1) SC sets July 31 date for one ration card, call migrant delay unpardonable 2) Jaishankar flags vaccine equity at G-20 meeting 3) Chhattisgarh minister disagree with CM on pvt rural health infra 4) UP to MP, FIRs filed against Twitter over the distorted map 5) LIGO spots the first collisions between neutron star, black hole 6) Count our dead 7) A KIND OF RELIEF 8) Teachers & Technology 9) Ration card reform, so far 10) Sebi brings in new ‘investors’; stricter independent dir norms 11) Hope ‘challenging’ oil prices ‘sober’, spoke with OPEC: Pradhan
1) Centre rolls out second wave stimulus, expand credit relief for health, tourism 2) Govt decides: Twitter no longer enjoys ‘safe harbour’ protection 3) In Goa, activists, environmentalists, oppose rly move to acquire land for infra 4) No HC relief to digital news portals seeking stay on IT rules 5) MATURITY & CAUTION 6) IT HAPPENED IN BANNI 7) Engaging the world, like China 8) Challenge of the Goliath 9) Bar council chairman seeks removal of Acting CJ 10) Tenure for smartphone PLI extended by a year 11) Haiti, Malta, Philippines, South Sudan put in FATF ‘increased monitoring’ list
1) A new kind of terror: 2 bombs fall on Air Force base in Jammu 2) Focused on Pak rather than China, India in Tier 3 as cyber-power: Report 3) IN THE GREY 4) DOWRY BLACK SPOT 5) The importance of PV 6) India-Japan friendship more relevant for global stability in the era of COVID: PM 7) Will food become costlier? 8) All people of colour who hit out at racism, their careers ended in no time. Look at Kaepernick the system locks you out 9) Iran refuses to given images from inside nuclear sites to IAEA 10) Quality focus to help in ‘Setting humane fiscal policy’: RBI study 11) Twitter interim resident grievance official resigns
1) Smart City awards: Surat tops the list of cities using data for delivering governance 2) BUILD ON BEGINNING 3) J&K Round One: Delhi 4) THE GREAT KERALA INEQUALITY 5) A story that needs to be retold 6) Sedition Case: HC grant bail to filmmaker 7) Pakistan Continues to be on FATF ‘Grey List’ 8) India, China agree to soon hold military talks for early resolution 9) Environment Ministry to deploy LiDAR survey reports for boosting groundwater in forest areas. 10) How shutting parks helps tigers 11) Curbs on PMC Bank extended till Dec 31
1) Attempt resolution of a sexual harassment complaint, HC tells senior IPS officers 2) Pak NSA listening, India proposes action against LeT, Jaish within SCO framework. 3) No physics, math for engg entry: Niti red flag in key meeting 4) A DEPLETED RESERVE 5) J&K talks through a wide lens 6) Bad bank lessons from China 7) Better GST mop-up likely: In 20 days, June e-way bills rise 34% over a month ago 8) Govt seeks ‘affordable price, production cut phase-out from OPEC
1) Doval, Pak NSA agree to cooperate in SCO fight against terrorism 2) New IT Rules breach law & gag free speech: 13 key news media firms move Madras HC 3) SPEED IS THE KEY 4) INFLATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS 5) Hurdles in class action 6) Uttarkhand’s unelected CM: the crisis, the law & BJP’s options 7) Previous govts didn’t curb terror funding: Pak minister admits 8) CCI probe into Google: What are the allegations? 9) COVID shaves off household savings for 2nd straight qtr 10) Apr FDI soars 60% to $4.44 bn; Mauritius top investing nation
1) Lakshadweep: HC stays 2 orders, asks govt why upset food habits 2) Centre, states came together to roll out public-friendly reforms, says PM 3) Qatar envoy says India officials met Taliban; Jaishankar points to dip in Afgan violence 4) Farmers so far 5) RETHINK THE POLICY 6) Losing the soft touch 7) In vaccine plan, vulnerable first 8) Time as a political good 9) Meghalaya minister asks Centre to rethink green clearance to mining project in state 10) To print cash, or not to 11) How judges recuse from cases, & why 12) IDBI Bank privatization process kicks off 13) CCI initiates probe against Google over ‘anti-competitive conduct’ in smart TV mkt
