Important Articles from Indian Express : 21/6/2021

Front Page

• Epidemic is crawling or in retreat: Active cases falling in 90% districts…
• Gupkar ‘gang’ to PM meeting: Delhi push to J&K political process amid…
• Second wave: 60% addition to bad loans from MSMEs
• Bharatiya Shiksha Board: How and why the Govt bent over backwards

Express Network

• Compensation may leave states with insufficient funds: Govt to SC
• Push for cash amid Covid: 159 districts in 25 states see decline in fixed deposits
• Amid second wave, NHAI, contractors kept workers back with vaccines, food

Editorial

• Delhi’s sea blindness
• Take the lead

Ideas Page

• Re-examine agri export basket
• Make way for the states
• Mind the vaccine gender gap

Explained

• An oversight that left key provision of NDPS Act inoperable
• Explained: Monoclonal antibodies & Covid

World

• Afghan President replaces two top ministers, army chief as violence grows
• Progress made at Iran nuclear talk in Vienna : Diplomats

Economy

• ‘Held broad consultations’ on new IT rules: India counters UN commentators
• Time to remedy damage done by GST to states’ finances: Kerala FM