
The Hindu
GS2: Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability
- Issue clear guidelines on death certificates: SC This would apply to cases where patients had died of COVID-complications even a month or two after being diagnosed and irrespective of whether the patients died at home or in hospital, the court said.
GS3: e-technology in the aid of farmers
- ‘Centre’s digital agri proposals raise concern’ The Centre published a consultation paper on an India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA) on June 1, and sought public feedback by the end of the month. The 91 organisations, which include some of the farm unions groups protesting against three farm reform laws at Delhi’s borders as well as digital rights advocates, urged the government to extend the deadline to translate the document into other languages in order to hold meaningful consultations with farmers.
GS3: Effects of Liberalization on the Economy
- India’s 1991 liberalisation leap and lessons for today The reforms were hugely successful but a lot remains to be done, says one of the architects of the transition
GS2: Schemes for vulnerable sections
- SC pulls up govt. on ex gratia It gives the National Disaster Management Authority 6 weeks to fix rules for compensation to COVID-19 victims’ kin.
Indian Express
GS2: Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability
- How police can serve citizens better Streamlining of delivery mechanism with technology can enable police forces to improve efficiency, cut out corruption.
GS2: Government Policies & Interventions for Development
- India’s cities need to be sustainable, not smart How Modi government’s flagship missions have irreparably damaged urban governance frameworks and put people at the periphery
GS2: Significant Provisions of the constitution and Basic Structure.
- Mere right to change ruler is no guard against tyranny: CJI While underlining that judges cannot stay “in ivory castles”, he said they “have to be mindful of the fact that the noise” amplified on social media “is not necessarily reflective of what is right and what the majority believes in”.
PIB Corner
- PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme The centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme, launched under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, to enhance the competitiveness of existing individual micro-enterprises in the unorganized segment of the food processing industry and promote formalization of the sector, marks the completion of its one year.
Hindustan Times
GS3: Environmental degradation, Climate change
- Explained: What's causing heat wave in Northwestern US, Canada According to the National Weather Service (NWS), in most parts of the country, temperatures must be above the historical average in an area for two or more days before the label heat wave is applied to a hot spell.