1) Full statehood for J&K top agenda in meeting with PM, says Azad 2) Share info with Govt ban on ‘Specific’ flash sales: Move to tighten e-commerce norms 3) Delhi High Court judge recuses from digital media cases challenging IT Rules 4) Lakshadweep could face major coastal erosion due to rising sea levels: Study 5) Fate under scanner: FATF to decide if Pak stays in ‘grey list’ 6) Parliamentary panel holds meeting on glaciers, seeks to streamline research, warning systems. 7) Sulabha’s Descendants 8) ON THE TABLE, IN J&K 9) POST-COVID CAPITALISM 10) Taking a new turn in the valley 11) Delimitation in J&K: how, why 12) UN: India fifth largest recipient of FDI in 2020 13) House price index growth uneven across cities, falls overall in Mar qtr
1) Autonomous institute objected but Centre pushed it to help Ramdev get the school board 2) Compensation may leave states with insufficient funds: Govt to SC 3) Delhi’s Sea Blindness 4) TAKE THE LEAD 5) THE RIGHT TO WELL-BEING 6) Re-Examine Agri-export basket 7) Make way for the states 8) Mind the vaccine gender gap 9) An oversight that left the key provision of the NDPS Act inoperable. 10) Australia accused of becoming one of the world’s most secretive democracies. 11) ‘Held broad consultations’ on new IT rules: India counters UN commentators
1) Delhi HC’s order surprising, need to examine reading of UAPA, says SC 2) Rule of land supreme, must abide by laws: House panel to Twitter 3) Taliban’s power pursuit has led to Afghan uncertainty: Shringla 4) Whose party is it, anyway? 5) MANAGING TANTRUM 6) THE CLIMATE IN CORNWALL 7) Band-Aid for power 8) Nepal SC issues interim order staying export of crushed stones sand to India. 9) Focus on growth most desirable policy option; eye on inflation: Das 10) Centrum to takeover PMC Bank, partner BharatPe tob launch SFB 11) GST relief to food supply for mid-day meals, pre-schools, anganwadis: CBIC
1) Marks of Classes 10 and 11 count in Class 12 results out by July 31 2) India demands review of Pak Bill linked to Jadhav’s right to appeal 3) India hits out at UN experts remarks on jail activists 4) Govt amends Cable TV network rules 5) Opening the UAPA black box 6) BIDEN & PUTIN 7) DIGNITY TO THE DEPARTED 8) Time’s up for big tech immunity 9) Against law, in letter & spirit 10) Astronauts board Chinese space station module in the historic mission 11) US Fed rate hike signal tanks rupee by 76p; inflation weighs 12) Over Rs 20K crore stashed by Indians in Swiss banks 13) RBI: Amid rising imports, $600 bn forex reserves may not be enough 14) Need Rs 3lakh cr of stimulus to make sure demand revives: CII
1) Prasad turns up heat on Twitter: it is defiant, chooses not to follow rules 2) Day after bail, activists stay in jail, police in SC: HC remarks ‘perverse’ 3) Cabinet clears subsidy hike for fertilzers 4) PM: Need to continue repair, prepare of health infra, economy 5) Nod for mission to explore marine resources 6) Govt approves OFB restructuring into 7 new defence PSUs 7) Support freedom navigation in South China Sea: Rajnath 8) BEING HEMMED IN 9) Neighbors against the virus 10) Biden, Putin agree to resume arms talks, return envoys in ‘pragmatic’ summit 11) What loss of safe harbor means for Twitter? 12) RBI: Second wave hit domestic demand, but agri, contactless services holding up 13) US fed holds rate brings forward hikes into 2023
