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Questionable remedy Key sections of the National Medical Commission Bill need a rethink The Hindu-

Regaining the focus The Indian Science Congress needsto go back to its roots ratherthan provide a podium for politics

Indian Express-

Anxieties of the dominant At the root of the insecurities of Marathas, Jats and Patels lies lack of education and employability

Indian Express-

This is no reform Toothless bill criminalising triple talaq is meant only to score political points.

Live mint-

Electronics manufacturing needs a policy push India’s electronics manufacturing has been unable to respond to the rising demand, increasing the import bill while the country loses an opportunity to create employment for millions

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National The Hindu-

Fears over FRDI Bill misplaced: govt. ‘Bail-in won’t be applied to public sector banks, it will be used as a last resort in the case of private entities’

Indian Express-

For government projects, Bill eases restrictions around monuments Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said the amendments were brought in the “national interest” and “no private individual or entity will be a beneficiary of this bill”.

The Hindu-

Electoral bonds for political donations notified Jaitley reveals contours of the scheme

Live mint-

Physical contours of smart city to be visible by June: Hardeep Singh Puri Hardeep Singh Puri on the Smart Cities Mission, India’s evolving smart city paradigm and how Internet of Things (IoT) is being leveraged for designing smart cities

The Hindu-

Ministry gives final nod for Barak missiles, bombs Nirmala Sitharaman clears purchases for IAF, Navy

ECONOMY

The Hindu-

TRAI interconnect rule has a Rs. 1 lakh a day penalty proviso Requires telcos to act on interconnection request in 30 days

Indian Express-

Rajya Sabha clears bill to raise Nabard’s capital to Rs 30,000 crore On apprehensions about RBI’s role, MoS for finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said: “RBI is the regulator for the Nabard and it would continue to be so.”

The Hindu-

Factory activity quickens in Dec.: PMI ‘Survey reading of 54.7 shows fastest pace of expansion in five years; GST pushes up raw material costs’

Live mint-

Horticulture crop output seen at record 305.4 mt in 2017-18 The final estimates for 2016-17showed that production of horticulture crops like vegetables and fruits was 300.6 mt, a year-on-year rise of over 5%

Science and Tech.; Environment

The Hindu-

‘Warming may turn quarter of earth arid’ Threat could be averted if warming is limited to 1.5 degrees: study

PIB

National Health Policy, 2017 In order to provide better health services and treatment facility to the people of the country, the Government of India has taken several steps which inter-alia

Schemes For Children Born With Low Birth Weight Under the National Health Mission (NHM) and within its umbrella the Reproductive & Child Health Programme, interventions are provided to the pregnant mothers for addressing malnutrition

Multimedia-Videos Rajya Sabha TV-

The Big Picture - Will Pakistan Pay for Terrorism?

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Money Talk: A discussion on VIRTUAL CURRENCIES

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