{"id":43985,"date":"2019-03-31T12:02:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T06:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=43985"},"modified":"2019-06-02T16:18:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-02T10:48:22","slug":"must-read-news-articles-march-31st-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/must-read-news-articles-march-31st-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Read News Articles \u2013 March 31st, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mustread\/\">Archives<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>GS 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/will-vvpat-silence-those-sceptical-of-evms\/article26688113.ece\">Will VVPAT silence those sceptical of EVMs?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Election Commission indicated to the Supreme Court on Friday that if the 50% Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip verification is carried out, it will delay counting by six days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/the-probe-on-trump-and-its-aftermath\/article26688130.ece\">The probe on Trump and its aftermath<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who was investigating the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, handed over his report to the Justice Department earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/bringing-nirav-back\/article26691329.ece\">Bringing Nirav back<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The long-awaited push by India to extradite Nirav Modi \u2014 the key accused in the Punjab National Bank fraud case \u2014 kicked off last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;GS 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/technology\/pslv-to-launch-militarys-eye-in-the-sky\/article26692457.ece\">PSLV to launch military\u2019s eye in the sky<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday&#8217;s PSLV mission carrying EMISAT \u2014 the country&#8217;s first satellite for gathering electronic intelligence (ELINT) to locate hostile radars for the military \u2014 will also be the longest flight for the Indian polar launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/poisoned-cattle-carcass-kills-37-vultures\/article26689260.ece\">Poisoned cattle carcass kills 37 vultures<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At least 37 vultures belonging to three endangered species died in eastern Assam\u2019s Sivasagar district on Friday evening after feeding on pesticide-laced cattle carcass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/gsp-withdrawal-by-us-likely-to-affect-indias-plastics-exports-plexconcil\/article26689322.ece\">GSP withdrawal by U.S. likely to affect India\u2019s plastics exports: Plexconcil<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The move by the United States (U.S.) to terminate India\u2019s designation as beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) programme because it no longer complied with the statutory eligibility criteria, is likely to affect plastic exports from India said a trade body.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/iit-madras-converts-petroleum-waste-toluene-into-useful-product\/article26688417.ece\">IIT Madras converts petroleum waste toluene into useful product<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using platinum nanocatalyst, a two-member team at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras has successfully converted petroleum waste-product toluene into benzoic acid. Benzoic acid is used as a food preservative (E210) and medicine for fungal\/bacterial infection.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/climate-change-may-hit-indias-wind-power\/article26688356.ece\">Climate change may hit India\u2019s wind power<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Increased warming in the Indian Ocean and the resultant weakening of the Indian summer monsoon may come in the way of India\u2019s goal of leading the world&#8217;s wind power generation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/ocean-heat-hits-record-high-un\/article26689560.ece\">Ocean heat hits record high: UN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ocean heat hit a record high in 2018, the United Nations has said, raising urgent new concerns about the threat global warming is posing to marine life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archives GS 2 Will VVPAT silence those sceptical of EVMs? The Election Commission indicated to the Supreme Court on Friday that if the 50% Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip verification is carried out, it will delay counting by six days. 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