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11 more show Nipah symptoms as 251 contacts of victims traced

 

(Health)

Learn facts related to the Nipah virus, Transmission, Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis and treatment 

 

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Taliban claim total control as Panjshir resistance folds

A Taliban-led Afghanistan and the Chinese conundrum

(IR)

Rise of Taliban in Afghanistan, Crucial link in the BRI, impact on global peace and security, how does it affect India’s interest, what steps are being taken in this context 

 

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Govt. yet to announce the date for next COVID serological survey

 

(Health)

Know about  Serological surveys, methodology used in it, objectives.

 

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The long and the short of the NMP

 

(Economy)

Government’s decision to monetise operating public infrastructure assets, what is National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), What is asset monetisation? Its benefits.

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Social media cannot replace proper news journalism

 

(Polity and Governance)

 

Know about Centenary of journalism education in India, new threats of disinformation emerging brutally and with the COVID-19 crisis, why the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) mandate upholds freedom of the press and the free flow of information, challenges, key analysis and way forward 

 

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Database created with records of 5.5 cr. farmers

 

(Polity and Governance)

Why the Centre has created a National Farmers’ Database with records of 5.5 crore farmers,relevance of PM-KISAN, soil health cards and the insurance scheme PM Fasal Bima Yojana

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PM Modi to attend BRICS, SCO, Quad meets in September

(IR)

Relevance of upcoming meeting of BRICS leaders, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Quad 

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Council to mull capacity based GST on sectors seeing evasion

 

Govt. must constitute GST tribunal: SC

(Economy)

Why the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is likely to consider a ministerial group’s report on introducing a differentiated regime for sectors where tax evasion is very high, such as brick kilns, sand mining, and gutkha and pan masala production, even as tax experts have urged caution about such carve-outs, GST council, its composition, functions 

 

Objectives behind constituting  the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Appellate Tribunal, recent supreme court ruling in this context 

 
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