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Archives<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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GS: 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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International relations:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

India, UAE to deepen strategic ties, counter terror<\/a>(The Hindu)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

India and the UAE will hold a bilateral naval exercise, the External Affairs Ministry announced on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Let the chips fall where they may<\/a>(The Hindu Opinion)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dealing with the unfolding political drama in the Maldives requires a great deal of craft, patience and diplomacy.<\/p>\n

Endgame in Bangladesh<\/a>(The Hindu Opinion)<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the sentencing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister and chairperson of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Begum Khaleda Zia to five years rigorous imprisonment in a corruption case, the country enters into uncharted waters.<\/p>\n

Indian Constitution and Polity:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Govt. ignoring the plight of children: SC<\/a>(The Hindu)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Supreme Court criticised the government for the \u201ctardy, if not virtual non-implementation,\u201d of juvenile justice laws and ignoring the plight of the \u201cvoiceless, if not silenced,\u201d children of the nation.<\/p>\n

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GS: 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Economy:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why the fuss about fiscal deficit?<\/a>(The Hindu)<\/strong><\/p>\n

To any layman watching India\u2019s annual Budget jamboree, the entire exercise must seem very puzzling. After the Finance Minister has read out a long list of giveaways to farmers, small businesses, low-income earners and senior citizens in his speech, none of the beneficiaries seems entirely happy with their gifts.<\/p>\n

Hardly a gamechanger<\/a>(The Hindu Opinion)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Health Protection Scheme announced in this year\u2019s Budget has generated a lot of debate. The government has committed itself to \u201cproviding coverage up to Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation\u201d for 10 crore poor families, with approximately 50 crore people as beneficiaries.<\/p>\n

\u2018Inflation to moderate to 5% for Jan.\u2019<\/a>(The Hindu)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Retail inflation is expected to moderate and print at 5% after rising consecutively for five months, helped largely by the seasonal dip in vegetable prices, while the trade deficit is also likely to have improved in January, said a foreign brokerage in a report.<\/p>\n

New rubber policy soon: Alphons<\/a>(The Hindu)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Central government will soon come out with a new Rubber Policy which will ensure remunerative prices for natural rubber, Union Minister of State for Tourism K.J. Alphons has said.<\/p>\n

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Cryptocurrency: \u2018trustless\u2019 nature irks regulators<\/a>(The Hindu)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last October, the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) discussed the growing usage of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to raise capital as an area of concern.<\/p>\n

15 months on, RBI still processing returned notes<\/a>(The Hindu)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The RBI has said that Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes, returned to banks when the government demonetised high value currency 15-months ago, are still being \u201cprocessed for their arithmetical accuracy and genuineness.\u201d<\/p>\n

States of health<\/a>(The Hindu)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The NITI Aayog Health Index shouldtrigger a wider public debate<\/p>\n

Turf war<\/a>(The Hindu Opinion)<\/strong><\/p>\n

India\u2019s stock exchanges are not too keen on the idea of competing with their global peers. Instead, they are happy to guard the home turf against foreign exchanges that do a better job of finding new clients.<\/p>\n

Internal security:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cyberspace shouldn\u2019t help trigger terror: PM<\/a>(The Hindu)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cautioned the world against the misuse of cyberspace to ensure it did not become a source of radicalisation, asserting that technology should be harnessed as a tool for development, not destruction.<\/p>\n

Environment:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Poachers kill rhino, escape with horn<\/a>(The Hindu)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Poachers killed an adult rhino and escaped with its horn from the Western Range of Kaziranga National Park in Biswanath district, a senior forest official said on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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