Important Articles from The Hindu Newspaper : 13/6/2023

Front Page

• CoWIN vaccination data out, govt. denies breach
  • Syllabus – GS-2 Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.
  • Read about Mobile Governance and Egovernance in India – Benefits and Limitations
  • Prelims – Read about UMANG, CERT-IN
• Retail inflation cooled down to 4.25% in May
  • Syllabus – GS -3 Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
  • Prelims – Retail inflation, RBI Inflation Targets

Business

• April industrial output grows 4.2%, rises from 5-month low
  • Prelims – Read about IIP and Core sectors
• Multi-pronged policy must for growth: Patra
  • Syllabus – GS -3 Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.

World

• Indirect talks with U.S. are on through Oman, says Iran
  • Prelims – Map marking – Iran and Oman
• U.S. decides to return to UNESCO’s fold
  • Prelims – Read about UNESCO- India and UNESCO

News

• Gujarat braces for cyclonic storm Biparjoy; PM reviews preparations
  • Syllabus – GS -1 Geography
  • Read about Tropical Cyclones and related topics like Bay of bengal/ Arabian sea cyclones – Naming of Cyclones etc
• China could have as many ICBMs as U.S. or Russia by turn of decade: think tank
  • Read about India’s Nuclear Programme
  • Prelims – ICBMs and India’s ICBMs – Brahmos
• Poshan app helps migrant workers on the move access Anganwadi services
  • Prelims – Social Sector initiative
  • Read about Poshan Aabhiyan – Benefits and challenges
• Assam CM places Centre’s peace plan before Kuki insurgent groups
  • Syllabus – GS -3 Internal Security
• China asks 2 Indian journalists to leave, alleges ‘unfair treatment’ of its reporters
  • Syllabus – GS -2 Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests / India and Neighbourhood relations
• COVID, geopolitical tensions affected development: Modi

Text & Context

• Will Betelgeuse, the bright red giant star, blow up in your lifetime? (GS-3 Space)
• Will a hike in MSP help farmers? (GS-3)

Opinion

• Same-sex marriage: Morality vs equality (GS-1)
• NCDs plague Keralites’ health (GS-2)

Editorial

• E-education platforms, their Generative AI chapter (GS-2 / Prelims – Swayam)

States

• Tearful adieu to Velur agitation leader Devaki Nambisan
  • Prelims – Devaki Nambisan and contribution
• ISRO, Norway and the ‘Svalbard mission’
  • GS -2 Bilateral Relations / Prelims