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We read a lot and skip a lot. All the newspaper have few important articles which convey one or two central points. This is what you will be writing in the mains. Let's gather together to write down the central message or theme of the article, opinion and editorials.
Sources can be The Hindu livemint or any other newspaper you read.
The article is about MIS system used in MNREGA. The authors appreciate the control system, planning and data management that come with MIS application. The job records of a person can be tracked and a meta analysis of program can be done. However they also share the concerns of accountability which one can dodge under pretext of requests not being channeled through and "recorded" in MIS system.
IMF decision to include RMB in its currency basket couldn't have been more untimely. China is far from being ready for internationalisation of its currency. The economy is stagnant and the recent housing bubble can force china to cut interest rate. The article has a concerning tone for China and global economy.
Article is about how to and where to focus for increasing job opportunities in India. It asks for a new approach.The emphasis on manufacturing for more jobs might not come true. The line between manufacturing and industry is blurring and in this case an integrated policy will be more helpful. Areas like healthcare and renewable energy can provide large number of jobs.
An old article underlining the need of reversing the road to rail ratio( cargo carried by road versus cargo carried by railway), currently at 70:30 which should ideally be reverse of it.
We must make a national goal of reversing the road-to-rail ratio to at least 50:50, if not 30:70, in the next 10 years.
Author emphasizes on inclusion of new disciplines of science under Nobel prize categories and not simply focus on only three: Physics, chemistry and medicine.
I’m not saying we shouldn’t celebrate those who are honoured by the Nobel committees. But as wonderful as it is to advance physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, it’s at least as wonderful to tackle environmental problems, predict natural disasters, demystify how species interact, and educate a population to grapple with complex and important scientific topics. The Nobel organization should take a leap into the present and shine its bright light more widely—and unshackle itself from a 19th century vision of what makes good science
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http://thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/all-about-means-and-ends/article9180982.ece
The article is about MIS system used in MNREGA. The authors appreciate the control system, planning and data management that come with MIS application. The job records of a person can be tracked and a meta analysis of program can be done. However they also share the concerns of accountability which one can dodge under pretext of requests not being channeled through and "recorded" in MIS system.
Source IE 4th October
IMF decision to include RMB in its currency basket couldn't have been more untimely. China is far from being ready for internationalisation of its currency. The economy is stagnant and the recent housing bubble can force china to cut interest rate. The article has a concerning tone for China and global economy.
Article is about how to and where to focus for increasing job opportunities in India. It asks for a new approach.The emphasis on manufacturing for more jobs might not come true. The line between manufacturing and industry is blurring and in this case an integrated policy will be more helpful. Areas like healthcare and renewable energy can provide large number of jobs.
An old article underlining the need of reversing the road to rail ratio( cargo carried by road versus cargo carried by railway), currently at 70:30 which should ideally be reverse of it.
We must make a national goal of reversing the road-to-rail ratio to at least 50:50, if not 30:70, in the next 10 years.
Importance of constitutional debates: in historical and contemporary context.
Author also draws on experience of US citizens attitude towards their constitutional founders and that seen in India.
Author emphasizes on inclusion of new disciplines of science under Nobel prize categories and not simply focus on only three: Physics, chemistry and medicine.
I’m not saying we shouldn’t celebrate those who are honoured by the Nobel committees. But as wonderful as it is to advance physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, it’s at least as wonderful to tackle environmental problems, predict natural disasters, demystify how species interact, and educate a population to grapple with complex and important scientific topics. The Nobel organization should take a leap into the present and shine its bright light more widely—and unshackle itself from a 19th century vision of what makes good science