हैल्थ इंडेक्स 2019
देश के बड़े प्रदेशों में सबसे खराब स्वास्थ्य व्यवस्था उत्तर प्रदेश और बिहार में है। खास बात यह है कि इन दोनों राज्यों की स्थिति सुधरने के बजाय बिगड़ती जा रही है। नीति आयोग के हैल्थ इंडेक्स 2019 पर ये दोनों राज्य देशभर में 21 बड़े प्रदेशों की रैंकिंग में सबसे निचले पायदान पर हैं जबकि केरल पहले नंबर पर, आंध्र प्रदेश दूसरे और महाराष्ट्र तीसरे नंबर पर हैं। वहीं सात संघ शासित क्षेत्रों के हैल्थ इंडेक्स रैंकिंग में चंडीगढ़ पहले नंबर पर है जबकि दिल्ली पांचवें स्थान पर है।
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#HealthIndex2019 #UttarPradesh #WorldBank #UP #Jharkhand

गरुड़ अभ्यास 2019
भारतीय वायुसेना के सुखोई फाइटर जेट फ्रांस के लड़ाकू राफेल विमान के साथ गरुड़ -सीरीज एरियल वॉर गेम्स में भाग लेने के लिए 25 जून 2019 को फ्रांस के लिए रवाना हो गए। दोनों देशों की वायु सेनाओं के बीच होने जा रहे सबसे बड़े हवाई युद्धाभ्यास में, भारतीय दल को राफेल विमानों के साथ उड़ान भरने का मौका मिलेगा, जो इस साल सितंबर से भारतीय वायुसेना के लड़ाकू बेड़े में शामिल होने जा रहे हैं।
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#GarudaPractice2019 #IndianAirForce #aircraft #IndianNavy #ArabianSea

प्रभावशाली महिलाओं में सीतारमण
वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण को ब्रिटेन-भारत रिश्तों को आगे बढ़ाने वाली 100 सबसे प्रभावशाली महिलाओं की सूची में शामिल किया गया है। इस सूची में ब्रिटेन की सबसे वरिष्ठ कैबिनेट मंत्री पेनी मॉरडाउंट भी शामिल हैं। ब्रिटेन के गृह मंत्री साजिद जाविद ने 24 जून 2019 भारत दिवस के मौके पर संसद ब्रिटेन भारत रिश्तों में 100 प्रभावशाली महिलाओं की सूची जारी की।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/20668-2019-06-26-06-47-06
#Sitharaman #influentialwomen #SajidJavid #FinanceMinister #Britain

अंतरराष्ट्रीय अंतरिक्ष स्टेशन से अंतरिक्ष यात्री लौटे
प्रक्षेपण के दौरान हुई एक हालिया दुर्घटना के बाद अंतरराष्ट्रीय अंतरिक्ष स्टेशन से पहला चालक दल 25 जून 2019 को धरती पर लौट आया। प्रक्षेपण के दौरान हुए हादसे के बाद रूसी अंतरिक्ष कार्यक्रम की वापसी को लेकर संशय बना हुआ था।
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#AstronautsReturn #InternationalSpaceStation #Russian #NASA

National health index 2019
For the second year in a row, Kerala has retained its top rank in the national health index, which analyses the overall performance and incremental improvement in all the states. According to the Health Index 2019 released on 25 June 2019 by NITI Aayog, Kerala is the top performer with a score of 74.01 out of 100, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 65.13 and Maharashtra with 63.99. Uttar Pradesh was the worst-performing state with a score of 28.61, followed by Bihar and Odisha.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20677-national-health-index-2019
#HealthIndex2019 #UttarPradesh #WorldBank #UP #Jharkhand

A panel recommendation for MSMEs
A committee formed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), headed by former SEBI Chairman U.K. Sinha, has recommended a ₹5,000 crore distressed asset fund for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The fund will assist units in a cluster where there is a change in the external environment such as plastic ban, which had resulted in large number of such entities becoming non-performing.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20676-a-panel-recommendation-for-msmes
#MSMEs #RBI #UKSinha #MUDRA #FinanceMinistry #SEBI

Calls on to destroy new missile of response
NATO urged Russia on 25 June 2019 to destroy a new missile before an August deadline and save a treaty that keeps land-based nuclear warheads out of Europe or face a more determined alliance response in the region.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20675-calls-on-to-destroy-new-missile-of-response
#NATO #INF #missile #Calls #Europe #RonaldReagan #NuclearForcesTreaty


Astronauts back on Earth
Three astronauts safely returned to Earth on 25 June 2019 after spending more than six months aboard the Int

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.
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#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

India in WHO physical activity report
India is among the top ten ranking countries with the lowest level of insufficient physical activity among adolescents. Bangladesh tops the list while USA’s adolescents figure fourth on the list of 146 countries.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22072-india-in-who-physical-activity-report.html
#India #WHO #USA #WorldHealthReport #AdolescentHealth #LancetChild

WTO report on trade-restrictive measures
The G20 countries have imposed as many as 28 new trade-restrictive measures such as tariff increases, import bans and stricter customs procedures for imports between mid-May and mid-October 2019, according to a WTO report.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22071-wto-report-on-trade-restrictive-measures.html
#WTO #G20 #UNCTAD #OECD #tariffincreases

First ever PICSA Index
Bangalore emerged as India's highest ranked city at No. 83 in a new index of the world's 113 cities in terms of economic and social inclusivity, topped by Zurich in Switzerland.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22070-first-ever-picsa-index.html
#PICSA #Bangalore #Mumbai #GDP #India #Bilbao

First ever pact for expeditious grant of patents
The patent offices of India and Japan have inked an agreement for expeditious grant of patents to Indian entities and individuals, the commerce and industry ministry said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22069-first-ever-pact-for-expeditious-grant-of-patents.html
#Japan #PPH #India #JPO #MSMEs #JapanPatentOffice

SC removes ban on cryptocurrency
The Supreme Court has struck down a ban on the trading of virtual currencies (VC) in India, which was in place after the Reserve Bank of India’s order from April 2018.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23022-sc-removes-ban-on-cryptocurrency.html
#SC #IAMAI #RBI #VCs #Bitcoin #cryptocurrency

Direct Tax Vivaad Se Vishwas Bill approved
A bill to provide an opportunity for taxpayers to settle their tax disputes by paying just due taxes with complete waiver of interest and penalty by March 31 was approved by the Lok Sabha on 4 March 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23021-direct-tax-vivaad-se-vishwas-bill-approved.html
#VishwasBill #DTVSVB #NirmalaSitharaman #ITAT #LokSabha

Intelligence cell for MSMEs
A parliamentary panel on 3 March 2020 recommended setting up of market intelligence cell for MSMEs, and made a case for a cut in tax rates for proprietary as well as partnership firms from 30 per cent to 22 per cent on the lines of reduction in corporate tax.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23020-intelligence-cell-for-msmes.html
#Intelligence #MSMEs #GST #KVIC #RajyaSabha

Merger of PSB is on course
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 4 March 2020 said the exercise of consolidation of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) into four is on course and the merger will come into effect from April 1, 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23019-merger-of-psb-is-on-course.html
#PSBs #NirmalaSitharaman #VijayaBank #SBI #Merger

Chambal sanctuary declared eco-sensitive zone
National Chambal sanctuary has been declared as an eco-sensitive zone by the central government. The decision to declare the area as an eco-sensitive zone will prohibit the construction of hotels or resorts within an area of zero to two kilometres from the sanctuary.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23018-chambal-sanctuary-declared-eco-sensitive-zone.html
#Chambal #NCS #MadhyaPradesh #TourismMasterPlan

Amendments in the Companies Act
The Union Cabinet on 4 March 2020 approved amendments to the Companies Act, to decriminalise various offences. Cabinet has approved 72 changes to 65 sections of the Companies Act, Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23017-amendments-in-the-companies-act.html
#Amendments #CompaniesAct #NirmalaSitharaman #CSR

AHIDF approved
The government on 24 June 2020 announced a Rs 15,000 crore infrastructure development fund with an interest subsidy scheme to promote investment by private players and MSMEs in dairy, meat processing and animal feed plants, a move which is expected to create 35 lakh jobs.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/24109-ahidf-approved.html
#AHIDF #COVID-19 #NarendraModi #MSMEs

MSMEs got another window from RBI
The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) got another window of breather from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 6 August 2020 which allowed restructuring of loans for small businesses impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/24879-msmes-got-another-window-from-rbi.html
#MSMEs #window #RBI #NPA #Covid19pandemic

New Aatmanirbhar Bharat schemes to support MSMEs
The Centre on 9 September 2020 launched the Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-Atal New India Challenges programme to support MSMEs and start-ups for making India innovative, resilient, tech-driven, and research and development (R&D)-oriented.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/25604-new-aatmanirbhar-bharat-schemes-to-support-msmes.html
#AatmanirbharBharat #MSMEs #Bharatschemes #AIM #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

Task forces for MSMEs future-ready
The government has constituted five task forces to make India's micro, small and medium enterprises future-ready and formulate a concrete strategy towards making the country a leading exporter.
Read More: https://ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/26019-task-forces-for-msmes-future-ready.html
#Taskforces #MSMEs #AKSharma #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

MSMEs registered on the Udyam online system
Over 11 lakh MSMEs have registered on the new online system of Udyam Registration launched in July, the government said on 7 November 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/26965-msmes-registered-on-the-udyam-online-system.html
#MSMEs #Udyam #onlinesystem #UdyamRegistration #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

Watch: KSG EXPLAINER | 'Raising & Accelerating MSME Performance' scheme inaugurated #upsc #currentaffairs
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Watch: KSG EXPLAINER | NATO meets in Madrid #upsc #currentaffairstoday #prelims
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Watch: KSG Explainer | India tested unmanned combat aircraft #upsc #currentaffairstoday #prelims
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Watch: KSG Explainer | Tejas emerges as Malaysia's top choice #upsc #currentaffairstoday #prelims
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Watch: KSG Explainer | NASA satellite breaks from orbit around Earth #upsc #currentaffairstoday #prelims
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