SC opens office of CJI to RTI
The Office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and is liable to provide information sought in public interest, a five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi declared on 13 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21980-sc-opens-office-of-cji-to-rti.html
#SC #CJI #SanjeevKhanna #RanjanGogoi #RTI #DeepakGupta
SC scraps Finance Act rules on tribunals
The Supreme Court on 13 November 2019 struck down provisions of the amended Finance Act 2017, which had changed the structure and powers of various judicial tribunals, such as the National Green Tribunal and Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21979-sc-scraps-finance-act-rules-on-tribunals.html
#SC #NGO #SAFE #ITAT #TDSAT #MoneyBill #NGT
Tiger Triumph
The first ever joint exercise involving the Army, Navy and Air Force of both India and the United States and commanded by each other, the tri-services joint exercise between the two countries, announced by US President Donald Trump during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s event in Texas in September, started in Visakhapatnam on 13 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21978-tiger-triumph.html
#TigerTriumph #Navy #Army #NarendraModi #HADR #RAMT
11th summit of Brics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Brazil for the 11th Brics Summit which has the theme 'Economic Growth for an Innovative Future'.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21977-11th-summit-of-brics.html
#Brics #NarendraModi #GDP #VladimirPutin #MEA
Mauritius PM takes oath
Mauritius's incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth was sworn in for a five-year term on 12 November 2019 after elections in which his coalition consolidated its grip on parliament.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21976-mauritius-pm-takes-oath.html
#Mauritius #PM #PravindJugnauth #Alliance #RenganadenPadayach
Ancient life in Jezero crater
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will hunt for microscopic fossils, which could provide signs of ancient life on the red planet. The 2020 rover is yet to be named, and is expected to land on the planet by February 18, 2021.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21975-ancient-life-in-jezero-crater.html
#Ancient #Jezero #NASA #Mars2020 #JPL #microscopic
The Office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and is liable to provide information sought in public interest, a five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi declared on 13 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21980-sc-opens-office-of-cji-to-rti.html
#SC #CJI #SanjeevKhanna #RanjanGogoi #RTI #DeepakGupta
SC scraps Finance Act rules on tribunals
The Supreme Court on 13 November 2019 struck down provisions of the amended Finance Act 2017, which had changed the structure and powers of various judicial tribunals, such as the National Green Tribunal and Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21979-sc-scraps-finance-act-rules-on-tribunals.html
#SC #NGO #SAFE #ITAT #TDSAT #MoneyBill #NGT
Tiger Triumph
The first ever joint exercise involving the Army, Navy and Air Force of both India and the United States and commanded by each other, the tri-services joint exercise between the two countries, announced by US President Donald Trump during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s event in Texas in September, started in Visakhapatnam on 13 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21978-tiger-triumph.html
#TigerTriumph #Navy #Army #NarendraModi #HADR #RAMT
11th summit of Brics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Brazil for the 11th Brics Summit which has the theme 'Economic Growth for an Innovative Future'.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21977-11th-summit-of-brics.html
#Brics #NarendraModi #GDP #VladimirPutin #MEA
Mauritius PM takes oath
Mauritius's incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth was sworn in for a five-year term on 12 November 2019 after elections in which his coalition consolidated its grip on parliament.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21976-mauritius-pm-takes-oath.html
#Mauritius #PM #PravindJugnauth #Alliance #RenganadenPadayach
Ancient life in Jezero crater
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will hunt for microscopic fossils, which could provide signs of ancient life on the red planet. The 2020 rover is yet to be named, and is expected to land on the planet by February 18, 2021.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21975-ancient-life-in-jezero-crater.html
#Ancient #Jezero #NASA #Mars2020 #JPL #microscopic
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SC opens office of CJI to RTI | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The Office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and is liable to provide information sought in public interest, a five-judge Constitution
SC removes ban on cryptocurrency
The Supreme Court has struck down a ban on the trading of virtual currencies (VC) in India, which was in place after the Reserve Bank of India’s order from April 2018.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23022-sc-removes-ban-on-cryptocurrency.html
#SC #IAMAI #RBI #VCs #Bitcoin #cryptocurrency
Direct Tax Vivaad Se Vishwas Bill approved
A bill to provide an opportunity for taxpayers to settle their tax disputes by paying just due taxes with complete waiver of interest and penalty by March 31 was approved by the Lok Sabha on 4 March 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23021-direct-tax-vivaad-se-vishwas-bill-approved.html
#VishwasBill #DTVSVB #NirmalaSitharaman #ITAT #LokSabha
Intelligence cell for MSMEs
A parliamentary panel on 3 March 2020 recommended setting up of market intelligence cell for MSMEs, and made a case for a cut in tax rates for proprietary as well as partnership firms from 30 per cent to 22 per cent on the lines of reduction in corporate tax.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23020-intelligence-cell-for-msmes.html
#Intelligence #MSMEs #GST #KVIC #RajyaSabha
Merger of PSB is on course
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 4 March 2020 said the exercise of consolidation of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) into four is on course and the merger will come into effect from April 1, 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23019-merger-of-psb-is-on-course.html
#PSBs #NirmalaSitharaman #VijayaBank #SBI #Merger
Chambal sanctuary declared eco-sensitive zone
