Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 21st October 2020

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GS Paper – 1

GS Paper – 2

Punjab formally rejects farm laws

Syllabus Topic – Parliament and State Legislatures: structure, functioning,
conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these

Paper 3 topic- Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support price

Wildlife Institute of India scientists anxious after Finance Ministry recommends funding cut

Syllabus Topic – Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies.

The many bright spots on India’s innovation horizon

Syllabus Topic – Government policies and interventions aimed at development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation

MALABAR SIGNAL: Australia’s return shows Delhi is reconsidering deference to Beijing’s interests, giving primacy to its own.

Malabar exercise: US wants Quad to be ‘more regularised’, China ‘notices’ it

Syllabus Topic – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting the Indian interests

What’s in India-US defence deals

Syllabus Topic – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting the Indian interests

GS-Paper 3

Offset dilution in defence, a flawed policy turn

Syllabus Topic – Changes in industrial policy and their effects on industrial growth

Court-ordered interest waiver and bad loan recognition ban hurts common man

Syllabus Topic – Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilisation of resources, growth, development and employment

Explained: Why scientists are trying to cultivate heeng in the Indian Himalayas

Syllabus Topic – Major cropping patterns in various parts of the country

Kaleshwaram eco-clearance violates law: NGT

Syllabus Topic – Environmental impact assessment

Hybrid model of ‘smart’ fence being tested along the LoC

Syllabus Topic – Security challenges and their management in border areas; linkages of organised crime with terrorism

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