Category: Must Read News Articles

Archives GS 2 Job prospects of H-4 holders dim More than 90% of the 1.26 lakh Employment Authorisation Documents (EAD) issued for H-4 visa beneficiaries since 2015 went to Indians. GS 3 Alcohol intake doubles in 11 years Per capita alcohol consumption in India has more than doubled from 2005 to 2016, according to a… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 23, 2018

Archives GS 2 India calls off New York meeting with Pakistan India blamed ‘Pakistan-based entities’ for Friday’s killing of three special police officers in Kashmir and called off the planned meeting of foreign ministers in New York. Ban on adoption by live-in partners lifted Individuals in a live-in relationship will once again be able to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 22, 2018

Archives GS 2 Sushma to meet Pakistan’s Foreign Minister in New York India on Thursday accepted Pakistan’s proposal for talks between the Foreign Ministers on the sidelines of the ongoing annual UN General Assembly session in New York. Punjab nod for FRBM Act implementation The move will help the State achieve specific fiscal targets within… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 21, 2018

Archives GS 2 Triple talaq is criminal offence The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared an ordinance that makes talaq-e-biddat, or instant triple talaq, a criminal offence that will attract a maximum jail term of three years. President Ram Nath Kovind later in the day gave his assent. 28 Bru families in Tripura camp return to… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 20, 2018

Archives GS 2 U.S., China step up trade war, slap tit-for-tat tariffs The trade rivalry between the U.S. and China escalated to an unprecedented level on Tuesday, with both countries announcing new tariffs on imports from each other. The pointlessness of hashtags For the uninitiated, an “urban Naxal” is apparently a member of the bourgeoisie… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 19, 2018

Archives GS 2 2+2 is less than the sum of its parts? The principal takeaway from the 2+2 Dialogue was the signing of the Communications, Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) that is expected to facilitate India’s access to advanced U.S. defence systems, and “enable India to optimally utilise existing U.S. origin platforms”. Himalayan divide The… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 18, 2018

Archives GS 2 Lethal filth The death of five young men who were employed to clean a septic tank in an upmarket residential community in New Delhi is a shocking reminder that India’s high-profile sanitation campaign has done little to alter some basic ground realities. The power of Kudumbashree The Kerala model can be implemented… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 17, 2018

Archives GS 2 does U.S. want India to import more? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, India imported $25.7 billion from the U.S. in 2017 while it exported $48.6 billion to the largest economy in the world. GS 3 Call for policy, action in diabetes prevention, management The recently-released Global Burden of Disease Study 2016… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 16, 2018

Archives GS 2 Govt. moves to stabilise rupee The government announced a set of five measures late on Friday aimed at supporting the rupee, which has been under pressure in the last few weeks, and ensuring that the current account deficit stays in control. Welfare panels can’t evaluate dowry complaints: SC The Supreme Court on… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 15, 2018

Archives GS 2 When it isn’t right to forget Justice BN Srikrishna Committee’s draft Personal Data Protection Bill 2018 is introducing a new right — the right to be forgotten, to remove very old, irrelevant and unnecessary information links from social media networks. No right of way for the majority By rejecting homogenisation of cultures,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 14, 2018