भारत और मालदीव के बीच स्‍वास्‍थ्‍य क्षेत्र में समझौते को मंजूरी
केंद्रीय मत्रिमंडल ने भारत और मालदीव के बीच स्‍वास्‍थ्‍य क्षेत्र में समझौते को मंजूरी दे दी है। इस समझौता ज्ञापन पर दोनों देशों ने 8 जून, 2019 को हस्‍ताक्षर किए थे। इस समझौता ज्ञापन के तहत निम्‍नलिखित क्षेत्र आयेंगे:
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#Maldives #health #India #PMModi #agreement #MoU #Telemedicine

राजद्रोह कानून खत्म करने का इरादा नहीं'
केंद्रीय मंत्री नित्यानंद राय ने कहा कि सरकार का राजद्रोह कानून खत्म करने का विचार नहीं है। मोदी सरकार के पहले कार्यकाल में राजद्रोह कानून को लेकर कुछ राजनीतिक दलों और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ताओं ने काफी आपत्ति जाहिर की थी। राजद्रोह कानून को सख्त बनाने की जरुरत है। वोट का अधिकार सरकारी नौकरी एवं सुविधाओ से वंचित लोक सभा राज्य सभा सहित किसी भी चुनाव मे लड़ने पर रोक लगनी चाहिये।
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#laws #NityanandRai #Modi #LokSabha #IPC #RajyaSabha #JNU #KanhaiyaKumar

RBI forms working group CICs
The Reserve Bank on 3 July 2019 said it has constituted a working group that will review the regulatory and supervisory framework for core investment companies.
In August 2010, RBI had introduced a separate framework for the regulation of systemically important core investment companies (CICs), recognising the difference in the business model of a holding company relative to other non-banking financial companies.
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#RBI #CICsCorporateAffairs #investment #framework #TapanRay

NDIAC Bill introduced
A bill to set up an independent and autonomous regime for institutionalised domestic and international arbitration was introduced in Lok Sabha on 3 July 2019.
The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (NDIAC) Bill, 2019, seeks to replace an ordinance issued in March this year by the previous government.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20771-ndiac-bill-introduced
#NDIAC #LokSabha #ICADR #RaviShankarPrasad #NewDelhi #SupremeCourt

Code on Wages Bill approved
The Union Cabinet on 3 July 2019 approved the introduction of a bill that will codify relevant provisions of four existing laws and intends to increase the legislative protection of minimum wage to the entire workforce. The Codes on Wages Bill, 2019 would benefit about 50 crore workers.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20770-code-on-wages-bill-approved
#UnionCabinet #WagesBill #BonusActAct #EqualRemuneration #Act1976

UNESCO report on disabilities
More than one in four children with disabilities between ages 5 and 19 in India have never attended any educational institution, while three-fourths of five-year-olds with disabilities are not in school. A report by UNESCO and the Tata Institute of Social Sciences released on 3 July 2019 recommends structural, funding and attitudinal changes to ensure that no child is left out of the right to education.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20769-unesco-report-on-disabilities
#UNESCO #India #primaryschool #RTEAct #SocialScience #TataInstitute

OBC panel gets extension
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the extension of the term of the commission constituted under Article 340 of the constitution to examine the issue of Sub-categorization within other Backward Classes in the Central List by six months beyond 31st July, 2019 and upto 31st January, 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21105-obc-panel-gets-extension
#OBC #NarendraModi #Commission #Article340 #UTs #TamilNadu

MoU approved for Uses of Outer Space
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Bolivia on Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes".
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21104-mou-approved-for-uses-of-outer-space
#MoU #OuterSpace #NarendraModi #ABE #ISRO #UnionCabinet

ITLU at Moscow approved
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the setting up of ISRO Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) at Moscow, Russia. The ISRO Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) at Moscow will enable effective technical coordination for timely interventions on diversified matters with Russia and neighbouring countries for realization of the programmatic targets of ISRO.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21103-itlu-at-moscow-approved
#ITLU #ISRO #NarendraModi #Space #USA #Moscow #Russia

MoU between India and Bahrain apprised
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised about the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between India and Bahrain on Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21103-itlu-at-moscow-approved
#MoU #India #NarendraModi #NSSA #ISRO #DOS #MEA

