News for 18 February, 2021
Important News for Today:
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Cabinet approves PLI plan for telecom
- [Important for: Polity, Essay]
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India’s rating to hinge on lower fiscal deficit, debt: S&P
- [Important for: Polity, Economy, Business]
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Start-ups must create world-class products: PM
- [Important for: Polity, Economy, Business]
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China blocked Ma’s IPO over ‘political links’
- [Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
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Iran says ready for talks with UN nuclear watchdog chief
- [Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
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NASA’s Perseverance rover ready for a difficult landing on Mars’ Jezero crater
- [Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]
Crux of The Hindu and PIB Vol 76
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News for 17 February, 2021
Important News for Today:
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Toolkit case: role of PJF under scanner
- [Important for: Polity, Essay]
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‘Sedition law can’t be used to quell disquiet: court
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Sri Lanka considering India’s grant instead of China project
- [Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
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Telcos ask government to defer net neutrality rules
- [Important for: Polity, Essay]
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UAE’s Hope probe sends back its first image of Mars
- [Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]
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Earth to Voyager 2: After a year in the darkness, we can talk to you again
- [Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]
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The right MSP: What govt pays and what farmers say they deserve
- [Important for: Polity, Essay]
News for 16 February, 2021
Important News for Today:
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Toolkit case: two seek anticipatory bail
- [Important for: Polity, Essay]
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Indians concerned about privacy, says CJI
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More fast-track courts under POCSO Act
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From clashes between troops on the LAC to disengagement
- [Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
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Bangladesh authorities send more Rohingya to island
- [Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
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States’ fiscal deficit to narrow to 4.3% of GDP in FY22: Ind-Ra
- [Important for: Polity, Economy, Essay]
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IT revenue to grow to $194 bn in FY21: Nasscom
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NASA’s TESS discovers three hot planets orbiting a very young star
- [Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]
News for 15 February, 2021
Important News for Today:
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PM hands over Arjun Mk-1A tank to Army
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‘Rock mass of landslide fell on frozen stream causing disaster’
- [Important for: Environment & Ecology, Essay]
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Fossils of ‘Dickinsonia’ found at Bhimbetka
- [Important for: History, Archaeology, Essay]
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UAE’s Hope Probe sends home first image of Mars
- [Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]
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Scientists design rotation profile of the Sun based on century-old sunspot images
- [Important for: Science & Tech., Essay]
AN INTRODUCTION TO CORONA VIRUS AND ITS TREATMENTS

ORIGIN
Corona virus is a family of viruses that cause an infection in our nose, sinuses, or upper throat. Most of them are not dangerous. The term corona virus originated from the Latin term corona which means ‘crown’ due to the presence of crown-like spikes on its surface. The first signs and symptoms of respiratory tract infection were observed in 1962 in China.
News for 14 February, 2021
Important News for Today:
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‘Defence fund to tap Gross Revenue Receipts not tax revenue’
- [Important for: Polity, Economy, Essay]
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Equirus Capital eyes double-digit growth
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PLA paper offers clues to China’s moves
- [Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
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Almost 100% productivity in two weeks of Budget session
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IIT-M Ph.D. entry tough for students from marginalised communities
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Uttarakhand: Early warning system for glaciers needed
- [Important for: Environment & Ecology, Essay]
News for 13 February, 2021
Important News for Today:
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Data buoys: inflation cools to 4.06%, IIP rises 1%
- [Important for: Polity, Economy, Essay]
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SC upholds validity of e-voting results on winding up of Franklin Templeton funds
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‘Work with military for democracy’
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‘Governance and lawmaking should be left to legislature’
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Inter-marriages can reduce caste tensions, says court
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Farfarout confirmed as the most distant celestial body in our solar system
- [Important for: Science & Tech.]
News for 12 February, 2021
Important News for Today:
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In call with Xi, Biden talks of ‘unfair economic practices’
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‘Water again building up in the Rishiganga’
- [Important for: Environment & Ecology, Essay]
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‘Dams in the para glacial zone are a danger’
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This Valentine’s Day, look for the red coloured star Betelgeuse in the night sky
- [Important for: Science & Tech.]
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Uncrewed Chinese spacecraft successfully enters Mars orbit
- [Important for: Science & Tech.]
News for 11 February, 2021
Important News for Today:
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Exporters send an SOS after Budget jolt
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‘China had no role in Sri Lanka’s decision on ECT’
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India is an important partner in the Indo-Pacific region, says U.S.
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Behind hydel project washed away, a troubled trail to accident in 2011
- [Important for: Environment & Ecology, Essay]
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Twitter must follow Indian laws: Centre
- [Important for: Polity, Essay]