analysis and way forward <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:39.75pt\">\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>15<\/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\/explained\/covid-vaccine-wastage-pm-modi-coronavirus-inoculation-drive-7236405\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Understanding vaccine wastage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Health)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>What is vaccine wastage? implications what are the measures that need to be adopted in this context <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:39.75pt\">\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>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\/mansukh-hiran-death-case-diatom-test-explained-7234656\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Diatom test<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(S&#038;T)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>What is a diatom test? and its features<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:39.75pt\">\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>15<\/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\/explained\/covovax-coronavirus-vaccine-serum-institute-of-india-7236414\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Covovax vaccine: SII plans, and concerns<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Health)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>What is Covovax?, How does it work? What is its efficacy?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:39.75pt\">\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>17<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:247.5pt\">\n<p><strong>DPIIT changes norms on NRI investment <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Government Policies &#038; Interventions)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height:21.0pt; vertical-align:top; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>New norms on NRI investment, objectives and need, key analysis and way forward <\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:39.75pt\">\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\/explained\/indian-oil-corporation-phinergy-aluminium-batteries-7235560\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>How IOC, Phinergy venture could boost automakers\u2019 EV plans <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>(S&#038;T)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color:#fff2cc; height:21.0pt; width:236.25pt\">\n<p><em>What is an aluminium-air battery? 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