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DAILY NEWS HEADLINES ( 10/02/2017 )
1 International http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/House-of-Commons-passes-Brexit-Bill/article17280481.ece
2 National http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/IEDs-kill-more-commoners-than-VIPs-NSG/article17279074.ece
3 Economy http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-business/SEBI-to-form-panel-to-facilitate-crowdfunding/article17280456.ece
4 Environment http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Nilambur-teak-set-to-enter-elite-club-of-products-with-GI-tag/article17280134.ece
5 Articles of the Day
5.1 http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/TPP-is-dead-but-its-legacy-lives-on/article17278665.ece
5.2 http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/The-temptation-to-go-viral/article17278853.ece
6 Editorials of the Day
6.1 http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/Prudence-amid-uncertainty/article17278834.ece
6.2 http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/Prudence-amid-uncertainty/article17278834.ece
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DAILY NEWS HEADLINES ( 13/02/2017 )
EDITORIAL
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/Solar-power-breaks-a-price-barrier/article17292695.ece
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/One-China-check-for-Donald-Trump/article17292699.ece
NATIONAL
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Single-point-military-adviser-soon/article17293702.ece
ECONOMY
INTERNATIONAL
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Single-point-military-adviser-soon/article17293702.ece
DAILY NEWS HEADLINES ( 14/02/2017 )
NATIONAL
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Justice-Karnan-fails-to-show-up-in-SC/article17295774.ece
INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMY
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/No-conflict-with-founders-R.-Seshasayee/article17297915.ece
EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
1) http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/Rebel-factor-minority-choices/article17297907.ece
2) http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/North-Korea-lobs-a-missile-challenge/article17297918.ece
SPORTS
DAILY NEWS HEADLINES ( 15/02/2017 )
INDIA & THE WORLD
POLITY & GOVERNANACE
ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH
https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20170215/282458528712290
ARTICLES OF THE DAY
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Sharpening-the-fight-against-tobacco/article17302601.ece
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/The-ecological-balance-sheet/article17302580.ece
DAILY NEWS HEADLINES ( 16/02/2017 )
1 Science and Technology
2 Economy
3 Environment
2) http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/An-ancient-reptile-that-gave-live-birth/article17308407.ece
4 Articles of the Day
1) http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/The-devil-is-in-the-fine-print/article17308089.ece
2) http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Time-to-Break-in-India/article17308002.ece
5 Editorials of the Day
1) http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/ISRO-sets-the-bar-high/article17308083.ece
2) http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/The-foul-air-we-breathe/article17308084.ece
DAILY NEWS HEADLINES | 17/02/2017
NATIONAL
The court rejected a plea to direct the Centre to frame a national policy under Article 51A (fundamental duties) of the Constitution to promote and propagate th National Anthem, National Flag and ‘National Song’. ...
INTERNATIONAL
Pakistani security forces on Friday killed more than 24 militants in a nationwide crackdown, a day after an ISIS suicide bomber blew himself up in Sufi shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sindh’s Sehwan, claiming 76 live ...
SPORTS
The U-17 World Cup, the sport’s third most important tournament globally and the most high-profile football event the country is hosting, will he held across six cities — New Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Margao, Kochi and Navi Mumbai — from October 6 to 28...
EDITORIALS OF THE DAY
1) In action as well as inaction, Governor Ch. Vidyasagar Rao stuck to the constitutional options available to him as he grappled with the rapid twists and turns in the political developments in Tamil Nadu over the last two weeks..... http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/Change-of-guard/article17314047.ece
2) For an economy that relies on public investment and private consumption to revive private investment and growth, the last round of official statistics on prices and industrial activity signal testing times ahead......
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/The-bumps-ahead/article17314053.ece
ARTICLES OF THE DAY
1) Should elctions be state funded?
2) Revenge of America's deep state by Stanly Johny
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/Revenge-of-America%E2%80%99s-deep-state/article17314040.ece
DAILY NEWS HEADLINES | 18/02/2017
NATIONAL
1) The wall proposal was opposed by Pakistan, which shot off letters to the United Nations Security Council in 2015 accusing India of converting what it called a “working boundary” into a “quasi international boundary.”....
