{"id":5975,"date":"2017-08-08T10:40:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T05:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=5975"},"modified":"2017-08-08T10:49:17","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T05:19:17","slug":"must-read-news-articles-august-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/must-read-news-articles-august-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Read News Articles \u2013 August 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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GS 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Pursued by danger<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n

Stalking is not a mere annoyance \u2014 it isa crime that requires swift punishment.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s panel seeks fair probe into stalking case<\/a>: (The Hindu)<\/p>\n

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has sought a free and fair investigation into the alleged stalking of a woman.<\/p>\n

Beyond Jamia<\/a>: (Indian Express, Editorial)<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s ask: Under what conditions, which educational institutions need special protection, for what purposes?<\/p>\n

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GS 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Government policies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

States cold to stricter anti-racism law<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

The Home Ministry\u2019s proposal to amend the law to insert two stricter anti-racial discrimination provisions in the Indian Penal Code has got a lukewarm response from the States.<\/p>\n

Letting go of instant triple talaq<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n

There are enough legal devices within India\u2019s dominant Hanafi school jurisprudence to invalidate it.<\/p>\n

SC to hear appeals in Ayodhya case<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

Court had suggested out-of-court rapprochement among rival parties.<\/p>\n

International groupings and agreements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

ASEAN, 50 years on<\/a>: (The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n

Its integration necessarily depends on deepening its democratic institutions.<\/p>\n

India and neighbors<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Planes missing, fruits to India rot in Kabul<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

Though air corridor takes wing, problems arise as there is no secured provider for chartered flights.<\/p>\n

Doklam\u2019s unintended\u00a0consequence<\/a>: (Indian Express, Editorial)<\/p>\n

If China makes no room for compromise, India will be forced to think about coping with its power, burying illusions of Asian solidarity.<\/p>\n

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

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Indian Economy. Planning, Growth and Employment<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

GST ties Bengal\u2019s traditional weavers in knots<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

Livelihood of four lakh householdsacross State jeopardised.<\/p>\n

Cess limit on motor vehicles raised to 25%<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

The Goods and Services Tax Council (GST Council), during its 20th meeting on Saturday, recommended that the Centre increase the maximum limit for the cess that can be levied on most motor vehicles from 15% to 25%.<\/p>\n

Raging rupee<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n

The RBI should resist the exporters\u2019 argument for making the rupee cheaper.<\/p>\n

Number of income tax returns filed goes up 24.7%<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/div>\n
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Centre attributes better compliance to demonetisation.<\/p>\n

Profit petroleum may be exempt from levy of GST<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/div>\n
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The oil and gas exploration and production business is likely to get a boost following a proposal to exempt the profit petroleum paid to the Centre from the Goods and Services Tax (GST).<\/p>\n

GST impact on the logistics sector<\/a>: (Live Mint, Editorial)<\/p>\n

Initial uncertainties, courtesy goods and services tax (GST), could affect profitability of the logistics sector in the short run, but operational efficiency is bound to improve in the long run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Issues related to subsidies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Food security: SC raps Centre, States<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

What use is a law passed by Parliament if States do not implement it, asks court.<\/p>\n

Cropping pattern, Agriculture, e-technology<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The classroom and the\u00a0field<\/a>:\u00a0(Indian Express, Editorial)<\/p>\n

Agriculture education is in a poor state. ICAR must be revamped.<\/p>\n

Cyber security<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Privacy in the digital age<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n

The current focus on the right to privacy is based on some new realities of the digital age. Personal spaces and safeties that were previously granted simply by physical separation are no longer protected.<\/p>\n

Pollution and conservation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A gathering crisis<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n

A new regulatory regime for groundwater, that provides for equitable use, is urgently needed.<\/p>\n

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

New mobile data plan for Naxal areas<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/p>\n

The Union Home Ministry is examining the proposed specifications for providing data connectivity services through mobile towers installed in the Left Wing Extremism-affected areas across 10 States, in view of the possible security implications.<\/p>\n

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