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Today's News 24 March 2019
देश के पहले लोकपाल ने ली शपथ
सुप्रीम कोर्ट के पूर्व जज जस्टिस पिनाकी चंद्र घोष ने देश के पहले लोकपाल के तौर पर शपथ ले ली। जस्टिस घोष को राष्ट्रपति रामनाथ कोविंद ने देश के पहले लोकपाल के तौर पर शपथ दिलाई। इस मौके पर प्रधानमंत्री मोदी भी मौजूद थे।जस्टिस घोष इससे पहले आंध्र प्रदेश हाई कोर्ट के चीफ जस्टिस और सुप्रीम कोर्ट के जज रह चुके हैं। जस्टिस घोष वर्तमान में राष्ट्रीय मानवाधिकार आयोग के सदस्य भी थे और मानवाधिकार कानूनों के जानकार के तौर पर उन्हें माना जाता है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/19393-2019-03-24-03-23-20
#Ombudsman #Lokpal #RamnathKovind #PinakiChandraGhosh #Lokayukta

जल प्रबंधन कार्यशाला के साथ विश्व जल दिवस को मनाया गया
पेयजल और स्वच्छता मंत्रालय ने 22 मार्च, 2019 को विश्व जल दिवस के अवसर पर भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान (आईआईटी) मद्रास के सहयोग और यूनिसेफ इंडिया के समर्थन के साथ ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में धूसर जल प्रबंधन (ग्रे वॉटर) और आर्सेनिक और फ्लोराइड युक्‍त जल शोधन पर दो दिवसीय राष्ट्रीय कार्यशाला (21 और 22 मार्च) का आयोजन किया। कार्यशाला के पूर्ण सत्र को पेयजल और स्वच्छता मंत्रालय के सचिव श्री परमेस्वरन अय्यर, और आईआईटी मद्रास के निदेशक, प्रोफेसर भास्कर राममूर्ति ने संबोधित किया।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/19392-2019-03-24-03-22-56
#WorldWaterDay #UNICEF #India #IIT #Gujarat

RBI again defers Ind AS
The Reserve Bank again deferred the implementation of the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) by banks as the requisite legislative amendments are still under consideration. Earlier in April 2018, the central bank had postponed the implementation of the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) by the banks by one year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19398-rbi-again-defers-ind-as
#RBI #ICAI #IFRS #ReserveBank #NACAS #ASB #FICCI

Italy endorse Belt and Road accord
Italy on 23 March 2019 became the first member of the Group of Seven industrialised powers to endorse China's "Belt and Road" infrastructure project, with Rome brushing off the worries of Western allies as it looks to revive its flagging economy.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19397-italy-endorse-belt-and-road-accord
#Italy #BRI #XiJinping #China #infrastructure

World's 12th busiest overtaking hubs
The capital’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is now the world’s 12th busiest airport — moving up four places from the 16th spot in 2017 — by overtaking mega hubs like the Frankfurt, Dallas Forth Worth, Guangzhou and Istanbul Ataturk airports. According to the preliminary world airport traffic rankings for 2018 released by Airports Council International (ACI), IGIA was the fastest growing among the top 20 airports.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19396-world-s-12th-busiest-overtaking-hubs
#IGIA #ACI #airport #Delhi #Frankfurt #Istanbul

First Lokpal of India sworn in
Justice Pinaki Ghose on 23 March 2019 took oath as the first Lokpal of India — the national anti-corruption ombudsman. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu and Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi were present on the occasion. The former Supreme Court judge’s appointment comes five years after the Lokpal Act received the President’s nod on January 1, 2014.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19395-first-lokpal-of-india-sworn-in
#Ombudsman #Lokpal #RamnathKovind #PinakiChandraGhosh #Lokayukta

An elusive whale is found all around the world
Salvatore Cerchio stunned the small world of whale science in 2015 when he found examples of a new species in the wild for the first time. Now, he’s mapped the habitat of that species, called Omura’s whale after Hideo Omura, a prominent Japanese whale biologist. The surprise in the new study, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, is that Omura’s whales, though little seen, are widespread across the tropical world. Cerchio, a researcher with the New England Aquarium in B
Today's News 31 March 2019

