News 1:

2.2% of UAPA cases from 2016 to 2019 ended in conviction: The Hindu

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Syllabus Reference: GS-II

Important aspects of governance

 

Nothing much. Just a fact sheet regarding the usage of the UAPA Act and cases under Sedition. Go through it once and note the points.

News 2:

Move to privatise banks: Why the proposal? What are the concerns? Indian Express

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Syllabus Reference: GS-III

Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources

 

The title of the article reflects everything that it covers. The Budget proposes to privatise two PSU banks this financial year and the article covers why was the need felt, 51 years after nationalisation of govt-owned banks? A look at the banking sector’s concerns, and moves to address them.

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Chamoli glacier burst: It is time to learn from our mistakes: Down To Earth

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Syllabus Reference: GS-III

Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.

 

It is said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to suffer from it repeatedly. It is high time, therefore, for the government to realise that the Himalayan mountains are fragile and impatient, and government shall set its development priorities and projects based on the potential of the mountains, local and traditional knowledge as well as aspirations of the place is what the article suggests.

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