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How The Baltics Can Help Boost Civil Defense In Taiwan

As Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia move to deepen relations with Taiwan, they also have a lot to offer in terms of civil defense cooperation.

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Drones: An Emerging Threat On The Volatile India-Pakistan Border

As drone sightings along the always-tense border increase, India must increase its attention to C-UAS technology.

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Philippines Launches Strategy Of Publicizing Chinese Actions – 09/03/2023

The Philippine coast guard has launched a strategy of publicizing aggressive actions by China in the disputed South China Sea, which has countered Chinese propaganda and sparked international condemnation that has put Beijing under the spotlight, a Philippine official said Wednesday.

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Japan Launches H3 Rocket, Destroys It Over 2nd-Stage Failure – 08/03/2023

Japan’s space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket minutes after its launch Tuesday because the ignition failed for the second stage of the country’s first new rocket series in more than two decades.

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First Edition Of Women Icons Leading Swacchata (WINS) Awards 2023 Launched By MoHUA

To highlight the impact of women in sanitation and waste management, the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri announced the ‘Women Icons Leading Swachhata’ (WINS) Awards 2023 on 7th March 2023, on the eve of International Women’s Day.

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Indian Railways Prioritises Coal Transportation To Meet The Projected Demand For Rakes By The Power Sector

Coal transportation by Indian Railways in terms of tonnage and NTKM has increased by 11.92 % and 24.51 % in this current fiscal (upto Feb). Loading of rakes for power sector from various sources in the current fiscal (April-Feb) is 408 rakes per day against 344 rakes per day in last year i.e. an increase of 64 rakes per day.

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European Council approves conclusions on EU’s Indo-Pacific strategy - 21/04/2021

The aim is to contribute to regional stability, security, prosperity and sustainable development.

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Cyclone Amphan of 2020 resulted in USD 14 billion economic losses in India: UN report - 21/04/2021

The 'State of the Global Climate 2020' report, released on Monday, said that extreme weather combined with Covid-19 dealt a double blow for millions of people in 2020.

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Startup India Seed Fund Scheme - 21/04/2021

The Startup India initiative of the Government of India envisages building a robust Start-up ecosystem in the country for nurturing innovation and providing opportunities to budding entrepreneurs.

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North East India might witness another dry monsoon: Skymet Weather - 15/04/2021

Some parts of North East India might witness another dry southwest monsoon season, according to Skymet Weather, a private weather forecasting company based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

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2021 Global Food Policy Report - 15/04/2021

"We have known for a while now that there are major problems with our food systems, that they are unequal and unsustainable," said Johan Swinnen, director general of IFPRI.

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AAHAAR KRANTI - 15/04/2021

The mission is aimed to spread the message of the need for a nutritionally balanced diet and to understand the importance of accessible to all local fruits and vegetables.

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Expansion of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme - 05/04/2021

Recently, the government has extended the Rs. 3-lakh-crore Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) until 30th June 2021, and also widened its scope to new sectors, including hospitality, travel and tourism.

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Multifunctional Electronic Materials & Processing- 2021 - 05/04/2021

On the occasion of 30th foundation day of Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET), Shri Sanjay Dhotre, the Union Minister of State for Education, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, has inaugurated the International Conference on Multifunctional Electronic Materials & Processing (MEMP 2021).

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Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) - 05/04/2021

✅ PMBJP is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals. It was first launched in November 2008 under the name Jan Aushadhi Campaign.

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Incoming corporate wave in food systems will threaten farmers and consumers: Report- 31/03/2021

An incoming ‘corporate tidal wave’ in the food industry as well as farming may threaten the interests of millions of farmers and consumers alike, a recent report has cautioned.

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Groundwater quality deteriorating in Tamil Nadu’s industrial areas: CSE- 31/03/2021

Groundwater is becoming more polluted in Tamil Nadu’s industrial areas and Vellore is the state’s most polluted district in terms of river pollution, according to a new study by Delhi-based thinktank, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).

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WEF’s gender gap index: India slips 28 places, ranks 140 among 156 countries- 31/03/2021

India has slipped 28 places to rank 140th among 156 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021, becoming the third-worst performer in South Asia.

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Two new seaweed species discovered along India’s coastline- 29/03/2021

Two new red algal seaweed species, which can be a potential raw material for those involved in jelly and ice cream production, have been discovered along India’s coastline.

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India, South Korea agree to go for joint production, export of military hardware- 29/03/2021

The decisions were taken during delegation-level talks between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his South Korean counterpart Suh Wook on Friday with both sides resolving to give a major push to ramp up ties in strategically key areas, they said.

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Draft amendment to Forest Conservation Act may dilute protection to forests- 29/03/2021

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has proposed several amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (FCA), which may enable infrastructure projects to come up in the forest areas more easily.

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Explained: Why the Centre moved court over WhatsApp’s new privacy policy- 23/03/2021

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Friday asked the Delhi High Court to step in and restrain WhatsApp from rolling out its new privacy policy.

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PM launches ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan:Catch the Rain’ campaign on the occasion of World Water Day- 23/03/2021

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan:Catch the Rain’ campaign on World Water Day i.e today via video conferencing.

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World Happiness Report: India ranks 139 out of 149, Finland tops for 4th yr- 22/03/2021

The World Happiness Report 2021, issued by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, focuses on the effects of COVID-19 and how people all over the world have fared.

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India first Asian country to join International Pulsar Timing Array with uGMRT- 22/03/2021

India has formally joined the elite league of international radio telescopes that are involved in tracking very low-frequency gravitational waves, especially those emerging from two orbiting very large supermassive blackholes.

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Every person may have to live on less water as per capita reservoir capacity decreases: UN- 22/03/2021

Built water reservoir capacity per person is decreasing globally as reservoir expansion has not been able to keep pace with population growth, said the United Nations World Water Development Report released on March 22, 2021 observed as World Water Day.

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India-US S&T forum launches Artificial Intelligence initiative- 19/03/2021

USIAI will serve as a platform to discuss opportunities, challenges, and barriers for bilateral AI research and development collaboration, enable AI innovation, help share ideas for developing an AI workforce, and recommend modes and mechanisms for catalysing partnerships, the statement added.

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Climate crisis: Oceans may emit more ozone-depleting gases- 19/03/2021

The research, carried out by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 15 March, 2021 centered on CFC-11 (trichlorofluoromethane).

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India, Kuwait decide to establish Joint Commission to boost ties- 19/03/2021

The Kuwait Minister held discussions with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and they reviewed all aspects of the India-Kuwait bilateral relationship and discussed regional developments.

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New technology for High Electron Mobility Transistor will make India self-reliant in power transistor technology- 18/03/2021

Power electronic systems demand high blocking voltage in OFF-state and high current in ON-state for efficient switching performance. Specific transistors called HEMTs made of aluminium gallium nitride/ gallium nitride (AlGaN/GaN) provides an edge over silicon-based transistors as they allow the systems to operate at very high voltages, switch ON and OFF faster, and occupy less space.

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Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2021 receives Parliamentary approval- 18/03/2021

The amendment enhances the upper gestation limit from 20 to 24 weeks for special categories of women which will be defined in the amendments to the MTP Rules and would include survivors of rape, victims of incest and other vulnerable women (like differently-abled women, minors) etc.

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Italy signs framework agreement on International Solar Alliance with India- 18/03/2021

"The Italian Republic signed the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) today after the amendments to the framework agreement of the ISA entered into force on 8 January 2021, opening its membership to all member states of the UN," Srivastava tweeted.

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Researchers develop molecular sensor that can identify cancer drugs- 17/03/2021

Microtubules are part of the cytoskeleton, a structural network within the cell’s cytoplasm, and they alter in response to several chemicals.

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Scientists find supermassive black hole moving within host galaxy- 17/03/2021

Scientists have discovered the first moving supermassive black hole whose mass is about three million times that of our Sun. The black hole was travelling within its own galaxy, J0437+2456, which is around 228 million light years away from Earth, according to a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal March 12, 2021.

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Over 200,000 hectares crops lost to locust attacks since 2019: Agriculture minister- 17/03/2021

Locust attacks in the country damaged at least 200,000 hectares (ha) of crops across 10 states in the last two years, according to a reply by the Union government in Parliament on Tuesday.

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India’s arms imports fell by a third between 2011-15 and 2016-20: report- 16/03/2021

At a time when the government is trying to reduce the import dependence when it comes to defence platforms and weapons, a report by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), an international organisation that tracks arms trade, has mentioned that India’s arms imports came down by a third between 2011-2015 and 2016-2020.

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Deep Ocean Mission- 16/03/2021

The Deep Ocean Mission is proposed to be a Central Sector Scheme and no separate allocation for States is envisaged. The funds are expected to be allocated based on the above estimates.

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India's foreign exchange reserves world's fourth largest after surpassing Russia- 16/03/2021

India’s foreign-exchange reserves surpassed Russia’s to become the world’s fourth largest, as the South Asian nation’s central bank continues to hoard dollars to cushion the economy against any sudden outflows.

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Planet greening negated global warming, show NASA maps- 15/03/2021

The greening of the planet changed the movement of air near the land surface between 2000 and 2014 in ways that offset some warming, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shown in its latest maps.

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Why Russia’s Best Nuclear Submarines are Sailing for India- 15/03/2021

A somewhat unusual arrangement, India’s willingness to lease—rather than procure or import outright— submarine technology from Russia has clear precedent in recent history.

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Explained | Joe Biden’s Afghanistan peace plan- 11/03/2021

The story so far: The Joe Biden administration has proposed a new peace plan to the Afghan government and the Taliban, seeking to bring violence to a halt and form an interim government.

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Cabinet approves creation of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi as a single non-lapsable reserve fund for Health from the proceeds of health and Education Cesst- 11/03/2021

The major benefit will be: enhanced access to universal & affordable health care through availability of earmarked resources, while ensuring that the amount does not lapse at the end of financial year.

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Why are Ennore residents protesting against Adani’s Kattupalli Port expansion project?- 11/03/2021

A proposed expansion of the Kattupalli Port by Adani Ports in the ecologically sensitive coastal area between Pulicat lake and Chennai have sparked protests in the area. Protestors from nearby villages demonstrated February 10, 2021 at Ennore in northern Chennai, where the expansion is proposed.

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Pakistan to remain on FATF 'grey list' till June, asked to address 'strategic deficiencies'- 01/03/2021

Global terror financing watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday retained Pakistan on its "grey list" till June after concluding that Islamabad failed to address its strategically important deficiencies, to fully implement the 27 point action plan that the watchdog had drawn up for Pakistan.

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ISRO launches PSLV-C51 carrying Brazil’s Amazonia-1 and 18 other satellites- 01/03/2021

For the first time, a Brazilian satellite was launched by an Indian rocket from Sriharikota spaceport on Sunday. This also marked Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) first launch of 2021.

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Centre grants clearances to 140 hectares of forest land for Goa projects- 01/03/2021

On February 4, in a letter to the Goa Principal Secretary (Forests), the MoEF granted an in-principle approval or a stage-1 clearance for diversion of 120.87 hectares of forest land for double-tracking between Castlerock railway station in north Karnataka to Kulem railway station in south Goa.

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Ancient Buddhist monastery found in Jharkhand- 25/02/2021

THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL Survey of India (ASI) has unearthed a Buddhist monastery, believed to be at least 900 years old, buried under a mound in a village situated in a hilly area of Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.

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Ceasefire pact: First thaw in deep India-Pakistan chill- 25/02/2021

After one of the most active years on the Line of Control, with over 4,600 instances of ceasefire violations by Pakistan recorded in 2020, India and Pakistan issued a joint statement on Thursday to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the LoC and other sectors, and to address “each other’s core issues and concerns”.

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Govt announces new rules to regulate news, digital content; says double standards unacceptable- 25/02/2021

The Centre on Thursday announced new guidelines to regulate digital content, including social media and over-the-top (OTT) streaming services, to curb the 'misuse' of these platforms.

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Cabinet approves Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Pharmaceuticals- 24/02/2021

The Scheme will benefit domestic manufacturers, help in creating employment and is expected to contribute to the availability of wider range of affordable medicines for consumers.

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Two-thirds of poor countries slashed education budget due to COVID-19: World Bank, UNESCO- 24/02/2021

Two-thirds of low- and lower-middle-income countries cut public education budgets since the onset of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, a recent United Nations report flagged.

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State of India’s environment: Quality of air, water, land worsened in India’s industrial clusters- 24/02/2021

A new monitoring mechanism is indicating that industrial pollution levels continue to worsen in India. An evaluation of 88 industrial clusters identified by central and state pollution control boards (CPCB and SPCBs) as polluted industrial areas has thrown up a bleak picture of air, water and land contamination in the country, said the 2021 State of India’s Environment (SoE) report.

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Lessons that China learnt from the Ladakh standoff- 23/02/2021

It must start with the word being bandied around the most—‘trust’. By agreeing to a special engagement between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping to guide their militaries after Doklam in 2017, and then deliberately undertaking a mission to create border tension, China lost not only India’s trust but that of much of the world.

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States roll out immunisation programme Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0- 23/02/2021

States/Union Territories (UTs) have rolled out Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 3.0 to cover children and pregnant women who missed the routine immunisation during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Health Ministry said in its release issued on Tuesday, adding that more than 29,000 children and 5,000 pregnant women were covered on Day 1.

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Tripura Gets First-Of-Its-Kind Road Constructed Using Plastic Waste- 23/02/2021

In a first-ever initiative in Tripura, the state has started using non-recyclable plastic waste in the construction of roads with an aim to reduce plastic waste and make the environment plastic-free, said Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday.

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Isro says India's second Mars mission Mangalyaan-2 will be an orbiter mission- 21/02/2021

As per a report by news agency PTI, Sivan said Mangalyaan-2 will be undertaken only after the launch of Chandrayaan-3, India's upcoming Moon mission.

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Explained: How Earth’s magnetic field broke down 42,000 years ago and caused massive sudden climate change- 21/02/2021

The world experienced a few centuries of apocalyptic conditions 42,000 years ago, triggered by a reversal of the Earth’s magnetic poles combined with changes in the Sun’s behaviour.

