Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day– 21 September 2015

The Hindu

National

• Centre will resolve tax disputes soon, says Jaitley– Inviting more foreign investment in India, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that India will give better returns on investments in comparison to other countries; also India looks to speed up pending tax disputes to boost investors confidence. Fin Min also urged for a rate cut y RBI.

• Blackbuck conservation reserve proposed in Chamarajanagar– There is a proposal for a blackbuck conservation reserve at Ummathur and Bagli villages in Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka to sustain their numbers in the wild.

International

• ‘Not a celebratory moment for India – Nepal adopted its first democratic constitution on Sunday. India is not much amused with this as India finds Nepalese constitution faltering on issue of federal-provincial demarcation which hurts the interest of Madeshi and janjatis in Terai region. Also the reservation policy seems to negate the policy of affirmative actions by giving reservation to many pahadi community.

Business

• Hydroponic fodder to revitalise dairy sector – Hydroponic fodder promises to be the way to redeem dairy farmers faced with scarcity for quality cattle feed, especially for dairy farmers in urban areas who do not have enough land to cultivate the required quantity of green fodder.

• Federal Reserve’s inaction is big news– The article looks into the uncertainty surrounding the decision of US Fed Reserve and its impact.

Opinion-Editorial

• Rekindling the disarmament momentum– The article looks into global nuclear developments; urge India to sign Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) as India doesn’t plan any further test it will be beneficial for her and ushering into a new era of disarmament

• Amber light for the RBI– The editorial looks into benefits that can be reaped by RBI as an implication of US Fed Reserve’ s decision to not change the rates.

Indian Express

Editorials & Columns

• A new multilateralism – The article looks into how Mr Modi’s foreign policy has recasted several bilateral ties of India thereby enabling it to approach world by shedding its defensiveness of past

LiveMint

• Will the gold schemes glitter? – In the wake of recent gold monetisation scheme launched by present government, the article looks to divulge into why there is a need for gold monetisation scheme as well as the history of gold monetisation schemes that have been brought about by earlier governments.

• Reforms, rankings and states – The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) in coordination with the World Bank, put out its first report on the Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms. The report ranks states on basis of ease of doing business and reforms measures. The  article looks into how the report should be held as a parameter to improve performance rather than involving in political slug-fest.

• The promise of Aadhaar and Digital India – The article looks into how the introduction of Digital India and Aadhar looks to simplify the administrative measures in India; which can get very messy with few bureaucrats responsible for 1.2 billion people. The article further looks into challenges faced y the two programs.

• Is the Rajya Sabha essential? – The article looks into history of bicameralism along with the question that is bicameralism a necessity in India as well as hurting India’s government measures. The article looks into reforms that can be introduced to make Rajya Sabha more genuine in country.

• International courts and refugees – The article looks into how Australia and US(before 1990s) send back refugees from the sea refusing asylum. But, European country are not unable to do the same due to 2012 decision by European Court of Human Rights.