Category: Highlights from Newspaper

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• Avoid personal law, let’s look at spl marriage act : Supreme Court
• Bilkis case : SC underlines gravity of crime, Centre and Gujarat refuse files

Govt & Politics

• Suicide cases : IITs to appoint mental health counsellors
• SC Collegium for permanent judgeship for six additional Punjab Haryana HC Judges

Express Network

• ISRO gears up for another commercial launch

Editorial

• What IITs need
• Elemental challenge
• Safe and Free

Ideas Page

• Listening to Macron
• A big cat mystery

World

• Putin visits captured territory in Ukraine, Russians press on

Explained

• Plant cries : Recalling JC Bose
• How civil union is different from marriage

Economy

• India to appeal WTO panel ruling on ICT import tariff; limited PLI impact
• Labour min asks states to take steps to mitigate heat wave effects on workers
• India Russia discuss measures for economic cooperation

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• It’s Bilkis today, it can be anybody tomorrow: SC(GS-2)
• No absolute concept of a man or a woman, says SC in same-sex marriage case (GS-2)
• India, Russia agree to deepen trade and economic relations (GS-2)

Business

• India, China snap up Russian oil in April above ‘price cap’ (GS-2)
• India plans to appeal against WTO ruling on IT tariffs (GS-2)

World

• Indian climbers rescued from Mt. Annapurna(Prelims)
• Caught between big powers, Nepal struggles to strike a balance in policy (GS-2)

News

• Ganga mission clears projects worth ₹638 cr. (GS-2/3 )
• Parliament should take a decision on same-sex union: govt. (GS-2)
• Deadline for Aadhaar-based payment under MGNREGS extended till June 30 (GS-2)
• Citing Balakot strike, IAF chief says air power opened up more options for leadership (GS-3)
• IIT Council says zero tolerance for discrimination (GS-2)
• SC to examine Special Marriage Act (GS-2)

Text & Context

• Nagaland’s municipal tightrope (GS-2)

Opinion

• A judgment that upholds the Constitution (GS-2)

Editorial

• A message for the planners in dealing with the Dragon (GS-2)
• Tragic failure (GS-1)

States

• ISRO plans to launch TeLEOS-2 on April 22 (Prelims)

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• Mental health faculty quotas on table as IIT council meets today
• Same sex marriage elitist… outside court ambit, Centre tells SC

Govt & Politics

• Buy mid day meal pulses from Nafed, Centre tells states; UP, Bengal say no
• LGBTQ welfare : Not under our purview say three ministries
• Focus on comprehensive global health architecture, Minister urges G20 delegates
• Monks from 30 nations to attend Buddhist summit says Govt
• Okay with minority status for Hindus in J&K : NCM member

Express Network

• Odisha village caught between climate change and deep blue sea
• G7 to decarbonise power grids by 2035 , fails to agree on coal phase out by 2030
• PM : G20 Presidency has furthered global good, created better planet

Editorial

• Terror of narco networks
• Don’t fail the test

Ideas Page

• A continent of ignorance
• Next step to inclusion
• Rule of international law

Express Network

• SC : Can’t call EC officer yes man just because govt appointed

Economy

• SME loan delinquencies will continue to rise for NBFCs
• WPI eases to 29 month low of 1.34% in March on favourable base effect
• Passenger vehicle exports from India rise 15% in FY 23 : SIAM

Explained

• Issue in same sex marriage plea before SC today

World

• US warship sails through Taiwan strait after China wraps up military exercises
• Putin meets China defence minister

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• Q4 investments at all-time high of ₹14.6 lakh crore (GS-3)
• Demand for same-sex marriage’s recognition is ‘urban elitist view’: Centre (GS-1/2)

Business

• March wholesale price rise slows to 1.34% on base effect (GS-3)
• WTO panel rules against India in IT tariffs row with EU, others (GS-2)

World

• SpaceX postpones maiden test flight of the world’s biggest rocket Starship (GS-3)

News

• Russia seeks to right ‘huge’ trade imbalance (GS-2)
• India to host summit on Buddhism (GS-1)
• Pittas find new haven in Odisha districts (Prelims)
• Chhattisgarh CM writes to PM seeking inclusion of higher quota Bills in Ninth Schedule (Prelims)

Text & Context

• The petitions around same sex marriage (GS-2)
• How coastal species are living on plastic debris in the ocean (GS-2)

Opinion

• Jamnagar to Kancheepuram: Mapping India’s export hotspots (GS-2)
• Dealing with extreme heat (GS-1)

Editorial

• Chinese shenanigans on Arunachal Pradesh (GS-3)
• A culture of cohesion to save young lives on campuses (GS-2)
• Promoting impunity (GS-2)

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• 1000 letters, 20 yrs : The struggle to find a place for sickle cell anaemia in textbooks

