1. Charting India’s path to a ‘Digital Rupee’
Radhika Pandey, Ganesh Gopalakrishnan write: The first challenge for RBI, while considering a central bank digital currency, would be in matching domestic priorities with design features. Click here to read more.
2. Glasgow Climate Pact is a mixed bag of modest achievements and disappointed expectations
Shyam Saran writes: As in the past, the can has been kicked down the road, except that the climate road is fast approaching a dead-end. Click here to read more.
3. Will examine validity of special courts for MPs, MLAs, says SC
The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine questions regarding the legal jurisdiction of the special courts set up to exclusively prosecute Members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies for various offences. Click here to read more.
4. PM reaches out to tribal people, unveils schemes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reached out to tribal people, inaugurating the Birsa Munda museum in Ranchi as well as a slew of welfare schemes in Bhopal on what was the first-ever ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’ or tribal pride day. Click here to read more.
GS2: Polity and Governance, Social Issues & Schemes related
- NRC: only 1,032 doubtful cases referred for review
- Mamata launches ‘Duare Ration’ scheme
- Courts cannot interfere with day-to-day temple rituals: SC
- CAG-Centre conflict a thing of the past: PM
- CBI is an ‘autonomous body’, Centre tells SC
- Appointments, transfers of judges notified
- SC gives 3 weeks to Govt. to frame policy on community kitchens
- An outreach to tribals that checks all the boxes
- Longer term, better impact
- Back to square one
GS2: International Relations & Health
- Afghanistan: U.S. diplomat meets NSA
- Kabul, Kashmir and the return of realpolitik
- For more than a waiver
GS3: Economy & Environment & Security & Science and Technology
