Today's Upadate

Today's Questions
02 June 2019
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Today's Editorial (Hindi)
02 June 2019
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Today's Editorial
02 June 2019
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Today's Headlines (Hindi)
02 June 2019
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Today's Headlines
02 June 2019
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अमेरिका ने भारत से GSP दर्जा छीना
अमेरिका ने भारत को मिले सामान्य तरजीही प्रणाली (GSP) दर्जे को खत्म कर दिया है, जो पांच जून से लागू हो जाएगा। अमेरिका के राष्ट्रपति डॉनल्ड ट्रंप ने वाइट हाउस में इसकी घोषणा की है। ट्रंप ने चार मार्च को इस बात की घोषणा की थी कि वह जीएसपी कार्यक्रम से भारत को बाहर करने वाले हैं। इसके बाद 60 दिनों की नोटिस अवधि तीन मई को समाप्त हो गई।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20361-gsp
#India #GSP #America #DonaldTrump #AnupWadhawan #China

अब चीन को इस देश ने दिखाई आंख
दक्षिण चीन सागर (SCS) पर चीन और इंडोनेशिया के बीच तनातनी जारी है। हाल में इंडोनेशिया ने चीन के दावे वाले दक्षिण चीन सागर के सुदूर उत्तरी हिस्से को सार्वजनिक तौर पर अपना स्पेशल इकॉनिमक जोन बता डाला। हालांकि चीन ने तुरंत ही इंडोनेशिया के दावे को 'अर्थहीन' बताया है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20360-2019-06-02-05-17-58
#China #SCS #Indonesia #naturalgas #meaningless

ASEAN-led mechanism
The US, India, Australia and Japan collectively came out in strong support of an ASEAN-led mechanism to preserve and promote rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region where China is flexing its muscles. Senior officials of the four countries, at a meeting in Bangkok, also highlighted their efforts to maintain universal respect for international law and freedom of navigation and overflight in the region.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20363-asean-led-mechanism
#ASEAN #Australia #GDP #biogeographic #internationallaw

India’s infant mortality rate falls
India’s infant mortality rate (IMR) has fallen from 42 in 2012 to 33 in 2017. However, the pace of change appears to have slowed down when compared to the five years before 2012, when it fell from 55 to 42. Given that India’s IMR is even today worse than those of South Asian neighbours Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, the slowdown is worrying.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20362-india-s-infant-mortality-rate-falls
#India #IMR #Nepal #SRS #Bangladesh #infantmortalityrate

Today's Update

पाकिस्तान को एक और बड़ा झटका
पाकिस्तान एकबार फिर अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर आतंकी फंडिंग पर नजर रखने वाली संस्था फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स ( FATF)के निशाने पर आ गया है। फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स ( FATF) द्वारा दिए गए 27 में से 25 कार्रवाई बिंदुओं पर पाकिस्तान फेल हो गया है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20566-2019-06-17-03-54-50
#Pakistan #FATF #JuD #Terrorfunding #JamaatudDawa

अमेरिका से 30 सशस्त्र ड्रोन का सौदा
रूस से बढ़ती भारत की नजदीकी से तिलमिलाए अमेरिका के रुख में आने वाले दिनों में कुछ नरमी आ सकती है। इसकी वजह भारत द्वारा उसके साथ की गई एक मेगा डिफेंस डील है। इसमें भारत यूएस से 30 सशस्त्र सी गार्जियन (या प्रीडेटर बी) ड्रोन खरीदेगा।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20565-30-2
#Armeddrone #America #MegaDefenseDeal #DonaldTrump

NITI Aayog meet Concludes
The fifth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20569-niti-aayog-meet-concludes
#NITIAayog #NarendraModi #RashtrapatiBhawan #ViceChairman

Operation Sunshine-2
In a coordinated military operation conducted by the armies of India and Myanmar on their respective sides of the border, several camps of Northeast-based militant groups inside Myanmar territory were destroyed, and fleeing militants apprehended by Indian security forces.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20568-operation-sunshine-2
#OperationSunshine #Indiansecurityforces #MyanmarArmy

