Important Articles from Indian Express : 7/8/2020

Front Page

• RBI flags inflation risk, keeps rates on hold; will allow one-time restructuring… (GS-3)
• Support India against China, concerned over J&K: US Congressmen (GS-2)
• After Beirut, alert out for ammonium nitrate, TN stockpile on radar (GS-3)

Govt & Politics

• CAG suggests law to do all govt business electronically: ‘Will check hera-pheri’ (GS-2)

Express Network

• CSIR explores possibility of airborne transmission of Covid 19 (GS-2)
• India on UNSC’s J&K meet: Reject China interference in internal affairs (GS-2)
• EIA draft aims to bring violators under regulatory regime: Prakash Javadekar (GS-3)
• Foreign institutes set up without govt nod under scanner: MEA (GS-2)
• Indian astronauts’ training on track, says Russia space agency (GS-3)

Editorial

• Keeping powder dry

Ideas Page

• Distance covered in Kashmir
• Bank and the Covid pain

Explained

•  Why interest rates unchanged (GS-3)
• How are inflation rate & interest rate linked ? (GS-3)
• EWS quota law : What a five judge constitution bench will look into (GS-2)

Economy

• Borrowers can get loan of up to 90% of value of pledged gold: RBI (GS-3)
• Kamath panel to work out fine print