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GS 1

Social issues Seeds of a million tyrannies: (Indian Express, Editorial)

The anti-minority violence India is witnessing is significant not principally because of its scale but because of the processes engendering it.

Law, morality, triple talaq: (Indian Express, Editorial)

The issue is not whether triple talaq is an essential practice of Islam, but whether it is an essential practice of the Hanafi school.

GS 2

Government policies

Weapons not for showing off, says High Court: (The Hindu)

‘Object of the Arms Act was to ensure that weapons were available to citizens for self-defence’.

India and neighbors

Power games at the tri-junction: (The Hindu, Editorial)

The current border stand-off suggests India is likely to become bolder in resisting the idea of power disparity.

Army in for the long haul in Dokalam: (The Hindu)

The Army is ready for the long haul in holding onto its position in the Dokalam area near the Bhutan tri-junction, notwithstanding China ratcheting up rhetoric against India, demanding pulling back of its troops. Needed: A mutual restraint pact with China: (Live Mint, Editorial)

The 2015 India-China statement on ‘respect and sensitivity to each other’s concerns’ should be narrowed down to primary concerns and core interests.

International groupings and agreements

Divided island: (The Hindu, Editorial)

The failure in Geneva last week of a round of talks on the reunification of Cyprus is by all measures a huge diplomatic setback.

Two large groups bid to supply equipment for Chabahar port: (The Hindu)

India keen to expedite work on the strategic facility in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan.

GS 3

Indian Economy. Planning, Growth and Employment

G20 hails India’s labour reforms, start-up policy: (The Hindu)

Acknowledging the steps being taken by India for sustainable and inclusive growth as well as support to global economy, the G20 has praised the initiatives in the country for promoting ease of doing business, start-up funding and labour reforms.

Demystifying debt funds as an investment option: (The Hindu)

While equity funds invest mostly in shares of listed companies, debt funds invest in instruments like government bonds,

commercial papers (CPs),

certificate of deposits (CDs) and non-convertible debentures (NCDs).

Process eased for exporters who have not paid IGST: (The Hindu)

The Centre has, through a notification and a circular, eased the paperwork required to export goods without the exporter having paid the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST).

Science and Tech

Easier access to H1N1 medicines raises fears of drug resistance: (The Hindu)

Concerns regarding a build-up of resistance to antiviral drugs used to treat swine flu are surfacing, after two such drugs — Oseltamivir and Zanamivir — were taken off the restrictive Schedule X of the Drugs and Comestics Rules. Now under Schedule H1, the drugs can be stocked by all chemists.

Prelims Related News

Curcumin nanoparticles found to shorten TB treatment time:

Curcumin, the basic ingredient of turmeric, when administered in a nanoparticle formulation has several favourable properties in the treatment of tuberculosis in mice, researchers have found.

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