August 10, 2020

News for 10 August, 2020

Important News for Today

Defence Ministry to impose import embargo on 101 items
[Important for: Polity, Defence]
New policy to give a leg-up to MSMEs
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Do your systematic investments need a pause?
[Important for: Business, Economy]
PM launches farm infra scheme
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
‘LAC complicates India’s options’
[Important for: Polity, Defence]
Delhi Confidential: A Positive Move
[Important for: Polity]
Trade unions oppose ‘anti-worker’ policies
[Important for: Polity]

News for 9 August, 2020

Important News for Today

State of the economy in 6 charts
[Important for: Business, Economy]
NASA releases weird-looking shape of our solar system
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
This massive sunspot turning towards Earth can be bad news
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
PM launches financing facility worth Rs 1 lakh crore under Agri-Infra Fund
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
China’s ties with U.S. plunge further
[Important for: IP, IR]
G.C. Murmu takes charge as new CAG
[Important for: Polity]

News for 8 August, 2020

Important News for Today

RBI sets up panel for stressed loans resolution norms
[Important for: Business, Economy]
Business Confidence Index falls 40 pc for Jun quarter: NCAER survey
[Important for: Business, Economy]
‘Debt recast may neither help ailing MSMEs nor lenders’
[Important for: Business, Economy]
No free grain in July for 40% of PMGKAY beneficiaries
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Hubble used Moon as Earth’s mirror during lunar eclipse, may help finding Earth-like planets
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

News for 7 August, 2020

Important News for Today

Inflation to stay elevated: RBI
[Important for: Business, Economy]
Jewel loan-to-value ratio raised to 90% from 75%
[Important for: Business, Economy]
Debt resolution plan to help borrowers, lenders: bankers
[Important for: Business, Economy]
Easy liquidity led to faster monetary transmission: Das
[Important for: Business, Economy]
U.S. Congress panel flags restrictions in Kashmir
[Important for: IP, IR]
FB, Twitter take aim at Trump ‘misinformation’
[Important for: IP, IR]
Pompeo against vote for Cuba on Human Rights Council
[Important for: IP, IR]
U.S. examines if Riyadh has nuclear goals
[Important for: IP, IR]
India rejects China’s UNSC move on Kashmir
[Important for: IP, IR]
Why this exoplanet’s discovery using radio waves matters so much?
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Gaganyaan: Indian astronauts’ training on track, says Russia space agency
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

News for 6 August, 2020

Important News for Today

Modern symbol of Indian culture: Modi
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
New policy to encourage jobs for locals
[Important for: Polity]
Centre formulating R&D policy to bolster drug discovery
[Important for: Business, Economy]
SC notice to Centre, NHRC on Abhishek Singhvi’s custodial violence plea
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]

News for 5 August, 2020

Important News for Today

Trump bars H-1B visa holders from federal jobs
[Important for: IP, IR]
China accuses U.S. of ‘bullying’ over TikTok
[Important for: IP, IR]
Vivo set to end IPL association
[Important for: Sports]
Manufacturing sector MSMEs step into digital platform
[Important for: Business, Economy]
Astronauts: SpaceX Dragon capsule ‘came alive’ on descent
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

News for 4 August, 2020

Important News for Today

There may never be a silver bullet for COVID-19: WHO
[Important for: Health & Medicine, Essay]
Mass production of vaccine in 2021: Russia
[Important for: Health & Medicine, Essay]
HC notice to Facebook on student’s plea
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Govt. to review outcome of military talks at LAC
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
‘Expression of opinion is not contempt’
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
SpaceX with NASA crew is back home
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Palaniswami rejects three-language formula
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Mysterious tail-like cloud forms over volcano on Mars
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

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News for 3 August, 2020

Important News for Today

Should you time MF investments?
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Do you know what you want?
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Australia imposes curfew, while S. Africa’s count tops 5,00,000
[Important for: IP, IR]
Trump to act against Chinese firms
[Important for: IP, IR]
In Sri Lanka’s rice hub, a tale of rural neglect and mounting debt
[Important for: IP, IR]
India, China hold fifth round of military talks
[Important for: IP, IR]
Scientists trace the roots of ancient Rome’s clear glass to Egypt
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
This rare cosmic butterfly event is straight out of a Sci-fi movie
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Watch: SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make first splashdown in 45 years
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

News for 2 August, 2020

Important News for Today

July GST revenue slides 14%
[Important for: Economy, Business]
‘Don’t extend loan moratorium’
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Arab world’s first nuclear plant achieves criticality
[Important for: IP, IR]
China and Nepal have treated each other as equals: Xi
[Important for: IP, IR]
EIA draft translated into 3 languages instead of 22
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
ICMR fast-tracks approvals for Israeli research coordinated by DRDO
[Important for: Polity, Internal Security]
NEP drops Mandarin from language list
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
US astronauts pack up for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsule
[Important for: Science & Tech.]