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News for 5 August, 2021

Important News for Today:

Insolvency code has strayed from intent: Parliament panel
[Important for: Economy, Business]
Nifty scales 16,000 on hopes of faster economic recovery
[Important for: Economy, Business]
UNSC against ‘Islamic Emirate’
[Important for: IP, IR]
‘Improve social security for workers’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Governor’s pardon power overrides 433A: SC
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Will these places survive a collapse? Don’t bet on it, skeptics say
[Important for: Environment & Ecology]

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]

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.]