National Broadband Mission
The government promised broadband access in all villages by 2022, as it launched the ambitious National Broadband Mission entailing stakeholder investment of Rs 7 lakh crore in the coming years.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22369-national-broadband-mission.html
#NBM #RaviShankarPrasad #USOF #RoW #MoU #NDCP
SC refuses to stay CAA
The Supreme Court on 18 December 2019 refused to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, which fast-tracks citizenship by naturalisation process for “illegal” migrants from six religious communities, other than Muslims, who have fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22368-sc-refuses-to-stay-caa.html
#SC #CAA #CJI #NGOs #NRC #Muslims #AKUpadhyay #illegal
World's third largest producer of scientific articles
With over 1.35 lakh scientific papers published, India has become the world's third largest publisher of science and engineering articles, according to a US government agency data, topped by China.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22367-world-s-third-largest-producer-of-scientific-articles.html
#NSF #China #US #scientificarticles #SouthKorea #EU
Cyclone on Jupiter’s south pole
A recent flyby of Jupiter by NASA’s Juno spacecraft has led to the discovery of a new cyclone on the south pole of the planet. The 22nd flyby took place on November 3 soaring 3,500 kilometres above the cloud top of the gas giant.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22366-cyclone-on-jupiter-s-south-pole.html
#Cyclone #Jupiter #NASA #spacecraft #JIRAM
Gulf's first female finance minister
Kuwait appointed Mariam Al-Aqeel as finance minister, the first female in the Gulf region to hold the post. Khaled Al-Fadhel retained his posts as minister overseeing oil, electricity and water in Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah’s first cabinet, which includes three women and eight new faces, according to state-run KUNA news agency.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22365-gulf-s-first-female-finance-minister.html
#Gulf #Kuwait #KUNA #KIA #OPEC #GFFFM
The government promised broadband access in all villages by 2022, as it launched the ambitious National Broadband Mission entailing stakeholder investment of Rs 7 lakh crore in the coming years.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22369-national-broadband-mission.html
#NBM #RaviShankarPrasad #USOF #RoW #MoU #NDCP
SC refuses to stay CAA
The Supreme Court on 18 December 2019 refused to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, which fast-tracks citizenship by naturalisation process for “illegal” migrants from six religious communities, other than Muslims, who have fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22368-sc-refuses-to-stay-caa.html
#SC #CAA #CJI #NGOs #NRC #Muslims #AKUpadhyay #illegal
World's third largest producer of scientific articles
With over 1.35 lakh scientific papers published, India has become the world's third largest publisher of science and engineering articles, according to a US government agency data, topped by China.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22367-world-s-third-largest-producer-of-scientific-articles.html
#NSF #China #US #scientificarticles #SouthKorea #EU
Cyclone on Jupiter’s south pole
A recent flyby of Jupiter by NASA’s Juno spacecraft has led to the discovery of a new cyclone on the south pole of the planet. The 22nd flyby took place on November 3 soaring 3,500 kilometres above the cloud top of the gas giant.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22366-cyclone-on-jupiter-s-south-pole.html
#Cyclone #Jupiter #NASA #spacecraft #JIRAM
Gulf's first female finance minister
Kuwait appointed Mariam Al-Aqeel as finance minister, the first female in the Gulf region to hold the post. Khaled Al-Fadhel retained his posts as minister overseeing oil, electricity and water in Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah’s first cabinet, which includes three women and eight new faces, according to state-run KUNA news agency.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22365-gulf-s-first-female-finance-minister.html
#Gulf #Kuwait #KUNA #KIA #OPEC #GFFFM
Ksgindia
National Broadband Mission | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The government promised broadband access in all villages by 2022, as it launched the ambitious National Broadband Mission entailing stakeholder investment of Rs 7 lakh crore in the coming years. The
India deploys INS Vikramaditya
With Pakistan and China conducting a major joint naval exercise in the northern Arabian Sea, India too has deployed its aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on its western seaboard to send a clear strategic signal to its neighbours about its operational readiness and combat capability in the maritime domain.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22608-india-deploys-ins-vikramaditya.html
#Indiadeploys #INSVikramaditya #MSPawar #SeaGuardians2020
India only 4th nation to pay budget assessments
The UN has thanked India for paying its regular budget assessments, only the fourth nation to make full contributions within the specified timeframe of the 193-member world body.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22607-india-only-4th-nation-to-pay-budget-assessments.html
