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THE HINDU
Keep it wholesome – National cervical control scheme must be made accessible to all [Page 10]
Relevance: Prelims and Mains – Government Schemes, Science and Technology
Focus area:
- What is Cervical cancer?
- What is human papillomavirus [HPV]?
- What is visual inspection with acetic acid [VIA/VILI] test?
- What is the National Cervical Cancer Control Scheme?
Source link: The Hindu
Having panchayats as self-governing institutions [Page 10]
Relevance: Prelims – Polity
Focus area:
- What are 73rd and 74th Constitutional amendment acts?
- What constitutes Gram Sabha, and what is their role?
- What are all taxes that come under Panchayat?
Source link: The Hindu
Judicial clarity on free speech [Page 11]
Relevance: Prelims – Polity
Focus area:
- What is the Right to Speech and expression?
- What are the reasonable restrictions under the Right to Speech and expression?
Source link: The Hindu
Study finds rise in blood clots, heart inflammation after COVID vaccination [Page 16]
Relevance: Prelims – Science and Technology
Focus area:
- What is Guilain-Barre syndrome?
- What is Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis [CVST]?
Source link: The Hindu
THE INDIAN EXPRESS
Greening growth -Weakening processes of environmental clearance for projects hurt both environment and development [Page 12]
Relevance: Prelims – Environment
Focus area:
- What is Environment Impact assessment rules?
- What is the provision of Environment Clearance [EC] under the Environment Impact Assessment [EIA] rules – notified in 2006 under Environment [Protection] Act?
- What is the National Green Tribunal?
Source link: The Indian Express
Why are we falling ill so often? [Page 13]
Relevance: Prelims – Science and Technology
Focus area:
- What is influenza?
- What are the different type of influenzas?
- What is the “Watch” category of WHO’s AWaRe classification?
Source link: The Indian Express
‘Small scale fishing should be exempted from WTO talks’ [Page 15]
Relevance: Prelims – Economy
Focus area:
- What is the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies was signed in 2022?
- What is Investment Facilitation for Development [IFD]?
- What is the status of Fisheries section of India?
Source link: The Indian Express
Art 142, why SC quashed Chandigarh mayor election, why it matters [Page 17]
Relevance: Prelims – Polity
Focus area:
- What is Article 142 under Constitution of India?
- On what ground did the Supreme court strike down the election result?
- What is the importance of Mayor’s election?
Source link: The Indian Express
Defining forests, saving them – The Supreme court has said that ‘forests’ should be defined in accordance with a judgment it passed in 1996. The assertion questions the government’s argument for amending the Forest Conservation Act [Page 17]
Relevance: Prelims – Environment
Focus area:
- What is Forest [Conservation] Act, 1980?
- Why was the FCA amended in 2023?
- How exactly did the Supreme Court define forest for the purpose of the Act?
- What are the challenges on the 2023 amendments to the law, and on what grounds?
Source link: The Indian Express
