गरीबी सूचकांक (एमपीआई) 2019
भारत में स्वास्थ्य, स्कूली शिक्षा समेत विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में हुई प्रगति से बड़ी संख्या में लोग गरीबी के दलदल से बाहर निकल आए हैं। संयुक्त राष्ट्र की एक रिपोर्ट के अनुसार वर्ष 2006 से 2016 के बीच रेकॉर्ड 27.10 करोड़ लोग गरीबी से बाहर निकले हैं। खाना पकाने के ईंधन, साफ-सफाई और पोषण जैसे क्षेत्रों में मजबूत सुधार के साथ बहुआयामी गरीबी सूचकांक वैल्यू में सबसे बड़ी गिरावट आई है।
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#PovertyIndex2019 #MPI #UN #India #UNDP #OPHI #UnitedNations

एथनॉल से चलने वाली देश की पहली बाइक
टीवीएस ने एथनॉल से चलने वाली देश की पहली बाइक शुक्रवार को लॉन्च कर दी। TVS Apache RTR 200 Fi E100 नाम से बाजार में उतारी गई इस बाइक की कीमत 1.20 लाख रुपये है। इसे केंद्रीय सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री नितिन गडकरी और नीति आयोग के सीईओ अमिताभ कान्त की उपस्थिति में लॉन्च किया गया। टीवीएस मोटर का कहना है कि यह अपाचे पूरी तरह एथनॉल से चलेगी।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20873-2019-07-13-05-09-11
#Ethanol #bike #NitinGadkari #TVSMotor #CEO #AmitabhKant #airpollution

करतारपुर पर भारत-पाक विशेषज्ञ करेंगे बैठक
भारत और पकिस्तान के विशेषज्ञ करतारपुर गलियारा के स्वरूप को अंतिम रूप देने के लिए मसौदा समझौता पर चर्चा करने को लेकर 14 जुलाई 2019 को अटारी-वाघा सीमा पर बैठक करेंगे। वे संबद्ध तकनीकी मुद्दों पर भी चर्चा करेंगे। यह गलियारा पाकिस्तान के करतारपुर स्थित दरबार साहिब को गुरदासपुर जिला स्थित डेरा बाबा नानक गुरुद्वारा से जोड़ेगा तथा भारतीय सिख श्रद्धालुओं की वीजा मुक्त आवाजाही को सुगम बनाएगा।
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#India #Kartarpur #Pak #BabaNanakGurudwara #Pulwama #terroristattack

India's first ethanol based bike
Chennai-based TVS Motor Company on 12 July 2019 launched the country’s first ethanol-powered motorcycle TVS Apache RTR 200 Fi E100 to help bring down crude imports and reduce air pollution. The special edition will be available in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh at Rs 120,000.
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#Ethanol #bike #NitinGadkari #TVSMotor #CEO #AmitabhKant #airpollution

CFAMM 2019
India has urged the Commonwealth to expedite readmission of the Maldives as a member country. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar conveyed India’s stand at the 19 Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in London.
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#CFAMM2019 #Modi #CHOGM #Commonwealth #MPs #Singapore #India

First delivery of S-400 missile system
Turkey received the first batch of Russia's S-400 missile defence system on 12 July 2019, the defence ministry said, despite repeated warnings from its NATO ally United States against the purchase. The delivery of the first shipment of parts of the S-400 long range regional air missile defence system began as of July 12, 2019 to Murted air base in Ankara.
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#S400 #missile #Turkey #NATO #aircraft #IGA #CAATSA #BRICS

Amendment in POCSO Act approved
The Ministry of Women and Child Development has laid down a clear definition of what constitutes the offence and has included sexually explicit digital content involving children under its purview as per an amendment to the existing POCSO Act.
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#POCSO #Amendment #childsexual #WCD #Women #digital #ChildDevelopment