National Chambal sanctuary has been declared as an eco-sensitive zone by the central government. The decision to declare the area as an eco-sensitive zone will prohibit the construction of hotels or resorts within an area of zero to two kilometres from the sanctuary.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23018-chambal-sanctuary-declared-eco-sensitive-zone.html
#Chambal #NCS #MadhyaPradesh #TourismMasterPlan
Amendments in the Companies Act
The Union Cabinet on 4 March 2020 approved amendments to the Companies Act, to decriminalise various offences. Cabinet has approved 72 changes to 65 sections of the Companies Act, Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23017-amendments-in-the-companies-act.html
#Amendments #CompaniesAct #NirmalaSitharaman #CSR
The Supreme Court has struck down a ban on the trading of virtual currencies (VC) in India, which was in place after the Reserve Bank of India’s order from April 2018.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23022-sc-removes-ban-on-cryptocurrency.html
#SC #IAMAI #RBI #VCs #Bitcoin #cryptocurrency
Direct Tax Vivaad Se Vishwas Bill approved
A bill to provide an opportunity for taxpayers to settle their tax disputes by paying just due taxes with complete waiver of interest and penalty by March 31 was approved by the Lok Sabha on 4 March 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23021-direct-tax-vivaad-se-vishwas-bill-approved.html
#VishwasBill #DTVSVB #NirmalaSitharaman #ITAT #LokSabha
Intelligence cell for MSMEs
A parliamentary panel on 3 March 2020 recommended setting up of market intelligence cell for MSMEs, and made a case for a cut in tax rates for proprietary as well as partnership firms from 30 per cent to 22 per cent on the lines of reduction in corporate tax.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23020-intelligence-cell-for-msmes.html
#Intelligence #MSMEs #GST #KVIC #RajyaSabha
Merger of PSB is on course
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 4 March 2020 said the exercise of consolidation of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) into four is on course and the merger will come into effect from April 1, 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23019-merger-of-psb-is-on-course.html
#PSBs #NirmalaSitharaman #VijayaBank #SBI #Merger
Chambal sanctuary declared eco-sensitive zone
National Chambal sanctuary has been declared as an eco-sensitive zone by the central government. The decision to declare the area as an eco-sensitive zone will prohibit the construction of hotels or resorts within an area of zero to two kilometres from the sanctuary.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23018-chambal-sanctuary-declared-eco-sensitive-zone.html
#Chambal #NCS #MadhyaPradesh #TourismMasterPlan
Amendments in the Companies Act
The Union Cabinet on 4 March 2020 approved amendments to the Companies Act, to decriminalise various offences. Cabinet has approved 72 changes to 65 sections of the Companies Act, Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23017-amendments-in-the-companies-act.html
#Amendments #CompaniesAct #NirmalaSitharaman #CSR
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SC removes ban on cryptocurrency | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The Supreme Court has struck down a ban on the trading of virtual currencies (VC) in India, which was in place after the Reserve Bank of India’s order from April 2018. The court in its 180-page ju
DTVSV Bill approved
Parliament on 13 March 2020 approved a bill that will provide an opportunity to taxpayers to settle their tax disputes by paying just due taxes with complete waiver of interest and penalty by March 31.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23098-dtvsv-bill-approved.html
#DTVSV #LokSabha #ITAT #WTA #Appeals
New POCSO rules notified
The Union government has notified the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020 which enables implementation of recent amendments to the Act under which provisions of punishment for child abuse has been made more stringent.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23097-new-pocso-rules-notified.html
#POCSO #SJPU #pornography #Sexual
Govt revokes PSA
The J&K administration on 13 March 2020 released National Conference (NC) president and Member of Parliament, Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, who was in detention over seven months.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23096-govt-revokes-psa.html
#PSA #OmarAbdullah #NC #PublicSafetyAct
RoDTEP scheme approved
Union Cabinet on 13 March 2020 approved the Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP), a scheme for exporters to reimburse taxes and duties paid by them such as value added tax, coal cess, mandi tax, electricity duties and fuel used for transportation, which are not getting exempted or refunded under any other existing mechanism.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23095-rodtep-scheme-approved.html
#RoDTEP #MEIS #NirmalaSitharaman #PiyushGoyal
Parliament on 13 March 2020 approved a bill that will provide an opportunity to taxpayers to settle their tax disputes by paying just due taxes with complete waiver of interest and penalty by March 31.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23098-dtvsv-bill-approved.html
#DTVSV #LokSabha #ITAT #WTA #Appeals
New POCSO rules notified
The Union government has notified the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020 which enables implementation of recent amendments to the Act under which provisions of punishment for child abuse has been made more stringent.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23097-new-pocso-rules-notified.html
#POCSO #SJPU #pornography #Sexual
Govt revokes PSA
The J&K administration on 13 March 2020 released National Conference (NC) president and Member of Parliament, Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, who was in detention over seven months.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23096-govt-revokes-psa.html
#PSA #OmarAbdullah #NC #PublicSafetyAct
RoDTEP scheme approved
Union Cabinet on 13 March 2020 approved the Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP), a scheme for exporters to reimburse taxes and duties paid by them such as value added tax, coal cess, mandi tax, electricity duties and fuel used for transportation, which are not getting exempted or refunded under any other existing mechanism.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23095-rodtep-scheme-approved.html
#RoDTEP #MEIS #NirmalaSitharaman #PiyushGoyal
Ksgindia
DTVSV Bill approved | KSG India | Khan Study Group
Parliament on 13 March 2020 approved a bill that will provide an opportunity to taxpayers to settle their tax disputes by paying just due taxes with complete waiver of interest and penalty by March 31