Code on IR Bill approved
The Centre approved the Code on Industrial Relations (IR) Bill, 2019 — considered to be the most contentious labour law amendments. The central government has withdrawn its proposal to give flexibility to big companies, in terms of manpower, to retrench or lay off workers and shut shop without seeking official consent, a government official said, requesting anonymity.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22065-code-on-ir-bill-approved.html
#IR #Bill #UttarPradesh #IndustrialRelationsBill #DignityofLabour #amendment
Unified regulator for IFSC
The government will set up a unified regulator for International Financial Services Centres. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet. The International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019 will be introduced in the Lok Sabha after withdrawal from the Rajya Sabha.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22064-unified-regulator-for-ifsc.html
#Unified #IFSC #CCEA #Irdai #RajyaSabha #IFSCAB
National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa
The Union Cabinet approved setting up of the National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa in Leh as an autonomous organization. Sowa-Rigpa is a traditional Tibetan system of medicine practised in the Himalayan belt of India.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22063-national-institute-for-sowa-rigpa.html
#NationalInstitute #SowaRigpa #NISR #AYUSH #NarendraModi #UnionCabinet
TOT model for national highways
The government approved amendments proposed to the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model for national highways. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval to the amendments proposed in the TOT model by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22062-tot-model-for-national-highways.html
#TOT #CCEA #COD #NHAI #EPC #BOT #NirmalaSitharaman
Singapore to use ITR at Chandipur
The armed forces of Singapore, which already use Indian military facilities for training of their mechanized forces, artillery and F-16 fighter jets, will soon also begin to use the integrated test range (ITR) for firing of missiles at Chandipur in Odisha as well.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22061-singapore-to-use-itr-at-chandipur.html
#ITR #Chandipur #RajnathSingh #Singapore #SITMEX
India is seventh-most affected by terror
India is at seventh place in a global think tank’s list of countries most affected by terrorism. The annual report by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace states that the country most affected by terrorism in 2018 was Afghanistan (7,379 killed), displacing Iraq (1,054 killed) as the deadliest country.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22060-india-is-seventh-most-affected-by-terror.html
#India #Iraq #Afghanistan #JeM #GTI #TerrorFactfile
Sri Lanka’s new prime minister
Sri Lanka’s former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa on 21 November 2019 took oath as the new prime minister of the island nation after incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe formally stepped down from his post.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22059-sri-lanka-s-new-prime-minister.html
#SriLanka #MahindaRajapaksa #PGR #LTTE #illegal
International children's peace prize
The Hague: Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg was awarded an international children's peace prize on 20 November 2019, for her work in the struggle against climate change which has resonated with schoolchildren across the world.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22058-international-children-s-peace-prize.html
#Internationalchildren #DivinaMaloum #PeacePrize #DKR
The Centre approved the Code on Industrial Relations (IR) Bill, 2019 — considered to be the most contentious labour law amendments. The central government has withdrawn its proposal to give flexibility to big companies, in terms of manpower, to retrench or lay off workers and shut shop without seeking official consent, a government official said, requesting anonymity.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22065-code-on-ir-bill-approved.html
#IR #Bill #UttarPradesh #IndustrialRelationsBill #DignityofLabour #amendment
Unified regulator for IFSC
The government will set up a unified regulator for International Financial Services Centres. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet. The International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019 will be introduced in the Lok Sabha after withdrawal from the Rajya Sabha.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22064-unified-regulator-for-ifsc.html
#Unified #IFSC #CCEA #Irdai #RajyaSabha #IFSCAB
National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa
The Union Cabinet approved setting up of the National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa in Leh as an autonomous organization. Sowa-Rigpa is a traditional Tibetan system of medicine practised in the Himalayan belt of India.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22063-national-institute-for-sowa-rigpa.html
#NationalInstitute #SowaRigpa #NISR #AYUSH #NarendraModi #UnionCabinet
TOT model for national highways
The government approved amendments proposed to the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model for national highways. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval to the amendments proposed in the TOT model by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22062-tot-model-for-national-highways.html
#TOT #CCEA #COD #NHAI #EPC #BOT #NirmalaSitharaman
Singapore to use ITR at Chandipur
The armed forces of Singapore, which already use Indian military facilities for training of their mechanized forces, artillery and F-16 fighter jets, will soon also begin to use the integrated test range (ITR) for firing of missiles at Chandipur in Odisha as well.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22061-singapore-to-use-itr-at-chandipur.html
#ITR #Chandipur #RajnathSingh #Singapore #SITMEX
India is seventh-most affected by terror
India is at seventh place in a global think tank’s list of countries most affected by terrorism. The annual report by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace states that the country most affected by terrorism in 2018 was Afghanistan (7,379 killed), displacing Iraq (1,054 killed) as the deadliest country.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22060-india-is-seventh-most-affected-by-terror.html
