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28 May 2019
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28 May 2019
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Today's Editorial
28 May 2019
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28 May 2019
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Today's Headlines
28 May 2019
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राइट टू हेल्थ स्कीम लागू करने वाला देश का पहला राज्य
आचार संहिता खत्म होते ही अब छत्तीसगढ़ में राइट टू हेल्थ स्कीम को लागू करने की तैयारी शुरू हो गई है। मिली जानकारी के मुताबिक जल्द ही छत्तीसगढ़ राइट टू हेल्थ स्कीम लागू करने वाला देश का पहला राज्य बन सकता है। इस योजना के लागू होने के साथ ही बिना स्मार्ट कार्ड के हर जरूरतमंद व्यक्ति को मुफ्त स्वास्थ्य सेवा मुहैया हो सकेगी।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20316-2019-05-28-05-28-34
#Chhattisgarh #TSSinhadev #Health #NationalHealthScheme

स्विट्जरलैंड ने साझा की स्विस बैंकों की जानकारी
स्विट्जरलैंड ने अपने वैश्विक वित्तीय केंद्र होने की हैसियत को दोबारा हासिल करने के लिए अपने बैंकों की जानकारियों को खुफिया रखने की प्रतिबद्धता छोड़ दी है। खासतौर पर देखा गया है कि स्विस बैंकों के भारतीय ग्राहकों की जानकारियों को साझा करने की प्रक्रिया में तेजी आई है। पिछले एक हफ्ते में करीब ऐसे एक दर्जन मामले सामने आए हैं।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20315-2019-05-28-05-27-25
#Switzerland #FTA #FederalTaxAdministration #Schweizerische #Nationalbank

Triple talaq bills lapse
With the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha, the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and the one on banning triple talaq have lapsed as they were not passed by Rajya Sabha. The two bills could not be passed by Rajya Sabha in the Budget session, the last Parliament session of the outgoing government.
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#LokSabha #Amendment #Budget #RajyaSabha #MuslimWomen #talaqbills

Proposal for SHP rejected
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has rejected a proposal by a private company in Tamil Nadu seeking Central finance assistance for their small hydropower project (SHP) due to non-compliance with the provisions in the scheme. M/s. Dazzle Power (P) Ltd. had proposed to set up 0.35 MW small hydro project at Tuklapatti Canal Drop, Madurai.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20318-proposal-for-shp-rejected
#SHP #MNRE #CFA #TamilNadu #MW #Madurai

Sikkim's New chief minister
Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) president Prem Singh Tamang, popularly known as P S Golay, on 27 May 2019 took oath as the chief minister of Sikkim. Eleven SKM MLAs were also administered the oath by Governor Ganga Prasad at Paljor Stadium. Golay, who is not a member of the state assembly at present as he did not contest the polls, was elected as the SKM Legislature Party leader.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20317-sikkim-s-new-chief-minister
#PSGolay #SKM #Sikkim #PawanKumar #SDF #Ganga #PaljorStadium

भारत में मर्डर रेट में आई गिरावटः UN
भारत में 2015 तक छह सालों की अवधि में हुई हत्याओं की कुल दर में 10 फीसदी की कमी दर्ज की गई है लेकिन उत्तर भारत के कुछ राज्यों में इसमें पर्याप्त वृद्धि देखी गई। संयुक्त राष्ट्र की एक रिपोर्ट में यह जानकारी दी गई है। संयुक्त राष्ट्र मादक पदार्थ एवं अपराध विभाग (यूएनओडीसी) ने 'हत्याओं पर वैश्विक अध्ययन 2019' नामक शीर्षक से जारी रिपोर्ट में यह जानकारी दी है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20846-un-12
#UN #India #UNODC #NationalCrimeRecordsBureau #Witchcraft #mortality

