Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day– 15 October 2015

Newspaper articles bearing
relevance to Civil Services preparation

The Hindu

National/ Front Page

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International 

• EU refugee flow finds echo in India: Germany offers a great market for Indian skilled labour and is open to Indian migrating there for work, says Merkel. The problem? Current EU refugee crisis is already putting emigration pressure on Germany. This may be bad for India. (India Diaspora, International Relations- GS Paper II)

• Jamaican writer Marlon James wins Man Booker: Marlon James wins the Man Booker for – A Brief History of Seven Killings. Man Booker is an annual literary award for the best original novel, written in English  Language and published in the UK. (Persons, Awards, Prelims )

Business

• India now most attractive investment destination: EY:  Two things – 1) Investments in infrastructure and Smart Cities projects, and 2)Relaxation in FDI policy is making India give competition to China, S.E.Asian Nations and Brazil. Read on. (Indian  Economy, General Studies Paper 3)

Opinion-Editorial

• The perils of e-fixation:  Can technology replace teachers? OECD study suggests better technology in classrooms doesn’t make much better learning outcomes. (Government policies. – GS Paper II)

• Let’s talk about nukes openly:  As Britain, the U.S. and Russia debate the revamping of their nuclear deterrence systems,India needs open and democratic discussion on its arsenal and capability, argues the author. (Science and tech- GS Paper III)

Indian Express

• Straddling the Pacific, a giant trade block: This article explains the Trans-Pacific Partnership that 12 Pacific rim nations agreed upon last week, and how this trade pact is likely to impact India. ( Regional trade- GS Paper II)

• Let’s leave no child behind: The Mission Indradhanush, depicting seven colours of the rainbow, targets to immunize all children against seven vaccine preventable diseases, namely:  Diphtheria Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Polio, Hepatitis B & Measles.  The immunisation coverage was 61% in 2009, but it  increased only to 65 % by 2013.  (Science and tech, Public Health – GS Paper III,)

The Economic Times/Financial Express

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LiveMint

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