G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste
Group of 20 environment ministers agreed on 16 June 2019 to adopt a new implementation framework for actions to tackle the issue of marine plastic waste on a global scale, the Japanese government said after hosting the two-day ministerial meeting.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20567-g20-agrees-to-tackle-ocean-plastic-waste
#plasticwaste #G20agrees #tackleocean #energyministers

Today Update

मालदीव, हिंद महासागर में चीन के साथ रद कर सकता है समझौता
भारत के मित्र देश मालदीव ने चीन को बड़ा झटका देने की तैयारी कर ली है। मालदीव, चीन के साथ एक बड़ी संधि (Deal) रद कर सकता है। मालदीव ने चीन के साथ हिंद महासागर में एक वैधशाला (ऑब्जरवेटरी) बनाने के लिए समझौता किया था। खबरों के मुताबिक अब मालदीव, चीन के साथ अपने इस समझौते को तोड़ सकता है। ये समझौता रद होना चीन के साथ भारत के लिए बड़ी जीत के तौर पर देखा जाना चाहिए।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20577-2019-06-18-04-50-53
#Maldives #Indian #Indiasfriendly #Pakistan #AbdullahYameen

अमेरिका और फ्रांस से हुए समझौतों से भारतीय नौसेना को लाभ
अमेरिका और फ्रांस के साथ हुए समझौतों से भारतीय नौसेना को हाल के वर्षो में काफी लाभ हुआ है। इन समझौतों से भारतीय नौसेना को हिंद महासागर के दूरस्थ इलाकों और अदन की खाड़ी में ईंधन, सूचनाएं और अन्य तरह का सहयोग हासिल होने लगा है। वरिष्ठ नौसेना अधिकारी के अनुसार दोनों देशों के साथ हुए समझौतों से भारतीय युद्धपोत हिंद महासागर, अदन की खाड़ी और फारस की खाड़ी में आसानी से अपने मिशन पूरे कर रहे हैं।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20576-2019-06-18-04-50-44
#IndianNavy #France #PersianGulf #NarendraModi #India

हथियारों की आपूर्ति में भारत को प्राथमिकता देगा अमेरिका
अमेरिकी संसद के दो सीनियर सेनेटर्स ने यूएस आर्म्ड कंट्रोल्स एक्सपोर्ट ऐक्ट में संशोधन का प्रस्ताव सदन में पेश किया है। इसके तहत भारत को भी नाटो देशों के समान दर्जा दिए जाने का प्रस्ताव रखा गया है। इससे भारत इंटरनैशनल ट्रैफिक इन आर्म्स रेग्युलेशन लिस्ट में अमेरिका के नाटो सहयोगियों की बराबरी पर आ जाएगा। फिलहाल अमेरिका की इस लिस्ट में इजरायल, ऑस्ट्रेलिया, न्यू जीलैंड और दक्षिण कोरिया शामिल हैं।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20575-2019-06-18-04-50-32
#America #NATO #NewZealand #ForeignMilitarySales #InternationalTraffic #ArmsRegulation

US-India ties on upward trajectory
The US and India have strengthened their ties in a number of key areas like defence, counter-terrorism, trade and energy over the years and would continue to take the cooperation to "new heights".
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20581-us-india-ties-on-upward-trajectory
#India #IACCGH #leading power #US #naturalallies #AtalBihari #MTCR

Bitcoin use causing huge CO2 emissions
The use of Bitcoin -- a popular virtual currency -- emits over 22 megatonnes of carbon dioxide annually, comparable to the total emissions of cities such as Las Vegas and Vienna, a study has found. Researchers from Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany carried out the most detailed calculation of the carbon footprint of the Bitcoin system to date.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20580-bitcoin-use-causing-huge-co2-emissions
#Bitcoin #CO2 #BTC #MIT #emissions #TechnicalUniversityofMunich

ADB approves infrastructure projects
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a project worth Rs 1,650 crore to develop infrastructure in seven district headquarter towns of Tripura. The ADB will provide Rs 1,650 crore, out of which 80 per cent will be grant-in-aid and the state will have to repay 20 per cent loan in due course of time.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20579-adb-approves-infrastructure-projects
#ADB #DEA #Asia #AsianDevelopmentBank #PFR #infrastructure

