#  POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. 2 Indian High Commission staff abducted, released by Pakistan  Pg – 01 

#  SOCIAL ISSUES

1. 12- day complete lockdown in Chennai as cases spike  Pg – 01
2. Rajasthan offers testing  facility to other States  Pg – 04 
3. ICMR recommends use of faster COVID-19 testing kit  Pg – 10
4. ‘Why suspend sex test rules?’  Pg – 11 
5. Van Dhan Yojna helps tribals beat odds  Pg – 11
6. NCW records spike in domestic violence amid lockdown  Pg – 11
7. Dilution of labour laws puts children at risk: activists  Pg – 11

#  ENVIRONMENT, ECOLOGY & BIODIVERSITY

1. SC stays green tribunal’s orders in Vizag gas leak case  Pg – 08 

#  HERITAGE AND CULTURE

1. Amid pandemic, traditional art of ‘talamaddale’ goes digital  Pg – 08 

#  SECURITY ISSUES

1. ‘India, China nuclear arsenals grow’  Pg – 09
2. ‘There will be no conflict if Indian Army doesn’t enter our actual line of control’  Pg – 09

#  INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. Nepal move on altering map is unilateral, talks difficult now  Pg – 01

#  EDITORIALS OF THE DAY

1. Building trust (Internal Security)  Pg – 06 
2. Call for action (Social Issues)  Pg – 06

#  ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. Remaining non¬aligned is good advice (International Relations)  Pg – 06  
2. In pandemic crisis, bridging the gulf with West Asia (International Relations)  Pg – 06
3. In search of the ‘what’ and ‘why’ (Economy)  Pg – 07