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
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
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Niti Aayog reconstituted
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#WHO #Kerala #ReemaSahay #BArunKumar #space #Nipahvirus
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Prime minister Narendra Modi approved the reconstitution of think tank Niti Aayog. Rajiv Kumar was renamed as the vice-chariman of National Institute for Transforming India (Niti Aayog). The government has appointed Home minister Amit Shah, Defence minister Rajanth Singh, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar as ex-officio members.
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#NitiAayog #RajivKumar #BICP #NarendraModi #RajanthSingh
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#WHO #Kerala #ReemaSahay #BArunKumar #space #Nipahvirus
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China shared satellite data with India
India received satellite data on its flood-hit regions from eight nations and China was the first to provide it as part of a multi-lateral mechanism for sharing space-based information for countries affected by natural or man-made disasters.
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India gets Apache attack helicopters
US aerospace major Boeing on 27 July 2019 handed over the first four of the 22 Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force while another batch of four choppers will be delivered next week.
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Concil trim rate on Electric Vehicles
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#ElectricVehicles #SMEV #GST #Amendment #Budget #EVs
UN Report on flooding
At least 600 people have been killed and over 25 million others affected by flooding due to the torrential monsoon rains in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Myanmar, the UN has said. More than half-a-million of them have been displaced, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21050-un-report-on-flooding
#UN #flooding #UNICEF #Nepal #FarhanHaq #India
India received satellite data on its flood-hit regions from eight nations and China was the first to provide it as part of a multi-lateral mechanism for sharing space-based information for countries affected by natural or man-made disasters.
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#China #satellite #India #ISRO #CNSA #NRSC
India gets Apache attack helicopters
US aerospace major Boeing on 27 July 2019 handed over the first four of the 22 Apache attack helicopters to the Indian Air Force while another batch of four choppers will be delivered next week.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21052-india-gets-apache-attack-helicopters
#India #helicopters #IndianAirForce #IAF #AH64E #USArmy
Concil trim rate on Electric Vehicles
The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) on 27 July 2019 welcomed the reduction of GST on electric vehicles to 5%, saying it is in line with the government’s steps to promote eco-friendly mobility, even as it sought a similar cut in spare batteries.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21051-concil-trim-rate-on-electric-vehicles
#ElectricVehicles #SMEV #GST #Amendment #Budget #EVs
UN Report on flooding
At least 600 people have been killed and over 25 million others affected by flooding due to the torrential monsoon rains in Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Myanmar, the UN has said. More than half-a-million of them have been displaced, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21050-un-report-on-flooding
#UN #flooding #UNICEF #Nepal #FarhanHaq #India
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UNICEF Report on malnutrition
Malnutrition caused 69 per cent of deaths of children below the age of five in India, according to a UNICEF report released. In its report — The State of the World’s Children 2019, UNICEF said that every second child in that age group is affected by some form of malnutrition.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21735-unicef-report-on-malnutrition.html
#UNICEF #malnutrition #NNM #POSHAN #India
FATF retains Pakistan in Grey List
International terror financing watchdog FATF on 18 October 2019 retained Pakistan on the Grey List and warned the country of action for its failure in combating money laundering and terror financing.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21734-fatf-retains-pakistan-in-grey-list.html
#FATF #Pakistan #GreyList #FinancialAction #TaskForce
BREXIT deal sealed
The long-awaited BREXIT deal has finally been sealed but it is too early to draw inferences on its implications on India as the minutes of the deal have not yet been disclosed.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21733-brexit-deal-sealed.html
#BREXIT #India #BorisJohnson #EuropeanUnion
Global Tuberculosis Report 2019
The Global Tuberculosis Report 2019 cites that nearly 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year. The report categorically establishes that TB is one of the top 10 causes of death, ranking above HIV/ AIDS.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21732-global-tuberculosis-report-2019.html
#GTR #GlobalTuberculosisReport2019 #HIV #AIDS #MDR #HBC
Insight lander starts digging
NASA’s InSight lander has dug nearly 2 centimetres (3/4 of an inch) into the surface of Mars with the help of its heat probe called “the mole”, the US space agency has announced.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21731-insight-lander-starts-digging.html
