The Hindu
GS1: Popluation related issues
- Making welfare conditional is a stamp of coercion A right to reproductive freedom: In Suchita Srivastava & Anr vs Chandigarh Administration (2009), the Court found that a woman’s freedom to make reproductive decisions is an integral facet of the right to personal liberty guaranteed by Article 21.
GS2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
- India, Russia to hold 2+2 Ministerial meet India and Russia will hold the first 2+2 ministerial meeting later this year before a summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian envoy Nikolay Kudashev said on Wednesday
GS2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
- Subsidy scheme for shipping firms approved It will also increase training opportunities and employment for seafarers.
GS3: Indian Economy
- RBI bars mastercards from adding new users The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday imposed restrictions on Mastercard Asia / Pacific Pte. Ltd. from on-boarding new domestic customers
Indian Express
GS2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
- Retrieving lost Aadhaar is challenging because of unfounded privacy concerns Pushed by privacy vigilantes, a fallacious view has developed that the Aadhaar number should be treated as a secret or confidential number, making its retrieval an uphill task
- Key decisions approved by Union cabinet The Union Cabinet approved the continuation of the National Ayush Mission as a centrally-sponsored scheme (CSS) for another five years till 2026.
GS2: Appointment to various Constitutional Posts, Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
- Supreme Court strikes down Tribunals Ordinance provision fixing 4-year term for members “Impartiality, independence, fairness and reasonableness in decision-making are the hallmarks of the judiciary,” the court said in its verdict.
GS3: Industrial policy
- Drafted in the name of consumer interest, the proposed e-commerce rules shield vested interests (Update-issues with draft rules) Ishan Bakshi writes: In a capital-deficit country, rather than welcoming capital, we seem to be creating more and more hoops for it to jump through
GS3: Science and Technology
- What is UV-C technology and how does it work on coronavirus? UV-C radiation (wavelength around 254 nm) has been used for decades to disinfect the air in hospitals, laboratories, and also in water treatment.
PIB Corner
GS2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
- Cabinet approves continuation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for Development of Infrastructure Facilities for Judiciary for further five years The Cabinet also approved the decision to support the Gram Nyayalayas by proving recurring and non-recurring grants for a period of 5 years with a total outlay of Rs 50 crores.
Down To Earth
GS3: Environmental Impact Assessment
- Here’s why Centre’s new SOP may damage Environment Impact Assessment regime The latest guidelines from the Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to prevent violations of green norms actually seem yet another attempt to weaken the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) regime.
