Background: India-Pakistan relations, Terrorism, 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, SAARC, SAARC Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism.
Stop eulogising terrorists, says Rajnath at SAARC meet
Day: August 5, 2016
US blocks $300 million military aid to Pakistan
Background: US-Pakistan relations, Defence ties, Coalition Support Fund (CSF), Terrorism, Haqqani network, Taliban.
Securing the Indus treaty
Background: India-Pakistan relations, Indus Waters Treaty 1960, Ganges treaty 1996, Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, International Court of Justice.
Blow to AAP as HC says L-G is Delhi’s administrative head
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).
Tax rate likely to be higher than 18 percent
Background: Goods and Services tax (GST), GST Council, VAT, Constitutional Amendment Bill, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Parliament.
India to run short of high-tech minerals
Background: Minerals in India, Rare-earth minerals, National Mineral Exploration Policy 2016, Council on Energy Environment and Water (CEEW).
Golden rice is not ready yet
Background: Genetically Modified (GM) crops, Golden Rice, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Vitamin A, GM Cotton, GM Mustard.
