Important Articles from Indian Express : 1/9/2020

Front Page

• Minus 23.9 per cent(GS-3)
• Prashant Bhushan fined Re 1, says case a moment for free speech (GS-2)
• Extent of damage clearer, stage set for second stimulus (GS-3)
• Pangong south bank new flashpoint: India says took measures to thwart China (GS-2/3)

Govt & Politics

• Military moves raise fears of escalation along LAC (GS-3)
• Mike Pence reiterates support for ‘free, open Indo-Pacific’ (GS-2)

Editorial

• Measuring pain
• Mr Bhushan’s fine

Ideas Page

• A different view of the world
• Year of uncertainty
• Address the trust deficit

Express Network

• Pune overtakes Delhi, now has highest number of cases in India (GS-2)

Explained

• India’s GDP growth contracts 23.9%: What is the economics behind the math? (GS-3)
• What is the importance of Pangong’s south bank? (GS-3)

World

• Israeli US officials take historic flight to UAE to finalise normalisation deal

Economy

• RBI steps to keep lid on yields, equity markets likely to be cautious on geopolitical tensions (GS-3)
• GST mop-up shortfall: More states reject borrowing proposal, call for alternate mechanism (GS-3)
• India among worst hit major economies globally; local lockdowns added to woes (GS-3)
• Only farm sector output sees growth, outpaces overall GDP for 3rd straight qtr (GS-3)
• RBI to hold special OMOs, term repo ops to ‘ensure orderly functioning of financial mkts’ (GS-3)