Today's(December 14, 2021) Important News Headlines

Subject	The Hindu	Headlines	Relevance
GS 3 Growth & Development, Mobilization of Resources, Infrastructure)	1	Inflation spikes to 4.91% in November	1. ICRA 2. Retail Inflation
GS 2 (Groupings & Agreements Involving India and/or Affecting India’s Interests, Global Groupings, Regional Groupings, International Treaties & Agreements)	6	Fathoming the new world disorder	1. History of Cold War 2. Q. The Afghan withdrawal and the downsizing in West Asia suggest that America’s strategic focus has shifted towards China. Discuss.
GS 2 (Groupings & Agreements Involving India and/or Affecting India’s Interests, Global Groupings, Regional Groupings, International Treaties & Agreements)	6	A global gateway to creating links, not dependencies	1. European Investment Bank (EIB) 2. EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 3. African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) 4. BELLA (Building the Europe Link to Latin America) 5. EU-LAC Digital Alliance 6. The expansion of the Trans-European Network
GS 2 (Important International Institutions) GS 3(Conservation)	7	Home truths on climate change	Q. On the Climate issue, there is a gap between what the government says on the international stage and what it does at home. Explain.
GS 2 (Effect of Policies & Politics of Countries on India’s Interests)	8	India lays emphasis on UNCLOS	1. United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 2. Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) 3. Indian Ocean Region (IOR)
GS 2 (Judiciary)	9	‘Call from within judiciary to change collegium system’	1. National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) 2. The High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021
GS 2 (Indian Constitution, Parliament)	9	Trinamool, Congress MPs move privilege motion against Gogoi	privilege motion
GS 2 (Government Policies & Interventions)	10	Bill correcting drafting error in NDPS Act passed by LS	Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2021