Important Articles

Don’t use pellet guns indiscriminately: SC: Issue-Use of pellet guns.

50 % reservation in judicial services in Bihar: Issue-50 per cent reservation in all judicial services 

Status of tribal development remains poor: Ministry report: Issue-The tribal population In India lags behind other social groups on social parameters

Antlers could end up in medicines: Note-Union government’s approval to be sought for using deer antlers in Ayurveda drugs.

Nepal rejects India’s ‘open sky’ offer: Issue-Nepal has rejected India’s ‘open sky’ offer to allow unlimited flights between the two countries.

India journeys from multilateral to bilateral: Issue/Note-United Nations, Non-Aligned Movement, Nuclear Suppliers Group, BRICS, SAARC, SCO 

China calls for ‘strategic balance’ in South Asia after Agni-V test-firing: Issue-India successfully test-fired Agni-V ballistic missile & South Asia

Editorials

Afghanistan, India, and Trump: Issue-Stabilising Afghanistan

Behind Pakistan’s CPEC offer: Issue-India & China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project

Passport to reform: Issue-The rules governing grant of passports were long overdue.

Chronicle of a conflict foretold: Issue-Manipur & a shared homeland 

Excluded from financial inclusion: Issue-Providing banking facilities to customers with disabilities at banks