Important Articles from Indian Express : 23/10/2020

Front Page

• Economy in mind, Govt eases curbs on visas (Prelims – OCI, PIO)
• Row in Nepal after R&AW chief meets KP Oli, party seeks details

Govt & Politics

• 2+2 Dialogue: Pompeo, Esper to meet PM Modi during India visit next week (GS-2)
• J&K govt employees can now be retired after 22 years of service, 48 years of age (GS-2)
• NITI Aayog panel for reforms in urban planning education (GS-2)

Express Network

• Pakistan has not completed action items, says MEA (GS-2)
• MEA: Over 3,800 ceasefire violations by Pakistan this year (GS-3)
• Indigenous stealth corvette INS Kavaratti commissioned into Navy (Prelims)

Ideas Page

• Healthy and wise

Explained

• What Maharashtra move means for CBI probes

Express Network

• Nag anti – tank missile completes final user trial in Pokhran to enter production (Prelims)

World

• US proposes not to issue business VISA for H-1B speciality occupation (GS-2)
• Hariri back as PM in crisis – hit Lebanon

Economy

• Base year shifted to 2016, no change in dearness allowance (GS-3)
• Committed’ to mass vaccination, govt yet to finalise fund allocation (GS-2)
• Credit Suisse report: ‘Despite Covid, wealth of Indian adults rises marginally in 6 months’ (GS-3)