#paybudget #4thnation #Armenia #UN #budgetassessments
Centre notifies CAA
The Centre notified the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on 10 January 2020. The notification comes nearly a month after Parliament passed it on December 11, and in the wake of sustained anti-CAA protests.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22606-centre-notifies-caa.html
#Centrenotifies #CAA #jussoli #CitizenshipAmendmentAct
Manual scavenging cases absent from NCRB
The ‘Crime in India’ reports released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2017 and 2018 continue to fail in providing data on cases filed under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation (PEMSR) Act of 2013.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22605-manual-scavenging-cases-absent-from-ncrb.html
#NCRB #CrimeinIndia #SLL #PEMSR #manualscavenging
Oman's Sultan Qaboos dies
Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said died on 10 January 2020 evening, state media said early on 11 January 2020 without mentioning a cause of death, and a three-day period of national mourning was declared.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22604-oman-s-sultan-qaboos-dies.html
#OmansSultan #SultanQaboos #GulfArab #NarendraModi
With Pakistan and China conducting a major joint naval exercise in the northern Arabian Sea, India too has deployed its aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on its western seaboard to send a clear strategic signal to its neighbours about its operational readiness and combat capability in the maritime domain.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22608-india-deploys-ins-vikramaditya.html
#Indiadeploys #INSVikramaditya #MSPawar #SeaGuardians2020
India only 4th nation to pay budget assessments
The UN has thanked India for paying its regular budget assessments, only the fourth nation to make full contributions within the specified timeframe of the 193-member world body.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22607-india-only-4th-nation-to-pay-budget-assessments.html
#paybudget #4thnation #Armenia #UN #budgetassessments
Centre notifies CAA
The Centre notified the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on 10 January 2020. The notification comes nearly a month after Parliament passed it on December 11, and in the wake of sustained anti-CAA protests.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22606-centre-notifies-caa.html
#Centrenotifies #CAA #jussoli #CitizenshipAmendmentAct
Manual scavenging cases absent from NCRB
The ‘Crime in India’ reports released by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for 2017 and 2018 continue to fail in providing data on cases filed under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation (PEMSR) Act of 2013.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22605-manual-scavenging-cases-absent-from-ncrb.html
#NCRB #CrimeinIndia #SLL #PEMSR #manualscavenging
Oman's Sultan Qaboos dies
Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said died on 10 January 2020 evening, state media said early on 11 January 2020 without mentioning a cause of death, and a three-day period of national mourning was declared.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22604-oman-s-sultan-qaboos-dies.html
#OmansSultan #SultanQaboos #GulfArab #NarendraModi
Ksgindia
India deploys INS Vikramaditya | KSG India | Khan Study Group
With Pakistan and China conducting a major joint naval exercise in the northern Arabian Sea, India too has deployed its aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on its western seaboard to send a clear strat
Bodo agreement 2020
The central government, Assam government and Bodo representatives on 27 January 2020 signed a Bodo accord to fulfill the groups’ key political and economic demands.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22714-bodo-agreement-2020.html
#Bodo #agreement2020 #NDFB #SarbanandSonowal #BTAD #BTC
Notice on fresh petitions challenging CAA, NPR
The Supreme Court on 27 January 2020 issued a notice to the Central government on fresh petitions filed before it challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and National Population Register (NPR) process.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22713-notice-on-fresh-petitions-challenging-caa-npr.html
#CAA #NPR #SupremeCourt #Amendment #RGI #doubtfulness
Coronavirus harder to contain than SARS
The coronavirus outbreaks has shown no signs of abating. As per the latest reports, 80 people have died in China and as many as 2,744 people have been confirmed with the deadly virus across the nation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22712-coronavirus-harder-to-contain-than-sars.html
#Coronavirus #SARS #HIVdrugAluvia #CoV #GArunkumar
Israel to allow its citizens to visit Saudi Arabia
Israel's interior ministry said on 26 January 2020 that it will now allow Israelis to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious or business visits. The announcement is the latest sign of quiet but warming relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22711-israel-to-allow-its-citizens-to-visit-saudi-arabia.html