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Biometric authentication to benefit farmers: Centre- 18/02/2021

In a bid to cut out middleman and ensure greater transparency in the procurement of farm produce, the Centre is encouraging States to deploy biometric authentication of farmers.

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Quad nations emphasise on respecting territorial integrity and sovereignty- 18/02/2021

India and three other member nations of the Quad on Thursday vowed to uphold a rules-based international order underpinned by respect for territorial integrity and sovereignty

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IIT scientists devise new method for accelerated evaporation of droplets- 18/02/2021

Indian Institutute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati researchers have developed an advanced technique for rapid evaporation of droplets. It is a novel method of controlling the overall lifetime of droplet.

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Zero waste systems can create thousands of jobs across world: Study- 18/02/2021

Zero-waste programmes and policies have the potential to create good, environment-friendly jobs and help reduce pollution and improve community health, a recent study from Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) found.

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Explained: How glaciers, glacial lakes form and why they break- 15/02/2021

The floods that slammed into two hydroelectric plants and damaged villages in Uttarakhand were set off by a break on a Himalayan glacier upstream.

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Explained:The disengagement plan between India and China along the LAC- 15/02/2021

Starting in April 2020, China amassed a large number of troops and armaments along the disputed Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh and other areas along the 3,488 km LAC, leading to stand-offs and skirmishes at Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso (lake), Gogra-Hot Springs and other areas.

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Govt announces radical changes to mapping policy- 15/02/2021

The Centre on Monday announced sweeping changes to the country's mapping policy, which it said will benefit Indian companies. The changes have been made in the policy keeping in mind the the government's Atmanirbhar Bharat vision

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Indian government gifts 2000 metric tonnes of rice to Syria to strengthen food security- 13/02/2021

The first consignment of 1000 metric tonnes of rice was handed over by India Ambassador to Syria, Hifzur Rahman to the Minister of Local Administration and Head of Supreme Relief Committee Hussain Makhlouf on Thursday.

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Counter-insurgency a priority over human security in J&K: Report- 13/02/2021

In its latest report, the forum states that in 18 months since August 5, 2019, “arbitrary detentions continue, public assembly is still prohibited under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (CrPC), and hundreds, including minors and several elected legislators of Jammu and Kashmir remain under preventive detention.”

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India lost crops on 18 million hectares to extreme floods from 2017-2019: Govt- 13/02/2021

Of this, 10.68 mha was affected in 2019 alone. In 2018 and 2017, 2.515 mha and 4.973 mha of cropped area was lost in India. The intensity of extreme floods has increased in the country, affecting newer areas that were not flood-prone earlier.

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UK, South African, Brazilian: A virologist explains each COVID-19 variant, what they mean for the pandemic- 10/02/2021

Australia has recently seen SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes the novel coronavirus disease) escape several times from hotel quarantine, including in Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne.

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Rajya Sabha passes Major Port Authorities Bill 2020 giving greater autonomy to major ports in country- 10/02/2021

The bill seeks to provide for regulation, operation and planning of major ports in the country and provide greater autonomy to these ports. It seeks to replace the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963.

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China funding airbase near Gwadar to block oil supply from W Asia to India- 06/02/2021

The airbase will also help China in keeping an eye on Chabahar port of Iran where India has sanctioned USD 14 million for development of the port, sources tracking the development said.

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Top of list, India has already seen ten Internet suspensions in 2021- 06/02/2021

THE suspension of Internet services at Singhu, Ghazipur and Tikri borders of Delhi as well as adjoining areas again for a day on Saturday means that in less than 40 days of 2021, the Centre or state governments have suspended Internet across the country around 10 times.

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New NASA model to help assess hange in carbon concentrations from forests- 06/02/2021

Scientists have devised a new method to better understand the role of various forest types in the global carbon cycle. Tropical forests, for instance, are responsible for the largest component of global carbon fluctuations, according to a study published by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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Steps taken to promote entrepreneurship in North-Eastern Region- 03/02/2021

Important connectivity projects for capital rail, air and road connectivity will be completed in the next two to three years. Development of Inland Waterways- National Waterways 2 and National Waterways 16 will provide connectivity to Haldia through Indo-Bangladesh Protocol Route and greatly benefit the eco-system by reducing cost.

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How will Centre double farmers’ income by next year? Union Budget 2021-22 has no answer- 03/02/2021

The target was announced on February 28, 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had said that by the time India celebrated its 75th Independence Day in 2022, farmers’ income would have doubled.

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Clean energy, renewables, stubble burning: What the Union Budget 2021-22 missed- 03/02/2021

Cleaner fuel for cooking, renewable energy targets and managing stubble burning remained conspicuously absent in the Union Budget 2021-22, presented by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman February 1, 2021.

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Union Budget 2021-22: How good is the hike in allocation for health?- 02/02/2021

The Union Budget 2021-22 allocated Rs 71,268.77 crore to the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry — an increase of about 10 per cent from the previous year’s budget estimates, according to Union Budget presented February 1, 2021.

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Union Budget 2021-22: India to launch Hydrogen Energy Mission- 02/02/2021

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while speaking at the Third Re-inVest Conference in November 2020, had announced plans to launch a comprehensive National Hydrogen Energy Mission. It is now proposed to launch a Hydrogen Energy Mission in 2021-22 for generating hydrogen from green power sources,” Sitharaman said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Agriculture-Infrastructure

What is Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)?- 02/02/2021

To put it in simple words, the government needs funds to develop infrastructure and carry out various projects. The government collects these funds from commercial productions around the country in the form of tax or cess.

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Will a new road between China and Pakistan lead to a military boost against India?- 31/01/2021

Proposals floated this month by the government of the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) region primarily aim to pave the way for a new transit and trade route between China and Pakistan’s neighbours Afghanistan and Iran.

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Antarctic iceberg, once Earth’s biggest, suffers major split- 31/01/2021

The iceberg had detached from the Larcen C ice shelf in 2017 and was travelling up towards the island of South Georgia in the British Overseas Territory, when turbulent sea currents diverted it towards to the South Atlantic Ocean.

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Summary of Economic Survey-2020-21- 31/01/2021

V-Shaped Recovery is Due to Resurgence in High Frequency Indicators Such as Power Demand, Rail Freight, E-Way Bills, GST Collection, Steel Consumption, Etc

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India ranks 10th in Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index- 28/01/2021

India ranked 10th out of 11 Asia Pacific countries in a newly-launched health index to measure the progress towards personalised healthcare.

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India’s rank slips to 86th in corruption perception index 2020- 28/01/2021

India’s rank has slipped six places to 86th among 180 countries in a corruption perception index (CPI) in 2020. For 2020, Transparency International (TI)’s corruption perception index was released on Thursday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Vaccine-UN

India's Vaccine Production Capacity One Of World's Best Assets: UN Chief- 28/01/2021

India's vaccine production capacity is one of the best assets the world has today, UN chief Antonio Guterres has said as he applauded India for supplying COVID-19 doses to nations around the world to combat the catastrophic global health crisis.

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Will upcoming budget address the needs of ailing healthcare sector in India?- 27/01/2021

COVID-19 pandemic exposing the severe underspending on healthcare in India may lead the sector to receive booster dose in terms of finances in the upcoming budget.

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Chloride-rich particles responsible for visibility reduction in Delhi: IIT Madras study- 27/01/2021

An international study led by researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, has found chloride to be the highest inorganic fraction in particulate matter (PM), primarily responsible for haze and fog formation in northern India including the national capital.

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Five African countries among top 10 affected by extreme weather in 2019: Germanwatch- 27/01/2021

Five African countries were among the global top 10 to suffer extreme weather in 2019, the Climate Risk Index 2021, released by environmental think tank Germanwatch said January 25, 2021.

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Centre plans ‘green tax’ for older vehicles- 25/01/2021

The Centre plans to notify a system of imposing “green tax” on older vehicles in a move to disincentivise the use of polluting vehicles, and to curb pollution in the country.

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India seventh on index of countries impacted by climate change in 2019- 25/01/2021

India ranks seventh among countries most affected in 2019 by climate change, according to the Global Climate Risk Index, 2021, released Monday by Germanwatch — an NGO based in Bonn, Germany.

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Major highlights of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj during the year 2020- 25/01/2021

Towards the objectives of socio-economic empowerment of the rural mass and making them self-reliant, a Central Sector Scheme, “Survey of Villages and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Areas’ was launched by the Prime Minister on 24th April 2020.

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1.9 billion in Asia-Pacific cannot afford healthy diet: UN report- 23/01/2021

Around 3 billion people across the world cannot afford a healthy diet and 1.9 billion of them are in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a recent United Nations agencies report.

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Scientists explains the attack of coronavirus on the brain in new study- 23/01/2021

Very high levels of the novel coronavirus were found in the brain of mice infected in a controlled exposure study by scientists from Georgia State University in Atlanta.

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Ageing, unsafe dams growing threat in India: UN report- 23/01/2021

According to a United Nations (UN) report, more than a thousand large dams in India will be about 50 years old in 2025 and increase the risk of such aging embankments around the world, adding that by 2050 the Earth But most people will stay downstream.

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SC rules out review of Aadhaar order, with one dissent: on money Bill- 21/01/2021

The Supreme Court has dismissed petitions seeking a review of its 2018 judgment upholding the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act, with Justice D Y Chandrachud dissenting saying the Court should wait till a larger Bench decides the question of certification of a Bill as money Bill before deciding the review petitions.

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India ready to play 'constructive role' in UNSC to end Syrian conflict- 21/01/2021

Hoping that conflict in Syria will end completely, sooner than later, India on Wednesday said that it is ready to play a "constructive and meaningful" role in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) towards achieving that objective.

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Sensitive data of over 325,000 Indian users leaked in BuyUCoin hack- 21/01/2021

In yet another data breach, sensitive data of nearly 3.25 lakh users of India-based global cryptocurrency exchange and wallet, BuyUcoin, have been exposed on the Dark Web.

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Did stratospheric warming lead to excessive rainfall in Tamil Nadu?- 20/01/2021

The southern India received unusually heavy rainfall from January 1 to January 17. This winter rain may have been caused by sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) far away in the Arctic region, some scientists said.

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NITI Aayog Releases Second Edition of India Innovation Index- 20/01/2021

NITI Aayog, along with the Institute for Competitiveness, today released the second edition of the India Innovation Index in a virtual event. The report examines the innovation capabilities and performance of the states and union territories.

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United Nations launches global program to counter terrorist threats- 20/01/2021

The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), in partnership with several other agencies, on Tuesday launched a global program on countering terrorist threats against vulnerable targets to help UN member states deal with this scourge.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Tribunal-UK-Agency

Why National Green Tribunal is not as powerful as UK Environment Agency- 19/01/2021

India formed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in 2010 as a quasi-judicial body for environment-related litigations. With that the country became one of the pioneers among developing nations in establishing a dedicated green court.

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NITI Aayog to Launch Second Edition of India Innovation Index 2020- 19/01/2021

The release of the second edition of the index—the first was launched in October 2019—demonstrates the Government’s continued commitment towards transforming the country into an innovation-driven economy.

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Iran, six other nations lose right to vote in UNGA over unpaid dues- 19/01/2021

Iran and six other nations lost their right to vote in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) because they have not paid their dues, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, reported Jerusalem Post.

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India and Japan Sign MoU to Enhance Cooperation in the Field of ICT- 16/01/2021

Department of Telecom, Government of India and Ministry of Communications, Government of Japan will enhance mutual cooperation in the field of 5G technologies, telecom security, submarine optical fiber cable system to islands of India, spectrum management, smart cities, high altitude platform for broadband in unconnected areas, disaster management and public safety etc.

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At 18 million, India has largest diaspora in the world: UN- 16/01/2021

The Indian diaspora, one of the most “vibrant and dynamic”, is the largest in the world, with 18 million people from the country living outside their homeland in 2020, the UN has said.

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India collected just 3% e-waste generated in 2018, 10% in 2019: CPCB report- 16/01/2021

India collected just 10 per cent of the electronic waste (e-waste) estimated to have been generated in the country 2018-19 and 3.5 per cent of that in the generated in 2017-18, said a recent report by the Central Pollution Control Board.

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India to get UN tag of international disaster response force for NDRF- 11/01/2021

India could soon be a part of the United Nations (UN) mandated international disaster rescue operations as the country’s federal contingency force, NDRF, is expected to obtain a globally recognised standardisation later this year, a top ranking official has said.

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2020 was the hottest year globally despite cooling La Niña- 11/01/2021

The year 2020 was the joint hottest year on record globally along with 2016, according to European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Last year was “the sixth in a series of exceptionally warm years starting in 2015 and 2011-2020 the warmest decade recorded", according to C3S.

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The RBI’s main challenge would be in managing the tension between restraining inflation and supporting recovery- 11/01/2021

As we sight springshoots in the economy, the RBI must be planning for a non-disruptive exit out of the easy money regime. Crisis management is a percentage game. When the house is on fire, central banks do what they think has the best chance of dousing the flames, shedding their characteristic deliberation.

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One in three large American rivers has changed colour in the last 34 years: Study- 08/01/2021

One-third of rivers in the United States have changed colour in the last three-and-a-half decades, a study published recently in the journal Geophysical Research Letters has shown

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India to chair 3 important committees of UNSC: All you need to know about them- 08/01/2021

India has been asked to chair three important committees of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), Ambassador of India to UN TS Tirumurti said on Friday.

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Greenhouse gas emissions from man-managed grasslands similar to global croplands- 08/01/2021

A new study shows that emissions of methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) from grasslands increased by a factor of 2.5 since 1750 mainly due to increased emissions from livestock.

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Antarctic ozone hole — one of the largest, deepest — closes- 07/01/2021

The Antarctic ozone hole — one of the deepest, largest gap in the ozone layer in the last 40 years — has closed,according to World Meteorological Organization (WMO) January 6, 2021.

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Explained: What are spectrum auctions, and what can happen in the upcoming auction?- 07/01/2021

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said on Wednesday (January 6) that auctions for 4G spectrum in the 700, 800, 900, 1,800, 2,100, 2,300, and 2,500 MHz bands will begin from March 1. Licence holders have until February 5 to submit their applications.