UNISA approved
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements (UNISA) resulting from mediation by the Republic of India scheduled to be held at Singapore on 7th August, 2019, or at United Nations Headquarters.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21101-unisa-approved
#UNISA #ADR #NDIAC #NarendraModi #IIIA #Singapore

Triple Talaq Bill passed
Parliament marked a historic moment when Rajya Sabha passed the much-debated and politically contentious triple talaq bill that makes the Muslim practice of instant divorce punishable.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21100-triple-talaq-bill-passed
#Talaq #LokSabha #Muslim #TripleTalaqBill #MarriedMuslim #RajyaSabha

The Code on Wages Bill 2019
The Lok Sabha passed The Code on Wages Bill, 2019. It is a historic Bill which aims to transform the old and obsolete labour laws into more accountable and transparent ones which is need of the hour.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21099-the-code-on-wages-bill-2020
#WagesBill2019 #LokSabha #historicBill #BonusAct

Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill
A bill seeking to expedite and streamline resolution of inter-state water disputes was approved by Lok Sabha. A key feature of the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is the constitution of a single tribunal with different benches, and the setting up of strict timelines for adjudication.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21113-inter-state-river-water-disputes-amendment-bill
#Amendment #StateRiverWater #LokSabha #DRC #SupremeCourt

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2019
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by Rajya Sabha. The Bill has been passed with three Government amendments and will need to go back to Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha had already passed the Bill on the 23rd of July 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21112-motor-vehicles-amendment-bill-2019
#MotorVehicles #Amendment #GoM #YoonusKhan #recommendations #RajyaSabha

EWS quota for J&K
The Union Cabinet approved a bill to provide up to 10% reservation to Jammu and Kashmir’s economically weaker sections (EWS) in jobs and educational institutions. J&K is currently under President’s rule and hence the Union Cabinet had to approve the quota in state government jobs and admissions.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21111-ews-quota-for-j-k
#J&K #EWS #NarendraModi #UnionCabinet #amendment

World's best student city
UK's capital London has been named as the world's best city for students for the second consecutive year, beating international cities like Tokyo and Melbourne that came second and third respectively on a new worldwide rankings released.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21110-world-s-best-student-city
#Tokyo #worldwide #India #globaleducation #QuacquarelliSymonds

Three exoplanets discovered
Three new planets, which orbit a star situated 73 light-years away from the Earth, have been discovered using NASA’s newest planet-hunting satellite. Of the three new exoplanets, one is rocky and slightly larger than Earth, while the two others are gaseous and roughly twice the size of our planet.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21109-three-exoplanets-discovered
#planets #Earth #NASA #missinglink #Satellite #TESS #TOI270

Chennai-Vladivostok sea route
India and Russia are against “outside influence” in the internal matters of any nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 4 September 2019 during which they discussed ways to bolster cooperation in trade and investment, oil and gas, nuclear energy, defence, space and maritime connectivity.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21392-chennai-vladivostok-sea-route
#Chennai #Vladivostok #NarendraModi #EEF #India #outsideinfluence

Coordination committee for Census
A coordination committee headed by chief secretary was constituted in Jammu and Kashmir on 4 September for Census-2021, an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) stated.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21391-coordination-committee-for-census
#Coordination #GAD #Census #JammuandKashmir #GirdhariLal

India hikes contribution in Global Fund
Strengthening its commitment towards eliminating AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, India has increased its contribution to the Global Fund to $22 million for the 6th replenishment cycle (2020-22), up 10% over the amount contributed in the fifth cycle.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21390-india-hikes-contribution-in-global-fund
#India #GlobalFund #AIDS #G20 #BRICS #malaria #tuberculosis

Higher procurement price for ethanol
The Union Cabinet on 3 September 2019 approved a higher procurement price for ethanol purchased by oil marketing companies for the ethanol blended petrol (EBP) programme, which will come into effect from December 1 for a period of one year.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21389-higher-procurement-price-for-ethanol
#ethanol #EBP #UnionCabinet #Cheavy #procurement #oil

Treaty on mutual legal assistance
India and Maldives on 3 September 2019 signed a treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid discussed ongoing cooperation in various fields and ways to further strengthen the bilateral ties.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21388-treaty-on-mutual-legal-assistance
#India #SJaishankar #AbdullaShahid #Maldives #IOC #MLAT

