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Feb 3, 2022

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 28th Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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Putin orders nukes on alert after West removes Russian banks from SWIFT

SWIFT, Sanctions

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What Russia stands to lose

CIA, David versus Goliath, UN Security Council, General Assembly

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The Abstention

Abstention, UN Charter

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The Other Oil

Brent Crude, Palm Oil, Sunflower Oil, Gulf War, Potash

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So the war doesn’t hit us

CPI, WPI, FCI, PDS, National Food Security Act, 2013

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Getting out of business

Disinvestment, Offer for Sale (OFS)

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Pedagogy of empathy

Pedagogy, JNU

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Why Eastern Europe is popular with India medical students

Romania, Bulgaria, FMGE, NEET

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The German turnaround

NATO, Olaf Scholz, Nord Stream 2

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SWIFT: what it is, and how limiting Russia access helps

SWIFT, European Commission, SPFS

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The ISS, Russia’s participation and its threat to let it fall to Earth

ISS, European Space Agency, NASA, Venera-D

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West unleashes SWIFT bans on Russia

Retaliation, SWIFT

 

The Hindu

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India is engaged with all parties on Ukraine: Foreign secretary

Foreign Secretary, Ukraine

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A testing vote

UN General Assembly, UN Charter, SWIFT

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The anatomy of India’s Ukraine dilemma

UNSC, NATO, SCO, Indo-Pacific

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A day to embody  the true spirit of Science

C.V. Raman, Pseudoscience, CSIR

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Tackling the plastic problem

UNEP, eco-taxes, social cost

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India to face tough choices at UNGA

UNGA, UNSC, Humanitarian Crisis

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DRDO, Safran to develop engine for aircraft

DRDO, Safran, AMCA, LCA

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Ukraine agrees to meet Russia for talks on Belarusian border

ICJ, Belarus

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West unleashes SWIFT bans, more harsh blows on Moscow

SWIFT, EU Commission, EU

Text & Context

Canada’s digital service tax and USTR’s opposition

USTR, OECD, G 20, BEPS, Minimum Corporate Tax, digital Services Tax

Text & Context

Exclusion from swift: what it entails

SWIFT, BIC

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 27th  Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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India abstains and assures

UNSC, UN Charter

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Ahead of IPO, Govt. clears 20% FDI in LIC under automatic route

FDI, IPO

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FM: 28K patents granted last year, will have strong ripple effect on economy

IPR, Ripple Effect

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Russia uses veto in UNSC, warns West

Veto power

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Let’s talk about this

Influenza pandemic

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We heal in kinships, not in silos

Desmond Tutu

 

The Hindu

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‘Disturbed’ India abstains from vote against Russia at UNSC

UNSC, UN charter

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Govt. tweaks FDI policy ahead of LIC public offer

FDI, IPO

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Open up medical education, says PM

Medical education, AYUSH, WHO

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‘Judiciary needs more HC judges, not just money ’

IPR, CJI, Judicial infrastructure

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Wait for Cheetah to get longer

NTCA, Kuno National Park

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Refugees flee across EU borders as fighting flares

Refugees, Poland, Romania

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict: What history shows

1917 Bolshevik revolution, USSR, Eastern Block, CIS

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 26th Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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Moscow at gates of Kyiv

Kyiv, Cold War era, NATO

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West pressure, UN vote make Delhi tightrope tighter

UN Security Council, Resolution

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India-Japan joint military drill begins tomorrow

Dharma Guardian Exercise, Maratha Light infantry regiment

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The world at risk

Power politics, Realpolitik

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Stay the Course

S-400, UNSC, Line of Actual Control, European Union

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VIP Security: who, how

SPG, NSG, CRPF, CISF

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Ukraine: A short History of its creation

October Revolution 1917, Commonwealth of Independent States

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Ahom warrior Lachit Borphukan and the battles of Alaboi and Saraighat

Ahom, Aurangzeb

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Russia sanctions weigh: FPIs exit, DIIs bottom fish as market rebounds

FPIs, DIIs

 

The Hindu

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Missiles hit Kyiv,  city on the ‘defensive’

Kyiv, European Union, NATO

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Surprise enemy with Indian arms, says PM

DRDO, Indigenization

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The perfect storm

US Federal Reserve, CIS Countries, Monetary policy Review

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Putin’s  moves are hardly ‘chess thumping’

ABM Treaty 2002, Black Sea, Baltic States

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Inflection point for the West-led global order

UN Secretary General, Nord Stream 2, Cold war

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Troubled waters

Palk Bay, International Maritime Boundary Line

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Radiation spike in Chernobyl: Ukraine

International Atomic Energy Agency, Chernobyl

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Biden announces additional sanctions on Russia

USSR, Sanctions

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 25th  Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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Modi tells Putin to end violence; Biden says US in talks with India

PMO, Minsk Agreements

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Russia invades Ukraine, rumble shakes the world

Chernobyl Nuclear plant, Azov sea, NATO

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Goa speaker right in not disqualifying 12 MLAs: HC

Defection, Merger, Tenth Schedule

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Need ‘vocal for local’ in farm sector too, curb import of food items

Vocal for local, Union Budget-2022

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De-escalate

Cold War, Soviet Union, Russia-NATO Act of 1997

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The casualty in Ukraine

Color revolution, Wedging, seeding, Crimea

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The great exodus

CAG, MHRD, JEE

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Insufficiently green

National Climate Action Plan, Ken-Betwa River Link, Deep Ocean Mission, Blue Revolution

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India’s tightrope between West and Russia

UNSC, S-400

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Economy in time of War

WPI, FPI, DII

 

The Hindu

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World shocked by Russia’s fullscale invasion of Ukraine

Genocide, Demilitarisation, Denazification

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Russia’s NATO problem

NATO, UN Security Council

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Shaking up Europe’s security architecture

Modus Vivendi, Nord Stream 2, Cold War

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Ploughing a new channel for India’s food systems

SDGs, Agro-Climatic approach, agricultural resilience and sustainability

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Is the new economy creating jobs?