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India’s 2020-21 GDP seen contracting 7.7%: Govt’s first advance estimate- 07/01/2021

India’s real GDP in the ongoing financial year 2020-21 is seen contracting by 7.7 per cent from a growth rate of 4.2 per cent in 2019-20, according to the first advance estimates of GDP released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI).

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Sudden stratospheric warming may be behind recent cold weather- 06/01/2021

A dramatic meteorological event unfolding high above the North Pole may be behind very cold weather in large parts of the world currently, according to a new study.

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Chilika sees record number of migratory birds amid bird flu scare- 06/01/2021

This season, 1,242,826 birds belonging to 190 species were spotted compared to 1,105,040 birds of 183 species last year. Forest officials had counted 1,047,978 birds in 2019, 893,390 in 2018, 947,119 in 2017 and 761,940 in 2016 in the lagoon area.

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Meeting India’s air quality targets across South Asia may prevent 7% of pregnancy losses: Lancet study- 06/01/2021

Poor air quality is associated with a considerable proportion of pregnancy loss in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, according to a modelling study to be published on Thursday in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.

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Six space missions to look forward to in 2021- 04/01/2021

Space exploration achieved several notable firsts in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, including commercial human spaceflight and returning samples of an asteroid to Earth.

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Bird flu deaths on the rise, environment ministry issues guidelines- 04/01/2021

The Union Ministry of Environment, Science and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has ordered a strict vigil on the wintering habitats of migratory birds for any sign of a flu outbreak in the backdrop of rising deaths of birds.

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Statement on Climate of India during 2020- 04/01/2021

The 2020 annual rainfall over the country as a whole was 109% of its Long Period Average (LPA) based on the data of 1961-2010. The monsoon season rainfall over the country as a whole was above normal and was 109% of its LPA.

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Year End Review 2020: Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs - Parliament passed total 39 bills during 2020- 03/01/2021

A total of 41 bills (9 Bills in the Lok Sabha and 32 Bills in the Rajya Sabha) were pending at the conclusion of 2nd Session of Seventeenth Lok Sabha and 250th Session of Rajya Sabha. 41 bills were introduced (34 in the Lok Sabha and 7 in the Rajya Sabha) during the period, making a total of 82 bills.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-China-border-domestic

China’s border disputes with neighbouring countries to divert public dissent on domestic fronts- 03/01/2021

China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs on December 23, 2020 reported the name-game played by it in Arunachal Pradesh in 2017 as an important achievement of Xi Jinping’s administration during the 13th Five Year Plan (2016-2020).

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Empowerment and representation, instead of tokenism, are key for inclusive growth- 03/01/2021

Inclusive growth is not just a slogan but a commitment and an article of faith for the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre. The Union Cabinet’s decision to provide an outlay of Rs 59,000 crore to the post-matric scholarship scheme for students from Scheduled Caste groups works towards realising the dreams of B R Ambedkar.

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Reusable rockets, satellite constellation for broadband in ISRO's 10-year plan- 01/01/2021

In the short term, the space agency has to realise the first developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) operational Geo-Imaging capability, the third moon mission Chandrayaan-3, the first solar mission Aditya-L1, and the first Indian Data Relay Satellite.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-RBI-India-Digital-Payments

RBI Launches Digital Payments Index To Track Digital Transactions In India- 01/01/2021

On 1 January, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it has constructed a composite Digital Payments Index (DPI) to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Arctic-warms-sea

When the Arctic warms, it will affect sea levels and precipitation patterns globally- 01/01/2021

In my school geography books, the Arctic was a frozen fastness, the distant domain of polar bears and fur-clad tribes, or the occasional intrepid explorer. But that was half a century ago.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-China-underwater-drones

China deployed fleet of underwater drones in Indian Ocean, says report- 30/12/2020

China has deployed a fleet of underwater drones called Sea Wing (Haiyi) glider in the Indian Ocean, which can operate for months on end and make observations for naval intelligence purposes, according to defence analyst HI Sutton.

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Cabinet approves MoU between India and Bhutan on cooperation in peaceful uses of outer space- 30/12/2020

The MoU, which was signed between the two sides on November 19, shall enable India and Bhutan to pursue cooperation in potential interest areas such as remote sensing of the earth, satellite communication and satellite based navigation, space science and planetary exploration, use of spacecraft and space systems and ground system and application of space technology.

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Govt declares entire Nagaland 'disturbed area' for six months- 30/12/2020

The government on Wednesday declared the entire state of Nagaland a "disturbed area" for six months under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-incentivising-forcing

What made Centre change its approach from incentivising states to forcing down reforms?- 28/12/2020

In November 2019, the Fifteenth Finance Commission submitted its interim report, wherein it proposed special “performance based incentives” to states that carried out agriculture sector reforms.

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La Nina influences 2020 as India records above normal rains, harsher winter, reduced heatwave- 28/12/2020

La Nina seemed to have played a critical role in influencing the country’s weather in 2020 which was a second consecutive year of above normal rainfall with below normal temperatures in the winter and less occurrence of heatwaves.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-vendors-alleviate-poverty

Explained: How scheme for street vendors will help alleviate poverty- 27/12/2020

In a new scheme called the Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), the central government is extending Rs 10,000 loan as working capital to street vendors to restart their businesses which have been hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheme is already a hit; so far 25 lakh street vendors have come forward seeking the loan.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Indian-Muraingrass

New species of Indian Muraingrass discovered from Western Ghats- 27/12/2020

Researchers from the city-based Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), in collaboration with their counterparts from University of Goa, have discovered a species of Indian Muraingrass along the Western Ghats.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Covid-lockdown-crippled

How Covid lockdown crippled Indian economy- 26/12/2020

From contracting by an unprecedented 23.9 per cent to plunging into a technical recession, the trajectory of India’s economy saw a steep decline in 2020—primarily due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-economy

India to become 5th largest economy in 2025, 3rd largest by 2030- 26/12/2020

India, which appears to have been pushed back to being the world’s sixth biggest economy in 2020, will again overtake the UK to become the fifth largest in 2025 and race to the third spot by 2030, a think tank said on Saturday.

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Ayushman Bharat PMJAY SEHAT scheme for residents of J-K- 26/12/2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) SEHAT scheme via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Tibetan-US-Policy

Tibetan Policy and Support Act Passes in the US Congress- 23/12/2020

The TPSA will “dramatically upgrade US support for Tibetans in key areas,” the Washington D.C.-based International Campaign for Tibet said in statement following the bill’s passage as part of a spending bill Monday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Pokhrans-bird

Pokhran’s ‘firefly bird diverters’ shine to save the Great Indian Bustard- 23/12/2020

The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) along with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) India has come up with a unique initiative — a “firefly bird diverter” for overhead power lines in areas where Great Indian Bustard (GIB) populations are found in the wild.

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World Bank, Modi government sign USD 500-million pact to develop green, safe highway corridors- 23/12/2020

To build safe and green national highway corridors, the World Bank and the Modi Government recently signed an agreement for a USD 500-million project. According to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the highway corridors will be developed in the states of Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.

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India’s leopard population increases by 60%, reaches 12,852: Govt report- 22/12/2020

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday announced that a “60 per cent increase has been recorded in the population count of leopards in India from 2014 estimates’’.

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India becomes sixth country to manufacture high power electric locos indigenously- 22/12/2020

Indian Railways will deploy these high speed locomotives for operations on major freight routes, including the Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs)

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Coronavirus-variant-quickly

Coronavirus | How the new variant quickly accumulated 23 mutations- 22/12/2020

According to a preliminary report posted on December 19 by the COG-UK Consortium scientists, as of December 15, 1,623 variant genomes have been sequenced.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Coronavirus-Dispatch

India Coronavirus Dispatch: What is govt's plan for vaccine side effects?- 20/12/2020

It is completely normal for people to develop side effects after immunisation. In medical jargon, these side effects are called adverse events. These can be 'minor', 'severe', or 'serious', with only the last category requiring hospitalisation.

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Weather-based advance warning system for disease outbreaks in the works: Govt- 20/12/2020

While the model currently in development, based on the relationship between weather changes and incidence is expected to predict outbreaks of vector-borne diseases, particularly malaria and diarrhoea,

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Highly Toxic Algal Blooms on the US West Coast Triggered by Ocean Heatwave- 20/12/2020

Fishermen, swimmers, and seafood enthusiasts may already know the dangers of “red tides,” but a recent study in Frontiers in Climate shows that climate change is increasing the frequency of one type of highly toxic algal bloom off the US west coast.

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Supreme Court stays Andhra HC order to study ‘constitutional breakdown’ in State- 19/12/2020

The “unprecedented” order of the High Court, on October 1, came while deciding habeas corpus petitions filed by relatives of persons remanded in judicial custody or on bail.

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India, UK hold bilateral discussions on UNSC agenda- 19/12/2020

India and the United Kingdom on Friday held bilateral consultations virtually regarding United Nations Security Council (UNSC) issues, wherein both sides held discussions on a wide range of issues on the UNSC agenda.

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India mulls E20 fuel to cut vehicular emissions- 19/12/2020

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published a draft notification and invited comments from the public for adoption of the fuel.

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India slips two spot to rank 131 in UN’s human development index- 16/12/2020

India slipped two spots to rank 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said. Human Development Index is the measure of a nation’s health, education, and standards of living.

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India seeks tariff renegotiations at WTO- 16/12/2020

India has proposed to renegotiate the upper tariff limits on certain items, reportedly information technology products, at the World Trade Organization (WTO) beginning 1 January.

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India-Bangladesh to reopen Chilahati-Haldibari rail link after 1965- 16/12/2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to visit Bangladesh in March this year but due to the sudden onset of Covid-19, the visit had to be postponed. Thursday’s Virtual Summit between PM Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina comes a day after both the nations celebrate victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war.

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US imposes sanctions on Turkey over Russia weapons- 15/12/2020

The US says Russia's S-400 surface-to-air missile system is incompatible with Nato technology and a threat to the Euro-Atlantic alliance.

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Coast Guard ship 'Sujit' commissioned in Goa- 15/12/2020

The vessel will enhance the Indian Coast Guard's operational capability to discharge multifarious maritime tasks, a spokesman of the Coast Guard said.

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Central govt plans three power gear production zones- 14/12/2020

The government plans to set up three large manufacturing zones for power and clean energy equipment by offering companies incentives such as land and electricity at attractive prices, power and new and renewable energy minister Raj Kumar Singh said.

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Navy's indigenous advanced frigate 'Himgiri' makes first contact with water- 14/12/2020

Project 17A has upheld India's vision for Atmanirbhar Bharat. P17A ships have been indigenously designed by Directorate of Naval Design (Surface Ship Design Group) - DND (SSG), and are being built at indigenous yards namely Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) and GRSE.

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5th National Family Health Survey for 17 states, 5 UTs- 14/12/2020

Health minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday released the 5th National Family Health Survey (NFHS) which contains detailed information on population, health and nutrition for India and its states and union territories.

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N.K. Singh calls for a fresh look at the Seventh Schedule- 12/12/2020

Fifteenth Finance Commission chairman N.K. Singh has called for a fresh look at the Constitution’s Seventh Schedule, which forms the basis for allocating subjects to the Centre and States, and hinted at the need to fill an ‘institutional vacuum’ created by the abolition of the Planning Commission.

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N.K. Singh calls for a fresh look at the Seventh Schedule- 12/12/2020

Fifteenth Finance Commission chairman N.K. Singh has called for a fresh look at the Constitution’s Seventh Schedule, which forms the basis for allocating subjects to the Centre and States, and hinted at the need to fill an ‘institutional vacuum’ created by the abolition of the Planning Commission.

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Declare exotic pets, avoid prosecution: how one-time scheme works- 12/12/2020

On November 22, the Supreme Court upheld an Allahabad High Court order granting immunity from investigation and prosecution if one declared illegal acquisition or possession of exotic wildlife species between June and December. This was under a new amnesty scheme announced by the Centre

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‘Curving waves’ from Atlantic may be drying up monsoon, say scientists- 12/12/2020

Droughts in India have historically been associated with El Nino, an anomalous warming of the equatorial Pacific, but scientists from Bangalore suggest other culprits too.

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India’s rank slips 7 places at 54th in terms of housing prices appreciation globally- 11/12/2020

India’s rank slipped 7 places to 54th in terms of appreciation in residential prices as rates fell 2.4 per cent year-on-year during the July- September quarter, according to property consultant Knight Frank.

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27 States avail benefits of the “Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure”- 11/12/2020

The Scheme is aimed at boosting capital expenditure by the State Governments who are facing difficult financial environment this year due to the shortfall in tax revenue arising from the COVID 19 pandemic.

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Covid pandemic drove a record drop in global carbon emissions in 2020- 11/12/2020

• Researchers said emissions will likely rebound in 2021 and urged governments to prioritize a shift to clean energy and policies that tackle climate change in their economic recovery plans.

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9 states have successfully completed One Nation One Ration Card system — finance ministry- 09/12/2020

As many as nine states have successfully completed reforms in Public Distribution System (PDS) and implemented the ‘One Nation One Ration Card System’, under which a beneficiary will be able to buy subsidised foodgrains from any Fair Price Shops (FPS) across the country.

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Gwalior, Orchha in UNESCO world heritage cities list: MP Govt- 09/12/2020

The historical fort cities of Gwalior and Orchha in Madhya Pradesh have been included in the list of UNESCO's world heritage cities under its urban landscape city programme, according to the state government.

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Cabinet approves Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY)- 09/12/2020

Cabinet has approved an expenditure of Rs. 1,584 crore for the current financial yearand Rs.22,810 crore for the entire Scheme period i.e. 2020-2023.

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Centre not required to take prior environmental clearance for NH projects: Supreme Court - 08/12/2020

The central government is not required to obtain “prior environmental or forest clearance” under the laws before declaring a stretch as national highway (NH) and expressing its intention to acquire the land for building, maintenance or operating such roads, the Supreme Court held on Tuesday.

