Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day– 13 April 2015

The Hindu

National

• Modi-Merkel meet to focus on trade and technology – Agenda of PM in Germany and info on bilateral trade and investment.

• Election Commission sets up committee to allow migrants to vote – EC is considering whether inter-State migrant voters can retain their names on the electoral rolls of their native places, and if they can cast their votes through postal ballot.

• 52 p.c. Indians indulge in self-medication: survey – Over 52% Indians buy medicines without doctor consultation, says survey. Find out the key reasons increasing the dangerous practice.

• Rajasthan gears up to prevent child marriages on Akshaya Tritiya – More than 14% of the girls are married off below the age of 18 in Rajasthan.

• When the men showed exemplary bravery and magnanimity – Latest statistics on Operation Rahat and info on similar operations in the past.

International

• Obama’s Cuba shift opens new era in ties with the region –  Report on the U.S., Cuban Presidents first meeting in over 50 years.

• Black money: U.N. meet endorses India’s concern – U.N. conference has endorsed India’s suggestions on promoting global cooperation in fighting the menace of money-laundering, international terrorism and cyber crime.

• For a robust economy in Afghanistan – Located in the vicinity of rising economies China and India, Afghanistan has the advantage of benefitting in areas like investment, technical expertise and technology transfer, says the article.

Business

• Caught in a dilemma – Examines why monetary transmission is not happening.

Opinion-Editorial

• Rafale and beyond -PM should have focussed more on bilateral trade, rather than defence ties in his France visit, argues the article.

• Unacceptable decision – Criticism of the decision of the Lahore High Court to release Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zaki ur Rehman Lakhvi from detention.

• Something is rotten in the States of… – On the Nalgonda and Seshachalam encounters, the author writes “the right to life is ‘non-derogable’ and non-negotiable, and the authority to wield arms does not come with the authority to kill.”

Indian Express

Editorials & Columns

• Make the polluter pay – Greater reliance on civil rather than criminal penalties will incentivise polluters to reduce pollution, argues the author.

• To speed up infra projects, stay out of wildlife clearance, Govt tells SC – Govt wants SC to exclude the process of wildlife clearance for infrastructure projects from the apex court’s monitoring because its causing delays.

• A Baisakhi gift for the farmer – The author suggests some reforms to the crop insurance scheme.

• Lateral entry, blind alley –  Analyses the suggestion of lateral entry into the civil services.
  

• Mission accomplished – The Yemen operation rose to citizen’s expectations. It has also won India many friends abroad, says the editorial.

• On a new track – Discusses the recommendations of Bibek Debroy committee and the Sreedharan committee on railway reforms.

LiveMint

• Saving the farmers – Not giving cheap loans to farmers in a time of distress seems a rather poor way to treat sons of the soil, says the article.

• India plans push for green bonds – The government has approached at least eight lenders to raise low-cost and long-term funds to help finance the plan.