1) In bid to stifle dissent, state blurs line between right to protest, terrorism: HC 2) HC calls out misuse of UAPA, raise bar for State to slap terror tag 3) Experts see new urge in bad loans could rise to 13-5% this year 4) When jail is the rule 5) MORAL HIGH COURT 6) Equality is everyone’s work 7) Biden eases trade friction with EU ahead of a summit with Putin 8) Why is Monsoon is early? 9) Twitter may ‘lose’ safe harbor protection as govt says it ‘failed’ to fill key positions. 10) ‘Lockdown curbs hit GDP, but fail to dent financial wealth’ 11) Q1 direct tax mop-up rises 66% over FY20 pre-pandemic level
1) Pushed by rising fuel & food prices, retail inflation breaches 6% comfort zone of RBI 2) Disengagement of troops: China suggests Major Gen-level talks 3) House panel summons Twitter on June 18 to discuss new IT rules 4) Rlys put outs SOP for staff to deal with train fires 5) The online exam option 6) JUMPING THE QUEUE 7) ONE YEAR AFYTER GALWAN 8) A promise of renewal 9) A fine judicial moment 10) Illusion of redistributive justice 11) PM: India to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030 12) 86% NFSA beneficiaries brought under ONORC plan in 32 states, UTs: Govt to SC 13) At the first summit with Biden, NATO leaders say China presents ‘Systemic Challenges’ 14) How indicative is GDP? 15) Less than 0.5% sign for vaccines via rural centres govt cited to SC 16) MFI framework plan: RBI for limit on repayment terms, no rate cap
1) India signs joint statement at G-7 for freedom of expression: ‘Internet curbs threat to democracy 2) Women trained in Agama Sastra to be allowed as priests: TN minister
1) Gujarat govt praises NREGA: ‘lifesaver’ for migrants who came back after the lockdown 2) France backs India, asks G-7 to lift export curbs on vaccine materials 3) SC questions delay in creating unorganized workers’ database 4) Pak govt pushes through Bill in House giving right of appeal to Kulbhushan 5) The Cornwall Consensus 6) WHY SHOULD LAW MUST GO 7) A creative & local vaccine path 8) Health has to be elevated as a human right, not charity (for) the migrants 9) What to watch out for at G-7 10) How Maharsahtra defines heritage trees, & why? 11) G-7 nations gather to pledge 1 bn vaccine doses for world 12) Post reports of CoWin leak, IT Min asks CERT-In to probe 13) Curbs hit Apr industrial output, IIP dips over Mar 14) Fuelled by rising currency assets, forex reserves race past $600 bn
1) Gender divide closes further: As many women as men for Bcom 2) Mumbai building collapse wipes out 9 of family, lone survivor had stepped out 3) Sedition case against Lakshadweep activist for calling administrator Patel ‘bio-weapon’ 4) Adopt family planning: Assam CM to ‘immigrant Muslims’ in state 5) As the second wave shut states, fuel consumption down 25% since March 6) Over 40% vacancies in judges’ posts in 11HCs, Patna top list 7) Danger in the Delta 8) THE BEATEN TRACK 9) A plan to spend more 10) Hierarchy GST doesn’t need 11) In COVID, tracking nutrition 12) China passes new law to counter-sanctions against officials, entities 13) Rate cut on COVID items: GST Council to take up GoM report 14) ‘Pandemic curbs hit labour market: Jobless rate at 13%’
1) Govt raises MSP for Kharif crops, says door for farm talks open 2) Day 1 of monsoon brings Mumbai to its knees heavy spells likely for four days 3) In DDA Master Plan, a nightlife circuit for capital 4) India, China should help, not undercut each other: Envoy 5) Shocked & awed 6) STATES & THE UNION 7) DO NO HARM 8) REVIEW THE DEAL 9) The force of compassion 10) When justice is incarcerated 11) Pandemic propels Auckland to top of most liveable cities ranking 12) Fear of hate crimes makes Asian Americans wary of joining in the reopening race 13) Twitter appoints nodal, grievance officers; says others official in a week 14) ‘Recovery moderated by 2nd COVID wave hitting rural areas’ 15) Conclude talks on patent waiver proposal by July-end: India to WTO 16) Is rising crude behind high fuel costs?
