#  POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. SC rejects curative pleas of 2 Nirbhaya death row convicts     Pg – 01
2. Kerala govt. challenges CAA in Supreme Court  Pg – 01
3. State to propose changes to new Motor Vehicle Act  Pg – 07
4. State to merge liquor taxes to plug leaks  Pg – 07
5. “Don’t see him with 1962 lens”  Pg – 08

#  SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Policy on rare disease another piece of paper  Pg – 09
2. ASER flags poor learning outcomes in rural schools  Pg – 12

#  ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY & BIODIVERSITY

1. Report from pollution control bodies sought on encroachment of waterbodies  Pg – 04
2. Planning body lists CRZ violations  Pg – 08
3. CRZ rules eased for “Blue Flag” beaches  Pg – 09

#  HERITAGE AND CULTURE

1. Etched for centuries  Pg – 17
2. “Tis the season to play”  Pg – 17

#  ECONOMY

1. Janak Raj may be RBI’s third internal member in MPC  Pg – 16

#  INTERNATIONAL

1. After Modi’s call, Trump likely to visit Delhi in late February     Pg – 01
2. China stands by Sri Lanka, says Wang Yi  Pg – 14

#  EDITORIALS OF THE DAY

1. Theological thicket (Polity and Governance)  Pg – 10
2. Inflation shocker (Economy)  Pg – 10

#  ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. The long wait for empowered mayors (Polity and governance)  Pg – 10
2. Chalk and cheese in private vs government schools (Social issues)  Pg – 10
3. A regime that chooses its critics (Polity and Governance)        Pg – 11
4. The risk of a domino effect (International Relations)  Pg – 11