Must read news articles – August 1

The Hindu

National

Selling the country’s jewels

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/selling-the-countrys-jewels/article8925137.ece

Governance (paper 2)

Govt. staff need not disclose spouse’s assets

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-staff-need-not-disclose-spouses-assets/article8925475.ece

Paper 2 (Polity)

‘Awake, Arise!’ SC asks courts to hasten cases

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/awake-arise-sc-asks-courts-to-hasten-cases/article8925222.ece

International issues (paper 2)

All at the South China Sea

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/all-at-the-south-china-sea/article8925134.ece

1,400 ‘pro-Gulen’ troops dismissed

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/1400-progulen-troops-dismissed/article8925969.ece

Disaster management (paper 3)

Return of the great deluge

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/return-of-the-great-deluge/article8925131.ece

Economy (paper 3)

Fourth tranche of gold scheme nets Rs.919 cr

http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/fourth-tranche-of-gold-scheme-nets-rs-919-cr/article8925154.ece

Excess rainfall poses key risk to inflation outlook: report

http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/excess-rainfall-poses-key-risk-to-inflation-outlook-report/article8925155.ece

Science & technology (paper 3)

Indian researchers find a new ancestor of modern humans

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/indian-researchers-find-a-new-ancestor-of-modern-humans/article8921840.ece

A 3D map of the universe and a handle on dark energy

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/a-3d-map-of-the-universe-and-a-handle-on-dark-energy/article8921843.ece

On heritage and inheritance

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/on-heritage-and-inheritance/article8921839.ece

Live mint

Higher land acquisition payout boosts road construction pace

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/G2bKw9sfYnNP2jKLVpOXON/Higher-land-acquisition-payout-boosts-road-construction-pace.html

Indian Express

Impunity, immunity: continuing debate around AFSPA

http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/impunity-immunity-continuing-debate-around-afspa-supreme-court-manipur-nagaland-kashmir-2946837/

From plate to plough: The arhar challenge

http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/soaring-retail-prices-of-dals-pulses-export-ban-msps-2946717/