Category: Highlights from Newspaper

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• Amid ceasefire, first set of Indians leaves war-battered Sudan

Business

• ‘Oil prices, El Nino key risks to inflation, growth outlook’
• SVB-type bank collapse unlikely in India: FinMin
• No instant hit from WTO ruling on IT tariffs: Centre

World

• ‘Huge biological risk after Sudan fighters occupy lab’
• Sri Lanka seeks India’s help in evacuating its citizens from Sudan

News

• India to host SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting this week
• The test is how far can courts go on same-sex union: SC
• ‘Why is PM CARES Fund not subject to public audit?’

Text & Context

• Understanding temperature anomalies
• Genome sequencing and the Genome India Project’

Opinion

• The limited role of textbooks in history

Editorial

• Sanskrit as official language, Ambedkar’s amendment
• Rescue service
• The right to litigate

States

• Call to protect historically significant structures at Thirunelly temple in Kerala

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• India reliance on imported crude oil at record high of 87.3% in FY 23
• Restraint needed but SC left Parliament in the dark

Govt & Politics

• Sudan evacuation op begins 500 Indians board Navy ship
• India – China talks set stage for SCO meet

Express Network

• People understand… You have to respect what parliament says to a great extent
• To mark 50 years of basic structure ruling, top court launches webpage
• Fact check unit : Parody satire do not seem to be protected says Bombay HC

Editorial

• Learning without Darwin
• Crisis in Khartoum
• Urea Fixation

Ideas Page

• Wages are rising
• For your eyes and more
• No universal childhood

World

• After uproar, China ffirms sovereignty of ex-Soviet nations

Explained

• India’s first water bodies census : Why and what it says
• Why urea rules India’s farms
• What causes Cheetah deaths

Economy

• NARCL acquires 21k crore of stressed loans till March 2023
• Absence of data protection law in India poses privacy risk : IMF Paper

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• India braces to evacuate nationals from Sudan (Prelims)
• After death of two cheetahs, M.P. seeks new site for the felines (GS-2)

Business

• Russian oil cuts OPEC’s share of Indian market to 22-year low (GS-2)
• Consultants urge govt. to use domestic routing of forex deals (Prelims)

World

• After dispute, Beijing says it honours sovereignty of states (GS-2)
• Bangladesh lists out its priorities for Indo-Pacific (GS-2)

News

• Malaria set to be notifiable disease across India even as cases show a decline (Prelims)
• New IT Rules do not offer protection to parody or satire: HC (GS-2)
• India, China hold ‘frank and in-depth’ talks (GS-2)
• Vibrant Villages plan to be merged with PM Gati Shakti (Prelims)
• Demystifying Kesavananda Bharati case, webpage delves deep into history (GS-2)
• Nuclear liability issues not yet resolved for Jaitapur project: French firm EDF (GS-3 / Prelims)

Opinion

• The many benefits of marriage equality (GS-1)

Editorial

• Pending Bills, the issue of gubernatorial inaction (GS-2)
• Indian diplomacy and the horses of interest, morality (GS-2)
• Warless Punjab (GS-3)
• Batting for borrowers (GS-3

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• NIA team reaches Poonch; search on for attackers (GS-3 / Prelims – NIA)
• Upgraded X-ray machines to fast-track baggage check at airports by end of the year (Prelims)

Business

• ‘Demand is strong; inflation easing’ (GS-3)
• ‘Innovative economy needs choices to process data’ (GS-3)

World

• UN reports ‘off the charts’ melting of glaciers (GS-3)
• Taiwan, its supporters ‘playing with fire’: China FM (GS-2)

News

• Millions of olive ridleys make it to sea after Odisha beach hosts record turtle nesting (GS-3 / Prelims)
• Easternmost district gets PM excellence award (Prelims)
• India to prepare evacuation plans for its citizens in Sudan (GS-2)
• Fact-checking network focuses on fake news on ruling party, Centre (Prelims)
• New IT Rules allowing system of fact-checking with proof are in ‘public interest’: govt. (GS-2)

Editorial

• The LoC agreement of 2007 deserves a relook (GS-3/2)
• Botanical gardens and life on earth (GS-3)
• Veto by silence (GS-2)
• Terror on the road (GS-3)

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• Over 3000 citizens stuck in Sudan, PM calls for emergency evacuation plan
• Manhunt underway in Poonch, probe points to armour piercing bullets

Govt & Politics

• CDC links India made eye drops to outbreak of rare strain in US

Express Network

• Little evidence China serious at talks table with India says US
• Cheetah project overestimated carrying capacity of Kuno Park : Namibia experts

Editorial

• Terror in Poonch

Ideas Page

• Get the price right

World

• Unusual heat in 2022 led to 15000 deaths i Europe : WMO report

Explained

• Metro under the river
• Assam – Arunachal agreement on border : the dispute and its resolution

