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Writing our own exit lines Supreme Court’s endorsement to the validity of the living will was much needed Indian Express-

A path through the forest Forest Rights Act is not an obstacle to growth. Its non-implementation will be politically counter-productive. Live mint-

The centre’s failure to steer agriculture right There is a lack of overarching direction, unlike in industry or services, where there are links to ongoing initiatives

Live mint-

Re-imagining federalism to fulfil India’s potential In no other democracy does the federal constitution impose a uniform structure, electoral system, and bureaucratic apparatus on states and local governments

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National The Hindu-

Lok Sabha passes Bill to exempt political parties from scrutiny on foreign funds, without debate The Representation of People’s Act, which lays down the rules for elections, bars political parties from accepting foreign funds.

Indian Express-

In Odisha vs Chhattisgarh Mahanadi water wars, issues of dams, politics What is the background to the dispute and, going beyond the political rhetoric in both states, who are the parties actually affected by it?

The Hindu-

Army to buy air defence system Three companies in the contest have been declared compliant after retrials

ECONOMY

The Hindu-

No ‘power’ of choice for consumers A decade and a half after the Electricity Act came, consumers still face a monopoly in power supply

Live mint-

Highways authority plans equity funding mechanism Model to be tried for NHAI’s greenfield projects under the Rs5.35-trillion Bharatmala programme where 34,800km of national highways will be developed

The Hindu-

A measure of manufacturing There are two key parameters that the government and private sector analysts use to gauge the level of activity in the manufacturing sector — the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI).

Science and Technology; Environment

Live mint-

ISRO aims to launch Chandrayaan-2 by April If the April launch of the Chandrayaan-2, the country’s second mission to the moon, is not possible, then ISRO will aim for a launch by October

Live mint-

India lacks specialized labs for tackling H1N1 outbreaks: parliamentary panel Inadequacy of specialized labs in the country has severely affected the response time in identification of viruses such as H1N1 in the event of outbreaks, a parliamentary panel report says

Multimedia-Videos

Rajya Sabha TV-

The Big Picture - State of our Cities

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All India Radio

Spotlight: Discussion on “E-WAY BILL”

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