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Its handover complete, Air India returns to Tata home after 69 yrs

 

What does Tata get with Air India buy

(Economy)

What happens after the Tata Group gets control of Air India? What does the formal handing over mean? What will happen now? About disinvestment  and its significance 

 

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PM summit with 5 Central Asian heads calls for the joint group on Afghanistan, stronger ties

(IR)

What is the present status of the India-Central Asia partnership? Why is cooperation between India and Central Asia essential for regional security and prosperity? Takeaways from the recent summit with 5 Central Asian heads and its significance 

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Social aspects would have to be considered: NGO to Delhi High Court

(Polity and Governance)

Why there is a demand for the criminalisation of marital rape? What are the challenges in criminalising it? legal provisions linked to it.

 

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Growth after COVID 

( Economy)

Why is this year’s budget exercise potentially tricky for the finance minister? What are the forecasts done by various agencies for India’s real GDP growth in 2021-22? government spending to sustain the Indian economy, why is there some concern about the fiscal deficit, what are policy options available for macroeconomic management? And  way ahead 

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Weakening the watchdog 

(Governance)

Know about the Kerala government’s move to dilute Lokayukta’s powers,what is criticism linked to it and know about Lokayukta

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Eye in the Sky 

 

(S&T)

How will the James Webb Space Telescope seek to unlock the universe’s secrets? Impact on the next generation

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Sharing the cadre

(Governance)

About the Government of India’s proposal to amend the IAS service rules to meet the shortage of officers at various levels at the Centre, objectives, issues linked to it, and what lies ahead?

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Fed move and Indian Markets

(Economy)

Know about the potential impact of Fed rate hike on US and other economies including India

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‘Conditional market authorisation’ for Covid vaccines: what changes?

(Health)

What does ‘conditional market authorisation’ for Covishield and Covaxin mean?

 
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