Recommendation 1 from ‘The Hindu’
Article Name:Demanding transparency in political finance
By: Shailaja Chandra
Our political parties appear to see the whole business of being pulled under the RTI as brinkmanship.
Summary:
The author states that building on the work by RTI activists, India needs to set up a mechanism that can make for accountability on the sources and utilisation of party funds.
Learn Words from the article:
Caveat: a warning
Intricacy: having many interrelated parts
Gargantuan: gigantic
Sanguine: cheerfully optimistic
Stalwarts: strongly built
Recommendation 2 from ‘The Times Crest Edition’
Article Name:Stuffed pamphlet
By: Naomi Canton
Another striking item is an illustrated vignette, from a magazine which shows Winston Churchill keeping Indians in Chains.
Summary:
The author states that the Germans dropped leaflets among the Indian soldiers in WWI to tell them that they were fighting on the wrong side.
Learn Words from the article:
Propaganda: information or rumors deliberately spread
Mallet: a hammerlike tool
Repository: an abundant source or supply
Recommendation 3 from ‘The Times Crest Edition’
Article Name:Legal fees are on the house
By: Lubna Kably
Cyber platforms are already helping connect law firms with social projects.
Summary:
The author states that Corporate Social Responsibility has entered India’s legal corridors. Top law firms and lawyers are doing pro bono so that they can give back to society.
Learn Words from the article:
Pro bono: donated without charge, free.
Accolades: any award or honor.
Battered: pound repeatedly.
Resurgence: tending to rise again.