Nobel Peace Prize 2019
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize on 11 October 2019 for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea. Ethiopia and Eritrea, longtime foes who fought a border war from 1998 to 2000, restored relations in July 2018 after years of hostility.
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#NobelPeacePrize2019 #Tokarczuk #WorldFoodProgram AbiyAhmed

‘Dhruv’ scheme kicked off
Union HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal kicked off the Prime Minister Innovative Learning Programme “Dhruv” at the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) head office in Bengaluru under which 60 talented students selected from science, mathematics and performing arts streams will undergo a 14-day programme with an objective to enrich their skills and knowledge and realise their full potential.
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#Dhruv #HRD #RameshPokhriyal #Isro #IITDelhi #NarendraModi

India joins global alliance for smart city technologies
India has joined the league of 15 of the world's leading city networks and technology governance organisations that will work towards advancing the responsible and ethical use of smart city technologies.
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#India #GSATG #WEF #G20 #Commonwealth #TechnologyGovernance

Chandrayaan 2's orbiter observes solar flares
One of the eight scientific payloads on board Chandrayaan-2’s orbiter, circling the Moon’s orbit at 100km, has measured solar flares between September 30 and October 1, which, in turn, will help scientists better understand various processes on the Sun.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21678-chandrayaan-2-s-orbiter-observes-solar-flares.html
#Chandrayaan2 #XSM #Moon #CLASS #Isro #orbiter

First-ever Olympic Hospitality House
India will have its first-ever Olympic Hospitality House in Tokyo during the Summer Games next year. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and JSW Group announced a partnership to build the facility.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21677-first-ever-olympic-hospitality-house.html
#Olympic #OHH #IOA #JSW #Tokyo #Nagano #KirenRijiju

India jumps in Brand Finance Nation ranking
India jumped two levels to 7th position in the Brand Finance Nation ranking of 2019 despite the reduction in the overall economic growth due to slowdown in the manufacturing and construction sectors.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21676-india-jumps-in-brand-finance-nation-ranking.html
#BFN #ranking #BrandFinanceNation #manufacturing #Canada

ICON Satellite launched
NASA launched a satellite on 10 October 2019 night to explore the mysterious, dynamic region where air meets space. The satellite — called ICON, short for Ionospheric Connection Explorer — rocketed into orbit following a two-year delay.
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#ICON #Satellite #NASA #Earth #spacecraft

Green light to IOA for hosting Commonwealth shooting
The government on 4 January 2020 approved "in principle" the Indian Olympic Association's proposal to host the Commonwealth shooting championships and archery events -- which are not part of the 2022 Commonwealth Games roster -- in March 2022.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22567-green-light-to-ioa-for-hosting-commonwealth-shooting.html
#IOA #Commonwealth #Greenlight #NRAI #shooting

Only 7 states manage to address zero hunger goal
India has performed dismally on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with only seven Indian states successfully addressing “hunger and malnutrition”. The worst performers in the zero hunger goal were Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22566-only-7-states-manage-to-address-zero-hunger-goal.html
#India #NITIAayog #SDG #hunger #malnutrition #ZeroHunger

DRDO gets ready for war of future
The rapidly evolving technology is challenging the traditional norms of technology assessment and forecasting. Today India is emerging as the nation of Startups and the pace of innovation is such that, the modern-day technology needs to be evaluated and it’s future potential ascertained with unimaginable immediacy.
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#DRDO #War #DYSL #QRNG #NarendraModi

India extends LoC for solar parks in Cuba
India has extended a line of credit of $75 million (over Rs 500 crore) to Cuba for financing solar parks. An agreement signed between Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and Banco Exterior De Cuba in July last year came into effect from December 12, the RBI said in a statement.
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#LoC #solar #Cuba #BEDC #India #ForeignTradePolicy

SC interpreted anti child marriage
The anti-child marriage law does not intend to punish a male aged between 18 and 21 years for marrying a “female adult,” the Supreme Court has held in a recent judgment.
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#SC #childmarriage #ChildNotBride #MMShantanagoudar #femaleadult