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रिफ्यूजी को हम इसलिए याद कर रहे हैं क्योंकि 20 जून को World Refugee Day 2019 है। शरणार्थी, रिफ्यूजी, मुहाजिर चाहे जिस नाम से पुकार लें। लेकिन ये वे लोग हैं जिन्हें किसी न किसी कारणवश अपना देश, अपना घर, अपना सबकुछ छोड़कर दूसरों के रहम-ओ-करम पर जीने के लिए मजबूर होना पड़ता है। किसी न किसी मजबूरीवश अपनी धरती को छोड़कर भागे हुए ये वो अभागे लोग हैं, जिन्हें कोई भी पूरे दिल से स्वीकार नहीं करता।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20611-2019-06-21-04-16-25
#WorldRefugeeDay #Afghanistan #Refugee #WRD2019 #terrorism

अंतर्राष्ट्रीय पेटेंट आवेदनों पर संगोष्‍ठी
वाणिज्‍य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय के उद्योग एवं आंतरिक व्‍यापार संवर्धन विभाग (डीपीआईआईटी) के अधीनस्‍थ भारतीय पेटेंट कार्यालय अंतर्राष्‍ट्रीय पेटेंट आवेदनों को दाखिल करने पर एक दिवसीय संगोष्‍ठी आयोजित कर रहा है। यह संगोष्‍ठी विश्‍व बौद्धिक संपदा संगठन (विपो), एसोचैम, भारत सरकार के वाणिज्‍य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय के आईपीआर संवर्धन एवं प्रबंधन प्रकोष्‍ठ (सीपम) और उत्‍तराखंड सरकार के सहयोग से आयोजित की जा रही है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20610-2019-06-21-04-16-13
#InternationalPatentApplications #DPIIT #SEPM #VIPO #ASSOCHAM

EOI for six submarines
The Centre has taken a major step towards building advanced submarines for the Indian Navy. The defence ministry on 29 June 2019 issued an Expression of Interest to shortlist Indian strategic partners for the construction of six conventional submarines under Project 75 India (P-75I) worth about Rs 45,000 crore.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20615-eoi-for-six-submarines
#EOI #P75I #NUH #SPs #India #ExpressionofInterest #navy

Sri Lanka launches its first satellite
Sri Lanka’s first satellite ‘Ravana-1’, designed and developed by two local engineers, was successfully launched into orbit this week from the International Space Station (ISS) along with two other BIRDS 3 satellites from Japan and Nepal. Ravana 1, the cube satellite measuring 11.3 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm, and weighing around 1.05 kg, was launched into orbit.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20614-sri-lanka-launches-its-first-satellite
#SriLanka #satellite #Ravana1 #ISS #BIRDS3 #Japan

India’s first solar cruise vessel
Close on the heels of launching India’s first solar-powered ferry in 2016, Kerala is gearing up for the launch of the country’s premier solar-powered cruise boat by December. The initiative comes from the State Water Transport Department (SWTD), whose solar ferry Aditya in the Vaikom-Thavanakadavu route has proved to be a success.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20613-india-s-first-solar-cruise-vessel
#India #SWTD #IRS #Kerala #solar #Aditya

QS Rankings 2020
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) emerged the top-ranked private university in India in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking 2020 released on 19 June 2019. In the 16th edition of the rankings, Manipal figures in the 701-750 band, up from 750-800 last year, among the 1,620 universities considered and 1,000 published universities from 82 countries.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20612-qs-rankings-2020
#QS #Rankings2020 #MAHE #India #WorldUniversityRanking

Report on RBI capital finalised
The Bimal Jalan committee, constituted to assess the optimum size of capital reserves that the RBI should hold, on 17 July 2019 finalised its report. The six-member panel, under former RBI Governor Jalan was appointed on December 26, 2018, to review the economic capital framework (ECF) for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after the finance ministry wanted the central bank to follow global best practices and transfer more surplus to the government.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20939-report-on-rbi-capital-finalised
#RBI #BimalJalan #ECF #GDP #UrjitPatel #ReserveBankofIndia #Budget

India and Italy set up Fast Track Mechanism
In order to facilitate Italian companies and investors in India and Indian companies and investors in Italy, it has been decided to establish fast-track system for companies and investors of both the countries.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20938-india-and-italy-set-up-fast-track-mechanism
#India #TrackMechanism #Italy #DPIIT #InvestIndia

New veterinary health protocol
Australia and India recently finalised a new veterinary health protocol for the export of Australian breeder sheep to India, the Australian High Commission, New Delhi informed. Australia and India have built the foundations of its agriculture relationship over decades, with cooperation on wheat and wool stemming back to the 1960s.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20937-new-veterinary-health-protocol
#health #protocol #Australia #veterinary #NLM #agriculture

