Today’s(February 16, 2022) Important News Headlines

In this daily series, we bring the Daily Important(Must Read) 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 16, 2022) Important News Headlines

In this daily series, we bring the Daily Important(Must Read) 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(Pre & Mains)
GS 2	1	Russia says some troops pulling back from areas near Ukraine	Do you think Washington and NATO “freely interpret” the principle of the indivisibility of security?
GS 2	1	Anti-lynching Bills passed by four States hanging fire	1. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2. Indian Penal Code (IPC)
GS 3	1	Exports rise 25% to $34.5 bn in Jan.	1. Merchandise Exports? 2. Trade Deficit
GS 2	1	India slams ‘communal mindset’ of OIC over remarks on hijab row	Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
GS 3	5	Phensedyl smuggling a challenge for BSF	1. Phensedyl
GS 1	6	Tribal festival	Medaram Jatara Festival
GS 2	8	The pathology of school closure in India	What is P-E-R-I: Prepare; Engage; Reimagine and Innovate Approach?
GS 2 & GS 3	9	Why we need ventilation and air purifiers	1. ‘air changes per hour’ (ACH) 2. Q. While one can never guarantee zero-risk conditions, we can significantly reduce the risk of indoor transmission of COVID-19 (and other respiratory diseases) using ventilation, air purifiers, and high-quality masks in addition to vaccination.
GS 2 & GS 3	9	The importance of caste data	1. Article 15(1) of the Constitution 2. The Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC)
GS 2	10	India may come under pressure on Russia	Munich Security Conference (MSC)
GS 2	13	Where is the Ukraine crisis headed to?	Russia-Ukraine Crisis