Reading News for UPSC is utmost important and rising number of questions year on year in UPSC Prelims is a testimony of this

We are starting a daily series where we will analyze news covered in The Hindu, Indian Express and other newspapers which are important from exam perspective and which are not

Important news would have been covered in our daily news coverage in form of newscards.

Unimportant ones will be mentioned here and a short description regarding why it is not relevant for the exam

Click on news headlines to read the full news

High relevance news

India, Bangladesh Navies to join hands

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/india-bangladesh-navies-to-join-hands/

Note about CORPAT exercises and all the countries that India conducts these exercise with. Also about the importance of all such endeavors

GSP: win-win for Indo-U.S. trade

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/gsp-win-win-for-indo-u-s-trade/

The US wants to review GSP status of India and this could affect India’s exports in a big way. Make notes about all such impacts and why this system should continue as is to be beneficial to both India & USA

Celebrating the goddess who bleeds

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/celebrating-the-goddess-who-bleeds/

Important news for Art & Culture. Ambubachi Mela or related facts can be asked in Prelims

[op-ed snap] The tools for counting

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/op-ed-snap-the-tools-for-counting/

Editorial discusses the gaps left in SECC & how Census 2021 can be planned in order to get a holistic picture of Indian society and its changed pattern over the years

Low Relevance News

Haksar doctrine set tone for better ties with Beijing, says book by Jairam Ramesh

News discusses the fact that it was the former diplomat and civil servant P.N. Haksar who “invented” the formula in 1987 that India and China could cooperate in other areas even as they addressed their differences on the boundary question

Nothing important from UPSC perspective as this doctrine is less discussed in India-China relations but since UPSC is always ready to give surprises, just keep in mind the name of doctrine and broad details about it for Mains

India cuts export quotas for Maldives

India has lowered the limits on the export of certain essential commodities such as potatoes, onions, and eggs to the Maldives

No important act included in the news apart from the 1981 agreement between India and Maldives.