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

FRONT PAGE

1.      SC pulls up Centre, States for failing to tackle drought

2.    New power bill jolts consumers

NATIONAL

1.      Success stories from strife-torn Valley ( article on civil service toppers )

2.    House panel for early enactment of Space Law

3.    SC quashes TRAI’s call drop rules

4.    Domestic violence Act misused: Centre

INTERNATIONAL

1.      A bridgehead to service Silk Road

OPINION

1.      Taxing times for the nation

2.    Insure farmers against climate change

3.    Closing the tax bolthole

4.    A tale of two judgments

BUSINESS / ECONOMY

1.      Govt. to define ‘new employees’ for EPS

2.    Iran ends free shipping of oil to India: Pradhan

3.    India ready to import gas for idle power plants, says Goyal

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1.      Now, an app that dials 100 instantly

2.    Over 1,200 new planets discovered

3.    Virtual heart tool to predict sudden cardiac death risk

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

1.      ‘Goa has achieved almost 100 per cent coverage under UIDAI’