Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day– 4 October 2015

The Hindu

National

• Let’s speak in one voice against Yettinahole project, says BJP –   All that you should know regarding this issue is What is Yettinahole project?. (General Awareness)

• Capital spending shows pick-up -Planned Expenditure has shown robust growth according to CAG which is a good fiscal multiplier.(Indian Economy – GS Paper III)

• Climate change can alter the planet s shape -Melting glaciers erodes land which has led to this conclusion. This new fact can be mentioned as an effect of global warming. (Environment- GS Paper III)

• ICRISAT introduces finger millet as mandate crop – Apart from providing good economic opportunity to the producers the finger millet is also nutrient rich. It is also a climate smart crop that figures high on the agenda of the government.The other mandate crops of ICRISAT are sorghum, pearl millet, chickpea, pigeonpea and groundnut. (Agriculture – GS Paper III)

• Their dreams die young – The article discusses the plight of Mahabubnagar Sheperd children who are forced to drop out of schools at an early age to herd cattle. ( Child labour Social Problems- GS Paper I)

• Merkel, hailed as Europe’s moral symbol, coming tonight -Awaiting Merkel’s India visit the article looks into some of the achievements of this first woman Chancellor who is also being considered as the front runner for Nobel Peace Prize this year.  (General awareness- Can be quoted in essays and questions related to women empowerment and  European refugee crisis)

• Large area under pulses pushes up kharif sowing -The article discusses about the increase or decrease in sowing area of various crops . (Agriculture – GS Paper III)

• Cold War is back: peace activist -The article looks into the advice given by Mr. Mathias rust – an iconic peace activist to India ,that it should maintain its neutrality ,as Second cold war like situations are showing up recently. (International relations – GS Paper II)

• Modi govt. gives Aadhaar one more push -The article looks into the various issues like beneficiary targeting and privacy issues concerned with Aadhar card as the government has petitioned the supreme court to allow Aadhar to be used for welfare schemes. (Government Policies, Welfare schemes- GS Paper II, PDS- GS Paper III)

• MORTH initiative to improve road logistics – The article enumerates the various schemes and initiatives which will be forming a part of the MORTH (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways) while it also discusses the need for urgent revamp in the same.(Infrastructure- GS Paper III)

International 

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Business

• Sugar export boost plan looks flawed: traders -According to the article ,Government’s plan to clear the huge debts to sugar cane farmers by exporting sugar is flawed as it neither has subsidy incentives nor penalties for failing to comply . (Agriculture- GS Paper III, Sugar cane Industry- GS Paper I)

• Reserve Bank of India’s surprise rate cut puts its long-term credibility at risk -The article discusses the effects and risks involved, following the RBI’s recent monetary policy of reducing repo rate by 50 basis points.(Indian Economy – GS Paper III)

Opinion-Editorial

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Indian Express

Editorials & Columns

• Across the aisle| Cut in repo rate: Now, do the heavy lifting – While in The Hindu we saw the critical view of RBI’s Monetary policy, here the article supports the same giving credits to the RBI Governor. The article also says that its now time for the government to step in and encourage investors to boost the economic growth. (Indian Economy – GS Paper III)

• Dadri’s dire warning: If Modi fails to give India change, it’s because of enemies within his house – The article looks into the primitive and provincial thinking involved behind the barbaric Dadri Incident which has triggered a national concern. (Communalism- GS Paper I, Ethical issue- GS Paper IV)

• Out of my mind: Law’s delays -The article looks into the undue delay in Justice delivery system which urgently requires a revamp if its is to be seen as a working judiciary. (Judiciary- GS Paper II)

LiveMint

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