Archive | August 4, 2021

News for 4 August, 2021

Important News for Today:

Amid din, Rajya Sabha clears Insolvency Bill
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
‘Improve social security for workers’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Governor’s pardon power overrides 433A: SC
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Insolvency code has strayed from intent: Parliament panel
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Israeli SC offers compromise to avoid Palestinian evictions
[Important for: IP, IR]

News for 3 August, 2021

Important News for Today:

SC offers mediation in Krishna dispute
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
SC questions States on cases under 66A
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
New theory: Earth’s longer days kick-started oxygen growth
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
What animals see in the stars, and what they stand to lose
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Increased risk of heart attack, stroke in the first two weeks following COVID-19: Lancet study
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Minorities have to be treated as “weaker sections”: NCM to SC
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Millions under lockdown in China
[Important for: IP, IR]
J&K is integral & inalienable part of India, says Tirumurti
[Important for: Polity, Governance]

News for 2 August, 2021

Important News for Today:

Saturn in opposition to Earth at 11.30 am today
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
A plant that ‘cannot die’ reveals its genetic secret
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Russian cosmonauts give video tour of module that jolted space station
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Genetic tweak could increase yield, boost drought tolerance in rice, potato: study
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
Genomic analysis helps unravel the juicy past of flat lemon
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
High Court directs SBI to pay Rs. 215 crore GST to A.P. govt.
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
As monsoon recovers, Kharif sowing lag drops below 5%
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]
UNSC Presidency: Jaishankar lays out policy perspective
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Pak. finalises Bill to grant new status to Gilgit-Baltistan: report
[Important for: IP, IR]