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/govt-junks-border-wall-plan/article17322150.ece
2) “It only refers to National Flag and National Anthem,” the order observed...
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/theres-no-concept-of-national-song-says-sc/article17323101.ece
ECONOMY
1) "It was among the biggest exercises of demonetisation and remonetisation in the world,” Mr. Jaitley said
POLITY & GOVERNANCE
As Tamil Nadu politics witnessed a churn, the State's Governor has come under intense scrutiny for not inviting AIADMK interim general secretary V.K. Sasikala to form the government despite the fact that her faction commanded a majority in the Legislative Assembly....
ENVIRONMENT
Researchers at Google have moved a step closer to rolling out a network of huge balloons to provide Internet connectivity to billions of people around the world, particularly those in difficult-to-reach rural areas. ...
ARTICLES OF THE DAY
1) Learning the right lessons from ISRO’s example is crucial for India..
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/working-on-the-isro-principle/article17321178.ece
2) In 1995, a chromium factory in Tamil Nadu’s Vellore district shut shop leaving behind a legacy of contaminated soil and water. Two decades later, agriculture remains unviable and people continue to flock to hospitals with health issues. Serena Josephine M. reports..
DAILY NEWS HEADLINES | 20/02/2017
INTERNATIONAL
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the launch of military operations to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State group Sunday, four months into a massive offensive on the city....
ECONOMY
1) The Finance Ministry, which has taken charge of presenting the annual accounts for the Indian Railways, has asked the Railways Ministry to hereafter remit the annual dividends it receives from the 14 central public sector units (CPSUs) under its purview....
2) Dr. Rajan had entrusted Urjit Patel, who was a Deputy Governor then, with the task of devising a framework to make the monetary policy a lot more transparent and modern..
http://www.thehindu.com/business/Urjit-Patel-takes-fresh-guard-changes-stance/article17329946.ece1
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Scientists have created an origami-inspired, lightweight bulletproof shield that can protect law enforcement officials from gunfire...
HISTORY & CULTURE
The story begins with the arrival of Ramapithecus, the oldest fossil primate found in the Siwalik Hills, about 12.3 million years ago...
ENVIRONMENT
1) The Nitish Kumar government has held the Farakka barrage in West Bengal responsible for heavy floods in Bihar and asked the Centre to decommission it to desilt the heavily loaded upstream of the Ganga river....
2) Researchers at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden found that on the edge of the inner core, pieces of crystals’ structure continuously melt and diffuse only to be reinserted due to high pressure like “shuffling deck of cards.”
HEALTH
Life in Muzaffarpur is sweet, save for the bitter taste left behind by a recent report in the Lancet Global Health. The report held “toxins” in litchis and skipping of meals responsible for the deaths of children in Muzaffarpur district every summer...
ARTICLE OF THE DAY
Sixty-seven years ago, the framers of our Constitution made a simple — yet radical — choice. They decided to trust the Indian people...
Read the full article here: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/upsetting-a-very-fine-balance/article17331540.ece
EDITORIAL OF THE DAY
If wetlands are the kidneys of the cities, as scientists like to describe them, Karnataka’s capital city has entered a phase of chronic failure.
Read more here: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/smoke-on-the-water/article17329970.ece
DAILY NEWS HEADLINES | 21/02/2017
INTERNATIONAL
"Saeed can pose a serious threat to the society," Mr. Asif told the audiece at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday, The Nation reported...
INDUSTRY
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella today met IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and discussed the company’s rural digital initiatives and leveraging LinkedIn for creating employment opportunities.“Microsoft is doing good work in India...
ENVIRONMENT
According to medical journal The Lancet, over a million Indians die every year due to air pollution and some of the worst polluted cities of the world are in India...
EDITORIALS OF THE DAY
1) A Delhi court’s acquittal of two persons accused of involvement in the 2005 serial blasts in the city, thereby bringing an end to their long incarceration, brings to light another instance of unconscionable miscarriage of justice in this country....
