Reading notes and summaries is good. However, to write a good answer in Mains examination, it would require something more than just knowledge. Knowing ‘how to write’ an answer is as important as knowing ‘what to write’ in an answer. Therefore, reading the original text of the articles is extremely important and nothing can replace … Continue reading Compilation of Articles – July, 2019.
Mains’19 – Funds Transfer by RBI
https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/where-do-the-rbis-earnings-come-from/article29310531.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/spelling-out-the-governments-rbi-windfall/article29302743.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/govt-needs-to-be-prudent-in-using-rbis-transfer/article29291770.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/forex-gains-omos-aid-rbis-record-surplus/article29281655.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/hardly-the-brick-and-mortar-of-a-revival/article29282093.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/review-capital-framework-every-five-years-says-jalan-committee/article29271863.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/gift-from-rbi-on-transfer-of-funds-to-government/article29271664.ece
Mains’19 – Tobacco Use
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/public-health-versus-free-speech/article29281231.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/nearly-half-of-head-and-neck-cancer-patients-die-within-a-year-of-diagnosis-doc/article24543326.ece https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/the-end-of-new-age-smoking/article24844403.ece https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/seeing-through-the-smoke/article24727552.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/experts-urge-centre-to-reverse-stand-on-e-cigarettes/article25146282.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/boost-to-plain-packaging/article25884085.ece https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/medical-journals-publisher-under-fire/article26207208.ece
Mains’19 – Solar Energy
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/in-tamil-nadu-making-power-while-the-sun-shines/article29281457.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/warming-up-to-the-heat-from-the-sun/article26899823.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/solar-sector-and-budget/article26231046.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/cabinet-approves-phase-ii-of-rooftop-solar-programme/article26314512.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/solar-powerhouse/article26432189.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/uncertain-govt-policies-clouded-developer-sentiment-hit-solar-capacity-addition-crisil/article26502260.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/world-should-move-towards-a-single-grid-to-share-electricity-says-modi/article25105618.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/safeguard-duty-rupee-decline-to-push-up-solar-capital-costs-by-20-25-says-icra/article25241570.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/slow-policy-decisions-eclipsing-solar-projects/article25413977.ece https://pointias443387146.wordpress.com/solar-manufacturing-strategy/
Mains’19 – Essay – Aviation in India
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/giving-wings-to-better-air-connectivity/article29262555.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/hard-landing/article26879568.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/passenger-traffic-at-indian-airports-grows-116-to-344-crore/article26984382.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/udan-scheme/article25995147.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/in-northeast-air-links-shrinking/article26224980.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/air-passenger-traffic-to-grow-over-fourfold/article26353180.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/poor-decisions-harming-aviation/article26390845.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/fares-fly-high-as-planes-grounded/article26525039.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/boeing-crashed-and-grounded/article26555309.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/jet-airways-grounds-seven-more-planes-as-crisis-deepens/article26621407.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/killing-the-golden-goose/article25643708.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/flying-into-losses/article25673218.ece http://www.civilaviation.gov.in/sites/default/files/proposed%20transaction%20structure%20for%20greenfield%20airport%20.pdf https://www.thehindu.com/business/aviation-save-the-goose-that-lays-golden-eggs/article24910096.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/concern-over-indias-low-air-safety-oversight-score/article25099030.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/india-leads-in-low-cost-carrier-growth-capa/article25241582.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/india-set-to-be-third-largest-aviation-market/article25325717.ece
Mains’19 – Issues With Power Sector
https://www.thehindu.com/business/plan-in-the-works-to-fix-power-sector-woes/article29247197.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/power-games/article24949488.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/further-stressed-by-thermal-power/article25532609.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/more-than-half-of-gas-based-power-plants-stranded/article25551562.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/power-play/article24813621.ece https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/financial-distress-in-indias-thermal-power-sector/articleshow/65449096.cms https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/power-politics-at-play/article25161971.ece
Mains’19 – FPIs
https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/finance-ministry-mulls-tweaks-to-fpi-surcharge-up-to-budget/article28918964.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/fpi-tax-issues-put-divestment-at-risk/article28969303.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/new-norms-on-regulations-for-foreign-investors/article29224669.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/surcharge-may-still-apply-to-aifs/article29247090.ece
Mains’19 – MSME Sector
https://www.thehindu.com/business/msmes-seek-more-sops-to-tide-over-crisis/article29247212.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/sinha-led-panel-proposes-5000-crore-stressed-asset-fund-for-msmes/article28138306.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/prudent-prescription/article28191294.ece http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1577126 http://www.pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1577743 https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/msmes-can-get-loans-in-59-minutes/article25408135.ece https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/msmes-can-get-loans-in-59-minutes-on-new-portal/article25408212.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/political-economics/article25447207.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/fundamental-solution-needed-to-end-msme-stress-acharya/article25753127.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/msmes-traders-witness-loss-of-35-lakh-jobs-survey/article25758723.ece https://www.thehindu.com/business/gst-is-gathering-steam-but-glitches-remain-for-smes/article25814360.ece
Mains’19 – No-First Use Policy
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/will-india-change-its-no-first-use-policy/article29247139.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/should-india-tinker-with-its-no-first-use-policy/article29224507.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/unclear-doctrine/article29127566.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/an-intervention-that-leads-to-more-questions/article29127586.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/no-first-use-nuclear-policy-depends-on-circumstances-rajnath-singh/article29109149.ece
Mains’19 – Misuse of Social Media
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/what-is-the-right-way-of-regulating-social-media/article29291424.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/content-management/article29214571.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/changes-to-it-act-to-take-effect-soon/article28089125.ece https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/social-media-platforms-told-to-prevent-their-misuse/article26449039.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/disinformation-is-everywhere-in-india/article26626745.ece https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/Readers-Editor/antisocial-behaviour-on-social-media/article26561427.ece
