
The Hindu
GS2: Functioning of the Executive and Judiciary
- Breaking the logjam, handing over the baton With the Supreme Court Collegium showing the way in judicial appointments, the executive needs to match its pace
GS2: India and neighbourhood- relations
- In Afghan collapse, the fall of international relations That global mediation has had a positive role in asking for a more pragmatic attitude from the Taliban is wishful thinking
GS3: Infrastructure
- Will changes in AERA Act help smaller airports? Are private players going to invest in aviation if a profitable sector is clubbed with non-profitable ones?
GS2: Issues Relating to Development & Management of Social Sector/Services
- Focusing on diseases sidelined by COVID-19 Strengthening the primary healthcare system will help tackle the burden of non-communicable diseases
GS3: Indian Economy, mobilisation of resources
- Are oil bonds to blame for high fuel prices? What is the spend on the UPA-era Special Securities and how much does the government earn from excise duties and other levies?
- ‘States earn more when basic oil prices increase’. The States and the Centre need to work out how to address people’s concern about high fuel prices
GS2: Bilateral, Regional & Global Groupings & Agreements Involving India and/or Affecting India's Interests
- Malabar war games to begin on Thursday Indian stealth frigate INS Shivalik and anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kadmatt arrived the island territory in the Western Pacific, on Saturday to take part in the exercise that will feature an array of complex drills
GS3: Infrastructure
- High-speed Net comes to a deep jungle Long-distance Wi-Fi brings facility to tribal hamlets in Nilambur
Indian Express
GS1: Women related issues
- SC allowing women to sit for NDA test is a welcome push for a substantive gender reset in the armed forces Even if an interim order, the direction to open the doors of the NDA to women is more than symbolic. Taken together with the Centre’s decision to admit girls to Sainik Schools across the country, it lays a roadmap for substantive change
GS2: Bilateral groupings and agreements involving India
- India must enter into pacts, boost competitiveness of exports, take advantage of upswing in global trade With both private consumption and investment likely to remain subdued, and with the ability of the government to support the economy during this period being limited, exports can serve as an important driver of growth, more so when global growth is on the upswing
GS2: Functioning of Judiciary
- It is time to end judicial feudalism in India Upendra Baxi writes: No judge is ‘subordinate’ to any other. As constitutional beings, judges are limited in jurisdiction but also supreme within their own jurisdiction.
GS3: Indian Economy, mobilisation of resources
- ExplainSpeaking: What are the pitfalls of RBI continuing to prioritise economic growth over inflation The easy money policy today could lead to high interest rates in the economy tomorrow
GS3: Internal security
- Explained: Centre drew red line long ago, Hurriyat left in the cold since J&K split founded on July 31, 1993, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) was an amalgam of many parties, an alliance stitched together by their common stand that Kashmir was under “illegal occupation.”
Down To Earth
GS3: Environmental Degradation
- Despite PM Modi’s assurance, land degradation, desertification increasing Some 29.7 per cent of India’s land is degraded, according to a new ISRO atlas
GS3: Indian Economy, inclusive growth
- Shear desperation: How can India’s wool sector be revived India’s once thriving wool economy now depends on imports to sustain demand. Will the recent import of Australian Merino sheep for crossbreeding be enough to revive the sector?