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Editorials from- The Hindu, The Indian Express, Live Mint The Hindu-

The self-blinding Russia prism The ‘Russia collusion’ narrative in the U.S. has rendered any diplomacy between the two countries impossible The Hindu-

The long fight against TB To outsmart the disease, India must intercept infection, progression and transmission

Indian Express-

Marching against apathy The country’s politics has ignored the farmers. Perhaps it is time they change the country’s politics

Indian Express-

Why forest rights matter The demand is a call for upholding local practices of belonging

Live mint-

Is the Reserve Bank of India toothless? When power equations between two people change, and the traditional players lose the power they held for a long time, inferiority complex sets in immediately

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National Live mint-

Government unveils draft national forest policy The National Forest Policy will be an overarching policy for forest management, with the aim of bringing a minimum of one-third of India’s total geographical area under forest or tree cover

Indian Express-

Measurable development: When cities compete Rankings are emerging as a tool to gauge urban development and ease of living, and that’s not a bad thing

The Hindu-

MoF declines 3% GDP allocation for defence ‘Rationalisation of expenditure is prime objective of govt.’

ECONOMY

The Hindu-

Higher trade deficit pushes up Q3 current account deficit to $13.5 billion It was $8 billion in the year-earlier period; net foreign direct investment falls 55%

New Indian Express-

Electoral bonds worth Rs 222 crore sold to donors of political parties Electoral bonds were introduced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Union Budget 2017-18 as a measure to clean up funding to political parties.

Live mint-

India shouldn’t be singled out on export subsidies: Suresh Prabhu India should be given a chance to phase out export subsidies over a period of eight years, as was the case with other countries, says commerce minister Suresh Prabhu at the Rising India Summit

Science and Technology; Environment

The Hindu-

India’s reverse trend: More women have cancer than men In new Lancet paper, researchers call for large-scale study to know why

Indian Express-

India’s first dedicated carbon-dating facility inaugurated at MU The machine is expected to date relics up to 50,000 years, with a precision of 100 years. While there are 45 such machines in the world.

PIB

Transparent Political Funding System The Government notified the Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018 on January 02, 2018 to establish and cleanse the system of political funding in the country.

National Strategic Plan for Tb elimination Government launched the National Strategic Plan (NSP) to control cases of Tuberculosis in the country during the period 2012-2017.

Multimedia-Videos

Rajya Sabha TV-

The Big Picture - Are We Drinking Plastic?

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All India Radio

Spotlight :: Discussion on Indian Science Congress

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