Important Articles from Indian Express : 17/2/2021

Front Page

• Chinese troops pull back from Pangong north, south banks (GS-2/3)
• Ministry: 4 found with South Africa Covid strain, one with Brazil variant (GS-2)
• Puducherry Cong on the brink, Bedi removed as L-G (GS-2 Appointment term and removal)
• Don’t invoke sedition to quieten disquiet, says Delhi court, grants bail to 2 (GS-2)

Express Network

• What measures taken to regulate OTT platforms, SC asks govt (GS-2)

Editorial

• The wise arbiter
• Price of reform
• The digital bargain

Ideas Page

• Gender and Punishment
• One Law can’t fit all

World

• Suu Kyi faces new charge as military crackdown intensifies in Myanmar (GS-2)

Explained

• Reaching for Mars (GS-3)
• South Africa strain of virus : The key takeaways (GS-2)
• Google’s payment deal with Australian media firm

Economy

• Stressed loans may rise to Rs 1.8 lakh crore; debt recast will limit reported GNPAs: report (GS-3)
• RBI unveils draft norms for credit default swaps: Retail users allowed hedging of their underlying credit (GS-3)
• PLI boost: Amazon to make Firestick locally (GS-3)