The Indian Express

Indian Express

Subject 

Pg No 

Headlines

Relevance for Prelims and Mains  

GS 2

1

Operation Langda: In UP encounters, 3,300 ‘criminals’ shot at

(Governance)

Is the encounter a right way to curb the law and order problem? What are Supreme Court guidelines and Constitutional provisions? What are the rights of an accused criminal?

GS 3

9

Elephant count next year, will be similar to tiger census

(Environment)

At what frequency does the Elephant Census happen in India? Also note that Asian elephants are listed as “Endangered” on the IUCN Red List. What are the challenges in conservation of Elephants and what is way ahead?

GS 3

9

Soyabean crop uncertainties may force more GM meal imports by India: Godrej Agrovet

(Economy)

What are the GM crops? Why are they resisted? WHy soybean yields are uncertain? What are growing conditions, nutrients and usage of soyabean?

GS 1

13

Buried in a 1000-year-old grave, a message: Binary gender identities and hierarchies are the real aberration

(Society)

What is Klinefelter syndrome? Does sex really affect one’s ability or it is more of a social construct?

GS 2

13

Why are so many sanitation worker deaths uncounted?

(Governance)

Despite the Prevention of Employment of Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Act, why do we see manual scavenging still prevalent in India? What more should be done to alleviate them?

GS 2

13

Criminalisation of politics must be curbed

(Polity)

What are the root causes of criminals in politics? How does it impact our democracy? What are suggestions to curb this menace?

GS 2 & 3

14

How e-RUPI can transform government’s welfare schemes

(Economy, Governance)

How can e-RUPI transform the present system of MNREGA, DBT and subsidy schemes?

GS 1

14

Amid threats to citizens’ rights are the stories of courage that sustain us

(Society)

Why is rising intolerance a threat? Which incidents gave us a ray of hope? Please note down the quote of Gandhi.

GS 1 & 2

14

Who’s afraid of a caste census?

(Society and Governance)

What are the arguments against the caste census? Why should it be done? How can it rationalise the affirmative action of the Government?

GS 3

15

The takeaways from GSLV-F10 failure

(Sc & Tech)

What are the reasons for the failure of GSLV F10? How will it impact NISAR, Gaganyaan and Chandrayaan 3 missions?

GS 2

15

How and why Google will offer more protection to children online

(Governance)

What are the new protection policies applied by google to protect its minor users?

GS 3

15

A protein-based vaccine that mimics shape of coronavirus

(Sc &Tech)

What are RNA based vaccines and Protein based vaccines? How will this new vaccine work?

GS 3

18

Best time for Corporate India to step up risk taking, says Nirmala Sitharaman

(Economy)

Please learn about four engines of economic growth: net exports, government expenditure, consumption and investment. What are the steps being taken by the government to boost the economy?

GS 3

18

To kick off credit super cycle, fintechs dissect consumer data for lenders

(Economy)

How is user data being used by small Payment Banks and small fintechs? How do they fuel the super credit cycle?

 

 
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