{"id":13628,"date":"2017-12-23T11:59:34","date_gmt":"2017-12-23T06:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=13628"},"modified":"2017-12-23T14:22:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T08:52:29","slug":"must-read-news-articles-december-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/must-read-news-articles-december-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Read News Articles \u2013December 23"},"content":{"rendered":"

Archives<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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GS – 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Social Justice<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Storm brewing? Gujjars unhappy with 1% quota<\/a>: Gujjars in Rajasthan are unhappy over the Bharatiya Janata Party government\u2019s latest decision to grant them 1% reservation within the 50% ceiling mandated by the Supreme Court<\/p>\n

The brain behind the deadline: \u2018It was not Raja\u2019<\/a>: The Special CBI Court that acquitted former Union Telecom Minister A. Raja has ruled that he was not responsible for either fixing a cut-off date for consideration of applications for Unified Access Services Licences or in altering a press release in a way that favoured two particular companies.<\/p>\n

Missing\u00a0the\u00a0pulse<\/a>: (Hindu editorial) Farmers, like investors, need predictability and coherence in government policies.<\/p>\n

Who built the Indus Valley civilisation?: Genetics is about to answer a question that has vexed historians for a century. Tony Joseph examines the range of possible answers and their implications<\/p>\n

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GS – 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Polity<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

UPCOC Bill falters in Legislative Council (The Hindu): The\u00a0State\u00a0government\u2019s\u00a0UPCOC Bill\u00a0on\u00a0Friday\u00a0hit\u00a0a\u00a0roadblock in\u00a0the\u00a0Legislative Council\u00a0where\u00a0a\u00a0determined Opposition\u00a0stalled\u00a0its\u00a0passage.<\/p>\n

Publish\u00a0first\u00a0NRC\u00a0draft\u00a0for Assam\u00a0by\u00a0December\u00a031:\u00a0SC<\/a>: The Supreme Court is standing firm by its order directing the government and the authorities to publish the first draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam by December 31, 2017<\/p>\n

International relations <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018India,\u00a0China\u00a0must\u00a0go beyond\u00a0bilateral\u00a0ties\u2019<\/a>: China and India must \u201ctranscend the bilateral dimension\u201d of their ties for stability in Asia and the world.<\/p>\n

Affirmative vote: on US’ move on Jerusalem<\/a>: (Hindu editorial) The UN General Assembly vote on a resolution calling for the final settlement of Jerusalem through negotiations may have been pitched as a contest between Israel and Palestine; however, it became a referendum on U.S.<\/p>\n

A capital mistake: on UN resolution against US’ Jerusalem move<\/a>: (Hindu editorial) The U.S.\u2019s pressure tactics on the Jerusalem vote marked a new low at the United Nations<\/p>\n

Proud of India, says Palestinian envoy<\/a>: \u2018By voting for a negotiated settlement of the Jerusalem issue, India has conveyed that it stands for peace in West Asia\u2019<\/p>\n

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GS \u2013 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Economy <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

SEBI raids brokers in data leak probe<\/a>: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) raided 34 locations, aimed at members of a particular WhatsApp group, as part of a probe into alleged leak of sensitive financial information by analysts and company officials over social media.<\/p>\n

RCEP:\u00a0India\u00a0hardens\u00a0stand ahead\u00a0of\u00a0ASEAN\u00a0summit<\/a>: In a sign that India\u2019s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations could slow further, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken a strong stand that the country should restrain itself from concluding any such pact from which it would not gain in the medium term.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s record share sales bring banks little cheer in fees<\/a>: Funds raised in India through share sales reached the most in a decade this year thanks to booming stock markets.<\/p>\n

PCA\u00a0only\u00a0to\u00a0improve banks\u2019\u00a0health,\u00a0says\u00a0RBI<\/a>: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has once again clarified that prompt correction action (PCA) is imposed to encourage banks to improve their financial health.<\/p>\n

Security and Defence:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

HAL\u00a0gets\u00a0order\u00a0for\u00a015\u00a0attack\u00a0helicopters<\/a>: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Friday received a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 15 limited series Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Indian Army.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday\u2019s\u00a0 current affairs material by ForumIAS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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7 PM Editorial:\u00a0Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill of 2017: proposes facilitation of proxy voters<\/a><\/p>\n

9 PM Current affairs brief:<\/a><\/p>\n

10 PM Current affairs MCQs:<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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