News for 1 August, 2021

Important News for Today:

SEBI urges peers to rethink bond market curbs
[Important for: Economy, Business]
IT offshoring rises as large, multi-year deals spur trend
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Taliban clash with Afghan forces in Herat
[Important for: IP, IR]
UN warns hunger is expected to rise in 23 global hotspots
[Important for: IP, IR]
Ruins of an Indus Valley civilisation site
[Important for: History, Essay]
Sri Lanka seeks to reset relations with India
[Important for: IP, IR]
India all set for UNSC presidency term
[Important for: IP, IR]

News for 31 July, 2021

Important News for Today:

Core sectors grew 8.9% in June
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Gold loans spur personal loans, bank credit slows
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Pak, U.S. NSAs discuss Afghan settlement
[Important for: IP, IR]
Navy carrier on course in South China Sea: U.K.
[Important for: IP, IR]
Journalists face hostility in China: U.S.
[Important for: IP, IR]
Govt. introduces Bill on insurance firms
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Farming ideas sprout on social media, and it’s a rich harvest
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Gag order will have chilling effect on press freedom: HC
[Important for: Polity, Governance]

News for 30 July, 2021

Important News for Today:

FDA approves Biocon’s insulin Semglee as first interchangeable biosimilar product in the US
[Important for: Economy, Business]
High fiscal borrowings won’t crowd out private sector: CEA
[Important for: Economy, Business]
‘Upturn V-shaped but small firms, urban poor hit harder’
[Important for: Economy, Business]
‘Kia tops poll for dealer satisfaction with OEMs’
[Important for: Economy, Business]
China accuses U.S. of ‘meddling’ in its affairs
[Important for: IP, IR]
Palestinian shot dead in clashes with Israeli troops in West Bank
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Convergence in U.S., India positions on Afghanistan’
[Important for: IP, IR]
27% for OBCs, 10% for EWS in national quota medical seats
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Light echoes from behind a black hole detected for the first time
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Coffee, cane and orange crops at risk as temperatures plunge in Brazil
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Millets-based diet can help manage blood glucose levels: study
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Potent, stable nanobodies to block SARS-CoV-2 developed
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Decoding the triggers of volcanic eruptions
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
New research: Caffeine helps bumble bees pollinate better
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]

News for 29 July, 2021

Important News for Today:

Infosys, ICAI, FinMin fixing I-T portal: FM
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Cabinet clears amendments to LLP Act
[Important for: Economy, Business]
China Foreign Minister hosts Taliban, calls it a ‘pivotal force’
[Important for: IP, IR]
Iran’s Khamenei warns to not trust West as new government expected
[Important for: IP, IR]
In Sri Lanka, teachers resist Bill ‘militarising’ education
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Mysterious midlife crisis’: Experts decode why stars switch to low activity state in middle age
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Warming rivers in US West killing fish, imperiling industry
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Blood clots in people with severe COVID-19 may be related to abnormal antibody response: study
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
New research: Stars can experience their own kind of midlife crisis
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Ever feel your skin crawling? Maybe you can thank evolution
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

News for 28 July, 2021

Important News for Today:

Panel raps govt. over MSMEs, urges larger economic package
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Dholavira in Gujarat on UNESCO World Heritage list
[Important for: Art & Culture,]
Media network wants Blinken to flag threats to press freedom
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
‘Combat politics of fear with progressive agenda’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Indian Navy joins exercise along east African coast
[Important for: Defence, IP, IR]

News for 27 July, 2021

Important News for Today:

Land use change disrupted Kinnaur’s ecology, says study
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Solih asks Maldivians to rise against extremism
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Stalemate’ in ties as U.S., China officials trade barbs
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Afghan conflict is having devastating impact’
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘U.K. could bar China firm from nuclear projects’
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Indian airports turned Rs. 7,000-crore loss in FY21’
[Important for: Economy, Business]
‘High inflation transitory, RBI may remain dovish’
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Bezos offers NASA $2 billion in exchange for moon mission contract
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Dr Sharada Srinivasan on past Indian metallurgical techniques: Best not always linked to grandness
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
In a first, small drones help study India’s threatened marine species
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
You won’t believe how this beetle walks on water
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Is Jeff Bezos an astronaut now?
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Hubble finds evidence of water vapour on Jupiter’s moon Ganymede
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

News for 26 July, 2021

Important News for Today:

‘PM played key role in solving NE problems’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
‘Centralisation not a risk worth taking’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
‘China’s wolf warrior approach is here to stay’
[Important for: IP, IR]
China, Pak. outline ‘joint action’ to align Afghanistan strategies
[Important for: IP, IR]
Modern crocodile’s ‘grandfather’ discovered in Chile fossil
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
First uncrewed mission of Gaganyaan programme not possible in Dec: ISRO
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
New research: Early antiviral response in nose may determine severity of COVID-19
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Steven Weinberg, groundbreaking Nobelist in physics, dies at 88
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

News for 25 July, 2021

Important News for Today:

Turkey says UNESCO criticism of Hagia Sophia conversion ‘biased’
[Important for: IP, IR]
Russia sends aid to Cuba after anti-government protests
[Important for: IP, IR]
Amnesty seeks moratorium on surveillance tech
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘No plans for two child policy’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Former Supreme Court judges raise concerns over UAPA
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Private sector lagging in vaccination drive: Goyal
[Important for: Polity, Governance]

News for 24 July, 2021

Important News for Today:

Tax revenues may surpass target: ICRA
[Important for: Economy, Business]
SC rejects telcos’ plea on AGR ‘arithmetic errors’
[Important for: Economy, Business]
RBI eases loan restrictions for bank directors
[Important for: Economy, Business]
HC upholds CCI probe against Flipkart, Amazon
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Taliban claim of controlling 90% of Afghan border is ‘absolute lie’: govt
[Important for: IP, IR]
U.S. sanctions Cuba over crackdown on protests
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘India committed to climate action plan’
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
SpaceX lands NASA launch contract for mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa
[Important for: Science & Tech]

News for 23 July, 2021

Important News for Today:

A famous blue butterfly: Still extinct but more distinct
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Russia launches lab module to International Space Station
[Important for: Science & Tech]
Bangladesh rice farmers invent new varieties to withstand salt, storms
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
New ‘weird looking’ shark species from Indian Ocean discovered
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Marsquakes reveal the anatomy of the Red Planet’s interior
[Important for: Science & Tech]
Moon-forming region seen around planet in another solar system
[Important for: Science & Tech]
Newly-hatched pterosaurs may have been able to fly, says study
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Israel appoints commission to review NSO
[Important for: IP, IR]
China rejects WHO plan to audit labs
[Important for: IP, IR]
RBI plans digital currency pilots soon
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Inflation situation very alarming: Basu
[Important for: Economy, Business]