Today's(December 22, 2021) Important Headlines

Subject	The Hindu	Headlines	Relevance(P & M)
GS 2 (Indian Constitution, Elections, Statutory Bodies)	1	Gupkar calls for protest against ‘divisive’ proposal	1. The People’s Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) 2. Delimitation Commission
GS 2 (Government Policies & Interventions, Welfare Schemes)	1	RS passes electoral reforms Bill amid Opposition protest	1. Election Commission of India (ECI) 2. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021
GS 2 (Indian Constitution, Elections, Statutory Bodies)	1	‘Anti-national not defined in statutes’	1. Constitution (Forty–Second Amendment) Act, 1976 and Article 31D 2. Constitution (Forty-third Amendment) Act, 1977 3. Seventh Schedule of the Constitution 4. NCRB
GS 2 (Co-operative Federalism) GS 3 (Water Resources)	5	Clear detailed project report of Mekedatu, Karnataka tells CWMA	1. Cauvery Water Management Authority(CWMA) 2. Central Water Commission
GS 3 (Environment)	5	A chance encounter with rare species	1. Albino Indian Flapshell turtle 2. Sirnapally Forest
GS 2 (Government Policies & Interventions) GS 3 (Growth & Development)	5	‘Special package to A.P. in lieu of Special Category Status’	1. Special Category Status (SCS) 2. Externally Aided Project (EAP) 3. Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)
GS 2 (Indian Economy- Issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.)	6	How the Code on Wages ‘legalises’ bonded labour	Code on Wages
GS 2 (Indian Economy- Issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.)	6	Code on Wages	An unwillingness to allow meaningful debate and invite wider consultation can undo even the progressive aspects of problematic legislation. Elaborate
GS 1 (Art and Culture)	10	Ladakh’s art and craft showcased in Delhi	1. Changpa (nomadic) tribes? 2. Thangka (scroll painting)?
GS 1 (Geography)	10	‘Chillai kalan’ puts Kashmir in a deep freeze	chillai kalan?
GS 3 (IT, Technology)	12	‘5G today is akin to WiFi; will change in 2022’	1. Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications (UR-LLC) and Massive Machine Type Communications (mMTC) 2. 5G
GS 2 (Indian Economy- Issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.)	01(Text)	The problems within the UDAN scheme	1. Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) 2. Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)
GS 3 (Issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment)	01(Text)	Understanding the K-Rail SilverLine Project	Silver Line Railway project
GS 2 (India and its Neighbourhood, Groupings & Agreements Involving India and/or Affecting India’s Interests)	02(Text)	A festering crisis in the Palk Strait	1. Palk Strait 2. ‘bottom trawling’