Background: India-Russia relations, Defence ties, An-32s transport aircraft, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL), Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC).
Indo-Russian project to replace An-32s in limbo
Day: August 7, 2016
Kuwaiti held for funding IS backers’ Mumbai-Syria trip
Background: Terrorism, Islamic State (IS), Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), Section 125 of the Indian Penal Code, National Investigation Agency.
Rebels capture key Aleppo town from the Islamic State
A single rate GST unlikely for now
Background: Goods and Services Tax (GST), Central GST (CGST), State GST (SGST), GST Council, VAT, Excise duty, Service tax.
Country gets its first tiger repository
Background: Tiger Cell, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Project Tiger.
Endosulfan causes DNA damage in animals: Study
Background: DNA damaging, Endosulfan, Non-Homologous End Joining (NHEJ), Microhomology Mediated End Joining (MMEJ).
