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13th November, 2020

1. Govt. rolls out ₹1.19 lakh crore stimulus (GS-3)

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2. For one and all (GS-2)

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3. Media regulation that is quite over the top (GS-2)

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4. India, ASEAN to expand trade despite RCEP walkout (GS-2)

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5. China begins work on rail line up to Arunachal border (GS-2)

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6. Moody’s narrows 2020 GDP contraction to 8.9%: (GS-3)

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In economics, the term 'contraction' refers to a phase of the business cycle in which the economy as a whole is in decline. A contraction generally occurs after the business cycle peaks, but before it becomes a trough. When a country's real gross domestic product (GDP) has declined for two or more consecutive quarters, then a contraction has occurred.

7. What is a technical recession? (GS-3)

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