Unicorn, Automation

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Modi talks to Putin, calls for ceasefire

Ceasefire, EU

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Ukrainians wake up to thunder of war

Kharkiv, Kiev

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Give peace a chance, UN tells Russia

UN Secretary General, UN security council

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Crisis a chance for India to export more wheat

Buffer, strategic needs

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Moody’s raises India’s 2022 GDP outlook to 9.5% from 7%

PMI, Bonds, ‘Bear’

Text & Context

The Russian Aggression on Ukraine and International Law

UN Charter, ICJ, UNSC

Text & Context

Understanding the Indus Water Treaty

World Bank, Court of Arbitration, KHEP

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 24th Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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Go No Further

Lenin, Stalin, Cold War, NATO

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The Putin pushback

Globalisation, Geopolitics, Pearl Harbor, CFE, INF, Open Skies Treaty

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Road to Natural Farming

Paramparagat Krishi Vikas yojana, RKVY, Organic Farming, PMFBY

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A more inclusive Science

STIP

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The third aircraft carrier

CATOBAR, EMALS, INS Vikramaditya, P-75 programme

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US, allies unveil more Russia sanctions

Sanctions, International rules-based order

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Early hiccups for countries’ digital currencies

CBDC, Sand Dollar, International Monetary Fund, Bitcoin

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Emerging axes, new equations: Pak-Russia dynamics in a changing world

Cold War, USSR, TAPI pipeline

 

The Hindu

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Indian stand ‘balanced, independent’, says Russia

S-400, UN Security Council

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Turning to trade winds

Remittances, FTA

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The budget lacks the ‘power’ to transform services

COP26, Solar Energy Policy 2017

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Drafting a new Constitution is impossible

S.R. Bommai vs Union of India, Govt. of NCT vs Union of India,

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Money laundering a global problem

PMLA,  ED

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MILAN to be held in Vizag from Feb. 25

MILAN, DSRV

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Inflation has peaked, focus on growth

Cyclical downturn, volatility, monetary policy

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India can achieve $500 bn in green energy exports

Low-Carbon and No-Carbon strategy, Renewable energy

Text & Context

NASA’s plan to decommission the International Space Station

NASA, ISS, SPOUA

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 23rd  Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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Putin puts Russia on war footing, backs separatist claims in east Ukraine 

Crimea,Black sea peninsula, NATO

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How big is insurgency threat in manipur

UNLF, PLA, PREPAK, NSCN-IM, Insurgency, AFSPA

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Greater power should lead to restraint,  respect for sovereignty 

South China sea, Territorial integrity 

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Trust and Loan

Article 293 (3), 15th Finance Commission

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WTO TRIPS

TRIPS, WTO, Compulsory licence, 

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The fiscal rethink

FRBM Act, Debt-GDP ratio, Fiscal consolidation 

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Reform farming needs

APMC, APLM Act 2017, e-NAM

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EU nations unanimously OK Russian sanctions

EU, NATO

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Ukraine’s breakaway areas

Donbass, Donetsk, Minsk Protocol

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How higher oil prices can hit Indian Economy 

FPIs, Brent Crude, WPI, VAT

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UAE FTA likely in force by May: First ever with digital chapter; 10 lakhs jobs expected

CEPA, FTA, Zero duty access

 

The Hindu

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De-escalation of Russia-Ukraine tensions top priority, says India

De-escalation, UN Secretary General 

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Panel on AFSPA removal misses ’45 day’ deadline

AFSPA

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Untangling Kerala’s Lokayukta controversy 

Lokpal, Lokayukta, Administrative Reforms Commission 

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Russian recognition 

Minsk Accords, CAATSA

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Biden is risking his Indo-Pacific strategy 

NATOs forward policy, Free and open Indo-pacific (FOIP)

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India sends first batch of aid to Afghanistan 

WGP, FCI

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Russia faces sanctions after Putin move

Sanctions

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What does the recognition mean for the Ukraine crisis?

Donbas, Bolshevik

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Crude oil poses key risk to financial stability: FM

Brent Crude, LIC

Text & Context

Examining the Russia-China axis

AUKUS, QUAD

Text & Context

Meta’s AI Supercomputer 

AI, Big Data, ML

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 22nd Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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Pegasus: Panel to probe spying charges submit its report to SC

Spyware, Eavesdrop, CJI

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President praises Navy’s prompt deployment in Indian Ocean region

Indian Ocean Region  First responder 

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HC rejects Centre’s request for time, reserves verdict

Section 498A of IPC, Marital rape

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The Ukraine Dilemma

Central Europe, Sue Canal, Adriatic sea, Black sea

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After the wave

Mucosal Vaccine, National Disaster Management Act

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Work of Democracy 

Indo-US Civil Nuclear Agreement, Inflation, Supply Chain

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A Safer India

Unlawful (Activities) Prevention Act, NIA

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UGC Reforms: Ed-tech firms can tie up with universities to develop e-courses

UGC, Ed-tech, NAAC

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Digital university can solve issue of limited seats in higher education: PM

Digital university, Cloud based platform

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Kremlin: Russia will recognize 2 separatist regions in Ukraine

Donetsk and Luhansk region, Kremlin

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Behind FTA policy calibration, lack of competitive edge

FTA, ASEAN, RCEP

 

The Hindu

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Nirmala calls for nuanced debate on GST reforms 

GST Council, PLI

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Odisha asks producers, sellers to exhaust single-use plastic stock

Single-use plastic, polystyrene, polyurethane 

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Use international law, call out China’s violations

UN Charter, CCP, UNCLOS

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Questions on MGNREGA budget estimation

MGNREGA, Minimum wage

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Protect the mother tongue

1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, Globalization

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Russia to recognize Ukraine rebel groups

Donetsk and Lugansk region, Kremlin

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Australia calls for ‘full probe’ by China into laser incident 

EEZ, P-8A Poseidon

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Iran makes ‘significant progress’ in Nuclear talks

Vienna, Tehran 

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Govt. not against use of Blockchain: Somanathan 

Blockchain, Crypto, Digital currency 

Text & Context

The crisis in Ukraine Donbass region

Minsk 1 and Minsk 2, Donbass region, OSCE

Text & Context

The GPS to navigate a chaotic world

IIPC, Rectitude 

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 21st  Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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Centre’s loans for cape. push ties our hands, say Opp. states

Article 293 (3), Capital Expenditure

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One in three IPOs this fiscal trading below its issue price

Initial Public Offering (IPO),  Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs),  SEBI

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Singled last yr, Simlipal reserve villagers vigilant as fire season approaches again

Simlipal Tiger reserve, Self Help Group (SHG)

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Jaishankar on China debt diplomacy: Make informed decisions

Debt-trap diplomacy, due diligence

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Riding Trade Winds

RCEP, CEPA, FTA

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After the Harvest

Oilseeds, Kharif, Rabi, Maize, Pulses

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The compassion lesson

Counseling,  Amnesia, Psychosocial

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EU in the Indo-Pacific

EU, CoP 26, One Health

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China’s revisionism on 1962

UNCLOS, UNGA, NEFA, Aksai Chin

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Presidential Fleet Review: what Navy displays, and why it is significant

Coast Guard, Marine Commandos, INS Vikrant

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Rohingya genocide case hearings to resume

Rohingya, Genocide, ICJ

 

The Hindu

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Allow removal of Governors: Kerala Govt.

