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's Updates

जीएसटी परिषद की बैठक
केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण की अध्यक्षता में वस्तु एवं सेवा कर (जीएसटी) परिषद की पहली बैठक हुई। इस बैठक में कई अहम फैसले लिए गए। बैठक में जीएसटी रजिस्ट्रेशन को आसान बनाने के लिए आधार के जरिए जीएसटी रजिस्ट्रेशन का फैसला लिया गया। इसके अलावा जीएसटी एंटी-प्रॉफिटीयरिंग अथॉरिटी के कार्यकाल को भी 2 साल के लिए बढ़ा दिया गया है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/…/news-f…/20622-2019-06-22-04-30-48
#GST #NirmalaSitharaman #GSTN #OTP #NNA #UFM

एफएटीएफ ने पाकिस्तान को दी चेतावनी
आतंकी फंडिंग रोकने के लिए गठित अंतरराष्ट्रीय एजेंसी फाइनेंशियल एक्शन टास्क फोर्स (एफएटीएफ) ने पाकिस्तान को चेतावनी दी है कि अगर वह इस संबंध में मान्य अंतरराष्ट्रीय नियमों को लागू नहीं करता है तो उसे अक्टूबर, 2019 में प्रतिबंधित किया जा सकता है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20621-2019-06-22-04-30-37
#FATF #Pakistan #ImranKhan #Turkey #Britain #US

International Day of Yoga 2019
International Day of Yoga 2019 celebrated on 21st June 2019. This year the world was celebrated the fifth International Day of Yoga with the theme of “Climate Action”.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20626-international-day-of-yoga-2019
#InternationalDay #Yoga #ClimateAction #YogawithGurus

35th GST Council meeting
The 35th GST Council Meeting was held in Delhi on 21 June 2019 under the chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20625-35th-gst-council-meeting
#GSTCouncil #NirmalaSitharaman #ArunJaitley #GSTAT

Persian Gulf on boil
Amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf after the shooting down of a US drone, the Indian Navy has deployed its warships in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to reassure Indian vessels operating and transiting in the region.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20624-persian-gulf-on-boil
#PersianGulf #IndianNavy #INSChennai #INSSunayna

Two Earth-like planets discovered
Scientists have discovered two new Earth-like planets around one of the closest stars within our galactic neighbourhood.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20623-two-earth-like-planets-discovered
#planets #Earth #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Sun #Teegardenstar

अमेरिका-ईरान तनाव के बीच Air India का बड़ा फैसला
अमेरिका और ईरान के बीच तनाव लगातार बढ़ता जा रहा है। इसका असर अब दिखना भी शुरू हो गया है। ईरान ने अमेरिका का ड्रोन मार गिराया अब दोनों देशों के बीच तल्खी काफी बढ़ती जा रही है। इस बीच एयर इंडिया ने भी अपने विमानों को ईरान के एयरस्पेस में न भेजने का फैसला किया है। एयर इंडिया के सीएमडी अश्वनी लोहानी ने ईरान के एयरस्पेस से विमानों के न गुजरने पर कहा, 'एयर इंडिया की उड़ानों पर इसका कोई खास प्रभाव नहीं है। हालांकि आने वाले विमानों का रूट फिर से तय करने पर काम किया जा रहा है।'
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20633-air-india
#AirIndia #Iran #CMD #AshwaniLohani #DGCA #NewYork

इस खास कदम से दोगुनी होगी किसानों की आय
अगले तीन साल की अवधि के भीतर किसानों के आय को दोगुना करने के क्रम में कृषि व किसान कल्‍याण मंत्रालय ने ग्रामीण भारत में डिजिटल टेक्‍नोलॉजी का इस्‍तेमाल करने का निर्णय लिया है। डिजिटल टेक्‍नोलॉजी के जरिए भारत के गांवों में कृषि संबंधित गतिविधियों का आधुनिकीकरण कर व्‍यवस्‍थित करने की योजना बनाई गई है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20632-2019-06-23-04-29-33
#Agriculture #India #NarendraSinghTomar #RajyaSabha #ICAR

Crackdown on cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency firms will be subjected to rules to prevent the abuse of digital coins such as bitcoin for money laundering, a global watchdog said, the first worldwide regulatory attempt to constrain the rapidly growing sector.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20638-crackdown-on-cryptocurrencies
#Crackdown #cryptocurrencies #FATF #FinTech #GlobalDigitalFinance

