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Open the door (Indian Express)

Mains Paper 2:National 
Prelims level: Not much 

A costly pause (Indian Express)

Mains Paper 3:Economy 

Prelims level: Monetary policy committee

On the Quad, define the idea, chart a path (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 2:International Relations 
Prelims level: Quad group 

Time to shift focus to the maritime sphere (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 2:International 
Prelims level: Indo Pacific policy 

(Report) 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission : Right to Information: Master Key to Good Governance

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

• Part-I OFFICIAL SECRETS

Chapter 2 Official Secrets Act and Other Laws 4

• The Official Secrets Act 5
• Governmental Privilege in Evidence 12
• The Oath of Secrecy 17
• Exempted Organisations 18

Chapter 3 Rules and Procedures 20

• The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 20
• The Manual of Office Procedure 21

Chapter 4 Confidentiality Classification 23

• Part-II IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

Chapter 5 Rights and Obligations 27

• Rights and Obligations Under the Act 27
• Building Institutions 27
• Designating Information Officers and Appellate Authorities 29
• Organising Information and Record Keeping 30
• Capacity Building and Awareness Generation 33
• Monitoring Mechanism 35

Chapter 6 Issues in Implementation 38

• Implementation of the Act 38
• Facilitating Access 38
• Inventory of Public Authorities 41
• Single Window Agency at District level 41
• Subordinate Field Offices and Public Authorities 42
• Application to Non Governmental Bodies 43
• Time Limit for Information Beyond 20 Years 44
• Mechanism for Redressal of Public Grievances 46
• Frivolous and Vexatious Requests 47

Chapter 7 Application of the Right To Information 50

• Act to the Legislature and the Judiciary

Chapter 8 Removal of Difficulties 54

• Conclusion 56
• Summary of Recommendations 57

Tending to the Neighbourhood (Indian Express)

Mains Paper 2:International Relations 
Prelims level: Not much 

Managing the global commons (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 3:Environment 
Prelims level: Global Commons

A wage code that is a hasty composition (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 2:Governance 
Prelims level: Liberalisation of labour code reforms 

Weighing the costs (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 2: Health 
Prelims level: COVID-19 vaccine

(Report) 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission : Unlocking Human Capital (Entitlements and Governance-A Case Study)

Table of Contents

UN and the retreat from multilateralism (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 2:International Relations 
Prelims level: UNSC

Making amends: On India’s appeal to Sri Lanka to address Tamil aspirations (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 2:International Relations 

Fields of Change (Indian Express)

Mains Paper 3:Economy 
Prelims level: PM-Kisan

The missing postwomen (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 1: Society 
Prelims level: Unique Identification Authority of India

The benefits of a carbon tax (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 3:Environment 
Prelims level: carbon tax

Where is the sentinel guarding our rights? (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 2:Polity 
Prelims level: Judicial reforms 
Mains level: Judicial reforms in India 

Diagnosing what ails medical education (The Hindu)

Mains Paper 2:National 
Prelims level: Medical Council of India

Vodafone ruling gives government a chance to clear the air (Indian Express)

Mains Paper 3:Governance 
Prelims level: Section 9 of the Income Tax Act

On farm bills, government must get its act together, but Opposition is misguided (Indian Express)

Mains Paper 3:Economy 

The right redress (Indian Express)

Mains Paper 3:Economy 
Prelims level: Minimum support price
Mains level: About the farm bills and its benefits and concern