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S.NO. NEWS ITEM SYLLUBUS ESSENCE OF THE ARTICLE 1. India says safe neighbourhood will benefit all (Page 12) a) I.R a) India said that a peaceful and secure neighbourhood would yield rich dividends for SAARC countries even as it asserted that the time had come to take stock of the past decisions of the grouping on which there had been no movement. 2. A new chapter in Myanmar (Page 10) a) International a) The election of U Htin Kyaw as Myanmars President is a watershed moment in its history. Htin Kyaws government would be its most democratic administration since 1962 when the military seized power. 3. Putin sticks to his Syria plan (Page 11) a) International a) Russias military intervention was with the limited objective of changing the balance of power in the battlefield to bring stakeholders to the negotiating table. 4. Parliament passes Aadhaar Bill amid acrimonious debates (Pages 1 and 12) a) National b) Polity a) Even as the Opposition aired its concerns over the possibility of mass surveillance, Parliament passed the controversial Aadhaar Bill 2016, after acrimonious debates in both Houses. 5. Making India GI brand conscious (Page 11) a) National b) Economy a) The current Indian legal framework for geographical indications needs to be strengthened to address quality control and consumer expectations. 6. NPS can now be technically says pension regulator (Page 15) a) National b) Economy a) Retirement savings accumulated under the New Pension Scheme can now be totally tax-free at the time of withdrawal under certain conditions and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority had only urged the government to bring some parity in the tax treatment of different pension products it competes with, such as the employees provident fund. 7. India to discuss trade curbs, projects at BRICS meeting (Page 16) a) Economy a) Official sources said the government is preparing a list of priority projects for which investments could be sought from other BRICS nations.
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