#NASA #Mars #Martiansoil #HP3 #spacecraft #redplanet
Malnutrition caused 69 per cent of deaths of children below the age of five in India, according to a UNICEF report released. In its report — The State of the World’s Children 2019, UNICEF said that every second child in that age group is affected by some form of malnutrition.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21735-unicef-report-on-malnutrition.html
#UNICEF #malnutrition #NNM #POSHAN #India
FATF retains Pakistan in Grey List
International terror financing watchdog FATF on 18 October 2019 retained Pakistan on the Grey List and warned the country of action for its failure in combating money laundering and terror financing.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21734-fatf-retains-pakistan-in-grey-list.html
#FATF #Pakistan #GreyList #FinancialAction #TaskForce
BREXIT deal sealed
The long-awaited BREXIT deal has finally been sealed but it is too early to draw inferences on its implications on India as the minutes of the deal have not yet been disclosed.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21733-brexit-deal-sealed.html
#BREXIT #India #BorisJohnson #EuropeanUnion
Global Tuberculosis Report 2019
The Global Tuberculosis Report 2019 cites that nearly 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) each year. The report categorically establishes that TB is one of the top 10 causes of death, ranking above HIV/ AIDS.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21732-global-tuberculosis-report-2019.html
#GTR #GlobalTuberculosisReport2019 #HIV #AIDS #MDR #HBC
Insight lander starts digging
NASA’s InSight lander has dug nearly 2 centimetres (3/4 of an inch) into the surface of Mars with the help of its heat probe called “the mole”, the US space agency has announced.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21731-insight-lander-starts-digging.html
#NASA #Mars #Martiansoil #HP3 #spacecraft #redplanet
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UNICEF Report on malnutrition | KSG India | Best IAS Coaching For UPSC Civil Services Preparation | Khan Study Group
Malnutrition caused 69 per cent of deaths of children below the age of five in India, according to a UNICEF report released. In its report — The State of the World’s Children 2019, UNICEF
Common payment system
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, a group of major emerging economies known as BRICS, back the idea of developing a common payment system, a Russian official said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21999-common-payment-system.html
#RDIF #BRICS #G20 #SouthAfrica #India #KirillDmitriev
ICC approves probe for Rohingya
The International Criminal Court approved a full investigation into Myanmar's alleged crimes against the Rohingya, as the southeast Asian nation faced mounting legal pressure worldwide over their fate.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21998-icc-approves-probe-for-rohingya.html
#ICC #Myanmar #ICJ #AungSanSuuKyi #genocide #Rohingya
Rules under insolvency law notified
The government on 15 November 2019 notified rules under the insolvency law to deal with resolution of financial service providers, excluding banks.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21997-rules-under-insolvency-law-notified.html
#insolvency #CIRP #FSPs #Bankruptcy #Rules #FinancialServiceProviders
UNICEF report
India had the second-highest number of deaths of children under the age of five in 2018 due to pneumonia, a curable and preventable disease that claimed the life of one child every 39 seconds globally, according to a new report by the UN.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21996-unicef-report.html
#UNICEF #Nigeria #India #ChildhoodPneumonia #UHC #Pakistan #Congo
Committee for liabilities between J&K, Ladakh
The Centre has constituted a three-member committee for division of assets and liabilities of Jammu and Kashmir between two successor Union territories, which came into existence on October 31.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21995-committee-for-liabilities-between-j-k-ladakh.html
#ICAS #Article370 #AjayKumar #liabilities #Ladakh #AnandSharma
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, a group of major emerging economies known as BRICS, back the idea of developing a common payment system, a Russian official said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21999-common-payment-system.html
#RDIF #BRICS #G20 #SouthAfrica #India #KirillDmitriev
ICC approves probe for Rohingya
The International Criminal Court approved a full investigation into Myanmar's alleged crimes against the Rohingya, as the southeast Asian nation faced mounting legal pressure worldwide over their fate.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21998-icc-approves-probe-for-rohingya.html
#ICC #Myanmar #ICJ #AungSanSuuKyi #genocide #Rohingya
Rules under insolvency law notified
The government on 15 November 2019 notified rules under the insolvency law to deal with resolution of financial service providers, excluding banks.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21997-rules-under-insolvency-law-notified.html
#insolvency #CIRP #FSPs #Bankruptcy #Rules #FinancialServiceProviders
UNICEF report
India had the second-highest number of deaths of children under the age of five in 2018 due to pneumonia, a curable and preventable disease that claimed the life of one child every 39 seconds globally, according to a new report by the UN.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21996-unicef-report.html