Punchhi Commission, statutory posts

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Tapping technology for multilingual learning

UNESCO, NEP 2020, AICTE, SWAYAM

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The Budget spells green shoots for agri-subsectors

PMKSY, RKVY, FPOs, MIS-PSS, Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana

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No slacking

AMR, NDM1 enzyme

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On an equal footing

‘One Nation, One Grid, One Frequency’, CERC

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Rethink impractical projects, Jaishankar tells Bangladesh FM

Line of Actual Control, ADB, IMF

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Withdraw new media guidelines: Editors Guild

PIB, Defamation

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Centre moots policy on synthetic biology

Synthetic biology, bioremediation, bio-sensors, designer medicines, CRISPR

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Iran MPs set conditions for N-deal

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Vienna

Text & Context

The despotic nature of PMLA

PMLA, ED, FATF

Text & Context

The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between India and the UAE

CEPA, WTO, FTA

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 20th  Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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PM inaugurates bio-CNG plant in Indore

Bio-CNG, PPP

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Sectors seeing growth or to be under PLI not part of UAEFTA: Comm Secy

PLI, FTA, CEPA

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Five proposals worth $20.5-bn to set up chip, display fab units

Semiconductor fabrication, silicon photonics,

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Caste in Latin America, how it ties in with race

Latin America, Caste, Racism

 

The Hindu

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Expect FTA with UAE in force by May, says Govt.

FTA, Remittances

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First batch of MH-60R copters to arrive by july

MH-60R Multi Role Helicopter

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Narendra Modi flags off 100 ‘Kisan drones’

Drone sector, Pesticides

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Night pollinators: how moths help the Himalayas

Diurnal pollinators,  ZSI

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Can Dark matter be composed, even partly, of Black holes?

Primordial black holes, Gravitational Lensing, Dark Matter, LIGO

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New observations help explain the universe’s most energetic objects

Big Bang, Galactic Nucleus

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Trade pact to boost jewellery exports to UAE, says Secretary

TRQ, UAE

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 19th  Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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India, UAE ink comprehensive trade pact; vow to jointly fight terrorism

CEPA, critical Technologies, Green Hydrogen

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Govt. approves project to connect pillars of criminal justice system

ICJS, CCTNS, e-Forensics, e-Prosecution

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Working with Blockchain

Blockchain, Crypto asset

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Who we are

Sovereign, Socialist

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Our fates are tied together

WHO, Multilateralism

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Ahmedabad blasts & after

IM, ANFO, TADA, CrPC

Page 16

France joins China to build $1.7 bn global infra projects

Emmanuel Macron, Xi Jinping

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India, UAE sin FTA: Tariffs to fall, more access to West Asia, Africa

FTA, tariffs

 

The Hindu

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India, UAE sign major trade pact

 

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SC for mediation among states to settle Krishna water dispute

Mediation, Krishna river, KWDT

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Great Backyard Bird count begins in Mysuru

Black crowned Night-heron, e-bird India, Birdcount India

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India needs a refugee and asylum law

Refugee, asylum, Rohingya, 1951 UN Refugee convention

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Revisit the terms of use for scholastic ABC

NEP 2020, ABC, UGC, SWAYAM, NPTEL, MOOC

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Wrong solution

Disparities, large scale migration

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I&B Ministry warns officials on data security

C-DAC, Advanced Encryption Standard  (AES) 256 bit

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Hydrogen Policy calls for more incentives: experts

CEEW, Green Hydrogen

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 18th  Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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SC sets aside HC order staying Haryana law on 75% job quota

Solicitor General, High Court

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UAE-India trade pact likely to be signed today

CEPA, FTA, GCC

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Behind anti-vax truckers protests in Canada, a far right mobilization

Ottawa, Nazi, Confederate

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Checklist for digital currency

CBDC, bitcoin

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The code against harm

GitHub, Malware, Revenge porn

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Brazil mudslide toll reaches 105 with dozens still missing

Mudslide, Rio De Janeiro

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RE push: Green hydrogen plants to get free inter-state power transmission

Green Hydrogen, Green Ammonia, Discom

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Nepal first nation to deploy India’s UPI

NPCI, UPI

 

The Hindu

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SC lifts stay on Haryana quota for private jobs

‘Prima facie’, Unconstitutional

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India has still to get a good grip on road safety

Motor Vehicles (MV) Act, CCTNS, iRAD

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Etching a trade line to bond beyond oil

FTA, GCC, UAE, NTMs, NTBs, SPS, TBT

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A planetary adjustment

Climate justice, Net-zero emission

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Is the post-Cold War security order changing?

Cold War, NATO, Indo-Pacific

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SC to take up tribunal vacancy issue soon

Tribunals, Judicial intervention

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India, UAE to sign trade pact today

FTA, CEPA

Text & Context

A miracle cure against HIV

HIV, ART, leukaemia, Stem cells,

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 17th  Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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Centre signals third wave is ending, writes to states: Remove extra curbs

Positivity rate

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CJI says bureaucracy taking tribunal vacancies lightly, questions govt.

National Company Law Tribunal, Attorney General

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Environmental sustainability only possible through climate justice

Climate justice, ‘One Sun, One World, One Grid’, PM-KUSUM, Ujjwala yojana, 1972 Stockholm conference

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‘Digitisation and re-skilling are key tools in empowering women, creating new booming sectors’

New Education Policy, re-skilling, MSME

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First coordinator for national maritime security appointed, to report to NSA

NMSC, NSA

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Ukraine: why Germany matters

Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Baltic sea

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90 years ago, the sacrifice of Tarapur’s 34

Munger, Mann ki Baat

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NSE’s failures

NSE, SEBI

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Ukraine on the Brink

OSCE, Leo Tolstoy

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A case for specialists

MPC, FRBM, TRAI

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Nepal govt. defers tabling of $500mn. US deal in parliament

Indo-Pacific

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FinMin report: Inclusive growth; pvt consumption to be cautious

CAPEX, PMI, PM KISAN

 

The Hindu

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Tribunal appointments being taken lightly: SC

NCLT, Attorney General, CJI

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Thousands of Crimson Rose butterflies fly across the ocean

Dhanushkodi, Crimson Rose butterfly

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A case for a more federal judiciary

Federalism, Collegium

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Tenuous tack

Consumer price index, NSO

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After the Budget’s ‘’crypto signal’, India awaits reforms

NFT, Blockchain, DeFi

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India lacks olar waste handling policy

IRENA, MNRE

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Equitable energy access key of environmental policy: PM

Ujjwala Yojana, PM-KUSUM, IUCN, National Hydogen Mission

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China slams Quad, AUKUS  ‘cliques’

AUKUS, QUAD, ASEAN

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‘Consumption rising, but seeing stress’

Private investment, IIP, High base

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 16th  Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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First Blink signal: Putin says partial pullback

