Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day– 7 November 2015

The Hindu

Now, 0.5% cess on services to support Swachh Bharat – To fund the Swachh Bharat mission government has introduced a cess of 0.5% on all services and 2% on air services. The proceeds from cess will go to Swachh Bharat Kosh. There is a proposed cess for regional connectivity fund which is slated to be introduced in new year. (Government Policies – GS Paper II)

In India, unemployment rate still high – In a data emerging from CENSUS 20111 15 % of highly qualified individuals (graduate, post -graduate & technical degrees) are unemployed. Out of 11.6 crore individuals seeking job 84 million were literate. (Unemployment – GS Paper III)

Countries met only half of emissions target: UN report – In wake of Paris Meet that is going to be held in December United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) brought Emission gap report which states that world is not even able to meet half its emission target. It also talk about Intended National Development Goals where every country has projected emission cut by 2030. This is also falling short of emission cut required to keep earth temperature from rising beyond 2 Celsius. There is also emphasis on forest cover (Environment – GS Paper III & International Groupings -GS Paper II)

Trans Pacific trade pact text triggers fresh debate in U.S. – In the wake of Presidential elections in America the article looks into criticism of TPP coming from different political quarters. (Regional Groupings – GS Paper II)

Centre may de-canalise urea imports – The importers of urea get their imported products through three canalising companies. Govt. is seeking to overturn this method and allow importers to directly buy from exporters. (Indian Economy – GS Paper II)

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Myanmar, under the world’s eye – The article looks into the expectations that world have and how keenly the world is interested in the democratic elections in Myanmar. The article tries to analyse the issues in Myanmar and how this elections will have impact on them. (International Affairs – GS Paper II)

Why we need affirmative action in the private sector – In the wake of recent demand of reservations in Gujarat by Patidars, the article explores into why the reservation in private sector can be counter productive for economy. (Economy – GS Paper III)

States Plan Incentives to Serenade Startups – The article looks into competition among the state government to bring in sustainable policy for start ups so as to bring a good investment in the state.(Economy – GS Paper III)

Aadhaar & JAM to Stay, Higher Growth Best Antidote to Poverty, Says Jaitley – The article looks into statement of finance minister Mr. Arun Jaitley who defended JAM trinity and Aadhar and said that government is looking for alternate measure to clear legal status. (Economy – GS Paper III)