Conduct of Election Rule amended
The disabled and people over 80 years of age can now cast their votes through postal ballot, the government said, in a move that will help increase voter turnout.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21816-conduct-of-election-rule-amended.html
#ElectionRule #Conduct #amended #postalballot
Comprehensive implementation of Paris climate deal
Environment ministers of the BASIC countries have called for "comprehensive" implementation of the Paris climate deal amid threats by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from it.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21815-comprehensive-implementation-of-paris-climate-deal.html
#Paris #BASIC #DonaldTrump #Parisclimatedeal #Javadekar
Navy to merge functions over crisis
Indian Navy, the leanest of the three armed forces of the country, is contemplating restructuring its organisational setup to cater to the advancements in its military and technical systems.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21814-navy-to-merge-functions-over-crisis.html
#Navy #mergefunctions #crisis #IndianNavy
World Bank continue lending support to India
World Bank President David Malpass said the multi-lateral funding agency will continue with USD 6 billion lending target for India.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21813-world-bank-continue-lending-support-to-india.html
#WorldBank #DavidMalpass #NirmalaSitharaman #MakeinIndia
Microprotein malfunction
Researchers have discovered that a microprotein called PIGBOS found in the powerhouse of the cells – mitochondria – contributes to mitigating stress happening within the cells – an advance that may lead to better understanding of disease conditions like cancer.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21812-microprotein-malfunction.html
#Microprotein #malfunction #PIGBOS #mitochondria #powerhouse
New class of quantum materials
Researchers from IIT Bombay have discovered special properties in a class of materials called “semi-Dirac metals” that have been recently talked about in the scientific literature. Examples of semi-Dirac metals are systems such as TiO2/V2O3 nanostructures.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21811-new-class-of-quantum-materials.html
#Newclass #quantummaterials #IITBombay #semiDiracmetals
The disabled and people over 80 years of age can now cast their votes through postal ballot, the government said, in a move that will help increase voter turnout.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21816-conduct-of-election-rule-amended.html
#ElectionRule #Conduct #amended #postalballot
Comprehensive implementation of Paris climate deal
Environment ministers of the BASIC countries have called for "comprehensive" implementation of the Paris climate deal amid threats by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from it.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21815-comprehensive-implementation-of-paris-climate-deal.html
#Paris #BASIC #DonaldTrump #Parisclimatedeal #Javadekar
Navy to merge functions over crisis
Indian Navy, the leanest of the three armed forces of the country, is contemplating restructuring its organisational setup to cater to the advancements in its military and technical systems.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21814-navy-to-merge-functions-over-crisis.html
#Navy #mergefunctions #crisis #IndianNavy
World Bank continue lending support to India
World Bank President David Malpass said the multi-lateral funding agency will continue with USD 6 billion lending target for India.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21813-world-bank-continue-lending-support-to-india.html
#WorldBank #DavidMalpass #NirmalaSitharaman #MakeinIndia
Microprotein malfunction
Researchers have discovered that a microprotein called PIGBOS found in the powerhouse of the cells – mitochondria – contributes to mitigating stress happening within the cells – an advance that may lead to better understanding of disease conditions like cancer.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21812-microprotein-malfunction.html
#Microprotein #malfunction #PIGBOS #mitochondria #powerhouse
New class of quantum materials
Researchers from IIT Bombay have discovered special properties in a class of materials called “semi-Dirac metals” that have been recently talked about in the scientific literature. Examples of semi-Dirac metals are systems such as TiO2/V2O3 nanostructures.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21811-new-class-of-quantum-materials.html
#Newclass #quantummaterials #IITBombay #semiDiracmetals
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Conduct of Election Rule amended | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The disabled and people over 80 years of age can now cast their votes through postal ballot, the government said, in a move that will help increase voter turnout. At present, voting through postal
India in Human Development Index 2019
India ranks 129 out of 189 countries on the 2019 Human Development Index, marking incremental improvement from the previous year’s ranking (130 of 189).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22300-india-in-human-development-index-2019.html
#India #HumanDevelopmentIndex #UNDP #HDR #HDI
None of river linking projects at implementation stage
None of the river linking projects in the country have reached the implementation stage and only symbolic budgetary allocations have been made for them, a Parliamentary committee has told the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22299-none-of-river-linking-projects-at-implementation-stage.html
#GangaRejuvenation #riverlinking #LokSabha #NWDA
Evidence of Saraswati’s existence
There has been a strong belief that the Harappan civilization depended on monsoons.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22298-evidence-of-saraswati-s-existence.html
#Evidence #Saraswati #PRL #IITBombay #Ahmedabad #RigVeda
Arms (Amendment) Bill passed
Makers of illegal arms and those carrying such guns will face maximum punishment of life in jail if convicted under a proposed legislation passed by Lok Sabha on 9 December 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22297-arms-amendment-bill-passed.html
#Arms #Amendment #LokSabha #1AA #arms #firearms
Largest number of multidrug-resistant TB cases
India has the largest number of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases, 27 per cent of the global total, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey has said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22296-largest-number-of-multidrug-resistant-tb-cases.html
#TB #AshwiniChoubey #MDR #RNTCP #IEC #UDST #ACF
SpaceX delivers 'mighty mice'
SpaceX made an early holiday delivery to the International Space Station on 8 December 2019, dropping off super muscular "mighty mice," pest-killing worms and a smart, empathetic robot.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22295-spacex-delivers-mighty-mice.html
#SpaceX #mightymice #NASA #ISS #ILP #spacecraft #Kazakhstan
India ranks 129 out of 189 countries on the 2019 Human Development Index, marking incremental improvement from the previous year’s ranking (130 of 189).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22300-india-in-human-development-index-2019.html
#India #HumanDevelopmentIndex #UNDP #HDR #HDI
None of river linking projects at implementation stage
None of the river linking projects in the country have reached the implementation stage and only symbolic budgetary allocations have been made for them, a Parliamentary committee has told the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22299-none-of-river-linking-projects-at-implementation-stage.html
#GangaRejuvenation #riverlinking #LokSabha #NWDA
Evidence of Saraswati’s existence
There has been a strong belief that the Harappan civilization depended on monsoons.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22298-evidence-of-saraswati-s-existence.html
#Evidence #Saraswati #PRL #IITBombay #Ahmedabad #RigVeda
Arms (Amendment) Bill passed
Makers of illegal arms and those carrying such guns will face maximum punishment of life in jail if convicted under a proposed legislation passed by Lok Sabha on 9 December 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22297-arms-amendment-bill-passed.html
#Arms #Amendment #LokSabha #1AA #arms #firearms
Largest number of multidrug-resistant TB cases
India has the largest number of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis cases, 27 per cent of the global total, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey has said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22296-largest-number-of-multidrug-resistant-tb-cases.html
#TB #AshwiniChoubey #MDR #RNTCP #IEC #UDST #ACF
SpaceX delivers 'mighty mice'
SpaceX made an early holiday delivery to the International Space Station on 8 December 2019, dropping off super muscular "mighty mice," pest-killing worms and a smart, empathetic robot.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22295-spacex-delivers-mighty-mice.html
#SpaceX #mightymice #NASA #ISS #ILP #spacecraft #Kazakhstan
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India in Human Development Index 2019 | KSG India | Khan Study Group
India ranks 129 out of 189 countries on the 2019 Human Development Index, marking incremental improvement from the previous year’s ranking (130 of 189). This steady progress caps nearly three deca