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Last week the reservation took the spotlight after the Supreme Court decided to review the Mandal case<\/a>. This week also the reservation took the spotlight after the report points out a high rate of vacancies for faculty positions in Central institutions for higher education. We have covered a few important articles on the issue of reservation. They are<\/p>\n After the government introduced The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Lok Sabha. The issue of power tussle between the L-G and the elected government of Delhi has come into the limelight. The important articles covered in our blog are,<\/p>\n This week the Supreme Court held that State Election Commissions(SECs) should have independent State Election Commissioners. Further, the Court also held that the \u00a0State governments should not interfere with the functioning of the State Election Commission. Important articles that covered the Supreme Court rulings are,<\/p>\n SC Ruling on Appointment of \u201cState Election Commissioners\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n The Supreme Court this week agreed to hear the issue of electoral bonds in a fast track manner. It is a significant decision considering the upcoming state assembly elections. The important articles covered by ForumIAS team in this regard are,<\/p>\n This week the Supreme Court held certain important judgements, decisions and guidelines that would impact the entire nation. Apart from that, there are certain important cases that also appeared in news this week. The important articles in this regard are,<\/p>\n There are few updates received in the Polity and governance topics from the newspapers. The important updates are,<\/p>\n This week the important updates in International relations include the EU joined the CDRI initiative, UK’s post-Brexit foreign policy, etc. The important articles covered by us include,<\/p>\n There were many important reports and indices released this week. Few of them created many debates in India like the Air Quality Report, V-Dem report. The important ones are;<\/p>\n This week the employee unions of Public Sector Banks have gone on a two-day strike against privatization. Further, they also observed last Monday as \u201canti-privatization day\u201d. Few articles covered the concept of Privatization of PSBs. The important articles include,<\/p>\n Inflation targeting monetary policy took the spotlight in the Indian Economy after it completed 5 years since its introduction. There are a few articles that covered this topic. They are,<\/p>\n This week the government introduced DFIs to fund infrastructure projects. 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The NCT of Delhi(Amendment) Bill 2021<\/h3>\n
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State Election Commissions<\/h3>\n
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The issue of Electoral Bonds<\/h3>\n
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Other Important cases in Supreme Court<\/h3>\n
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Other updates in Polity and Governance<\/h3>\n
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Updates on International Relations<\/h3>\n
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Report and Indices<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Privatization of PSBs<\/h3>\n
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The concept of Inflation Targetting<\/h3>\n
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Other updates in Economy<\/h3>\n
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Important updates in Science and Technology<\/h3>\n
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The COVID-19 Vaccination<\/h3>\n
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Important updates in Environment<\/h3>\n
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