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China’s 'super dam' a threat to India’s security - 08/12/2020

Yarlung Tsangpo is one of the most important rivers in south-western Tibet, supporting life along its fertile shore as the river runs through Kongpo (Nyingtri Prefecture) valleys in southern Tibet.

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'Invest India' Bags UNCTAD's Investment Promotion Award 2020 - 08/12/2020

The UNCTAD has declared 'Invest India' as winner of the 2020 United Nations Investment Promotion Award, according to a release by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

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Explained: Can an unborn baby be infected with coronavirus? - 15/04/2020

Vertical transmission, or a mother infecting her foetus or newborn, is an emerging aspect of COVID-19. A look at the available evidence worldwide so far, and ICMR’s recent guidelines to address this concern.

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How pandemics have changed the world. - 15/04/2020

Pandemics have triggered the collapse of empires, weakened pre-eminent powers and institutions, created social upheaval and brought down wars.

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How are covid-19 hotspots, non-hostspots, green zones identified? - 15/04/2020

The Union Health Ministry has declared 170 districts as Covid-19 hotspots and 207 districts as non-hotspots.

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India-US Defence Deal 2020: Security Implications for Pakistan- 15/03/2020

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Aisha Farooqui stated that “the sale of such sophisticated weapons to India will disturb the strategic balance in South Asia with security implications for Pakistan and the region.”

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Neighbourhood challenge - India- 15/03/2020

The open-door policy is intended to usher in development in the North-east, which could in turn facilitate the closure of insurgencies. For the Look East Policy to work, it was necessary to press the “pause” button on democracy and, instead, support the ruling military junta.

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Skill India and Start-Up India- 15/03/2020

Start-up India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India, intended to catalyse start-up culture and build a strong and inclusive ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship in India.

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Unnat Bharat Abhiyan is transforming the living conditions in villages- 15/03/2020

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 is the upgraded version of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 1.0.The scheme is extended to all educational institutes; however under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 Participating institutes are selected based on the fulfillment of certain criteria.

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Entrepreneurship Among Women- 15/03/2020

Further, MSDE in collaboration with GIZ, Germany has launched a pilot project called ‘Economic Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs and Start-ups by Women’ to support aspiring and existing women entrepreneurs in India.

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Tamil Nadu moved to guard Cauvery delta. So why are farmers still worried?- 14/03/2020

When the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly passed the Protected Agricultural Zone Development Bill, 2020 on February 19, 2020, farmers heaved a sigh of relief.

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ExoMars mission delayed, rover will now take off in 2022- 14/03/2020

The European Space Agency (ESA) and its Russian counterpart Roscosmos State Corp have delayed the launch of their second ExoMars mission by two years to 2022.

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Centre notifies new POCSO rules making law for sexual offences against children more stringent- 14/03/2020

The Union government has notified the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020 which enables implementation of recent amendments to the Act under which provisions of punishment for child abuse has been made more stringent.

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How does soap use help in tackling COVID-19?- 14/03/2020

Ever since the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak began in China in end-December 2019, various measures have been mentioned to reduce the risk of infection.

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Does globalization affect monetary policy?- 11/03/2020

The rapid spread of Covid-19 has predictably stirred fears around greater globalization and created ripple effects on financial markets globally, complicating the task of central bankers and policymakers across the world.

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Coronavirus outbreak can now be classified as a pandemic, says WHO- 11/03/2020

"WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we're deeply concerned, both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction," he told a news conference in Geneva.

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Flight to Safety: The case for drones in spraying agrochemicals- 11/03/2020

Satellite-driven technology, big data analytics, and digital solutions are helping farmers in many countries today make more informed cropping decisions with regard to weather, soil nutrient application, and pest and disease control. Many of these technologies are likely to be introduced in India over the next few years.

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Salient Features of Start Up India- 10/03/2020

There is no provision under Startup India initiative for sanctioning of funds to startups directly. However, Government of India has established a Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) with corpus of Rs. 10,000 crores, to meet the funding needs of startups.

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Steps to boost domestic investments in India- 10/03/2020

In order to protect, support and promote small enterprises as also to help them become self-supporting, a number of protective and promotional measures have been undertaken by the Government.

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UN Security Council endorses US-Taliban peace deal- 10/03/2020

The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution welcoming the recent deal between the US and the Taliban to bring lasting peace in war-torn Afghanistan and allow US troops to return home from America's longest war.

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Kerala-based startup is set to launch world’s first blockchain-powered satellite- 09/03/2020

On the concept of blockchain-powered satellites, Aharsh MS, Chief Marketing Officer, Accubits, tells YourStory, “Chainsat will serve two purposes. One, it will act as one of the nodes of a private blockchain network or consortium blockchain.

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In a first, India figures on arms exporters list- 09/03/2020

The latest data on global arms transfer by SIPRI shows that Indian arms imports have come down significantly (by 32%) since 2015, indicating that the ‘Make in India’ initiative is gaining ground but the country is still ranked as the world’s second biggest weapons buyers, just behind Saudi Arabia.

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Explained: How Yes Bank ran into crisis- 09/03/2020

On March 5, the Reserve Bank of India announced that it was superseding the Yes Bank Board of Directors for a period of 30 days “owing to serious deterioration in the financial position of the Bank”.

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‘67% of donations to national parties by unknown sources’- 09/03/2020

As much as 67% of donations to national parties in 2018-19 came from “unknown sources,” an increase from 53% in the previous financial year, said a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms on Monday.

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How agroforestry could solve climate crisis- 08/03/2020

Agriculture and climate change are deeply intertwined. Agriculture is responsible for almost 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is the root cause of 80 per cent of tropical deforestation.

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Coronavirus may eat into global FDI flow, predicts UNCTAD- 08/03/2020

Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows across the world will witness a sharp decline of five to 15 per cent because of the global novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to a report.

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India saw largest area-wise forest fires in South Asia from 2003-17, finds ISRO study- 08/03/2020

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) researchers have found that India saw the largest area-wise forest fires across a region comprising seven South Asian countries, over a 15-year period between 2003 and 2017.

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Over 40% govt. schools don’t have power, playgrounds: parliamentary panel- 08/03/2020

Almost half of government schools in the country don’t have any electricity or playgrounds, according to a parliamentary panel on education. It identified shortfalls in both budgetary funding and utilisation, resulting in critical infrastructure gaps.

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Geo Imaging Satellite GISAT-1 can keep a 24/7 watch on Indian subcontinent, say ISRO veterans- 05/03/2020

Though the launch was postponed for some time, ISRO veterans claimed that the the geo-imaging satellite GISAT-1, which is one of the first-of-its-kind satellites, is equipped with a very powerful telescope and very sensitive imaging sensors which have been developed indigenously.

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Subsidy to Artisans under Solar Charkha Mission- 05/03/2020

As part of the scheme no subsidy is given, however subsidy to the tune of Rs.9.60 crore is provided for procurement of charkha and looms to the Implementing or Promoting Agency for a full-scale Solar Charkha Cluster involving a total investment of about Rs.38.625 crore.

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Law for Rain Water Harvesting- 05/03/2020

33 States/UTs have adopted the rainwater harvesting provisions. The provisions of this chapter are applicable to all the buildings. The implementation of the rainwater harvesting policy comes within the purview of the State Government/Urban Local Body / Urban Development Authority.

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Cabinet approves merger of 10 public sector banks into 4 entities- 04/03/2020

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the merger of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) into four entities, aimed at having fewer but stronger lenders in India.

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Supreme Court sets aside RBI ban on cryptocurrency transactions- 04/03/2020

In a judgment globally significant for online financial transactions, the top court found the prohibitive circular too disproportionate. The central bank should have opted for a less invasive mechanism to control the pitfalls of cryptocurrency transactions, the court has indicated.

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Centre working on exclusive body for river-linking projects- 04/03/2020

To be called the National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA), the proposed body is expected to take up both inter-State and intra-State projects. It will also make arrangements for generating up funds, internally and externally.

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Balancing act: How India is modernizing its military by buying latest tech from BOTH Russia & the West- 02/03/2020

“We make the greatest weapons ever made...and we’re dealing now with India,” US President Donald Trump told a cheering crowd at the ‘Namaste Trump’ event in the Indian city of Ahmedabad last week, as he shared the stage with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Establishment of Defence Corridors at Tamil Nadu- 02/03/2020

Till date, six consultation meetings of stakeholders in Tamil Nadu were organized across its various nodes. Further, Government has also appointed a consultant for the preparation of Detailed Project Report for these two Defence Corridors.

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Census 2020 form- 02/03/2020

The Registrar General of India (RGI) has asked all States to “give highest importance, attention and time” to the Census and National Population Register (NPR) work as “the foundations of the statistics of the country” depend on them.

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Why WHO will not declare SARS-CoV-2 a pandemic now- 27/02/2020

On February 26, for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began in China on December 8, the number of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) cases reported in a single day was more outside mainland China than within the country. According to the World Health Organisation,

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PMFBY 2.0: A revamped crop insurance scheme- 27/02/2020

The Centre has recently revamped the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) that will have far-reaching impact on the implementation of this flagship crop insurance scheme.

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India, Myanmar ink pact on bus service, developing Rakhine- 27/02/2020

The two sides on Thursday signed 10 agreements with a focus on socioeconomic development of Myanmar.According to the joint statement, the two sides will start coordinated bus service between Imphal and Mandalay on April 7.

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Finance Minister exhorts PSBs to focus more on branch based banking with customer connect- 26/02/2020

Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman today unveiled EASE 3.0, the Public Sector Bank (PSB) Reforms Agenda 2020-21 for smart, tech-enabled banking, and the PSB EASE Reforms Annual Report 2019-20 here today.

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Sunda Tigers: Genetically isolated by the sea level- 26/02/2020

Accelerating deforestation and rampant poaching mean this noble creature could end up extinct like its Javan and Balinese counterparts.

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India, US decide to elevate ties, be global strategic partners- 26/02/2020

US President Donald Trump, on his first State visit to India, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided Tuesday to elevate ties between their countries to a “comprehensive global strategic partnership”, giving it broader scope and scale.

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Why coronavirus could help save China's endangered species- 25/02/2020

The novel coronavirus outbreak in China may end up saving one of the world's most trafficked animals after Beijing announced a total ban on the sale and consumption of the pangolin.

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Cabinet approves National Technical Textiles Mission- 25/02/2020

The government on Wednesday approved setting up of a National Technical Textiles Mission with a total outlay of ₹1,480 crore with a view to position the country as a global leader in technical textiles.

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India 5th Most Polluted Country In The World: Report- 25/02/2020

India was the 5 most polluted country in 2019, with Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region ranked as the most polluted city in the world, according to a global compilation of PM 2.5 particulate pollution data by IQAir, a company that primarily works on air filtration.

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US becomes India’s top trading partner- 24/02/2020

The United States has become India’s top trading partner surpassing China, according to 2018-19 data from the Commerce Ministry. The bilateral trade between the US and India amounted to USD 87.95 billion as compared to USD 87.07 billion with China.

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Coronavirus poses risks to fragile recovery in global economy: IMF- 24/02/2020

In a note for G20 finance ministers and central bankers, the global lender mapped out many risks facing the global economy, including the disease and a renewed spike in U.S.-China trade tensions, as well as climate-related disasters.

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The world’s most polluted cities are mostly in India- 24/02/2020

Several Chinese cities, including Beijing, have dramatically improved their air quality in recent years, while Indian metropolises remain some of the world’s worst polluted, according to a new report.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Crops-pest-rising

Crops failing against rising temperatures, pest attacks: Study- 22/02/2020

Insect attacks are becoming stronger with rising temperatures and plants are not able to cope with the double whammy from pests and rising heat.

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CMS CoP 13 concludes: Call for post-2020 global biodiversity framework- 22/02/2020

Global cooperation and partnerships are required to achieve “ecological connectivity” and implementation of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), it was declared as the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) 13th Conference of Parties (CoP) on the CMS concluded in Gandhinagar on Saturday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-US-elusive

Why India-US trade deal remains elusive- 22/02/2020

When the US on 4 March last year announced that it is withdrawing duty-free entry for Indian exports worth around $6 billion, it brought the curtains down to a year- long dialogue between the two strategic partners for hammering out a limited trade package.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Indian-species-migratory-animals

Three Indian species now in global protection list for migratory animals- 20/02/2020

Three Indian species –the mainland Asian elephant, Great Indian Bustard and the Bengal Florican were selected for priority bio-diversity conservation at the United Nations summit for conservation of migratory species of wild animals, on Thursday.

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Forest cover increasing but still lower than 33% target: official- 20/02/2020

The forest cover in India is increasing, but is still lower than the targeted 33% of the total geographical area under the country’s forest policy, an official said here on Thursday.

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Explained: Eyes on the Sun, how ISRO is preparing for its next giant leap in space- 20/02/2020

Alongside another mission to the Moon, being planned for next year, and the first human space flight scheduled for 2022, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is also preparing to send its first scientific expedition to study the Sun.

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ISRO to 'split up & unite' a satellite in space this year- 20/02/2020

While the technology Isro is aiming to eventually have is one that will allow it to transfer humans from one vehicle or spacecraft to another, the immediate goal is to enable refuelling of spacecraft to give them a longer life and also transfer other crucial systems to an existing spacecraft, by transporting another to space.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Union-Cabinet-Law-Commission

Union Cabinet approves formation of 22nd Law Commission- 19/02/2020

The Law Commission advises the government on complex legal issues. The term of the previous law panel ended last August.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Jupiter-atmosphere-NASA

Jupiter’s atmosphere has more water than previously thought: NASA- 19/02/2020

Water makes up about 0.25% of the molecules in Jupiter’s atmosphere along its equator — almost three times that of the Sun, according to a study based on data from NASA’s Juno mission launched in 2011.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Celebrating-Ennore-Pulicat

Celebrating the Ennore-Pulicat wetland system- 19/02/2020

Before stepping out for birding, I always utter a silent prayer that snakes don’t cross my path. So, last Sunday, while heading out with a group to explore the biodiversity of the Ennore-Kattupalli-Pulicat region, I make the usual supplication.