1) Maratha quota, GST due: Team Uddav meets PM, hopeful of positive response 2) Plug, charge, ride: Low-cost charging system could be a game-changer for electric bikes & 3-wheelers 3) Ration war escalates between Delhi & Centre 4) HC cancels ‘wrong’ caste certificate of Lok Sabha MP 5) India may lose 3-10% GDP annually by 2100 due to climate change, says report 6) Listening better 7) WITHOUT PREJUDICE 8) TERMS OF RELIEF 9) The disinformation detox 10) A greener Urbanscape 11) When Seshan stormed out 12) WTO panel considers easing protections on COVID-19 vaccines 13) Two years on, RBI’s specialized supervisory cadre yet to take off 14) India to grow at 8.3% in 2021: World Bank
1) GDP contracts 7.3% in FY21, but an uptick in Q4 with push from manufacturing 2) SC tells Govt: Wake up and smell the coffee, let vaccine policy be flexible 3) SC: Sedition law needs relook, especially for media 4) After 5 years of two-child policy China lets couple have three 5) HC allows schools to collect fee, strikes down govt order 6) After paddy record, wheat procurement at an all-time high 7) Twitter has to comply with new IT rules, says HC 8) Day after seven years 9) UNDOING THE DAMAGE 10) How Pakistan plays the world 11) Big Tech’s excess 12) Saving their childhoods 13) GDP fall, in perspective 14) Biden looks to rebuild and expand legal immigration 15) ‘Low demand, credit concerns hit business sentiment in May; profit hopes muted’ 16) EPFO breather: Members can avail second COVID advance 17) Banks can’t cite the 2018 RBI circular to caution clients on virtual currencies 18) Core sector output up 56.1% on low base effect, triple-digit gains in steel, cement 19) G7 set to back minimum global corporate tax this week: Draft
1) As states step up chorus, Centre ‘willing’ to rethink, take over vaccine procurement 2) WhatsApp vs Govt: in two cases in HC, each side contradicts itself 3) Lakshadweep admin issues order to deploy government officials in fishing boats 4) Punjab, TN, Kerala, Chandigarh top school education rankings 5) 35 Maharashtra IPS officers owe Rs 4 crore for overstaying in govt accommodation 6) Uncooperative federalism 7) Don’t make kids pay 8) SEIZE THE MONSOON 9) A seven-year report card 10) Anticipatory governance 11) How to distribute vaccines 12) How the digital divide impacts young India’s vaccination chances 13) COVID surge-led uncertainty sees cash holding hit fresh high 14) Samsung, Ericsson, Foxconn arm, 9 others express initial interest in telecom PLI scheme 15) SIDBI invites bids from consultants to help set up Rs 20K –crore NaBFID
1) 9 pvt hospitals corner 50% doses, raise questions of vaccine equity & access 2) No changes in rates, growth pared, sops for more: RBI 3) Soon, online test to get learners’ licence 4) Kerala Budget: COVID package of Rs 20,000 crore, no fresh taxes 5) Monsoon advances, to reach Goa & Maharashtra early next week: IMD 6) CJI takes stock of court work during COVID time, discusses digital divide 7) 16 mineral blocks up for auction soon: Chhattisgarh to Centre 8) Lesson from an about-turn 9) STAYING THE COURSE 10) ONE NATION, ONE ELECTION 11) Putting the victim on trial 12) Misjudging backwardness 13) All aboard the digital grid 14) HK locks down Tiananmen vigil park, arrests organiser 15) Contact-intensive sectors get Rs 15000-cr liquidity window 16) Das: Provisioning, capital buffer for banks, NBFCs more important than ever 17) Why RBI held rates & what is said on economy 18) SDG index: Clean water, energy help record overall improvement
