Category: Must Read News Articles

Archives GS 1 Art and culture Women and child related issues HC asks U.P. for details on child deaths : Five PIL petitions seek independent probe into Gorakhpur hospital incident. GS 2 India and neighbours No data from China on Brahmaputra this year Hinting at China’s responsibility for the current spate of floods across the northeastern… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 19

Archives GS 1 Art and culture Monumental legislation: (The Hindu, Editorial) The Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which is pending in the Lok Sabha, attempts to address the issues confronting construction for public works due to proposed plans running through ‘prohibited’ area. GS 2 India and neighbors ‘Pangong scuffle a… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 18

Archives GS 1 Population and poverty Having a minimum wage law is a mistake: (Live Mint, Editorial) The proposed wage code Bill, which incorporates a universal minimum wage, will lead to higher unemployment and informalization of the economy. Social issues Beyond the lament: (Indian Express, Editorial) Gorakhpur was only the acute manifestation of the chronic… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 17

Archives GS 1 Role of women Restore dignity to widows: SC: (The Hindu) Sets up panel to prepare common working plan to rehabilitate them by November 30. Geographical features Aeroplanes may be affecting ozone, monsoon: (The Hindu) Aeroplanes may be ejecting significant amounts of black carbon (BC) — a pollutant known to aggravate breathing disorders, upset… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 16

Archives GS 1 Freedom Struggle Partition or Independence?: (The Hindu, Editorial) The horror of Partition is gradually coming to displace the idea of freedom. This carries immense dangers. Role of women A great divide: (The Hindu, Editorial) There is a contrast between the status of women and their political presence, as Nagaland and Haryana show. Social issues… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 15 : Happy Independence Day

Archives GS 1 Social issues Harsh lessons of the Gorakhpur tragedy: (Live Mint, Editorial) What has happened in Gorakhpur isn’t merely about oxygen cylinders and unpaid bills—it is a symptom of many deeper problems. GS 2 Effects of developed and developing countries policies Sound and fury: (The Hindu, Editorial) The U.S. President needs to wind… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 14

Archives GS 1 Indian society Hubris of science: (Indian Express, Editorial) It has become an ideology of the powerful. Democratic societies need a plurality of knowledge systems. GS 2 India and neighbors More troops on China border: (The Hindu) But the number of men at the Doklam tri-junction has not been enhanced. In South Asia,… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 12

Archives GS 1 Social issues Failing India’s children: (The Hindu, Editorial) Dropping the no-detention policy in primary and middle school is retrogade. Is there a culture of honesty in India?: (Live Mint, Editorial) With several popular anti-corruption movements having fizzled out, can a culture of honesty be brought about by law alone? A strange hybrid:… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 11

Archives GS 1 Indian society Tryst With Inequality: (Indian Express, Editorial) India has failed the Constitution’s commitment to social justice. Social issues SC seeks details of convictions under Child Marriage Act: As the Centre said Parliament must have thought it ‘pragmatic’ to reduce the age of consent for sexual relations for married girls from 18… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – August 10