NEWS TO BE READ
THE HINDU
Test flight of Agni-5 with MIRV successful [Page 01]
Relevance: Prelims and Mains – Space Technology – G.S-III
Focus area:
- What is Agni-5 missile?
- What is Mission Divyastra?
- What is a Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicle [MTRV], and what are its benefits?
Source link: The Hindu
Modi to launch 205 “One Station, One Product” stalls for Southern Railway [Page 06]
Relevance: Prelims – Government Policies
Focus area:
- What is the “Vocal for Local” initiative?
- What is the “One Station, One Product” scheme?
- Which ministry launches this scheme, who are the beneficiaries under this scheme?
Source link: The Hindu
Time to prohibit judges from joining politics [Page 11]
Relevance: Mains – G.S-II
Focus area:
- Is there any legal bar on judges of the Constitutional Court from occupying the executive post?
- What is Judicial Independence?
- What is Article 217 of the Indian Constitution?
- What is Article 215 of the Indian Constitution?
- What is Article 124(4) of the Indian Constitution?
- What are the Judicial Conducts of Judges under Paragraph VIII of the third schedule of the Constitution?
Source link: The Hindu
THE INDIAN EXPRESS
CAA: issues in the legal challenges to the citizenship law [page 17]
Relevance: Prelims and mains – Polity – G. S-II
Focus area:
- What is the Citizenship (Amendment) Act,2019?
- Why is the Citizenship (Amendment) Act,2019 contentious and what will change after it is implemented?
- How is the Right to Equality ensured by CAA?
- Who are “persecuted minorities”?
- What is “Equality test”?
Source link: The Indian Express
One missile, many weapons [Page 17]
Relevance: Prelims – Defence Technology
Focus area:
- what is a Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle [MIRV]?
- What is the main difference between Traditional missiles carrying a single warhead and Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle?
- What was MIRV technology first developed, and how many countries have access to this technology as of now?
- What are the advantages of MIRV?
Source link: The Indian Express
Center’s pact with Tripura government and TRIPA Motha: its term, significance [page 17]
Relevance: Mains- G.S-II
Focus area:
- What is the main demand of TRIPA Motha?
- What is Article 2 and 3 to provide statehood?
- What is the historical background of Tripura state
Source link: The Indian Express
