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SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT 1. Building an inclusive society 10 2. Growth opportunities for weaker sections 11 3. Social change among SCs and STs 14 4. Empowernment through political interventions 15 5. Empowerment of women 18 6. Constitutional provisions for social justice 19 POLITY 1. Court notice on vacancies in information panels 23 2. SC seeks steps for appointing Lokpal 23 3. SC pulls up centre for its delay in appointing a Lokpal 23 4. National Register of Citizens - Assam 24 5. Nagaland may follow Assam in NRC update 26 6. SC verdict on Centre-Delhi power tussle 26 7. Special category status not feasible 27 8. Consult UPSC for selecting police chiefs 27 9. CJI alone is master of the roster 28 10. SC says it is ready to go live, centre moots a TV channel 29 11. SC questions female genital mutilation 29 12. Choosing a partner is a person's fundamental right 30 13. Adultery must remain a punishable offence 32 14. We’re not a surveillance state 33 15. Allow gambling in sports but regulate it 33 16. SC collegium stands firm on justice joseph 34 17. Collegium picks Tahilramani as madras HC Chief Justice 34 18. Ban on protests at Jantar Mantar goes 35 19. Ban on entry of women in Sabarimala is Patriarchal 35 20. Set deadline to fill CIC, SICS posts 37 21. RERA vs IBC 37 22. Cabinet approves DNA technology (use and application) Reg. Bill, 2018 38 23. Leprosy must not continue to be a ground for divorce 40 24. President clears bill against witch-hunting 40 25. RTI bill to be placed in monsoon session 41 26. LS clears detention policy 41 27. Activists oppose Draft Anti-Trafficking bill 41 1 | © Smart Leaders IAS SMART NEWS – August 2018 Index 28. Bill on death penalty for child rape to be tabled 43 29. Law panel reviewing sedition legislation 43 30. Fugitive offenders bill passed 43 31. WCD to move proposal to amend POCSO act 44 32. FRDI bill not officially dropped, intent there 44 33. Lok Sabha passes Anti-Graft Amendment bill 44 34. Aadhaar must for Health Mission cover 45 35. Banks question UIDAI diktat on audit 45 36. Faster visas for minorities from three nations 46 37. Rajya Sabha adjourned over lack of Quorum 46 38. Boundaries of 119 city wards to change 47 39. West Bengal renames itself ‘bangla’ 47 40. PSUS biggest donors to clean Ganga Fund 48 41. ECI to hold a national consultation on accessible elections 48 42. Election commission of India launches “cVIGIL” mobile app 49 43. Two-constituency norm reasonable 50 44. VVPATS will be ready for Lok Sabha polls 51 45. National Commission for Safai Karamcharis 51 46. NCPCR moots model for school fees 51 47. Monitoring government schemes in real time 52 48. Relief and rehabilitation of migrants and repatriates 52 49. Centre would reconsider uniform package for Brus 53 50. Survey launched to rank states on rural cleanliness 53 51. 2021 census data to be stored electronically 54 52. Suresh Prabhu launches mobile app ‘Reunite’ 54 53. Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and ‘Khan Prahari’ app 55 54. CIC bilingual mobile app launched for complaints and appeals 56 55. Watershed development projects lagging behind badly 56 56. Khelo India talent identification & development scheme 57 57. Union home minister launches the Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme 58 58. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 58 59. Study in India’ programme 59 60. National Policy on Bio-fuels-2018 59 61. National overseas scholarships for scheduled castes 60 62. Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme 60 63. Rijiju tells states to fight fake news 61 2 | © Smart Leaders IAS SMART NEWS – August 2018 Index 64. Whatsapp to cap number of forwards to five chats per user 62 65. Centre stands by Bru pact 63 66. U.P. SC/ST panel sends quota notice to AMU 63 67. National Achievement Survey (NAS) 64 68. Protect critical personal data of citizens 64 69. Academia irked by HECI move 67 70. Creation of National Health Stack 67 71. IISC, IIT-D chosen for special grants 68 72. Institute of cost accountants of India 69 73. Cauvery Authority directs Karnataka to release water 70 74. Godavari board to approach council 70 75. NITI Aayog to organise India’s first Global Mobility Summit 71 76. A 216-foot-tall celebration of Ramanuja 72 77. WAPCOS celebrates 50th foundation day 72 78. Does your Thanjavur painting have fake gold? 73 79. Behdienkhlam Festival, Meghalaya 74 80. KVIC launches e-marketing system 74 81. Strengthening national IPR Policy 74 82. India gets its 37th UNESCO World Heritage Site 75 83. PM reviews progress towards holistic development of islands 76 84. National Generic Document Registration System 76 85. First meeting of e-commerce task force held 77 86. Lightweight ‘Sadmridangam' gets a patent 77 87. 17th World Sanskrit Conference in Vancouver, Canada 78 88. Indian railways introduces first double stack dwarf container service 78 89. A literary trove found in a grain market 79 90. Centre upholds net neutrality proposals 79 91. Buddha of swat smiles again 80 92. India tourism mart 80 93. Domestic tech security firms get priority in government purchases 81 94. If Colosseum can be adopted by footwear firm, why not Taj? 81 95. World Customs Organization 81 96. Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) 82 97. Surge of trash lays siege to Golconda 82 98. Details of 2015 Naga agreement emerge 82 99. Naga Peace Accord awaits consensus on signatory 83 3 | © Smart Leaders IAS SMART NEWS – August 2018 Index 100. Fear over tourist centre close to Buddhist site 84 101. For third time, Kerala tops list of best governed states 85 102. Nilgiri mountain train gets a cool, new look 85 103. Magsaysay for ‘3 idiots' muse 85 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1. India backs FATF's grey-listing of Pakistan 87 2. China eyes Indian pharma as U.S. Trade turns cloudy 87 3. Indian firms flouting norms to import Chinese goods 88 4. India to help repatriate Rohingya 88 5. India denies shifting pillars along Myanmar border 89 6. In Manipur, incursions on the border 89 7. India seeks Lanka help for JVS 89 8. EU warns Sri Lanka over death penalty 90 9. China offers fresh grant of $295 mn to Sri Lanka 91 10. China, Bhutan discuss boundary dispute 91 11. Taiwan protests against use of ‘Chinese Taipei' on AI website 91 12. China, UAE seal economic deals as Xi visits Abu Dhabi 92 13. Modi, Moon inaugurate world's largest mobile factory' in Noida 92 14. Delhi, Seoul pledge to double trade 93 15. India on Gulf outreach as injured Yemeni soldiers ready to fly in 93 16. MoU between the ICAI and SOCPA 94 17. The low-down on India-Iran oil trade 94 18. Iran will end special privileges to India 95 19. India cuts Iranian oil imports in June ahead of U.S. Sanctions 96 20. Iran softens stand 96 21. India, Iran pledge to maintain trade levels 96 22. Nuclear deal partners offer support to Iran 96 23. Iran has no intention to leave Syria 97 24. Israel adopts Jewish nation law 97 25. Syria gets Aid from Russia, France 97 26. Syrian ‘white helmet' members flee to Jordan 98 27. India going ahead with s-400 buy 98 28. Russian spies hid behind bitcoin in hacking campaign 99 29. Xi visits Africa as China seeks to deepen economic relations 99 30. Packed agenda for PM on Africa trip 100 31. Modi meets Ramaphosa amid 101 4 | © Smart Leaders IAS SMART NEWS – August 2018 Index 32. PM in Africa amid a fall in trade 101 33. Modi meets Rwandan President 102 34. India proud to be Africa’s partner 102 35. Island trouble: two choppers, delayed visas 103 36. India to bring back copters 104 37. DNA tests being used to reunite children with parents 104 38. How Trump's policy decisions undermine industries 104 39. Trump serves ultimatum to NATO 105 40. Spend 4% of GDP on defence 105 41. Mattis seeks waivers from sanctions 106 42. U.S., EU agree to ease trade tensions 106 43. U.S., China fire first shots in tariff war 107 44. Putin and Trump won't discuss Crimea 109 45. Putin is not an enemy 109 46. U.S. Indicts 12 Russian officers for hacking 110 47. Trump sees no reason to believe Russian meddling 110 48. Trump stokes Brexit turmoil 110 49. China presses Europe for anti-U.S. Alliance on trade 111 50. U.S., N. Korea hold talks at DMZ village 111 51. India, U.S. Set to mend trade ties 111 52.