Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day– 3 April 2015

The Hindu

National

• Health data of patients to be centralised – The Govt is planning to centralise medical history of patients through a new platform called NeHA. What does the govt aim to achieve by the move? – find out in this article.

• Cities struggle to stay afloat – India’s metros are unable to raise funds to sustain themselves. Why are they fund stressed? – Read to know.

• Rajasthan brings Bill against witchcraft – Rajasthan has introduced a “Prevention of Witch-Hunting Bill”. Read to know the provisions of the bill.

• CAG reports pick holes in Gujarat model – CAG does not find the Gujarat model stunning. Read about the flaws pointed out in this article.

International

• Buddha link high on PM’s eastern foray – Buddhism will be the common thread of PM’s visit to China, South Korea and Mongolia in May.

• ‘Sri Lanka restoring ties with India’ – Sri Lanka is now reverting to a foreign policy based on a principle of “dynamic active non-alignment”,  says Chandrika Kumaratunga.

• Iran, world powers reach n-accord – The U.S., Iran and five other world powers have reached an understanding on limiting Iran’s nuclear programme.

Business

• Industry must brace for subsidy withdrawal: Commerce Secretary – Read to know about the big changes forthcoming in global trade.

• Push to finance infrastructure should not override financial stability: Rajan – RBI Governor says infrastructure development should happen without too much debt.

Opinion-Editorial

• India faces new health threat – Non-communicable diseases are estimated to account for 60% of all deaths in India. The author suggests some measures to fight the problem.

• Ominous legislation – The article criticises the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Bill 2015.

• Missing the big, bleak picture – Findings of a major survey on agriculture are disturbing.

• Narasimhanomics and the middle way -The article discusses the role ex-PM P.V. Narasimha Rao played in nation building.

Indian Express

Editorials & Columns

• Reassuring signals – The article expresses a sigh of relief on seeing the Govt and Rbi in one page.

• New world bank order – BRICS, AIIB are all signals that global economic power is shifting. Read on.

• Eye on Sana’a – The article explains the intricacies of the relationship between the Middle East, Pakistan, Afghanistan and India.

• Centre’s civil aviation policy faces stiff resistance from 24 states – Read to know why 24 states are opposing the policy.

LiveMint

• Narendra Modi at RBI: 10 takeaways -Read to know the 10 most important points made by PM at RBI conference.

• Narendra Modi needs to focus on India’s struggling farmers – The article provides some suggestions to improve the plight of farmers.

• We are getting frustrated with China: Rajeev Kher – The interview discusses the issues in India-China trade in detail.