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India ranks 77th on sustainability, 131st in child flourishing index rankings: UN report- 19/02/2020

India ranked 77th on a sustainability index that takes into account per capita carbon emissions and ability of children in a nation to live healthy lives and secures 131st spot on a flourishing ranking that measures the best chance at survival and well-being for children, according to a UN-backed report.

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Coronavirus may damage global growth in 2020- 16/02/2020

“There may be a cut that we are still hoping would be in the 0.1-0.2 percentage space,” the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, told the Global Women’s Forum in Dubai.

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Election Commission of India working on remote voting system- 16/02/2020

The model is likely to be presented before the Commission next month and if approved, a prototype could be readied by the end of the year or early next year, Deputy Election Commissioner Sandeep Saxena told The Hindu.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-ISRO-satellites-earth

ISRO to launch an unprecedented 10 earth imaging satellites- 16/02/2020

The country will send up an unusually large number of 10 earth observation (EO) satellites during 2020-21, according to the latest annual report of the Indian Space Research Organisation for 2019-20.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-WHO-disease-global

Explained: How WHO names a new disease- 15/02/2020

On February 11, the World Health Organization officially announced COVID-19 as the name for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-greenhouse-gas-emissions

‘Time running out to reduce greenhouse gas emissions’ - ‘Future of Earth, 2020’ report- 15/02/2020

The report, released by K. Kasturirangan, former Chairman, ISRO, lists failure of climate change mitigation and adaptation; extreme weather events; major biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse; food crises; and water crises, as the five global risks.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-judge-case-recusal

When can a judge opt out of a case?- 15/02/2020

There are no written rules on the recusal of judges from hearing cases listed before them in constitutional courts. It is left to the discretion of a judge. The reasons for recusal are not disclosed in an order of the court.

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India begins manufacturing parts for Rafale fighter jets in Nagpur- 13/02/2020

The first set of doors that cover the twin engines of the fighter jets has come out of the Nagpur facility, which is a joint venture of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence and French firm Dassault Aviation.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-ClimateChange-agriculture-UN-impact

Climate change impact on agriculture: 50 million to be poor by 2030, says UN body- 13/02/2020

Global development and government representatives from across the world made an appeal to urgently spend more on rural development to avoid a catastrophic situation arising out of the climate emergency during IFAD’s 43rd Governing Council meeting in Rome.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-amending-India-taxation-fiscal

Cabinet approves protocol amending the Agreement between India and Sri Lanka for avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income- 12/02/2020

Updation of preamble text and inclusion of Principal Purpose Test, a general anti abuse provision in the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) will result in curbing of tax planning strategies which exploit gaps and mismatches in tax rules.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Union-Cabinet-regulate-pesticide

Union Cabinet clears Bill to regulate pesticide business- 12/02/2020

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Pesticides Management Bill, 2020, which, the government claims, will regulate the business of pesticides and compensate farmers in case of losses from the use of spurious agro chemicals.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-economy-industrial-contracted

Explained: Why industrial production has contracted, what it means for the economy- 12/02/2020

In November, the IIP had expanded by 1.8% after witnessing three consecutive months — August, September, and October — of contraction. A key reason for positive growth in November was the favourable base effect.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Puducherry-UT-Citizenship

Puducherry becomes first UT to pass resolution against Citizenship Act- 11/02/2020

The Puducherry Legislative Assembly Wednesday passed a resolution against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and urged the Centre to withdraw the legislation, which has set off nationwide protests and led to over 25 deaths.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-UN-Sustainable-Goals

UN will not be able to achieve Sustainable Development Goals by 2030- 11/02/2020

The United Nations will miss its target of achieving 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, a senior UN representative has said in Rome.

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“State of the World's Children Report 2019”of UNICEF- 11/02/2020

As per the UNICEF 2019 report, Globalization, urbanization, inequities, humanitarian crises and climate shocks are driving unprecedented negative changes in the nutrition situation of children around the world.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-States-reservations-quota-fundamental

States not bound to provide reservations in jobs, quota not a fundamental right in promotions: SC- 10/02/2020

In a major judgement, the Supreme Court has said that there is "no fundamental right which inheres in an individual to claim reservation in promotions", and also no court can order a state government to provide for reservation to SC/STs.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Supreme-Court-diluting-nullify

Supreme Court upholds amendments made to nullify own judgment diluting provisions of SC/ST Act- 10/02/2020

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act of 2018, which nullified its own controversial March 20, 2018 judgment diluting the stringent provisions of the Dalit protection law.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Ecofriendly-Methane-Heat

Ecofriendly Conversion of Methane Into Useful Gases Using Light Instead of Heat- 27/01/2020

Instead of dealing with such drawbacks of thermal catalysis systems for DRM reaction, researchers have attempted to drive the conversion of methane at dramatically lower temperatures using photocatalysts activated by light.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SC-African-cheetah-India

SC allows Centre to bring African cheetah to suitable wildlife habitat in India- 27/01/2020

Stating that the rare Indian cheetah is almost extinct in the country, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) had filed an application seeking permission for the introduction of the African cheetah from Namibia.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-underwater-Kolkata-March

India’s first underwater metro in Kolkata to be finally ready by March 2022- 27/01/2020

Kolkata Metro Rail Corp. expects to complete its East-West project, which runs partly under the city’s iconic Hooghly river, by March 2022 after a delay of several years doubled costs.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-revamp-urban-scheme

Centre seeks to revamp child care scheme in urban areas- 25/01/2020

Urban areas are likely to receive a renewed focus under the government’s ICDS programme, which provides for anganwadis or day-care centres across the country for delivery of nutrition and pre-school education

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-smart-pair-laggards-govt

In bid to improve smart cities, govt to pair laggards with top performers- 25/01/2020

At least 20 smart cities that are lagging behind in project implementation will be paired with top performers to provide a framework to improve their performance.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SC-disabled-PSUs-quota

SC affirms 3% quota for disabled in PSUs- 25/01/2020

A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court has granted relief to persons with disabilities across the country by allowing reservation in promotion in all groups for those employed in public sector jobs.

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India's first e-waste clinic opens in Bhopal- 24/01/2020

"The e-waste clinic is being started on the basis of a three-month pilot project. If this project is successful, e-waste clinics will be established at other places in the country.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Pakistan-FATF-reprieve

Pakistan makes progress on FATF goals, may get a reprieve from blacklist- 24/01/2020

Pakistan appeared to make some progress on convincing members of the global watchdog FATF (Financial Action Task Force) of its efforts to curb terror financing at a key meeting in Beijing on Thursday

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-slips-corruption-perception

India slips two places on global corruption perception index- 24/01/2020

India’s ranking in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI-2019) has slipped from 78 to 80 compared to the previous year, said Transparency International on Thursday, while questioning the “unfair and opaque political financing” in the country. Its score of 41 out of 100 remains the same.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-ozone-chemical

India achieves complete phase out of one the most potent ozone depleting chemical- 22/01/2020

India has consciously chosen a path for environment friendly and energy efficient technologies while phasing out Ozone Depleting Substances (ODSs).

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Brazil-Strategic-Plan

India, Brazil to sign Strategic Action Plan- 22/01/2020

India and Brazil will upgrade their strategic partnership with an “action plan” and sign a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) when Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro visits as the Chief Guest of the Republic Day celebrations from 24-27.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Supreme-Court-Citizenship-Amendment-Act

Supreme Court refuses to stay Citizenship Amendment Act without hearing government- 22/01/2020

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, is “uppermost in everybody's minds”, but refused to stay the law without hearing the government first.

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India drop 10 ranks to 51st position in Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index- 22/01/2020

The latest edition of the Democracy Index spells gloom for India. The world’s biggest democracy slipped 10 places in the 2019 global ranking to 51st place.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Mudflats-coastal

Mudflats: The world’s great coastal protectors- 21/01/2020

The rising levels of our global seas poses serious threats to low-lying coastal communities. Nature itself can go some way to offering a solution.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Global-unemployment-rise-UN

Global unemployment projected to rise by around 2.5 mn in 2020: UN report- 21/01/2020

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 UN's International Labour Organization report.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Jal-Shakti-Abhiyan

Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Gujarat best at water efficiency, Delhi amongst worst- 21/01/2020

Gujarat was the most water-efficient state in India, according to an HT report on rankings of the survey.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Social-Mobility-Index

India ranks low at 76th place on global Social Mobility Index- 21/01/2020

India has been ranked very low at 76th place out of 82 countries on a new Social Mobility Index compiled by the World Economic Forum, while Denmark has topped the charts.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-NMCG-wetlands-Ganga

NMCG conserves wetlands in Ganga basin- 20/01/2020

The wetlands play a crucial role in recharging groundwater, increase the base flow of rivers and help in erosion control.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-richest-Oxfam

Wealth of India's richest 1% more than 4-times of total for 70% poorest: Oxfam- 20/01/2020

India's richest 1 per cent hold more than four-times the wealth held by 953 million people who make up for the bottom 70 per cent of the country's population, while the total wealth of all Indian billionaires is more than the full-year budget, a new study said on Monday.

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South India gets 1st BrahMos armed Sukhoi squad to guard Indian Ocean Region- 20/01/2020

Adding teeth to India's air and maritime dominance in the Indian Ocean Region, a squadron of fourth generation fighter jets Sukhoi-30 MKI equipped with the BrahMos missile was inducted on Monday at the airforce station here, the first such base in South India.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-June-across-India

'One nation, one ration card' scheme to be implemented by June 1 across India- 20/01/2020

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday announced that the 'One Nation, One Ration Card' scheme will be implemented by June 1 across the country.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-crisis-Economic-Forum-risks

Climate crisis fills top five places of World Economic Forum’s risks report- 16/01/2020

A year of extreme weather events and mounting evidence of global heating have catapulted the climate emergency to the top of the list of issues worrying the world’s elite.

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Explained: Centre-state disputes and Article 131- 16/01/2020

On Tuesday, Kerala became the first state to challenge the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) before the Supreme Court. However, the legal route adopted by the state is different from the 60 petitions already pending before the court.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-CAA-Kerala-Punjab-rejection

CAA: After Kerala, Punjab Govt will seek House rejection today- 16/01/2020

Congress-ruled Punjab will become the second state after Kerala to bring in an Assembly resolution Friday seeking the repeal of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-government-foreign-investment

Government plans new law to protect foreign investment- 15/01/2020

India is planning a new law to safeguard foreign investment by speeding up dispute resolution, aiming to attract more capital from overseas to boost stuttering domestic growth, two officials with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-NIA-Act-Chhattisgarh

What is the NIA Act, and why is Chhattisgarh challenging it?- 15/01/2020

The Congress-led Chhattisgarh government Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the 2008 National Investigative Agency (NIA) Act, stating it is violative of the Constitution.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Emergency-Commissioned-officers

Special pension for Emergency Commissioned officers of 1965 and 1971 wars proposed- 15/01/2020

The Army has proposed special pension for the Emergency Commissioned and Short Service Commission (SSC) officers of 1965 and 1971 wars, General Manoj Naravane said on Tuesday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Transgender-Persons-Act

Transgender Persons Act comes into effect- 12/01/2020

The Act aims to end discrimination against transgender persons in accessing education, employment and healthcare. It also recognises the right to self-perceived gender identity and provides for certification from a District Magistrate;

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Kaziranga-wetland-birds

Kaziranga records 96 species of wetland birds- 12/01/2020

Kaziranga, home of the world's most one-horned rhinos, has 96 species of wetland birds — one of the highest for wildlife preserves in India.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-human-Supreme-Court-Grabbing

Private property is a human right: Supreme Court- 12/01/2020

A citizen’s right to own private property is a human right. The state cannot take possession of it without following due procedure and authority of law, the Supreme Court has held in a judgment.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-mortality-trend

India’s under-5 mortality of girls exceeds that of boys, unlike global trend, says report- 12/01/2020

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.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Internet-fundamental-SC

SC has no views on if ‘access to Internet’ is a fundamental right- 10/01/2020

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to express any views on whether “access to Internet” is a fundamental right.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SC-plea-seeking-control

SC notice to Centre on plea seeking population control- 10/01/2020

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the Centre’s reply to a petition challenging a Delhi High Court order that dismissed a plea for measures, including a two-child norm, to control India’s rising population.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Citizenship-Amendment-Act-Jan

Citizenship Amendment Act comes into effect from Jan. 10- 10/01/2020

The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification on Friday that the provisions of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 will come into force from January 10 onwards.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-witnessing-faster-growth-India

Why smaller cities in India witnessing faster growth?- 10/01/2020

Leaving behind the fast changing metropolitan cities behind, three smaller cities in South India have secured a place in the list of world’s fastest-growing urban areas in The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey released on Friday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Cabinet-India-Mongolia-Civilian

Cabinet approves agreement between India and Mongolia on Cooperation in the Exploration and Uses of Outer Space for Peaceful and Civilian Purposes- 09/01/2020

The Agreement was signed at New Delhi on 20 September 2019 during the state visit of the President of Mongolia to India.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Wetland-Conservation-UTs-states

Centre notifies new Wetland Conservation Rules, asks states, UTs to set up authority- 09/01/2020

The Ministry of Environment has notified the new Wetland Conservation Rules that prohibit setting up or expansion of industries, and disposal of construction and demolition waste within the wetlands.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-airports-reducing-emissions

Four Indian airports receive international recognition for reducing emissions- 09/01/2020

The airports had adopted the grading system in 2018 and successfully implemented the carbon emission plan.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Average-murders-rapes-NCRB

Average 80 murders, 91 rapes daily in 2018: NCRB data- 09/01/2020

An average of 80 murders, 289 kidnappings and 91 rapes were reported every single day across the country in 2018, according to the latest data by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-urban-Kerala-Economis

3 of world’s 10 fastest-growing urban areas are in Kerala: Economist ranking- 08/01/2020

Three cities in Kerala feature among the fastest-growing urban areas across the world, according to a ranking released by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-EWS-quota

It is up to States to provide 10% EWS quota: Centre- 08/01/2020

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it would be the States’ prerogative to provide 10% economic reservation in government jobs and admission to education institutions.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Govt-adequate-immunization-IMI

Govt should ensure adequate funds for immunization programmes - Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0- 08/01/2020

India begins 2020 on an ambitious note. In December 2019, the government launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0, a programme that seeks to escalate efforts to achieve the goal of attaining 90% national immunization coverage between December 2019 and March 2020.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-extreme-weather-country

Why extreme weather  events are increasing in the country- 08/01/2020

As heavy rain, record heat waves and severe cold waves intensified across the country in 2019, the year served as another reminder of how India is one of the countries that are the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-UAE-visa-scheme

Explained: What is UAE’s new 5-year visa scheme?- 07/01/2020

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced a five-year multiple-entry visa scheme for all nationalities, in a move that is geared towards promoting tourism in the country.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Bihar-IMD-deaths

At 650, Bihar leads in extreme weather deaths in 2019: IMD report- 07/01/2020

Bihar suffered the most – with 650 deaths – due to various extreme weather conditions in the country last year, a compilation by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) from media and government reports showed.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Bangladesh-ban-plastics-use

Bangladesh court orders government to ban single-use plastics- 07/01/2020

Pollution from single-use plastics is a major problem in Bangladesh, where nearly 170 million people live in a tiny sliver of low-lying land criss-crossed by hundreds of rivers and tributaries.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Govt-curb-fiscal-deficit

Govt plans to cut spending to curb fiscal deficit- 07/01/2020

India's government is likely to cut spending for the current fiscal year by as much as 2 trillion Indian rupees as it faces one of the biggest tax shortfalls in recent years, three government sources said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-ISRO-Relay-Gaganyaan

ISRO planning 'Indian Data Relay Satellite System' - New satellites will help Gaganyaan crew- 07/01/2020

The IDRSS is planned to track and be constantly in touch with Indian satellites, in particular those in low-earth orbits which have limited coverage of earth.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SC-Assam-NRC-case

SC issues notice to Centre, Assam govt in NRC case over detention of children- 06/01/2020

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Assam government, seeking a reply within four weeks on a plea that has said that 60 children were in detention centres because their citizenship was yet to be established.

