#  INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 

1. Trade agreement with US only delayed and not stuck, says govt.  Pg – 01
2. Copter deal okayed ahead of Trump trip  Pg – 13
3. Won’t honour UN pledge on war probe: Mahinda  Pg – 14

#  POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. Modi makes surprise visit to ‘Hunar Haat’ at Rajpat  Pg – 02
2. SC directs Rajasthan govt. To stop illegal sand mining at once  Pg – 05
3. Centre to form new law panel  Pg – 12

#  SOCIAL ISSUES

1. STF set up to study minimum age of girls entering motherhood: Centre           Pg – 04
2. Swachh Bharat Mission second phase gets nod  Pg – 09
3. ART Bill proposes national registry of clinics  Pg – 12

#  ECONOMY

1. Central govt. Cuts its share in flagship crop insurance scheme  Pg – 05

#  ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY AND BIODIVERSITY

1. Government takes steps to end single-use plastic by May 1  Pg – 07
2. Bandipur: Kerala opposes alternative route  Pg – 08
3. Use biodegradable grow bags, nurseries told  Pg – 09

#  SECURITY ISSUES

1. Empowered group to fix tech words  Pg – 12

#  EDITORIALS OF THE DAY

1. Secrecy hurts (Social Issues)  Pg – 10
2. Infinite crisis (International Issues)  Pg – 10

#  ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. The missing piece in India’s defence jigsaw puzzle (Security Issues)  Pg – 10
2. A Trump India visit, in campaign mode (International Relations)  Pg – 10
3. By agreeing to Partition, Congress kept India united (History)  Pg – 11
4. Turning ships into museums (Prelims titbit: S&T)  Pg – 11

#  DATA POINT

1. A good year for central (Economy)  Pg – 11