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BJP plays safe in Karnatka: BSY loyalist and fellow ligayats , Basavaraj Bommai, new CM

(Polity and Governance )

 

About  Chief Minister (CM),  Appointment, Term of the CM, Powers and Functions

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Blinken’s visit to prepare the ground for Quad summit; Afghan situation on talks agenda

(IR)

What is the agenda of the Upcoming Quad summit, Know about Quad and its significance with respect to containing Chinese dominance in the Indo-pacific.

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Govt seeks 6-month extension to frame CAA rules

(Polity and Governance )

About CAA,Key Provisions of the Amendment Act, Concerns against it, Government’s Stand, key analysis and way forward 

 

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India patrolled Depsang till months before the LAC standoff

(IR)

 

Border issues related to Depsang Plains between India and China, India China relations, what is LAC, other border issues with China, ongoing tensions between the Indian and Chinese armed forces in eastern Ladakh, the status of the disengagement process.

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Harappan city of Dholavira in Kutch among UNESCO’s world heritage sites

(Art and Culture)

 

Need to know about Dholavira, its features, why it is inscribed on the UNESCO list of world heritage sites.

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Assam-Mizoram border dispute

State versus State 

(Polity and Governance )

 

Know about the dispute over the 165-km Assam-Mizoram boundary, What is the demarcated boundary? Which is boundary does Mizoram find acceptable? When did the dispute become so bitter? what led to such violence, What are the other border disputes in the region?

 

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Key NASA telescope in the centre of LGBT debate

(S&T)

Know about James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), its features and relevence, issues associated with it 

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Lower MRP on Covid-19 drugs, devices after GST reduction

(Economy)

The step was taken by GST Council to reduce GST on goods being used in Covid-19 management until September 30, objectives and need of the move 

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Bengal probes Pegasus: what are the powers of a Commission of Inquiry?

(Cyber Security)

 

Know about the Pegasus spyware and its targets in India, what are the steps being taken in this context , safeguards available in India  

 

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Unlocking recovery

 

Strengthen the Code

 

(Economy)

 

Implications of the second wave of infections on Indian Economy, challenges, what are the various steps in this direction, key analysis and way forward 

 

 About Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), Its aims and objectives, its outcomes, issues, what needs to be done in this context 

 

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Stimulus ‘inadequate’, 25% of MSME loans may default: Panel

 

Covid second wave hits recovery: IMF cuts FY22 growth forecast to 9.5%

(Economy)

 

Concern over the grim situation of small enterprises, A parliamentary panel study in this context and their suggestions 

 

Why The International Monetary Fund (IMF) slashed its FY22 growth forecast for India.

 
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