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GS 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Social issues<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk about a supplemental income<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n

The concept of a basic income must be qualified to restrict beneficiaries to groups that are easily identified.<\/p>\n

Private power, public apathy<\/a>: (The Hindu, Editorial)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Modify landmark labour laws to bring domestic work under the purview of state regulation.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Skill, don\u2019t detain<\/a>: (The Hindu, Editorial)<\/span><\/div>\n
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The Centre should reconsider its decision to scrap no-detention policy in primary schools.<\/p>\n

Fairness and dignity in livelihoods<\/a>: (Live Mint, Editorial)<\/p>\n

The government must focus on policies that will generate more dignified and sustainable livelihoods than the Indian economy is producing at present.<\/p>\n

Urbanisation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

India\u2019s villages: for want of a road<\/a>:\u00a0(Live Mint, Editorial)<\/p>\n

Swathes of rural India today continue to be severely constrained when it comes to everyday travel and mobility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

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

Pressure on Nepal over Doklam standoff<\/a>: (The Hindu)<\/p>\n

Kathmandu calibrates stand on India, China relations.<\/p>\n

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

Kerala bats for right to privacy<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Nine High Courts oppose all-India judicial service<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/div>\n
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Nine High Courts have opposed a proposal to have an all-India service for the lower judiciary, eight have sought changes in the proposed framework and only two have supported the idea.<\/div>\n
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Government policies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Protect teachers in private colleges: SC<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

Plea to end \u2018blackmail, harassment\u2019.<\/p>\n

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Effects of developed and developing countries policies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

China\u2019s RCEP push veils grand plan<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/div>\n
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Asian behemoth sees deal as stepping stone to linking the Belt and Road project with the FTAAP pact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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

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Pollution and conservation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

After SC order, focus on chemicals in firecrackers:<\/a>(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

Court barred manufacturers from using five specified chemicals \u2018in any form whatsoever\u2019 to prevent air pollution.<\/p>\n

A patchy green<\/a>: (Indian Express, Editorial)<\/p>\n

Draft national energy policy falls short of striking a sustainable balance, or clarifying lines of accountability.<\/p>\n

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

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\u2018High oil taxes curbed consumption, investment\u2019<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

NITI Aayog\u2019s next VC believes focus should be on job creation, not claims of economic victory.<\/p>\n

ATM expansion slows due to note ban<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Replacement of systems more than 7 years old, Centre\u2019s digital push lead to cutting down on new installations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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

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Jaguar jets still flying without autopilot: CAG<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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Archives GS 1 Social issues Let\u2019s talk about a supplemental income:\u00a0(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) Modify landmark labour laws to bring domestic work under the purview of state regulation. Skill, don\u2019t detain:… Continue reading Must Read News Articles \u2013 August 7<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":3533,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-must-read-news-articles","category-public","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":1704871073},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5939","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=5939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5939\/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=5939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}