# POLITY & GOVERNANCE

1. Govt. dismisses snooping charges Pg – 01
2. Two-child policy: U.P. law panel submits draft Bill Pg – 01
3. HC seeks Centre’s response to petition on data breaches Pg – 08
4. SC raises query on Tribunal Reforms Bill Pg – 10

# ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. The message from the IPCC report (Environment) Pg – 06
2. U.S.-Pak. ties amid changes in Afghanistan (International relations) Pg – 07
3. The big opportunity (Social issues) Pg – 07
4. Case for third party funding (Polity & Governance) Pg – 07

# EDITORIALS OF THE DAY

1. Fall of Kabul (International relations) Pg – 06
2. Beating plastic pollution (Environment) Pg – 06

# INTERNATIONAL RELATION

1. Taliban assert control over Afghanistan Pg – 01
2. India should prepare for security threats: Madhav Pg – 09
3. Broader representation must: India Pg – 09
4. Dhaka for a democratic Afghanistan Pg – 09
5. How Taliban took Kabul without a fight Pg – 11
6. China says it hopes Taliban will ‘ensure smooth transition’ Pg – 11

# ECONOMY

1. July WPI inflation slows slightly to 11.2% Pg – 12
2. China economy stalls as factory output, retail sales growth slow Pg – 12
3. ‘Purified drinking water supply via tankers taxable’ Pg – 12