1) Signs of normalcy in J&K, onus on Pak: Army Chief 2) SC underlines its ruling to protect journalists against sedition law abuse 3) 10 yrs ago, Modi as CM had flagged UPA threat; federal shoe now on the other foot 4) Bihar plans 33% reservation for girls 5) Vigilance nod must for officers to get post-retirement jobs: CVC 6) Centre to HC: WhatsApp pushing privacy y policy before data law comes 7) Injecting Confusion 8) A VACCINE ROADMAP 9) PENSION GAG 10) Affection via coercion 11) A breach of federal protocol 12) Israel: PM Netanyahu’s rivals agree on coalition to oust him 13) The Kedar Nath sedition ruling 14) Model Tenancy Act: what changes for property owners & tenants 15) Punitive traffic suspension by US: What is the case? 16) Sustainable goals index: Kerala retains top slot, Bihar at bottom 17) Govt sets up expert panel to fix minimum pay, national floor wage
1) SC asks govt for a vaccine roadmap, calls policy for 18-44 to pay’arbitary, irrational’ 2) Palestine to India: Silence at UN body stifles fight for rights 3) New pension rules are a gag order, say rattled ex-security, Intel officers ???????4) In Nashik’s Buddhist caves complex, a chance new find ???????5) ‘Chief Secy slighted PM, President; undermined federal structure’ 6) 9 months after he retired from SC, Justice Arun Mishra is NHRC chief 7) Proactive monitoring will have chilling effect on free speech: Google 8) Can rural be the savior again 9) The restrictions on government servants before & after retirement ???????10) How to restart schools 11) THE REAL TEST 12) FUEL FOR GROWTH ???????13) Downplaying the external threat 14) US sets, then suspends tariffs on India, 5 others over digital taxes 15) Further rate cuts not likely, RBI may retain accommodative stance 16) How has crude price climbed to 2-year high 17) China, Pakistan, Afghanistan to hold meeting on Afghan peace
1) Centre cancels CBSE Class 12 exams, will have ‘objective criteria’ for results 2) For 15-min ‘delay’ at PM’s meet, Centre throws rulebook at Bengal Chief Secy 3) Tejpal’s acquittal: Goa says order ‘colored by prejudice, patriarchy’ 4) Terms of unlock: positivity below 5%, 70% of vulnerable groups vaccinated 5) Elevate SC lawyers as HC judges: SCBA chief to CJI 6) BRICS foreign ministers hold virtual meeting; discuss COVID-19 challenge 7) Rajnath, Aus Defence Minister discuss strategic partnership 8) Diminishing prospects 9) SEDITION WEAPON 10) OIL, ON BALANCE 11) Treating the hidden pandemic 12) Not a steady climb 13) Where did virus come from? 14) Legal issues involved in bringing Mehul Choksi back to India 15) Sri Lanka, facing ‘worst’ marine disaster, probes cargo ship fire 16) ‘Existing window sufficient’ but govt ‘open to raising’ ECLGS cap 17) ‘Despite costlier fuel, low demand pulls down truck rental prices’ 18) What is RBI’s latest circular on cryptos?
1) GDP contracts 7.3% in FY21, but an uptick in Q4 with push from manufacturing 2) SC tells Govt: Wake up and smell the coffee, let vaccine policy be flexible 3) SC: Sedition law needs relook, especially for media 4) After 5 years of two-child policy China lets couple have three 5) HC allows schools to collect fee, strikes down govt order 6) After paddy record, wheat procurement at an all-time high 7) Twitter has to comply with new IT rules, says HC 8) Day after seven years 9) UNDOING THE DAMAGE 10) How Pakistan plays the world 11) Big Tech’s excess 12) Saving their childhoods 13) GDP fall, in perspective 14) Biden looks to rebuild and expand legal immigration 15) ‘Low demand, credit concerns hit business sentiment in May; profit hopes muted’ 16) EPFO breather: Members can avail second COVID advance 17) Banks can’t cite the 2018 RBI circular to caution clients on virtual currencies 18) Core sector output up 56.1% on low base effect, triple-digit gains in steel, cement 19) G7 set to back minimum global corporate tax this week: Draft
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