#India #Iraq #Afghanistan #JeM #GTI #TerrorFactfile
Sri Lanka’s new prime minister
Sri Lanka’s former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa on 21 November 2019 took oath as the new prime minister of the island nation after incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe formally stepped down from his post.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22059-sri-lanka-s-new-prime-minister.html
#SriLanka #MahindaRajapaksa #PGR #LTTE #illegal
International children's peace prize
The Hague: Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg was awarded an international children's peace prize on 20 November 2019, for her work in the struggle against climate change which has resonated with schoolchildren across the world.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22058-international-children-s-peace-prize.html
#Internationalchildren #DivinaMaloum #PeacePrize #DKR
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Code on IR Bill approved | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The Centre approved the Code on Industrial Relations (IR) Bill, 2019 — considered to be the most contentious labour law amendments. The central government has withdrawn its proposal to give flexib
Iraq Parliament votes to expel US military
The Iraqi parliament has voted to remove US troops from Iraq. In an extraordinary session, lawmakers backed a resolution to ask the government to end an agreement with Washington to station 5,200 troops in Iraq.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22577-iraq-parliament-votes-to-expel-us-military.html
#Iraq #military #ISIS #Parliament #votes #IslamicState
The farthest group of galaxies
An international team of astronomers linked to Nasa, led by an Indian-origin Goa-born scientist, Vithal Tilvi, have discovered a never-before-seen group of galaxies, now labelled EGS77, which is the farthest group of galaxies to have ever been sighted.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22576-the-farthest-group-of-galaxies.html
#galaxies #EGS77 #VithalTilvi #Nasa #WFIRST #Earth
China begins major military exercises
The Chinese army has begun major military exercises in the high-altitude Tibet bordering India, deploying latest weapons including the Type 15 light battle tank and the new 155-MM vehicle-mounted howitzer.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22575-china-begins-major-military-exercises.html
#China #PLA #LAC #military #aircraft #ArunachalPradesh
Rugby’s ‘international young player of year’
Sweety Kumari, who hails from Nawada village in Barh tehsil of Patna, has earned international accolades in the sport. Sweety, 19, was recently adjudged as the “international young player of the year” by a reputed women’s rugby website – Scrumqueens.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22574-rugby-s-international-young-player-of-year.html
#Rugby #SweetyKumari #MikeFryday #internationalyoungplayer
The Iraqi parliament has voted to remove US troops from Iraq. In an extraordinary session, lawmakers backed a resolution to ask the government to end an agreement with Washington to station 5,200 troops in Iraq.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22577-iraq-parliament-votes-to-expel-us-military.html
#Iraq #military #ISIS #Parliament #votes #IslamicState
The farthest group of galaxies
An international team of astronomers linked to Nasa, led by an Indian-origin Goa-born scientist, Vithal Tilvi, have discovered a never-before-seen group of galaxies, now labelled EGS77, which is the farthest group of galaxies to have ever been sighted.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22576-the-farthest-group-of-galaxies.html
#galaxies #EGS77 #VithalTilvi #Nasa #WFIRST #Earth
China begins major military exercises
The Chinese army has begun major military exercises in the high-altitude Tibet bordering India, deploying latest weapons including the Type 15 light battle tank and the new 155-MM vehicle-mounted howitzer.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22575-china-begins-major-military-exercises.html
#China #PLA #LAC #military #aircraft #ArunachalPradesh
Rugby’s ‘international young player of year’
Sweety Kumari, who hails from Nawada village in Barh tehsil of Patna, has earned international accolades in the sport. Sweety, 19, was recently adjudged as the “international young player of the year” by a reputed women’s rugby website – Scrumqueens.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22574-rugby-s-international-young-player-of-year.html
#Rugby #SweetyKumari #MikeFryday #internationalyoungplayer
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Iraq Parliament votes to expel US military | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The Iraqi parliament has voted to remove US troops from Iraq. In an extraordinary session, lawmakers backed a resolution to ask the government to end an agreement with Washington to station 5,200 tr
SC Directs Political Parties
The Supreme Court on 13 February 2020 put political parties on a tight leash by ordering them to publish the criminal history of their candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, along with reasons that goaded them to choose those with criminal antecedents over decent people, within 48 hours of the selection of the candidates.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22852-sc-directs-political-parties.html
#SC #DPP #ECI #MCC #BJP #LokSabha #DipakMisra
Major Port Authority Bill 2020
To provide autonomy to India''s top 12 major ports and improve their efficiency and competitiveness, the government on 12 February 2020 gave nod to much-awaited Major Ports Authority Bill to replace a 1963 law governing the sector and said it will be introduced in the ongoing session of Parliament.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22851-major-port-authority-bill-2020.html
#MPAB #NarendraModi #TAMP #JNPT #UnionCabinet
US gives Iraq sanctions waiver
The United States has granted Iraq a 45-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to continue importing vital Iranian gas and electricity supplies, two Iraqi officials said on 12 February 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22850-us-gives-iraq-sanctions-waiver.html
#US #Iraq #IraqiCabinet #waiver #sanctions
WHO extends emergency status of Ebola
he UN health agency on 12 February 2020 said it was extending its global emergency designation for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo but said the sharp decline in cases was "extremely positive".
