Front Page
- Survey pegs growth at 8-8.5% in ’22-23 (GS-3)
- Prelims – Economic Survey historical and factual information
- Mains – Challenges opportunities mentioned . Will be covered when you read the survey
Text & Context
- The limits of the legislature’s power to suspend a member (GS-2)
- Prelims – Article 190(4), Vacation of seat by legislator
Business
- January sees second-highest GST collection at ₹1.38 lakh cr. (GS-3 / Prelims)
- Prelims – Types of GST charged, GST Council etc
- Mains – Challenges with GST Act
- Core sectors grow 3.8%, analysts see mixed signs (GS-3)
- Prelims – Core sectors
- GDP slide in FY21 was lower than estimated (GS-3)
- ‘Adopt UNCITRAL for cross-border insolvency’ (Prelims)
- Prelims – UNCITRAL Law
- Ethanol blending of 8.1% achieved, target was 10% (GS-3)
- ‘Centre has adopted MSP, but States must facilitate crop shift’ (GS-3)
World
- India calls for ‘quiet diplomacy’ on Ukraine (GS-2)
- Prelims – Quiet Diplomacy
Economic Survey
- ‘Demand for MGNREGA work softens’ (GS-2 / Economic Survey)
- ‘Creating jobs via infra investments’ (GS-3 / Economic Survey)
- Fortified rice supply in govt. schools raised (Prelims)
- Centre skips mention of rising food subsidy cost (GS-3)
- Govt. admits to lack of data to study COVID impact on learning (GS-2 / Economic Survey)
- India ranks third globally in forest area gain: Survey (GS-3 / Economic Survey)
News
- SC collegium recommends Bhandari for Chief Justice post (GS-2)
- India, Russia hold discussion on UN Security Council agenda (GS-2)
- Budget session important, make it constructive, fruitful, says PM (Prelims)
- Kovind lauds health staff, vaccination drive (Prelims)
OPED
Editorial
- The case for vaccinating children against COVID-19 (GS-2)
- The mind and the state of Russia’s President (GS-2 / 1)