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Articles:

International Solar Alliance Cell and World Bank Signs Declaration for Promoting Solar Energy
Fund of Funds for funding support to Start-ups
Selected Articles from Various Newspapers & Journals

Current Affairs:

National Issues

All party meet to discuss Kashmir issue
First unit of Kudankulam started
Search operations still on for missing An-32
Opposition raised issues in Citizenship(amendment) bill
Centre says attacks on Dalits reduced in last two years
India to give third largest maternity leave
Differences between SC and Centre came out in open
100 million for 100 million campaign for youth
Joint statement on Naga peace talk issued
Govt notifies significant changes to OBC list
Elephant corridors identified by WWF-India
State of Indian judiciary report points towards need for reforms
Tension between India and Pakistan continues
President delivers Independence Day speech
Ashok chakra and Shaurya chakra given to martyrs
CAG says Union owes more than 80000 crores to States
PM’s Independence Day speech mentions PoK and Balochistan
In a novel initiative by the Mysuru division of railways used drones
Committee says drones better to be used for crop estimation
Review petition filed by BCCI
SC refused to pass interim direction in NEET case
Ganga act will give final authority to centre
India says ready to talk but only on terror
Krishna water reallocation became contentious between riparian states
Supreme Court banned Dahi Handi celebrations pyramid above 20 feet
Stalemate over draft memorandum of procedures continues
P. V. Sindhu and Sakshi Mittal saved the pride of India
India clearly says to Pakistan to leave PoK
World oldest Tigress in the wild died
P. V. Sindhu looses on gold but created history
Afghanistan former President defends India’s comments on Balochistan
Set of guidelines to be included in the curriculum of UG medical courses
Deputy Governor Urjit Patel to be the next RBI governor
Maharastra protection of Internal security act to set up special security zones
Pink bollworm continues to create problem
Government is weighing options for pellet guns
Researchers have decided and predicted the brain activity
NASA look for origin of life
PM reached out to people of Kashmir
A move that would encourage witnesses to report accidents to the police
Road map for the power sector for the next five years to come soon
After PM's appeal now Home Minister to lead J&K mission
U.N. confirmed six address of Dawood in Pakistan
IITs may have 1 lakh seats by 2020
Bihar CM discussed flood situation with PM
Central Water Commission and the Central Ground Water Board could be merged
India began investigations to determine the extent of leak in submarine data
ISRO set to conduct air-breathing propulsion experiment using its RH-560 rocket
Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016, banning commercial surrogacy in India cleared
Deforestation reduces summer rainfall in Ganga Basin, north-east
Home Minister says future of India and Kashmir is linked
More leaked documents on scorpene submarine published
India hardened its position on talks with Pakistan
China urged India to do more to reinforce peace and stability along the border
Haji Ali Dargah opened for women
Maharastra Govt to look for consensus on internal security bill
Task force for Olympic Games made by PM
PM stressed on need for anti-poverty programs
BRICS nations should develop arbitration mechanism says Finance minister
President says there should be no room for hatred in universities
Thalassaemia
PM touches imp. issues in Mann ki baat program
India became only the fourth nation to flight-test a scramjet engine
India is planning a major diplomatic outreach ahead of the UNGA
The U.S. will push for India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group
Bahrain government has offered to extend financial help to the Odisha family
Situations slowly eases in Kashmir valley
West Bengal Legislative Assembly passed a resolution changing the name of the State
Centre moves on vote totaliser machines
Expert committee on use of pellet guns has submitted its report to the Home Ministry
India and the U.S. signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement
National Crime Records Bureau comes out
India finds an ally in US against Terrorism
Number of rape offenders known to the victim shows an increase

International Issues

US supports India’s aid in Afghanistan
Difference between Russia and Ukraine on the rise again
China says India can still get NSG membership
India- China talks about India’s entry into NSG
World’s first quantum communication satellite to be launched by China
Massive human rights violation in Balochistan for decades
Stalled Myitsone dam project came under focus
After decades of delay Pakistan tabled Hindu Marriage bill
UNESCO denies report on ‘delisting’ of Dambulla temple
India performs unsatisfactory in broadband adoption
China gets new country, Myanmar, under Silk Road project
Turkey’s Minister says Fethullah gulden terrorist organisation has infiltrated India
PM Modi promises to stand by Afghanistan
Tension rises between Israel and Gaza
U.S.’s security assistance to Pakistan has slowed significantly
A powerful earthquake rattled Italy
UN investigation said that President Bashar carried out chemical attacks
Obama administration wants second term for Jim Yong Kim
Assassination attempt on German Chancellor
PM’s mention of human rights violations in Baloch praised by Baloch exile leaders
UN urged African nations to close a gender gap that also has economic cost
DCNS will go to court against publishing leaked documents on the Scorpenes
Boost to India’s diplomatic outreach for the Bay of Bengal economic zone

India & The World

Modernisation of Su-30 fighters made significant progress
India gets Bangladesh’s support over Balochistan
Non Aligned Movement meeting in September
BRICS women parliamentarians forum started at Jaipur

Economy

Cabinet approved foreign investment changes in NBFCs
Govt came up with new norms for appraisal and approval of public-funded schemes
Govt to boost connectivity in rural areas
Ease of doing business index will be improved after GST
TRAI introduced portal to allow mobile phone users to check the call drop rate
Inflation at two year high
Exports shrink again in July
Off-grid solar can meet India’s power demand
Govt to do away with the minimum educational qualification for public transport drivers
Centre may ease regulatory norms for Exim Bank, ECGC
IMF raised question marks over the ability of the RBI to target inflation
Next round of RCEP trade talks to begin in Vietnam
Moody’s says next central bank governor should continue tight policy
Wholesale Price index rose to 3.6 percent
Rajan stressed on the need to improve governance at public sector
The future of Internet in India report predicts big increase in Internet users
The government plans to set up 100 new cold chain projects
The Ministry of Mines unveiled a web portal for the easy access to information
India post to began operations as Payment bank from 2017
Central board of excise and customs to come up with Inter-state GST
Finance minister says in order to taxes to go down base must increase
More foreigners visiting India
NITI Aayog will soon come up with long-term policy to boost manufacturing
Government to finalise MPC members this month
India is home to the third largest number of technology-driven start-ups
The Centre is framing a policy to enable all major ports to develop inland waterways
Market remained cautious after Urjit Patel nomination
An authority to administer and manage its Digital Locker initiative
Govt might ban all cash transactions above 3 lakhs
New non-performing assets formation slowed
India is 7th wealthiest country in the world
Air passengers will soon be able to use Wi-Fi services on board
Cabinet approved the revised Double Taxat ion Avoidance Agreement with Cyprus
RBI has announced a raft of measures to boost investor participation
India-U.S. talks to focus on ways to improve the quality of goods and services
Unified Payment Interface become operational
With an aim to discourage cash transactions, govt has set up a high-level committee
Many back-end issues need to be addressed for early rollout of GST
Govt said India is keen to become a global hub for international arbitration
Trade ministers from WTO member nations to meet in Oslo
The journey ahead for introducing the GST may not be easy
Reserve Bank of India Governor says economic growth showing signs of picking up
Govt to share subsidy burden to replace old vehicles
U.S. to look into India’s concerns on visa fee hike
Reserve Bank made a strong case for providing more capital to public sector banks

Science & Technology

Cassini spacecraft has discovered steep-sided canyons on Titan
The Wildlife Institute of India will now house the country’s first repository on tigers
Climate change could bring back age old diseases
Bone marrow transplant to become lot easier