Facebook to unveil new cryptocurrency
Facebook is set to unveil a bid to bring cryptocurrency payments into the mainstream, reportedly with the endorsement of governments and financial giants. The world's biggest social network is expected to outline details of a virtual currency launching next year that it hopes will avoid the rollercoaster volatility of “blockchain” technologies such as bitcoin.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20578-facebook-to-unveil-new-cryptocurrency
#Facebook #cryptocurrency #Libra #blockchain #Uber #Visa #bitcoin

WHO Named 2019-nCoV
The UN health agency on February 11 announced that "COVID-19" will be the official name of the deadly virus disease from China, saying the disease represented a "very grave threat" for the world but there was a "realistic chance" of stopping it.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22842-who-named-2019-ncov.html
#WHO #CoV #COVID #NCP #WHO #MERS #SARS

India is ineligible for GSP benefits: USTR
The United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) office has classified India as a developed economy, ineligible for benefits given by Washington DC to developing countries.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22841-india-is-ineligible-for-gsp-benefits-ustr.html
#India #GSP #USTR #GNI #America #PiyushGoyal

Andhra's proposal under PM-KISAN rejected
The Centre has rejected Andhra Pradesh government’s proposal to release the payment under PM-KISAN scheme as a lumpsum amount instead of installments, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed Parliament on 11 February 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22840-andhra-s-proposal-under-pm-kisan-rejected.html
#Andhra #PMKISAN #NarendraSinghTomar #SMFs

Section 3 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act notified
To ensure that all medical devices meet certain standards of quality and efficacy, the Union Health Ministry on 11 February 2020 notified medical equipment used on humans or animals as "drugs" under Section 3 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, with effect from April 1, 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22839-section-3-of-the-drugs-and-cosmetics-act-notified.html
#Section3 #CosmeticsAct #Drugs #CDSCO #DTAB #MaliniAisola

Today's Headlines - 24 August 2023
Poor nations forced to rely on fossil fuels
GS Paper - 3 (Energy)

Poor countries with heavy debts have been forced to continue to rely on fossil fuels for generating revenue to return the loans taken from richer countries and private lenders to meet various economic exigencies like the pandemic three years ago, a new report said. These countries, mostly in the global south, may find it impossible to phase out fossil fuels and transition to renewable energy as revenues from fossil fuel projects “are often overinflated and require huge investments to reach expected returns, leading to further debt”.

What is the “debt-fossil fuel trap”?

The report, ‘The Debt-Fossil Fuel Trap’, published on 21 August 2023 by the anti-debt campaigners Debt Justice and partners in affected countries.
The global south — a term used for developing, less developing and underdeveloped countries, located in Africa, Latin America, and Asia — countries are increasingly being burdened by enormous debts in recent years.
Their “external debt payments (money borrowed from richer countries, or multilateral creditors like the World Bank and IMF, or private lenders such as banks) has gone up by 150% between 2011 and 2023, reaching their highest levels in 25 years”, said the report.
Moreover, 54 countries are in a debt crisis — they had to cut their public sending budgets during the pandemic to repay the loans, the analysis found.
The situation is worsened by extreme weather events, which force these countries to borrow more money as they lack adequate finances and resources for adaptation, mitigation and tackling loss and damage.
For instance, Dominica’s debt as a percentage of GDP rose from 68% to 78% after Hurricane Maria hit the island in 2017.
To deal with the mounting debts, these countries have turned to extracting more fossil fuels.
The country’s strategy to reduce debt may end up adding to debt levels without generating adequate revenue to repay, which could force Argentia to further expand its fossil fuel projects, the report added. This is known as the “debt-fossil fuel trap”.
Ending the high debt burdens

The report has laid out a few recommendations to help global south countries exit the “debt-fossil fuel trap”.
It said clean energy, wealthy governments and institutions must implement “ambitious debt cancellation for all countries that need it, across all creditors, free from economic conditions.
They should also stop accepting repayments made through fossil fuel projects’ revenue.
Meanwhile, “Bilateral and multilateral finance should be aligned with a 1.5 degree warming scenario and fair shares calculations, and not be used to finance fossil fuels.

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