Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 25th Feb. 2021

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• UPSC Current Affairs
• UPSC News Articles
• Current Affairs Quiz

GS Paper 1

Adultery as ‘misconduct’

Syllabus Topic – Society and women related issues

GS Paper 2

The structural fragility of Union Territories

Syllabus Topic – Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges

Laws, however stringent, cannot be allowed to trump basic rights

Syllabus Topic –  Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.

Federalism and India’s human capital

Syllabus Topic –  issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers

Addressing vaccine reluctance and policy hesitancy

Syllabus Topic – Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health

Explained: The conspiracy charge made by Delhi Police against Disha Ravi

Syllabus Topic – Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors

Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index falls short of nudging governments to undertake reforms (indianexpress.com)

Syllabus Topic – Governance and associated issues

Ministers and public figures must not be seen as endorsing drugs whose efficacy is in doubt

Syllabus Topic – Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health

M Rajivlochan writes: China, unlike India, has adapted western ideas to suit its needs (indianexpress.com)

Syllabus Topic – Constitution, Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries

GS Paper 3

Saugata Bhattacharya writes: GDP growth is being driven by larger firms. Smaller ones continue to suffer, need policy attention (indianexpress.com)

Syllabus Topic – Industrialization and Industrial policies

Cabinet approves PLI plan for pharmaceuticals, IT hardware

Syllabus Topic – Industrial Policy

Winter pollution on the rise: CSE

Syllabus Topic – Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment

Madras’ spinynamesake

Syllabus Topic – Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment