# EDITORIAL OF THE DAY

1. No more puddling (Environment) Pg – 12

# ARTICLES OF THE DAY

1. Message from the shuffle (Polity & Governance) Pg – 12
2. The rural debt trap (Economy) Pg – 12
3. Against rules of the game (Polity & Governance) Pg – 13
4. Post-Merket, a green turn (International Relations) Pg – 13

# POLITY & GOVERNANCE

1. SC: Even law can’t take away power to punish for contempt Pg – 08

# ENVIRONMENT

1. India, UK likely to announce ‘green grid’ at COP 26 summit Pg – 10

# EXPLAINED

1. Dismantling the OFB (Economy) Pg – 15
2. How business cartels work, and how regulators seek to stop them (Polity & Governance) Pg – 15
3. First planet that is possibly orbiting three stars at once (Science & Technology) Pg – 15

# INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1. US military officials questioned over hasty Afghan withdrawal Pg – 16
2. Legislation in US Senate seeks report on Pak’s role in Taliban offensive Pg – 16
3. China’s Belt and Road plans losing momentum as debt mounts: Study Pg – 16
4. China unveils plan to curb Internet industry further Pg – 16

# ECONOMY

1. Apple chip team: We anticipate where apps will be in a few years Pg – 17
2. Women managers: Meghalaya tops list; Assam, Haryana last Pg – 17
3. ‘Housing sales jump over two-fold in July-Sept’ Pg – 17