{"id":9169,"date":"2017-09-26T10:12:43","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T04:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=9169"},"modified":"2017-09-26T10:26:34","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T04:56:34","slug":"must-read-news-articles-september-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/must-read-news-articles-september-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Read News Articles \u2013 September 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/mustread\/\"><b>Archives<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>GS-1<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Social Issues<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-national\/consent-key-factor-in-defining-sexual-assault-says-delhi-hc\/article19754806.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consent key factor in defining sexual assault, says Delhi HC<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>The High Court discusses the various \u201cmodels\u201d of sexual consent in the modern world.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><\/span><a style=\"font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/un-human-rights-review-what-india-accepted-what-it-merely-noted-4861150\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN human rights review: What India \u2018accepted\u2019, what it merely\u00a0\u2018noted\u2019<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">: (Indian Express, Explained)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"heading-part\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"synopsis\">Between May 1 and May 12, 14 states were reviewed, including India.<\/li>\n<li class=\"synopsis\">Then Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi led the Indian delegation, which comprised officials from the Ministries of External Affairs, Home, Women &amp; Child Development, Social Justice &amp; Empowerment, Minority Affairs and Rural Development, and the NITI Aayog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>GS-2<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>India and neighbors<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/diary-of-a-very-long-year\/article19754674.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diary of a very long year<\/a>: (The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p>A year after the surgical strikes across the Line of Control, India must recover its role as a regional stabilizer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/raja-mandala-new-foray-into-the-great-game-india-afghanistan-us-international-relations-donald-trump-4861082\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New foray into the great\u00a0game<\/a>:\u00a0(Indian Express, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p class=\"synopsis\">Short of joining the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, New Delhi can do much in shoring up Kabul\u2019s military capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>International groupings and agreements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-business\/india-s-korea-to-upgrade-fta-at-earliest\/article19754651.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India, S. Korea to upgrade FTA at \u2018earliest\u2019<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be expanded soon to boost bilateral trade and investment.<\/li>\n<li>Voiced concerns about the low utilization of FTA by India due to the \u2018complicated\u2019 provisions in the pact as well as South Korea\u2019s regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>GS-3<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Infrastructure and investment models<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/pm-launches-saubhagya-plan-for-household-electrification\/article19754825.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PM launches \u2018Saubhagya\u2019 plan for household electrification<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>About the launch of \u20b916,000 crore scheme, Saubhagya, under which households across the country that have no access to electricity, will be given power connections free of cost.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/waiting-for-a-signal\/article19754676.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waiting for a signal<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p>The Railway Minister must put a safety upgrade above plans for punctuality and new trains.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livemint.com\/Opinion\/K6oUlKlIKpfZEJlKUWJEaK\/In-defence-of-manufacturing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In defence of manufacturing<\/a>: (Live Mint, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p>Low-skill manufacturing jobs are essential for easing the fundamental economic shifts that are underway globally.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.in\/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;uact=8&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjalbidgsLWAhXIOY8KHdrbCRsQqOcBCCUwAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fbusiness%2FIndustry%2Findias-refining-capacity-expansions-lags-growth-in-fuel-demand%2Farticle19753252.ece&amp;usg=AFQjCNEsXF9RrU7ZYBdpfEFXGGMNOaQgVQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India\u2019s refining capacity expansion lags behind growth in fuel demand<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Rising disposable income has helped boost refined fuel products\u2019 consumption.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Pollution and conservation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/worrying-downgrade\/article19754671.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Worrying downgrade<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p>Removing the snow leopard from the Red List must not affect conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Cropping pattern, Agriculture, e-technology<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/solving-food-challenges-with-more-research\/article19754690.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solving food challenges with more research<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p>Linking agricultural and nutritional outcomes is crucial.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livemint.com\/Politics\/KqUkuXI8R3UOcaKFJ77cuI\/What-should-an-agricultural-export-promotion-policy-focus-on.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What should an agricultural export promotion policy focus on?<\/a>:\u00a0\u00a0(Live Mint, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p>Better infrastructure to promote processed agricultural exports can unleash India\u2019s untapped farm export potential.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Science and Tech<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-opinion\/removing-toxic-metals-from-tannery-waste\/article19754682.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Removing toxic metals from tannery waste<\/a>:\u00a0(The Hindu, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p>Researchers find that a fungal biomass does the job.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Indian Economy\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-business\/database-soon-of-savings-schemes-linked-with-aadhaar\/article19754650.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Database soon of savings schemes linked with Aadhaar<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Cabinet Secretariat has directed that all GPF, EPF, PPF account data be seeded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/todays-paper\/tp-business\/intervention-rethinking-needed-to-stir-demand\/article19754652.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Intervention, rethinking needed to stir demand\u2019<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Centre, States should step up capital spending in this fiscal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/gdp-case-for-a-fiscal-push-economy-growth-rera-gst-pay-commission-4861064\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Case for a fiscal\u00a0push<\/a>:\u00a0(Indian Express, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p class=\"synopsis\">Policy should focus on recapitalising banks, giving incentives to sectors like telecom and housing, and alleviating the disruption caused by demonetisation and GST.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/editorials\/economy-gdp-public-investment-private-consumption-4861108\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What stimulus?<\/a>:\u00a0(Indian Express, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p class=\"synopsis\">Boosting private consumption as against public investment is a more efficient way to revive the economy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livemint.com\/Opinion\/4pgM6eVCMJ2Rhq0VTBLKQJ\/Of-new-ecosystems-and-more-competition.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Of new ecosystems and more competition<\/a>:\u00a0(Live Mint, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p>Instead of adding skills and services in-house, companies are proactively partnering with other organizations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livemint.com\/Opinion\/MHwtFYmTfilxmekkI6KblJ\/How-financial-services-incumbents-can-keep-up.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How financial services incumbents can keep up<\/a>:\u00a0(Live Mint, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p>They should assess how they can find the right ecosystems in order to acquire customers and deliver relevant and convenient financial solutions seamlessly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.livemint.com\/Opinion\/QV29Hfltg2G8DZ63phpxRI\/Time-for-a-Reserve-Bank-of-India-dot-plot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Time for a Reserve Bank of India \u2018dot plot\u2019<\/a>:\u00a0(Live Mint, Editorial)<\/p>\n<p>Since a dot plot gives a sense of future rate movements, it would be valued by markets, firms and households.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Prelims Related Facts\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archives GS-1 Social Issues Consent key factor in defining sexual assault, says Delhi HC: The High Court discusses the various \u201cmodels\u201d of sexual consent in the modern world. UN human rights review: What India \u2018accepted\u2019, what it merely\u00a0\u2018noted\u2019: (Indian Express, Explained) Between May 1 and May 12, 14 states were reviewed, including India. 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