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About 9 PM Brief<\/strong>- With the 9 PM Daily Current affairs for UPSC brief we intend<\/span> to simplify the newspaper reading experience. In 9PM briefs, we provide our reader with a summary of all the important articles and editorials from three important newspapers namely The Hindu, Indian Express, and Livemint. This will provide you with analysis, broad coverage, and factual information from a Mains examination point of view.<\/p>\r\n About Factly<\/strong>- The Factly initiative covers all the daily news articles regarding Preliminary examination. This will be provided at the end of the 9 PM Brief.<\/p>\r\n Dear Aspirants,<\/p>\r\n We know for a fact that learning without evaluation is a wasted effort. Therefore, we request you to please go through both our initiatives i.e 9PM Briefs and Factly, then evaluate yourself through the 10PM Current Affairs Quiz.<\/p>\r\n We plan to integrate all our free daily initiatives to comprehensively support your success journey. Source- The Indian Express<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Syllabus- GS 2 – <\/strong>Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.<\/p>\n Synopsis – <\/strong>The Medical Termination of Pregnancy MTP (Amendment) Bill 2020 Continues to ignore Pregnant person\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n Introduction-<\/strong><\/p>\n Medical termination of pregnancy bill 2020 – explained<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Objections raised in the Upper House<\/strong><\/p>\n Before drafting or enacting legislation, the government must ensure the following:<\/p>\n Source: <\/b>The Hindu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Syllabus: <\/b>GS-2: India and Neighbourhood relations<\/span><\/p>\n Synopsis: <\/b>India should actively involve in the Afghan Peace Process and use its influence to guarantee peace in Afghanistan.<\/span><\/p>\n Introduction:<\/b><\/p>\n India\u2019s position in the Afghan Peace process has evolved over the years. There is a subtle shift in New Delhi\u2019s approach towards the Afghan crisis. For example,<\/span><\/p>\n How the countries participating in the Afghan peace process?<\/b><\/p>\n Why India needs to improve its participation in the Afghan peace process?<\/strong><\/p>\n India\u2019s economic, strategic and security ties could be disturbed if the Taliban takes over. Recently, India has improved its relations with Afghanistan in the following ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So, India has to be more flexible and adapt to the new strategic reality.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Suggestions to improve India’s participation:<\/b><\/p>\n Source<\/b>: The Hindu<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Syllabus<\/b>: GS 2 – Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes<\/span><\/p>\n Synopsis<\/b>: A limit on tax-free income under EPF(Employees Provident Fund) contributions<\/a><\/strong> is under the proposal. The intended objective is to prevent abuse of process by HNIs (High net individuals), however, there are some concerns that demand re-examination.<\/span><\/p>\n Background<\/b><\/p>\n What changes have been made<\/b>?<\/span><\/p>\n Rationale behind the proposal<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n Concerns with new EPF rules<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n Way Forward<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n
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\nMedical Termination of Pregnancy Bill, 2020 – Associated Issues<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Issues in the proposed Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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Way forward<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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\nAfghan Peace Process and India’s stake in it<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nThe New EPF Tax Rules Should be Re-examined<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nCritical Analysis of 15th Finance Commission Recommendations for Local Bodies<\/a><\/h3>\n