14 June 2021

Geography

General Studies Paper-1

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Resources: Rare Earth Metals: China-US Rivalry

• The Hindu: Rare earth metals at the heart of China-U.S. rivalry

International Relations

General Studies Paper-2

LAC: Updates since last 1 year

• The Hindu: A year after Galwan clash, China beefing up positions along LAC

Afghanistan: Why conditional aids are unproductive

• The Hindu: Why conditional aid to Afghanistan is counterproductive

Economy

General Studies Paper-3

GST Council Meet

• Indian Express: Tweaking the tax

Agriculture

General Studies Paper-3

Food Management:

• Indian Express: Explained: In Covid-19 pandemic, four food records

S & T

General Studies Paper-3

Biosecurity concerns of Synthetic Biology

• The Hindu: Planning for a biosecure future

Internal Security

General Studies Paper-3

Cyber Security

• The Hindu: The world is hardly wired for cyber resilience

Prelims Only Facts

Geography: Places in News: Tigray

• Indian Express: Tigray crisis: A new ‘famine’ in Ethiopia

S&T: Project O2 in India

• PIB: PROJECT O2 for INDIA

EB&CC: Biodiversity: Rosewood

• The Hindu: Global demand stokes illegal rosewood felling

EB&CC: Tree of Coffee family discovered in Andaman and Nicobar

• The Hindu: 15-metre tree discovered in Andaman & Nicobar Islands