Pg 1
- Bihar in fudging row as COVID toll jumps by 72% after recount (GS 2- Health)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/covid-19-toll-in-bihar-jumps-by-72-after-recount/article34776002.ece
- Promote second-rung leadership in Punjab: AICC (GS 2- Polity)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/promote-second-rung-leadership-in-punjab-says-congress-panel/article34784809.ece
- 13 inmates in Agra jail move apex court for freedom, dignity (GS 2- Govt. Policies)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/13-agra-jail-inmates-move-supreme-court-for-freedom/article34782070.ece
Pg 3
- ‘One in nine health workers got infected even after two doses’ (GS 2- Health & governance)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/one-in-nine-health-workers-got-infected-even-after-two-doses/article34784647.ece
- ‘Govt. has asked States not to share info on vaccine stocks’ (GS 4- RTI)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/govt-has-asked-states-not-to-share-info-on-vaccine-stocks/article34784959.ece
- Smog tower to be ready by Aug. 15, experts to study outcomes: Rai (GS 3- Environment)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/smog-tower-to-be-ready-by-aug-15-experts-to-study-outcomes-rai/article34784976.ece
- NGT pulls up Haryana govt. for not acting on Murthal garbage issue (GS 3- Environment)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ngt-pulls-up-haryana-govt-for-not-acting-on-murthal-garbage-issue/article34784684.ece
Pg 4
- Release SC scholarship funds, Punjab govt. tells PM Modi (GS 2- Education)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/scholarship-for-scs-release-funds-expeditiously-punjab-chief-minister-asks-centre/article34780707.ece
- Tiger reserve union calls off strike (GS 3)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/arunachal-tiger-reserve-union-calls-off-strike/article34783753.ece
Pg 5
- CHIME telescope yields unprecedented results (GS 3- Sci & Tech)
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/chime-telescope-yields-unprecedented-results/article34782271.ece
- Maharashtra govt. clears action plan to protect heritage trees (GS 3- Environment)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-govt-clears-action-plan-to-protect-heritage-trees/article34784901.ece
Pg 6
- Seeds and fruits (GS 2- Centre- State relations)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/seeds-and-fruits-the-hindu-editorial-on-mamata-banerjees-call-for-a-non-nda-platform/article34784518.ece
- The dream of a borderless world (GS 4- Ethics)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-dream-of-a-borderless-world/article34784539.ece
- Terror in the Sahel (GS 3- Security)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/terror-in-the-sahel/article34784522.ece
- The rope of federalism and an unwanted tug-of-war (GS 2- Federalism)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-rope-of-federalism-and-an-unwanted-tug-of-war/article34784553.ece
Pg 7
- Should retired officials be barred from disclosing information? (GS 2- Role of civil services in democracy)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/should-retired-officials-be-barred-from-disclosing-information/article34784172.ece
- Making peace with nature (GS 3- Environment)
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/making-peace-with-nature/article34784092.ece
Pg 8
- No starvation in island, Collector tells Kerala HC (GS 3- Food security)
https://www.newswwc.com/india/no-starvation-in-lakshadweep-administration-tells-hc/
Previous year question
Q. What are the reformative steps taken by the Government to make food grain distribution system more effective? (GS 3 2019)
Pg 9
- MEA hints at talks with Taliban (GS 2- IR)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ministry-of-external-affairs-hints-at-talks-with-taliban/article34784006.ece
- Probe sought into Choksi’s abduction to Dominica (GS 3- Economy)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/investigation-sought-into-mehul-choksis-abduction-to-dominica/article34783226.ece
- EC has vast powers to act against criminalisation of politics: experts (GS 2- Constitutional bodies)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ec-can-act-against-criminalisation-of-politics-experts/article34782397.ece
- ‘Restrain online platforms from carrying Islamophobic content’ (GS 1- Secularism)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/plea-in-sc-wants-social-media-platforms-restrained-from-carrying-islamophobic-content/article34780428.ece
Previous year question
Q. What are the challenges to our cultural practices in the name of secularism? (GS 1, 2019)
- Adopt population control: Sarma urges minorities (GS 1- Population issues)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/assam-cm-urges-minorities-to-adopt-population-control/article34777770.ece
Previous year question
Q. Empowering women is the key to control population growth.” Discuss. (GS 1 2019)
- Programme helps women hone business skills (GS 1- Women issues)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/programme-helps-rajasthan-women-hone-entrepreneurship-skills/article34784855.ece
Pg 10
- ‘Focus on second dose for HCWs, FLWs’ (GS 2- Health)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-states-told-to-focus-on-second-dose-for-healthcare-frontline-workers/article34781564.ece
- Govt. agencies can analyse WhatsApp chats, NCB tells HC (GS 2- Govt. policies)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/government-agencies-can-analyse-whatsapp-chats-narcotics-control-bureau-tells-punjab-and-haryana-high-court/article34781635.ece
Pg 12
- Myanmar military charges Suu Kyi with corruption (GS 2 - IR)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/myanmar-authorities-open-new-corruption-cases-against-suu-kyi/article34775095.ece
- U.S. to donate 500 mn doses to world (GS 2- IR)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-to-donate-500-million-pfizer-vaccine-doses-globally-sources/article34774761.ece
- Biden, Johnson seek to sign ‘new Atlantic Charter’ (GS 2- IR)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/biden-johnson-seek-to-sign-new-atlantic-charter/article34783366.ece
- Delta variant is taking hold of Europe: WHO (GS 2- Health)
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/coronavirus-delta-variant-is-taking-hold-of-europe-who/article34783830.ece
Pg 12
- Centre to auction ‘major’ fields of ONGC, OIL (GS 3- Economy)
https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/govt-to-auction-major-oil-gas-fields-of-ongc-oil-pradhan/article34780300.ece
- GST: FinMin revamps Groups of Ministers (GS 3- Economy)
https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/gst-finance-ministry-revamps-groups-of-ministers/article34784035.ece
Previous year question
Q. Enumerate the indirect taxes which have been subsumed in the goods and services tax (GST) in India. Also, comment on the revenue implications of the GST introduced in India since July 2017. (GS 3 2019)
- IT, pharma, e-com buck job losses, witness hiring surge’ (GS 3- Economy)
https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/it-pharma-e-com-buck-job-losses-witness-hiring-surge/article34784101.ece
- Paytm, Infosys offer to help on vaccine booking (GS 3- IT )
https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/coronavirus-paytm-makemytrip-infosys-offer-to-help-india-with-vaccine-bookings/article34780439.ece