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GS 1<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Geophysical phenomena<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Met Dept. sees \u2018good week\u2019 ahead for monsoon<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The southwest monsoon is making a steady advance into Maharashtra and West Bengal and the Meteorological Department has predicted a \u201cgood week\u201d ahead.<\/p>\n

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GS 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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India and neighbors<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Neighbourhood First\u2019 in Nepal<\/a>: (The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n

India needs to help Prime Minister Deuba clear the way for elections under the new Constitution.<\/p>\n

International groupings and agreements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018BRICS should fight against terror\u2019<\/a>:<\/p>\n

BRICS countries to exercise leadership in brainstorming the concept of Indo-Pacific region, which, in his view had emerged as the centre of gravity of the global system.<\/p>\n

India, Israel set to expand defence ties<\/a>:<\/p>\n

As India and Israel celebrate 25 years of their diplomatic relations, Tel Aviv has quietly emerged as one of the largest and trusted suppliers of defence equipment to the Indian armed forces, which rely heavily on imports.<\/p>\n

The right balance<\/a>: (Indian Express, Editorial)<\/p>\n

India\u2019s emphasis on the need to counter terrorism and strengthen inner Asian regionalism reveals a pragmatic approach to the SCO.<\/p>\n

Indian Constitution<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Whose fight is it\u00a0anyway?<\/a>\u00a0(Indian Express, Editorial)<\/p>\n

The polar positions taken in the Supreme Court hearing on the triple talaq matter obfuscate a question fundamental to the issue: Women\u2019s agency.<\/p>\n

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GS 3<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Indian Economy. Planning, Growth and Employment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

GST Council decides to lower rates on 66 items<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council decided to reduce tax rates on 66 items including cashew nuts, packaged foods such as sauces and pickles, agarbatti, insulin, school bags, children\u2019s colouring books, cutlery, and some tractor components.<\/p>\n

Economic forecasting is not a science<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n

India lost its tag as the \u2018world\u2019s fastest-growing economy\u2019 last month.\u00a0Very few economists expected the slowdown.<\/p>\n

How does the monsoon affect the economy?<\/a>:<\/p>\n

India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted the country would get normal monsoon rains in 2017. The state-run weather body last week said India\u2019s annual monsoon rainfall is expected to be 98% of the long-period average (LPA), up from 96% projected earlier, raising prospects of higher farm output and economic growth.<\/p>\n

Can India decode Trump\u2019s book of deals?<\/a>:<\/p>\n

If it wants to boost exports, the country may have to follow the example of China and engage better with each U.S. State.<\/p>\n

\u201cCentre\u2019s GST audit steps may add to compliance burden\u201d<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The mandatory audit provisions released by the Government will only add to the cost of and time taken for compliance.<\/p>\n

The evolving state of Indian states<\/a>: (Live Mint, Editorial)<\/p>\n

Revenue expenditure of states has risen sharply with greater financial devolution and increased expenditure, a gap which will further increase with GST.<\/p>\n

Cropping pattern, Agriculture, e-technology<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The crops of\u00a0wrath<\/a>:\u00a0(Indian Express, Editorial)<\/p>\n

Demonetisation may not have hit agriculture production but it is the cause for the current unrest.<\/p>\n

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Prelims Related News<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Scientists conjure up largest virtual universe<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Scientists have created the largest-ever virtual universe that simulates the formation galaxies and may hold clues to the nature of the elusive dark matter that is believed to make up majority of the cosmos.<\/p>\n

Floating solar farm reflects China\u2019s clean energy aims<\/a>:<\/p>\n

As the United States was withdrawing from the Paris climate pact, China\u2019s clean energy ambitions were being reflected in the launch of the world\u2019s largest floating solar farm.<\/p>\n

Climate change may cause more rainfall in the tropics<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The amount of rainfall in the Earth\u2019s tropical regions will significantly increase as our planet continues to warm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

GS 1 Geophysical phenomena Met Dept. sees \u2018good week\u2019 ahead for monsoon: The southwest monsoon is making a steady advance into Maharashtra and West Bengal and the Meteorological Department has predicted a \u201cgood week\u201d ahead. GS 2 India and neighbors \u2018Neighbourhood First\u2019 in Nepal: (The Hindu, Editorial) India needs to help Prime Minister Deuba clear… Continue reading Must Read News Articles \u2013 June 12<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":3533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-must-read-news-articles","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/newspaper.jpg?fit=1000%2C500&ssl=1","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704752982},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}