# INDIAN ECONOMY
i. Core sector growth climbs to five-month high at 4.9% in Aug. pg – 13
ii. Manufacturing PMI stuck at 51.2: Nikkei pg – 13
iii. ‘Recovery in energy demand not abiding’ pg – 13
iv. ‘India’s main challenge will be finding jobs amid automation’ pg – 14
v. China’s value-chain climb to help India, others: Fitch pg – 14
# INTERNATIONAL
i. India set to ink $4.5-bn credit deal with Bangladesh pg – 10
# POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
i. SC issues notice on donation to parties pg – 11
# ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY & BIODIVERSITY
i. 3-fold rise in extreme rainfall events in Central India pg – 18
# SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
i. Cosmic chirps pg – 01
ii. Submarine Khanderi begins sea trials pg – 11
iii. Bakshali, Jambudvipa and India’s role in science pg – 12
iv. U.S. trio wins Physics Nobel for gravitational waves pg – 18
# SOCIAL ISSUE
i. Untrained teachers can now access training material pg – 07
ii. Food for thought (Data Point) pg – 09
# ARTICLES OF THE DAY
i. In need of a psycho-economic boost (Economy) pg – 08
ii. Awaiting police reforms (Governance) pg – 09
# EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
i. The cold facts (Health) pg – 08
# PERSONALITY IN NEWS
i. Soumya Swaminathan WHO Dy.DG pg – 07