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Today's News 26 March 2019
नीति आयोग फिनटेक कॉनक्‍लेव 2019
नीति आयोग 25 मार्च, 2019 को नई दिल्‍ली के डॉ. अम्‍बेडकर नगर अंतरराष्‍ट्रीय केन्‍द्र में एक दिनभर चलने वाले फिनटेक कॉनक्‍लेव का आयोजन किया। इसका उद्देश्‍य भारत के फिनटेक क्षेत्र में बढ़ती ऊंचाइयों को आकार देना, भविष्‍य की रणनीति एवं नीतिगत प्रयासों के लिए योजना बनाना तथा व्‍यापक वित्‍तीय समावेश के लिए कदमों पर विचार करना है। इस कॉनक्‍लेव में वित्‍तीय स्‍थान- केन्‍द्रीय मंत्रालयों, विनियामकों, बैकरों, स्‍टार्टअप्‍स, सेवा प्रदाताओं एवं उद्यमियों के प्रतिनिधि भाग लिए।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/19417-2019-25
#FinitechConclave #Policy #Commission #NitiAayog #India #SEBI #MSME

अर्थव्यवस्था में तरलता की स्थिति बेहतर
वित्त मंत्रालय और भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक (RBI) ने 25 मार्च 2019 जानकारी दी है कि अर्थव्यवस्था में तरलता (लिक्विडिटी) आरामदायक स्थिति में है। उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि इसमें रुपी-डॉलर स्वैप विंडो के जरिए 35,000 करोड़ रुपये का और बूस्ट दिया जाएगा। आर्थिक मामलों के विभाग के सचिव सुभाष चंद्र गर्ग ने पत्रकारों को बताया कि तरलता आरामदायक स्थिति में हैं। तरलता को बढ़ाने के लिए RBI की ओर से रुपये-डॉलर स्वैप व्यवस्था के नए उपकरण के बारे में पूछे जाने पर गर्ग ने कहा कि यह आरबीआई की ओर से उठाया गया सार्थक कदम है।
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants-hindi/19416-2019-03-26-04-16-50
#RBI #SubhashChandra #dollar #economy #FinanceMinistry

Global Energy Transition index
India has moved up two places to rank 76th on a global energy transition index, which has ranked 115 economies on how well they are able to balance energy security and access with environmental sustainability and affordability. Sweden remains on the top on this annual list compiled by Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) and is followed by Switzerland and Norway in the top three, as per its latest report released on 25 March 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19421-global-energy-transition-index
#WEF #India #BRICS #China #Brazil #CO2

Chandrayaan 2 to carry NASA science instrument
India's second moon mission Chandrayaan 2, scheduled for launch in April, would be carrying a NASA science probe. Chandrayaan 2 will carry NASA-owned laser retroreflector arrays that allow scientists to make precise measurements of the distance to the Moon, the US space agency officials said, during the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held in Texas.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19420-chandrayaan-2-to-carry-nasa-science-instrument
#NASA #Chandrayaan2 #ISRO #India #spacecraft

Magnetoreception found in Human
Many people are able to unconsciously detect changes in the Earth’s magnetic fields, according to scientists who claim to have found concrete evidence of a new human sense — magnetoreception. Researchers from California Institute of Technology in the US and the University of Tokyo in Japan offer experimental evidence that human brain waves respond to controlled changes in Earth-strength magnetic fields.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19419-magnetoreception-found-in-human
#Magnetoreception #Human #Earth #magneticfields #eNeuro

SC dismisses plea of Triple Talaq
The Supreme Court 25 March 2019 dismissed a plea challenging the constitutional validity of an ordinance which makes the practice of instant ‘triple talaq’ a punishable offence. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi dismissed a plea of a Kerala-based outfit and said it will not like to interfere.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/19418-sc-dismisses-plea-of-triple-talaq
#SC #TripleTalaq #RanjanGogoi #SupremeCourt
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.
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
Resolution to repeal Article 370 approved
Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah, introduced two bills and two resolutions regarding Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) in Lok Sabha. These are as follows:
Constitution (Application to Jammu & Kashmir) Order, 2019 {Ref. Article 370(1) of Constitution of India} – issued by President of India to supersede the 1954 order related to Article 370.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21164-resolution-to-repeal-article-370-approved
#Resolution #Article370 #India #AmitShah #JammuKashmir #Pakistan