De-escalation, NATO

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Govt. approves plan for 60,000 houses under PMAY across 5 states

PMAY (U), AHP projects

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Price to pay

NSO, CPI, MPC

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Unkind cut

NATO, Humanitarian crisis

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Deepfake campaign

Deepfake, AI

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The key driver of self-reliance

NEP 2020, DRDO, ICMR, CSIR

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Looking beyond Junta

Junta, Coup, NLD

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Constitutional provision for curbing freedoms

Public order, Article 25

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Petro, textiles push exports up 25.3%

Merchandise exports, Fiscal deficit, Pent-up demand

 

The Hindu

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Russia says some troops pulling back from areas near Ukraine

Kiev, NATO

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Exports rise 25% to $34.5 bn. in Jan

Merchandise Exports, Trade-deficit

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Phensedyl smuggling a challenge for BSF

Phensedyl, BSF

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The pathology of school closure in India

PM e-Vidya, SCHOOL

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Gaming and banning

Public order, Online gambling

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Setting right the focal point of J&K tribal politics

Gjjars, Bakerwals, Gaddis and Sippis, Art. 370, Forest (Rights) Act, 2006

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India may come under pressure on Russia

Munich Security Conference, UN Security Council

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India to make digital maps of all villages

3D Maps, SVAMITVA,

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Where is the Ukraine crisis headed to?

Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Belarus, S400, Iskander missles

Text & Context

Exploiting the Chinese exit

Deep Learning, Neural networks

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 15th  Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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Inflation over comfort range of 6 %; no need for alarm: RBI

NSO, WPI, CPI, FMCG

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ISRO places 3 satellites in orbit in first launch of 2022

EOS-04, PSLV, Amazonia-1, X-ray spectrometer

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The new Look East policy

Brahmos, Look East policy, RCEP

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Insuring India

DRHP, SEBI

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The Federal Push

GST, PDS, Social justice

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LIC’s mega IPO

FPI, EPS

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India-Australia interim trade agreement & FTA

CECA, FTA, QUAD

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FM on cryptos: Govt, RBI ‘on board’, will continue to have ‘discussions’

Cryptocurrency, IPO

 

The Hindu

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Inflation edges past 6% in January

Retail inflation, GST Council

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ISRO puts 3 satellites into orbit aboard PSLV C-52

GSLV, PSLV, EOS-04, RISAT-2B

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Zooming in on the potential of India’s geospatial sector

Geospatial sector, NIC, CAGR, GIS

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Incorrect diagnosis, wrong remedy

CDR, Central deputation, Sardar Patel

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EWS norms will stay, says SC

EWS, Article 32

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Russia ready for more talks to end crisis

Sanctions, Brussels, EU

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January wholesale price inflation slows a tad to 12.96%

Food inflation, WPI

Text & Context

The Palk Bay fisheries conflict: A tale of competing livelihoods and a depleted catch

Palk Bay, Trawler, IMBL

Text & Context

The fight against antimicrobial resistance

AMR, E. coli

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 14th Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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LIC files papers, set for biggest Indian IPO ever

IPO, SEBI, disinvestment, IRDAI

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Friendly Pitch

Commonwealth, Cold War, QUAD,

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Dealing with China

NEFA, Aksai Chin, McMohan Line, Kailash Range, Special Forces

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Climate Smart Agriculture

CoP 26, MSP, IPCC, Nitrous Oxide, Methane

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Govt. approves Rs 26,275 crore plan for police modernization

Forensic capacity, Left wing Extremism

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Issues in uniform civil code

Uniform Civil Code, Article 12, Article 44, Hindu Code Bill, Article 254

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Function & significance of ISRO’s EOS-04 satellite

EOS-04, Cartosat, Oceansat, Resourcesat, GISAT, Scatsat

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Hippocrates, Charaka, and the universal principles of medical ethics

NMC, Buddha, Mauryas, Charak Samhita, Susruta

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Nod to at least one global chipmaker by Mar 31; 2024 target for first fab unit

MeITy, silicon photons

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Not all states enthused: Grants make way for Budget capex push

GSDP, CBDC

 

The Hindu

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For something

5g, Free and open Indo-Pacific, Indo-Pacific Clean Energy Supply Chain Forum

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A faltering recovery

IIP, Private consumption, GST

Page 6

A dipping graph in occupational safety and health

OSH, ILO

Page 7

The era of combative federalism

Art. 356, Art. 174, CBI, ED, NIA

Page 7

India’s semiconductor dream

Ultra pure water, FDI, LiDAR

Page 8

Centre readies for LIC listing, to offload 5% stake in insurer

IPO, SEBI

Page 8

Centre extends police modernization scheme

Left Wing Extremism, Criminal justice system

Page 10

Bird monitoring team records 203 species

Bard-headed Goose, Asian Openbills, Indian Cormorants, Northern Shoveler

Page 12

Interest rates, bond yields and Mr. Market

Bond yield, Federal reserve, Crowding out

 

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Jaishankar underlines: China ignored LAC pacts, an issue of global concern

LAC, 5G, 6G, resilient and trusted technology

Page 1

Told to share ration card & Aadhaar data, states push back

NFSA, NHA, SECC, AB-PM-JAY

Page 11

Andhra-Telangana issues: MHA panel to hold 1st meeting next week

Special category status, Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

Page 11

ISRO’s 1st launch of 2022 on Monday

PSLV-C52, EOS-04, GSLV-F10

Page 12

‘With Ukraine, Putin has forced a debate on Russia’s acceptability as a European power’

Baltic Nations, Perpetual peace of Immanuel Kant, Hobbesian peace, Stalin

Page 13

Over $2-billion rise in currency assets pushes forex reserves to 631.9bn$

FCA, Special drawing rights, external debt obligation

Page 13

‘Prepaid metering solution for bane of billing and collection… good for discoms, consumers’

RDSS, Discoms

Page 13

RIL plans to become largest blue hydrogen producer

Blue Hydrogen, Grey Hydrogen, Steam Reforming

Page 14

Why and how Bengal forgot Marichjhapi

Marichjhapi massacre, Dandakaranya

 

The Hindu

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China violated written pledges: Jaishankar

LAC, Maitri initiative

Page 7

WFP to allot Indian wheat in Afghanistan

WFP, Chabahar port, Zahedan

Page 11

JWST spots its first star, in URSA Major

James Webb Space telescope,  Ursa Major, Hubble space telescope

Page 11

A metamaterial that can use origami to reduce shock

Metamaterial, Origami, poisson ratio

Page 12

What is essential practice test?

