#  ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. India among nations that face grave danger to soil biodiversity  Pg  07
2. Efforts to capture tigress intensity in Odisha  Pg  07
3. Fewer fires (Data Point)  Pg  09 

#  POLITY AND GOVERNANCE  

1.   Statehood sought for Assam’s Barak valley  Pg  06

#  ECONOMY  

1. CP redemptions keep NBFCs on edge  Pg  15 
2. Liquidity, economy figure in FSDC meet  Pg  15 
3. How Centre’s ‘board game’ fuelled the feud with RBI  Pg  15

#  ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. The unifier of Modern India (History and Culture)  Pg  08
2. Universities and Patterns (Science and Technology)  Pg  08
3. Define ‘strategic partners’ (International Relations)  Pg  09