The Hindu
GS2: Structure, Organization and Functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary
- Expedite process of filling up judicial vacancies, CJI tells CJsCJI N.V. Ramana reminds Chief Justices of High Courts to expedite filling-up of vacancies
GS2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
- Two cheers India betters score in the latest SDG Index, but methodological tinkering is cause for concern
GS3: Monetary policy
- No plan to print more money, asserts RBI chief Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said there was no plan to print more currency notes.
GS3: Environmental Conservation
- Saving biodiversity, securing earth’s future The National Biodiversity Mission can help mend the dysfunctional relationship between humanity and nature
GS3: Indigenization of Technology and Developing New Technology
- INS Sandhayak decommissioned It was the first of its class indigenously designed and built.
Indian Express
GS3: Monetary policy
- Why RBI held rates and what it said on economy RBI's panel said forecast of a normal south-west monsoon, the resilience of agriculture and the farm economy, the adoption of Covid-19 compatible operational models by businesses, were among forces that could provide tailwinds to revival of domestic economic activity.
GS3: Science and Tech
- Explained: How Corbevax is different India has placed an advance order for 300 million doses of Corbevax. How does this Covid-19 vaccine work, and how does it differ from others? What could the order mean for India’s vaccination programme?
- What makes delta variant a concern Multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants are circulating globally. One of these is the B.1.617 lineage, detected in India earlier this year. What is the Delta variant of Covid-19, and what makes it a variant of concern?
GS3: Indigenization of Technology and Developing New Technology
- DAC nod for building 6 conventional submarines Project 75 India or P75I will be the first under the strategic partnership model, promulgated in 2017 to boost indigenous defence manufacturing. The first submarine built under the project is likely to be delivered by 2030.
PIB Corner
- DBT-NII Receives Trademark for India’s First Indigenous Tumour Antigen SPAG9 SAGE initiative and portal Immunotherapy is a new approach that exploits the body’s inner capability to put up a fight against cancer. With this approach, either the immune system is given a boost, or the T cells are “trained’’ to identify recalcitrant cancer cells and kill them.
Down To Earth
GS3: Environmental degradation
- State of India’s Environment In Figures: Rural India worst hit by COVID-19 second wave “Along with climate-related risks, infectious diseases have entered the list of major global economic threats for the first time since 2006,” he added.
Prelims Corner
- 17 cases of use of chemical weapons by Syria: OPCW Fernando Arias called it “a disturbing reality” that many questions remain about its initial declaration of its weapons, stockpiles and precursors and its ongoing programme.