Pakistan must implement FATF action plan
India on 22 June 2019 emphasised that Pakistan needs to take all necessary steps to fully implement the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) action plan by the October deadline. Pakistan, however, claimed that India was politicising the process for its “narrow” objectives. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a statement that India expects Pakistan to take credible and verifiable steps against terrorism and terrorist finances.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20637-pakistan-must-implement-fatf-action-plan
#FATF #Pakistan #ICRG #India #RaveeshKumar #narrow

New NASA missions to study Sun
NASA will launch two new missions to advance our understanding of the Sun and its dynamic effects on space weather, the US space agency said. One of the selected missions will study how the Sun drives particles and energy into the solar system and a second will study Earth’s response, NASA said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20636-new-nasa-missions-to-study-sun
#NASA #solar #GPS #TRACERS #Moon #missions #Sun

The Central Asian nodes in BRI
Ahead of the recently concluded summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Chinese state media provided extensive coverage of Beijing’s recent forays into Central Asia, including into Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. On its website, the state-run Xinhua news agency splashed pictures of the Irkeshtam pass, one of China’s gateways to Kyrgyzstan, a few days before planes ferrying leaders of the eight SCO member countries, apart from observers, flew into Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan’s capital.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20635-the-central-asian-nodes-in-bri
#BRI #Asian #SCO #CPEC #XUAR #EuropeanUnion #Irkeshtampass

ASEAN summit in Bangkok
Southeast Asian leaders opened a two-day summit in Bangkok on 22 June 2019, though it was unclear what progress their 10-country group could make on disputes in the South China Sea and the plight of ethnic Rohingya fleeing Myanmar.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20634-asean-summit-in-bangkok
#ASEAN #Bangkok #COC #Myanmar #10countrygroup #Thailand

ओसाका डिक्लेरेशन
भारत ने डिजिटल इकोनॉमी पर ओसाका घोषणा पत्र पर हस्‍ताक्षर करने से इनकार कर दिया है। इस संयुक्‍त घोषणा पत्र पर हालैंड, स्‍पेन, थाइलैंड, सिंगापुर समेत दुनिया के 24 देशों और समूहों ने दस्‍तखत किए हैं। भारत के साथ साथ दक्षिण अफ्रीका, इंडोनेशिया समेत कई अन्‍य देशों ने भी दूरी बनाई है। घोषणा पत्र के पक्ष में दलील दी जा रही है कि डिजिटल इकोनॉमी से वैश्विक अर्थव्‍यवस्‍था को मजबूती मिलती है और लोगों को भी फायदा होता है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20722-2019-06-30-05-03-16
#OsakaDeclaration #India #RBI #ITMinistry #China #MLAT

शनि के चंद्रमा पर मिशन भेजेगा नासा
नासा ने मंगल, शुक्र और चांद पर पहुंचने के बाद शनि ग्रह पर मिशन भेजने का फैसला लिया है। अमेरिकी स्पेस एजेंसी नासा ने शनि के सबसे बड़े चंद्र टाइटन पर ड्रोन की स्टाइल वाले क्वाडकॉप्टर को भेजने का फैसला लिया है। न्यू यॉर्क टाइम्स के मुताबिक इस मिशन को नासा ने 'ड्रैगनफ्लाइ' नाम दिया है। यह मिशन शनि के चंद्रमा टाइटन पर जीवन की संभावनाओं को तलाशेगा। शनि अकेला ऐसा ग्रह है, जिसकी सतह पर पानी की उपलब्धता है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20721-2019-06-30-05-02-38
#NASA #mission #Saturnsmoon #AppliedPhysicsLaboratory #JohnsHopkinsUniversity #ElizabethTurtle

‘एक राष्‍ट्र एक राशन कार्ड’ योजना
केन्‍द्रीय उपभोक्‍ता मामले, खाद्य एवं सार्वजनिक वितरण मंत्री श्री रामविलास पासवान ने कहा कि सरकार 30 जून 2020 तक पूरे भारत में ‘एक राष्ट्र, एक राशन कार्ड’ योजना लागू करेगी। दिल्‍ली में मीडिया से बातचीत करते हुए श्री पासवान ने कहा कि सभी राशन कार्डों को आधार कार्ड से जोड़ने और फ्वांट ऑफ सेल (पीओएस) मशीन के माध्‍यम से खाद्यान्‍न वितरण की व्‍यवस्‍था अपने अंतिम चरण में है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20720-2019-06-30-05-02-04
#Onenation #oneration #RamVilasPaswan #POS #Haryana #DOS #CWC

