Today’s (12-04-2022) Important News Headlines

In this daily series, we bring the Daily Important(Must Read) News Articles for UPSC Current Affairs(Prelims & Mains) Preparation, to make reading newspapers a simple and time-saving task.

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Today’s (12-04-2022) Important News Headlines

”In this daily series, we bring the Daily Important(Must Read) News Articles for UPSC Current Affairs(Prelims & Mains) Preparation, to make reading newspapers a simple, effective and time-saving task. We cover important articles for the GS paper of UPSC prelims along with four general studies papers (GS I, GS II, GS III and GS IV) as per the UPSC Mains syllabus.”

Subject	T.H.	Headlines	Relevance(UPSC Pre & Mains)
GS 3	6	Microplastics in Cauvery river may be harming fish: IISc. study	1. Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) 2. ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species)? 3. Microplastics?
GS 3	6	Odisha’s Barbara forest set for ecotourism push	Know about the ‘‘Barbara forest” in Odisha
GS 3	8	It is time to let sleeping dogmas lie	Q. Language should be an instrument of opportunity, not of oppression. Elaborate.
GS 3	8	In pandemic shock, critical lessons for MSMEs	1. Amrit Kaal? 2. Know about key government schemes for MSME sector.
GS 2	9	India and the U.K.: Crafting a new legacy	1. India-U.K. relationship 2. Q. As India seeks to carve out a new role for itself in the evolving global order as a ‘leading power’ and the U.K. recalibrates its strategic outlook post-Brexit, this is a unique moment in India-U.K. ties. Discuss.
GS 3	9	State of adolescent learning	Know about ”Annual Status of Education Reports (ASER)”
GS 2	10	Amending the Weapons of Mass Destruction Act	The Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, 2022?
GS 3	14	NITI puts out Energy and Climate Index list	The State Energy and Climate Index (SECI)
GS 3	16	TRAI moots up to 40% spectrum price cut	1. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) 2. 5G technology