Front Page
- No Governor’s assent; Manipur Assembly session a non-starter
- GS -2 Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
- Read about Article -174 and 163 – Role of Governor in summoning of a session
- Ahead of big day, Chandrayaan-3 reveals the dark side of the moon
- Prelims – Lander Hazard Detection and Avoidance Camera (LHDAC)
- SC to constitute a new Bench to hear Cauvery water issue
- GS -2 Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions.
- Read about Article 262 -Interstate water disputes Act and River boards Act
- CJI asks govt. if it intends to dictate use of judicial review
- GS -2 Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure.
- Read about Judicial Review – SOP
Business
- India, ASEAN agree to review goods trade pact by 2025 to fix ‘asymmetry’
- GS -2 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
- Read about India- Asean Relationship – Importance
World
- Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon in historic decision
- Prelims – Yasuni National Park
- Legal hurdles still remain for Guatemala’s President-elect Arévalo
- Map marking Guatemala
News
- ICSSR to develop Indianised research methodology tools
- Prelims – ICSSR
- Activists seek dialogue on controlled human infection trials policy
- GS -2 Health / GS -3 Science & Tech
- Read about controlled human infection studies – Need of CHIS – Current method – Concerns regarding CHIS – Alternative methods
- ‘India must maintain close watch on new variants of COVID-19’
- Prelims – Pirola and EG.5 (Eris)
- Public should be holding lawmakers accountable for conduct in House: Om Birla
- GS -2 Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
- All eyes on possible Xi-Modi meet as PM reaches S. Africa today
- GS -2 Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests.
- Read about BRICS – India – china Relationship
Text & Context
- On smartphone manufacturing in India (GS-3)
- What are the concerns about drilling in the North Sea? (GS-3)
Editorial
- The BRICS test for India’s multipolarity rhetoric (GS-2)
- The Saudi Arabia-UAE divide becomes public (GS-2)
- Deep in disarray (GS-2)