Important Daily Articles from the Hindu and Indian Express of 21st December, 2024
A. Polity:
I. One Nation One Election: ‘Bill on simultaneous polls will deepen the north-south fault lines’ [TH-2]
II. Parliament: Frosty and bitter [TH-6]
B. International Relations:
I. India - Kuwait: PM’s visit to Kuwait aims to boost partnership, says MEA [TH-3]
A chance to strike gold during the Kuwait visit [TH-6]
II. India - Libya: Work is on to bring back Indian workers stuck in Libya: MEA [TH-3]
III. India - China: Towards a thaw [IE-10]
Two steps forward, one step back [IE-11]
IV. India - Sri Lanka: As Dissanayake visits, takeaways from the India-SL engagement [IE-12]
C. Social Justice and Governance
I. Health and Governance: A smoker check [IE-11]
A. Economy:
I. Maritime Connectivity: New undersea cables to boost India’s digital connectivity [TH-5]
II. Economic Growth: ‘We find ourselves in a slow growth, high inflation scenario’ [TH-11]
III. GST: 55th GST Council meeting: GST relief on cards for food delivery, insurance premiums [IE-17]
IV. RBI: RBI policy panel divided on inflation-growth dynamics [IE-17]
B. Environment:
I. Biodiversity: Birds: Assam bird sanctuary records 72% decline in bird species count [TH-2]
II. Climate Change: How global crisis are connected [IE-12]
III. Biodiversity: Insects: Why and how did the United States eradicate ‘murder hornets’? [IE-12]
GENERAL STUDIES - 2
A. Polity:
I. One Nation One Election: ‘Bill on simultaneous polls will deepen the north-south fault lines’ [TH-2]
II. Parliament: Frosty and bitter [TH-6]
B. International Relations:
I. India - Kuwait: PM’s visit to Kuwait aims to boost partnership, says MEA [TH-3]
A chance to strike gold during the Kuwait visit [TH-6]
II. India - Libya: Work is on to bring back Indian workers stuck in Libya: MEA [TH-3]
III. India - China: Towards a thaw [IE-10]
Two steps forward, one step back [IE-11]
IV. India - Sri Lanka: As Dissanayake visits, takeaways from the India-SL engagement [IE-12]
C. Social Justice and Governance
I. Health and Governance: A smoker check [IE-11]
GENERAL STUDIES - 3
A. Economy:
I. Maritime Connectivity: New undersea cables to boost India’s digital connectivity [TH-5]
II. Economic Growth: ‘We find ourselves in a slow growth, high inflation scenario’ [TH-11]
III. GST: 55th GST Council meeting: GST relief on cards for food delivery, insurance premiums [IE-17]
IV. RBI: RBI policy panel divided on inflation-growth dynamics [IE-17]
B. Environment:
I. Biodiversity: Birds: Assam bird sanctuary records 72% decline in bird species count [TH-2]
II. Climate Change: How global crisis are connected [IE-12]
III. Biodiversity: Insects: Why and how did the United States eradicate ‘murder hornets’? [IE-12]