#Israel #SaudiArabia #Muslim #citizens
The central government, Assam government and Bodo representatives on 27 January 2020 signed a Bodo accord to fulfill the groups’ key political and economic demands.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22714-bodo-agreement-2020.html
#Bodo #agreement2020 #NDFB #SarbanandSonowal #BTAD #BTC
Notice on fresh petitions challenging CAA, NPR
The Supreme Court on 27 January 2020 issued a notice to the Central government on fresh petitions filed before it challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and National Population Register (NPR) process.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22713-notice-on-fresh-petitions-challenging-caa-npr.html
#CAA #NPR #SupremeCourt #Amendment #RGI #doubtfulness
Coronavirus harder to contain than SARS
The coronavirus outbreaks has shown no signs of abating. As per the latest reports, 80 people have died in China and as many as 2,744 people have been confirmed with the deadly virus across the nation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22712-coronavirus-harder-to-contain-than-sars.html
#Coronavirus #SARS #HIVdrugAluvia #CoV #GArunkumar
Israel to allow its citizens to visit Saudi Arabia
Israel's interior ministry said on 26 January 2020 that it will now allow Israelis to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious or business visits. The announcement is the latest sign of quiet but warming relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22711-israel-to-allow-its-citizens-to-visit-saudi-arabia.html
#Israel #SaudiArabia #Muslim #citizens
Ksgindia
Bodo agreement 2020 | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The central government, Assam government and Bodo representatives on 27 January 2020 signed a Bodo accord to fulfill the groups’ key political and economic demands. The accord was signed in the pr
Aerial photography rules
Obtaining defence and regulatory permissions for aerial photography or remote sensing surveys has become simpler, with the government launching a web portal for quicker permissions and transparency.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23013-aerial-photography-rules.html
#Aerialphotography #MoD #DalLake #SPCC #Maharashtra
OHCHR move SC against CAA
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has filed an application in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23012-ohchr-move-sc-against-caa.html
#OHCHR #SC #CAA #SupremeCourt #NRC #humanrights
Large number of women beneficiaries
Ahead of the Women's Day, Finance Ministry on 3 March 2020 released figures saying its financial inclusion policies that include Stand-Up India Scheme, Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, Jan-Dhan Yojana have benefited women and women entrepreneurs largely over the last six years.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23011-large-number-of-women-beneficiaries.html
#womenbeneficiaries #womensday #scheduledcaste #sc
G7's draft coronavirus statement
Group of Seven nations are drafting a statement on how they plan to soften the global economic hit of the coronavirus but are not yet making specific calls for new government spending or coordinated central bank rate cuts, a G7 official said on 3 March 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23010-g7-s-draft-coronavirus-statement.html
#coronavirus #G7sdraft #centralbank #federalreserve
Obtaining defence and regulatory permissions for aerial photography or remote sensing surveys has become simpler, with the government launching a web portal for quicker permissions and transparency.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23013-aerial-photography-rules.html
#Aerialphotography #MoD #DalLake #SPCC #Maharashtra
OHCHR move SC against CAA
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has filed an application in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23012-ohchr-move-sc-against-caa.html
#OHCHR #SC #CAA #SupremeCourt #NRC #humanrights
Large number of women beneficiaries
Ahead of the Women's Day, Finance Ministry on 3 March 2020 released figures saying its financial inclusion policies that include Stand-Up India Scheme, Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, Jan-Dhan Yojana have benefited women and women entrepreneurs largely over the last six years.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23011-large-number-of-women-beneficiaries.html
#womenbeneficiaries #womensday #scheduledcaste #sc
G7's draft coronavirus statement
Group of Seven nations are drafting a statement on how they plan to soften the global economic hit of the coronavirus but are not yet making specific calls for new government spending or coordinated central bank rate cuts, a G7 official said on 3 March 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23010-g7-s-draft-coronavirus-statement.html
#coronavirus #G7sdraft #centralbank #federalreserve
Ksgindia
Aerial photography rules | KSG India | Khan Study Group
Obtaining defence and regulatory permissions for aerial photography or remote sensing surveys has become simpler, with the government launching a web portal for quicker permissions and transparency.