Front Page
- Peace will be restored in Manipur, PM assures LS
- GS -2 Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
- Can skip the article but do read about No confidence motion
- Bill seeks to remove CJI from panel that picks CEC and ECs
- GS -2 Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.
- Read about recent SC judgement on appointment of ECs – Process of appointment of EC’s – Independence of ECs
- Indian GPS NavIC to be linked to Aadhaar enrolment devices
- Prelims – Navic
Science
- An immortal cell line and reparation, 70 years later
- Prelims – Cell Culture and Animmortalised cell lineÂ
World
- Wildfire ‘destroys’ Hawaiian town, leaving at least 36 dead
- Prelims – Map marking – Hawai / wildfire
- Meet ends with road map to save Amazon
- GS -3 Environment / GS -1 Geography
- Prelims – Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation (ACTO)
- Mains – Amazon Rainforest and its importance
- U.S. calls for curbs on investments in China
- GS -2 Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests
Business
- MPC holds rates, lifts FY24 inflation forecast to 5.4%; retains growth view
- GS -3 Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
- Read about Monetary Policy – Monetary Policy committee – Tools of Monetary Policy – Stances of RBI
- RBI rightly cautious on inflation: SBI chief
- Prelims – Inflation Targeting
- ‘Just 1% of 98,000 recognised start-ups given I-T exemptions’
- Prelims – Startup India scheme
- North-east SEZs yet to start operations
- Prelims – Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
News
- India, Japan studying ways to restart trilateral cooperation with Sri Lanka
- GS -2 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
- Read about India – Japan and India-Sri Lanka relationship
- Rajya Sabha adjourned in 36 minutes as Opposition, govt. spar over Rules
- Prelms – Rules — 267, 176 and 167
- Soon, AI will allow you make a UPI payment using voice
- Prelims – Unified Payments Interface (UPI)Â
- Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suspended from Lok Sabha
- Prelims – Privileges Committee
- J&K surrendered its sovereignty to India ‘absolutely, completely’: SC
- GS -2 Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
- Govt. staff seek restoration of old pension scheme
- Prelims – OPS and NPS
Text & Context
- Is China’s deflation a sign of economic slowdown? (GS -3 / Prelims)
Opinion
Editorial
- Risky recourse (GS-3)
- India’s Myanmar quandary, its paradoxical policy (GS-2)
- Needed intervention (GS-3)
States