Today's(December 30, 2021) Important Headlines

Subject	The Hindu	Headlines	Relevance(P & M)
GS 2 (Indian Economy- Issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.)	1	Centre may extend FCRA renewal date	Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)
GS 2 (Effect of Policies & Politics of Countries on India’s Interests)	8	A whiff of trouble in the Nord Stream pipeline	1. Nord Stream 2 2. Baltic Sea
GS 2 (Effect of Policies & Politics of Countries on India’s Interests)	8	Far from over	For Syria to see relative peace, there has to be a dial-down in tensions between Israel and Iran. A good beginning point would be the revival of the nuclear deal. Explain.
GS 2 (Government Policies & Interventions, Welfare Schemes)	9	The efficiency myth of Aadhaar linking	Q. When Aadhaar’s use in welfare — for which it was purportedly intended — is itself shrouded in opacity, unreliability, and exclusions, we must be very worried as it will further hollow out government accountability. Discuss.
GS 4 (Dimensions of Ethics) GS 2 (Government Policies & Interventions, Transparency & Accountability)	10	Mixing news with views dangerous, says CJI	Q. Nothing can be more lethal to democracy than the deadly combination of confrontational polity and competitive journalism. Elaborate.
GS 1 (Art and culture, History of India)	10	IIT-Kharagpur calendar says Aryan invasion is a myth	Q. The wrong information in textbooks had “destroyed pillars of national confidence”. Elaborate.
GS 2 (Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies, Government Policies & Interventions)	12	Omicron has high immune escape potential: INSACOG	1. Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Sequencing Consortium (INSACOG) 2. VOC [variant of concern]?
GS 2 (Issues Arising Out of Design & Implementation of Policies, Government Policies & Interventions)	12	More defence systems to be locally manufactured	1. Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) 2. Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) 2020
GS 2 (Education, Human Resource, Government Policies & Interventions)	12	Atal innovation ranks puts IITs, IISc on top	Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA)
GS 2 (Indian Economy- Issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.)	14	‘Bank GNPAs may rise to 9.5% by Sept.’	1. gross non-performing asset (GNPA) 2. scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) 3. RBI’s Financial Stability Report (FSR)
GS 2 (Federalism, Inter-State Relations)	01(TEXT)	The dispute over Belagavi	1. Mahajan Commission 2. States Reorganisation Act, 1956 3. Dispute Over Belagavi
GS 2 (Groupings & Agreements Involving India and/or Affecting India’s Interests, Effect of Policies & Politics of Countries on India’s Interests)	02(TEXT)	A victory for the dairy sector	1. Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) 2. RCEP 3. Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between India and Australia