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The Hindu |
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Subject |
Pg No |
Headlines |
Relevance for Prelims and Mains |
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GS 3 |
1 |
No GST on imports of vaccine, medical oxygen (Economy) |
Conditional ‘ad-hoc’ Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption on imports of Covid-19 relief material. Rationale behind the step and the impact of the move. |
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GS 2 |
6
11 |
Embrace diplomacy, Blinken tells N. Korea (International Relations) |
North Korea-US tensions on nuclearisation concerns, implications for global peace and a way forward. Also know about the latest G7 meet and the role it plays. |
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GS 2 |
6 |
Under-reporting does hurt the COVID fight
A ‘One Health’ approach that targets people, animals (Health) |
Covid-19 cases, fatality rate, recovery rate, and the challenges faced in accurate projections of data. Impact and suggestions to overcome that. USing Covid-19 as an opportunity to meet India’s ‘One Health’ targets. |
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GS 2 |
8 |
Central Vista works get nod (Governance) |
Environment Ministry’s environmental approval to Central Vista Project. Important highlights of the project and major criticisms. |
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GS 3 |
10 |
ICMR to get royalty from sale of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin (Science and Technology) |
Know about the shared Intellectual property governing the use of Covaxin and its joint development by Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research. |
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GS 2 |
11 |
U.S. officials in West Asia to reassure jittery allies over Iran (International Relations) |
US-Iran Relations and the ongoing conversation on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or the Iran Nuclear Deal. |
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GS 3 |
12 |
Factory output growth decelerates: PMI (Economy) |
India’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), factors calculated, meaning and suggestions for improvement. |