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Kochi to host global meet on marine ecosystem- 06/01/2020

Organised by the Marine Biological Association of India, MECOS-3 will serve as a platform for discussions on a range of topics, including the impact of the climate crisis on marine ecosystems and an unusual warming of the Arabian Sea.

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8 states finalise action plan for agriculture export policy: Government- 05/01/2020

"The Agri Export Policy was announced last year with an objective of doubling the export and ensuring doubling of farmers' income...Many states have nominated nodal agency and nodal officer.

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Wildlife ravaged by Australia fires could take decades to recover- 05/01/2020

The bushfires raging across Australia have had a devastating impact on the country's unique flora and fauna, with some estimates putting the death toll at nearly half a billion animals in one state alone, and experts believe it could take decades for wildlife to recover.

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DPIIT focusing on six parameters to push India's ease of doing business ranking- 05/01/2020

The Commerce and Industry Ministry has prepared a blueprint to further improve India's ranking in the World Bank's ease of doing business index with a focus on six parameters, including enforcing contracts and starting a business, an official said.

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Pakistan may seek more time from FATF to curb terror financing- 05/01/2020

Pakistan could seek more time from the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to comply with its demands to cut finances to terrorist groups, two people familiar with the matter have said, ahead of Islamabad this week submitting responses on queries sent last month by the global watchdog, demanding clarification and data on steps taken by Islamabad to curb terror financing.

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One-fifth of country’s forests prone to fires: study- 04/01/2020

About 21.40% of forest cover in India is prone to fires, with forests in the north-eastern region and central India being the most vulnerable, the 2019 report by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) has said.

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Special provisions likely for J&K residents in jobs, land rights- 04/01/2020

The Centre is all set to provide protection to domiciles of Jammu and Kashmir in government jobs, educational institutions and land rights, a senior government official said on Friday.

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Nurses, midwives the backbone of every health system, says WHO- 04/01/2020

Nurses and midwives play a vital role in providing health services and are often, the first and only point of care in their communities. “

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India commences world’s largest ever vaccination programme to control FMD & Brucellosis in 2019; Aims to provide unique Pashu Aadhar to 535 million animals- 03/01/2020

The Government has launched a new scheme National Animal Disease Control Programme for FMD and Brucellosiswith a financial outlay of Rs. 13,343.00 crore for five years (2019-20 to 2023-24) by vaccinating 100% cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat and pig population for FMD and 100% bovine female calves of 4-8 months of age for brucellosis to prevent loss of Rs. 50,000 crore to the Government exchequer and also to increase the economic output of farmers.

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In 2019, 95 tiger deaths in India, 22 incidents of poaching, says MoEFCC- 03/01/2020

In 2018, the number of tiger deaths recorded was 100 (93 mortalities and seven seizures). The number of tiger deaths in 2017 was 115 (98 mortalities and 17 seizures), and the number of tiger deaths in 2016 was 122 (101 mortalities and 21 seizures).

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Global warming will lead to river ice cover decline: Study- 02/01/2020

The annual river ice cover will decline by about six days for every one degree Celsius increase in global temperatures, posing economic and environmental consequences, according to a study.

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Governor says Kerala assembly resolution against CAA has no legal validity- 02/01/2020

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Thursday said the resolution passed by the state assembly demanding scrapping of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has no constitutional or legal validity.

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Nepal SC asks govt to furnish country’s historical map relating to Kalapani border issue- 02/01/2020

Nepal’s Supreme Court has sought within 15 days the country’s original map exchanged with India during the signing of the Sugauli Treaty in 1816 after a petition seeking the apex court’s intervention to secure the Nepali territory.

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NITI Ayog's SDG report flags huge worries about hunger, poverty in India- 01/01/2020

India’s standing vis-a-vis United Nations-mandated goals has improved marginally, but the country has slipped in key areas, related to food security, livelihood and standard of living.

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India eyes third Moon mission, shortlists four for Gaganyaan- 01/01/2020

India is planning to make its third visit to the Moon, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) chairman K. Sivan said on Wednesday.

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Important Achievements by Ministry of Science and Technology in the year 2019- 01/01/2020

India adopted redefined global units of measurement of kilogram, Kelvin, mole and ampere from 20th May 2019 i.e. the World Metrology Day

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Indo-US partnership registers rapid growth in 2019, new milestones achieved- 30/12/2019

The strengthening of the strategic partnership was reflected in the India-US Joint Statement issued at the conclusion of their second 2+2 dialogue towards the end of the year, which was definitely the key highlight of 2019.

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Initiatives and Achievement of Department of Space during the year 2019- 30/12/2019

On February 06, 2019GSAT 31 communication satellite was successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana onboard Arianespace rocket.

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Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, A.P. lead performers in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2019- 30/12/2019

Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh have emerged as top performing States in Niti Aayog’s SDG India Index 2019, which evaluates progress in social, economic and environmental terms, according to a report released on Monday.

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India's forest cover increases 0.6%; Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala lead- 30/12/2019

India’s total forest cover has increased 0.56% over the last two years, according to the latest India State of the Forest Report 2019. India is among the few countries in the world where both forest and tree cover has shown a consistent increase.

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What is the directive on detention centres?- 29/12/2019

The story so far: On December 24, the Union Cabinet approved an outlay of over ₹3,941.35 crore for updating the National Population Register (NPR) across the country, barring Assam.

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Online payment systems to be prime cybercrime targets in 2020, shows study- 29/12/2019

More cybercriminal groups will target online payment processing systems in 2020, researchers from global cybersecurity and anti-virus brand Kaspersky have warned.

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Align interest rates of small savings schemes, RBI to govt: Report- 28/12/2019

Ahead of the announcement of interest rates on small savings schemes for the January-March quarter by December 31, the RBI has asked the Finance ministry to align their interest rates with market rates which govern the banks also in a bid to improve transmission.

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Year End Review – 2019 Ministry of Defence- 28/12/2019

The CDS will also head the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), to be created within the Ministry of Defence and function as its Secretary. This follows the announcement made by the Prime Minister on August 15, 2019, in his address to the nation, inter alia, “India should not have a fragmented approach. Our entire military power will have to work in unison and move forward…All the three (Services) should move simultaneously at the same pace.

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Alaska set to finish 2019 with record warm year- 28/12/2019

Alaska is set to finish 2019 with a record average high temperature after a year of extremes ranging from a sweltering summer and rampant wildfires to vanishing sea ice and winter rains where heavy snows were once the norm.

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India, Japan vow to deepen maritime ties- 27/12/2019

India and Japan have vowed to deepen maritime cooperation and also held consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation and export control.

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NPR: house-to-house verification planned- 27/12/2019

The NPR exercise has become controversial because the Citizenship Rules 2003 link the Population Register to the creation of a National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) or National Register of Citizens.

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UGC issues norms for ethics in higher education- 27/12/2019

At a time of widespread protests by university students, Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has launched new guidelines for values and ethics in higher education.

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Novel CO2 capturing tech may cut vehicle emissions by 90% - 26/12/2019

The researchers' calculations show that a truck using one kilogramme (kg) of conventional fuel could produce 3kg of liquid CO2, and that the conversion does not involve any energy penalty.

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Explained: The locust attack in Gujarat’s farms — why and when do swarms strike - 26/12/2019

A small swarm on average eats as much in one day as about 10 elephants, 25 camels, or 2,500 people.

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Highlights of Major Decisions/Initiatives of MHA in the year 2019- 26/12/2019

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 – focus on granting Indian Citizenship to persons belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities on ground of religious persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Marathon deliberations held by Union Home Minister with various stakeholders from North East and their concerns against the CAB 2019 addressed in the final Amendment Act.

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Government releases Good Governance Index - TN tops - 26/12/2019

Puducherry gets the first position among the union territories, Himachal Pradesh ranked first in the north-east and hill category.

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Watchdog FATF Blacklisting May Affect Pak's Capital Inflows: IMF Report- 25/12/2019

The FATF, a global watchdog for terror financing, that kept Pakistan on the Grey List for an extended period till February 2020, had warned in October that Islamabad would be put on the 'Black List' if it did not comply with the remaining 22 points in a list of 27 questions.

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GST Council to set up grievance redressal mechanism for taxpayers- 25/12/2019

The GST Council will set up a grievance redressal mechanism for taxpayers.The decision was taken at the 38th meeting of the GST Council held on December 18.

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Ten zero-waste cities: How Thiruvananthapuram cleaned up its act- 25/12/2019

Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala, has shown how decentralised waste management is the answer to minimising waste creation.

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India to setup high-tech cameras along China border, new war-time shelters in North East- 24/12/2019

The developments came to light in a report of the Standing Committee on Defence, which was presented to the Lok Sabha speaker on Friday

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Cabinet approves Signing of MoU between India and Brazil on Bioenergy Cooperation- 24/12/2019

India and Brazil are major consumers of energy in the world and Brazil is one of the most important trading partners of India in the entire LAC (Latin America and Caribbean) region.

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Cabinet approves conduct of Census of India 2021 and updation of National Population Register- 24/12/2019

Census of India will cover the entire population in the country while NPR will also cover all the population except in the state of Assam.

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Cabinet approves Atal Bhujal Yojana- 24/12/2019

The scheme aims to improve ground water management through community participation in identified priority areas in seven States, viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

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OIC voice concern over Citizenship Act, says closely following developments- 23/12/2019

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday said it was "closely" following the recent developments "affecting" Muslims in India as it voiced concern over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the verdict in the Ayodhya case.

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Hyderabad, Dubai most preferred destinations for Indians in 2019: Report- 23/12/2019

Hyderabad has emerged as the top domestic destination for Indians travelling in 2019 while Dubai as the most preferred international spot, according to a survey.

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First tripartite Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) signed under Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Fund (FIDF)- 23/12/2019

The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the FIDF provides interest subvention up to 3% per annum for providing the concessional finance by the NLEs at the interest rate not lower than 5% per annum.

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India, Oman to sign maritime transport pact enabling Delhi to expand footprints- 23/12/2019

Ahead of Oman Jaishankar will visit Iran for the Joint Commission meeting on Sunday-Monday eyeing to safeguard India’s interests in the region close on heels of Indo-US 2+2 meet.

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Explained: What connects the NPR, NRIC and Census?- 22/12/2019

As protests spread all across the country against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019 and the proposed National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC), West Bengal and Kerala suspended work related to the preparation and update of the National Population Register in their respective States.

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Cut inequality to fight climate crisis- 22/12/2019

Rising inequality across the world made collective action against climate change difficult, according to the Human Development Index 2019 (HDI). The report by United Nations Development Programme, released earlier this month, highlighted the need to address inequality and climate crisis together.

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MEA Expands Indian Ocean Division to Include Islands off African Coast- 22/12/2019

The Ministry of External Affairs is organised on the basis of divisions, which are based on geography or along certain themes. Over the years, these divisions have evolved, split or have been merged based on foreign policy priorities.

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How Tamil Nadu’s tiger count went up four times in 13 years- 21/12/2019

This number has increased by four-fold today. Thanks to scientific data collection on tiger population, increased patrolling and better management of forest areas, the big cat numbers have gone up steadily, say officials.

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Bill to promote Gandhi’s legacy introduced in US House- 21/12/2019

There are two other resolutions on Gandhi pending in the Congress -- one by Senators Bob Menendez and Ted Cruz in the Senate and other by several other lawmakers led by Congressman Raja Kishnamoorthi in the House of Representatives.

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Restraint on liberties under Section 144 should not be too general, says Supreme Court- 21/12/2019

Restrictions may be imposed under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) on personal liberties in the interest of public order, but they should never be “too general”.

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India, Afghanistan, Iran meet to monitor implementation of Chabahar pact- 21/12/2019

The second meeting between officials of India, Afghanistan and Iran took place here on Friday to monitor implementation of the 2016 agreement regarding development and management of the Chabahar port in Iran, according to an official statement.

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Ration cards to look similar across country- 20/12/2019

The Centre has designed a standard format for ration cards as it moves ahead with ‘one nation, one ration card’ initiative and has asked State governments to follow the pattern while issuing fresh ration cards.

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States have no powers to refuse implementation of Citizenship Act and NPR: Official- 20/12/2019

The statement came after Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh announced that the CAA was “unconstitutional” and has no place in their respective States.