बेल्ट ऐंड रोड फोरम का बहिष्कार करेगा भारत
चीन ने अपने बेल्ट ऐंड रोड फोरम के कार्यक्रम में 100 देशों की मौजूदगी का दावा किया है। चीन ने अगले महीने शुरू हो रहे फोरम को लेकर कहा है कि इसमें 40 देशों के सरकार के प्रतिनिधियों समेत 100 से ज्यादा देश हिस्सा ले सकते हैं।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/19477-2019-03-31-02-52-26
#BeltandRoadForum #VladimirPutin #ImranKhan #GlobalTimes

बोलिविया के साथ आठ समझौता
राष्‍ट्रपति श्री रामनाथ कोविंद 28 मार्च, 2019 की शाम को बोलिविया के शांताक्रूज स्थित वीरू अंतरराष्‍ट्रीय हवाई अड्डे पर पहुंचे जहां उनका स्‍वागत बोलिविया के राष्‍ट्रपति श्री इवो मोरेल्‍स आईमा एवं अन्‍य गणमान्‍य व्‍यक्तियों ने किया।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/19476-2019-03-31-02-52-11
#Bolivia #RamnathKovind #lithiumbattery #Electriccars

Oxfam flags gender pay gap
Lack of quality jobs and increasing wage disparity are key markers of inequality in the Indian labour market, Oxfam India's latest report, 'Mind The Gap - State of Employment in India.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19481-oxfam-flags-gender-pay-gap
#Oxfamflags #keymarkers #genderpaygap #Indianlabourmarket

Five coffee varieties get GI tag
The government on 29 March 2019 said it has awarded Geographical Indication (GI) tag to five varieties of Indian coffee including Coorg Arabica.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19480-five-coffee-varieties-get-gi-tag
#GItag #CoorgArabica #GeographicalIndication #Indiancoffee

India offers millions credit to Bolivia
India has offered USD 100 million credit to Bolivia after President Ram Nath Kovind held productive and extensive talks with his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19479-india-offers-millions-credit-to-bolivia
#Bolivia #RamNathKovind #EvoMorales #UNSecurityCouncil

Virtual reality and autism
Playing games in virtual reality (VR) may help treat people with neurological disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease, a study claims.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19478-virtual-reality-and-autism
#autism #virtualreality #schizophrenia #Parkinsons
India gets 4 UNESCO award
In a major recognition to Mumbai's heritage conservation movement, three city landmarks -- Flora Fountain, Gloria Church at Byculla and Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue at Kala Godha -- have won this year’s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21712-india-gets-4-unesco-award.html
#UNESCO #India #IIM #AwardofMerit #HonourableMention

Special Marriage Act to be applicable to Sikkim
President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the extension of the Special Marriage Act, 1954, under which inter-religion weddings can be registered, to Sikkim. Punitive provisions for the violation of the Act will also come into force in the Northeastern state with the publication of a notification by the Union home ministry.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21711-special-marriage-act-to-be-applicable-to-sikkim.html
#SMA #Sikkim #RamNathKovind #SpecialMarriageAct #article371F

Indian entry bags golden award
An Indian entry to the eighth edition of the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 has bagged a golden award in the outdoor garden category.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21710-indian-entry-bags-golden-award.html
#Indian #LiveGreen #LiveBetter #Harmony #Nature #BIHE

First emission trading scheme
Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee and his wife Esther Duflo who won this year’s Economics Nobel have their work making an impact in Gujarat.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21709-first-emission-trading-scheme.html
#MIT #JPAL #AbhijitBanerjee # #ETS #GPCB #NeML #EconomicsNobel

India's 'Missile Man' remembered
October 15 is a very special day in Indian history. It was on this day in the year 1931 that Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the former President who made India a missile and nuclear power, was born in Rameswaram.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21708-india-s-missile-man-remembered.html
#India #MissileMan #APJAbdulKalam #DRDO #IndianArmy #ISRO
Panel to mull relief for telcos
The Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba headed Committee of Secretaries will review the financial stress on the telecom sector following the Supreme Court ruling making an additional burden of Rs 1.3 crore on the sector.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21831-panel-to-mull-relief-for-telcos.html
#telcos #DoT #CoS #RajivGauba #USOF #ARPU #SUC

Parliamentary panel for the welfare of people in J&K
A parliamentary panel headed by Congress leader Anand Sharma will examine the functioning of administration, development and people's welfare in the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21830-parliamentary-panel-for-the-welfare-of-people-in-j-k.html
#DelhiNCR #NRC #NDRF #J&K #AnandSharma #LokSabha

