The Hindu
GS2: Transparency and accountability, Social Justice
- Human rights at risk in police stations: CJI Going by recent reports, even the privileged are not spared third-degree treatment, he says
GS2: India and Neighbourhood- Relations
- The looking glass of history in Afghanistan The reason for the U.S.’s failure is no different from that of the Soviets; India too can hardly impact the ground situation
GS3: Indian Economy, Mobilization of resources
- Tightrope walk: On reining in inflation and RBI’s credibility The RBI should not undermine its own credibility by delaying steps to rein in inflation
- The sovereign right to tax is not absolute BIT provisions to challenge taxation measures include expropriation and fair and equitable treatment
GS3: Energy, Environmental pollution
- Revisit the idea of ‘aging out’ India’s coal plants A more nuanced analysis considering the various characteristics of individual plants would be appropriate
GS3: Environmental pollution and degradation
- Hundreds flee, homes destroyed as wildfires ravage Greek island Hundreds of Greek firefighters fought desperately on Sunday to control wildfires on the island of Evia that have charred vast areas of pine forest, destroyed homes and forced tourists and locals to flee.
Indian Express
GS2: Issues Relating to Development & Management of Social Sector/Services-Education
- Addressing the quality deficit in India’s technical education There is a need for a truly autonomous quality assurance body at an arms-length from the government, manned by eminent persons both from industry as well as academia
GS2: India and neighbourhood-Relations
- Act East policy’s success rests on peace and trust between neighbours Goodwill among all northeastern states, including Assam and Mizoram, will enable economic cooperation, transport and trade.
GS3: Security Challenges & their Management in Border Areas
- Envisioning a secure Indian Ocean The objective of USNC debate, convened by India, is to highlight effective international maritime cooperation to respond holistically to natural and manmade threats to maritime security
- Explained: What the ‘no-patrol’ zones in eastern Ladakh mean What is a 'no-patrolling' or 'buffer' zone along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China, and what is its importance in the current scenario?
GS3: Environmental Pollution
- "Explained: What the commission for air quality management in NCR aims to achieve and why are some opposing it? The Bill seeks to create an overarching body to consolidate all pollution-monitoring bodies, and bring them on one platform so that air-quality management can be carried out in a more comprehensive, efficient, and time-bound manner.
GS2: Transparency and accountability, Social Justice
- Putting an end to police brutality According to the NCRB’s 2019 figures, 85 cases of custodial deaths were reported in the year with Tamil Nadu registering the highest number of cases followed by Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan and Odisha. No policeman was convicted.
PIB Corner
GS1: Modern Indian History
- Exhibition to mark the 79th anniversary of 'Quit India Movement' inaugurated as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebration After the arrest of other senior leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, the Quit India movement had spread spontaneously across the country. During that time, the command of the movement passed into the hands of the youth like Ram Manohar Lohia, Aruna Asaf Ali, Jayaprakash Narayan among others
GS2: Schemes for the vulnerable sections of the society
- PM to launch Ujjwala 2.0 on 10th August During Ujjwala 1.0 launched in 2016, a target was set to provide LPG connections to 5 crore women members of BPL households. Subsequently, the scheme was expanded in April 2018 to include women beneficiaries from seven more categories (SC/ST, PMAY, AAY, Most backward classes, tea garden, forest dwellers, Islands). Also, the target was revised to 8 Crore LPG connections. This target was achieved in August 2019, seven months ahead of the target date.
Down To Earth
GS3: Disaster management
- Widen met station network in Himalayas to better predict extreme weather: Panel The Centre should put in place and strengthen weather forecasting technology to warn about cloudbursts, flash floods and glacial lakes, the Standing Committee on Water Resources said