Arjuna Award 2019
Cricketer Smriti Mandhana and tennis star Rohan Bopanna were conferred with the Arjuna Awards by Union Sports minister Kiren Rijiju at a ceremony held in New Delhi. Team India opener Mandhana had missed out on the award last year due to international commitments.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20936-arjuna-award-2019
#ArjunaAward2019 #ICC #Cricketer #SmritiMandhana #ODI #tennis #RohanBopanna

Apollo 11 astronaut returns
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned on 16 July 2019 to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Collins had the spotlight to himself this time — Armstrong has been gone for seven years and Aldrin canceled. Collins said he wished his two moonwalking colleagues could have shared the moment at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, the departure point for humanity’s first moon landing.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20935-apollo-11-astronaut-returns
#Apollo11 #astronaut #SaturnVrocket #Space #Michael #BuzzAldrin

BVRAAM ready for IAF fighters
India's first indigenous beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) for fighters, Astra, is now finally ready for induction after 15 tortuous years of development, with the DRDO expecting the IAF to initially order at least 200 missiles for its Sukhoi-30MKI jets.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21591-bvraam-ready-for-iaf-fighters.html
#BVRAAM #IAF #DRDO #India #ECCM #IAF #ukhoi30MKI

Starship’s plans unveiled
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled a prototype design of its next-generation Starship spacecraft that will take people or cargo to the moon, Mars or other destinations in space or around Earth.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21590-starship-s-plans-unveiled.html
#Starship #CEO #SpaceX #BFR #ITS #spacecraft #multiplanetary

Working group for new industrial policy
The Centre will soon constitute a working group on the proposed new industrial policy which is aimed at promoting emerging sectors, reducing regulatory hurdles and making India a manufacturing hub, an official has said.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21589-working-group-for-new-industrial-policy.html
#industrialpolicy #DPIIT #MSME #NMP #CII #UnionCabinet

BDC elections on October 24
In a first test to the prevailing security situation in Jammu-Kashmir, the state’s Chief Electoral Officer announced that elections for the Block Development Council (BDC) will be held on October 24.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21588-bdc-elections-on-october-24.html
#BDC #PanchayatRaj #BDC #Article370 #ShailendraKumar #PCOs

Startup India Vision 2024
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has proposed significant cuts in the compliance time to just one hour per month for start-ups as part of measures to ease regulatory requirements for budding entrepreneurs, an official said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22016-startup-india-vision-2024.html
#StartupIndiaVision #DPIIT #StartupIndia #IndiaVision

First night trial of Agni II missile
India on 16 November 2019 conducted successfully the first night trial of ‘Agni-II’, its versatile surface-to-surface medium-range nuclear-capable missile from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22015-first-night-trial-of-agni-ii-missile.html
#AgniIImissile #Firstnighttrial #ITR #DrAbdulKalam

Environmental DNA (eDNA)
In a first, researchers have shown that environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to detect the presence of an endangered bird species by collecting and analysing small amounts of water from the pools where they drink -- an advance that may lead to better assessment of animal and bird populations in the wild.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22014-environmental-dna-edna.html
#EnvironmentalDNA #eDNA #DNA #water #birdpopulations


Exercise Naseem Bahr
India and Oman will conduct the 12th edition of bilateral maritime exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ in the Arabian Sea next month, as both countries are aiming to further increase interoperability between the two navies and enhance maritime security.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22013-exercise-naseem-bahr.html
#ExerciseNaseemBahr #ExerciseNaseem #NaseemBahr #GCC

Justice Ranjan Gogoi retires
Justice Ranjan Gogoi on 17 November 2019 retired as the Chief Justice of India after serving for over 13 months in the post. He will be succeeded by Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22012-justice-ranjan-gogoi-retires.html
#JusticeRanjanGogoi #ChiefJusticeofIndia #SharadArvindBobde

Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins
Sri Lanka’s controversial wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 17 November 2019 won the hotly contested presidential election,
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22011-gotabaya-rajapaksa-wins.html
#GotabayaRajapaksa #SriLanka #UNP #terrorattacks

SE Asian dither on joining solar alliance
The India-headquartered International Solar Alliance’s (ISA’s) drive to co-opt countries from South-East Asia is facing problems with some countries holding back because of New Delhi’s decision to not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade deal.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22571-se-asian-dither-on-joining-solar-alliance.html
#SeAsian #solaralliance #RCEP #ISAs #solar #vietnam


DPIIT focus to push India's ranking
The Commerce and Industry Ministry has prepared a blueprint to further improve India's ranking in the World Bank's ease of doing business index with a focus on six parameters, including enforcing contracts and starting a business.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22570-dpiit-focus-to-push-india-s-ranking.html
#DPIIT #WorldBanks #Indiasranking #EoDB #registeringproperty

