# POLITY & GOVERNANCE

1. Three out of 5 shots in record Day 1 surge given in rural areas Pg – 01
2. Centre, states came together to roll out public friendly reforms, says PM         Pg – 06
3. Prohibition Act has seen material changes after 1951: Petitioners in HC           Pg – 08

# SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1. Delta Plus is now ‘variant of concern’, 3 states told to keep a watch Pg – 01

# EDITORIALS OF THE DAY

1. Rethink the policy (Polity & Governance) Pg – 10

# ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. Farmers so far (Polity & Governance) Pg – 10
2. Losing the soft touch (International Relation) Pg – 11
3. In vaccine plan. vulnerable first (Polity & Governance) Pg – 11

# SOCIAL ISSUES

1. More than 8,500 children used as soldiers in 2020, says UN report Pg – 13

# EXPLAINED

1. To print cash, or not to (Economy) Pg – 15
2. How judges recuse from cases, and why (Polity & Governance) Pg – 15
3. Compensation for Covid deaths: petition in SC, and what the law says (Polity & Governance) Pg – 15
4. New treatment targets cell damage rather than virus (Science & Technology) Pg – 15

# ECONOMY

1. Push for domestic goods, privacy: What changes for online shoppers? Pg – 17

# ENVIRONMENT & ECOLOGY

1. Mandatory green hydrogen purchase for some industries Pg – 17