Vikram performs second maneuver
The Vikram Lander of the Chandrayaan-2 mission successfully carried out the second de-orbiting maneuver in the early hours of 4 September 2019, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21387-vikram-performs-second-maneuver
#Vikram #Chandrayaan2 #ISRO #moon #Pragyaan #spacecraft

India's banana and Climate Change
Climate change may lead to a significant decline in banana production in India -- the world's largest cultivator and consumer of the crop, according to a study.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21386-india-s-banana-and-climate-change
#ClimateChange #India #Bananas #Brazil #agricultural #fruitcrop

BVRAAM ready for IAF fighters
India's first indigenous beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) for fighters, Astra, is now finally ready for induction after 15 tortuous years of development, with the DRDO expecting the IAF to initially order at least 200 missiles for its Sukhoi-30MKI jets.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21591-bvraam-ready-for-iaf-fighters.html
#BVRAAM #IAF #DRDO #India #ECCM #IAF #ukhoi30MKI

Starship’s plans unveiled
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled a prototype design of its next-generation Starship spacecraft that will take people or cargo to the moon, Mars or other destinations in space or around Earth.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21590-starship-s-plans-unveiled.html
#Starship #CEO #SpaceX #BFR #ITS #spacecraft #multiplanetary

Working group for new industrial policy
The Centre will soon constitute a working group on the proposed new industrial policy which is aimed at promoting emerging sectors, reducing regulatory hurdles and making India a manufacturing hub, an official has said.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21589-working-group-for-new-industrial-policy.html
#industrialpolicy #DPIIT #MSME #NMP #CII #UnionCabinet

BDC elections on October 24
In a first test to the prevailing security situation in Jammu-Kashmir, the state’s Chief Electoral Officer announced that elections for the Block Development Council (BDC) will be held on October 24.
Read More: http://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/21588-bdc-elections-on-october-24.html
#BDC #PanchayatRaj #BDC #Article370 #ShailendraKumar #PCOs

Code on IR Bill approved
The Centre approved the Code on Industrial Relations (IR) Bill, 2019 — considered to be the most contentious labour law amendments. The central government has withdrawn its proposal to give flexibility to big companies, in terms of manpower, to retrench or lay off workers and shut shop without seeking official consent, a government official said, requesting anonymity.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22065-code-on-ir-bill-approved.html
#IR #Bill #UttarPradesh #IndustrialRelationsBill #DignityofLabour #amendment

Unified regulator for IFSC
The government will set up a unified regulator for International Financial Services Centres. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet. The International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019 will be introduced in the Lok Sabha after withdrawal from the Rajya Sabha.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22064-unified-regulator-for-ifsc.html
#Unified #IFSC #CCEA #Irdai #RajyaSabha #IFSCAB

National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa
The Union Cabinet approved setting up of the National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa in Leh as an autonomous organization. Sowa-Rigpa is a traditional Tibetan system of medicine practised in the Himalayan belt of India.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22063-national-institute-for-sowa-rigpa.html
#NationalInstitute #SowaRigpa #NISR #AYUSH #NarendraModi #UnionCabinet

TOT model for national highways
The government approved amendments proposed to the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model for national highways. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval to the amendments proposed in the TOT model by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22062-tot-model-for-national-highways.html
#TOT #CCEA #COD #NHAI #EPC #BOT #NirmalaSitharaman

Singapore to use ITR at Chandipur
The armed forces of Singapore, which already use Indian military facilities for training of their mechanized forces, artillery and F-16 fighter jets, will soon also begin to use the integrated test range (ITR) for firing of missiles at Chandipur in Odisha as well.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22061-singapore-to-use-itr-at-chandipur.html
#ITR #Chandipur #RajnathSingh #Singapore #SITMEX

India is seventh-most affected by terror
India is at seventh place in a global think tank’s list of countries most affected by terrorism. The annual report by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace states that the country most affected by terrorism in 2018 was Afghanistan (7,379 killed), displacing Iraq (1,054 killed) as the deadliest country.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22060-india-is-seventh-most-affected-by-terror.html
#India #Iraq #Afghanistan #JeM #GTI #TerrorFactfile

Sri Lanka’s new prime minister
Sri Lanka’s former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa on 21 November 2019 took oath as the new prime minister of the island nation after incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe formally stepped down from his post.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22059-sri-lanka-s-new-prime-minister.html
#SriLanka #MahindaRajapaksa #PGR #LTTE #illegal

