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

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High relevance news

The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2017

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/the-motor-vehicles-amendment-bill-2017/

A new era of road safety rules and logistics sector is expected to usher from this bill. Read in detail. Can be asked in Mains.

‘Nobody has an exclusionary right of temple entry’

https://www.civilsdaily.com/news/nobody-has-an-exclusionary-right-of-temple-entry/

Read along with the op-ed highlighted in the news. An important case of fundamental as well as human rights.

Low Relevance News

U.P. police to deploy digital volunteers to check rumours

In the wake of mob lynching incidents triggered by rumours spread through social media, the Uttar Pradesh police have decided to recruit “digital volunteers” at every police station in the State to curb the menace of rumours and bust illegal activities

Not much important from UPSC perspective

Freedom of navigation existential necessity: Singapore

Freedom of navigation is an existential necessity for Singapore, said its foreign minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the 10th edition of Delhi Dialogue between India and the Southeast Asian countries

Not many details in the news that are important for UPSC