Economy

• Repo pause makes sense for India, can’t compare to advanced economies
• Headway made on disinflation work left for 4% target : RBI

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• Five soldiers killed in J&K terror attack, Army says firing, likely use of grenades
• Bilawal to attend meet in Goa, says Pak but attack casts shadow
• After section 377 read down, maybe need to redefine marriage : CJI
• Assam and Arunachal ink pact to end decades old border dispute

Govt & Politics

• 2024 preparations : EC to replace circuit boards of 2.2 lakh VVPATs
• Shah : India ready to share disaster risk reduction expertise

Express Network

• New space policy sets out roles of private and govt entities

Editorial

• Covid wave part of the tide
• The most populous
• Let data flow
• Steel frame to bhavana vriksh

Ideas Page

• Mega science, mega dreams
• The margins within
• More room to spend

Express Network

• In firs ever waterbody census, Bengal tops list of states with most ponds and reservoirs
• India’s population growth rate on a steady decline since 1990s

^World

• NATO chief makes first visit to Ukraine since start of conflict
• Threat of all out war with India one reason for delay in polls
• Speace X s starship takes off for its second test flight then explodes

Explained

• China and Central Asia

Economy

• Wider ambit of Aadhaar : Cenre wants pvt entities, states to use it for authentiation
• MPC minutes : Rate hike cycle not over inflation a concern
• RBI to discuss supervisory issues with banks in May

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• Five soldiers killed as militants attack Army truck in Poonch (GS-3)

Business

• ‘War against inflation not yet won’ (GS-3)
• India’s real GDP growth likely accelerated to 4.9% in Q4: ICRA (GS-3)

World

• SpaceX’s uncrewed Starship explodes shortly after liftoff (GS-3)
• NATO must invite Ukraine into alliance, says Zelensky (GS-2)

News

• Buddha’s teachings can solve most contemporary global problems: PM (GS-1 / Prelims)
• ‘No discrimination against students of any region in Australia’ (GS-2)
• SC’s ruling of 2018 was a ‘rainbow of hope’ (GS-1/2)
• Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto to attend SCO meeting in India next month (GS-2)
• SC slams sections of Special Marriage Act requiring prior notice (GS-2)
• SCO members must pool resources, expertise on disaster resilience: Shah (GS-2)
• IAF to join multilateral exercise in Greece (Prelims)
• Faith in children’s vaccines went up in India, says UNICEF (GS-2)

Text & Context

• India’s fighter jet conundrum (GS-2)

Editorial

• A new edge to the fight against tuberculosis (GS-2)
• The olive branch effect of the Beijing Accord (GS-2)
• Numbers game (GS-1)

States

• PSLV-C55 mission: ISRO to carry out in-orbit scientific experiments using spent PS4 (GS-3/Prelims)

Important article for UPSC

Front Page

• CJI : No data from Govt that same sex marriage eliist data
• India world’s most populous with 142.86cr by mid -23 UN report

Govt & Politics

• As fighting rages in Sudan, Jaishankar speaks to Saudi UAE counterparts
• New cinematograph bill to check film piracy gets cabinet approval

Express Network

• Sharing info on maritime electric propulsion with India : UK CDS
• Allow students to write exams in local languages : UGC to varsities
• Indian scientists find genetic markers linked to premature births

Editorial

• Fear of falling , hope of rising
• Relook at exports
• Ideas of parenthood

Ideas Page

• The growth marathon

Explained

• Key SC verdict that moved the needle on LGBTQ rights
• Behind population numbers

World

• Sudanese army, rival forces agree to another ceasefire

Economy

• Govt green flags project to aid R&D in quantum tech

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• India’s population to edge ahead of China’s by mid-2023, says UN (GS-1)
• Have informed States of same-sex marriage hearing, govt. tells SC (GS-2)

Business

• Steel PLI scheme to attract ₹30,000-cr. investment: Scindia (GS-3)
• Govt. brings back windfall tax on oil (Prelims)

World

• Conservationists in Sri Lanka slam plan to export monkeys to China (GS-3)
• Kyiv receives Patriot missiles made by U.S. (Prelims)

News

• Union Cabinet gives nod for ₹6,003 crore Quantum Mission (GS-3)
• FSSAI needs an energy shot to regulate processed food (GS-3)
• UGC places emphasis on education in local language (GS-2)
• Sexual orientation is a charateristic over which person has no control: SC (GS-2)
• Discussing MoU with India for training, cooperation on electric propulsion: U.K. CDS (GS-2)
• Rajnath wants disengagement, de-escalation process over Ladakh stand-off to continue (GS-2)

Text & Context

• Why is a star-planet pair emitting radio signals? (GS-3)

Editorial

• It is a new assault on India’s liberty (GS-2)
• India-UAE cooperation to sow regional food security (GS-2)
• The caste imperative (GS-2/1)
• Old friends (GS-2)