India's second moon mission
India's rocket carrying an orbiter, lander and a rover in a stepped up moon mission to uncover lunar secrets launched into space successfully in its second bid from the Sriharikota launch pad on 22 July 2019.
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#India #mission #moon #Chandrayaan2 #ISRO #Earth
No Vishaka guidelines at religious places
The Supreme Court on 22 July 2019 dismissed a PIL seeking directions to implement sexual harassment committees in religious institutions. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said judicial orders can't be passed on this plea as Visakha guidelines cannot be extend to religious places.
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#SupremeCourt #PIL #RanjanGogoi #CEDAW #apexcourt #sexual #VishakhaGuidelines
World Bank study on PMGSY
A recent independent World Bank assessment of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) rural roads programme meant to establish ‘farm to market connectivity’ shows that the PMGSY roads, in fact, “triggered a shift from farm to non-farm employment” in the habitations studied between 2009 and 2017 as with roads in place, people chose employment opportunities outside their habitations over expanding their farming.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20996-world-bank-study-on-pmgsy
#WorldBank #PMGSY #independent #Yojana #women
India enters 37-year period of demographic dividend
Since 2018, India’s working-age population (people between 15 and 64 years of age) has grown larger than the dependant population — children aged 14 or below as well as people above 65 years of age.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20995-india-enters-37-year-period-of-demographic-dividend
#India #UNFPA #SouthKorea #TFR #demographic #dividend
Biggest reason for migration in India
The most common reason for migration in India is marriage. The finding, which was part of the 2011 Census, was published recently and showed that 46% of the total migrants moved because of marriage and of these, 97% were women. As many as 20.58 crore women in India migrated for marriage, the data shows.
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#India #Census #UttarPradesh #marriage #migration #Haryana
India's rocket carrying an orbiter, lander and a rover in a stepped up moon mission to uncover lunar secrets launched into space successfully in its second bid from the Sriharikota launch pad on 22 July 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20998-india-s-second-moon-mission
#India #mission #moon #Chandrayaan2 #ISRO #Earth
No Vishaka guidelines at religious places
The Supreme Court on 22 July 2019 dismissed a PIL seeking directions to implement sexual harassment committees in religious institutions. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said judicial orders can't be passed on this plea as Visakha guidelines cannot be extend to religious places.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20997-no-vishaka-guidelines-at-religious-places
#SupremeCourt #PIL #RanjanGogoi #CEDAW #apexcourt #sexual #VishakhaGuidelines
World Bank study on PMGSY
A recent independent World Bank assessment of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) rural roads programme meant to establish ‘farm to market connectivity’ shows that the PMGSY roads, in fact, “triggered a shift from farm to non-farm employment” in the habitations studied between 2009 and 2017 as with roads in place, people chose employment opportunities outside their habitations over expanding their farming.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20996-world-bank-study-on-pmgsy
#WorldBank #PMGSY #independent #Yojana #women
India enters 37-year period of demographic dividend
Since 2018, India’s working-age population (people between 15 and 64 years of age) has grown larger than the dependant population — children aged 14 or below as well as people above 65 years of age.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20995-india-enters-37-year-period-of-demographic-dividend
#India #UNFPA #SouthKorea #TFR #demographic #dividend
Biggest reason for migration in India
The most common reason for migration in India is marriage. The finding, which was part of the 2011 Census, was published recently and showed that 46% of the total migrants moved because of marriage and of these, 97% were women. As many as 20.58 crore women in India migrated for marriage, the data shows.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20994-biggest-reason-for-migration-in-india
#India #Census #UttarPradesh #marriage #migration #Haryana
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India's second moon mission - KSG India | Khan Study Group
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ITU rejects plea by DoT-Isro
Indian telcos have scored a crucial victory on the road to 5G. The International Telecom Union (ITU) has dismissed a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications – pushed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – to restrict transmission power of 5G mobile base stations, and has upheld the view of the telecom industry at the World Radio Communications-2019 conference in Egypt.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22082-itu-rejects-plea-by-dot-isro.html
#ITU #DoT #Isro #GHz #COAI #WRC #ICTs #telcos
Highest length under PMGSY
Jammu and Kashmir has achieved the highest road length in the country this year so far under a Centre's rural roads' programme with the completion of around 11,400 kilometres covering 1,838 habitations, officials said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22081-highest-length-under-pmgsy.html
#PMGSY #NABARD #JammuandKashmir #ruralroads #AtalBihariVajpayee
International Press Freedom Award
Indian journalist Neha Dixit was one of several recipients of the 2019 International Press Freedom Awards, awarded by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a non-profit organization whose aim is to enable journalists to work without fear of reprisal.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22080-international-press-freedom-award.html
#IPFA #NehaDixit #CPJ #InternationalPress #FreedomAward
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006
A male who has not reached the age of 21 is a “child” as per the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. However, a male aged between 18 and 21 marrying a female above 18 years will not be punishable under the Act for contracting a child marriage, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22079-prohibition-of-child-marriage-act-2006.html
#Prohibition #ChildMarriageAct2006 #FIR #HC #maleadult
Indian telcos have scored a crucial victory on the road to 5G. The International Telecom Union (ITU) has dismissed a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications – pushed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) – to restrict transmission power of 5G mobile base stations, and has upheld the view of the telecom industry at the World Radio Communications-2019 conference in Egypt.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22082-itu-rejects-plea-by-dot-isro.html
#ITU #DoT #Isro #GHz #COAI #WRC #ICTs #telcos
Highest length under PMGSY
Jammu and Kashmir has achieved the highest road length in the country this year so far under a Centre's rural roads' programme with the completion of around 11,400 kilometres covering 1,838 habitations, officials said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22081-highest-length-under-pmgsy.html
#PMGSY #NABARD #JammuandKashmir #ruralroads #AtalBihariVajpayee
International Press Freedom Award
Indian journalist Neha Dixit was one of several recipients of the 2019 International Press Freedom Awards, awarded by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a non-profit organization whose aim is to enable journalists to work without fear of reprisal.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22080-international-press-freedom-award.html
#IPFA #NehaDixit #CPJ #InternationalPress #FreedomAward
Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006
A male who has not reached the age of 21 is a “child” as per the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006. However, a male aged between 18 and 21 marrying a female above 18 years will not be punishable under the Act for contracting a child marriage, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22079-prohibition-of-child-marriage-act-2006.html
#Prohibition #ChildMarriageAct2006 #FIR #HC #maleadult
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ITU rejects plea by DoT-Isro | KSG India | Khan Study Group
Indian telcos have scored a crucial victory on the road to 5G. The International Telecom Union (ITU) has dismissed a proposal of the Department of Telecommunications – pushed by the Indian Space Re