#  EXPLAINED 

1. FASTags: What, Why, How  Pg – 16
2. How climate change is reducing women’s agency in Asian, African settings   Pg – 16

#  POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

1. 12% of urban India relies on bottled water, 1 in 4 homes has purifier  Pg – 01
2. Parliament passes Bill proposing 3-fold hike in chit fund limits  Pg – 09
3. PIB to fact check govt-related news  Pg – 13

#  SECURITY

1. All nuclear plants safe, Govt tells RS  Pg – 09

#  ECONOMY

1. Advisory committee recommends 2020-21 as next base year for national accounts: Govt  Pg – 19
2. Challenges ahead for most Indian non-financial firms in 2020  Pg – 19
3. After NCLT nudge, MCA starts updating master data; focus on firms under insolvency  Pg – 19
4. Third pf four proposed labour codes tabled in Parliament  Pg – 19 
5. T- bill yield drops below repo rate for first time in over two years  Pg – 20
6. ‘Govt wants RBI to set up fund to buy out stressed assets of shadow banks’  Pg – 20
7. ₹4,685 crore loss for Air India in FY19: Govt  Pg – 20

#  SOCIAL ISSUES

1. Assam police publishes stories to spread awareness on social evils  Pg – 12

#  EDITORIALS OF THE DAY

1. Quality of Lending (Economy)  Pg – 14

#  ARTICLES OF THE DAY   

1. A code for resolution (Economy)  Pg – 14
2. On a new footing (International Relations)  Pg – 15
3. How to regain friends in Sri Lanka (International Relations)  Pg – 15

#  INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. At 17.5 million, Indian diaspora largest in the world: UN report  Pg – 17

#  ENVIRONMENT

1. EU Parliament announces symbolic climate emergency ahead of Dec summit  Pg – 17