India in Social Mobility Index
India has been ranked very low at 76th place out of 82 countries on a new Social Mobility Index compiled by the World Economic Forum, while Denmark has topped the charts.
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#India #SocialMobilityIndex #WEF #DragsOnGrowth #SMI
India tests nuclear-missile from undersea pad
India tested its nuclear-capable K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), designed to have a strike range of 3,500 km, from an undersea platform in the shape of a submersible pontoon off the coast of Andhra Pradesh on 19 January 2020.
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#nuclear #missile #SLBM #India #SSBN #IndianNavy
India makes payment to WTO
India has made an advance payment of Swiss Franc 44,55,445 (about Rs 33 crore) as its contribution to the WTO for 2020, an official said. The payment was made in December last year.
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#WTO #India #GATT #budget #WorldTradeOrganisation
UN's decarbonisation target
At least $1 trillion of investments in new fuel technology is needed to enable the shipping industry to meet U.N. targets for cuts in carbon emissions by 2050, a study published on 20 January 2020 showed.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22667-un-s-decarbonisation-target.html
#UN #CO2 #IMO #UCL #worldtrade #UMAS
'Time to Care' Study
India's richest 1 percent hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70 per cent of the country's population, while the total wealth of all Indian billionaires is more than the full-year budget, a new study said on 20 January 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22666-time-to-care-study.html
#TimetoCare #WEF #India #GDP #CEO #AmitabhBehar #OxfamInternational
India has been ranked very low at 76th place out of 82 countries on a new Social Mobility Index compiled by the World Economic Forum, while Denmark has topped the charts.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22670-india-in-social-mobility-index.html
#India #SocialMobilityIndex #WEF #DragsOnGrowth #SMI
India tests nuclear-missile from undersea pad
India tested its nuclear-capable K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), designed to have a strike range of 3,500 km, from an undersea platform in the shape of a submersible pontoon off the coast of Andhra Pradesh on 19 January 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22669-india-tests-nuclear-missile-from-undersea-pad.html
#nuclear #missile #SLBM #India #SSBN #IndianNavy
India makes payment to WTO
India has made an advance payment of Swiss Franc 44,55,445 (about Rs 33 crore) as its contribution to the WTO for 2020, an official said. The payment was made in December last year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22668-india-makes-payment-to-wto.html
#WTO #India #GATT #budget #WorldTradeOrganisation
UN's decarbonisation target
At least $1 trillion of investments in new fuel technology is needed to enable the shipping industry to meet U.N. targets for cuts in carbon emissions by 2050, a study published on 20 January 2020 showed.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22667-un-s-decarbonisation-target.html
#UN #CO2 #IMO #UCL #worldtrade #UMAS
'Time to Care' Study
India's richest 1 percent hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70 per cent of the country's population, while the total wealth of all Indian billionaires is more than the full-year budget, a new study said on 20 January 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22666-time-to-care-study.html
#TimetoCare #WEF #India #GDP #CEO #AmitabhBehar #OxfamInternational
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India in Social Mobility Index | KSG India | Khan Study Group
India has been ranked very low at 76th place out of 82 countries on a new Social Mobility Index compiled by the World Economic Forum, while Denmark has topped the charts. The report, released ahead
Sabarimala case
The Supreme Court on 28 January 2020 said that its nine-judge Constitution bench would wrap up within 10 days proceedings in the matter relating to discrimination against women in various religions and at religious places including Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22721-sabarimala-case.html
#Sabarimalacase #SABobde #SupremeCourt #SolicitorGeneral
SC allows Centre to bring African cheetah
The Supreme Court on 28 January 2020 allowed the Centre to introduce the African cheetah to a suitable habitat in India.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22720-sc-allows-centre-to-bring-african-cheetah.html
#SC #Africancheetah #NTCA #SupremeCourt
Notice for Transgender Act
The Supreme Court on 27 January 2020 issued notice on a plea which said that the Transgender (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 was a “regressive piece of legislation” which “reinforce the very prejudice” it should have aimed to eliminate and “is more likely to harm the interests of the transgender community in India”.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22719-notice-for-transgender-act.html
#TransgenderAct #SupremeCourt #ProtectionofRights #SABobde
India & Brazil agree to resolve Sugar subsidies issue
India and Brazil have both agreed to address the critical issue of sugarcane subsidies and pricing policies through bilateral consultations. Brazil, last February filed a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute related to the alleged domestic support provided by India in favour of agricultural producers of sugarcane and sugar.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22718-india-brazil-agree-to-resolve-sugar-subsidies-issue.html
#Sugarsubsidies #WTO #NarendraModi #JairBolsonaro
HWOTY for 2019
'Samvidhaan', meaning "a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organisation is acknowledged to be governed" was on 28 January 2020 announced as the Oxford Hindi Word of the Year (HWOTY) for 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22717-hwoty-for-2019.html
#HWOTY #Samvidhaan #OUP #SupremeCourt #OxfordUnionPress
The Supreme Court on 28 January 2020 said that its nine-judge Constitution bench would wrap up within 10 days proceedings in the matter relating to discrimination against women in various religions and at religious places including Kerala’s Sabarimala Temple.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22721-sabarimala-case.html
#Sabarimalacase #SABobde #SupremeCourt #SolicitorGeneral
SC allows Centre to bring African cheetah
The Supreme Court on 28 January 2020 allowed the Centre to introduce the African cheetah to a suitable habitat in India.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22720-sc-allows-centre-to-bring-african-cheetah.html
#SC #Africancheetah #NTCA #SupremeCourt
Notice for Transgender Act
The Supreme Court on 27 January 2020 issued notice on a plea which said that the Transgender (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 was a “regressive piece of legislation” which “reinforce the very prejudice” it should have aimed to eliminate and “is more likely to harm the interests of the transgender community in India”.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22719-notice-for-transgender-act.html
#TransgenderAct #SupremeCourt #ProtectionofRights #SABobde
India & Brazil agree to resolve Sugar subsidies issue
India and Brazil have both agreed to address the critical issue of sugarcane subsidies and pricing policies through bilateral consultations. Brazil, last February filed a World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute related to the alleged domestic support provided by India in favour of agricultural producers of sugarcane and sugar.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22718-india-brazil-agree-to-resolve-sugar-subsidies-issue.html
#Sugarsubsidies #WTO #NarendraModi #JairBolsonaro
HWOTY for 2019
'Samvidhaan', meaning "a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organisation is acknowledged to be governed" was on 28 January 2020 announced as the Oxford Hindi Word of the Year (HWOTY) for 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22717-hwoty-for-2019.html
#HWOTY #Samvidhaan #OUP #SupremeCourt #OxfordUnionPress
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Sabarimala case | KSG India | Khan Study Group | Best IAS Coaching Preparation Institute Online
The Supreme Court on 28 January 2020 said that its nine-judge Constitution bench would wrap up within 10 days proceedings in the matter relating to discrimination against women in various religions an