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Contents
- 1 The reservation debate
- 2 Updates on New IT rules 2021
- 3 Steps towards Peace in Afghanistan
- 4 China’s new 5-Year plan
- 5 Quad summit and related articles
- 6 Refugees problem from Myanmar
- 7 Important updates in Economy
- 8 Important update on Environment
- 9 Important Schemes and other Initiatives by the government
- 10 Report and Indices
- 11 Parliamentary reports
- 12 Other Reports released this week
- 13 Miscellaneous articles for Prelims this week
On this page, you can read all the major news/Current Affairs of the week. On a daily basis, we are covering all relevant Current Affairs under our various initiatives. For further reading, you can refer to our following initiatives:
- 9 PM: Daily Current Affairs Summaries For UPSC
- Daily Editorials: Daily Current Affairs Editorials For UPSC
- Factly: Daily Current Affairs For Prelims
The reservation debate
This week the reservation issue took the spotlight after the Supreme Court decision to examine the 50% reservation cap and Haryana government’s Job reservation for locals. We have covered a few important articles on the issue of reservation. They are,
- The Mandal case and Reservation in India – Explained, Pointwise
- Revisiting the Reservation Laws in India
- The ill effects of Job reservation for locals
- Concerns associated with Local Reservation Laws
Updates on New IT rules 2021
This week also, there were few news editorials on the New IT rules 2021. The Following are some of the important ones;
Steps towards Peace in Afghanistan
The Doha Agreement aims towards establishing peace in Afghanistan. Along with the USA, other stakeholders also tried to achieve peace in Afghanistan. The important articles in this regard are;
- The Doha agreement and Afghan Peace Process
- Biden’s “Afghanistan Peace Plan”
- India Not Part of “Troika-plus-Pakistan Conference”
- Afghan Peace Process and India
China’s new 5-Year plan
China formally approved the outline of its 14th 5-year plan (2021-25). Some proposed projects in China’s 5-year plan are the cause of concern for India. The articles that highlighted this issue are
- “China’s 5-year plan” and India’s Concerns
- China Approves Dam Building on “Brahmaputra River”
- China’s plans for new dams on Brahmaputra River- Explained, Pointwise
Indian Prime Minister will take part in the first-ever Virtual Quad Summit on March 12, along with the Australian, US, and Japanese Counterparts. This is the first Quad leader’s meet after the US elections. The articles that covered these developments are;
- First “Quad Summit” Held Virtually
- Why India Should limit its Involvement With QUAD?
- QUAD and its relevance – Explained, Pointwise
Refugees problem from Myanmar
After the military coup in Myanmar, this week witnessed widespread protests in Myanmar. Few articles covered this issue are,
- MHA directive on “Influx of Illegal Migrants From Myanmar”
- Issue of Refugees in India – Explained, Pointwise
Important updates in Economy
In this week the government performed spectrum auctions, defined limits to FDI in the insurance sector, and others. The articles that covered these updates are,
- Cabinet clears 74% FDI in Insurance Sector
- Spectrum Auctions in India – Explained, Pointwise
- Issue of Pension System in India – Explained, Pointwise
- Financial distress in Railways: Reasons and Way Forward
- IDBI Bank out of “PCA framework”
- India’s Rise as the new global manufacturing hub
Important update on Environment
This week saw a few articles in newspapers covering the issue of Climate change and mitigation. Apart from that, there were other environmental issues as well, in the news;
- Why India should Focus More on Climate Change Adaptation?
- Working towards Climate Justice
- “Miyawaki method” to create dense green patches
- PM received “Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award”
- Conservation Initiatives for Sharks in India
- Panel Recommendations to improve “Air Quality in Kerala”
Important Articles for Prelims
Important Schemes and other Initiatives by the government
This week the government launched a few important schemes and programs. In the following articles, we covered those schemes and programs;
- “Cyber Volunteer programme” for Citizens
- “Mission Shakti, Mission Poshan 2.0, and Mission Vatsalya” – 3 Umbrella schemes of Ministry of WCD
- Cabinet approves “Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi | PMSSN”
- “Shramik Kalyan Portal” of Indian Railways
- PM to inaugurate ‘Maitri Setu’ Bridge
Report and Indices
There were many important reports and indices released this week. Few of them analyzed important social and economic issues in India. Few global reports also pointed out some important observations. The important ones are;
Parliamentary reports
- Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Environment Ministry
- Status of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act(UAPA) in 2019
- Report of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development
- ‘Mobilising Electric Vehicle Financing in India’ – A report of NITI Aayog
- Present Status of “Stand Up India Scheme”
Other Reports released this week
- UNEP releases “Food Waste Index Report 2021”
- WHO released “World Report on Hearing”
- “Index of Economic Freedom” 2021 released