Morning Filter: Voting in Gujarat

1. Gujarat Assembly polls | Voting in 89 constituencies today Gujarat is set to begin voting on Thursday in 89 Assembly constituencies, spread across 19 districts in Saurashtra-Kutch and the southern parts of the State, with 788 candidates in the fray in the first phase of Assembly polls. Campaigning for the first phase in the BJP-ruled State ended Tuesday evening while north and central Gujarat districts continued to see campaigning as they will vote in the second phase on December 5. 2. India’s G20 Presidency begins Today, India commences its G20 Presidency. “The previous 17 Presidencies of the G20 delivered significant results — for ensuring macro-economic stability, rationalising international taxation, relieving debt-burden on countries, among many other outcomes. We will benefit from these achievements, and build further upon them,” writes Prime Minister Narendra Modi for The Hindu. 3. Gurjar meeting on Thursday A three-member committee of Ministers, which has been constituted to assuage concerns of the Gurjars ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, will hold the talks with the members of the community on Thursday. The meeting that was scheduled on Wednesday was postponed and it was fixed for Thursday morning, Gujjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti leader Vijay Bainsla said. 4. SC to continue hearing on GM Mustard The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern about the plight of thousands of women agricultural labourers in rural areas, traditionally engaged in de-weeding, who will be part of the human cost if the government permits the commercial cultivation of herbicide-tolerant crops such as GM mustard in India. The Bench has asked Attorney-General R. Venkataramani to make his submission on Thursday. 5. Jallikattu hearing continues in Supreme Court During the day-long arguments on Wednesday which continued till 5.30 PM, the bench observed after the amendment was made, the state came out with certain rules with precautions to be taken care of under the aegis of the district collector concerned. The arguments in the matter will continue on Thursday. 6. RBI’s modified digital lending norms to come in effect from Thursday The Reserve Bank’s modified guidelines on digital lending that seek to protect customers from exorbitant interest rates by certain entities and also check unethical loan recovery practices will come into effect from Thursday. 7. FIFA World Cup schedule for today Croatia vs Belgium, Canada vs Morocco 8.30 pm; Japan vs Spain, Costa Rica vs Germany 12.30 am [logo] The Morning Filter 01 DECEMBER 2022 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Dear reader, We have now made it easier for you to manage your The Hindu newsletter subscriptions in one place! 1. Visit [The Hindu newsletters page]( 2. Click MANAGE tab and then click LOGIN / SIGN UP 3. If you don’t have an account with The Hindu, please click SIGN UP OR If you already have an account with The Hindu with this email ID, please login using the email ID Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Gujarat Assembly polls | Voting in 89 constituencies today Gujarat is set to begin voting on Thursday in 89 Assembly constituencies, spread across 19 districts in Saurashtra-Kutch and the southern parts of the State, with 788 candidates in the fray in the first phase of Assembly polls. Campaigning for the first phase in the BJP-ruled State ended Tuesday evening while north and central Gujarat districts continued to see campaigning as they will vote in the second phase on December 5. 2. India’s G20 Presidency begins Today, [India commences its G20 Presidency](. “The previous 17 Presidencies of the G20 delivered significant results — for ensuring macro-economic stability, rationalising international taxation, relieving debt-burden on countries, among many other outcomes. We will benefit from these achievements, and build further upon them,” writes Prime Minister Narendra Modi for The Hindu. 3. Gurjar meeting on Thursday A three-member committee of Ministers, which has been constituted to assuage concerns of the Gurjars ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, will hold the talks with the members of the community on Thursday. The meeting that was scheduled on Wednesday was postponed and it was fixed for Thursday morning, Gujjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti leader Vijay Bainsla said. 4. SC to continue hearing on GM Mustard The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern about the plight of thousands of women agricultural labourers in rural areas, traditionally engaged in de-weeding, who will be part of the human cost if the government permits the commercial cultivation of herbicide-tolerant crops such as [GM mustard in India.]( The Bench has asked Attorney-General R. Venkataramani to make his submission on Thursday. 5. Jallikattu hearing continues in Supreme Court During the [day-long arguments]( on Wednesday which continued till 5.30 PM, the bench observed after the amendment was made, the state came out with certain rules with precautions to be taken care of under the aegis of the district collector concerned. The arguments in the matter will continue on Thursday. 6. RBI’s modified digital lending norms to come in effect from Thursday The Reserve Bank’s modified guidelines on digital lending that seek to protect customers from exorbitant interest rates by certain entities and also check unethical loan recovery practices will come into effect from Thursday. 7. 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