Today's(December 07, 2021) Important Headlines

Subject	Page No.	Headlines	Relevance(P & M)
GS 2 (Groupings & Agreements Involving India and/or Affecting India’s Interests, Bilateral Groupings & Agreements)	1	India, Russia renew military pact	1. India-Russia “2+2” ministerial meeting 2. 21st annual India-Russia summit
GS 2 (Social Empowerment, Issues Related to SCs & STs, Government Policies & Interventions)	5	‘Ambedkar would be pained to see SC/ST still need reservation’	Q. If Dr B.R. Ambedkar was alive today, it would have pained him to see that the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes still need reservation as he was for a casteless and classless society. Discuss.
GS 2 (Indian Constitution, Constitutional Amendments, Judiciary)	6	A docket full of unresolved constitutional cases	Q. Constitution is entirely ineffective if a rights-violating status quo is allowed to exist due to judicial delay and perpetuate for months. Elaborate
GS 2 (India and its Neighbourhood, Effect of Policies & Politics of Countries on India’s Interests)	6	Cuffed and collared	Q. Much like its inability to influence outcomes in Afghanistan, India’s ineffectual posture over the developments in Myanmar could also cause it considerable reputational damage as a regional leader. Discuss.
GS 3 (Internal Security)	6	End the impunity	1. NSCN (Khaplang-Yung Aung) 2. National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) 3. AFSPA
GS 2 (Effect of Policies & Politics of Countries on India’s Interests, Indian Diaspora)	7	Basking in reflected glory	Q. Our brightest minds fly to the West soon after graduation and mostly to the U.S. because of the fertile ecosystem of the U.S. that helps spot talent and allows people to rise to the top. Discuss.
GS 2 (Issues Relating to Poverty & Hunger)	7	The way to tackle malnutrition	Q. Do you agree that both Poshan Abhiyan and the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana need to be monitored with the help of the community to ensure sustainable nutrition security? Give a detailed Explanation.
GS 3 (Govt. Policies and Interventions)	8	Odisha CM launches same scheme, again and again	Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY)
GS 2 (Judiciary)	9	SC’s 1997 verdict laid down guidelines for use of AFSPA	SC’s 1997 verdict on the use of AFSPA
GS 2 (Social Empowerment, Issues Related to SCs & STs, Government Policies & Interventions)	9	Bill to amend NDPS Act introduced in Lok Sabha	The NDPS (Amendment) Bill, 2021
GS 2 (India and its Neighbourhood, Bilateral Groupings & Agreements)	10	Will deepen ties with Bangladesh: Modi	Maitri Divas
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)	10	‘China is more confrontational than in the past’	Q. The existing border agreements between India and China to keep the peace had come under stress since 2010 with the growing strength of both countries and capacities to patrol in contested areas. Explain.