#  ECONOMY

1. Lack of demand is hobbling the economy’s animal spirit, says RBI  Pg – 01
2. Digital media firms say FDI norms are ‘restrictive’  Pg – 13
3. Bank frauds rise 74%, says RBI  Pg – 15
4. How the RBI ended 2018-19 with an over Rs 1.23 lakh crore surplus  Pg – 15
5. ‘Total privatisation of AI needed’  Pg – 15
6. “100% FDI in coal will boost competitiveness”  Pg – 16

#  INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. Russia set to offer submarines during Modi -Putin summit  Pg – 01
2. U.S. to keep 8,600 troops in Afghanistan after peace deal  Pg – 14

#  ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY

1. Rs 47,436 crore released for afforestation  Pg – 09
2. Un warns of rising seas, storm surges  Pg – 14
3. Two new species of eels discovered  Pg – 22

#  POLITY  AND GOVERNANCE

1. Those excluded from final NRC will get a window of 10 months  Pg – 01

#  HISTORY AND CULTURE 

1. The sound of divinity (Magazine)  Pg – 06

#  SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Schoolmates shun Dalits during midday meal  Pg – 01

#  SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1. GI tag for T.N.’s Dindigul lock, Kandagi saree  Pg – 09

#  MISCELLANEOUS    

1. As losses touch Rs 41 crore, Golden Chariot chugs to halt  Pg – 08 
2. ‘Fit India Movement ‘ Kicked off on National Sports Day  Pg – 09

#  EDITORIALS OF THE DAY

1. Law and opinion  (Polity & Governance)  Pg – 10
2. Tinkering for optics (Economy)  Pg – 10

#  ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. On dilution, bifurcation and ‘Special status’ (Polity & Governance)  Pg – 10
2. Govt. needs to be prudent in using RBI’s transfer (Economy)  Pg – 10
3. What is the right way of regulating social media? (Polity)  Pg – 11