Must Read Current Affairs Articles I 8th Feb. 2021

ForumIAS announcing GS Foundation Program for UPSC CSE 2025-26 from 19 April. Click Here for more information.

ForumIAS Answer Writing Focus Group (AWFG) for Mains 2024 commencing from 24th June 2024. The Entrance Test for the program will be held on 28th April 2024 at 9 AM. To know more about the program visit: https://forumias.com/blog/awfg2024

Good Morning dear reader

We are posting Today’s Must Read Current Affairs Articles below:

 

About Must Read News Articles For UPSC : Must Read News Articles is an initiative by Team ForumIAS to provide links to the most important news articles of the day. It covers several newspapers such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Livemint etc.

This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites requiring a paid subscription beyond a certain number of fixed articles, we believe that it is one of the best ways to cover all major newspapers in the shortest amount of time.

Happy reading! Click here for  Archives →

Facing Problems with Current Affairs for Prelims 2020? Join the ForumIAS Academy Current Affairs Online Classes! Click2Know more →

About Must Read News Articles: Must Read News Articles is an initiative by Team ForumIAS to provide links to the most important news articles of the day. It covers several newspapers such as The Hindu, Indian Express, Livemint etc.This saves the time and effort of students in identifying useful and important articles. With newspaper websites requiring a paid subscription beyond a certain number of fixed articles, we believe that it is one of the best ways to cover all major newspapers in the shortest amount of time.

Happy reading! Click here for Archives →

For yesterday’s Current Affairs Click Here

For Daily Must Read Current Affairs ArchiveClick Here


GS Paper 1

A Lingayat sub-sect’s quota demand: context, implications | The Indian Express

Syllabus Topic – Population and associated issues

PM’s Assam venue: ‘martyr town’ where a 12-yr-old fell to British bullets |The Indian Express

Syllabus Topic – History

GS- Paper 2

Explained: What is the law on draping Tricolour over body of a deceased | The Indian Express

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

An India-EU trade pact may still remain elusive

Syllabus Topic – Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India

Men access mental health helpline more

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

FSSAI caps trans fats in food products

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

Sri Lanka settles $400 mn currency swap with India

Syllabus Topic –  India and its neighbourhood- relations

GS Paper 3

Explain Speaking: Inverted-V — the shape of India’s GDP growth rate over the past decade

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

J.P. Morgan writes: It embarks on three paradigm shifts. Execution and fiscal-monetary coordination will be key (indianexpress.com)

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

Infrastructure push now, fiscal consolidation later

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

Can a ‘bad bank’ solve the growing NPA crisis?

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

The RBI cannot afford to drop its guard on vigilance over prices with interest rates so low

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

The cost of Internet shutdowns

Syllabus Topic – Role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges, basics of cyber security; money-laundering and its prevention

Experts point to climate change impact

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

Wetland authority seeks action plan to revive 1,000 water bodies | The Indian Express

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

A gas-based economy is what India needs today: PM Narendra Modi | The Indian Express

Syllabus Topic –  Indian Economy – Energy related issues

NITI Aayog seeks to track impact of green verdicts

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

Print Friendly and PDF
Blog
Academy
Community