# INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. Ladakh standoff: India, China finalising disengagement plan Pg – 01
2. Sri Lanka yet to take a final call on container terminal Pg – 13
3. Myanmar Opposition rejects ‘unfair’ election Pg – 13
4. UK launches Bill to deter ‘malicious’ takeovers Pg – 13

# ECONOMY

1. Govt. to govern OTT platforms Pg – 01
2. Centre unveils incentives to boost manufacturing Pg – 01
3. Rs 1.46 lakh crore outlay over 5 years Pg – 10
4. GDP shrank 8.6% in Q2 pushing economy into a recession Pg – 14
5. Social infra PPPs eligible for viability gap funding Pg – 14
6. Maruti S-presso scores zero in NCAP’s crash tesh Pg – 14

# POLITY & GOVERNANCE

1. UP districts now under FRRO ambit Pg – 03
2. Rs 25,000 cr. for Gairsain: Rawat Pg – 04
3. MHA redefines jurisdiction of 3 FRRO offices in Kerala Pg – 08
4. 68% of newly elected MLAs in Bihar face criminal cases: ADR Pg – 09
5. Gujjars sign quota pact with Rajasthan govt. Pg – 10
6. Home Ministry amends FCRA rules Pg – 10

# ENVIRONMENT

1. Meghalaya govt encouraging illegal mining Pg – 10
2. 18-tonne red sandalwood cargo seized Pg – 10

# SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1. Sputnik V vaccine 92% effective: Russia Pg – 10

# ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. Trumpism still remains unvanquished (International Relations) Pg – 06
2. Myths and the reality of election forecasts (Polity & Governance) Pg – 06
3. iii Republic and its discontents(Polity & Governance) Pg – 07
4. iv A time for cautious optimism (Science & Technology) Pg – 07