Daily News Prescription - 2nd June, 2021

The Hindu

• GS1: Geography
  • IMD increases monsoon rain outlook to 101% Central India, which constitutes core rainfed agricultural region, to see 6% increase
• GS1:  Population and Associated Issues
  • ‘China’s population norms serve as warning for India’ We are at a desirable replacement level fertility. We need to focus on stabilisation, they say
• GS2: Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of vulnerable sections
  • Breaking the cycle of child labour is in India’s hands Though the pandemic has amplified its contributing factors, policy and programmatic interventions can save children
• GS2: India and its Neighborhood- Relations
  • COVID diplomacy 2.0, a different order of tasks Indian diplomacy will have to handle the fallout of the vaccine collapse and bio-research regulations
• GS2: Issues and Challenges Pertaining to the Federal Structure
  • DM Act is of 2005 vintage, was first enforced during pandemic Centre serves show cause notice on former Bengal Chief Secretary under DM Act
• GS3: Effects of Liberalization on the Economy
  • What explains the surge in FDI inflows?   Unprecedented short-term foreign portfolio investments are entirely responsible for the surge

Indian Express

• GS2: Indian Constitution 
  • Explained: Legal issues involved in bringing Mehul Choksi back to India India has sent a team of eight officials, including from the CBI and the Ministry of External Affairs, to secure Mehul Choksi’s deportation to India from Dominica. But the matter is now facing a legal hurdle.
• GS3: Indian Economy
  • RBI’s latest circular on cryptos The RBI clarification came after State Bank of India and HDFC Bank cautioned their customers against dealing in virtual currencies such as Bitcoin citing the April 2018 order of the RBI.

Down To Earth

• GS1: Geographical phenomenon such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc
  • Mount Nyiragongo’s volcano: why it’s unique and treacherous The local and national governments in the area around the volcano need to be more aware of the risks from tectonic rifting and from the volcano

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