Category: Must Read News Articles

Archives GS-1 Social issues Parents are behind child marriages, says SC: The Supreme Court said it was unfortunate that parents drive their minor children into marriage, while noting that at least one in three marriages in rural areas involve girl children below the age of 18. Indian society Is it time to review Section 377?:… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – September 1

Archives GS-1 Geophysical phenomena Managing embankments: (The Hindu, Editorial) Involving the communities would help minimise the misery in flood-prone areas. Social issues Marital rape a crime in many countries, an exception in many more: (Indian Express, Explained) The grounds for “marital immunity” for rape prosecution were laid by Chief Justice Sir Matthew Hale in The History of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 31

Archives GS-1 — GS-2 India and neighbors With Doklam standoff resolved, PM to visit China: (The Hindu) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced that Mr. Modi’s visit to China for the BRICS summit will be followed by his visit to Myanmar. Lessons from Doklam: (The Hindu, Editorial) India must engage China a lot more.… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 30

Archives GS-1 Social issues Over the years, major questions on institutions of minority education: (Indian Express, Editorial) The government has decided it does not agree that Jamia is a ‘minority’ institution. Why has a constitutionally given right caused prolonged conflict? Geophysical phenomena Many floods, different, yet similar: (Indian Express, Editorial) The annual flooding of the basins of rivers… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 29

Archives GS-1 Urbanisation Under-employment severe in India: NITI: (The Hindu) Making a case for promoting highly productive and well-paid jobs, NITI Aayog has said that not unemployment but a “severe under-employment” is the main problem facing the country. Social issues Supreme Court’s Lost Chance: (Indian Express, Editorial) By resting heavily on religious texts, triple talaq verdict… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 28

Archives GS-1 Social issues Caste in new moulds: (Indian Express, Editorial)  The Union cabinet’s decision to set up a commission to explore the creation of subcategories in the central list of the Other Backward Classes is a move in the right directionIt is a reasonable assumption that the better empowered castes in the OBC list have… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 26

Archives GS-1  — GS-2 Government policies Privacy is a fundamental right, declares SC: (The Hindu) In a unanimous verdict, a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday declared that privacy is intrinsic to life and liberty and an inherent part of the fundamental rights enshrined in the Constitution. How the numbers compute: (The Hindu,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 25

Archives GS-1 Globalisation Understanding work: (The Hindu, Editorial) The Global Commission on the Future of Work, established on Monday, has a critical role in addressing the decent jobs deficit that affects the lives of roughly three billion working people. Social issues Why India fails to deliver health and education: (Live Mint, Editorial) Weak electoral demand and weak… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 24

Archives GS-1 Urbanisation Creating well-paid jobs for Indians: (Live Mint, Editorial) NITI Aayog’s plan for labour-intensive, export-oriented industrialization needs more details on how India can enter global value chains GS-2 Government policies No, no, no: SC on instant triple talaq: (The Hindu) 3:2 split verdict termed practice ‘manifestly arbitrary’; CJI Khehar held it was part… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 23

Archives GS-1 Urbanisation A fundamental right to create jobs: (Live Mint, Editorial) To ensure large-scale job creation, the freedom to create jobs must be on a par with other freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. Social issues More Than Toilets: (Indian Express, Editorial) Swachh Bharat Mission is about behaviour change vis a vis sanitation. Five states, 186… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 22