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The Hindu
GS2: Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to, Education
- Fair assessment (CBSE assessment formula) The unprecedented Class 12 evaluation system must be an open book to inspire confidence
GS2: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections of the population by the Centre and States
- In India, looking beyond the binary to a spectrum A delay in the provision of marriage rights to same-sex couples would fall foul of constitutional guarantees, judgments
GS2: Structure, Organization & Functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary
- SC refuses to intervene in HC ruling on student activists’ bail But ruling will neither be treated as a precedent in any proceedings nor be relied on by parties, it notes.
GS2: Government Policies & Interventions for Development
- Centre plans Bill to order censors to re-examine a cleared film The Centre on Friday sought public comments on its draft Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which proposes to bring back its “revisionary powers” over the Central Board of Film Certification. This would empower the Centre to order “re-examination” of an already certified film, following receipt of complaints.
GS3: Defence and security
- Panel formed for talks on theatre commands Panel includes representatives from Home Affairs, Finance and Law Ministries
GS2: Bilateral, Regional & Global Groupings & Agreements Involving India and/or Affecting India's Interests
- India, 3 EU nations begin naval exercise A total of five warships from four navies are participating in the two-day exercise, says Navy
GS3: Major Crops Cropping Patterns in Various Parts of the Country
- Sale of illegal HTBt cotton seeds doubles Seeds industry demands action; Centre says the onus is on States
Indian Express
GS2: Salient Features of Representation of People's Act
- How are the claims of rival factions in a political party settled? (Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968) In such cases, like the recent split within the LJP, the election commission must use guidelines and precedents to make a decision
- How poll results are challenged, and when courts have set them aside West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has filed an election petition in the Calcutta High Court challenging the Assembly election result of Nandigram constituency, where she had contested and lost.
GS3: Infrastructure
- Cash-strapped power distribution companies need radical intervention, not another financial aid package (Poor health of Discoms, UDAY) Centre has routinely stepped in to rescue discoms in distress, but dues have continued to rise. Minor tinkering will no longer help.
- Summer Rain Stock dam Although the monsoon has not covered the whole country yet, summer cyclones and thunderstorms have left reservoirs with more water than their average at this stage. Some regions, however, remain behind.
GS2: Bilateral, Regional & Global Groupings & Agreements Involving India and/or Affecting India's Interests
- What the G7 message on net-zero emissions means for India India, which has huge developmental needs and global high-table aspirations that require carbon and policy spaces, must protect its interests.
PIB Corner
GS2: Issues of Buffer Stocks and Food Security
- Central and State Governments coordinate actions to contain the prices of pulses (Price stabilisation fund, NAFED) The power to issue orders for collecting information or statistics with regard to essential commodities has been delegated by the Central Government to the State Government by order dated 9.6.1978. On 14.5.2021 all States/UTs were requested to direct all the Stockholders like Millers, Traders, Importers etc. to declare their stock of pulses vide power conferred under Section3(2)(h) and 3(2)(i) of the EC Act
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