SEPTEMBER 2021

Prelims 1. A fund without a care for the RTI – pg.6(Economic development) 2. Nipah antibodies found in bat samples in Kerala – pg.8(Health issues) Mains GS Paper 2: 1. 24 lakh pre-primary students to get meals – pg.8 (Education & health issues) 2. ‘High levels of maternal, child undernutrition continue to plague India’- pg.10 […]

Prelims 1. ‘Lockdowns slowed green energy push’ – pg.12(Sustainable Development) 2. Gadkari reviews Zojila tunnel work – pg.14(Rights issues) 3. Bank recapitalisation can aid NARCL’s success: ADB – pg.15(Economic development) 4. Deadline for promotion quotas for the disabled – pg.13 (Rights issues) 5. Pakistan exploring expansion of CPEC to Afghanistan: envoy – pg.16 (Current events […]

Prelims 1. PM launches health ID for every citizen – pg.12(Social Sector Initiatives) 2. An institution’s right to govt. aid is not a fundamental right: SC – pg.12(Rights issues) 3. Centre to extend foreign trade policy till March ’22- pg.13(Economic development) 4. Jobs increased by 29% since 2013, says survey- pg.10 (Economic development) 5. DRDO […]

Prelims 1. Going digital for better health solutions: Centre- pg.12(Social Sector Initiatives) 2.GoM set up to rationalise GST rates – pg.12 (Economic development) 3. Govt.-industry panel drives policy to revive manufacturing – pg.11 (Public Policy) 4. ‘India’s big problem is lack of scale’ – pg.11 (Economic & Social Development) 5. Cyclone Gulab crosses coast near […]

Prelims 1.WHO tightens global air quality norms – pg.10 (General issues on Environmental ecology) 2.Greater automation may lead to slack in the labour market: Das – pg.13 (Sustainable Development) 3.Combine investments in textiles under PLI: official – pg.13 (Economic development) 4.2,500 rhino horns turned to ashes in Assam – pg.12 (General issues on Environmental ecology) […]

Prelims 1.Process to induct women into NDA by May 2022: govt.- pg.1 (Public Policy) 2.Record paddy yield, dip in oilseeds likely this kharif- pg.1 (Economic geography of India) 3.Kasturirangan to lead syllabus panel – pg.12 (Social Sector Initiatives) 4.No link between AUKUS and Quad: govt. – pg.9 (Current events of International Importance) 5.Stigma of disease […]

Prelims 1.COVID-19 vaccine export to resume- pg.1 (Current events of national importance) 2.‘Climate change is a key driver of financial risk’- pg.11 (Economic development) 3.Western Ghats offer major additions to flora – pg.10 (Bio-diversity) 4.PM-Biden bilateral ahead of Quad meet – pg.9 (Current events of International Importance) 5.Excess September rainfall shrinks monsoon deficit to 3% […]

Prelims 1.NRC is final, rules Assam Foreigners’ Tribunal- pg.1 (Current events of national importance) 2.Anti-tank missile completes all trials – pg.10 (Current events of national importance) 3.‘PM will take a call on Afghan investments’ – pg.10 (Public Policy) 4.Centre yet to take call on 68 names sent by SC Collegium – pg.8 (Polity and Governance) […]

Prelims 1.Lifeline for telcos as govt. offers four-year moratorium on dues – pg.1 (Changes in Economic policy) 2.28% jump in filing of cases in 2020: NCRB – pg.1 (Indian polity) 3.Habitat loss threatens brown palm civets in Western Ghats – pg.1 (General issues on Environmental ecology) Mains GS Paper 2: 1.U.S., U.K., Australia form new […]

Prelims 1.No firm commitment from India on ‘net zero’: Kerry – pg.1 (Climate change) 2.India, U.K. to begin trade talks from November 1 – pg.1 (Economic development) 3.Fuel prices quicken WPI inflation to 11.39% in Aug – pg.1 (Economic development) 4.Don’t want to reopen order on quota in job promotion: SC – pg.10 (Indian polity […]