Tag Archive | Latest Current Affairs

November 11, 2017

News for November 11, 2017

Important News from The Hindu:

GST Council slashes tax rates on 177 items from 28% to 18%
[Important for: Economy, Business, Politics]
India, Canada may ‘trade off’ wish lists
[Important for: IP, IR]
A flight of fancy to Indonesia’s Raja Ampat Islands
[Important for: Environment & Ecology, Biodiversity]
This is my island in the Sun
[Important for: Miscellaneous]
Nasa contracts Uber to build flying taxi air control software
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

November 7, 2017

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News for November 7, 2017

Important News from The Hindu

Parliamentary panel studying Doklam issue

[Important for: Polity & Internal Security]
Lessons from demonetisation, according to Manmohan Singh

[Important for: Economy & GST]
How demonetisation affected the Indian economy, in 10 charts

[Important for: Economy & GST]

November 4, 2017

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News for November 4, 2017

Important News from

Specify Aadhaar link deadlines, says SC

[Important for: Polity & Judiciary]
‘Article 35A is not part of the Constitution of India’

[Important for: Polity]
Jnanpith Award for Krishna Sobti

[Important for: Awards & Honours]
Private sector must invest more in contract farming: PM

[Important for: Economy]

October 24, 2017

News for October 24, 2017

Important News from The Hindu:

New interlocutor is known as a dove
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Not just strategic ties with Dhaka: Sushma
[Important for: IP,IR]
‘Drug pricing move may hurt sector’
[Important for: Business, Economy]
Govt. scouts a ‘pilot’ for its flight school
[Important for: Economy]

October 23, 2017

News for October 23, 2017

Important News from The Hindu:

‘Why exempt CBI from RTI Act?’
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
Ensure State panels for women are set up: SC
[Important for: Polity, Governance]
‘Labour will take an ethical approach to foreign policy’
[Important for: Politics]
China: a promise remains elusive
[Important for: Economy ]
Govt. may have to foot bill for rail safety fund
[Important for: Economy ]

October 22, 2017

News for October 22, 2017

Important News from The Hindu:

5,000 cusecs released from Pulichintala for Krishna delta
[Important for: Essay]
Flipkart bets big on artificial intelligence to understand consumer behaviour
[Important for: Economy & Artificial Intelligence]
Paper industry hit by duty-free imports
[Important for: Economy ]
The limits of China’s influence over North Korea
[Important for: IP, IR]
Austria’s political shift towards Right
[Important for: IP, IR, Politics]
IIT teams use plant extract, heat to kill skin cancer cells
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
IIT Hyderabad uses activated jamun to remove fluoride from water
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
IISc: new tool to diagnose malaria
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
Self-taught program beats humans at Go game
[Important for: Science & Tech.]
More species of snakehead fish found
[Important for: Science & Tech.]

September 8, 2017

News for September 8, 2017

Important News from The Hindu:

India keeps off ‘Bali Declaration’

[Important for: IP, IR]
U.S. backs sale of fighters to India

[Important for: IP, IR, Defence]
Centre okays sugar import at 25% duty

[Important for: Economy]
Must restore banks’ health in months, if not weeks: RBI

[Important for: Economy]
Biocon’s Malaysia unit gets EU certification

[Important for: Business]
SEBI slaps Rs. 2,423 crore fine on PACL

[Important for: Business]

September 7, 2017

News for September 7, 2017

Important News from The Hindu:

India, China rebooting ties post-Doklam

[Important for: IP, IR]
Modi’s call to respect Myanmar’s unity

[Important for: IP, IR]
India, Japan to diversify defence ties

[Important for: IP, IR]
15 States sue President over repeal of scheme

[Important for: World Polity]
Suu Kyi slams ‘misinformation’

[Important for: World Polity]
EEPC seeks 90% GST refund for exporters

[Important for: Economy]
Biocon, JDRF to conduct global study on oral insulin

[Important for: Health & Medicine]

September 6, 2017

News for September 5, 2017

Important News from The Hindu:

BRICS names JeM, LeT terror groups

[Important for: IP, IR, Global Security]
Modi, Putin vow to boost cooperation

[Important for: IP, IR]
India pitches for a credit rating agency

[Important for: IP, IR]
DBS Bank gets RBI nod for India subsidiary

[Important for: Economy]
No data on black money yet, says RBI

[Important for: Economy, Money Laundering]

September 6, 2017

News for September 6, 2017

Important News from The Hindu:

Modi’s 10 ‘noble commitments’ for BRICS

[Important for: IP, IR]
Section 377: SC to start hearing

[Important for: Polity]
India, Egypt to bolster bilateral ties

[Important for: IP, IR]
Govt. to bring out policy to develop agri-clusters

[Important for: Economy]
Apparel exporters seek refund of IGST

[Important for: Economy]