The Hindu
National
- Be a partner in India’s growth, Modi tells Harper – India and Canada to cooperate on space, education, railways, social security, health, civil aviation and nuclear energy.
- States seek Central help on sugar crisis – Cane-growing states has asked the Govt to reschedule the repayment of interest-free loans by the industry. They also requested financial assistance from the Sugar Development Fund for modernisation and ethanol blending.
- Trying to bridge gaps with Centre: Rajan – Concerns about a central bank also being the public debt management authority are perhaps overblown, says RBI Governor.
- India’s ‘Parrot Lady’ to fly back home – The ‘Parrot Lady,’ Indian sandstone sculpture of 12th century has been returned by Canada in accordance with the 1970 UNESCO Convention.
- MIT develops sensor to detect spoiled meat– MIT researchers have developed a sensor that can determine whether the meat in the grocery store or refrigerator is safe to eat.
International
- Sanctions politically motivated: Putin – Russia’s economy will return to growth soon, despite Western sanctions intended to “contain” his country, says Putin.
Business
- New interest subvention scheme for farmers on anvil: RBI – A new scheme for interest subvention for farmers is being worked out, says RBI.
- CII expects economy to grow at 7.8-8.2 % in FY16 – “CII expects GDP growth to lie in the range of 7.8-8.2 per cent in 2015-16,” says CII President Sumit Mazumder.
Opinion-Editorial
- Candidate Hillary – For Hillary Clinton to win, she will have to abstain from the “inevitability” theme that had crept into her bruising primaries battle against Obama in 2008, argues the editorial.
- Yet another twist – Comment on the the split verdict by a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on the appointment of a Special Public Prosecutor.
- Decline by degrees– The fate of our universities should not be be left to the whims of mandarins, ministers or vice chancellors. An education commission must be set up to take stock of the state of our universities and their quality of education, argues Upinder Singh.
Indian Express
Editorials & Columns
- GIFT that gives back – Institutional capacity in financial sezs will reform India.
- Worse than war – UN report on sexual violence in conflict documents the problem and suggests solutions, writes Zainab Hawa Bangura.
- A call to account – To enhance the efficacy of the auditing system, auditors should be paid by SEBI from the proceeds of a levy on comapanies, suggests the author.
- Significance of India’s uranium deal with Canada – Sushant Singh explains the context and significance of the uranium supply deal between India and Canada.
- In New Delhi, do as Beijing does – To fight air pollution, the article suggests tighter emission standards, higher fuel quality, and national automobile pollution and fuel authority.
- The oil games – What are some of the likely effects of Iran nuclear deal on the international arena? Read to know.
LiveMint
- Fiscal truths – India has one of the worst fiscal deficits among 40 emerging markets and middle-income countries.
- Internet.org doesn’t violate Net neutrality: Zuckerberg – Zuckerberg says promoting an open Internet for everyone is important, but so is connecting people at low cost.
- G33 seeks protection for farmers from import surges, fall in prices – Safeguards are needed before the long-pending Doha round of trade talks conclude, says the group.
- NITI Aayog plans subsidy regime revamp – It wants to use data from Aadhaar, Jan Dhan scheme and census to better target subsidy regime.
