ICAR sign deal with Nabard
With a view to promote sustainable agriculture and climate resilient farming systems the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Board of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to facilitate the action research (the research carried out with the active participation of farmers to provide solutions for the challenges) and up-scaling of the various technologies and innovative farmer models developed by the ICAR that includes the successful climate resilient practices, models and integrated and hi-tech farming practices in a participatory model through adoptive research on watershed platform.
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#ICAR #MoU #Nabard #NABARD #HRD #Agriculture
No significant progress made in COP25
Unable to make any significant progress on main agenda issues such as the creation of new carbon markets, as was expected, discussions on contentious issues at the Madrid climate talks are set to be postponed to next year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22337-no-significant-progress-made-in-cop25.html
#COP25 #India #supervisorybody #KyotoProtocol #humanrights
China, U.S. announce trade deal
The United States and China cooled their trade war on 13 December 2019, announcing a “phase one” agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for increased Chinese purchases of American farm goods.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22336-china-u-s-announce-trade-deal.html
#China #DonaldTrump #WhiteHouse #UnitedStates #USTR
National Ganga Council meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 December 2019 chaired the first meeting of National Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga Council (National Ganga Council) at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology in Kanpur.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22335-national-ganga-council-meeting.html
#NGC #NarendraModi #Kanpur #NationalGangaCouncil #CETP #NMCG
Wind flow pattern on Mars
NASA scientists have mapped the global wind circulation patterns in the upper atmosphere of Mars- 120 to 300 kilometers above the Red Planet's surface.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22334-wind-flow-pattern-on-mars.html
#Mars #NASA #UMBC #MAVEN #NGIMS #RedPlanet
With a view to promote sustainable agriculture and climate resilient farming systems the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Board of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to facilitate the action research (the research carried out with the active participation of farmers to provide solutions for the challenges) and up-scaling of the various technologies and innovative farmer models developed by the ICAR that includes the successful climate resilient practices, models and integrated and hi-tech farming practices in a participatory model through adoptive research on watershed platform.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22338-icar-sign-deal-with-nabard.html
#ICAR #MoU #Nabard #NABARD #HRD #Agriculture
No significant progress made in COP25
Unable to make any significant progress on main agenda issues such as the creation of new carbon markets, as was expected, discussions on contentious issues at the Madrid climate talks are set to be postponed to next year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22337-no-significant-progress-made-in-cop25.html
#COP25 #India #supervisorybody #KyotoProtocol #humanrights
China, U.S. announce trade deal
The United States and China cooled their trade war on 13 December 2019, announcing a “phase one” agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for increased Chinese purchases of American farm goods.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22336-china-u-s-announce-trade-deal.html
#China #DonaldTrump #WhiteHouse #UnitedStates #USTR
National Ganga Council meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 14 December 2019 chaired the first meeting of National Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga Council (National Ganga Council) at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology in Kanpur.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22335-national-ganga-council-meeting.html
#NGC #NarendraModi #Kanpur #NationalGangaCouncil #CETP #NMCG
Wind flow pattern on Mars
NASA scientists have mapped the global wind circulation patterns in the upper atmosphere of Mars- 120 to 300 kilometers above the Red Planet's surface.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22334-wind-flow-pattern-on-mars.html
#Mars #NASA #UMBC #MAVEN #NGIMS #RedPlanet
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ICAR sign deal with Nabard | KSG India | Khan Study Group
With a view to promote sustainable agriculture and climate resilient farming systems the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Boa
First MPC Meet of 2020
The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India decided to hold policy rates at 5.15 percent on 6 February 2020 and maintained its accommodative stance.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22794-first-mpc-meet-of-2020.html
#MPC #CPI #Q3FY20 #GDP #NSC #ChetanGhate
Panel to examine fiscal, debt situation
The Fifteenth Finance Commission (15th FC) will set up a panel later this month to examine the fiscal and debt situation of the Centre and states and present a road map, on the lines of the erstwhile Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management panel, the Commission’s Chairman N K Singh said on 5 February 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22793-panel-to-examine-fiscal-debt-situation.html
#NKSingh #15thFC #Article293 #FY21 #FRBM #Budget
MAVEN makes surprising discovery
NASA’s ongoing Mars mission through its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has made surprising discoveries that scientists believe may help understand the disruptive phenomena on Earth.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22792-maven-makes-surprising-discovery.html
#MAVEN #NASA #aircraft #spacecraft #Earth
India slips in International IP Index
India’s slipped to 40th position on the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index, which analyses the IP climate in 53 global economies, this year, according to a report of the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center.Last year India was ranked at 36th position out of 50 countries.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22791-india-slips-in-international-ip-index.html
#India #International #IP #GIPC #IPR #France
Draft UN resolution on Libya
A UN resolution that would endorse a plan to restore peace to Libya and condemn the recent increase in violence faced opposition on 5 February 2020 from Russia and South Africa.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22790-draft-un-resolution-on-libya.html
#Libya #resolution #SouthAfrica #UN #British
Astronaut lands back on Earth
Koch touched down on 6 February 2020 on the Kazakh steppe after 328 days in space along with Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22789-astronaut-lands-back-on-earth.html
#Astronaut #Earth #NASA #ISS #ESA #Kazakh
The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India decided to hold policy rates at 5.15 percent on 6 February 2020 and maintained its accommodative stance.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22794-first-mpc-meet-of-2020.html
#MPC #CPI #Q3FY20 #GDP #NSC #ChetanGhate
Panel to examine fiscal, debt situation
The Fifteenth Finance Commission (15th FC) will set up a panel later this month to examine the fiscal and debt situation of the Centre and states and present a road map, on the lines of the erstwhile Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management panel, the Commission’s Chairman N K Singh said on 5 February 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22793-panel-to-examine-fiscal-debt-situation.html
#NKSingh #15thFC #Article293 #FY21 #FRBM #Budget
MAVEN makes surprising discovery
NASA’s ongoing Mars mission through its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has made surprising discoveries that scientists believe may help understand the disruptive phenomena on Earth.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22792-maven-makes-surprising-discovery.html
#MAVEN #NASA #aircraft #spacecraft #Earth
India slips in International IP Index
India’s slipped to 40th position on the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index, which analyses the IP climate in 53 global economies, this year, according to a report of the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center.Last year India was ranked at 36th position out of 50 countries.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22791-india-slips-in-international-ip-index.html
#India #International #IP #GIPC #IPR #France
Draft UN resolution on Libya
A UN resolution that would endorse a plan to restore peace to Libya and condemn the recent increase in violence faced opposition on 5 February 2020 from Russia and South Africa.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22790-draft-un-resolution-on-libya.html
#Libya #resolution #SouthAfrica #UN #British
Astronaut lands back on Earth
Koch touched down on 6 February 2020 on the Kazakh steppe after 328 days in space along with Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22789-astronaut-lands-back-on-earth.html
#Astronaut #Earth #NASA #ISS #ESA #Kazakh
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First MPC Meet of 2020 | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India decided to hold policy rates at 5. 15 per cent on 6 February 2020 and maintained its accommodative stance. The central bank reiterated