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Government Policies
A welfare test for Aadhaar: (Indian Express, Editorial)
Exclusion and denial of benefits to the poor needs urgent attention.
Unsafe boilers: (The Hindu, Editorial)
The Unchahar tragedy points toan unforgivably lax safety protocol.
Effects of developed and developing countries policies
The Japanese pivot: (The Hindu, Editorial)
Constitution
‘Article 35A is not part of the Constitution of India’: (The Hindu)
Every Article has been made applicable to J&K through Article 370. In Article 370, the President has been given powers to amend, alter or modify any article viz-a-viz J&K, with exceptions and modifications.
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Indian Economy. Planning, Growth and Employment
Further reforms are needed for the GST to succeed: (Live Mint, Editorial)
The systematic bias against small-scale dealers embedded in its present design is harming supply chain structures and must be remedied.
Security
Pak. faces flak over terror funding: (The Hindu)
India forces Financial Action Task Force to demand compliance report.
Prelims Related News
DRDO successfully tests guided bomb:
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested an indigenously developed light weight glide bomb, Smart Anti Airfield Weapon (SAAW), which can target large enemy infrastructure, like airfields.
