# SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1. Cuba develops the world’s first conjugate vaccine for COVID-19 Pg – 11
2. Life on Enceladus? Pg – 11
3. Are COVID-19 curbs telling on immune systems? Pg – 12

# POLITY & GOVERNANCE

1. What makes the UAPA so stringent? Pg – 12
2. Cauvery and the row over Mekedatu project Pg – 12

# ECONOMY

1. Govt. infra spending dropped sharply in Q1 Pg – 01
2. Keen to empower co-ops: Shah Pg – 08

# SOCIETY & SOCIAL JUSTICE

1. U.P. panel readies two-child norm plan Pg – 01
2. Meghalaya raises concern over Assam cow protection Bill Pg – 01
3. Don’t reveal identity in sexual offence cases: SC Pg – 07

# INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. As Taliban advance, India pulls out Kandahar consulate staff Pg – 01
2. Vietnam appoints first Honorary Consul in India Pg – 07

# ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY

1. SIKKIM BLOSSOMS: STATE HOME TO 27% OF INDIA’S FLOWERING PLANTS Pg – 01
2. UP TO ₹1 LAKH FINE FOR VIOLATING NEW NOISE POLLUTION NORMS        Pg – 02