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

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Government policies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A judgment for the ages<\/a>:\u00a0 (The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court must define the contours of the right to privacy in a way that doesn\u2019t undo it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a losing battle for privacy: SC<\/a>: (The Hindu)<\/p>\n

The Supreme Court on Wednesday voiced apprehension over the possible misuse of personal data in public domain, saying the race to maintain privacy against the advent of technology was a losing battle.<\/p>\n

India and neighbors<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Border peace must for China ties: India<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

India on Wednesday said peace and tranquillity on the border was the \u201cprerequisite\u201d for bilateral ties even as military sources denied any withdrawal of forces from Doklam.<\/p>\n

India may have cut troops in Doklam, claims China<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday issued a 15-page statement, claiming that India has scaled down its forces in Doklam, but demanded that New Delhi pull back all its troops to end the military standoff in the area.<\/p>\n

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

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

RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 6%, lowest in over 6 years<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

As some of the upside risks to inflation have not materialised, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday decided to cut the key policy rate or repo rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 6%, taking it to its lowest in six-and-a-half years.<\/p>\n

Illegal miners must pay back in full: Supreme Court<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

Noting that \u201cvery powerful and vested interests or a failure of nerve\u201d have thwarted the objective of the decade-old National Mineral Policy to prevent the theft of precious natural resources of the country, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that mining companies and leaseholders, who have engaged in mining activities without forest or environmental clearance, will have to pay the public exchequer compensation equivalent to 100% value of the minerals they extracted illegally.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/a>How to curb \u2018invisible money\u2019<\/a>: (The Hindu, Editorial)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Reforms suggested by the Election and Law Commissions must be given a chance.<\/p>\n

Space for a cut<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n

The RBI reduces the policy rate whileflagging multiple concerns on the economy.<\/p>\n

WCO to unveil norms for e-commerce trade<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

Customs body aims to address digital divide, illegal trade.<\/p>\n

Centre mulls \u2018One Nation, One Licence\u2019 in new telecom policy<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/span><\/div>\n
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The Centre will consider including a \u2018one-nation one-licence\u2019 regime in the new telecom policy that is set to come out next year.<\/div>\n
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Banks should reduce rates for existing borrowers too: RBI<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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With commercial banks having a tendency to reduce interest rates only for prospective customers in order to push new business, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel said he expected lenders to pass on lower loan costs to borrowers who had not received the full benefit of the reductions in the policy rate.<\/p>\n

Trai and CCI: no turf wars, please<\/a>: (Live Mint, Editorial)<\/p>\n

To ensure consumer welfare, a spirit of camaraderie between these two regulators\u2014Trai and CCI\u2014is the need of the hour.<\/p>\n

Science and Tech<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Heart of the\u00a0matter<\/a>:\u00a0(Indian Express, Editorial)<\/p>\n

Price caps cannot be blamed for the overuse and misuse of stents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Prelims Related News<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Seven species of grasshoppers found<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Both pygmy and short-horned grasshoppers belong to Orthoptera (an order of Insecta) and one of the major differences between them is pronotum (prominent plate-like structure that covers all or part of the thorax of some insects).<\/p>\n

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