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# INTERNATIONAL ISSUES 1. U.S. meddling in stand-off: Chinese envoy pg – 10 # POLITY AND GOVERNANCE 1. SC to study anti-conversion laws of Uttarakhand and U.P. pg – 01 2. ‘How are candidates selected for UPSC mains, interview?’ pg – 03 3. ‘Punishing a person for falling in love is a crime’ pg – …
# EXPLAINED 1. How horizontal, vertical quotas work; what SC said (Polity and Governance) pg – 13 2. New investments in science (Science and Technology) pg – 13 3. How Saudi and Qatar restored ties, ending a 3-year Middle East crisis pg – 13 # ECONOMY 1. Emotions to earthquakes, Einstein waves: A govt body’s …
# ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY & BIODIVERSITY Two-day Asian Waterbird Census off to a flying start Pg – 08 # SOCIAL ISSUES Pune hub to track vaccine chain across 41 key cities Pg – 01 # POLITY AND GOVERNANCE SC clears Centre’s plan to build a three times bigger Parliament Pg – 01 SC says ‘no’ to …
# THE IDEAS PAGE The child in India (Social Issues) Pg – 11 Not by digital alone (Economy) Pg – 11 # EXPLAINED Reading Central Vista verdict (Polity and Governance) Pg – 13 Antibodies target different parts of coronavirus in mild and severe cases: study (Science and Tech) Pg – 13 On Nile, a Grand …
# POLITY AND GOVERNANCE Repeal law permitting seizure of livestock: SC Pg – 01 # ECONOMY Manufacturing sector activity strengthened in December Pg – 14 # ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY ‘Track social media to check pangolin poaching’ Pg – 04 # SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Bird flu confirmed in dead birds in Kangra Pg – 05 Kerala …
# EXPLAINED What next for vaccine rollout (Social Issues) Pg – 11 Iran starts enriching uranium up to 20%, seizes tanker in strait (International Relations) Pg – 12 # EDITORIAL OF THE DAY GAME ON (Polity & Governance) Pg – 08 # ARTICLES OF THE DAY A WIDER CANVAS FOR INDIA-US (International Relations) Pg – …
# POLITY AND GOVERNANCE India approves two COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use Pg – 01 Experts raise questions over ‘hasty’ nod to vaccines Pg – 11 Govt. ropes in I-T Dept. to crack down on GST fraud Pg – 01 ‘Decision of armed forces’ doctors on fitness final’ Pg – 03 FSSAI slashes limit for …
# EXPLAINED Amid decline in new cases across India, outlier Kerala (Social Issues) Pg – 11 # INDIAN ECONOMY Despite Covid, negative GDP growth, forex reserves soar $103 bn in Apr-Dec Pg – 14 Discoms’ outstanding dues to power gencos up 35% in Nov Pg – 14 # POLITY & GOVERNANCE Target in sight Pg – …
# ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY & BIODIVERSITY Experts suggest ways to reduce hazards posed by birds to flights Salim Ali Centre For Ornithology and Natural History emphasises on habitat management of birds at airfields Pg – 08 Assam throws a lifeline to its only Ramsar site Pg – 08 …
# ECONOMY GST collections touch an all-time high in December Pg – 01 Housing for poor, middle class a priority Pg – 01 Will strive for malleable regulatory framework Pg – 16 RBI’s digital payments index unveiled Pg – 16 # SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Expert panel gives the go-ahead for Covishield Pg – 01 Vaccination …
