07 May 2016 important articles to read from newspaper for UPSC exam preparation

NATIONAL

1.      Sex-change surgery: India’s new line in medical tourism

2.    HC allows beef from outside Maharashtra

3.    After drug stock-outs, shortage of condoms now hits fight against AIDS

4.    8,000-year-old paddy discovered in China

INTERNATIONAL

1.      Syllabus on Indian history sparks debate in California

2.    London set to make history by electing a Muslim Mayor

OPINION

1.      In a freebie state

2.    They were nowhere in the struggle

BUSINESS / ECONOMY

1.      Income Tax Dept. can reveal taxpayers’ details

2.    Steel firms may get NIIF funding support

3.    Overseas investors continue to shun oil palm industry

4.    Carriers can choose regional route

5.     ‘Hike budgetary aid to shipping’

6.    More highway projects may be terminated, says Gadkari

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1.      Robot to sit for college entrance exam in China

2.    Look out for planet Mercury as a dot on the sun

3.    China to test first hybrid-power train