#  ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. Migratory birds start arriving at Chilika, but numbers are down  Pg  18

#  POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1.  SC sets deadline for verma probe, curbs powers of Rao  Pg  01 
2. Supreme Court puts CVC Verma on a tight leash  Pg  09
3.  Varsities having Ordinance need not follow central rules  Pg  05
4.  Target of govt’s assault on civil society : Amnesty  Pg  05

#  ECONOMY

1. Farm Loan Waiver not a permanent solution  Pg  05
2.  Acharya for ‘independent’ central bank  Pg  11
3. RBI to inject Rs 40.000 cr in November  Pg  11

#  INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. Prepare for post-U.S. era in Kabul  Pg  08
2.  China, Japan pivot to new markets  Pg  10

#  SOCIAL ISSUES

1. 7 suspected anthrax cases in A.P.  Pg  01

#  EDITORIAL OF THE DAY

1. Defusing tensions (Polity & governance)  Pg  06
2. Touching base (International relations)  Pg  06

#  ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. Punjab’s burning problem (Environment and Ecology)  Pg  07
2. Proceed with caution (Polity & governance)  Pg  06