Daily Reading List: 10, Oct 2017

Hello friends. Occasionally you might have wondered the benefit of Daily Reading List post? In brief important Articles and Opinions in Daily Reading List (DRL) help you in developing your analytical skills important for main's and interview stage of civil services exam and critically abreast you of latest happening around the world. We are very careful in selection of these articles and this post contains judicious mix of articles important for UPSC IAS and State PCS exams. Also, aspirants usually don’t read more than one newspaper (because of the time factor) so in Daily Reading post we compile all that you need. So, don’t miss your daily dose of DRL which is posted from Monday to Saturday at 11 A.M.

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English Articles

Article 1: Towards transparency — on judicial appointments

Link: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/towards-transparency/article19829914.ece

Article 2: Fixing the steel frame

Link: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/fixing-the-steel-frame/article19829933.ece

Article 3: Better democracy, not secession, way ahead

Link: https://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/et-editorials/better-democracy-not-secession-way-ahead/

Article 4: The mandate, the mirror

Link: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/elections-in-india-bjp-congress-election-commission-the-mandate-the-mirror-4882392/

Article 5: Good news on bad loans

Link: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/rbi-npa-good-news-on-bad-loans-4882442/

Hindi Articles

Article 6: साथ-साथ

Link: http://www.jansatta.com/editorial/jansatta-editorial-about-combined-elction-of-parliament-and-assembly-election/453355/

Article 7: जीएसटी में सुधार

Link: https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/editorial/reforms-in-gst/articleshow/61000164.cms

Article 8: तख्त की ओर बढ़ते फौजी कदम

Link: http://www.livehindustan.com/blog/latest-blog/story-editorial-article-of-hindustan-hindi-newspaper-by-vibhuti-narayan-rai-10th-of-october-1589472.html

Now Try and answer the below two Questions based on articles 1 and 2:

Que 1: Indian Bureaucracy Once considered as steel frame of India is now becoming increasingly inefficient in the face of challenges of 21^st century. Analyse the reasons for the same and comment on the reforms needed.

Link: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/fixing-the-steel-frame/article19829933.ece

Que 2: Collegium system of Judicial appointment despite all its criticism is the best. Critically comment.

Link: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/towards-transparency/article19829914.ece