Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day – 08 August 2015

Front Page/National

• Trapping tribal women: Is there an organised marriage racket in India, where adivasi women from Telengana are being lured to North India by specialised brokers? Many women are missing, especially from the Gond community.

• Deep divisions over NSA talks: The proposed talks between the National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan are hitting several roadblocks, both over the date of the meetings as well as the agenda. More than a week after India proposed a schedule, Pakistan has yet to accept the dates of August 23 and 24. On the issue of the agenda too, sharp differences have emerged.

• Aadhaar enrolments of NRIs, PIOs, OICs: Government has decided that Aadhaar enrolment of Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin and Overseas Citizen of India should be eventually allowed to help them authenticate their identity digitally, Parliament was informed today. But, no timeframe has been formulated yet for achieving the goal.

• Weave new designs, says Modi: Today is National Handloom Day, and the Prime Minister has stressed on new designs, branding and e-commerce to launch this rich and colourful heritage on a global scale.

• India follows global trends in taking on cyber attacks: The number of cyber attacks in the country is on the rise. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is the nodal authority for handling these cases.

• Varsities face grant cut if they fail to provide information on faculty:  The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) began as an exercise four years ago. But universities have failed to provide timely and proper details to the Survey. So, the govt has decided to use its financial control to make them fall in line. And, it has also empowered itself to take punitive action.

Opinion/Editorial

• The meaning of cheaper oil: This article highlights the impact the low oil prices are going to have on economies worldwide, including India.

• Give debate a chance: The boycott of Parliament by the leading opposition party during the current session has denied the nation some meaningful debates over the issues, besides holding up critical pieces of legislation such as the GST. However, the fact that senior politicians of the two largest political parties took to debating on policy matters on a point-by-point basis on new media points to a welcome trend.

• The widening vortex of global finance: This article is difficult to summarize within a few sentences, as there are too many important conclusions. Must-read.