Today’s(15-04-2022) 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(15-04-2022) 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(Pre & Mains)
GS 1 & 3	1	IMD forecasts ‘normal’ monsoon, no El Nino	1. Know about IMD in Detail. 2. What is El Nino Phenomena? 3. Know about Decade wise Rainfall Patterns in our country.
GS 2 & 3	1	MPs’ panel lends voice against elephant trade	Know about ”Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2021”
GS 1	1	Belur’s historic Chennakeshava temple strikes a note of harmony	Know about ”Chennakeshava temple in Belur”
GS 1 & 2	6	Restore India’s heritage of a shared peoplehood	1. Irish Home Rule? 2. Article 25 of our Constitution? 3. S.R. Bommai vs Union of India (1994)? 3. National Human Rights Commission? 4. National Commission for Minorities?
GS 2	6	Growth pangs	1. RCEP? 2. Economic impacts of the Russia-Ukraine Conflict on Asia?
GS 2 & 3	6	A window for inter-State collaboration, to breathe easy	1. Air Quality Index? 2. Inter-State Council?
GS 2	6	A new cocktail	Know about the process of ”France’s presidential election”
GS 3	7	Is the Reserve Bank doing enough to rein in inflation?	Q. Nurturing the real economy, not just tweaking the repo rate, is the need of the hour. Elaborate.
GS 1, 2 & 3	7	Is Hindi or English beneficial as the link language?	1. Human Development Index (HDI) of States and UTs 2. Q. There is a strong correlation between a region’s HDI and a higher share of English speakers. This suggests a stronger case for English to be the link language rather than Hindi. Discuss.
GS 2	8	Red star over Solomon Islands	Q. What is the controversy over the China-Solomon Islands security cooperation deal? What does it mean for geopolitics in the South Pacific? Discuss.
GS 2	12	Inter-district boundary row in Arunachal	Inter-district boundary row between Arunachal & Assam?
GS 2	13	Russia warns against NATO enlargement	Q. The possible accession of Finland and Sweden into NATO would be one of the biggest strategic consequences of the Ukraine war. Elaborate.