भारत-आसियान त्रिगुट व्‍यापार मंत्रियों की बैठक आयोजित
भारत-आसियान त्रिगुट व्‍यापार मंत्रियों की बैठक नई दिल्‍ली में आयोजित की गई जिसका उद्देश्‍य वर्तमान में जारी क्षेत्रीय व्‍यापक आर्थिक साझेदारी (आरसीईपी) पर अनौपचारिक सलाह-मशविरा करना था। इस बैठक में केन्‍द्रीय वाणिज्‍य एवं उद्योग और रेल मंत्री श्री पीयूष गोयल, थाईलैंड की कार्यवाहक वाणिज्‍य मंत्री सुश्री चटिमा बुन्‍यप्रफासारा, इंडोनेशिया के व्‍यापार मंत्री एनगैरतियास्‍तो लुकिता, आसियान के महासचि‍व श्री लिम जॉक होई और आरसीईपी के टीएनसी अध्‍यक्ष श्री ईमान पैमबैग्‍यो ने भाग लिया।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20845-2019-07-11-05-31-18
#ASEAN #India #RCEP #PiyushGoyal #RCCE #China #FTA

क्रॉनिक ऑब्सट्रक्टिव पल्मोनरी डिजीज
वायु प्रदूषण के खतरों के प्रति आगाह करते हुए एक अध्ययन में यह बताया गया है कि घर और दफ्तरों से बाहर प्रदूषित हवा (आउटडोर पल्यूशन) के संपर्क में आने से फेफड़ों की कार्यक्षमता में तो कमी आती ही है। साथ ही क्रॉनिक ऑब्सट्रक्टिव पल्मोनरी डिजीज (सीओपीडी) विकसित होने का खतरा बढ़ जाता है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20844-2019-07-11-05-30-57
#COPD #airpollution #GBD #GlobalBurden #NO2 #Britain #BMI

UN report on sustainable development
Hunger is growing and the world is not on track to end extreme poverty by 2030 and meet other U.N. goals, mainly because progress is being undermined by the impact of climate change and increasing inequality, a U.N. report said. The report on progress toward achieving the 17 U.N. goals notes achievements in some areas, including a 49% fall in child mortality between 2000 and 2017 as well as electricity now reaching nearly 90% of the world’s population.
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#UN #sustainable #shockingly #workforce #LiuZhenmin #development

UN conference on combating desertification
India will host a UN conference on combating desertification in September. At present, 23% of the world’s geographical area is affected by degradation while India faces this problem in nearly 30% of its land due to multiple reasons including deforestation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20849-un-conference-on-combating-desertification
#UNCCD #UN #India #IUCN #LDN #PrakashJavadekar #COP14 #desertification

US and Iran to clash at UN nuclear watchdog
The United States will use an emergency meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board on 10 July 2019 to raise pressure on Iran over breaches of its nuclear deal, but diplomats expect no concrete action as parties to the deal considers their next move.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20848-us-and-iran-to-clash-at-un-nuclear-watchdog
#US #nuclear #Iran #IAEA #Britain #UnitedStates #clash

State of the Education Report
A UNESCO delegation led by Eric Falt, Director, UNESCO, has called on M. Venkaiah Naidu, the Vice President of India and presented ‘State of the Education Report’ for the year 2019 on ‘Children with Disabilities’ in India.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20847-state-of-the-education-report
#Education #UNESCO #India #RPWD #UnitedNations #MVenkaiahNaidu

Joint Panel for FTA
India and the 10-member bloc of South-East Asian nations have decided to review their free trade agreement (FTA) in goods that was signed in 2009.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21446-joint-panel-for-fta
#FTA #JointPanel #ASEAN #RCEP #Indianindustry #PiyushGoyal

Healthcare’s climate footprint
India figures among the top ten countries that account for 75 per cent of global healthcare climate footprint, according to a report released by Health Care Without Harm, an international NGO, in collaboration with Arup.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21445-healthcare-s-climate-footprint
#Healthcare #footprint #GHG #NGO #greenhouse #gas