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22849-who-extends-emergency-status-of-ebola.html
#WHO #Ebola #UN #DRC #ADF #NorthKivu
MWC 2020 cancelled
Global telecom industry body GSM Association on 13 February 2020 said it has decided to cancel the 2020 edition of the sector’s largest event Mobile World Congress due to health safety concerns around novel coronavirus outbreak.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22848-mwc-2020-cancelled.html
#MWC #GSM #NTTDocomo #telecom #Global #coronavirus
The Supreme Court on 13 February 2020 put political parties on a tight leash by ordering them to publish the criminal history of their candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, along with reasons that goaded them to choose those with criminal antecedents over decent people, within 48 hours of the selection of the candidates.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22852-sc-directs-political-parties.html
#SC #DPP #ECI #MCC #BJP #LokSabha #DipakMisra
Major Port Authority Bill 2020
To provide autonomy to India''s top 12 major ports and improve their efficiency and competitiveness, the government on 12 February 2020 gave nod to much-awaited Major Ports Authority Bill to replace a 1963 law governing the sector and said it will be introduced in the ongoing session of Parliament.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22851-major-port-authority-bill-2020.html
#MPAB #NarendraModi #TAMP #JNPT #UnionCabinet
US gives Iraq sanctions waiver
The United States has granted Iraq a 45-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to continue importing vital Iranian gas and electricity supplies, two Iraqi officials said on 12 February 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22850-us-gives-iraq-sanctions-waiver.html
#US #Iraq #IraqiCabinet #waiver #sanctions
WHO extends emergency status of Ebola
he UN health agency on 12 February 2020 said it was extending its global emergency designation for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo but said the sharp decline in cases was "extremely positive".
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22849-who-extends-emergency-status-of-ebola.html
#WHO #Ebola #UN #DRC #ADF #NorthKivu
MWC 2020 cancelled
Global telecom industry body GSM Association on 13 February 2020 said it has decided to cancel the 2020 edition of the sector’s largest event Mobile World Congress due to health safety concerns around novel coronavirus outbreak.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22848-mwc-2020-cancelled.html
#MWC #GSM #NTTDocomo #telecom #Global #coronavirus
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SC Directs Political Parties | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The Supreme Court on 13 February 2020 put political parties on a tight leash by ordering them to publish the criminal history of their candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, along with reasons
Iraq, Saudi reopen Arar border
Iraq and Saudi Arabia have reopened the main border crossing for trade between the two nations after three decades of closure, Iraq''s border authority said on 18 November 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/27159-iraq-saudi-reopen-arar-border.html
#Saudi #Iraq #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses #ksgnews
Iraq and Saudi Arabia have reopened the main border crossing for trade between the two nations after three decades of closure, Iraq''s border authority said on 18 November 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/27159-iraq-saudi-reopen-arar-border.html
#Saudi #Iraq #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses #ksgnews
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Iraq, Saudi reopen Arar border | KSG India | Khan Study Group | Best IAS Coaching Preparation Institute Online
Iraq and Saudi Arabia have reopened the main border crossing for trade between the two nations after three decades of closure, Iraq''s border authority said on 18 November 2020. The Arar crossing wa