NATIONAL
The Hindu
Apex court doubles quantum of Cauvery water for Tamil Nadu – The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Karnataka to release 6000 cusecs of Cauvery water per day to neighboring Tamil Nadu.
IIT-M’s cheap solution to make brackish water potable – It may soon become possible to convert brackish water into drinking water at about 12 paisa per litre right on the kitchen table by using a potential difference of just 1.8 volts, thanks to researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M
China caught in a corridor of uncertainty – By tying up the Uri attack with concern for CPEC, Beijing has shown that its views on terror are shaped by its interests.
Business Standard
‘Right to be Forgotten’ has voluntary group worried – Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF), a voluntary group, has moved the Delhi High Court to join proceedings in a case where a petitioner had sought to make the “Right to be Forgotten” legal in the country
EDITORIAL
The Hindu
Copyright and copy-making – The Delhi High Court verdict that photocopying portions of academic publications to make course packs for students does not amount to copyright infringement has been interpreted by many as a victory for the wider public interest of ensuring affordable access to quality educational material.
The best among limited options – In an interconnected world where India is seen as a rising, responsible power, it is necessary to temper the voices being heard about paying Pakistan back in its own coin
Will the Paris Pact succeed like the Montreal Protocol? – On September 21, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is organising in New York a ratification ceremony for the Paris climate agreement, inviting countries that haven’t endorsed it till now to do so.
No, free trade isn’t fueling inequality – Globalization isn’t perpetrating inequality, it is a lack of consolidated, documented knowledge that is doing the damage on a global scale
The SBI merger: is bigger always better? – The merger of the State Bank of India (SBI) with its five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) is being pursued in the belief that larger automatically means better.
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