The Hindu
GS2: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections
- On the margins with full equality still out of reach Despite judicial verdicts, India’s sexual minorities face discrimination in employment, health issues and personal rights
GS3: Mobilisation of Resources
- Govt. faces a tough choice on interest rates High inflation, decline in savings, make it a tough call for Govt. to reduce rates on small savings schemes, say economists
Indian Express
GS1: World History
- Explained: China’s Dragon Man, its significance, and where it fits in the evolutionary tree of modern humans The researchers have published their findings in the journal ‘The Innovation’, in which they note that the cranium (the portion that encloses the brain) could be over 146,000 years old.
GS3: Internal security
- Centre may fix stricter rules for unmanned aircraft system On Sunday, two explosive devices were dropped from a drone at the air force base in Jammu, in what was the first known drone attack on an Indian military establishment.
- A new kind of terror: 2 bombs fall on air force base in Jammu Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered an FIR under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.
GS3: Economy
- The mandate to carry out valuation of an entity" A valuation report by a registered valuer is at the heart of the recent controversy surrounding a Rs 4,000 crore share allotment decision by PNB Housing Finance to investors led by Carlyle at a price of Rs 390 per share. Who is a registered valuer?
GS2: Effect of Policies & Politics of Developed & Developing Countries on India's Interests
- Iran refuses to give images from inside nuclear site to IAEA The Speaker of Iran’s Parliament said on Sunday Tehran will never hand over images from inside of some Iranian nuclear sites to the U.N. nuclear watchdog
GS2: Bilateral, Regional & Global Groupings & Agreements Involving India and/or Affecting India's Interests
- What are DMCA notices? What is the DMCA and how does it ensure implementation of the WIPO treaties? Who can generate a DMCA notice and how are they sent to companies or websites?
- In the grey Pakistan stays on Financial Action Task Force grey list. It has been slow in adapting to the new international dynamic.
Down to Earth
GS3: E-Technology in the Aid of Farmers
- AgriStack: Linking land records with database will exclude labourers, farmers, warn experts Making land records the basis for farmer database would mean excluding tenant farmers, sharecroppers and agricultural labourers from the centralised database
PIB Corner
GS1: Modern Indian History
- PM pays homage to Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his Jayanti Paying homage to Rishi Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay on his Jayanti. Through his extensive body of work, he showcased the greatness of India’s ethos. #VandeMataram, penned by him, inspires us to serve India with humility and devote ourselves towards empowering our fellow Indians."
