Current Affairs

 

Must Read: Current Affairs - 1 July 2020

#1. Free foodgrain scheme till Nov.: (GS-3)

CSE Syllabus: Food security

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-lockdown-prime-minister-narendra-modi...

#2. Control, not delete: On China apps ban: (GS-3)

CSE Syllabus: Indian economy

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/control-not-delete-the-hindu...

#3. PCR testing is a doubleedged sword: (GS-3)

CSE Syllabus: Science and technology

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/pcr-testing...

#4. In ending standoff, magnanimity must prevail: (GS-2)

CSE Syllabus: India and its neighborhood-relations

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/in-ending-stand-off...

#5. India, Sri Lanka hold talks over debt: (GS-2)

CSE Syllabus: India and its neighborhood-relations

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-engaged-in-close-constructive...

#6. Reviving SAARC to deal with China: (GS-2)

CSE Syllabus: India and its neighborhood-relations; regional groupings

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/reviving-saarc..

#7. Despite opposition, China passes Hong Kong security law: (CSAT-1)

CSE Syllabus: Current events of international importance

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/hong-kong-national-security...

#8. External debt rises $15.4 billion to $558.5 billion in March: (GS-3)

CSE Syllabus: Indian economy (No need to remember the figures, try to understand the concept)

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/external-debt...

#9. Plant thought to be extinct for more than 135 years found in Sikkim Himalayas: (CSAT-1)

CSE Syllabus: Biodiversity

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/plant-thought...

#10. ‘India should oppose annexation’: (GS-2)

CSE Syllabus: International relations

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-should-oppose-israel..

#11. World Bank okays funds for NamamiGange: (GS-3)

CSE Syllabus: Environment

Link: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2020/06/24/world-bank...

#12. Core industry output contracts for third month: (GS-3)

CSE Syllabus: Indian economy; Core industries

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/eight-core-industries...

#13. Current account sees a small surplus as trade deficit shrinks: (GS-3)

CSE Syllabus: Indian economy (No need to remember the figures, try to understand the concept)

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/current-account...

#14. Making trade more digitised: (GS-3)

CSE Syllabus: Indian economy; Ease of doing business; Deployment of science and technology in trade

Link: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/making...