Consumer Protection Bill 2019 gets Parliamentary nod
The Parliament on 7 August 2019 gave its nod to the landmark Consumer Protection Bill, 2019 which aims to protect the rights of consumers by establishing authorities for timely and effective administration and settlement of consumers’ dispute.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21163-consumer-protection-bill-2019-gets-parliamentary-nod
#Consumer #Protection #Bill2019 #Parliamentary #CCPA #LokSabha

Eviction Bill 2019
The Upper house on 6 August 2019 passed a Bill for speedy eviction of unauthorised occupants from government residential accommodations, with Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri saying the legislation will have a deterrent effect.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21162-eviction-bill-2019
#EvictionBill2019 #HardeepSinghPuri #PPEAct #RajyaSabha #Amendment

Bill to increase number of SC judges
Parliament on 7 August 2019 passed a bill which seeks to increase the number of Supreme Court judges from the present 30 to 33 with a view to reducing pendency of cases. Moving "The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2019" for consideration and return, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21161-bill-to-increase-number-of-sc-judges
#SC #CJI #Amendment #NarendraModi #Parliament #RanjanGogoi

Moon, Mercury may contain more water ice than thought
The Moon and Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, may contain significantly more water ice than previously thought, according to a new analysis of data from NASA spacecraft.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21160-moon-mercury-may-contain-more-water-ice-than-thought
#Moon #NASA #telescopic #LRO #spacecraft #planet
Ayodhya verdict
Nine years after the Allahabad High Court ruling, the Supreme Court on 9 November 2019 ruled that the Hindus would get the entire disputed 2.77 acres in Ayodhya. This is the land on which the now demolished Babri Masjid once stood.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21944-ayodhya-verdict.html
#Ayodhyaverdict #CJI #RanjanGogoi #VHP #NirmohiAkhara

Kartarpur corridor inaugurated
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 November 2019 inaugurated the Kartarpur corridor, flagging off the first batch of over 500 Indian pilgrims, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21943-kartarpur-corridor-inaugurated.html
#Kartarpur #Khanda #NarendraModi #GurdwaraDarbarSahib

India to host Men's Hockey World Cup
India will host the Men’s Hockey World Cup for the second consecutive time after the country was picked to host the game’s showpiece event in 2023 by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) in Lausanne.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21942-india-to-host-men-s-hockey-world-cup.html
#India #MHWC #HockeyWorldCup #FIH #Bhubaneswar

Mauritius elects incumbent PM
Mauritius' ruling Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) has won more than half of parliamentary seats, securing incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth a five-year term, interim election results showed.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21941-mauritius-elects-incumbent-pm.html
#Mauritius #PM #MMM #MSM #OPR #PravindKumarJugnauth
SC opens office of CJI to RTI
The Office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is a public authority under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and is liable to provide information sought in public interest, a five-judge Constitution Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi declared on 13 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21980-sc-opens-office-of-cji-to-rti.html
#SC #CJI #SanjeevKhanna #RanjanGogoi #RTI #DeepakGupta

SC scraps Finance Act rules on tribunals
The Supreme Court on 13 November 2019 struck down provisions of the amended Finance Act 2017, which had changed the structure and powers of various judicial tribunals, such as the National Green Tribunal and Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21979-sc-scraps-finance-act-rules-on-tribunals.html
#SC #NGO #SAFE #ITAT #TDSAT #MoneyBill #NGT

Tiger Triumph
The first ever joint exercise involving the Army, Navy and Air Force of both India and the United States and commanded by each other, the tri-services joint exercise between the two countries, announced by US President Donald Trump during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s event in Texas in September, started in Visakhapatnam on 13 November 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21978-tiger-triumph.html
#TigerTriumph #Navy #Army #NarendraModi #HADR #RAMT

