Author: POINT IAS

Mains’19 – Amendments to RTI Act.

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/incisive-interventions-that-blunt-the-rtis-edge/article28968907.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/muzzling-information/article24513976.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/has-the-right-to-information-act-been-weakened/article24523104.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/hamstringing-the-rti-act/article25230039.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/if-you-strengthen-the-cic-you-strengthen-rti-central-information-commissioner-sridhar-acharyulu/article25527757.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/furore-over-rbi-defaulter-list-lingers/article25551518.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/we-werent-consulted-on-rti-act-amendments-cic/article25570252.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rti-request-to-see-rti-amendment-bill-denied/article25581108.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/protest-against-non-appointment-of-information-commissioners/article25837842.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sudhir-bhargava-new-chief-information-commissioner-govt-appoints-four-information-commissioners/article25869926.ece

Mains’19 – Important Issues

What is the ‘Indian Ocean Dipole’ – https://www.skymetweather.com/content/weather-faqs/what-is-indian-ocean-dipole-iod/ Golan Heights dispute – https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/playing-politics-over-the-golan-heights/article26773839.ece Finance Act – https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/trickeries-of-the-money-bill/article26799226.ece Solar e-waste – https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/india-stares-at-pile-of-solar-e-waste/article26809672.ece Investigative Journalism – https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-boost-to-true-investigative-journalism-former-cji-rm-lodha/article26831428.ece Defence preparedness – https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-tale-of-two-manifestos/article26836896.ece Pluto not being a planet – https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/celestial-misfit/article24980187.ece Article 35A – https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article-35a-and-the-basic-structure/article24786741.ece Importance of grasslands – https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/the-fall-of-a-florican/article24770263.ece Significance of Eastern Ghats – https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-in-school/the-eastern-ghats/article19841986.ece Disturbance in Libya – … Continue reading Mains’19 – Important Issues

Mains’19 – Surrogacy

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/great-expectations/article28839054.ece https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lok-sabha-passes-surrogacy-bill/articleshow/70538473.cms https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/amended-motor-vehicles-bill-reintroduced/article28449373.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/how-to-make-the-surrogacy-bill-more-inclusive/article28713112.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/respecting-reproductive-choice/article28739407.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/what-is-altruistic-surrogacy/article25814445.ece

Mains’19 – Abolition of Article 370

https://pointias443387146.wordpress.com/article-35a-and-related-issues/ https://pointias443387146.wordpress.com/article-370-and-35a-of-the-constitution-of-india/ https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/kashmir-has-been-cut-to-the-quick/article28839069.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-new-facts-on-the-ground-for-kashmir/article28838780.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/blackout/article28872158.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/downgraded-at-the-stroke-of-a-pen/article28872213.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-fragility-of-indias-federalism/article28872165.ece https://pointias.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/06989-abolition-of-article-370.pdf https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/article-370-to-be-scrapped-what-impact-will-it-have-on-jk/articleshow/70534157.cms https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/much-ado-about-little/article28917388.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/jk-loses-its-special-status-divided-into-two-uts/article28827159.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/scrapping-jks-special-status-is-the-wrong-way-to-an-end/article28827024.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/an-integration-without-integrity/article28827038.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/piecing-together-kashmirs-audacious-road-map/article28827029.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/valley-of-flaws/article28801068.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-warning-signs-are-loud-and-clear/article25746136.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/what-is-the-lowdown-on-kashmir-strategy/article25752958.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/no-show/article25252371.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/statesmanship-not-brinkmanship/article25265708.ece

Mains’19 – Tiger Conservation

Important articles on 'Tiger Conservation': https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-big-picture-on-tigers/article28872115.ece https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/mining/states-with-declining-tiger-population-have-highest-diversion-of-forests-for-mining-65940 https://www.firstpost.com/tech/science/indias-tiger-counts-suggest-an-urgent-need-for-peaceful-ecosystems-where-humans-tigers-coexist-7081581.html https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/tigers-in-india-face-lurking-threat-from-virus/article28808001.ece https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/india-cant-handle-more-tigers/article26114417.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/changing-the-stripes-of-conservation/article26412019.ece https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20190209/281917364331498 https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/tiger-numbers-on-the-rise/article25642821.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/counting-the-tiger/article24476158.ece https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/india-has-potential-to-be-the-global-leader-in-tiger-conservation-expert/article24542655.ece https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/development-projects-pose-threat-to-tiger-habitats/article24542674.ece https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/what-is-tiger-relocation-all-about/article25586904.ece https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/india-recorded-95-tiger-deaths-in-2018-41-outside-reserves/article25758795.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/protecting-the-tigers-habitat/article25498494.ece

Mains’19 – Forest Rights

Important articles on 'Forest Rights' - https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-taproot-of-conservation-justice/article28801111.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lakhs-of-forest-dwellers-face-eviction/article26333238.ece https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20190222/282123522789004 https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/without-land-or-recourse/article26344370.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/supreme-court-order-on-eviction-consistent-with-its-stand-on-forest-rights/article26358075.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/before-eviction/article26368003.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/modify-feb-13-eviction-order-of-lakhs-of-forest-dwellers-centre-urges-sc/article26386134.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-stays-feb-13-order-for-eviction-of-tribals-forest-dwellers/article26396154.ece https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/what-is-forest-rights-act/article26419298.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/failing-the-forest/article26424970.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-fight-for-the-forest/article26449496.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/disempowering-gram-sabhas/article26583768.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/humanise-the-law/article26891105.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/expropriation-in-the-name-of-conservation/article26905405.ece