The Indian Express

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In signal to global investors, Govt moves to bury controversial retrospective tax policy

(Economy)

What is retrospective taxation? Why was it considered detrimental to the business environment? Learn about Cairn India and Vodafone cases?

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Will share our perspectives on Afghanistan at UNSC meet: India

(IR)

What are India’s concerns over the growing Taliban? What are the steps India should take to ensure safety of its investments and maintain regional peace? Please remember ISKP is also spreading legs in the region.

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In a select club

(Defence, Economy)

Why is the new INS Vikrant a eureka moment for the Indian indigenisation program?

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10

What changed after the economic tsunami that hit India in 1991?

(Economy)

How have Indian Industries changed post 1991 LPG reforms?

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India’s godowns are overflowing. So why are people starving?

(Health, Economy)

Learn about the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report. Who has released it? What was the state of Indian hunger pre and post-pandemic?

GS 2

12

Monitor Chinese actions so that interventions on Brahmaputra don’t affect our interests: Panel

(IR)

What are the findings and recommendations of the report “Flood Management in the Country including International Water Treaties in the field of Water Resource Management with particular reference to Treaty/Agreement entered into with China, Pakistan and Bhutan”.

Note: This report will never be asked in UPSC directly but it can give you a hint about way forwards on Indo-China Water Issues.

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To ring-fence Rs 25K crore Vi exposure, banks look to convert debt into equity

(Economy)

How will the Vodafone-Idea failure affect India on different fronts, especially the banking sector? What can be the way out?

 
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