| Subject | The Hindu | Headlines | Relevance |
| GS 1 (Water Resources) GS 2 (Inter-State Relations) |
1 | Nod for Ken-Betwa link project | 1. Ken-Betwa link project 2. National Board for Wildlife |
| GS 2 (India and its Neighbourhood, Bilateral Groupings & Agreements, Groupings & Agreements Involving India and/or Affecting India’s Interests, Global Groupings, Regional Groupings, International Treaties & Agreements) |
6 | Russia, a legacy relationship with limitations | 1. 2+2 meeting between India and Russia 2. Russia, no doubt, is a friend in need to India; but Moscow’s friendship comes with limitations. Elaborate. |
| GS 3 (Food Security) GS 2 (Government Policies & Interventions) GS 3 (Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Conservation, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)) |
6 | High LPG prices are scorching the air pollution fight | 1. India Residential Energy Survey (IRES) 2020 2. Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) 3. Ujjwala 2.0 scheme |
| GS 2 (Government Policies & Interventions) GS 3 (Environmental Pollution & Degradation, Conservation, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)) |
7 | Low tobacco tax, poor health | 1. National calamity contingent duty (NCCD) 2. What is compensation cess? 3. The absence of an increase in tax on tobacco products post-GST has impacted revenue and could worsen public health. Explain. |
| GS 2 (Government Policies & Interventions, Issues Related to Women, Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies, Social Empowerment) |
10 | Bills on ART and surrogacy passed | 1. The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill (ART), 2021 2. Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2020 |
| GS 2 (Bilateral Groupings & Agreements) |
11 | Scholz vows new beginning for Germany | 1. Olaf Scholz 2. Bundestag Lower House 3. Weimar Constitution |
| GS 3 Growth & Development, Monetary Policy, Banking Sector & NBFCs) |
12 | Outlook clouded by Omicron, says RBI | Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) |
| GS 3 Growth & Development, Monetary Policy, Banking Sector & NBFCs) |
12 | RBI to mop up surplus liquidity as it ‘rebalances’ | variable rate reverse repo (VRRR) |
| GS 2 (Poverty, Issues Related to SCs & STs, Issues Related to Women, Issues Related to Minorities, Human Resource, Inclusive Growth) |
Text(01) | Global (and Indian) trends in inequality | 1. World Inequality Report 2022 2. MENA (Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region |
Today’s(December 09, 2021) Important Headlines