International children's peace prize
The Hague: Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg was awarded an international children's peace prize on 20 November 2019, for her work in the struggle against climate change which has resonated with schoolchildren across the world.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22058-international-children-s-peace-prize.html
#Internationalchildren #DivinaMaloum #PeacePrize #DKR

CARTOSAT-3 launched
ISRO has successfully launched its third-generation earth-imaging satellite CARTOSAT 3 into space from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22118-cartosat-3-launched.html
#CARTOSAT3 #PSLVC47 #ISRO #SSLV #SpaceFlight #SatishDhawan

Bill to ban e-cigarettes passed
Lok Sabha on 27 November 2019 passed a bill which seeks to ban electronic cigarettes, with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan saying such a measure was necessary to protect the youth from a new intoxication being promoted by companies as a new "fashion".
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22117-bill-to-ban-e-cigarettes-passed.html
#LokSabha #ENDS #HarshVardhan #cigarettes #Manufacture

Framework on currency swap revised for SAARC
The Reserve Bank said it has put in place a revised framework on currency swap arrangement for SAARC countries for 2019-2022.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22116-framework-on-currency-swap-revised-for-saarc.html
#Framework #SAARC #ReserveBank #RBI #CurrencySwap

Extension to 15th Finance Commission approved
The union cabinet on 27 November 2019 extended to the term of the Fifteenth Finance Commission by a year, asking it to submit an interim report for fiscal year 2020-21 and a full report for fiscal years 2021-22 to 2025-26—a decision apparently taken to factor in Jammu and Kashmir’s new status.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22115-extension-to-15th-finance-commission-approved.html
#FinanceCommission #ammuandKashmir #UnionCabinet #Article280

Transgenders Bill passed
The Rajya Sabha on 26 November 2019 passed a bill on protection of rights of transgenders after a motion to refer it to a select committee of the Upper House was defeated. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on August 5.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22114-transgenders-bill-passed.html
#TransgendersBill #RajyaSabha #DMk #ThawarChandGehlot

Citizenship Amendment Bill approved
The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 December 2019 cleared the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, paving the way for its introduction in Parliament during the ongoing Winter session.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22266-citizenship-amendment-bill-approved.html
#NarendraModi #CAB #Amendment #OCI #LokSabha #Article14

Data Protection Bill cleared
he long-awaited Data Protection Bill got a nod from the Union Cabinet on 4 December 2019, paving the way for it to be tabled in the Parliament in the ongoing Winter Session.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22265-data-protection-bill-cleared.html
#DataProtectionBill #PrakashJavadekar #UnionCabinet #DataProtection

ILP areas exempted from Citizenship Bill
Taking into consideration the concerns of Northeastern states, the inner line permit (ILP) areas of Arunachal, Nagaland and Mizoram and regions under the Sixth Schedule in the North East have been exempted from the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was cleared by the Union Cabinet on 4 December 2019.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22264-ilp-areas-exempted-from-citizenship-bill.html
#ILP #CitizenshipBill #CAB #Mizoram #Amendment

India's first open source geospatial data observatory
India Observatory, country's first socio, economic and ecological open-source integrated Geospatial data platform was launched at Hyderabad in GeoSmart India conference.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22263-india-s-first-open-source-geospatial-data-observatory.html
#India #NGOs #FES #GIS #IFMT #MGNREGA #IndiaDataPlatform

Night trial of Prithvi-2 missile
India on 3 December 2019 successfully conducted another night trial of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-2 missile as part of a user trial for the armed forces from a test range in Odisha coast.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22262-night-trial-of-prithvi-2-missile.html
#Prithvi2 #missile #Odisha #ITR #IGMDP #NAMICA #DRDO

Good Governance Index launched
A good governance index (GGI) was launched on 25 December 2019 by the central government to assess the state of governance in the country, according to a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22412-good-governance-index-launched.html
#GGI #DoPT #GoodGovernanceIndex #UTs #CSMOP #AtalBihariVajpayee

Depleting groundwater
Nearly 1,100 scientists, practitioners and experts in groundwater and related fields from 92 countries have called on the governments and non-governmental agencies to “act now” to ensure global groundwater sustainability.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22411-depleting-groundwater.html
#Depleting #groundwater #SDGs #Earth #IIT #SDGs

Govt breaks 150-year tradition
The Union Cabinet on 24 December 2019 gave approval to restructuring of the Railway board through merger of its existing eight Group A services into a central service called the Indian Railway Management Service (IRMS).
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22410-govt-breaks-150-year-tradition.html
#UnionCabinet #IRMS #IRHS #HR #PiyushGoyal #Railway

India, Oman sign maritime pact
India and Oman signed a Maritime Transport Agreement during the visit of foreign minister S Jaishankar to the Sultanate. The pact – the first with any Gulf country – enables India to expand its footprint in the western Indian Ocean,
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22409-india-oman-sign-maritime-pact.html
#India #IndianOcean #MTA #PersianGulf #SJaishankar

Space Junk identification systems
Researchers in China have improved the accuracy of detecting space junk in the Earth's orbit, providing a more effective way to plot safe routes for spacecraft maneuvers.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22408-space-junk-identification-systems.html
#SpaceJunk #Earth #orbit #telescopes #Marquardt

SC Directs Political Parties
The Supreme Court on 13 February 2020 put political parties on a tight leash by ordering them to publish the criminal history of their candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, along with reasons that goaded them to choose those with criminal antecedents over decent people, within 48 hours of the selection of the candidates.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22852-sc-directs-political-parties.html
#SC #DPP #ECI #MCC #BJP #LokSabha #DipakMisra

Major Port Authority Bill 2020
To provide autonomy to India''s top 12 major ports and improve their efficiency and competitiveness, the government on 12 February 2020 gave nod to much-awaited Major Ports Authority Bill to replace a 1963 law governing the sector and said it will be introduced in the ongoing session of Parliament.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22851-major-port-authority-bill-2020.html
#MPAB #NarendraModi #TAMP #JNPT #UnionCabinet

US gives Iraq sanctions waiver
The United States has granted Iraq a 45-day sanctions waiver enabling the country to continue importing vital Iranian gas and electricity supplies, two Iraqi officials said on 12 February 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22850-us-gives-iraq-sanctions-waiver.html
#US #Iraq #IraqiCabinet #waiver #sanctions

WHO extends emergency status of Ebola
he UN health agency on 12 February 2020 said it was extending its global emergency designation for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo but said the sharp decline in cases was "extremely positive".
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22849-who-extends-emergency-status-of-ebola.html
#WHO #Ebola #UN #DRC #ADF #NorthKivu

MWC 2020 cancelled
Global telecom industry body GSM Association on 13 February 2020 said it has decided to cancel the 2020 edition of the sector’s largest event Mobile World Congress due to health safety concerns around novel coronavirus outbreak.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22848-mwc-2020-cancelled.html
#MWC #GSM #NTTDocomo #telecom #Global #coronavirus

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

74% FDI in defence through auto route
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Today's Headlines - 09 September 2023
Cabinet approves VGF for battery storage system
GS Paper - 3 (Energy)

The Union Cabinet has approved a scheme for providing viability gap funding (VGF) for developing battery storage of 4 gigawatt (Gw) by 2030-31. The VGF for the battery energy storage system (BESS) will have an initial outlay of Rs 9,400 crore and this will include a budgetary grant of Rs 3,700 crore.

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The VGF would be disbursed in five tranches and be linked with the various stages of implementation of BESS projects. The scheme is aimed at supporting the energy storage needs of the renewable energy sector, especially solar and wind.
Given their restricted hours/seasons of operation, energy storage ensures round-the-clock green energy.
The VGF scheme for BESS projects was first announced in Budget 2023. Through the scheme, the Centre is aiming to bring down the cost of battery storage systems and increase their viability.
By offering VGF support, the scheme targets achieving a Levelized Cost of Storage (LCoS) ranging from Rs 5.50-6.60 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), making stored renewable energy a viable option for managing peak power demand across the country, said a statement by the ministry of power.
The statement further said that 85 percent of BESS projects under the scheme would be provided to the power distribution companies (discoms).
This will not only enhance the integration of renewable energy into the electricity grid but also minimise wastage while optimising the utilisation of transmission networks. Consequently, this will reduce the need for costly infrastructure upgrades.
Developers for these BESS projects would be selected through a competitive bidding process, to be open for both public and private sector. This approach will foster healthy competition and encourage the growth of a robust ecosystem for BESS, attracting significant investments and generating opportunities for associated industries.

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