Article 25, Article 21(A), Shirur Mutt Case, Sabarimala case, Constitutional morality

Page 12

Eye on deficit

Rating agencies, BBB-, Debt to GDP ratio

Page 12

When will India’s mRNA vaccine be out?

mRNA vaccine, spike protein,  DNA vaccine

Page 13

Amidst a wave of coups and a pandemic

African Union, West Africa, COVAX initiative, WTO

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 12th  Feb 2022

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Quad: India tough on China, silent on Ukraine, cautious on Myanmar

QUAD, Myanmar issue, UNSC Resolution 2593, ASEAN’s Five point Consensus

Page 1

Hijab: SC says will step in at appropriate time

Article 25, Special Leave Petition

Page 1

Industrial growth fell to 10-month low at 0.4 per cent in December

NSO, IIP

Page 7

In LS, Tharoor demands release of journalists Shah, Gul, Kappan to ‘preserve’ press freedom

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Zero hour, Article 341

Page 9

Char Dham panel chief quits, says his belief is shattered

HPC, Chipko Movement

Page 10

State of Ill-Health

NFHS-5, MDG, IMR, MDR-TB

Page 10

The jobs crisis

PLFS, CMIE, MGNREGA

Page 11

At the expense of the poorest

Trickle down, Subsidies

Page 11

Explaining the exodus

WHO, MHA

Page 15

Politics and History in Goa

Dadar and Nagar Haveli, AGD

Page 15

11 MW in 5 sec: breakthrough in nuclear fusion, and why it is significant

Deuterium, tritium, nuclear fusion, ITER

 

The Hindu

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Do not spread things to a larger level, SC observes on hijab row

Article 15, 19, 21 and 25 of Constitution, Solicitor General

Page 1

QUAD meet focuses on Indo-Pacific ties

NATO, Maritime security

Page 1

IIP growth slowed to 0.4% in December

IIP, Capital goods, Consumer non-durables

Page 6

Taking a byte out of cyber threats

Big bang cyber attacks, RaaS, APT, MFA

Page 6

In a double bind, facing conservatism and politics

Citizenship (Amendment) Act

Page 6

Clearing the airways

RT-PCR

Page 10

Will continue to support India’s rise and regional leadership: US

ASEAN, EU, Indo-Pacific, Economic coercion

Page 10

Navy’s Milan to bring together 46 countries

PFR, DSRV, Milan, Coast Guard

Page 10

Habeas corpus plea by Pak. National

Habeas corpus, Foreigners Act 1946

Page 10

India, Australia edge closer to final ‘interim deal’

CECA, FTA, Early harvest deal

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 11th Feb 2022

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Page 1

RBI doesn’t hike policy rates, roots for durable broad-based economic recovery

MPC, Repo rate, Reverse Repo rate, CPI inflation

Page 1

Don’t insist on religious dress till order: HC

Article 25, 2018 Sabarimala judgement

Page 1

RBI Governor: Cryptos have no underlying asset… not even a tulip

Cryptocurrency, Macroeconomic stability, TDS, CBDC

Page 7

10 opp. parties protest proposed changes in IAS cadre rules: ‘Subjugating states’

IAS Cadres rules, NEET Bill

Page 12

In pursuit of growth

US Fed Reserve, CRISIL, S&P, Retail inflation, Core inflation

Page 12

Eyes on public finances

Virtual Assets, Finance Bill

Page 12

Growth vs Inflation

G-sec, yield, IMF

Page 12

New Bonhomie

Trincomalee, Palk Strait, 13th Amendment

Page 13

Ease of doing business 2.0

EODB, Cold War

Page 13

Missing the wood for trees

ISFR 2021, FSI, Project Tiger, TOF

Page 14

Blinken says Century will be shaped by Indo-Pacific region

Indo-pacific, QUAD

Page 15

Court rulings on hijab

Article 19, article 25

Page 17

Goyal: Aus. Early harvest deal in 30 days, final FTA in 12-18 months

Early harvest deal, CECA

Page 17

RBI: Inflation to be lower at 4.5% in FY23, rising oil prices pose ‘risks’

CPI inflation, supply side interventions, supply chain, base effect

 

The Hindu

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News

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Page 6

Local job laws which raise constitutional questions

Article 19(1)g, Article 16

Page 6

An MSP scheme to Transform Indian agriculture

MSP, Essential commodities Act 1955, PDS

Page 6

Wrong Signal

Principle of Natural justice, Jurisprudence, Freedom of speech and expression

Page 6

Frozen by Uncertainty

Consumer Price Index, MPC

Page 7

Is the institution of Governor subverting federal structure?

Article 163, Article 356

Page 10

SC says too early to intervene in Karnataka Hijab controversy

Article 21, Sabarimala judgement, Article 25 and Article 26

Page 11

Indo-Pacific region will shape the century

QUAD, rules-based order

Page 12

RBI retains ‘status-quo’ to spur growth

MPC, status quo

Text & Context

Creating a Sun in a lab

Thermonuclear fusion, Tokamak, ITER

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 10th  Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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Page 12

Not So Uniform

Pedagogy

Page 12

Don’t divide the classroom

Fatwa, Bhim Rao Ambedkar

Page12

Play by Rulebook

Art. 200 of Constitution

Page 13

Possibilities Down Under

Indo-Pacific, CECA, SCRI, Diaspora

Page 13

Ambitious,  yet measured

Multi-modal logistics network, Crowd-in, Fiscal Deficit, MSMEs

Page 13

The litigation labyrinth

Lawsuit, Section 292, 293 and 294 of IPC

 

QUAD must stop driving differences between regional nations: China

QUAD, Democracy, Humanity

Page 15

Unemployment Report Card

CMIE, PLFS

Page 15

Geomagnetic storm that killed Starlink sats

Geomagnetic storm, perigee, Falcon 9

Page 15

Governor’s powers, friction with states, and why this happen often

Sarkaria commission

Page 17

Capital Gains tax from Shares: Rs 60-80k cr. Mop-up likely

Capital gains tax, stock market

 

The Hindu

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News

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Page 1

Scientists set new record in fusion energy

Nuclear fusion, ITER

Page 5

ISRO to launch new satellite on Feb. 14

EOS-04, ISRO

Page 5

INCOIS carries out coastal vulnerability assessment

INCOIS, MHVM

Page 6

Reviving the ‘Kerala Model’ of development

Remittances, GSDP, ASHA

Page 6

The French Format

Minsk Accords, NATO,  Cold War

Page 7

It’s time to a relook at Privatisation

MGNREGA, NHAI

Page 10

India’s mRNA vaccine likely by April

mRNA, DBT

Page 11

QUAD ministers set to meet in Australia

EAM, ASEAN, QUAD

Text & Context

The coups in West Africa and the regional response

African Union, UNHCR

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 9th  Feb 2022

The Indian Express

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Page 7

Meet India’s newest mammal: White cheeked macaque

Zoological survey of India (ZSI), Red Panda, White cheeked macaque

Page 10

An enabling environment

PM Gati Shakti, PM Grameen sadak yojna, CBDC

Page 10

Curbs on press

Morality, Fake news, Article 19

Page 10

Bad economics, bad politics

Gross Value Added (GVA), Samagra Siksha Abhiyan, ASER, Oxfam International Report

