Report on RBI capital finalised
The Bimal Jalan committee, constituted to assess the optimum size of capital reserves that the RBI should hold, on 17 July 2019 finalised its report. The six-member panel, under former RBI Governor Jalan was appointed on December 26, 2018, to review the economic capital framework (ECF) for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) after the finance ministry wanted the central bank to follow global best practices and transfer more surplus to the government.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20939-report-on-rbi-capital-finalised
#RBI #BimalJalan #ECF #GDP #UrjitPatel #ReserveBankofIndia #Budget

India and Italy set up Fast Track Mechanism
In order to facilitate Italian companies and investors in India and Indian companies and investors in Italy, it has been decided to establish fast-track system for companies and investors of both the countries.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20938-india-and-italy-set-up-fast-track-mechanism
#India #TrackMechanism #Italy #DPIIT #InvestIndia

New veterinary health protocol
Australia and India recently finalised a new veterinary health protocol for the export of Australian breeder sheep to India, the Australian High Commission, New Delhi informed. Australia and India have built the foundations of its agriculture relationship over decades, with cooperation on wheat and wool stemming back to the 1960s.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20937-new-veterinary-health-protocol
#health #protocol #Australia #veterinary #NLM #agriculture

Arjuna Award 2019
Cricketer Smriti Mandhana and tennis star Rohan Bopanna were conferred with the Arjuna Awards by Union Sports minister Kiren Rijiju at a ceremony held in New Delhi. Team India opener Mandhana had missed out on the award last year due to international commitments.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20936-arjuna-award-2019
#ArjunaAward2019 #ICC #Cricketer #SmritiMandhana #ODI #tennis #RohanBopanna

Apollo 11 astronaut returns
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned on 16 July 2019 to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. Collins had the spotlight to himself this time — Armstrong has been gone for seven years and Aldrin canceled. Collins said he wished his two moonwalking colleagues could have shared the moment at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, the departure point for humanity’s first moon landing.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/index.php/study-material/news-for-aspirants/20935-apollo-11-astronaut-returns
#Apollo11 #astronaut #SaturnVrocket #Space #Michael #BuzzAldrin

First MPC Meet of 2020
The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India decided to hold policy rates at 5.15 percent on 6 February 2020 and maintained its accommodative stance.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22794-first-mpc-meet-of-2020.html
#MPC #CPI #Q3FY20 #GDP #NSC #ChetanGhate

Panel to examine fiscal, debt situation
The Fifteenth Finance Commission (15th FC) will set up a panel later this month to examine the fiscal and debt situation of the Centre and states and present a road map, on the lines of the erstwhile Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management panel, the Commission’s Chairman N K Singh said on 5 February 2020.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22793-panel-to-examine-fiscal-debt-situation.html
#NKSingh #15thFC #Article293 #FY21 #FRBM #Budget

MAVEN makes surprising discovery
NASA’s ongoing Mars mission through its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft has made surprising discoveries that scientists believe may help understand the disruptive phenomena on Earth.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22792-maven-makes-surprising-discovery.html
#MAVEN #NASA #aircraft #spacecraft #Earth

India slips in International IP Index
India’s slipped to 40th position on the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index, which analyses the IP climate in 53 global economies, this year, according to a report of the US Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center.Last year India was ranked at 36th position out of 50 countries.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22791-india-slips-in-international-ip-index.html
#India #International #IP #GIPC #IPR #France

Draft UN resolution on Libya
A UN resolution that would endorse a plan to restore peace to Libya and condemn the recent increase in violence faced opposition on 5 February 2020 from Russia and South Africa.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22790-draft-un-resolution-on-libya.html
#Libya #resolution #SouthAfrica #UN #British

Astronaut lands back on Earth
Koch touched down on 6 February 2020 on the Kazakh steppe after 328 days in space along with Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency.
Read More: https://www.ksgindia.com/study-material/news-for-aspirants/22789-astronaut-lands-back-on-earth.html
#Astronaut #Earth #NASA #ISS #ESA #Kazakh

Watch: Splashdown of the Crew 4 Astronauts by SpaceX, KSG India
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/19ihnj5blio