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11th August
Goods and Services Tax (GST)
Making up for shortfalls in GST collection
Foreign Policy Watch: India-United States
A new direction for India-U.S. ties
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
What India should consider about the proposition to isolate China
Tax Reforms
Increasing dependence on indirect taxes and issues with it
Trade Sector Updates – Falling Exports, TIES, MEIS, Foreign Trade Policy, etc.
What is Balance of Payments?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
Back in news: Indus Water Treaty (IWT)
Defence Sector – DPP, Missions, Schemes, Security Forces, etc.
What is the Negative Imports List for Defence?
Digital India Initiatives
Submarine Cable Connectivity to Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Air Pollution
[pib] Himalayan Geothermal Springs release huge amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Global Geological And Climatic Events
In news: Mount Sinabung
10th August
Important Judgements In News
Issue of contempt of court
Economic Indicators and Various Reports On It- GDP, FD, EODB, WIR etc
The new consumer
Coronavirus – Health and Governance Issues
What are Immunity Passports?
Modern Indian History-Events and Personalities
How Quit India movement gave a new direction to India’s freedom struggle?
Foreign Policy Watch: India-China
What are Confucius Institutes, and why are they under the scanner in India?
Monsoon Updates
Boreal Summer Intra-Seasonal Oscillation (BSISO)
Foreign Policy Watch: India-Pakistan
Pakistan’s new Political Map
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) Scheme
Zoonotic Diseases: Medical Sciences Involved & Preventive Measures
[pib] E-Sanjeevani Tele-Medicine Platform
8th August
Coronavirus – Economic Issues
Restructuring to cushion impact on the economy
Labour, Jobs and Employment – Harmonization of labour laws, gender gap, unemployment, etc.
Importance of increasing the income of those at the bottom of income pyramid
Digital India Initiatives
Digital realities of India
Electric and Hybrid Cars – FAME, National Electric Mobility Mission, etc.
Delhi government’s Electric Vehicle Policy
Water Management – Institutional Reforms, Conservation Efforts, etc.
Twin issues: Shrinking water bodies and floods in urban landscapes
International Space Agencies – Missions and Discoveries
Magnetoseismology of Sun’s Corona
Festivals, Dances, Theatre, Literature, Art in News
Why August 7th is called National Handloom Day?
Indian Army Updates
Exercise Kavkaz 2020
Agricultural Sector and Marketing Reforms – eNAM, Model APMC Act, Eco Survey Reco, etc.
[pib] First “Kisan Rail” flagged off
