Important Daily Articles from the Hindu and Indian Express of 31st December, 2024
GENERAL STUDIES - 2
A. Polity:
I. Private Member's Bill: Private Members’ Bills get short shrift in both Houses of Parliament [TH-1]
II. Democracy: In the name of democracy [IE-10]
B. International Relations:
I. India - Bangladesh: The Sheikh Hasina extradition demand, India’s options [TH-6]
II. Rohingyas: On India’s international obligations towards Rohingya refugees [TH-8]
III. Myanmar: ‘Demographic data to stop influx from Myanmar’ [TH-10]
IV. India - US: MIGRANTS ARE US [IE-10]
Indians and the H-1B visa [IE-18]
C. Social Justice and Governance
I. Governance: Transparency in Exams: BPSC protests: Students meet Chief Secy as Kishor issues ultimatum to Nitish govt [IE-7]
GENERAL STUDIES - 3
A. Economy:
I. Currency: Currency concerns [TH-6]
II. Pharmaceutical Industry: States and the danger of poorly manufactured drugs [TH-6]
III. Banking: NBFCs: Financial system stable on healthy balance sheets: RBI [TH-13]
IV. NPAs and related issues:
i. 30% jump in gold loan NPAs in April-June on slowing economy, debts [IE-1]
ii. Stress test: Banks' GNPA ratio may rise to 3% in Mar 2026 from 2.6% in Sept 2024 [IE-17]
V. Stock Market: A VOLATILE YEAR [IE-10]
VI. Taxation: India Inc seeks cut in personal I-T rates, flags Customs clearance [IE-17]
VII. Slowdown: After slowdown in H1FY25, prospects of economy to improve, says RBI Governor [IE-17]
B. Science and Technology:
I. Space:
i. Space Docking: ISRO’s docking mission on; spacecraft reach right orbit [TH-1]
Space docking mission takes off, key to India's future missions [IE-1]
ii. NASA Solar Probe: NASA probe flies closer to the sun than any spacecraft
[TH-18]
PARKER PROBE GETS CLOSEST-EVER TO THE SUN: WHY THIS MATTERS [IE-18]
C. Diasaster Management:
I. Landslides: Wayanad landslides a ‘disaster of severe nature’, says Centre [TH-5]
Ethics
I. 2024 and the stories of truth [IE-11]
I. Miscellaneous: Memorials for leaders: History and politics [IE-4]
GENERAL STUDIES - 2
A. Polity:
I. Private Member's Bill: Private Members’ Bills get short shrift in both Houses of Parliament [TH-1]
II. Democracy: In the name of democracy [IE-10]
B. International Relations:
I. India - Bangladesh: The Sheikh Hasina extradition demand, India’s options [TH-6]
II. Rohingyas: On India’s international obligations towards Rohingya refugees [TH-8]
III. Myanmar: ‘Demographic data to stop influx from Myanmar’ [TH-10]
IV. India - US: MIGRANTS ARE US [IE-10]
Indians and the H-1B visa [IE-18]
C. Social Justice and Governance
I. Governance: Transparency in Exams: BPSC protests: Students meet Chief Secy as Kishor issues ultimatum to Nitish govt [IE-7]
GENERAL STUDIES - 3
A. Economy:
I. Currency: Currency concerns [TH-6]
II. Pharmaceutical Industry: States and the danger of poorly manufactured drugs [TH-6]
III. Banking: NBFCs: Financial system stable on healthy balance sheets: RBI [TH-13]
IV. NPAs and related issues:
i. 30% jump in gold loan NPAs in April-June on slowing economy, debts [IE-1]
ii. Stress test: Banks' GNPA ratio may rise to 3% in Mar 2026 from 2.6% in Sept 2024 [IE-17]
V. Stock Market: A VOLATILE YEAR [IE-10]
VI. Taxation: India Inc seeks cut in personal I-T rates, flags Customs clearance [IE-17]
VII. Slowdown: After slowdown in H1FY25, prospects of economy to improve, says RBI Governor [IE-17]
B. Science and Technology:
I. Space:
i. Space Docking: ISRO’s docking mission on; spacecraft reach right orbit [TH-1]
Space docking mission takes off, key to India's future missions [IE-1]
ii. NASA Solar Probe: NASA probe flies closer to the sun than any spacecraft
[TH-18]
PARKER PROBE GETS CLOSEST-EVER TO THE SUN: WHY THIS MATTERS [IE-18]
C. Diasaster Management:
I. Landslides: Wayanad landslides a ‘disaster of severe nature’, says Centre [TH-5]
Ethics
I. 2024 and the stories of truth [IE-11]
I. Miscellaneous: Memorials for leaders: History and politics [IE-4]