Page 11

Controlling women’s bode

Sexual Harassment, Marital rape

Page 11

Undermining polls

Article 19, Representation of People Act

Page 12

Everest highest glacier could disappear this century: Experts

South Col Glacier, ICIMOD

Page 13

The China-Russia relationship

Eurasian Economic Union, Belt and Road Initiative, Black sea peninsula

 

The Hindu

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Page 8

‘NEET is discriminatory, against social justice’

Justice Party, Medical Council of India

Page 8

Step up agri-spending, boost farm  incomes

FAO, SDG-2, PM-AASHA, PM KISAN, PM Maandhan Yojna

Page 13

EU joins chips race with 43 billion euro bid to rival Asia

European Commission, EU, Nordic Nations

Page 13

Sri Lankans recognize India as a true , reliable friend

National Security Adviser, Currency Swap

Page 13

Sri Lanka to launch its own ‘Aadhar’

MoU

Page 14

India’s debt-to-GDP better than of U.S, official’s riposte

Debt-to-GDP ratio,  AAA rated countries, US Federal Reserve

Text & Context

The Governor’s role in approving the Bill

Article 200 and 201 of Constitution, NEET, Government of India Act,  1935

Text & Context

Renewing Indo-Lanka relations after a period of strain

Trincomalee, Sovereign Default, Line of Credit, EXIM, ACU

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 8th Feb 2022

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Page 1

Curbs on press: Journalists can lose PIB status over national security, ‘morality’

Accredition, CAG

Page 10

Her Right to Learn

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, Seularism

Page 10

Upsetting the balance

Article 309 and 312 of Const., All-India Service

Page 11

The Great Power rivalry

AUKUS, ASEAN, QUAD

Page 11

Wrong diagnosis

NFSA, MGNREGA,  FCI

Page 16

I&B Ministry’s powers to regulate content on TV, other platforms

CBFC, OTT, Article 19(1) of the Constitution

Page 17

Do ‘maximum  best’: FM urges industry to be ‘Team India’ Inc

Capital expenditure, Crowd in, PM Gati Shakti

Page 17

‘Covid impact: 67% MSMEs temporarily shut in FY21, over half lost 25% revenue’

SIDBI, ECLGS

Page 17

Power Secy: Grants to discoms based on action plan progress, all states on board

RDSS, AT&C, UDAY, T&D

Page 17

‘Normalisation’ may kick off: RBI likely to hike reverse repo

Reverse repo rate, Basis point

Page 18

Macron heads to Russia, Scholz is US as bid to defuse standoff intensifies

NATO, Nord Stream 2

 

The Hindu

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Page 1

India’s support gave ties new energy, says Sri Lankan Foreign Minister

Currency swap agreement, BIMSTEC, ASEAN

Page 6

Notes for India as the digital trade juggernaut rolls on

WTO, JPC, RCEP, CPTPP

Page 7

A self-reliant pharma industry

PLI, APIs, DIs, KSMs

Page 8

Santishree Pandit is first woman VC of JNU

JNU, NEP 2020

Page 10

Operation to curb trafficking launched

Operation AAHT, RPF

Page 10

One-third of Rs. 10,990 cr. In PM CARES fund spent: audit

PM CARES, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

Page 11

Macron meets Putin over Ukraine row

De-escalation, NATO

Page 11

Iran nuclear deal talks to resume in Vienna: EU

Iran nuclear deal, Vienna

Text & Context

RBI’s digital currency plans

CBDC, Bitcoin

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 7th Feb 2022

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Page 10

The missing green

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Environmental jurisprudence

Page 10

When She speaks up

Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019; Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019

Page 11

Plugging power reforms

RDSS, SAUBHAGYA, KUSUM Schemes

Page 14

The ecological cost of creating artificial snow for winter Olympics

Artificial Snow

Page 16

Retail investors, MFs cushion FPI exit impact, raise holdings to record high

FPIs, HNIs, SIP, DIIs

Page 16

‘Infra push has larger, lasting multiplier effect, will create demand, jobs’

MSME, Crowding in, ECLGS

Page 16

FM: Prepared to deal with US Fed move on monetary easing

US Fed Reserve, Monetary Easing

 

The Hindu

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Page 4

Satkosia making fresh attempts to become a suitable tiger habitat

Satkosia tiger reserve, National Board for Wildlife (NBWL)

Page 5

Rare insect sighted in Seshachalam

IUCN Red List, Seshachalam

Page 6

Fixing frequencies first

5G, 4G, TRAI

Page 6

The interpretative answer to the Hijab row

Shirur Mutt Case, Sabarimala Case, Article 25 and Article 26 of the Constitution

Page 6

Weighing in on health data retention plan

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), NHA

Page 7

India’s return to Central Asia

Central Asian Republics (CARs), LOC

Page 8

Sitharaman to discuss aviation fuel’s inclusion in GST regime

Aviation Turbine fuel  (ATF), GST

Page 8

Panel redraws all five J&K LS seats

J&K Delimitation Commission

Page 8

SC to weigh between ‘national security ’, judicial scrutiny

Pegasus, Shreya Singhal vs Union of India

Page 11

China, Pakistan hit out at ‘unilateral’ Kashmir moves

One China Policy

Text & Context

Understanding artificial Neural networks

ANN, GPU, RNN

 

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 6th Feb 2022

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Page 1

J&K delimitation panel redraws electoral map

Delimitation, Article 370, J&K Reorganisation Act 2019

Page 1

India at forefront as firm believer in equality, govt programmes for all : PM

Ramanujacharya, Statue of Equality

Page 11

The symbolism of inter caste marriages

Dalit, Dr. Ambedkar Annihilation of Caste

Page 12

Budget a continuity of 2021 policies, capex push to lead lasting revival : FM

CII, Capex

Page 12

FY 22 tax collection historic high, next year a window to cash in on the good times

CBDT, Retrospective

Page 12

Penalising export-import data publication : Govt says to punish illegal sharing, experts flag lack of clarity

Dark Net, CBIC, Finance Bill

Page 13

Pak a priority in China’s regional diplomacy, says Premier Li

CPC, CPEC

 

The Hindu

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News

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Page 1

Many seats redrawn in J&K delimitation draft 

Delimitation, Article 370, J&K Reorganisation Act 2019

Page 1

Sariska wears the stripes of success

Sariska Tiger Reserve, Buffer Zone, Ranthambore National Park

Page 5

Wildlife migration to Wayanad sanctuary begins

Wayanad wildlife sanctuary

Page 8

India risks being edged out of patent waiver plan at WTO

IPR, TRIPS

Page 8

Only 1 in 4 in UDAN routes survived after 3 years, data show

UDAN, RCS

Page 9

U.S. restores sanction waiver to Iran

Sanction, JCPOA

Page 10

Antarctic microbes may help in plastic clean-up

Madrid Protocol, Antarctica (location)

Page 11

Crypto riddle: tax first, recognition later?