First-ever Indian Brain Atlas
Researchers at the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H) have created the first-ever Indian Brain Atlas. The study has revealed that the Indian brain, on an average, is smaller in height, width and volume when compared to Western and other eastern populations.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21829-first-ever-indian-brain-atlas.html
#Atlas #IBA #MNI #IIITH #ICBM #IBA #IndianBrainAtlas

47th Chief Justice of India
President Ram Nath Kovind on 29 October 2019 approved the appointment of Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde as the 47th Chief Justice of India. He will take oath on November 18.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21828-47th-chief-justice-of-india.html
#RamNathKovind #CJI #ChiefJustice #India #SharadArvindBobde

Third Brexit delay comes with conditions
French President Emmanuel Macron had been the main hurdle to giving Britain a Brexit extension, arguing there had to be a good reason for the delay and that the British needed to break their own political deadlock.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21827-third-brexit-delay-comes-with-conditions.html
#BorisJohnson #ThirdBrexitdelay #BorisJohnson #EmmanuelMacron
COP25 meet begins
Amid concerns that the collective actions of all nations together is not enough to save the world from the ill effects of global warming, the UN climate change conference kicked off in Madrid where representatives of nearly 200 countries will work on giving finishing touches to the rules governing the Paris Accord in the next 11 days.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22261-cop25-meet-begins.html
#COP25 #WRI #Article6 #NDCs #G20 #netzeroemissions

India-EU Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on 3 December 2019 and expressed his desire to work together for strengthening India-EU partnership.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22260-india-eu-summit.html
#India #NarendraModi #EuropeanUnion #UrsulavonderLeyen

NASA satellite finds crashed Vikram lander
A NASA satellite orbiting the Moon has found India's Vikram lander which crashed on the lunar surface in September, the US space agency has said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22259-nasa-satellite-finds-crashed-vikram-lander.html
#NASA #LRO #satellite #Vikram #Chandrayaan2 #GSLV

Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019 passed
The Lok Sabha passed a Bill to replace an Ordinance for effecting reduction of corporate tax rates.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22258-taxation-laws-amendment-bill-2019-passed.html
#TaxationLaws #Amendment #MAT #IncomeTaxAct #LokSabha

India, Sweden ink 3 pacts
Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf on 2 December 2019 held extensive talks with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expand overall bilateral cooperation in diverse areas including in trade and investment, innovation and culture.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22257-india-sweden-ink-3-pacts.html
#India #Sweden #RamNathKovind #NarendraModi #SKCXVIG
ISRO launched RISAT-2BR1
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) successfully completed its 50th spaceflight on 11 December 2019, placing country's advanced radar-imaging satellite RISAT-2B1 into space from Sriharikota.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22317-isro-launched-risat-2br1.html
#ISRO #RISAT #2BR1 #PSLV #AAI #IRNSS #GSO #SatishDhawan

ILP extended to Manipur
The inner line permit (ILP) regime was extended to Manipur on 11 December 2019 with President Ram Nath Kovind signing the order in this effect.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22316-ilp-extended-to-manipur.html
#ILP #LokSabha #RamNathKovind #AmitShah #Manipur

Recycling of Ships Bill
Parliament passed a landmark “The Recycling of Ships Bill 2019’’ for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships in India.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22315-recycling-of-ships-bill.html
#ShipsBill #GDP #revised #SOC #Gujarat #HKC

World’s newest nation
The South Pacific region of Bougainville voted overwhelmingly to become the world’s newest nation by gaining independence from Papua New Guinea, results showed on December 11.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22314-world-s-newest-nation.html
#ABG #Bougainville #BertieAhern #BCL #Worldsnewestnation

UN Global Climate Action Award
IT services major Infosys Ltd was presented with the United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the ‘Climate Neutral Now’ category at the UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22313-un-global-climate-action-award.html
#UN #GlobalClimate #ActionAward #UNGCAA #IT

WTO's appellate body becomes dysfunctional
WTO's dispute settlement mechanism will be impaired with the departure of two of the three judges on its appellate body following completion of their term on 10 December 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22312-wto-s-appellate-body-becomes-dysfunctional.html
#WTO #ASEAN #India #RohanShah #dysfunctional #GRA
Govt amends Army rules for CDS
The stage is now set for the government to announce the name of the country’s first-ever chief of defence staff (CDS), with the Army Rules of 1954 being amended to allow the tri-Service chief to serve till the age of 65.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22436-govt-amends-army-rules-for-cds.html
#CDS #Navy #IAF #BipinRawat #COSC #NarendraModi

