In this session, Jatin Verma will cover the important current affairs on a daily basis by referring to all the important newspapers/journals and magazines referred for UPSC CSE 2020 preparation including The Hindu, Indian Express, Rajya Sabha TV, Yojana, Kurukshetra, etc.

"THE HINDU TOPICS for 17th October 2020"

Governance & Polity related issue
G. S. Mains Paper - 2
Page 4: ‘Move to delist some categories from updated NRC is contempt of SC’
Page 4: New group to revive Bodoland movement
Page 9: India fares poorly in hunger index
Page 10: Any stay on proceedings is valid only for 6 months: SC

International relations related issue
G. S. Mains Paper - 2
Page 13: Will defend rights in South China sea: Philippines
Page 13: Putin wants New START treaty extended
Page 13: Russia kicks off Caspian war games

Economy & Internal security related issues
G. S. Mains Paper - 3
Page 1: MSP is key to India’s food security, says PM
Page 14: E-com firms censured over origin details
Page 14: ‘Policy delay hurting edible oil security’

Environment & Sci-tech related issues
G. S. Mains Paper - 3
Page 1: Stubble burning: Justice Lokur, students to save NCR
Page 5: New research sheds light on declining star formation in Milky Way
Page 10: Repurposed drugs did not cut down mortality, says WHO

Important Editorials for 17 October 2020
Page 6: Valley’s voice
Page 6: Hope amid uncertainty
Page 6: A constitutional pickle of the Andhra kind
Page 7: Far from a happy toy story