Virtual digital asset, TDS

Page 11

Why are India’s imports from China rising?

LAC, APIs

Page 11

Mystery illness

CIA, Havana Syndrome, Vertigo, Anamalous Health Incident

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 5th  Feb 2022

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News

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Page 1

Setback to kerala govt: Rlys rethinks takes stand against K-Rail in court

K-rail, Niti-Aayog

Page 1

Open to stricter social media rules, says govt.

OTT,  Social media intermediaries

Page 10

Not So Healthy

COWIN, PM Swasthya Suraksha Yojna

Page 10

Saying No

Proxy-war, Disengagement, Depsang plains

Page 11

The moves that matter

Gupta Empire, Grandmaster

Page 11

Unseeing the real problem

PM e-Vidya, agri-processing cooperative

Page 15

Freedom of religion and attire

Art. 25(1) of the Constitution, Essential religious practice

Page 15

Diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympics: what it entails, what it intends

IOC, Uighar Muslims, Xinjiang Province

Page 16

Putin, Xi pledge ‘no limits’ to ties

Colour revolutions,  NATO

Page 16

Pak signs new pact with China to kick off 2nd CPEC phase

CPEC, Gwadar port

 

The Hindu

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News

Keywords

Page 1

‘Disinvestment deals matter, not targets’

Disinvestment, DIPAM

Page 6

Interrogating the false merit-reservation binary

Article 16, Indra Sawhney vs Union of India, EWS

Page 6

Sex and Violence

Section 375 of IPC, conjugal rights, Justice J.S Verma Committee

Page 8

RS debates use of private bills to amend Preamble to constitution

Private Member’s Bill, Preamble to the Constitution, 42nd Constitutional Amendment 

Page 10

Villagers resist sanctuary tag for langur habitat

Golden Langur, Wildlife protection Act of 1972, Bongaigaon

Page 11

China, Russia hail ‘new era’ in relations

AUKUS, Russia-India-China, Asia-Pacific Region

Page 11

China, Pak. Ink new CPEC agreement

CPEC, Gwadar Port, PoK

Page 11

Blinken to join QUAD meeting in Australia

QUAD, Critical and Emerging Technologies

Page 12

Oil, gas will keep meeting India’s ‘baseload’ energy demand: Puri

Baseload, ONGC

 

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 4th Feb 2022

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Page 1

India announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics over Galwan row

Charge d’Affaires, BRICS

Page 1

Ken-Betwa link to new Goa Airport to Odisha mine: Six mega projects ignore green commitments they  made

Ken-Betwa link, Subansiri,  dibang

Page 12

The Digital Rupee

CBDC, Blockchain technology

Page 12

Unpacking Growth

Tax revenue, ECLGS

Page 13

Getting the fiscal story right

Central sector Scheme and Centrally sponsored scheme, PMGSY

Page 13

The inequality drag

Income/Wealth pyramid, K-shaped recovery

Page 13

Ideas in the numbers

J-curve of productivity, angel investments, Digital First

Page 15

The Pak-China relationship

SEATO, CENTO, ETIM

Page 15

Haryana’s law on local job quota and HC stay

Limited liability partnership firm

Page 15

What to make of rising bond yields, for now and near future

G-Sec, Open market operations (OMO), yield

Page 17

Surety bonds: Slow take-off likely as pricing, reinsurance concerns remain

Surety bonds, IRDAI, NPA

The Hindu

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News

Keywords

Page 1

Indian diplomats to boycott Beijing games

Charge D’Affaires, PLA

Page 1

HC stays Haryana job quota for locals

Article 16 of the constitution

Page 6

Winter is here

Xinjiang, Line of Actual Control

Page 6

A border move that will only bolster China

ITBP, Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO), Depsang

Page 6

A disjointed response

Cryptrocurrencies, NFTs, TDS

Page 7

Does the budget deliver on reforms?

Digital currency, Crowd-in, Make in India

Page 10

Chandrayaan 3 set for launch in August

GSLC-Mk 3, EOS-3, ISRO, Pragyaan, Vikram

Page 11

IS chief blows himself up amid US raid

ISIS, Idlib-Syria

Page 11

Putin, Imran at Olympics opening

BRICS, Winter Olympics

Text & Context

The need to boost labour income and consumption expenditure

Consumption-GDP ratio, Corporate tax

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 3rd Feb 2022

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Page News Keywords
Page 1 Rise in Capex will create jobs, bring in more investment: PM FinTech, 5G Technology
Page 4 Two more Ramsar sites announced on World Wetlands day Ramsar site, Sultanpur National Park, OECM site
Page 10 Treading gingerly Non-tax revenue, subsidy
Page 10 The budget’s balance Fiscal stimulus, IMF, 15th Finance commission, COP26, BharatNet
Page 10 The climate costs of AI UNESCO, carbon footprint
Page 11 The seeds not planted Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna, Millets, PM KISAN
Page 11 A budget that looks away Tax Haven, Multiplier effect
Page 12 Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary listed as Ramsar site; fourth in Gujarat Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary, Salim Ali, International Wetlands Day
Page 13 The India-Israel relationship Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Abrahamic Accords, Hamas
Page 13 Assam-Arunachal border dispute, 1951 to now NEFA, MP-IDSA

The Hindu

Page News Keywords
Page 1 Process on to amend criminal laws: govt. Marital Rape, Section 375 of IPC, Domestic Violence Act 2005
Page 1 Rs 3358 cr. In MGNREGA wages not paid MGNREGA
Page 3 J&K Delimitation Commission likely to get another extension Delimitation Commission, J&K Reorganization Act 2019
Page 3 Soon, homestays to come up around Sultanpur National Park Sultanpur National Park, Ramsar sites
Page 6 Imperial excess Withheld Assent, NEET
Page 6 Ink India-Britain free trade, unlock new opportunity FTA, Indo Pacific region
Page 7 Creating jobs by increasing capex International Labour Organisation (ILO), Controller General of Accounts (CGA)
Page 11 India’s EXIM Bank, Sri Lanka sign $500mn loan agreement EXIM, Currency Swap
Text & Context The sub-lineages of the Omicron variant Genomic mutation, Variant of Concern VoC

