Today’s(February 09, 2022) Important News Headlines

In this daily series, we bring the Daily Important 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(February 09, 2022) Important News Headlines

In this daily series, we bring the Daily Important 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	The Hindu	Headlines	Relevance(P & M)
GS 2	1	Haryana Cabinet nod for anti-conversion Bill	Pros and Cons of anti-conversion Bill
GS 2	8	NEET is discriminatory, against social justice	Q. Federalism is a fundamental idea that truly safeguards the ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity of the Indian subcontinent. Discuss.
GS 3	8	Step up agri-spending, boost farm incomes	1. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 2. Agriculture Orientation Index (AOI) 3. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4. minimum support price (MSP) 5. Market Intervention Scheme and Price Support Scheme (MIS-PSS) 6. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM KISAN) 7. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maandhan Yojana
GS 2	8	NEET and States	Q. Do you think that the mandatory nature of NEET on a pan-India basis undermines the role of State governments in medical education? Discuss with suitable examples.
GS 2	9	Rights of the weak, duties of the powerful	Q. A transformation from a hierarchical to an egalitarian order does not produce a power-free order. Discuss. Q. We all have a duty to build a tolerant society, or to remain vigilant against the potential wrongs of our elected rulers. These duties are not antagonistic to rights; they are moral, non-justiciable. Discuss.
GS 3	9	Tax incentives for philanthropy	Q. Do you think that the systematic study of the impact of tax incentives on charitable donations is the need of the hour? Discuss.
GS 2	13	Sri Lankans recognise India as a true, reliable friend: Peiris	Do you agree that the people of Sri Lanka “increasingly recognise” that India is a true friend that Sri Lanka can rely on at all times?
GS 2	Text(01)	The Governor’s role in approving a Bill	Q. Can the Governor over-ride the decision of the Legislative Houses? Under what circumstances does the President step in? Discuss by giving suitable examples.
GS 2	Text(01)	Renewing Indo-Lanka relations after a period of strain	India-Srilanka Relations