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GS 1
Social issues
Let’s talk about a supplemental income: (The Hindu, Editorial)
The concept of a basic income must be qualified to restrict beneficiaries to groups that are easily identified.
Private power, public apathy: (The Hindu, Editorial)
GS 2
India and neighbors
Pressure on Nepal over Doklam standoff: (The Hindu)
Kathmandu calibrates stand on India, China relations.
Indian Constitution
Kerala bats for right to privacy: (The Hindu)
The submission to a nine-judge Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar, came before the marathon arguments on the question of whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right were wrapped up for judgment.
Government policies
Protect teachers in private colleges: SC: (The Hindu)
Plea to end ‘blackmail, harassment’.
Effects of developed and developing countries policies
GS 3
Pollution and conservation
After SC order, focus on chemicals in firecrackers:(The Hindu)
Court barred manufacturers from using five specified chemicals ‘in any form whatsoever’ to prevent air pollution.
A patchy green: (Indian Express, Editorial)
Draft national energy policy falls short of striking a sustainable balance, or clarifying lines of accountability.
Indian Economy. Planning, Growth and Employment
Replacement of systems more than 7 years old, Centre’s digital push lead to cutting down on new installations.
Prelims Related News
Jaguar jets still flying without autopilot: CAG:
One of the frontline fighters of the Indian Air Force, the Jaguars, are still flying without autopilots, an essential flying aid, the Comptroller and Auditor-General has said.
