Daily Reading List: 02. 12. 2017

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Article 1: Accident-prone: the apathy over enforcing road safety rules

Link: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/accident-prone/article21244425.ece

Article 2: Give accountability a chance

Link: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/give-accountability-a-chance-rbi-mpc-repo-rate-cpi-inflation-urijit-patel-narendra-modi-4963865/

Article 3: Responding to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor challenge

Link: http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/ENoMqRoL1AJEQJEiYdUPkN/Responding-to-the-China-Pakistan-Economic-Corridor-challenge.html

Article 4: The missing healing touch

Link: http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/healthcare-services-in-india-fortis-hospital-gurgaon-dengue-girl-death-the-missing-healing-touch/

Article 5: Climate negotiations and the invisible hand of carbon chaos

Link: http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-negotiations-and-the-invisible-hand-of-carbon-chaos-59266

Hindi Articles

Article 6: संपादकीयः बढ़ोतरी का अर्थ

Link: https://www.jansatta.com/editorial/opinion-india-q2-2017-18-gdp-growth-rate-rebounds-to-6-3-as-gst-jitters-recede/505123/

Article 7: अपनी ही आग का शिकार

Link: https://www.livehindustan.com/blog/editorial-news/story-terrorists-attack-peshawar-agriculture-directorate-hostel-hindustan-editorial-1675057.html

Article 8: इस उपनिवेशवाद को उखाड़ फेंकें

Link: https://www.livehindustan.com/blog/latest-blog/story-overthrow-this-colonialism-k-vijayraghavan-article-1675058.html

Que 1: The question of India’s Energy Security constitutes the most important part of India’s economic progress. Analyze India’s energy policy cooperation with West Asian Countries.

Que 2: Initially Civil Services in India were designed to achieve the goals of neutrality and effectiveness, which seems to be lacking in the present context. Do you agree with the view that drastic reforms are required in Civil Services. Comment.