Newspaper articles bearing
relevance to Civil Services preparation
The Hindu
National
Centre readies blueprint to check IS influence – In the wake of rampant radcalisation in the country under the influence of Islamic State, GoI has planned to adopt the policy of Telangana govt. of ‘surrender and rehabilitation’ policy — similar to the one offered to Maoists. (Internal Security – GS Paper III)
5-member panel mooted for deciding on monetary policy – Ending the deadlock on composition of panel for monetary policy, GoI and RBI has mooted a 6 member panel including RBI governor. There will be two nominees of Union Govt. while RBI will nominate one expert. RBI will be represented by governor, deputy governor and executive director dealing with monetary policy. (Indian Macroeconomy – GS Paper III)
International
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Business
Bio-char, compost tea are the new recipe – The article lists a best practise carried out in Kerala which has potential to make a totally infertile area (due to leaching and draining of soil in Arabian Sea) into an agricultural hub.(Agriculture – GS Paper III)
Tough challenges on the trade front – With 10th Ministerial conference approaching near the article looks into the different challenges that India can face at the conference. It also talks about new trade blocs like TPP and what issues or benefits India can drive by joining such trade blocs. (Indian Economy – GS Paper III)
Govt. forms committee to review drug pricing policy – After the apex court said the drug pricing policy to be unreasonable and irrational, the government has created an inter ministerial committee too look into the issue. One of the five issues to be considered by the government relates to NGO’s plea that MBP (Market Based Pricing) was never used for any price regulatory purposes and under the new policy, simple average ceiling prices were, in many cases, higher than the market leader price.(Government Policies – GS Paper II)
Opinion-Editorial
Refugees, the children of modernity – The article looks into wave anti refugees sentiments and violence in Europe as the emotion that has been created by three-year-old Alan Kurdi’s body washed up on a Turkish beach has died out. The author how the development of concept ownership and later nation states have created refugees. The article also looks into the provision of protection of refugees under United Nations Convention on Refugees 1951.(International Human Rights – GS Paper II)
For a truer decentralisation – The article deals with five issue which plague the decentralisation process in India. The aim of decentralisation is said to be that of self governance. The article further looks into changed condition in present times mainly due to recommendation of fourteenth finance commission.(Indian Government – GS Paper II)
Legal checks to political vandalism – In the wake of recent cases of intolerance like Ink smearing and lynching the author asks for a separate mechanism to bring perpetrators of such crime to justice. Author’s view is that current legal set-up is not enough to deal with such issues. The author further says that these actions are carried out for a political milieu which creates polarisation in society and hence evn the smallest of crime like ink smearing also needs to be checked. (Indian Society – Communalism – GS Paper I)
Indian Express
Editorials & Columns
A Self-Goal In Ink – India vies to become a superpower, on this context author has taken case of society of United States and reflected their characteristic which has helped them achieve today the tag of human power. The author says human capital is the most striking factor of India with potential to make India a superpowe today but that needs to be supported by open tolerant and supportive environment (Indian Society – GS Paper I)
Warning signals – The article looks in to the recent downgrading of growth estimates of India for next year.In this context the article looks into what needs to be done by PM in both social and economic context so that India doesn’t lose credibility in global market. (Indian Economy – GS Paper III)
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Emerging challenges in job creation – In the changing business environment with new players and new technologies and standards coming up the article explores that what Indian government need to do if they don’t want demographic divided to be demographic disaster for India.(Indian Economy – Employment – GS Paper III)
India still needs the Direct Tax Code – The article lists out the benefits of adopting direct tax code in a country and also how it will increase the tax-to-GDP ratio in the country which is actually worst among the emerging markets.(Indian Economy – GS Paper III)
Oiling India’s reforms – In the wake of recent decline in oil prices, the article looks into the the reforms that Indian government can initiate in petroleum sectors to be in advantageous position in difficult times as well as to move toward a sustainable growth.(Economic Reforms – GS Paper III)
The problem with Make in India – The article tries to analyse the chapter in economic survey which the questions has been asked What to Make in India ? Services or Manufacturing? The article looks into challenges that Make in India program faces. (Indian Economy – GS Paper III & Government Policies – GS Paper II)
India’s economic revival: Till debt do us part – The article looks into the flawed implementation as well as selective implementation of reforms in the country which is hurting the economic revival(Indian Economy – GS Paper III)
Fickle tax laws hurt foreign investors – Fresh income-tax queries after the government granted FPI a retrospective exemption from the minimum alternate tax (MAT), based on the recommendations of the Justice A P Shah panel has created a confusion among investors as well as a distrust in system; this is reflected in India slipping in ease of doing business on the parameter of paying taxes. (Indian Economy – GS Paper III)
Draft aviation policy calls for overhaul – The article looks into draft aviation policy provision which has vert reliance on cross-subsidisation as policy tool to boost regional connectivity. This may lead to distortion and misallocate resources. The article also looks into other issues which can be unproductive for the sector.(Indian Economy (Infrastructure) – GS Paper III & Government Policies – GS Paper II)
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