Must Read News Articles – June 15th, 2019

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India to impose retaliatory tariffs on 29 American goods

India has decided to impose retaliatory tariffs on 29 goods imported from the USA fr5om June 16^th.

Shaky building blocks

Professor Shailaja Menon argues that the draft National education policy reinforces outdated ideas about the goals of a foundational literacy programme.

PM hits out at trade protectionism

Addressing the SCO Summit, Indian Prime Minister hit out at unilateralism and trade protectionism and said there is a need for a rules based, anti-discriminatory and all inclusive WTO-centred multilateral trading system.

Akshay Patra wins BBC award

Akshay Patra, a NGO running the Mid-day Meal Scheme in India, has been awarded the BBC World Service Global Champion Award for the programme.

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Reversing the scale of priorities

The Chennai-Salem highway case will test the judiciary’s assessment of environmental and economic interests. The Madras high court had quashed a series of notifications acquiring land for proposed eight lane expressway connecting Chennai to Salem.

The mysterious case of GM brinjal cultivation

In May, GM brinjal was found in a farm in Haryana. While the government insists that this is a one-off case, activists wonder how widespread the problem could be.

Trade deficit widens to $15.36 billion in May

India’s trade deficit widened in May 2019 to $15.36 billion with imports growing faster than imports.

WPI inflation at 2-year low in May

Wholesale price-based inflation has hit a 22-month low of 2.45% in May on falling prices of food articles, fuel and power items.