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September 10, 2020

News for 8 September, 2020

Important News for Today

Govt. intervention in education policy should be minimal: PM
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
An all-powerful President and a ‘rubber stamp’ Parliament?
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
‘Measures needed to protect growth potential’
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
RBI sets sectoral norms for resolution of COVID-19 related stressed assets
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
Vodafone Idea hints at tariff hike, rebrands offering as ‘Vi’
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
Samsung aims to double online mobile business
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
Curbs on current account affecting MFIs: Sa-dhan
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
‘Medical data not safe with hospitals’
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]

September 8, 2020

News for 7 September, 2020

Important News for Today

A difficult choice
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
‘U.K. not scared of a no-deal Brexit’
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Hezbollah, Hamas chiefs meet to discuss Israel-Arab ties
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Kesavananda Bharati, a saviour of the Constitution
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
‘Trying to use the contempt law to stifle criticism is counterproductive’
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
India, Iran discuss Afghan peace process
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]

September 7, 2020

News for 6 September, 2020

Important News for Today

Border actions violate bilateral agreements, Rajnath tells China
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
The transnational arm of law
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
U.S. President cracks down on anti-racism training sessions
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Foreign investors take our reform stand seriously: FM
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
‘Government needs to encourage spending’
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
Reserve Bank revises audit norms for banks
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
High-res photos of the Sun show what sunspots look like
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
SpaceX launches 60 satellites under 12th Starlink mission, claims 100Mbps download speeds
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

September 5, 2020

News for 5 September, 2020

Important News for Today

Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart Wei in Moscow
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
‘State govt. will set up panel to identify, remove encroachments on rivers’
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe: study
[Important for: IP, IR, Health & Medicine, Essay]
RBI alters priority sector norms to help start-ups, farmers avail loans
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
Need govt. support to tide over crisis: SIAM
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
Act of sovereign default: Soren to PM over GST compensation
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]

September 4, 2020

News for 4 September, 2020

Important News for Today

COVID-19 distress should not impact credit assessments: FM
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
COVID-19, NEP fuel fund raising by education technology firms
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
Extended lockdowns weigh heavy on corporate India
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
Sri Lankan Cabinet appoints panel to draft new Constitution
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
‘India is abusing national security, colluding with U.S.’
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Massive black hole merger detected: Gravitational wave signal from 17.2 billion light years away detected
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
When is the next solar and lunar eclipse?
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

September 3, 2020

News for 3 September, 2020

Important News for Today

Question Hour dropped in LS schedule of monsoon session
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
India-China talks at Chushul remain inconclusive
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
‘Banks must not profit from the pandemic’
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
‘Economic growth will turn positive by Q1 of next year’
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
‘China using non-military tactics to expand influence’
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]

September 3, 2020

News for 2 September, 2020

Important News for Today

‘Provocative action’ by PLA again: MEA
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
‘Loan moratorium is extendable to two years’
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
‘Bhushan’s conviction is against international law’
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
India aims for balance with slew of multilateral meetings
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
UAE betrayed Muslim world with Israel deal: Khamenei
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
September’s full moon will be called the ‘Corn Moon’; here’s why
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
NASA’s 56-year-old satellite meets its end, makes a fiery return in Pacific Ocean
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Massive black hole merger detected: Gravitational wave signal from 17.2 billion light years away detected
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
When is the next solar and lunar eclipse?
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

September 1, 2020

News for 1 September, 2020

Important News for Today

GDP falls 23.9% in first quarter
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
PLA aggression blocked at Pangong Tso
[Important for: Polity, IP, IR, Essay]
Deputy CM Narayanaswamy urges judiciary to support good governance
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity]
Nation mourns ‘scholar par excellence and statesman’
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity, Essay]
‘Russia should contribute more in Navalny probe’
[Important for: IP, IR, Essay]
Two large asteroids to make close approach to Earth today
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

September 1, 2020

News for 31 August, 2020

Important News for Today

India can become a global toy hub: Modi
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
Denial of GST dues will crush federalism, says Bengal FM
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]
‘Rao deserved Bharat Ratna for foreign policy’
[Important for: Polity, IP, IR, Essay]
Asteroid double the size of Pyramid Giza to enter Earth’s orbit on September 6
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
-23.9%: GDP sees sharpest dip
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]

August 31, 2020

News for 30 August, 2020

Important News for Today

NASA’s retired satellite from 1960s to return in debris this weekend
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Asteroid 2011 ES4 to make its closest approach to Earth, closer than any asteroid in next decade
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Hubble Telescope captures spellbinding image of supernova blast
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
India, France in discussion for Mission Alpha-like equipment for Gaganyaan astronauts
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
NHRC notice to Gujarat Chief Secy over ‘falsely implicating’ lawyer in criminal case
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity]
Census, NPR unlikely in 2020 amidst coronavirus pandemic
[Important for: Polity, Ethics & Integrity]
Major overnight fire at Special Economic Zone continues to rage in Gujarat
[Important for: Polity, Economy, Business, Essay]