Recommendation 1 from ‘Project Syndicate’
Article Name:‘Is Europe’s Financial Crisis Over?’
By: ‘Gene Frieda’
Temporary revival of European markets
Summary:
The article is regarding European National Bank’s OMT policy and what all changes it will bring about to revive the ailing European economy. The monetary conditions and cash inflow/ outflow under the policy are discussed, mentioning the drawbacks of OMT. Using financial and economic terms , the writer explains how the crisis has just temporarily been warded off and the political agreement required to prevent the Eurozone collapse.
Learn Words from the article:
Interim: Grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
Redenomination: Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
Forestalled: Keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Recommendation 2 from ‘The Times of India’
Article Name:‘Joyride and more’
By: ‘TOI’
We read to know we are not alone. : C.S. Lewis
Summary:
Article is talking about the growth is the sales of scooters as compared to motorcycles. Further, the article also states that the sales of scooters have increased mainly due to the female customers. This also means that there is increasing independent mobility for women. This also indicates that narrow mindedness is opening a bit .i.e. women travelling independently and also it gives a huge task to the authorities that safety standards are also met.
Learn Words from the article:
Independent: Self-governing
Mobility; Movement of people
Prominently: importantly
Upsurge: Increase
Recommendation 3 from ‘Foreign policy’
Article Name:‘ The year in unfreedom ‘
By: ‘Freedom House’
Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting. : Edmund Burke
Summary:
Article is a combination of photographs ad words, telling the readers about those nineteen countries where people have no say in how they are governed. Further, the article also states that these 19 countries form that 23 percent population of the world that face serious consequences if they seek to exercise their basic rights.
Learn Words from the article:
Autocratic: Despotic
Average: Standard
Partially: Partly
