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Assam’s NRC exercise: The registry test of citizenship
The chaos surrounding the National Register of Citizens is yet another example of Assam’s long and difficult relationship with migrants.
Congress chief no longer a permanent member of Jallianwala Bagh Trust
LS passes change removing Congress president as permanent member of Trust managing monument
UGC recommends 20 Institutions for Institution of Eminence
The IITs Madras and Kharagpur, Delhi University, University of Hyderabad, Amritha Vishwa Vidyapeetham and VIT are among the 20 institutions recommended for the grant of the Institute of Eminence status by the University Grants Commission
UAPA Bill gets Rajya Sabha Approval
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 that empowers the Union Home Ministry to designate individuals as terrorists was passed in the Rajya Sabha
China threatens to retaliate against Trump Tariffs
U.S. to impose 10% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese imports from Sept. 1; Beijing says it won’t give an inch under pressure
US formally withdraws from INF arms treaty
The U.S. and Russia ripped up a Cold War-era missile pact in a move that raised the spectre of an arms race between the global superpowers.
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Too much of reforms has led to slowdown: NITI Aayog CEO
Amitabh Kant attributes downshift to spate of measures including GST, RERA and IBC
Elected directors in PSBs will be appointed by board: RBI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has mandated that the elected directors of public sector banks (PSBs) are to be appointed by the nomination and remuneration committee of the board of the respective banks.
The taproot of conservation justice
Cutting down the Forests Right Act will only weaken the conservation regime and affect the rights of forest dwellers
The recent PLFS data, which show a historic decline in manufacturing employment, make one fact plain — India desperately needs a comprehensive industrial policy, absent since 1991
Explaining the Asian rate cuts wave
Policy makers across Asia should ensure enough ammunition to manage a prolonged economic downturn
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Time to articulate a ‘Moral Code of Conduct’
Philosophers and political scientists have long debated the role of ethics in politics with some insisting on a complete separation and others maintaining that an inbuilt ethical architecture exists within the very scheme of politics.
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