11th summit of Brics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Brazil for the 11th Brics Summit which has the theme 'Economic Growth for an Innovative Future'.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21977-11th-summit-of-brics.html
#Brics #NarendraModi #GDP #VladimirPutin #MEA

Mauritius PM takes oath
Mauritius's incumbent Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth was sworn in for a five-year term on 12 November 2019 after elections in which his coalition consolidated its grip on parliament.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21976-mauritius-pm-takes-oath.html
#Mauritius #PM #PravindJugnauth #Alliance #RenganadenPadayach

Ancient life in Jezero crater
NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will hunt for microscopic fossils, which could provide signs of ancient life on the red planet. The 2020 rover is yet to be named, and is expected to land on the planet by February 18, 2021.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21975-ancient-life-in-jezero-crater.html
#Ancient #Jezero #NASA #Mars2020 #JPL #microscopic
SAFAR’s study
Central Pollution Control Board Member Secretary Prashant Gargava said stubble burning contributed significantly to air pollution in Delhi this year with the share of farm fire smoke in particulate matter peaking to 44 percent.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21990-safar-s-study.html
#SAFAR #Haryana #IMD #IITM #MoES #CPCB #airpollution

India, Switzerland ink pact
Indian government officials met their counterparts from Switzerland to discuss cooperation in tackling black money parked in offshore accounts according to a government release.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21989-india-switzerland-ink-pact.html
#India #AjayBhushanPandey #foreign #economy #Blackmoney

Chief guest at the Republic Day 2020
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on November 13 accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations next year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21988-chief-guest-at-the-republic-day-2020.html
#Chiefguest #RepublicDay2020 #BRICS #MinisterModi

Sabarimala review go to larger Bench
A majority judgment delivered by a five-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi on 14 November 2019 kept a final decision on the Sabarimala review and writ petitions in abeyance till a larger Bench of seven judges delivers an “authoritative pronouncement” on the exact role a non-epistolary court can play in deciding whether a particular practice is essential or integral to a religion.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21987-sabarimala-review-go-to-larger-bench.html
#Sabarimala #CJI #Article26 #PIL #SupremeCourt #RanjanGogoi

Rafale defence deal
The Supreme Court on 14 November 2019 gave clean chit to the Modi government on the purchase of 36 fully-loaded Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault Aviation, rejecting the plea for registration of an FIR by the CBI for alleged commission of cognisable offence in the deal.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21986-rafale-defence-deal.html
#Rafale #SupremeCourt #CBI #aircraft #IndianAirForce #BJP
WESO report
Global unemployment is projected to increase by around 2.5 million in 2020 and almost half a billion people are working fewer paid hours than they would like or lack adequate access to paid work, according to the UN's International Labour Organization report.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22677-weso-report.html
#WESO #Organization #ILO #SDG #humantalent #WESOreport

India in corporate commitments to SBT
India has ranked 5th among the countries surveyed for corporate commitments to science-based targets (SBT), ahead of Germany and Sweden, according to a report by a non-profit organization released in Mumbai.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22676-india-in-corporate-commitments-to-sbt.html
#India #SBT #CDP #DamandeepSingh #Mumbai

Indians most-trusting in climate science The global public overwhelmingly blames global warming on human activities with trust level declining in climate science, but Indians are the most trusting people in this regard, a new opinion poll showed on 21 January 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22675-indians-most-trusting-in-climate-science.html
#Indians #WEF #SAP #NGOs #trusting #climatescience

India among top 10 FDI recipients
India was among the top 10 recipients of Foreign Direct Investment in 2019, attracting $49 billion in inflows, a 16 per cent increase from the previous year, driving the FDI growth in South Asia, according to a UN report released.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22674-india-among-top-10-fdi-recipients.html
#FDI #UNCTAD #India #GTIM #SouthAsia #GDP

SC refuses to stay poll bond scheme
The Supreme Court refused to order an interim stay on the electoral bond scheme but decided to hear the matter after two weeks.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22673-sc-refuses-to-stay-poll-bond-scheme.html
#SC #CJI #SuryaKant #ADR #NGO #RanjanGogoi