# ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY

1. Govt plans drive to restrict plastic use  pg – 17
2. Australia downgrades Great Barrier Reef to ‘very poor’ status   pg – 16 

# SOCIAL ISSUES 

1. Maharashtra govt schools for tribals to turn English medium    pg – 12

# INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. UK joins France, Germany to express concern over South China Sea tensions   pg – 16
2. EU fear of no-deal Brexit soars as UK defends move to suspend parliament  pg – 16

# POLITY & GOVERNANCE

1. Govt issues orders to place 9 professionals as joint secys  pg – 11

# ECONOMY 

1. Plan to monetise Defence land assets discussed at meet with Finance panel   pg – 08
2. Good move but bad bad timing: experts on bank merger  pg – 19
3. Fiscal deficit touches Rs 5.47 lakh cr at July-end  pg – 19
4. New FDI norms may not help boost inflows  pg – 19
5. India to be largest coking coal importer by 2025  pg – 20

# EDITORIALS OF THE DAY

1. Bigger, Better (Economy)  pg – 14
2. Gloomy numbers (Economy)  pg – 14
3. Alas, poor MRD (Science & Technology)  pg – 14

# ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. Beyond economic band-aid (Economy)  pg – 14