#UNICEF #Nigeria #India #ChildhoodPneumonia #UHC #Pakistan #Congo
Committee for liabilities between J&K, Ladakh
The Centre has constituted a three-member committee for division of assets and liabilities of Jammu and Kashmir between two successor Union territories, which came into existence on October 31.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21995-committee-for-liabilities-between-j-k-ladakh.html
#ICAS #Article370 #AjayKumar #liabilities #Ladakh #AnandSharma
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Common payment system | KSG India | Khan Study Group
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, a group of major emerging economies known as BRICS, back the idea of developing a common payment system, a Russian official said. Russia and its B
UN's child mortality report
India is among the few countries in the world where, in 2018, the mortality under-5 years of girls, exceeded that of boys, according to the ‘Levels and Trends in Child Mortality’ report by the United Nations (UN) inter-agency group for child mortality.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22613-un-s-child-mortality-report.html
#UN #mortality #child #SRS #ChildMortality #UNICEF
IEA slams India's gas pricing policy
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has slammed India's natural gas pricing policy, saying linking domestic production to very low global reference prices has reduced incentives for producers to raise supplies.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22612-iea-slams-india-s-gas-pricing-policy.html
#IEA #gas #LNG #GST #NarendraModi #LPG
Kolkata Port Trust renamed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 January 2020 rechristened Kolkata Port Trust after Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22611-kolkata-port-trust-renamed.html
#Kolkata #KPT #NarendraModi #SPMookerjee #Myanmar
Dispute panel over India's duty hike
The World Trade Organisation's (WTO) dispute settlement body has set up a panel to examine the US complaint against India which had increased customs duties on 28 American goods last year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22610-dispute-panel-over-india-s-duty-hike.html
#India #WTO #GATT #DSB #DSU #India
China launches gigantic telescope
China on 11 January 2020 officially opened operations of the world’s largest radio telescope, which it will use for space research and help in the hunt for extraterrestrial life.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22609-china-launches-gigantic-telescope.html
#China #gigantic #telescope #SkyEye #FAST
India is among the few countries in the world where, in 2018, the mortality under-5 years of girls, exceeded that of boys, according to the ‘Levels and Trends in Child Mortality’ report by the United Nations (UN) inter-agency group for child mortality.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22613-un-s-child-mortality-report.html
#UN #mortality #child #SRS #ChildMortality #UNICEF
IEA slams India's gas pricing policy
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has slammed India's natural gas pricing policy, saying linking domestic production to very low global reference prices has reduced incentives for producers to raise supplies.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22612-iea-slams-india-s-gas-pricing-policy.html
#IEA #gas #LNG #GST #NarendraModi #LPG
Kolkata Port Trust renamed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 January 2020 rechristened Kolkata Port Trust after Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22611-kolkata-port-trust-renamed.html
#Kolkata #KPT #NarendraModi #SPMookerjee #Myanmar
Dispute panel over India's duty hike
The World Trade Organisation's (WTO) dispute settlement body has set up a panel to examine the US complaint against India which had increased customs duties on 28 American goods last year.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22610-dispute-panel-over-india-s-duty-hike.html
#India #WTO #GATT #DSB #DSU #India
China launches gigantic telescope
China on 11 January 2020 officially opened operations of the world’s largest radio telescope, which it will use for space research and help in the hunt for extraterrestrial life.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22609-china-launches-gigantic-telescope.html
#China #gigantic #telescope #SkyEye #FAST
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UN's child mortality report | KSG India | Khan Study Group
India is among the few countries in the world where, in 2018, the mortality under-5 years of girls, exceeded that of boys, according to the ‘Levels and Trends in Child Mortality’ report by the
WTO-compliant remission of tax scheme
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 13 March 2020 approved a World Trade Organisation (WTO)-compliant scheme for reimbursement of taxes and duties to exporters.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23106-wto-compliant-remission-of-tax-scheme.html
#WTO #taxscheme #GST #RoDTEP #MEIS
Guidelines for Ind AS
The Reserve Bank on 13 March 2020 came out with regulatory guidelines for implementation of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) while preparing their financial results.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23105-guidelines-for-ind-as.html
#Guidelines #IndAS #NBFCs #ARCs #ACB
Centre declares coronavirus as 'notified disaster'
In the wake of spurt in cases of coronavirus pandemic in the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs on 14 March 2020 decided to treat Covid-19 as a "notified disaster".
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23104-centre-declares-coronavirus-as-notified-disaster.html
#coronavirus #notifieddisaster #SDRF #WHO
Community transmission of Covid-19
To rule out community transmission of Covid-19, over a thousand samples of influenza- or pneumonia-like illnesses, taken from patients without any travel history or contact with infected persons, would now also be tested for coronavirus every week.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23103-community-transmission-of-covid-19.html
#Communitytransmission #Covid19 #DHR-ICMR #coronavirus
Syrian children in need due to war: UN
The UN children’s organization UNICEF issued a plea on 13 March 2020 to support Syrian children as the war in Syria nears the start of its 10th year. A child dies every 10 hours as a result of the war, the organization said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23102-syrian-children-in-need-due-to-war-un.html
#UN #war #UNICEF #Syrianchildren #BasharAssad
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 13 March 2020 approved a World Trade Organisation (WTO)-compliant scheme for reimbursement of taxes and duties to exporters.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23106-wto-compliant-remission-of-tax-scheme.html
#WTO #taxscheme #GST #RoDTEP #MEIS
Guidelines for Ind AS
The Reserve Bank on 13 March 2020 came out with regulatory guidelines for implementation of Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) while preparing their financial results.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23105-guidelines-for-ind-as.html
#Guidelines #IndAS #NBFCs #ARCs #ACB
Centre declares coronavirus as 'notified disaster'
In the wake of spurt in cases of coronavirus pandemic in the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs on 14 March 2020 decided to treat Covid-19 as a "notified disaster".
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23104-centre-declares-coronavirus-as-notified-disaster.html
#coronavirus #notifieddisaster #SDRF #WHO
Community transmission of Covid-19
To rule out community transmission of Covid-19, over a thousand samples of influenza- or pneumonia-like illnesses, taken from patients without any travel history or contact with infected persons, would now also be tested for coronavirus every week.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23103-community-transmission-of-covid-19.html
#Communitytransmission #Covid19 #DHR-ICMR #coronavirus
Syrian children in need due to war: UN
The UN children’s organization UNICEF issued a plea on 13 March 2020 to support Syrian children as the war in Syria nears the start of its 10th year. A child dies every 10 hours as a result of the war, the organization said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/23102-syrian-children-in-need-due-to-war-un.html
#UN #war #UNICEF #Syrianchildren #BasharAssad
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WTO-compliant remission of tax scheme | KSG India | Khan Study Group
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 13 March 2020 approved a World Trade Organisation (WTO)-compliant scheme for reimbursement of taxes and duties to exporters. This would replace the existi
Children suffer from wasting: UNICEF
An additional 6.7 million children under the age of five across the world could suffer from wasting this year due to the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNICEF said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/24732-children-suffer-from-wasting-unicef.html
#Childrensuffer #UNICEF #COVID19pandemic #wasting #Children
An additional 6.7 million children under the age of five across the world could suffer from wasting this year due to the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNICEF said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/24732-children-suffer-from-wasting-unicef.html
#Childrensuffer #UNICEF #COVID19pandemic #wasting #Children
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Children suffer from wasting: UNICEF | KSG India | Khan Study Group
An additional 6. 7 million children under the age of five across the world could suffer from wasting this year due to the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNICEF said. According to