GoM to vet National Tariff Policy
Home minister Amit Shah will head a group of ministers to discuss the proposed National Tariff Policy that is being awaited as a major reform by the stressed power sector but being opposed by state governments and discoms due to clauses like penalties for load shedding.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22569-gom-to-vet-national-tariff-policy.html
#GoM #NationalTariffPolicy #Amitshah #Tariffpolicy

Russia pushes India’s entry into EAEU
Russia, ahead of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s visit to India this month, has stated that Russia has pushed for Delhi’s entry into the Eurasian Economic Union or EAEU that will open up opportunities of third country partnerships in Central Asia-Eurasian region.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22568-russia-pushes-india-s-entry-into-eaeu.html
#Russia #EAEU #ForeignMinister #Lavrovs

DefExpo 2020 inaugurated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 5 February 2020 inaugurated the DefExpo, India's biennial military exhibition, which seeks to showcase the potential of the country to become a global defence manufacturing hub.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22784-defexpo-2020-inaugurated.html
#DefExpo2020 #NarendraModi #Goa #manufacturing #military


IIITs Laws (Amendment) Bill 2020
The Union Cabinet on 5 February 2020 gave its approval to confer the status of Institution of National Importance (INI) to five Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22783-iiits-laws-amendment-bill-2020.html
#IIITsLaws #Amendment #MTech #INI #NarendraModi

Proposal to allow 100% FDI in Air India
The government is working on a proposal to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment in Air India as it moves ahead with disinvestment of the national carrier.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22782-proposal-to-allow-100-fdi-in-air-india.html
#FDI #AirIndia #NRIs #SOEC #PIM #DPIIT


Bill to amend Aircraft Act introduced
The government on 4 February 2020 introduced a bill in the Lok Sabha to amend the Aircraft Act wherein the fine amount for violations will be hiked from Rs 10 lakh to up to Rs 1 crore.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22781-bill-to-amend-aircraft-act-introduced.html
#Bill #AircraftAct #ICAO #BCAS #DGCA #LokSabha


U.N. takes no action against Myanmar
The U.N. Security Council on 4 February 2020 discussed the International Court of Justice’s order that Myanmar must do all it can to prevent genocide against the Rohingya Muslims, but failed to agree on a statement.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22780-u-n-takes-no-action-against-myanmar.html
#Myanmar #UNSecurityCouncil #Belgium #RohingyaMuslims


EU rejects Middle East peace plan
The European Union rejected parts of the new U.S. peace plan for the Middle East on 4 February 2020, saying the plan broke with "internationally agreed parameters", and any Israeli annexation of Palestinian land would be subject to challenge.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22779-eu-rejects-middle-east-peace-plan.html
#EUrejects #MiddleEast #peaceplan #DonaldTrumps # Palestinianland

Substitute nations for critical imports
The government is working on a list of alternative countries that could be suppliers of critical components that cannot currently be manufactured domestically.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/24131-substitute-nations-for-critical-imports.html
#DPIIT #imports #Substitutenations #China

74% FDI in defence through auto route
The DPIIT would soon approach the Union Cabinet to seek approval for relaxing norms to allow up to 74 per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in defence manufacturing under the automatic route, with a view to attract overseas players in the sector.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/24347-74-fdi-in-defence-through-auto-route.html
#FDI #UnionCabinet #DPIIT #autoroute #EoDB

GFRs amended on public procurement
The Centre amended its General Financial Rules (GFRs) to restrict public procurement from countries which share a land border with India on grounds of national security, a move squarely aimed at China.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/24635-gfrs-amended-on-public-procurement.html
#GFRs #publicprocurement #Covid19 #DPIIT

Ease of doing business ranking
Andhra Pradesh for the third time in a row has topped in the ease of doing annual business ranking of states and Union Territories (UTs) by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/25498-ease-of-doing-business-ranking.html
#businessranking #DPIIT #NirmalaSitharaman #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

Start-up ecosystem rankings 2019
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has awarded Gujarat as the best performer in State Startup India Ranking 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/25616-start-up-ecosystem-rankings-2019.html
#Startup #ecosystem #rankings2019 #DPIIT #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

Credit guarantee and seed fund schemes
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is working on two schemes -- credit guarantee and seed funds -- to support startups in the country.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/25700-credit-guarantee-and-seed-fund-schemes.html
#Creditguarantee #fundschemes #DPIIT #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

74% FDI permitted in defence sector
The government has permitted foreign direct investment (FDI) of up to 74 per cent under automatic route in the defence sector with a view to attracting overseas investors, according to a press note issued by the DPIIT on 17 September 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/25763-74-fdi-permitted-in-defence-sector.html
#FDI #DPIIT #defencesector #foreigndirectinvestment #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

DPIIT shares a list of 24 key sectors
The DPIIT has shared a list of 24 key sectors including food processing, toys, furniture, agrochemicals, and textiles
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/26093-dpiit-shares-a-list-of-24-key-sectors.html
#DPIIT #Trade #KeySector #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses