
The Hindu
GS1: Art and Culture, History
- Chola idols among 14 art works to be returned by Australia The works being returned are: Child-saint Sambandar, dancing child-saint Sambandar of 12th century belonging to Chola dynasty, Processional standard [‘alam], from Hyderabad, Arch for a Jain shrine, 11th-12th century, Seated Jina, 1163 from Mount Abu region, Rajasthan, The divine couple Lakshmi and Vishnu [Lakshmi Narayana] 11-12th century, Durga Mahisasuramardini, from Gujarat.
GS2: Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions and Bodies constituted for the Protection and Betterment of these Vulnerable Sections.
- The long road to winning the battle against trafficking Anti-trafficking policy exists in India, but where the system is found lacking is in the implementation of the laws
GS2: Important Aspects of Governance
- Asthana posting violates SC verdict: Delhi Assembly Delhi assembly was told that Rakesh Asthana's appointment is in contravention to a 2019 Supreme Court ruling
GS2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
- Amended Factoring Regulation Bill passed Finance Minister says the Bill would enable MSMEs to access about 9,000 NBFCs, an increase from the current seven available to them.
Indian Express
GS1: Art and Culture, History
- Jaipur’s Amagarh Fort: history, and factors leading to current conflict Members of the Meena community say the Amagarh Fort was built by a Meena ruler predating Rajput rule in Jaipur, and has been their holy site for centuries.
GS1: Geographical phenomenon, GS3: Disaster and Disaster Management
- Explained: Why cloudbursts could become more frequent A 2017 study of cloudbursts in the Indian Himalayas noted that most of the events occurred in the months of July and August.
GS2: Mechanisms, Laws, Institutions and Bodies constituted for the Protection and Betterment of these Vulnerable Sections.
- ‘Sachar report infringes on Hindus’ rights’ ‘No religious community can be treated separately’
GS2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
- One nation, one police is a reform that is long overdue Prakash Singh writes: Several state governments have passed Police Acts that are against Supreme Court verdict on police reforms. Centre too has failed to legislate a model Act.
GS3: Indian Economy and issues relating to Mobilization of Resources
- Changes to deposit insurance laws: How account holders will gain The Union Cabinet has cleared changes to the deposit insurance laws to provide funds up to Rs 5 lakh to an account holder within 90 days in the event of a bank coming under the moratorium imposed by the RBI.
GS2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
- Explained: NEET’s All India Quota, and OBC & EWS reservation The Centre has approved reservation for the OBC and EWS categories within the All India Quota for NEET. What was the reservation policy followed so far, and what changes now? What led to the decision?
Down To Earth
GS3: Environmental Conservation
- ‘Earth Overshoot Day’ has shifted back to July 29, says WWF This means humanity has used all biological resources that the Earth regenerates during the entire year by July 29, the same date as in 2019