UN refuses to interfere on Kashmir issue
A day after India and Pakistan had a face-off at the 42nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on 11 September 2019 expressed concern on the potential escalation between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir issue and appealed to both sides to solve it through dialogue.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21444-un-refuses-to-interfere-on-kashmir-issue
#Kashmir #Pakistan #ImranKhan #UNSC #Article370 #UNHRC #NarendraModi

A rare Harvest Moon
This 13 September 2019, a full moon will be visible in the sky, which will be the first time in nearly 20 years that it will coincide with the 13th September 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21443-a-rare-harvest-moon
#Harvest #Moon #NationalGeographic #HarvestMoon #fullmoon

Nobel Physics Prize 2019Scientists James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics for ground-breaking work in astronomy, the award-giving body said on 8 October 2019.Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21656-nobel-physics-prize-2019.html#NobelPhysicsPrize #MichelMayor #DidierQueloz #ScientistsJamesPeebles

High-level panel to check money laundering
The government set up a high-level inter-ministerial committee chaired by the revenue secretary for better coordination among various departments and law enforcement agencies to prevent money laundering activities.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21655-high-level-panel-to-check-money-laundering.html
#money #IMCC #Highlevelpanel #moneylaundering #revenuesecretary


IAF receives its first Rafale fighter jet
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on 8 October 2019 formally received the Indian Air Force's first Rafale fighter jet from a series of 36 such aircraft purchased from France.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21654-iaf-receives-its-first-rafale-fighter-jet.html
#IAF #Rafalefighterjet #RajnathSingh #IndianAirForces

Swiss FTA submits first set of data to India
Over a year after signing the pact for automatic exchange of information, India has received the first set of data about the account details of its nationals in Swiss banks.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21653-swiss-fta-submits-first-set-of-data-to-india.html
#SwissFTA #FTA #AEOI #Swissbanks #Switzerland

Curiosity Rover finds lake on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has collected more evidence that the 150 km wide Gale crater on Mars once hosted a lake and stream system in the past. Researchers say that dating back to around 3.5 billion years ago, not only the groundwater must have enriched the crater but water streams might have laced the crater’s walls, running towards its base, as well.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21652-curiosity-rover-finds-lake-on-mars.html
#CuriosityRover #lake #Mars #Galecrater

Chandrayaan-3 announced
ISRO on 1 January 2020 announced that the launch of country's third lunar mission, Chandrayaan-3 may happen next year and said four from the Indian Air Force have been selected for the ambitious Gaganyaan programme, whose astronaut training would commence soon in Russia.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22549-chandrayaan-3-announced.html
#Chandrayaan3 #ISRO #JitendraSingh #NASA #Vikram #IndianAirForce

India-Mauritius FTA nears finalisation
The proposed free trade agreement between India and Mauritius is nearing finalisation as both sides have concluded the negotiations for the pact, the commerce ministry said on 1 January 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22548-india-mauritius-fta-nears-finalisation.html
#India #FTA #CECPA #FDI #Africa #finalisation

E-cigarettes decoded
Vitamin E acetate, a chemical used in many E-cigarettes, may be the causative agent for vaping related respiratory diseases, according to a study which strengthens the link between the compound and lung injury.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22547-e-cigarettes-decoded.html
#Ecigarettes #EVALI #CDC #VitaminE #ENDS #BAL

India, Pakistan exchange nuclear installations
Continuing a 29-year unbroken practice, India and Pakistan on 1 January 2020 exchanged a list of their nuclear installations under a bilateral arrangement that prohibits them from attacking each other's atomic facilities.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22546-india-pakistan-exchange-nuclear-installations.html
#India #nuclear #Pakistan #installations #Attack

Watch: UK launches free trade agreement negotiations with India #InternationalRelations #freetradeagreement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8hWuYaBD9M

Watch: UK launches free trade agreement negotiations with India #InternationalRelations #freetradeagreement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8hWuYaBD9M&list=PLCUwtp5IghZlGtWhDAkuXVFs8MLdVey75&index=41
#UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses