Global Climate Risk Index 2020
India is the fifth most vulnerable country to climate change, according to a report released by Environment think tank, Germanwatch.
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#GCRI #COP25 #GlobalClimate #RiskIndex2020 #Germany

Parliament okays corporate tax cut
Parliament on 5 December 2019 approved the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that replaces an ordinance promulgated to cut the base corporate tax rate, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating that mining companies, software developers and book printers will not be eligible for the lower 15 per cent rate available for new manufacturing companies.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22279-parliament-okays-corporate-tax-cut.html
#Parliament #corporate #tax #Amendment #NirmalaSitharaman #FDI

India, 6 others object to restrictions on services trade
India led seven countries at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in objecting to some nations trying to bring in rules to erect barriers to services trade and cross-border movement of professionals through qualification and licensing requirements, and technical standards.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22278-india-6-others-object-to-restrictions-on-services-trade.html
#India #WTO #WPDR #restrictions #EuropeanUnion

India in World Malaria Report 2019
Seven states account for about 90% of the burden of malaria cases in India, according to the World Malaria Report 2019 released by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22277-india-in-world-malaria-report-2019.html
#India #WorldMalariaReport2019 #WHO #malaria

Parker spacecraft unlocks solar mystery
NASA's Parker Solar Probe -- which has flown closer to the Sun than any spacecraft ever -- has beamed back the first observations from its close encounter with the Sun, revealing a "spectacular trove" of data about the solar wind and space weather, the US space agency said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22276-parker-spacecraft-unlocks-solar-mystery.html
#spacecraft #NASA #spacecraft #solarmystery #Sun #spectaculartrove

UK's Brexit election
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 13 December 2019 won the historic UK General Election as his Conservative Party crossed the 326-mark required for a majority in Parliament, marking a victory for his "Get Brexit Done" message and setting the UK on course to leave the European Union (EU) in the New Year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22333-uk-s-brexit-election.html
#UK #Brexit #BorisJohnson #election #British

Antenna of RISAT-2BR1
Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 12 December 2019 undertook an operation to unfurl the antenna that was inside the radar imaging earth observation satelliteRISAT-2BR1, a day after it was launched from Sriharikota.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22332-antenna-of-risat-2br1.html
#Antenna #RISAT #2BR1 #ISRO #PSLV #MOM #satellites

Renewable energy generating state
Tamil Nadu has overtaken Karnataka to become India's top renewable power generating state in FY20 (till October). Of the total renewable power generation in the country, nearly 17.2 per cent was from Tamil Nadu.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22331-renewable-energy-generating-state.html
#TamilNadu #FY20 #CEA #India #megawatt #SolarPolicy

E-Pharmacy rules
E-pharmacies, in recent years, have been able to fulfil unmet medical needs of the large Indian population by enabling access to affordable medicines to people in remote areas.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22330-e-pharmacy-rules.html
#EPharmacy #DTAB #FDI #AIOCD #DISHA #PDPBill #DCC

FM in the world's most powerful women list
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, HCL Corporation CEO and Executive Director Roshni Nadar Malhotra and Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw have been named among the world’s 100 most powerful women by Forbes.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22329-fm-in-the-world-s-most-powerful-women-list.html
#FM #CEO #NirmalaSitharaman #HCL #PowerfulWomen #India

Niti’s SDG Index 2019
For the second year in a row, Kerala retained its first rank among states and Bihar came last in the Niti Aayog’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index for 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22545-niti-s-sdg-index-2019.html
#NitisSDG #SDG #NitisSDGIndex #Kerala

Carbon tax waiver for coal mooted
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office has proposed waiving a tax on coal to help finance pollution-curbing equipment, according to documents, but the move would also make coal more competitive in price with solar and wind energy.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22543-carbon-tax-waiver-for-coal-mooted.html
#Carbon #taxwaiver #coalmooted #NarendraModis

India's green cover increased
India’s green cover increased by 5,188 sq km (0.6%), an area the size of Goa and Delhi put together, in the past two years, shows a new assessment report of the government on the status of forest and tree cover in the country, released on 30 December 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22542-india-s-green-cover-increased.html
#Indiasgreen #coverincreased #Goa #RFA

14th Global Healthcare Summit
Visakhapatnam will host the prestigious three-day 14th Global Healthcare Summit from January 3, 2021.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22541-14th-global-healthcare-summit.html
#14thGlobalHealthcare #GlobalHealthcareSummit #AAPI #Visakhapatnam

Policy decisions for economy in 2019
From the point of view of the economy, 2019 proved a rather challenging year for India. Difficulties facing the Indian economy was a much-debated issue throughout the year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22540-policy-decisions-for-economy-in-2019.html
#economy #AGR #Policydecisions #Indianeconomy

