The Hindu
GS2: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States and the Performance of these Schemes
- How will food reach migrants without ration cards, asks SC Centre pulled up for delaying the completion of a national database to identify and register migrant workers
GS2: Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health
- Refocused vaccination campaigns are possible Local planning will need to go hand-in-hand with equitable plans at the national and global levels
GS3: Indian Economy
- IIP edged up 0.08% in April from same month in 2019 Local planning will need to go hand-in-hand with equitable plans at the national and global levels
- Hasten Vehicle scrapping, says FM Sitharaman Nirmala Sitharaman said that enhanced capital expenditure will play a critical role in revitalising the economy post-pandemic
GS3: Science and Technology
- European Space agency's EnVision mission to Venus Nirmala Sitharaman said that enhanced capital expenditure will play a critical role in revitalising the economy post-pandemic
GS2: India’s neighbourhood, relations
- Pakistan passes Bill to let Jadhav appeal The International Court of Justice had asked Pakistan to provide a proper forum for appeal against the sentence given to Mr. Jadhav.
Indian Express
GS2: Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health
- How India can combat vaccine hesitancy The diversity of India necessitates community engagement at the local level, through mediums that invoke trust, to counter misinformation about Covid
GS2: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests
- A new charter US President Joe Biden began his eight-day long European tour by signing a “New Atlantic Charter” with the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, that reaffirms Anglo-American faith in democratic values.
GS3: Environmental Conservation
- How Maharashtra defines heritage trees, and why Under the proposed amendment, a tree with an estimated age of 50 years or more shall be defined as a heritage tree. It may belong to specific species, which will be notified from time to time. Experts believe that in addition to the age, the state climate change department (which will be implementing the Tree Act), should also consider a tree’s rarity, its botanical, historical, religious, mythological and cultural importance in defining a heritage tree.
GS2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
- Can the G-7’s ‘Cornwall Consensus’ give new direction to globalisation? Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes: If the G-7 wants to truly exercise more leadership, it will have to convince the world that all its new principles are not simply ruses to serve only the interests of the developed world.
GS3: Cybersecurity related issues
- Post report of CoWIN leak, IT Min asks CERT-In to probe Sources at the IT Ministry said though the issue had been handled for now, CERT-In, with help of other domestic and global cybersecurity experts, was checking the entire CoWin platform once again to ensure there were no vulnerabilities.
Down To Earth
GS1/GS3: Population & Associated Issues/ Environmental conservation
- NGT notice to Tripura for rehabilitating displaced Brus in forest land The Eastern Zonal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from the Tripura Forest Department and the North Tripura district administration on a public complaint regarding the state government’s move to resettle over 40,000 displaced Brus of western Mizoram in the reserved forest.
