Newspaper Must Read Articles of The Day– 8 October 2015

The Hindu

National

• Banks killed road sector: official – The article explains how the Banks have caused a bubble, failed to do due diligence and lent more than what was warranted to developers which in turn has led to the high Non-Performing Assets (NPA) arising out of the road sector. (Infrastructure, NPA’s- GS Paper III)

• Indian NGO criticises U.S. climate action plans – Indian Environmental NGO has pointed out the loopholes in US Climate action plans and laments at the deep inequalities in the climate negotiations arena globally. (Role of NGO- GS Paper II, Climate Talks- GS Paper III)

• India to oppose uniform migration policy at BRICS meet in Sochi – India might not be a signatory to the uniform migration policy owing to the lack of resources to meet such demands. (Government policies. International conventions- GS Paper II)

• ‘Govt. can’t punish us for lack of education’ – The article illustrates how women candidates are the worst affected if the Amendments to the Panchayati Raj  Institutions will be implemented. (Weaker Sections- GS Paper II)

• What is Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana? – The article gives a gist of the MUDRA yojana and the supreme courts verdict on same.( Welfare Schemes- GS Paper II)

International 

• ‘Myanmar can better India-China ties’ – In the words of Aung San Suu Kyi the article ,looks into the India Myanmar relationship so far and how Myanmar can help ease tensions between India and China in sensitive issues.( India and its neighbourhood- GS Paper II)

• Nanning emerges as a pillar of the Maritime Silk Road – Considering economic and connectivity prospects Nanning has been decided as one of the focal points of Maritime silk road. ( Regional trade- GS Paper II)

• Chemistry Nobel for mapping how cells repair damaged DNA -Sweden’s Tomas Lindahl, American Paul Modrich and Turkish-born Aziz Sancar won the prize for “mechanistic studies of DNA repair”.They have shown how cell repairs the damaged DNA during replication which is a part of the cell cycle. (Science and tech- GS Paper III, Award – Prelims)

Business

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Opinion-Editorial

• Access at the cost of Net neutrality? – The author explains how the” Free Basics” of facebook and “Airtel zero” can tweak the internet and impinge the moral concept of Net Neutrality. (Ethics- GS Paper IV, Government Interventions- GS Paper II)

• These migrants need attention, too – The article looks into migration of fishes from Malabar region to coast of Gujarat and Andhra to coast of Bengal due to rise in temperature of water. The same can be seen in river fishes too.(Fisheries Industry -GS Paper I, Climate change – GS Paper III)

• Setting standards for schools – The article throws light on the recent judgements by the Allahabad High court which have forced attention on the appalling educational system in Uttar Pradesh and their impact. ( Judicial Activism- GS Paper II)

Indian Express

Editorials & Columns

• Climate realpolitik -The article briefs about the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) and how it has made nations solve the deadlock in Climate talks. The author feels that in the course of time it will open up a potentially productive conversation rather than the muted grumbling against each other in the recent past.( Climate talks, Development- GS Paper III)

• The unmade case for global goals – The article throws light on the vagueness in the Sustainable development goals accepted by the UN recently and how the success of SDG depends on India’s performance which is unfortunately not taken seriously by the Indian Executives.(International Institutions, Welfare schemes- GS Paper II)

• Aadhaar, rights and the state -The article laments that the UIDAI is an invasion of privacy of the individuals and its against Gandhian principles. The author gives instances where the government was not complying with the supreme court orders ,which according to him shows the prevalence of executive’s free will.(Government Policy, Weaker Sections- GS Paper II)

• What’s in a number -The article looks into how the hurry in execution of Direct Benefit System  has actually led to exclusion of beneficiaries and that the savings claim made by the government is  an exaggerated value when compared to the actual savings.(Government Policy, Weaker Sections- GS Paper II)

LiveMint

• Economic growth is now winning elections – The article looks into shift in voter outlook moving away from identity based politics to development based politics.(Elections- GS Paper II)