Dadasaheb Phalke Award
President Ram Nath Kovind on 29 December 2019 presented megastar Amitabh Bachchan with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Indian cinema’s highest honour, in a special ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22435-dadasaheb-phalke-award.html
#DadasahebPhalkeAward #Mohabbatein #PrakashJavadeka #RamNathKovind #RashtrapatiBhawan

MOSPI constitutes committee
A high-level panel under India’s first chief statistician Pronab Sen will review and develop the country’s surveys on employment, industry and services sector amid criticism of official statistics.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22434-mospi-constitutes-committee.html
#MOSPI #SCES #India #PronabSen #GDP #independence

India may surpass Germany in 2026
India is expected to overtake Germany to become the fourth-largest economy in 2026 and Japan to become the third largest in 2034, according to a recent report by the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22433-india-may-surpass-germany-in-2026.html
#Germany #CEBR #GDP #PabloShah #China #NarendraModi
Gender Social Norms Index
Nine in 10 people are prejudiced against women, such as thinking university education is more important for men or that men deserve jobs more if work is scarce, the United Nations said on 5 March 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23039-gender-social-norms-index.html
#GSNI #UNDP #NewZealand #InternationalWomensDay

Inclusive Internet Index 2020
India has been ranked 40th out of 100 countries on the inclusive internet index 2020 released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). In South Asia, Pakistan ranked the lowest (76th), India at 40th, Sri Lanka at 56 and Bangladesh on the 70th spot.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23038-inclusive-internet-index-2020.html
#III2020 #EIU #GDP #Bangladesh #InclusiveInternetIndex

CPPP to merge with GeM
India plans to integrate its central public procurement portal (CPPP) with the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to further improve buying and selling process for ministries, departments and other agencies.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23037-cppp-to-merge-with-gem.html
#CPPP #GeM #TalleenKumar #GFR #POC

CIC appointed
Information Commissioner Bimal Julka was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) on 6 March 2020, according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23036-cic-appointed.html
#CIC #BimalJulka #RashtrapatiBhavan #CPA #RamNathKovind

NASA’s Mars rover named
NASA’s Mars rover for the 2020 mission finally has an official name: Perseverance. Alexander Mather, a seventh-standard student, submitted the winning entry to NASA’s “Name the Rover” essay contest.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23035-nasa-s-mars-rover-named.html
#NASA #Mars #Earth #JPL #planet #Perseverance
Today's Headlines - 02 September 2023
Govt forms committee on simultaneous elections
GS Paper - 2 (Polity)

The government has constituted a committee headed by former president of India Ram Nath Kovind to explore the possibility of “one nation, one election” on 1 September 2023. Over the years, the Prime Minister has pushed for the idea of simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly polls.

What are the arguments around holding simultaneous elections?

There are pros and cons here. Making polls simultaneous would address various concerns, such as reducing the cost of holding elections and limiting all elections to a single season.
At present, there is an election in one state or the other at almost any given time, and those who favour simultaneous polls argue that the Model Code of Conduct gets in the way of the government announcing projects or policy plans.
Against the idea, the arguments include the complexity of such an exercise, the widely held view that simultaneous polls would benefit the nationally dominant party at the cost of regional players, and the complications that would arise if any of the governments were to collapse before completing its term. Leave alone state legislatures, even the central government could fall.
Of the Lok Sabhas since 1952, many were dissolved ahead of schedule — such as in 1971, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1998, 1999 and 2004.
There would also be logistical issues, requiring about twice as many electronic voting machines and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail machines.
Has the idea of simultaneous polls been explored before?

The Election Commission had suggested back in 1983 that such a system be worked out.
The Law Commission headed by Justice B P Jeevan Reddy, in its 170th Report in May 1999, stated, “We must go back to the situation where the elections to Lok Sabha and all the Legislative Assemblies are held at once”.
In 2003, then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee took up the issue with Congress president Sonia Gandhi. She appeared initially receptive, but the idea did not take off from there.
In 2010, BJP leader LK Advani met with then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and then wrote in his blog: “I found both of them (PM and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee) receptive to a proposal I have been advocating for quite some time: fixed term legislatures and simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.”
Sunil Arora also said in 2019, that the EC would be supportive of the idea. “Yes, we would also prefer it. And this is not a bureaucratic statement, just saying we agree in principle, etc.”

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