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Front Page More military-level talks next week (GS-2) Solar energy will play big role in ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’: PM (GS-3) Life 1.2 million snakebite deaths in India in the past two decades (GS-2) Business Fuel demand continues to recover (GS-3) People’s Bank of China pares stake in HDFC to less than 1% (GS-3) World China, U.S. … Read more
Front Page Pangong Tso in focus as troops disengage at 3 friction points (GS-2) Galwan incident leads to more calls for early delineation of LAC (GS-2) Greenshoots visible, India to play big role in global revival: PM Modi (GS-3) For Gujarat tribal children with no TV or Internet, school comes home on their teacher’s smartphone … Read more
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Front Page After Galwan Valley, troops on both sides start pulling back in Hotspring sector As Covid curve rises, surge in ventilators causes glut US tells foreign students with online classes to go, universities look at options Beijing proposed Wang-Doval talks after Galwan to reduce tensions Govt & Politics Amid LAC standoff, India, US discuss … Read more
Front Page Army pulls back 1.5 km from clash site (GS-2) Centre to lay down vaccine trial norms (GS-2) Big flap: golden birdwing is India’s largest butterfly (GS-3) Business ‘Centre won’t extend deadline for levy on foreign e-com firms’ (GS-3) Govt. lifts curbs on hand sanitisers, face masks (GS-2) World China censors Internet in Hong … Read more
Front Page In Galwan, both sides agree: Troops step back 1.8 km, 30 soldiers each in tents (GS-2/3) Climbdown comes after Doval, Wang Yi talk: Beijing says big picture is key (GS-2) Why Army is cautious, will verify each step on the ground before taking next (GS-2) J&K Dy SP held for Hizb link was … Read more