
The Hindu
GS2: Indian Constitution—Significant Provisions and Basic Structure.
- SC aghast that Section 66A of IT Act is still used Over three years after it struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court on Monday said it was shocked to hear that authorities still continue to book people under the law.
GS2: Functions & Responsibilities of the Union and the States
- Gauging pandemic mortality with civil registration data (Civil registration system) Underestimation is likely as the CRS is still an imperfect system, with potential sources of error
GS2: Government Policies and Interventions for Development in various sectors and Issues arising out of their Design and Implementation.
- Policy black holes spook space investors Investors cite possible conflict of interest at Department of Space as a concern
- CoWin made open source: PM Aarogya Setu app available as a ready-to-use package
GS2: Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector/Services relating to Education
- Survey of Class 3 students to set baseline for literacy goals The Centre’s NIPUN Bharat Mission has set a goal that by 2026-27, every Class 3 child should be able to read with understanding at the rate of at least 60 words per minute, be able to read and write numbers up to 9999.
GS2: Structure, Organization & Functioning of the Judiciary
- Will a national judiciary work? In the current context, the feasibility of the All India Judicial Service requires to be studied
GS3/GS1: Environmental conservation/ Urbanisation related issues
- Cities along rivers urged to include conservation plans (NMCG) Cities situated on river banks will have to incorporate river conservation plans when they prepare their Master Plans, says a policy document
GS3: Indian economy, mobilization of resources
- RBI to buy ₹20,000-cr. G-secs July 8 (G-SAP2.0) The Reserve Bank on Monday said the first purchase of government securities for an aggregate amount of ₹20,000 crore under the G-sec Acquisition Programme (G-SAP 2.0) will be conducted on July 8.
- Global investors flag some AatmaNirbhar reforms International trade and investment flows into India could be affected by several aspects of the AatmaNirbhar Bharat program
Indian Express
GS1: The Freedom Struggle
- Explained: Who was Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, who took on the British in their own courts?Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair was known for being a passionate advocate for social reforms and a firm believer in the self-determination of India.
GS2: Effect of Policies and Politics of Developed and Developing Countries on India’s interests
- What India must keep in mind when it comes to Turkey C Raja Mohan writes: With Ankara set to play a major role in Afghanistan, Delhi needs to vigorously challenge Turkey’s positions where it must, and, at the same time, prepare for a more intensive bilateral engagement.
GS2: Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
- OPEC’s output pact proposal: How will decision affect India India is currently facing record-high prices of petrol and diesel, with pump prices of the former exceeding Rs 100 per litre in 13 states and Union Territories.
GS3: Science and Technology
- What UAE’s Hope orbiter tells us about discrete auroras on Mars The Hope Probe, the Arab world’s first mission to Mars, took off from Earth in July last year, and has been orbiting the Red Planet since February. The primary objective of the mission is to study Martian weather dynamics.