Important Articles from Indian Express : 14/4/2021

Front Page

• Covid-19 second surge: Centre clears way for foreign vaccines, fast-tracks approval (GS-2)
• Door for global vaccines opens but pricing strategy could be key to… (GS-2)
• Maharashtra to shut down till May 1 only key services allowed (GS-2)

Govt & Politics

• Gave vaccine to 80 countries, will continue: PM Modi (GS-2)

Decision 2021

• India, France talk ways to boost Indo-Pacific cooperation, discuss climate, space challenges (GS-2)
• Sushil Chandra takes charge as new CEC (GS-2 / Prelims)

Govt & Politics

• NGT doesnot have powers to strike down laws : SC (GS-2/3)

Express Network

• Remdesivir only for those on oxygen: Government

Editorial

• Booster shot
• The Wellness workforce
• The Vaccine basket
• Elusive recovery

Ideas Page

• American fleets and Indian waters
• The Ambedkar we don’t know
• The Sitalkuchi challenge

World

• Biden to pull US troops in Afghanistan by Sept 11 (GS-2)
• Biden proposes summit with Putin after Russia calls US an adversary (GS-2)
• UN, Turkey and Qatar to convene high level talks between Afghan govt and Taliban (GS-2)

Explained

• The road to foreign vaccines (GS-2)
• Rajya Sabha poll before Kerala Assembly results: EC powers, HC ruling (GS-2)

Economy

• Spectrum govt property, can’t be held as ‘security’: NCLAT
• At Rs 20.16 lakh crore, FY21 tax collection tops revised estimate
• FM: We’re not going for lockdowns in a big way
• Mandatory gold hallmarking from June 1