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

EDUCATION PLUS

1.      Acing the civil services exam

FRONT PAGE

1.      U.S. sanctions still block payments to Iran

NATIONAL

1.      India successfully test-fires advanced interceptor missile

2.    Foreign firms can now fund parties

3.    IVF expert calls for new proviso for elderly couples

4.    Now a ‘cow cess’ in Punjab

5.     Plea seeks tough laws to prevent animal cruelty

6.    Lathering up a hygiene revolution in Mumbai

INTERNATIONAL

1.      ‘New China missile can hit U.S. territory’

OPINION

1.      A blow against free speech

2.    Dumbing down of Indian politics

3.    The power to certify

BUSINESS / ECONOMY

1.      On-tap bank licences: 5 questions that linger

2.    SC to decide on validity of levy on miners

3.    5,000 jobs affected by diesel vehicles ban in Delhi-NCR

4.    Karnataka, Indian Railways to set up JV

5.     Joint committee to meet in Tokyo on high speed rail project

6.    Investors making money must pay taxes, says Jaitley

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

1.      Hologram for better fraud protection

2.    Rare spider species found in Karnatak varsity

OTHER MISCELLANEOUS NEWS

1.      Parliamentary panel insists on road safety bill

2.    A farmer’s ‘natural solution’ to agricultural crisis

3.    Remnants of El Nino holding up monsoon