Express Network

• NCERT : Need not notify minor deletions from text books

Editorial

• Going National
• Murder for Murder
• The El Nino show

Ideas Page

• Living with El Nino
• Unequal playing field

Express Network

• UAPA invoked against man accused in train arson case in Kerala

Explained

• Uttiraamerur inscription
• Army fighting paramilitary in Sudan
• Collecting voice samples to aid investigation : Process and legality

World

• Russia war, China in focus as diplomats arrive for G7 talks

Economy

• Hoping for progress on investment protection, GI pacts & India – EU FTA

Important articles for UPSC

World

• Sri Lanka at 75 is a failed state, says former President Kumaratunga (GS-2)
• Lula moots joint talks with China, UAE on Russia war (GS-2)

News

• G-7 Ministers commit to work for carbon-free electricity by 2035 (GS-2)
• Police say train arson ‘act of terror’; UAPA invoked (GS-2 / Prelims – UAPA)
• ‘Legalising same-sex unions will improve mental health outcomes among LGBTQIA+ individuals’ (GS-1)

Text & Context

• On democratising tiger conservation (GS-3)

Editorial

• Diplomacy, with a change in terms of reference (GS-2)
• The past cannot be undone through a rechristening (GS-1)

States

• Army may help build Bailey bridges in Kaziranga to help protect the one-horned rhino’s domain (Prelims)

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• Drones to deliver life-saving drugs to Char Dham pilgrims (GS-3)

Business

• G-20 Finance Ministers discuss debt distress, Ukraine and other challenges (GS-2)
• India’s forex reserves rise $6.3 bn to $584.75 bn (Prelims)

World

• China’s Xi, Brazil’s Lula meet in Beijing to boost ties (GS-2)
• Germany FM urges China to tell ‘Russian aggressor to stop the war in Ukraine’ (GS-2)

News

• NISAR satellite to map Himalayas’ seismic zones (GS-3/Prelims)
• ‘No plan to import milk products as there is no shortage’ (GS-3)
• Don’t delay decision on mercy pleas and benefit convicts: SC (GS-2)
• India, Armenia will one day share a strategic partnership: envoy (GS-2)
• Meet on Chabahar: countries emphasise ‘territorial integrity’ (GS-2)
• SC Collegium recommends authors of ‘outstanding’ judgments as Delhi HC judges (GS-2)

Editorial

• A reminder about unfettered constitutional posts (GS-2)
• The ‘fact check’ is that Indians will have little choice (GS-2)
• Optical relief (GS-3)
• Myriad woes (GS-2)

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• Surgery to Astronomy, ancient India knowledge gets UGC push

Express Network

• To fulfil Amrit Kaal vision, NITI Aayog to reimagine its role

Editorial

• Death of dissident
• Killing due process
• Fall and Fall

Ideas Page

• No oygen for fake news

World

• China defence minister, Russia counterpart to meet next week

Explained

• G20 and the Ukraine war
• In SC : Maternity benefits for adoptive mothers

Economy

• G20 in favour of global crypto regulation : FM
• Lanka debt : India, Japan and France launch recast platform
• FTA is not stuck there has been lot of progress
• Forex reserves at 9 month high

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• As services surge, FY23 exports rise 14%; imports up 17%

Govt & Politics

• PM : Those mocking Mudra scheme unaware of power of micro finance
• PM dials sunak, calls for action against anti-India elements
• Tamil culture shaped India as a nation : PM

Express Network

• Centre NSCN – IM hold Naga peace talk after 5 months

Editorial

• Jallianwala bagh fact check
• An extended pause
• His inclusive vision

Ideas Page

• Babasaheb’s warnings
• Ambedkar model of statecraft

Economy

• India is concerned over global economic outlook : Sitharaman
• Direct tax mop up skyrockets 173%

Explained

• Vibrant village programme
• Atiq Ahmed’s son killed : What apex court, NHRC have said on encounters

Important articles for UPSC

Front Page

• Goods exports grew 6%, imports 16.5% this fiscal (GS-3)

Business

• ‘Rupee trade to help cut transaction cost’ (GS-3)

World

• ASEAN group ‘strongly condemns’ Myanmar air strike that killed dozens (GS-2)

News

• Those criticising MUDRA scheme don’t understand power of microfinance: PM (GS-2/Prelims)
• India signs MoU with WFP for sending wheat to Afghanistan (GS-2)
• Modi raises security of High Commission with Rishi Sunak (GS-2)
• ‘No external monitoring mechanism in India to take erring police officers to task’ (GS-2)

Text & Context

• The rules for recognition as a national party (GS-2)
• What is ‘Dabba trading’ and how does it affect the economy? (Prelims)

Opinion

• Is the current regulatory system equipped to deal with AI? (GS-3)

Editorial

• The goal of building a popular Dalit agenda (GS-2/1)
• Neutral, not passive (GS-2)

States

• Modi recalls ancient Tamil inscription on democratic politics (Prelims)