The Indian Express

Indian Express

Subject 

Pg No 

Headlines

Relevance for Prelims and Mains  

GS 2

3

Hint of thaw: IT Ministry to meet social media firms after House session

(Digital Media and Governance)

What are Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code 2021? Know about data sovereignty and the need for such rules.

GS 3

3

Police survey Dantewada villages: ‘Do Naxals hold meetings? Do they stay here? Yes or No?’

(Internal Security)

Learn about the first ‘Panchayatwar Naxal Samvedanshilta ka Survey’ (Panchayat-wise Naxal Sensitivity Survey) conducted in Dantewada. 

GS 1 & 2

4

Muslim Women’s Rights Day: Significant decline in triple talaq cases after law against it came into effect: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

(Society and Polity)

What were the outcomes of Triple Talaq Law in the last two years? What are the challenges being seen and the Way Ahead for this law to be more effective?

GS 1 & 3

6

Heat wave & delayed monsoon to heavy rain: Why July saw extreme weather in Delhi

(Environment, Geography)

What are heat waves? How does it affect northern India? What were the reasons for the delay in Monsoon this year?

GS 3

7

New hotline set up in Sikkim between Indian Army, PLA 

(Border Management)

What are steps taken to ease the tension on the Indo-China Border? Why is it important to maintain peace?

GS 2

7

On Railway table: New Vande Bharat trains, station revamp model 

(Economy)

What are Vande Bharat Trains and Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS)? How is it promoting indigenisation?

GS 3

9

What is e-RUPI and how does it work?

Voucher System ahead of Digital Currency 

(Economy)

What is e RUPI? What are the benefits and challenges of digital currencies? How will e- RUPI counter these challenges?

GS 2

9

Who is a Bhumiputra in Goa, and why is Opposition objecting to new law?

(Polity and Governance)

What is Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill, 2021? Is it a form of Son of soil movement? What are criticism of this bill?

GS 3

10

The agenda for Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri 

 

SC order to raze Khori Gaon is a jarring example of coercive environmentalism

(Environment)

How can we replace fossil fuel for curtailing climate change?

What is coercive environmentalism? Learn about Khori Gaon Judgement of Supreme Court?

GS 2

10

Walking NEP talk

(Education)

What is New Education Policy? What are expected benefits? What are the challenges of New Education Policy?

GS 2

11

What India@75 needs: Education and skills, rather than freebies 

(Governance)

What are freebies? How do they serve the socialist outlook of Indian Governance? What are the points of concern? How can education and skill related schemes change the Indian Destiny?

GS 2

13

Myanmar army ruler pledges elections, ASEAN cooperation 

(International Relation)

Why is democracy and stability important in Indian Neighbourhood? Learn about India Myanmar relation post coup.

GS 3

14

Fertiliser sales down on erratic monsoon rains

(Economy)

What does fertiliser sale downturn show about the agriculture sector? How is the Agri Sector going to be affected by Climate Change?

 
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