Daily News Prescription - 30th June, 2021

The Hindu

GS2: Indian Constitution—Historical Underpinnings, Evolution, Features, Amendments, Significant Provisions and Basic Structure.

• Coming soon (draft cinematograph amendment bill 2021) New layers of censorship are a threat to the existing space for public discourse

GS2: Parliament and State Legislatures—Structure, Functioning, Conduct of Business, Powers & Privileges and Issues Arising out of these.

• Monsoon session likely from July 19 to August 13 This session will have 20 sittings

GS2: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections

• Méndez’s anti-torture vision is still distant for India The belief in the utility of torture is embedded in institutional culture and accommodated by law

GS2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.

• ‘OPEC risks forcing India to tap Iran for oil if prices stay high’ Pradhan says country has already exhausted its strategic petroleum reserves

GS2: Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education,

• The future of learning in India is ed-tech Amitabh Kant writes: The pandemic-induced learning crisis and the Fourth Industrial Revolution have made it necessary to reimagine education and align it with the unprecedented technological transformation.
• The trouble with rankings A culture of ranking is dominating today’s world. University rankings such as Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds create a huge uproar.

Indian Express

GS2: Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections

• SC set July 31 date for one ration card calls migrant portal delay unpardonable The court also pulled up the Centre for the delay in setting up a national web portal to register migrant and unorganised workers, calling this“lackadaisical” and “unpardonable”.
• Explained: Ration card reform, so far The Supreme Court has directed all states and UTs to implement the One Nation, One Ration Card system. What issues does the scheme seek to address, and how? Which states and UTs have not yet implemented it?

GS3: Disaster Management

• Explained: What to check when building by the sea Florida condominium collapse underlines vulnerability of seaside structures. A checklist of dos and don’ts

GS3: Science and Technology- Developments and their Applications and Effects in Everyday Life.

• LIGO spots the first collision between neutron star and black hole. There is huge excitement among scientists with the first confirmed detection of a neutron star-black hole (NS-BH) collision being reported. This ground breaking discovery of gravitational waves from a pair of NS-BH mergers was published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters on Tuesday.

PIB Corner

GS2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.

• Mass Emission Standards for E 12 and E 15 Fuels notified The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a draft notification dated 28th June 2021,    notifying mass emission standards for E 12( blend of 12% ethanol in gasoline) & E 15 fuels , thereby facilitating their use as automotive fuels.

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