Must Read News Articles – August 2

Archives GS 1 Social issues Breaking addiction: (The Hindu, Editorials) Lower nicotine content in UK cigarettes is an idea whose time has come. Barriers to well-being: (The Hindu, Editorials) The extent of society’s responsibility for child health care needs clarity. Victim in the dock: (Indian Express, Editorial) Supreme Court order saying the law on cruelty against women is… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 2

Must Read News Articles – August 1

Archives GS 1 — GS 2 Government policies Drug-smuggling route reveals itself again: Intelligence agencies say cartels have been exploiting vast seas off India and Pakistan. Don’t shoot the messenger: (The Hindu, Editorial) Proposed amendments to the Whistle Blowers Act defeat the very purpose of the legislation. India and neighbors The Manila envelope: (The Hindu, Editorial)… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 1

Must Read News Articles – July 31

Archives GS 1 Indian society The right to be left alone: (Indian Express, Editorial) Privacy is not just about Aadhaar or data protection; it’s about letting people make free choices. For a greater global role, take SDGs seriously: (Live Mint, Editorial) India’s inability to link its Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) efforts with its global ambitions is telling,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 31

Must Read News Articles – July 29

Archives GS 1 — GS 2 International groupings and agreements Fight against terror, BRICS told: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has called upon the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) grouping to exercise international leadership in countering terrorism, in tune with the growing role of the emerging economies in setting the global agenda. Doval wants BRICS to fight… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 29

Must Read News Articles – July 28

Archives GS 1 SC for panels to examine dowry cases: (The Hindu) Set up ‘family welfare committees’ in all districts under NALSA, says Bench. Public health, private players?: (The Hindu, Editorial) Private providers will be able to cherry-pick the lucrative districts where patients have a higher paying capacity. GS 2 India and neighbors Doval holds… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 28

Must Read News Articles – July 26

Archives GS 1 Urbanisation Brokering the social contract in India’s slums: (Live Mint, Editorial) Political brokers, who have emerged through a solid bottom-up process, operate in the informal space between the state and the citizen. The vexed question of financing Indian cities: (Live Mint, Editorial) Their financial health is in such a pathetic state that… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 26

Must Read News Articles – July 25

Archives GS 1 — GS 2 India and neighbors Don’t harbour unrealistic illusions, China tells India: (The Hindu) China said on Monday that it will safeguard its security interests at “any cost” as its sovereignty was “indomitable”, amid a standoff with India in the Sikkim sector. Government policies Centre seeks more time on cattle slaughter… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 25

Must Read News Articles – July 24

Archives GS 1 Indian society The boycott ban: (The Hindu, Editorial) Maharashtra’s law criminalising social ostracism is a template for other States. GS 2 India and neighbors ‘India’s approach to U.S. and China differs’: India frequently and assertively tries to shape comments from the United States on Pakistan during crises, but it does not do… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – July 24

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