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Afghanistan first country to recognize Indian Pharmacopoeia- 20/12/2019

The Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP) has been recognised formally by the National Department of Regulation of Medicines and Health Products of the Ministry of Public Health of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

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EChO Network launched to catalyze cross-disciplinary leadership in India; will train educators and students in interdisciplinary manner- 20/12/2019

Speaking at the launch programme, Prof. VijayRaghavan said India has recently embarked on a number of national-level efforts to promote ecological and environmental research on the subcontinent; however, there remains a lacuna of trained scientists with interdisciplinary skills and collaborative mindset.

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World’s oldest fossil forest uncovered in US- 20/12/2019

The fossil forest in Cairo would have spread from New York all the way into Pennsylvania and beyond, according to the researchers from Binghamton University, and New York State Museum in the U.S.

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India-US 2+2 Dialogue provides positive and forward-looking vision for strategic partnership between the two countries- 19/12/2019

At the Dialogue, both sides positively appraised the growing partnership between India and the United States, and noted that important milestones had been achieved since the inaugural 2+2 dialogue in New Delhi in 2018.

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Govt. aims to provide broadband access to all villages by 2022- 19/12/2019

The government on Tuesday announced a new ‘mission’ aimed at providing broadband access in all villages in the country by 2022, entailing investments of around ₹7 lakh crore from various stakeholders.

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India should take urgent action to tackle air pollution: WHO- 19/12/2019

Several studies conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), Centre for Science and Environment and others published in journals such as The Lancet have linked pollution with premature deaths in India.

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DRDO successfully flight-tests Pinaka Missile System off Odisha coast- 19/12/2019

The Pinaka MK-II Rocket is modified as a missile by integrating with the Navigation, Control and Guidance System to improve the end accuracy and enhance the range.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-NITI-Aayog-roadmap-stabilisation

NITI Aayog to draft roadmap for achieving population stabilisation- 19/12/2019

The consultative meeting being organised in partnership with Population Foundation of India (PFI) will bring together senior officials, experts and subject matter specialists to discuss ways and means of strengthening India’s population policy and family planning programmes.

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SC forms 2-judge committee to expedite disposal of rape cases- 17/12/2019

The Supreme Court has set up a two-judge committee to expedite disposal of rape cases across the country. The panel will exclusively monitor the cases and ensure trials are swift and efficient.

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India slips to 112th rank on gender gap index; in bottom 5 on health, economic fronts- 17/12/2019

Forum's Global Gender Gap index to 112, behind neighbours China, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh, due to rising disparity in terms of women's health and participation in the economy.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Citizenship-Act-NRC

The difference between Citizenship Act and NRC, explained- 17/12/2019

The Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) passed by both houses of Parliament in the winter session is now known as the Citizenship Act.

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INDIA EXPANDS INDO-PACIFIC POLICY- 16/12/2019

The Indo-Pacific concept is also moving beyond economic, cultural and historical linkages to include an overarching strategic imperative, which shows India gradually evolving this new foreign policy concept into a hard power attribute, “one which drives existing mechanisms with a new sense of purpose”.

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Longest UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets- 16/12/2019

After getting the longest ever extension in the history of annual UN climate conferences, two weeks of talks ended on a disappointing note on Sunday with all key issues — rules on carbon markets, ‘ambition’ and long-term finance — being pushed to the next round of talks in Glasgow in 2020.

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Colombia to host 2020 World Environment Day on biodiversity- 16/12/2019

World Environment Day takes place every year on 5 June. It is the United Nations’ flagship day for promoting worldwide awareness and action for the environment.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Government-renews-organic-basin

Government renews push for organic farming in Ganga basin- 16/12/2019

Two years after Bihar began developing organic farming corridors along Ganga, the Centre may renew its push for such farming along the river in five states to combat increasing pollution from toxic pesticides.

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Islands Development Agency to develop Andamans under optical fibre cable project- 15/12/2019

After remaining defunct for over two decades, the Islands Development Agency has moved in swiftly to develop the Andaman and Nicobar islands as an optical fibre cable project which is expected to be completed by the middle of 2020.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-lakh-rural-habitations

Three lakh rural habitations lack quality drinking water supply- 15/12/2019

Over three lakh rural habitations across the country continue to be deprived of the government’s minimum prescribed provision of 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) of potable drinking water with assured quality.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Himalayan-flora-fauna-global

Himalayan flora-fauna in critical phase to global warming: Scientists- 14/12/2019

Of the total 19,600 endangered species of flora and fauna in the country, the Himalayan region is home to 133 which are passing through a critical phase due to changing weather patterns and massive deforestation, scientists warned at a seminar in Almora on Wednesday.

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Are Indian lower courts awarding too many death sentences?- 14/12/2019

three milestone judgments - Bachan Singh vs State of Punjab of 1980 being the last of the series - the Supreme Court laid the principle of "rarest of rare" for awarding death penalty to convicts found guilty of murder.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Citizenship-Discriminatory-UN

Citizenship Law 'Discriminatory' Against Muslims, Says UN- 14/12/2019

The United Nations Human Rights Office voiced concern on Friday that India's new citizenship law is “fundamentally discriminatory in nature” by excluding Muslims and called for it to be reviewed.

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Rajya Sabha passes International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019- 13/12/2019

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) Authority Bill, 2019 towards setting up a unified authority to regulate all financial services in IFSCs in the cpuntry.

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Rajya Sabha passes International Financial Services Centres Authority Bill, 2019- 13/12/2019

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) Authority Bill, 2019 towards setting up a unified authority to regulate all financial services in IFSCs in the cpuntry.

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How Bougainville may be a new country in the Pacific and why that matters to China- 13/12/2019

The Autonomous Region of Bougainville, a chain of islands that lie 959 kilometres northwest of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) capital, Port Moresby, has voted unequivocally for independence.

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World's oldest artwork uncovered in Indonesian cave: study- 13/12/2019

An Indonesian cave painting that depicts a prehistoric hunting scene could be the world's oldest figurative artwork dating back nearly 44,000 years, pointing to an advanced artistic culture, according to new research.

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Tamil Nadu overtakes Karnataka to become No 1 in renewable energy- 13/12/2019

Tamil Nadu has overtaken Karnataka to become India's top renewable power generating state in FY20 (till October).

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Cabinet approves introduction of Aircraft (Amendment) Bill in Parliament- 12/12/2019

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the introduction of the Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Parliament. The Bill is intended to carry out amendments to the Aircraft Act, 1934 (XXII of 1934).

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New social security Bill tabled in Lok Sabha- 12/12/2019

Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar on Wednesday introduced the Code on Social Security, 2019, in the Lok Sabha. The Bill seeks to amend and consolidate laws relating to the social security of employees, subsuming eight Central laws.

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Second two-plus-two dialogue on Dec 18, no update on Indo-Japan summit: MEA- 12/12/2019

The second two-plus-two dialogue between India and the US will take place on December 18 in Washington during which the two sides will take stock of the entire gamut of strategic ties between the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

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313,000 cyber security incidents reported till October this year: Govt- 12/12/2019

More than 3.13 lakh cyber security incidents were reported in India this year up to October, Parliament was informed on Thursday.

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IREDA to Create a Green Window for Green Energy Finance- 12/12/2019

“Renewable energy is increasingly cheaper and better for the strategic interests of India, and the IREDA Green Window would provide a significant boost to the renewable energy market.

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Indus river system among world’s most vulnerable ‘water towers’: Study- 11/12/2019

The Indus river and its tributaries, which flow through parts of China, India, Afghanistan and Pakistan, are among the most vulnerable ‘water towers’ in the world, a new study has said.

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What is Citizenship Amendment Bill: All you need to know about CAB- 11/12/2019

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB, which grants Indian citizenship to the non-Muslims of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

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India completes a quarter of spy satellites to ensure all-weather surveillance along its borders- 11/12/2019

With the launch of RISAT (Radar Imaging Satellite) – 2BR1 on Wednesday, India has completed the stationing of a quartet of satellites in space to ensure its borders are protected, say analysts.

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US Congress consents to designate India's NAVIC as allied system- 11/12/2019

Approved as part of the conference report of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2020, it designates Russia's GLONASS and Chinese Beidou as a “non-allied system”.

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End of reservations for Anglo-Indians?- 04/12/2019

Provisions for reservations for SCs/STs and Anglo- Indians are extended under Article 334 (a) and (b) of the Constitution. While the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar confirmed that the SC/ST reservation under 334(a) was extended by 10 years, he said details of the Bill would be clear when it is tabled in Parliament in the ongoing session.

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India ranks 73rd in UN index assessing e-commerce readiness- 04/12/2019

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2019 has been topped by the Netherlands for the second consecutive year.

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Natural gas drives record CO2 emissions in 2019- 04/12/2019

Global carbon emissions boosted by soaring natural gas use are set to hit record levels in 2019 despite a decline in coal consumption and a string of countries declaring a climate emergency, researchers said Wednesday.

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Union Cabinet approves Personal Data Protection Bill- 04/12/2019

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that the bill has been approved by the Cabinet and would be introduced in the Parliament.

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India 5th most vulnerable country to climate change: Global Climate Risk Index- 04/12/2019

Even as world leaders meet at the COP25, underway in Madrid, to discuss climate change issues, the Global Climate Risk Index released by international environmental think tank Germanwatch on Wednesday, shows that India has fallen from its 15th rank of countries hit most by climate change-induced weather phenomena in 2017, to number five in 2018.

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India and Sweden sign three agreements- 03/12/2019

A press release from the Ministry of External Affairs announced both sides signed the Protocol of Cooperation between the Department of Science and Technology of India and the Swedish Energy Agency and the MoU between the Ministry of Earth Sciences of India and the Ministry of Education and Research of Sweden on cooperation of polar science.

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Tiger population up by 750 in 4 years to 2,976- 03/12/2019

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said in the Rajya Sabha that tiger population in the country has increased by 750 in the last four years to 2,976.

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2019 marks the end of warmest decade on record, world warmer by 1.1°C: WMO- 03/12/2019

Signalling a climate crisis, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday said 2019 marks the end of warmest decade on record with global average temperatures about 1.1 °C above the pre-industrial period.

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Parliament passes the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019- 03/12/2019

Shri Reddy said that there will be no change in administration and service conditions and reservation. Similarly, there will be no change in the status of Group III and IV employees.

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Parliament passes the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019- 03/12/2019

The Home Minister noted that there is a perception that the amendment in SPG Act is being brought only for the purpose to remove the SPG security cover for the Gandhi family.

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Measures to Increase Solar Energy Generation- 03/12/2019

Waiver of Inter State Transmission System (ISTS) charges and losses for inter-state sale of solar power for projects to be commissioned up to December, 2022

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Salaries in India likely to rise by 9.2% in 2020: Report- 02/12/2019

Employees in India are expected to see 9.2 per cent salary growth in 2020, highest in Asia, but inflation may play a spoiler as real-wage salaries in the country is anticipated to be just 5 per cent, a report said on Monday.

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Govt moves Taxation Bill in Lok Sabha to lower tax rate option- 02/12/2019

The Centre in the Lok Sabha on Monday moved the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019 for its passage, seeking changes in the Income Tax law aimed at lowering tax rate options to domestic companies to promote growth and investment and attract fresh investment in the manufacturing sector.

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At 17.5 million, Indian diaspora largest in the world : UN report- 02/12/2019

The International Organisation for Migration said in its ‘Global Migration Report 2020’ that the number of international migrants in 2019 is now estimated at 270 million and the top destination remains the U.S., at nearly 51 million.

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Operation ‘Clean Art’ to crackdown on illegal trade in mongoose hair- 02/12/2019

On October 24, 2019, about 200 officials, including policemen, gathered at Sherkot in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district. It was a planned raid, not to apprehend criminals, but to check on organised factories that were making paint brushes with mongoose hair.

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Saudi Arabia Takes over G20 Presidency from Japan- 02/12/2019

The oil-rich kingdom is promoting a liberalisation drive, the signs of which can be seen in granting greater rights to women and more transparency.

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Govt asks SC to refer issue of creamy layer exclusion from SC/ST to larger bench- 02/12/2019

The central government on Monday asked the Supreme Court to refer the matter concerning the exclusion of the creamy layer from the Schedules Caste and Schedules Tribes for reservation benefits to a seven-judge bench.

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Govt may set up new rocket launch pad near Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu- 29/11/2019

Government is planning to set up a new rocket launch pad in Tamil Nadu. Currently, the Indian Space Research organisation (Isro) has two launch pads at Sriharikotta, Andhra Pradesh. The development comes on the backdrop of increasing launches from India, both for domestic and international customers.

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Amazon forest fires melting glaciers over 2,000 km away in Andes: Study- 29/11/2019

The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that aerosols from biomass burning, such as black carbon, can be transported by wind to tropical Andean glaciers.

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United Nations Development Programme launches Accelerator Lab in India to work on tackling pollution- 29/11/2019

The laboratory that will be housed in the UNDP India office has partnered with the Indian government’s Atal Innovation Mission to achieve its objectives.

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'Unexpected' black hole 70 times massive than Sun discovered- 29/11/2019

Milky Way is estimated to contain 100 million stellar black holes -- cosmic bodies formed by the collapse of massive stars, and so dense even light can't escape.

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Indian Army successfully test-fires Spike LR missile- 29/11/2019

The firing was witnessed by the top Infantry hierarchy of the Indian Army, including the Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, who were all at Mhow for the annual Infantry Commanders' Conference.

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India Ranked 44th In 2019 Nomuras Food Vulnerability Index- 25/11/2019

NFVI has three components: (1) the country’s GDP per person, (2) the share of food in household consumption, and (3) the net food imports. The lower per capita GDP, a higher percentage of food in household consumption, and top net food imports would make a country more vulnerable to spikes in food prices.

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Centre tables SPG (Amendment) Bill in Lok Sabha- 25/11/2019

Amid a row over the Centre’s decision to revoke special protection group (SPG) cover from Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior party leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Union home ministry on Monday tabled the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha.