Read more: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/guilty-until/article17335664.ece
2) As the heir to the Samsung empire finds himself in the midst of a storm, South Koreans are bracing themselves for another high-profile controversy, this time involving the country’s largest conglomerate..
Read more here:
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/seoulsearching/article17335666.ece
ARTICLES OF THE DAY
1) Disparities have been strengthening, not weakening, over time. The less developed States are falling behind the richer ones instead of catching up..
2) U.S. President Donald Trump’s refusal to endorse the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has understandably triggered sharp responses.
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DAILY NEWS HEADLINES | 01/03/2017
NATIONAL
Trump silent on Kansas killing, but authorities are engaged with the larger concern of safety of Indians.
Indian and U.S. officials are engaging on the issue of safety of Indians in America, the External Affairs Ministry said ahead of a visit by Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar to Washington on Tuesday. It said there was no need for India to issue a “démarche” to the U.S. over the suspected racially motivated killing of an Indian engineer...
Read full article here: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-not-to-issue-demarche-to-us/article17384105.ece
INTERNATIONAL
1) U.S. President Donald Trump in his speech to Congress called for adopting a merit-based immigration system that could benefit high-tech professionals from countries like India,
2) Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera on Tuesday attributed the perceived delay on the part of the Sri Lankan government in moving ahead with reconciliatory efforts to “extremist forces”, who, he said, were creating road blocks for narrow political gains...
Read full article here:http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/extremist-forces-delaying-reconciliation-sri-lanka/article17384887.ece
ECONOMY
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has kept its January estimate for growth in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016-17 unchanged at 7.1%, signalling that independent economic forecasters may have overstated the drag on the economy from the November withdrawal of high-value currency notes.
EDITORIALS OF THE DAY
1) India-China cooperation on Afghanistan could help bring bilateral ties out of the 2016 freeze...
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/back-on-track/article17383640.ece
2) The merger of mobile services companies would be a welcome development
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/game-of-tones/article17383643.ece
ARTICLES OF THE DAY
1) The 2015 Framework Agreement on the Naga issue is a key concern in these Assembly elections
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/gauging-the-breeze-in-manipur/article17383659.ece
2) Choosing not to reveal their identities is how some carry on with their lives after the 1994 genocide
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/being-a-tutsi-in-rwanda/article17383591.ece
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DAILY NEWS HEADLINES | 02/03/2017
NATIONAL
1) The Congress on Wednesday labelled the GDP numbers put out by the government as “highly suspect” and said they could dent India’s global credibility. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, however, defended the numbers...
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gdp-figures-suspect-congress/article17389934.ece?homepage=true
2) At a time when the Delhi police have come under the NHRC scanner in the recent Ramjas College violence, the Supreme Court on Wednesday sounded resigned about how its orders to usher in police reforms have fell on deaf ears over the past several years.
INTERNATIONAL
Trump cites Indian duty of 100% on motorcycles, demands reduction in it.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/free-trade-should-be-fair-too/article17390770.ece
ECONOMY
1) Trump cites Indian duty of 100% on motorcycles, demands reduction in it
SCI-TECH
Google has finally marked its entry into the domain of Internet TV, by introducing an all new YouTube TV service with about 40 networks on board to stream live broadcasts and cable feeds to subscribers.
DEFENCE
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully carried out a test of an interceptor missile, further validating the reliability of the under-development, two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) in shooting down enemy missiles.
EDITORIALS OF THE DAY
1) CSO data suggest that the demonetisation effect on GDP is less than feared
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/resilience-reaffirmed/article17388779.ece
2) The forecast of a hotter summer must nudge us into preparing to mitigate public distress..
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/withering-highs/article17388780.ece
ARTICLES OF THE DAY
1) As Pakistan launches the Raddul Fasaad counter-terror offensive, a comparison with the previous crackdown..
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/operation-replay/article17388872.ece
2) With the dust settling on the tumult in Tamil Nadu, the resilience of the politics of patronage is evident
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-more-things-change/article17388869.ece
3) Gurmehar Kaur’s is a textbook case of victimisation through heightened levels of gender-based violence
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/trolled-into-silence/article17388843.ece
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