Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill
A bill seeking to expedite and streamline resolution of inter-state water disputes was approved by Lok Sabha. A key feature of the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is the constitution of a single tribunal with different benches, and the setting up of strict timelines for adjudication.
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#Amendment #StateRiverWater #LokSabha #DRC #SupremeCourt

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2019
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by Rajya Sabha. The Bill has been passed with three Government amendments and will need to go back to Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha had already passed the Bill on the 23rd of July 2019.
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#MotorVehicles #Amendment #GoM #YoonusKhan #recommendations #RajyaSabha

EWS quota for J&K
The Union Cabinet approved a bill to provide up to 10% reservation to Jammu and Kashmir’s economically weaker sections (EWS) in jobs and educational institutions. J&K is currently under President’s rule and hence the Union Cabinet had to approve the quota in state government jobs and admissions.
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#J&K #EWS #NarendraModi #UnionCabinet #amendment

World's best student city
UK's capital London has been named as the world's best city for students for the second consecutive year, beating international cities like Tokyo and Melbourne that came second and third respectively on a new worldwide rankings released.
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#Tokyo #worldwide #India #globaleducation #QuacquarelliSymonds

Three exoplanets discovered
Three new planets, which orbit a star situated 73 light-years away from the Earth, have been discovered using NASA’s newest planet-hunting satellite. Of the three new exoplanets, one is rocky and slightly larger than Earth, while the two others are gaseous and roughly twice the size of our planet.
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#planets #Earth #NASA #missinglink #Satellite #TESS #TOI270

GoM on Jammu and Kashmir
The government on 28 August 2019 constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into development, economic and social issues in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh that will come into existence on 31 October 2019.
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#GoM #Jammu #Kashmir #JitendraSingh #PMO #RaviShankarPrasad #Article370

3rd Moon-bound orbital maneuver
The third Moon-bound orbital maneuver was carried out on ISRO’s lunar probe. Chandrayaan 2 which is undergoing orbital maneuver in the Moon’s orbit in order to place itself over the lunar poles is scheduled to land on the Moon’s surface on September 7.
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#ISRO #Chandrayaan2 #IST #maneuver #Moon #spacecraft

Spending in space alters brain
It has long been known that if we spend time in space it has effects on our body and now a recent study suggests that the human mind could also get affected.
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#space #brain #FMRI #Earth #supramarginalgyrus #Russia

GoM for land leasing issues
The Prime Minister’s Office has set up a group of 12 ministers to resolve differences over the proposed Model Agricultural Land Leasing Act, 2016. The GoM includes the ministers of defence, home, agriculture and rural development.
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#GoM #PMO #GDP #NITIAayog #MALL #Agriculture

Human-induced climate change has made El Ninos, La Ninas, and the climate phenomenon that drives them more extreme in the industrial age, new research has found. With greater intensity, these events can worsen storms, drought, and coral bleaching in El Nino years.
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#ElNinos #ENSO #PacificOcean #GRL #GIoT #ClimatePhenomenon

Codeshare agreement
SpiceJet on 25 November 2019 said it has signed a codeshare agreement with Emirates that will allow passengers of the Dubai-based airline to book tickets on the Indian budget carrier using Emirates' ticketing system from early 2020.
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#Codeshareagreement #SpiceJet #Dubai #MoU #AjaySingh

First ever WHO study on Adolescents
Adolescents in India are comparatively more active than their peers globally, according to a WHO study which says factors such as increased domestic chores among girls and the focus on sports like cricket among boys contribute to their physical activity.
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#WHO #Bangladesh #Adolescents #India #WorldHealthOrganisation

SE Asian dither on joining solar alliance
The India-headquartered International Solar Alliance’s (ISA’s) drive to co-opt countries from South-East Asia is facing problems with some countries holding back because of New Delhi’s decision to not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal.
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#SeAsian #solaralliance #RCEP #ISAs #solar #vietnam


DPIIT focus to push India's ranking
The Commerce and Industry Ministry has prepared a blueprint to further improve India's ranking in the World Bank's ease of doing business index with a focus on six parameters, including enforcing contracts and starting a business.
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#DPIIT #WorldBanks #Indiasranking #EoDB #registeringproperty

GoM to vet National Tariff Policy
Home minister Amit Shah will head a group of ministers to discuss the proposed National Tariff Policy that is being awaited as a major reform by the stressed power sector but being opposed by state governments and discoms due to clauses like penalties for load shedding.
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#GoM #NationalTariffPolicy #Amitshah #Tariffpolicy

Russia pushes India’s entry into EAEU
Russia, ahead of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to India this month, has stated that Russia has pushed for Delhi’s entry into the Eurasian Economic Union or EAEU that will open up opportunities of third country partnerships in Central Asia-Eurasian region.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22568-russia-pushes-india-s-entry-into-eaeu.html
#Russia #EAEU #ForeignMinister #Lavrovs