# EXPLAINED
- FASTags: What, Why, How Pg – 16
- How climate change is reducing women’s agency in Asian, African settings Pg – 16
# POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
- 12% of urban India relies on bottled water, 1 in 4 homes has purifier Pg – 01
- Parliament passes Bill proposing 3-fold hike in chit fund limits Pg – 09
- PIB to fact check govt-related news Pg – 13
# SECURITY
- All nuclear plants safe, Govt tells RS Pg – 09
# ECONOMY
- Advisory committee recommends 2020-21 as next base year for national accounts: Govt Pg – 19
- Challenges ahead for most Indian non-financial firms in 2020 Pg – 19
- After NCLT nudge, MCA starts updating master data; focus on firms under insolvency Pg – 19
- Third pf four proposed labour codes tabled in Parliament Pg – 19
- T- bill yield drops below repo rate for first time in over two years Pg – 20
- ‘Govt wants RBI to set up fund to buy out stressed assets of shadow banks’ Pg – 20
- ₹4,685 crore loss for Air India in FY19: Govt Pg – 20
# SOCIAL ISSUES
- Assam police publishes stories to spread awareness on social evils Pg – 12
# EDITORIALS OF THE DAY
- Quality of Lending (Economy) Pg – 14
# ARTICLES OF THE DAY
- A code for resolution (Economy) Pg – 14
- On a new footing (International Relations) Pg – 15
- How to regain friends in Sri Lanka (International Relations) Pg – 15
# INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- At 17.5 million, Indian diaspora largest in the world: UN report Pg – 17
# ENVIRONMENT
- EU Parliament announces symbolic climate emergency ahead of Dec summit Pg – 17