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 2nd Feb 2022

The Indian Express

Page News Keywords
Page 3 Budget’s big push: Govt. capital expenditure up 27% over last year Asset monetization, Fiscal rectitude
Page 3 Out of the shadow: 30% tax on crypto, RBI to issue its digital currency Virtul digital asset, non-fungible tokens
Page 3 Amid deep standoff between Centre and states, Budget bid to bridge divide PM Gati Shakti, Cooperative Federalism, PM-DevINE
Page 9 MHA budget hiked by 11%, lion’s share of allocation for police National Population Register (NPR), Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)
Page 9 Focus on climate, energy transition across sectors Climate finance, sunrise economy, e-mobility, geo-spatial industry
Page 10 THE FISC : Union budget 2022-23 (Full Page) FRBM, PMGKAY, Budget estimates (BE), revised estimates (RE)
Page 11 THE MACRO: Union budget 2022-23 (Full Page) ECLGS, corporate tax, RAMP programme
Page 12 CAPEX PUSH : Union Budget 2022-23 (Full Page) PMGSY, National Education Mission, National Health Mission
Page 13 NEW ECONOMY: Union Budget 2022-23 (Full Page) CBDC, Digital banking units (DBUs), Universal service obligation fund (USOF)
Page 14 Measured Steps & A Leap to Spend Fiscal adventurism, Gati-Shakti Digital platform
Page 15 Voices the Budget didn’t hear Saksham Anganwadi programme, POSHAN 2.0
Page 15 Letting down the bottom half PDS
Page 15 The missing focus on health COPD, PMJAY
Page 16 RURAL : Union budget 2022-23 (Full Page) MIS-PSS, NABARD, FPOs, natural farming, PMFBY, Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)
Page 18 INFRASTRUCTURE : Union budget 2022-23 (Full Page) PMAY-Urban, Ken-Betwa Link project
Page 19 SOCIAL INFRA : Union budget 2022-23 (Full Page) PMAB-HIM, PM e-Vidya, PM Swasthya Suraksha Yojna
Page 20 INTERVIEW : Union budget 2022-23 (Full Page) TDS, Parvatmala Scheme
Page 21 Five questions: the Budget big picture National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)
Page 22 In his address, Putin says US pushing Russia into starting conflict in Unkraine Hungary, Crimea

The Hindu

Page News Keywords
Page 1 Medium WAVE Fiscal Health, ECLGS
Page 1 FM moots tax on virtual assets NFTs, HIFO
Page 2 ‘Duty tweaks to spur electronics manufacture’ Basic customs duty (BCD), high growth Electronic goods
Page 2 Budget extends more sops for IFSC GIFT city, IFSC
Page 4 Defence outlay witnesses marginal increase DRDO, Indigenisation, SPV
Page 4 Emergency credit line for MSMEs extended till March 2023 ECLGS, RAMP programme
Page 5 Foundation for Digital India 2.0 PM Gati-Shakti, Multi-modal cargo terminals
Page 5 Govt. has not lost sight of inflation: Sitharaman MSMEs, Finance Bill
Page 5 ‘Green bonds’ target carbon neutrality Green Bonds, ESG Climate
Page 6 16% hike in healthcare sector allocation PMAB-HIM, telemedicine
Page 6 Push for promotion of drones through start-ups DrAAS, it is
Page 7 AGRICULTURE (Full Page) ZBNF, NABARD, FPOs
Page 8 INSFRASTRUCTURE (Full Page) One-State one-Product, PMAY-Urban, Demographic dividend, SEZ
Page 9 SOCIAL SECTOR (Full Page) ASER, Anganwadi, POSHAN 2.0
Page 10 Big on hopes, sort on ideas National Highways Network, National Tele-Mental Health Programme
Page 10 A bold effort at public investment-led growth Crowding-in
Page 11 Focus on accelerating growth with stability FRBM, Ken-Betwa river linking project
Page 11 A betrayal of the social sector when it needs help Global Hunger Index, PMGKAY
Page 11 A budget that sends mixed signals on health PM Swasthya Suraksha Yojna, PMJAY.

 

Articles to be Read with Important Keywords 1st Feb 2022

The Indian Express

Page News Keywords
Page 1 Buoyant tax mop-up frees fiscal space for spending Tax buoyancy, Capital Expenditure
Page 7 Economic Survey: Focus on need for crop diversification and substituting fertilisers Nano urea, National Statistical Office (NSO)
Page 7 MGNREGS jobs still higher than pre-Covid levels: Economic Survey MGNREGS
Page 10 Ramp up Support IMF, MSME
Page 10 Court & Pegasus Solicitor General, security Toolbox
Page 10 The room to grow US Federal Reserve,  World Economic Outlook, Gross Value Added (GVA)
Page 11 Doing business in a new world Geoeconomics, Berlin Wall, RCEP.
Page 11 The right to peace Non-Proliferation of Nuclear weapons (NPT), IAEA
Page 11 Ideas of Indian-ness Secularism, Sawai Madhopur
Page 12 At UNSC meet on Ukraine, India walks the tightrope UNSC, Gabon.
Page 13 Tracking NCAP: Marginal dip in pollution levels, states not spending enough funds NCAP, 15th finance commission, PM 2.5, PM 10.
Page 15 What the Survey says Supply-side disruption, re-inflation, PLI Scheme
Page 15 Kerela’s proposal to limit Lokayukta’s powers, and laws in other states Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013
Page 17 For ease of doing biz, focus set on ‘process reforms’, easing exit norms Insolvency, Bankruptancy, IBC, UNCITRAL
Page 17 ‘Seeing imported inflation as rest of the world facing it’ Fiscal space, Monetary Poicy Committee, CPI, WPI
Page 17 ‘Diversified mix of energy sources’ may be key amid rising fuel prices Net-zero emissions

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Page News Keywords
Page 1 Survey pegs growth at 8-8.5% in ’22-23 V-Shaped Recovery, CPI, WPI
Page 6 The case for vaccinating children against COVID-19 Sickle cell disease, m-RNA,  MIS
Page 6 The mind and the state of Russia’s President OSCE, Georgia, South Caucusus, Black Sea, CSTO
Page 7 A hazy picture on employment in India  NSSO, PLFS, WPR
Page 8 India, Russia hold discussion on UN Security Council agenda UNSC, MEA
Page 10 ECONOMIC SURVEY 2021-22 (Read Full Page)
Page 12 ‘Adopt UNCITRAL for cross-border insolvency’  UNCITRAL, IBC
Page 12 Ethanol blending of 8.1% achieved, target was 10% Eight Core Sectors, ICRA
Page 12 ‘Centre has adopted MSP, but States must facilitate crop shift’ Crop diversification
Text & Context The limits of the legislature’s power to suspend a member Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), Breach of Privilege

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  1. Ankit

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