Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day– 4 April 2015

The Hindu

National

• Rain-hit areas to get NREGS boost – Govt will increase the number of work days under the MGNREGS to 150 in rain-hit areas.

• Changes planned in offset clauses – the Defence Ministry is set to  change the offset provisions in the new Defence Procurement Procedure 2015.

• Meet revisits judicial values, to review selection process – Issues plaguing Judiciary discussed at The Chief Justices’ Conference.

• India hails Iran nuclear agreement – What will be the impact of the deal on India? – read to know.

International

• Positives changes on the cards in Nigeria – What are the challenges before the new Nigerian govt? – find out.

• India advises Nepal to reach compromise on Constitution – India wants the Nepal leadership to bring down its differences over the new Constitution and draft it quickly, says minister.

Business

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Opinion-Editorial

• Protecting the small farmer – The article discusses the advantages of reviving the Farm Income Insurance Scheme.

• An anti-terror law that can be fine-tuned – The authors provide some arguements in support of the Gujarat Anti-Terror Bill.

• The importance of net neutrality – Arguements in favour of and against imposing net neutrality.

• ‘It is extremely dangerous to ban speech, even if it is hurtful’ – Why banning “India’s Daughter” is wrong? – Lee C. Bollinger speaks.

Indian Express

Editorials & Columns

• So much to gain – What are the factors that actually made Iran agree to the nuclear deal? – Ramin Jahanbegloo has some answers.

• Banking on change – The AIIB may change the global financial balance of power.

LiveMint

• Electricity pricing and subsidy: at what cost? – Provides a view of the intricacies of electricity pricing and subsidy. The author also provides some insights to bring down the subsidy bill without a political backlash.

• Skill India: How we can spend less and gain more – What’s wrong with Skill India and how to fix it? – Read and find out.