Newspaper articles bearing relevance to Civil Services preparation
The Hindu
National
- G20 for joint steps to fight terrorism: The crisis in Syria, the base to the Islamic State group, which was already high on the G20 Summit’s agenda, in the wake of the attacks by it in Paris, took centre stage at the talks between world leaders in the Turkish seaside resort city of Antalya, not far from the Syrian border. G20 leaders on arriving here for the summit, including U.S. President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, called for joint efforts to combat terrorism.(International Organisations – GS Paper II)
International
- IS shifts strategy to inflict terror in distant lands: For first time the group has engaged in what appears to be a centrally planned campaign of terrorist attacks aimed at inflicting huge casualties on distant territory (International Affairs – GS Paper II)
Business
- Mittal calls upon G20 leaders to commit to Internet access for all:Stressing the need for supporting the growth of SMEs, which generate 60% of the world’s private sector employment, Mr. Mittal said “Globally, 95%of the enterprises are SMEs and these should be at the core of the global growth strategy outlined by the G20 nations..they can become a major source of employment opportunities for youth and support a more inclusive economic growth. (Indian Economy – GS Paper III)
Opinion-`Editorial
- Fighting terror from Mumbai to Paris:A recent UN report indicated that around 4,000 foreign fighters of West European origin are based in Syria. Another report by the Brookings Institution claimed that around 1,500 fighters of French origin are currently in Syria. If these figures are anything to go by, there are likely to be many more attempts to target Western cities in the days ahead. (Internal Security –GS Paper III)
Indian Express
- Why Legal Pluralism Matters: In India have different personal laws differ from state to state. It seems the framers of the Constitution did not intend total uniformity in the sense of “one law for the whole country”, because the power to legislate in respect of personal laws has been given to both Parliament as well as the state legislative assemblies. (Constitution and Law-GS Paper II)
Live Mint
- The fallout of a Fed rate hike: Will a rate hike by the US Federal Reserve be just a blip in the markets, or could it have more serious consequences? According to the Institute of International Finance, non-financial corporate sector debt in emerging markets has risen $13 trillion since 2009, increasing more than five fold over the past decade to surpass $23.7 trillion in the first quarter of 2015. The advance has been most concentrated in emerging Asia, where it rose to 125% of gross domestic product.(Economic Development – GS Paper III)
Economic Times
Gas in reforms spiel:Govt no to market-pricing for gas despite contract. The government has signed contracts that allow for free-market pricing—indeed, the very basis of the government attracting firms to explore for oil/gas in India is complete marketing freedom.(Subsidies – GS Paper III)
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