Important Articles from The Hindu Newspaper : 28/6/2023

Front Page

• India needs a Uniform Civil Code, affirms Modi
  • Syllabus – GS -2 Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
  • Read about UCC – DPSP – Need of UCC – Benefits and challenges in implementation
• Last Chinese reporter leaves India after visa extension denied
  • Syllabus – GS -2 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
  • Read about India – China Relationship – Recent issues regarding Visa approval to journalists
• Govt.extendsdeadlinefor Aadhaar-basedpayments forMGNREGStoAugust31
  • Syllabus – GS -2 -Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
  • Prelims – ABPS
  • Mains – MGNREGA – Provisions – Need – Benefits and issues

Business

• Q4 current account deficit narrows to $1.3 billion as trade deficit shrinks
  • Prelims – Current and Capital Account
• Risk-based supervision pilot to start July: IRDAI

World

• Russia to transfer Wagner hardware to Army; Prigozhin arrives in Belarus
  • Map marking – Belarus
• Netanyahu’s security risks mount as violence spirals in West Bank
  • GS -1 World History
  • Read about Israel – Palestine issue
  • Prelims – Map marking – Israel
• Sri Lanka will not be used as a base against India: Ranil
  • GS -2 India and its neighborhood- relations.
  • Read about India – Sri Lanka Relationship – Importance of Sri Lanka for India – issues between countries
  • Prelims – 13th amendment

News

• 84 serving and retired personnel get awards
  • Prelims – Uttam yudh seva medal, Ati vishisht and Param Vishisht seva medal
• Opposition blames Centre’s policies for tomato price rise
  • GS -3 – Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country, different types of irrigation and irrigation systems storage, transport and marketing of agricultural produce and issues and related constraints
  • Prelims – TOPS and TOTAL Scheme
• 23 Vande Bharat trains on tracks, but they fail to live up to the promise of speed
  • Mains – GS -3 Railways
  • Prelims – Vande Bharat Trains
• 2019 MBBS batch will be the first to shift to NExT; mock test to be held on July 28
  • Prelims – NeXT
• Modi’s pitch for UCC is on same lines as Centre’s affidavit in Supreme Court
  • Syllabus – GS -2 Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
  • Read about UCC – DPSP – Need of UCC – Benefits and challenges in implementation
• Centre planning new Bill on stray dog issue
  • Mains – Issue of stray dogs – laws regarding killing of stray dogs – Ethical issues involved
  • Prelims – Rabies Vaccine
• Elections to 10 Rajya Sabha seats on July 24
  • Prelims – Election process – Term of RS members
• ‘Sedition law must to retain India’s integrity’
  • GS -3 Internal Security
  • Read about Sedition law its provisions – issues and need
• Centre allows Aadhaar authentication for birth, death filing
  • Prelims – Aadhar authenitcation – Features – services where authenitcation is allowed

Text & Context

• The concerns about India-U.S. digital trade (GS -2 )

Opinion

• A model for quality and inclusive education (GS -2 )

Editorial

• Tracing the arc of American ‘exception-ism’ for India (GS -2 )
• Pay heed to a resurgence in militancy in Rajouri-Poonch (GS -3)
• Strategic high: on India-U.S. ties and strategic cooperation (GS -2 )
• Spring cleaning (GS -2 )

News

• Seven products from U.P. get GI tag (Prelims)