Newspaper articles bearing
relevance to Civil Services preparation
The Hindu
National/Front Page
- RSBY failing to provide risk cover: A study made an evaluation of the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)and has concluded that the government-financed health insurance scheme had little or no impact on medical impoverishment in India.(Science and tech, Health- GS Paper III)
International
- Nepal quake widens scope of Sino-Indian military ties: Following the end of the “hand-in-hand” exercise between India and China, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief emerged as a top priority during the latest round of drills.Earlier editions of the Sino-Indian military drills have mainly focused on countering terrorism.(International Relations – GS Paper II)
- Zimbabwe’s Mugabe gets China’s Nobel peace prize: Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean President, Receives an award dubbed AS China’s Nobel peace prize. Mr. Mugabe’s Chinese award sparked fury among opposition groups in Zimbabwe and ridicule among human rights activists. (Persons, Awards, Prelims )
Business
- Digital India sectors attracting flow of foreign funds in big way :While FDI inflows into ‘Make in India’ industries have increased, the export focus of the campaign seems to have been diluted in favour of the Digital India sectors, suggests a report by brokerage firm Emkay Global. (Economic development- GS Paper III)
- Japan offers India soft loan of $15 billion: Japan has offered to finance India’s first bullet train, estimated to cost $15 billion, at an interest rate of less than 1%. The 505 km corridor will link Mumbai and Ahmedabad. (Economic development- GS Paper III)
Opinion-Editorial
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Let down by both carrot and stick:Pakistan is the 6th largest nation in the world by population but only 26th by size of GDP on PPP basis and 42nd in nominal GDP. It has the world’s 6th largest nuclear arsenal &8th largest army but performs poorly in most non-military indices. It ranks 146 out of 187 countries in the world on the HDI, which measures health, standard of living, and education. (International Relations – GS Paper II)
Indian Express
Editorials & Columns
- Engaging Africa: India’s 54+1 initiative: Article Expalins the African Nations’ Bilateral Relations With India with special reference to Trade, Assistance And Other Ties.(International Relations – GS Paper II)
LiveMint
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Economic Times/Financial Express
- What does India’s climate contribution goals mean and are they implementable: India promised by 2030 to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33-35% from 2005 levels, increase the share of non-fossil fuel-based electricity to 40% cumulative electric power installed capacity, and to significantly increase its forest and tree cover. (Science and tech, Environment- GS Paper III)
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