102-trn infrastructure projects unveiled
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 30 December 2019 unveiled Rs 102 trillion of infrastructure projects that will be implemented in the next five years as part of the government's spending push in the infrastructure sector.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22539-102-trn-infrastructure-projects-unveiled.html
#NirmalaSitharaman #projectsunveiled #IndependenceDay

15th FC report
The Fifteenth Finance Commission (FC), in its report for fiscal year 2020-21, has recommended a marginal reduction in the vertical devolution of the divisible tax pool to 41 per cent from the prevailing 42 per cent.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22759-15th-fc-report.html
#FCreport #15thFCreport #FC #NirmalaSitharaman


Immunity scheme for tax disputes
The government has introduced an immunity scheme — Vivaad se Vishwas — for five months (till June 30) for citizens to settle disputes on income tax, offering relief from a “vexatious litigation process”, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22758-immunity-scheme-for-tax-disputes.html
#taxdisputes #incometax #NirmalaSitharaman #SVLDRS #Immunityscheme


“Notorious” Antarctic glacier’s foundation
Using a robotic submarine, researchers have taken the first-ever images of the Antarctic Thwaites glacier’s foundations, a step towards better monitoring of the ice sheet which is notorious for its contributions to sea-level rise.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22757-notorious-antarctic-glacier-s-foundation.html
#Notorious #Antarcticglaciers #icesheet #roboticsubmarine


Paralympic Committee of India
Decorated para-athlete and India's lone woman Paralympic medallist Deepa Malik has been elected as president of the Paralympic Committee of India though the results of the elections are subject to a pending case in the Delhi High Court.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22756-paralympic-committee-of-india.html
#ParalympicCommittee #DeepaMalik #RioParalympicGames #PadmaShri

UN Conference on Migratory Birds
United Nations Conference on the conservation of migratory species of wild animals (COP13) will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 17 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22835-un-conference-on-migratory-birds.html
#UNConference #MigratoryBirds #NarendraModi #CMS

Palestinians withdraw on US Mideast plan
The Palestinians have abandoned their request for a vote at the UN Security Council on 11 February 2020 on rejecting the US Mideast plan, over a lack of international support.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22834-palestinians-withdraw-on-us-mideast-plan.html
#Palestinians #USMideastPlan #UNSecurityCouncil #MahmudAbbas

Five new smart cities to be investment hubs
Five new smart cities, proposed by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget, would be developed on the pattern of Gandhinagar’s Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) with dedicated metro corridors, energy-conserving buildings, walkability elements, state-of-the-art design elements, and automated garbage collection.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22833-five-new-smart-cities-to-be-investment-hubs.html
#newsmartcities #hubs #GIFT #SEZs #NirmalaSitharaman

Exercise Ajeya Warrior
The fifth edition of India-UK joint military exercise 'Ajeya Warrior' will be conducted at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom from February 13 to 26, the Army said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22832-exercise-ajeya-warrior.html
#ExercisAjeyaWarrior #AjeyWarrior #UnitedKingdom

Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution
Hundreds of thousands across Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on 11 February 2020 amid some of the highest tensions ever between Tehran and the US in the past four decades.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22831-iran-remembers-1979-islamic-revolution.html
#Iran #IslamicRevolution #US #HassanRouhani

FRBM Act not breached in budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 16 February 2020 said the 2020-21 union budget was prepared keeping the FRBM (Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management) in mind even as she maintained she would be remembered for presenting the "longest prepared budget" than for "longest speech" on it.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22879-frbm-act-not-breached-in-budget.html
#FRBM #budget #NirmalaSitharaman #GDP #RBI

India CSR Reporting Survey 2019
More companies in India are complying with corporate social responsibility norms under the Companies Act, 2013, with 76 per cent firms having spent 2 per cent or more of their profits on such initiatives during 2019, according to a report.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22878-india-csr-reporting-survey-2019.html
#CSR #India #KPMG #ReportingSurvey #environmental

World’s first yoga university outside India
World’s first yoga university outside India would start its post graduation course later this year in the US along with research in the ancient Indian practice and the admissions for it will begin in April, university officials said on 15 February 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22877-world-s-first-yoga-university-outside-india.html
#World #VAYU #HRNagendra #NASA #LosAngeles

Mysterious ‘ghost’ ancestry
Scientists examining the genomes of West Africans have found the latest evidence of humankind’s complicated genetic ancestry as they detected signs that a mysterious extinct human species interbred with our own species tens of thousands of years ago in Africa.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22876-mysterious-ghost-ancestry.html
#Mysterious #ghost #UCLA #DNA #Africa #introgression

