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GS2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
- The shaky foundation of the labour law reforms It could be a long wait before employers and workers enjoy the so-called benefits extended by the labour codes
GS2: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests, Indian Diaspora.
- Saudi Arabia, Iran and the possibilities of détente Recent pronouncements from Riyadh and Tehran could be supportive of peace and security in the Gulf littoral
GS3: Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas
- PM sets out framework for maritime security “For free, maritime trade, it is also necessary that we fully respect the rights of the seafarers of other countries,”
GS3: Environmental pollution
- A circular economy for plastic The India Plastics Pact will benefit society, the economy and the environment
GS3: Agriculture
- ₹11,000 crore for self-sufficiency in edible oil production India’s dependence on expensive imports has driven retail oil prices to a new high, says PM
GS2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
- Parliament passes Bills on tribunal reforms, taxation Parliament on Monday cleared three Bills to abolish several appellate tribunals, to end retrospective tax on indirect transfer of Indian assets
GS3: Infrastructure
- ‘India mulls sharp cuts in EV levies after Tesla push’ India is considering slashing import duties on electric cars to as low as 40%, two senior government officials
Indian Express
GS2: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests, Indian Diaspora.
- The importance of the Gulf in shaping the geopolitics of Afghanistan C Raja Mohan writes: A decade later, it is quite clear, Qatar’s “peace project” in Afghanistan was about legitimising the Taliban at expense of the current political order in Afghanistan.
GS3: Environmental pollution and degradation
- In IPCC report, message for India: Need to agree on net-zero emissions target India, the third largest emitter in the world, has been holding out against the target, arguing that it was already doing much more than it was required to do and that any further burden would jeopardise its efforts to pull its millions out of poverty.
- Explained: Clearest picture of climate The latest IPCC report, while flagging the same concerns as previous ones, is now backed up by more data than ever. The human contribution to rising temperatures is clearer, and the 1.5°C warming closer.
- Explained: What are IPCC assessment reports and why are they significant in understanding climate change? So far, five assessment reports have been produced, the first one being released in 1990. The fifth assessment report had come out in 2014 in the run up to the climate change conference in Paris.
GS3: Infrastructure
- Explained: the new Inland Vessels Bill The Inland Vessels Bill, 2021 replaces the century-old Inland Vessels Act, 1917. One of the key things the new Bill seeks to do is bring all inland waterways in India and movement of vessels on them for any purpose under a central regulatory regime.
GS1: Salient features of World’s Physical Geography, GS3: Environmental pollution and degradation
- The Atlantic Ocean current system is slowing down A recent study notes that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is losing its stability. Modelling studies have shown that an AMOC shutdown would cool the northern hemisphere and decrease rainfall over Europe.
GS3: Security Challenges and their Management in Border Areas
- Envisioning a secure Indian Ocean Asoke Mukerji writes: The objective of USNC debate, convened by India, is to highlight effective international maritime cooperation to respond holistically to natural and manmade threats to maritime security
PIB Corner
- PM pays tributes to those who took part in the Quit India Movement The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to all those who took part in the Quit India Movement, which played a crucial role in strengthening the fight against colonialism.