Osaka declaration
At the end of hectic negotiations between G-20 countries which went on till 5 am on 29 June 2019, the Osaka declaration stressed on economic offenders as part of the anti-corruption theme — portrayed as a priority for the Indian government. While the joint statement gave very low priority to terrorism, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) got due prominence.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20726-osaka-declaration
#OsakaDeclaration #India #RBI #ITMinistry #China #MLAT #FATF #G20

Draft national policy for women empowerment
The government has prepared a draft national policy for women empowerment with a priority on their education, food security and nutrition. The Women and Child Development Ministry has prepared the draft policy after receiving suggestions from various stakeholders.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20725-draft-national-policy-for-women-empowerment
#women #empowerment #NRIwomen #governance #stakeholders

India abstain UN resolution on torture
India joined ranks with Russia and 42 other nations to abstain from voting on a General Assembly resolution aimed at examining options to end trade in goods used for capital punishment and torture, saying it is unacceptable to place death penalty on par with torture.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20724-india-abstain-un-resolution-on-torture
#India #UNPaulomiTripathi #Russia #resolution #Mission

‘Tribes India’ Launched Globally
The Minister of State for Tribal Affairs, Smt. Renuka Singh launched the “Go Tribal Campaign” of Tribes India at a glittering event in New Delhi. The campaign has been launched to widely promote the use of tribal products. The Minister also launched ‘Tribes India’ globally through Amazon Global Selling at event. The Minister said that we have to economically strengthen the tribals of our country as they are capable of producing many creative products including handicrafts.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20723-tribes-india-launched-globally
#TribesIndia #TribalAffairs #RenukaSingh #Amazon #handicrafts

Co-origination pact lend to MSMEs
The troubled shadow banks are not yet out of the woods and the largest lender SBI has stitched a co-origination agreement to finance small businesses--which used to be a major customer-base for the crippled financiers.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21275-co-origination-pact-lend-to-msmes
#MSMEs #SBI #RBI #NBFCs #ReserveBank #agreement

DRDO hands over design of MMR
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over the design of Mobile Metallic Ramp (MMR) to the Indian Army at a ceremony held at DRDO Bhawan. With load bearing capacity of 70 metric ton (MT), the MMR has been designed and developed by DRDO’s premier research laboratory.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21274-drdo-hands-over-design-of-mmr
#DRDO #MMR #MT #CFEES #TDEs #DSO #DTDP #Bhawan #IndianArmy

Chandrayaan-2 enters 2nd Lunar orbit
The second Lunar orbit manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was successfully completed on 21 August 2019, said India Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
According to ISRO, the orbit manoeuvre began at 12.50 p.m. and took 1,228 seconds to complete. The orbit achieved is 118 km X 4,412 km. All spacecraft parameters are normal.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21273-chandrayaan-2-enters-2nd-lunar-orbit
#Chandrayaan2 #spacecraft #ISRO #Vikram #GSLVMkIII #Lunar #orbit

Compliance report to FATF
Pakistan has submitted compliance report on its 27-point action plan to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), as three separate evaluations currently in progress will determine the country's possible exit from the grey list of the anti-money laundering watchdog by October.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21272-compliance-report-to-fatf
#FATF #Australia #APG #Pakistan #BaqirReza #Bangkok #ImranKhan

Rocky exoplanet of Moon or Mercury
Scientists at NASA have achieved to get a rare glimpse of the conditions on the surface of a rocky exoplanet orbiting a star beyond the Sun. Using the data of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have detected the light from the planet LHS 3844b, which is located 48.6 lightyears away from the Earth.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21271-rocky-exoplanet-of-moon-or-mercury
#Moon #Mercury #NASA #JPL #TESS #LHS #Mdwarf #planet

UNICEF Report on malnutrition
Malnutrition caused 69 per cent of deaths of children below the age of five in India, according to a UNICEF report released. In its report — The State of the World’s Children 2019, UNICEF said that every second child in that age group is affected by some form of malnutrition.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21735-unicef-report-on-malnutrition.html
#UNICEF #malnutrition #NNM #POSHAN #India


FATF retains Pakistan in Grey List
International terror financing watchdog FATF on 18 October 2019 retained Pakistan on the Grey List and warned the country of action for its failure in combating money laundering and terror financing.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21734-fatf-retains-pakistan-in-grey-list.html
#FATF #Pakistan #GreyList #FinancialAction #TaskForce