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

Parliament passes amendments to IBC
Parliament on 12 March 2020 passed amendments to the insolvency law that will help ring-fence successful bidders of insolvent companies from risk of criminal proceedings for offences committed by previous promoters.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23087-parliament-passes-amendments-to-ibc.html
#IBC #Amendment #NCLT #LokSabha #NirmalaSitharaman

Best bet to beat corona
NEW DELHI: With countries looking at lockdown mode to curb the spread of coronavirus that has reached almost every continent, here’s the lowdown on how viruses self-assemble into a functional active menace, and how they can be tackled with something as simple as soap.
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#corona #NEWDELHI #RNA #Covid19 #coronavirus

Influential women in sports
Nita Ambani, the owner of Mumbai Indians cricket team franchise, has been named in the list of the 10 most influential women in sports for 2020 alongside the likes of tennis superstar Serena Williams and gymnast Simone Biles.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23085-influential-women-in-sports.html
#Influential #women #ICC #SreeVarma #NitaAmbani

Unspent under MPLAD scheme
A cumulative amount of Rs 5,275.24 crore remained unspent under Members of Parliament Local Area Development (MPLAD) scheme as on March 4, 2020, Parliament was informed on 11 March 2020.
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#MPLAD #LokSabha #RaoInderjitSingh #MPs

Leh to host International Yoga Day
Leh, the capital of the Union territory of Ladakh will be the venue for the main event for International Yoga Day on June 21 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend it, AYUSH Ministry officials said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23083-leh-to-host-international-yoga-day.html
#InternationalYogaDay #FICCI #NDMC #CII #NarendraModi

DTVSV Bill approved
Parliament on 13 March 2020 approved a bill that will provide an opportunity to taxpayers to settle their tax disputes by paying just due taxes with complete waiver of interest and penalty by March 31.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23098-dtvsv-bill-approved.html
#DTVSV #LokSabha #ITAT #WTA #Appeals

New POCSO rules notified
The Union government has notified the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020 which enables implementation of recent amendments to the Act under which provisions of punishment for child abuse has been made more stringent.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23097-new-pocso-rules-notified.html
#POCSO #SJPU #pornography #Sexual

Govt revokes PSA
The J&K administration on 13 March 2020 released National Conference (NC) president and Member of Parliament, Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, who was in detention over seven months.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23096-govt-revokes-psa.html
#PSA #OmarAbdullah #NC #PublicSafetyAct

RoDTEP scheme approved
Union Cabinet on 13 March 2020 approved the Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP), a scheme for exporters to reimburse taxes and duties paid by them such as value added tax, coal cess, mandi tax, electricity duties and fuel used for transportation, which are not getting exempted or refunded under any other existing mechanism.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23095-rodtep-scheme-approved.html
#RoDTEP #MEIS #NirmalaSitharaman #PiyushGoyal

Formation of IN-SPACe announced
The Union Cabinet 24 June 2020 announced the formation of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) to promote the participation of private industries in space activities, including planetary exploration missions.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/24110-formation-of-in-space-announced.html
#IN-SPACe #UnionCabinet #NirmalaSitharaman

States on additional borrowing of their GSDP
The finance ministry has written to the states on additional borrowing of 2 percent of their projected GSDP in the current financial year, amid stress in revenue due to coronavirus-induced lockdown.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/24316-states-on-additional-borrowing-of-their-gsdp.html
#additionalborrowing #GSDP #AtmanirbharBharat #NirmalaSitharaman

Ease of doing business ranking
Andhra Pradesh for the third time in a row has topped in the ease of doing annual business ranking of states and Union Territories (UTs) by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/25498-ease-of-doing-business-ranking.html
#businessranking #DPIIT #NirmalaSitharaman #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

LTC voucher scheme for employees
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 12 October 2020 announced giving out cash vouchers to central government employees this year in lieu of leave travel concession (LTC) fare which could be spent only on buying non-food GST-rated items.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/26530-ltc-voucher-scheme-for-employees.html
#LTC #voucherscheme #NirmalaSitharaman #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

IMF's debt recast programme
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the International Monetary Fund's debt restructuring programme should aim at helping the countries overcome the fiscal stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/26589-imf-s-debt-recast-programme.html
#IMFs #NirmalaSitharaman #DSSI #UPSCOnlineClasses #OnlineClassses #IASOnlineclasses

Watch: Budget 2022: Here are the key takeaways #budget2022 #unionbudget2022 #budget
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Watch: Budget 2022: Here are the key takeaways #budget2022 #unionbudget2022 #budget
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Watch: Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2022; FM blames Russia-Ukraine conflict for rising fuel prices
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KSG Podcast - Par Tapi Narmada river-linking project | best editorial analysis for upsc
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KSG Podcast - Par Tapi Narmada river-linking project | best editorial analysis for upsc
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KSG Podcast - Par Tapi Narmada river-linking project | best editorial analysis for upsc
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