Important Articles from Indian Express : 17/3/2021

Front Page

• 8 ministries list assets for monetisation: from stations to telecom towers, pipelines…
• Boris Johnson will be in India next month
• Days after border truce, India hosts Pakistan equestrian team in Noida
• China visa rider to India and 19 other countries : First take chinese jab

City

• New study ranks Delhi as world’s most polluted capital

Govt & Politics

• NREGA wages see highest jump in Meghalaya, nil in Kerala, Lakshadweep
• OCIs to soon get online facility to seek permission for restricted activities

In Parliament

• Railways will never be privatised, but shouldn’t we encourage private investment, asks Piyush Goyal
• Vaccines not sent abroad at expense of Indians : Minister

Editorial

• A hidden Pandemic
• Lieutenant Government
• Price to pay

Ideas Page

• Believers against hate

World

• Blinken on 1st Asia visit : Will push back when China uses aggression

Explained

• Europe’s AstraZeneca pause
• Anti-defection law: when a nominated MP loses Rajya Sabha membership

Economy

• DFI to raise `3 lakh cr for infra spend; `20K cr to be infused
• No back-door pact for defaulting promoters: What the Supreme Court ruling means
• IT Ministry to depts: Focus on local for cybersecurity needs
• State Bank , Indian Oil ink SOFR – Linked ECB deal