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Day: August 5, 2016

Stop eulogising terrorists, says Rajnath at SAARC meet

August 5, 2016 SmartMinds IAS Leave a comment International Relations, The Hindu, Today's Headlines

Background: India-Pakistan relations, Terrorism, 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, SAARC, SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism.

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US blocks $300 million military aid to Pakistan

August 5, 2016 SmartMinds IAS Leave a comment International Relations, The Hindu, Today's Headlines

Background: US-Pakistan relations, Defence ties, Coalition Support Fund (CSF), Terrorism, Haqqani network, Taliban.

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Pak-based Jamaat-ur-Ahrar designated a terror group

August 5, 2016 SmartMinds IAS Leave a comment International Relations, The Hindu, Today's Headlines

Background: Terrorism, Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, Taliban, Pakistan Taliban, Islamic State.

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Securing the Indus treaty

August 5, 2016 SmartMinds IAS Leave a comment Editorials, International Relations, The Hindu, Today's Headlines

Background: India-Pakistan relations, Indus Waters Treaty 1960, Ganges treaty 1996, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, International Court of Justice.

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Blow to AAP as HC says L-G is Delhi’s administrative head

August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 SmartMinds IAS Leave a comment Polity & Governance, The Hindu, Today's Headlines

Background: Lieutenant Governor, Article 239 A and 239AA of the Constitution, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act 1991, Transaction of Business of the Government of NCT of Delhi Rules 1993, Constitution (69th Amendment) Act 1991, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

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Bihar’s draconian prohibition law

August 5, 2016 SmartMinds IAS Leave a comment Editorials, Polity & Governance, The Hindu, Today's Headlines

Background: Bihar’s liquor prohibition law.

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Tax rate likely to be higher than 18 percent

August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 SmartMinds IAS Leave a comment Economy & Society, Polity & Governance, The Hindu, Today's Headlines

Background: Goods and Services tax (GST), GST Council, VAT, Constitutional Amendment Bill, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Parliament.

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India to run short of high-tech minerals

August 5, 2016 SmartMinds IAS Leave a comment Economy & Society, Geography, Environment & Ecology, The Hindu, Today's Headlines

Background: Minerals in India, Rare-earth minerals, National Mineral Exploration Policy 2016, Council on Energy Environment and Water (CEEW).

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Golden rice is not ready yet

August 5, 2016 SmartMinds IAS Leave a comment Editorials, Science & Technology, The Hindu, Today's Headlines

Background: Genetically Modified (GM) crops, Golden Rice, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Vitamin A, GM Cotton, GM Mustard.

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Zika vaccine trial on monkeys shows promise

August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 SmartMinds IAS Leave a comment Science & Technology, The Hindu, Today's Headlines

Background: Zika virus, Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, Microcephaly.

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