BREXIT deal sealed
The long-awaited BREXIT deal has finally been sealed but it is too early to draw inferences on its implications on India as the minutes of the deal have not yet been disclosed.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21733-brexit-deal-sealed.html
#BREXIT #India #BorisJohnson #EuropeanUnion

Global Tuberculosis Report 2019
The Global Tuberculosis Report 2019 cites that nearly 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year. The report categorically establishes that TB is one of the top 10 causes of death, ranking above HIV/ AIDS.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21732-global-tuberculosis-report-2019.html
#GTR #GlobalTuberculosisReport2019 #HIV #AIDS #MDR #HBC

Insight lander starts digging
NASA’s InSight lander has dug nearly 2 centimetres (3/4 of an inch) into the surface of Mars with the help of its heat probe called “the mole”, the US space agency has announced.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21731-insight-lander-starts-digging.html
#NASA #Mars #Martiansoil #HP3 #spacecraft #redplanet

Plans to amend IBC 2016
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India chairman M S Sahoo on 30 November 2019 said work is on to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016 that will address cross-border insolvency.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22247-plans-to-amend-ibc-2016.html
#IBC #MSSahoo #CII #DewanHousingFinance #GreenChannel


'Point of no return' on climate change
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said 1 December 2019 that the world's efforts to stop climate change have been "utterly inadequate" so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the "point of no return."
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22246-point-of-no-return-on-climate-change.html
#COP25 #UNchief #UNSecretary #UNFCCC

Satellite mechanism to monitor forestation
A satellite-based mechanism to monitor areas under green cover and the growth of saplings planted there is being developed by the government, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22245-satellite-mechanism-to-monitor-forestation.html
#Satellitemechanism #monitorforestation #PrakashJavadekar

Concrete action against terror infrastructure
In their inaugural foreign and defence ministerial dialogue, India and Japan deliberated on the threat posed to regional peace by terror networks operating from Pakistan and asked it to take "resolute and irreversible" against them.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22244-concrete-action-against-terror-infrastructure.html
#FATF #RajnathSingh #TaroKono #NarendraModi

15th FC submits its report
The Finance Commission (FC) submitted its report for the financial year 2020-21 to President Ram Nath Kovind. The Commission headed by N K Singh apprised the President of the recommendations contained therein.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22287-15th-fc-submits-its-report.html
#15thFC #FinanceCommission #NKSingh #Article280

Kuala Lumpur summit
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will attend the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 in Malaysia that would provide him an opportunity to exchange views and find solution to the challenges facing the Muslim world particularly governance, development, terrorism and Islamophobia, the Foreign Office said.
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#KualaLumpur #ImranKhan #KL #Malaysia #GRF

UDAN 4.0
The civil aviation ministry said bids have been sought for six underserved and 24 unserved airports and airstrips in the North East region under the latest round of regional air connectivity scheme.
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#UDAN #Assam #NCAP #VGF #ArunachalPradesh #UmrangsoReservoir

Pakistan submits to FATF report
Pakistan has submitted answers to the remaining 22 questions posed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), detailing the actions taken by the government to curb terrorism and money laundering after it put Islamabad on notice.
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#Pakistansubmits #FATFreport #UnitedNations #FATF

'Kalia' to be merged with PM-KISAN
The Odisha government has decided to merge its flagship scheme to provide assistance to farmers with the Centre's Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) yojana, apparently due to financial constraints, a state minister said.
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#Kalia #PMKISAN #ArunKumarSahoo #Odishagovernment

SC refuses plea for minority status
The Supreme Court 20 February 2020 refused to entertain a plea seeking to define the word 'minority' and laying of guidelines to accord minority status based on state-wise population of a particular community.
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#SC #minority #Articles29 #VikasSingh #RFNariman

Pakistan retained on grey list of FATF
Pakistan has been retained on the “grey list” of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for another four months, with a stern warning from the global watchdog that met in Paris (February 19-21) to complete the 27-point action plan it has been given by June 2020 or face being put on the “black list”.
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#Pakistan #FATF #UNSC #greylist #blacklist

Agreement on violence cut pact
The United States and the Taliban will sign an agreement on Feb. 29 at the end of a week long period of violence reduction in Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Taliban said on 21 February 2020.
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#Agreement #violence #GMT #IEA #RIV #Afghanistan

Watch KSG Explainer - Mauritius exits FATF grey list | What is FATF Grey List? #UPSC #IAS #KSGExplainer
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