Indian Express

Indian Express

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Pg No 

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Relevance for Prelims and Mains  

GS 3

1

Blockchain system in Gadchiroli to weed out fake caste certificates

(Science and Technology )

What is Blockchain Technology?How does it operate? Concerns and potential.

GS 2

1

Out on bail in hate speech case, Yati Narsinghanand at it again: tells Hindus to take up arms

(Polity and Governance)

What is ‘hate speech’, and how is it treated in Indian law?What has the Law Commission proposed?

 

GS 2

7

India stand on Ukraine-Russia war appreciated by all: Rajnath

(International Relations)

What is  India’s stand on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war?Why does India maintain a neutral stand in the Russia-Ukraine war? Concerns for India and what lies ahead ?

GS 2

7

CBI no more caged parrot, says Kiren Rijiju

(Statutory, Regulatory & Various Quasi-judicial Bodies)

Know about the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI,What are various issues affecting its functioning ?and what reforms are needed ?

GS 2

8

Goodbye AFSPA

(Polity and Governance)

What is AFSPA? What’s the origin of AFSPA?Why is Centre’s decision to withdraw it from parts of Nagaland, Assam, Manipur ‘significant’?

GS 1

8

Employment with Dignity 

(Women Related Issues)

 

What is the Female Labour Force Participation Rate in India ?data of Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) in this context ,how the pandemic aggravated the situation for women in the informal economy? What are the issues faced by women in the informal sector ? What is the significance of  improving  the implementation of existing laws and increasing budgetary provisions for workplace safety and what more needs to be done in this context ?

GS 3

9

Ramping up the Renewables 

(Environment )

Know about Power generation tariffs in India, what are issues that need to be considered?and what steps must be taken in this context ? 

GS 2

13

Reforming death penalty

(Judiciary)

 

What has caused the SC to examine practices in death penalty sentencing?How are judges supposed to choose between life and death sentences?What has happened to this framework in the four decades since Bachan Singh?What is the reason for this?What is mitigation, and what are mitigating factors?Is this practical in India’s justice system?Can procedural reforms address the broader concerns with the death penalty?

GS 3

13

Tata Group’s super app will go live this week ,What are super apps 

(Science and Technology )

What is Tata Neu?Which services are available on Tata Neu?Are there other super apps in India?Why do Indian companies want to build super apps?

GS 2

13

What Nepal PM Deuba’s visit to BJP headquarters means for his party

(International Relations)

Historical Ties between india and Nepal ,Nepali Congress & India.Importance of Nepal,Areas of Cooperation,Challenges and Way Forward

GS 2

14

BharatNet likely to miss deadline as shifting goalposts slow roll out

(Polity and Governance)

Know about BharatNet project ,significance of BharatNet Project, and implementation status. 

GS 2

14

India-Netherlands ties: Climate, water initiatives likely to take centre stage

(International Relations)

What are key focus areas for the future ties between the Netherlands and India? What is the present status of bilateral ties between India and the Netherlands?

GS 3

14

How high coal prices are set to impact the power sector

(Economy)

Why are international and domestic coal prices rising?How are high coal prices set to impact the power sector?and what steps need to be taken in this context ?

 
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