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25% of rural India's households don't have access to sanitation: NSO survey- 25/11/2019

While a quarter of population still don't have access to sanitation facilities, hand pumps continue to be the major source of drinking water for households in rural areas, a report by the National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has said.

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Greenhouse gases surge to record in 2018, exceeding 10-yr average rate: U.N.- 25/11/2019

Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a new record in 2018, rising faster than the average rise of the last decade and cementing increasingly damaging weather patterns, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.

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India, U.S. to sign industrial security agreement at 2+2 dialogue- 24/11/2019

But the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geo-spatial Cooperation (BECA), which is under discussion, is unlikely to be concluded.

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What are the laws in place to tackle illegal non-citizens?- 24/11/2019

The story so far: The Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement in the Rajya Sabha earlier this week that a National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be implemented across India, and repeated again in Assam, has ignited interest in the existing legal framework in India for illegal migrants.

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Scheme to interlink rivers on fast track, govt tells Parliament- 24/11/2019

The Centre's ambitious project to interlink rivers is on fast track and the work on at least four such projects is set to start soon as the detailed project reports (DPRs) are ready, the Union Jal Shakti Ministry said in a written reply in Parliament on November 21, 2019.

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2.2% of Indian population suffering from disability, says NSO survey- 24/11/2019

Overall percentage of persons with disability in the population was 2.2% during July 2018 to December 2018 in the country, showed a National Statistical Office (NSO) survey report on Saturday.

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Bill to replace ordinance banning production, sale of e-cigarettes introduced in Lok Sabha- 23/11/2019

The Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes (Production, Manufacture, Import, Export, Transport, Sale, Distribution, Storage and Advertisement) Bill, 2019, seeks to replace an ordinance issued on September 18.

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India produces 25k tonnes of plastic waste everyday, 40% uncollected: Govt- 23/11/2019

In a written response to a question in the Lower House, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the demand of plastic has increased significantly due its increased use in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, which has indirectly resulted into the challenge of plastic waste management.

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Supreme Court seeks government reply to plea on Aadhaar data use by private firms- 23/11/2019

The petition was filed jointly by former Army officer S.G. Vombatkere and activist Bezwada Wilson against the legality of Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 and the Aadhaar (Pricing of Aadhaar Authentication Services) Regulations, 2019.

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Mahila Sashaktikaran Scheme- 23/11/2019

Ministry of Women & Child Development has released funds (central share) for three aspirational districts in Andhra Pradesh namely Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and YSR Kadapa for undertaking block level activities in 8 blocks per aspirational district.

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Zero Budget Natural Farming- 23/11/2019

The ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research initiated a study on Evaluation of Zero Budget Natural Farming practices in Basmati/ coarse rice-wheat system from Rabi 2017 at 4 locations namely Modipuram, Pantnagar, Ludhiana, Kurukshetra .

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Various Initiatives undertaken by Government for mitigation of Air Pollution- 23/11/2019

Government is taking all efforts for the mitigation of air pollution in the country. Central Government has taken a number of regulatory measures for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution in the country.

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After J&K bifurcation, govt to merge UTs Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli- 23/11/2019

Two Union Territories -- Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli -- will be merged into one and a bill in this effect will be tabled in Parliament next week, Union Minister Arjun Meghwal said in the Lok Sabha on Friday.

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Water Vapor Confirmed on Jupiter’s Moon Europa by NASA Scientists- 21/11/2019

What makes this moon so alluring is the possibility that it may possess all of the ingredients necessary for life. Scientists have evidence that one of these ingredients, liquid water, is present under the icy surface and may sometimes erupt into space in huge geysers.

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Singapore to get access to use India’s Chandipur missile test range- 21/11/2019

“The Ministers commended the progress in defence technology collaboration. They witnessed the exchange of a Letter of Intent to register both sides’ commitment to conclude a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate the use of Chandipur Integrated Test Range by the Singapore defence establishment,” the Defence Ministry said in a statement.

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Nuclear capable Prithvi-2 missile successfully testfired at night- 21/11/2019

"Two Prithvi-2 missiles were test fired consecutively and both tests met all parameters," the official said from the Interim Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur.

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Cabinet approves amendments and modifications in the Toll-Operate-Transfer model and securitization of user fee receipts of NH- 21/11/2019

Around 75 operational NH projects have been identified for potential monetization using the TOT Model, and bundled into 10 separate bids to attract economics of scale for the private sector.

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Cabinet gives nod to corporate tax rate cut implemented through Ordinance- 21/11/2019

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2019, which lowered the corporate tax rate for domestic and new manufacturing companies through an Ordinance on 20 September, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.

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IEA projects rapid increase in installed solar capacity by 2040- 19/11/2019

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has projected a rapid increase in installed capacity of solar power by 2040, from 495 GW now to 3,142 GW, in its latest World Energy Outlook (WEO).

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Steep climb in global nitrous oxide levels: Study- 19/11/2019

N2O is the third-most important greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4). It has the highest global warming potential among the three — 300 times than CO2.

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Saturn Moon Titan Shaped by Same Forces as Earth: Researchers- 19/11/2019

The largest of Saturn's many moons has lakes, mountains and dunes, with its surface scarred and crafted by many of the same forces which have shaped Earth, scientists said Monday.

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India ranks 59 on IMD World Talent Ranking Report; Switzerland first- 19/11/2019

India has slipped 6 places to 59 rank on a global annual list of 63 countries, due to low quality of life and expenditure on education, according to the latest edition of IMD World Talent Ranking, which was topped by Switzerland.

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ISRO to launch Cartosat-3, 13 commercial nano satellites on Nov 25- 19/11/2019

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would launch its earth imaging and mapping satellite Cartosat-3 along with 13 commercial nano satellites from the US, on November 25, the space agency said.

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India leads mobile ad fraud in Asia, blockchain can help fix issues: Report- 18/11/2019

India is leading mobile ad fraud in Asia with a rate of 62 per cent as marketers are spending nearly 20 per cent of their advertising budget on ad fraud, a new report said on Monday.

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Climate change: Investors wants world energy body to support Paris accord- 18/11/2019

Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), faced renewed pressure on Monday to overhaul the organisation's influential projections for fossil fuel demand from investors and scientists concerned about climate change.

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Arctic Ocean may be ice-free for part of year by 2044, finds study- 18/11/2019

Human-caused climate change is on track to make the Arctic Ocean functionally ice-free for part of each year starting sometime between 2044 and 2067, according to a study.

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Darjeeling green, white teas get GI backing- 18/11/2019

Darjeeling green and white teas, whose price varies from Rs 3,000 -Rs 10,000 per kg, have received Geographical Indication (GI) tag for the domestic market, which will put to rest any doubt about their authenticity and quality.

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ADB, India Sign $91 Million Loan for Comprehensive Water Management in Karnataka- 18/11/2019

The signatories to the second project loan for the Karnataka Integrated and Sustainable Water Resources Management Investment Program (IWRM) were Mr. Sameer Kumar Khare, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance who signed for the Government of India and Mr. Kenichi Yokoyama, Country Director of ADB’s India Resident Mission, who signed for ADB.

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NITI Aayog releases Report on Building a 21st Century Health System for India- 18/11/2019

Over the last few years, India has embarked on a journey towards providing improved access to high-quality, affordable healthcare for the most unreached and vulnerable population of the country.

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Government Unveils Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh To Help Fight Malnutrition, Here’s All You Need To Know- 18/11/2019

Union Government today launched announced Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh which would be a repository of diverse crops across 128 agro-climatic zones for better nutritional outcomes.

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EU offers technical assistance to Pakistan to implement FATF action plan- 17/11/2019

A joint press release issued at the conclusion of the 10th session of the European Union-Pakistan Joint Commission in Brussels on Friday said that the two sides emphasised the importance of the implementation of FATF action plan by Pakistan, the Dawn reported.

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After success in Article 370 and Ayodhya, Govt set to push 'Citizenship (Amendment) Bill'- 17/11/2019

Besides the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the government also plans to convert two crucial ordinances into law during the session.

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DRDO successfully conducts Agni II missile’s night trial for first time- 17/11/2019

India on Saturday successfully conducted the first night trial of nuclear capable intermediate range ballistic missile Agni-II from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

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NITI Aayog, CII draft plan to improve air quality- 17/11/2019

Incentives to use cleaner construction material, less polluting fuel for power generation and tighter norms for use of diesel in power generation are among steps required to improve air quality in the national capital region, a high level report said.

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Tap water quality best in Mumbai, most unsafe in Delhi, finds Bureau of Indian Standards- 17/11/2019

Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday said that tap water in Delhi and several other cities did not comply with the requirements according to a study conducted by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

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Not just Delhi. India has two other cities in world's top 10 polluted city list- 16/11/2019

As the air quality in the national capital entered the 'emergency' category again on Friday, Delhi tops the chart of most polluted city in the world, according to the weather forecasting agency Skymet.

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Govt notifies rules under insolvency law for resolution of fin service providers- 16/11/2019

The corporate affairs ministry has notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers and Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2019 (Rules).

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NITI Aayog to soon release a report on health system for new India- 16/11/2019

NITI Aayog will on Monday release a report which integrates viewpoints on the efforts required for strengthening the existing fractured health system to meet the challenges that lie ahead.

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Centre drops plan to bring in changes to Forest Act of 1927- 16/11/2019

The Union Environment Ministry on Friday withdrew a draft amendment that proposed updates to the Indian Forest Act, 1927. Activist groups and some State governments had protested this proposed law after it was mooted in March.

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Explained: What bringing the Chief Justice of India’s office under RTI means- 15/11/2019

While the office of the CJI is now under the RTI’s ambit, the CBI is exempt. When the UPA government brought the RTI law on October 12, 2005, the CBI was under it.

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India pledges to contribute $13.5 mn for UN development activities for 2020- 15/11/2019

Counsellor at India’s Permanent Mission to the UN Anjani Kumar announced India’s pledges at the UN General Assembly Pledging Conference for Development Activities.

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Amended Finance Act: Supreme Court strikes down rules on tribunal postings- 15/11/2019

A Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down in entirety Rules framed by the government under the Finance Act of 2017 to alter the appointments to 19 key judicial tribunals, including the Central Administrative Tribunal.

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China completes crucial landing test for 1st Mars mission in 2020- 15/11/2019

China on Thursday successfully completed a crucial landing test in northern Hebei province ahead of a historic unmanned exploration mission to Mars next year.

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Climate change to hurt health of children born in India for life: Lancet- 15/11/2019

At current emission rates, a child born today will face lifelong health impacts of climate change, according to a new report. By the time he or she turns 71, the world will be 4 degrees-Celsius (deg-C) warmer than the pre-industrial levels of the mid-1700s.

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SpaceX launches 60 mini satellites for cheaper global Internet- 12/11/2019

Elon Musk-run SpaceX has launched 60 "Starlink" satellites into low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida that will bring cheaper Internet access to the world.

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Sharp fall in farm suicides in 2016 claims latest NCRB data- 12/11/2019

The Narendra Modi government finally released the farm sector suicide data for 2016 after three years on November 8, 2019. According to it farmers' suicide numbers has declined sharply from previous years though the number of agricultural labourers taking their lives have jumped 11 percent.

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Will CJI come under RTI ambit? SC to pronounce its verdict on Nov 13- 12/11/2019

The Supreme Court will, on Wednesday, pronounce the verdict on whether or not the office of Chief Justice of India comes under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act.

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Can court ask a secular State to construct a temple?- 12/11/2019

Can a secular State be ordered to facilitate the construction of a temple, which is an essential part of the Hindu belief? Does this not amount to a secular State fostering a particular religion?

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72% Indians believe country headed in right direction: Survey- 12/11/2019

At least 72% urban Indians believe that India is headed in the right direction compared to 61% global citizens who feel their country is on the wrong track, says a survey by market research firm Ipsos.

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Study moots lowering the age of consent- 11/11/2019

The report titled “Why Girls Run Away To Marry — Adolescent Realities and Socio-Legal Responses in India” is based on a qualitative study of 15 girls aged 15-20 years from Jaipur, Delhi and Mumbai who had been in a consensual romantic relationship, some of which resulted in self-arranged marriages.

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Centre gets responses to draft Social Security code- 11/11/2019

A draft of the social security code, one of the four codes that are part of the Centre’s labour reforms agenda, was published on September 17 for public comments and suggestions till October 25.

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Centre gives nod for four medical device parks- 11/11/2019

The government has approved setting up four medical device parks with a view to support Make in India initiative and provide world-class treatment at affordable prices.

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IAF to sign contract this fiscal to procure 83 LCAs- 11/11/2019

The IAF is looking at speeding up the development and production of the LCA by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).“We are taking delivery of the last four aircraft in the Initial Operational Configuration (IOC).

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Odisha hit by over nine lakh lightning strikes this year- 11/11/2019

This is among the findings of an analysis of lightning strikes in India — the most widespread killer among natural calamities — from January to August by the private weather agency Skymet.

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Dassault Rafale: What Makes This Fighter Jet So Special For the Indian Air Force?- 11/11/2019

India had signed an inter-governmental agreement with France in September 2016 for procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets at a cost of around Rs 58,000 crore.

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India retains third spot in global unicorn list- 09/11/2019

India also witnessed the addition of 7 unicorns in 2019 till August, taking the total tally up to 24, which is the third highest number of unicorns in a single country in the world. Here are the key highlights of the report.

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RBI announces slew of measures to push digital payments in India- 09/11/2019

The banking regulator mandated banks not to charge savings bank account customers for online transactions via NEFT from January 2020

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Women account for 7% of entire police force in India: Report- 09/11/2019

report compiled by a group of sectoral experts, ranging from human rights groups to legal policy groups, show that women account for seven per cent of India's 2.4 million police personnel.

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Amazon rainforest drying out due to human activity, shows NASA study- 09/11/2019

NASA scientists at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, looked at ground and satellite data to track moisture in Amazon rainforest’s atmosphere for this study.

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Ayodhya verdict: Temple at disputed site, alternative land for mosque, says Supreme Court- 09/11/2019

In an unanimous and historic verdict, the Supreme Court on Saturday settled the long-festering Ayodhya dispute by allowing Hindus to build a Ram temple on the disputed land while sanctioning Muslims five acres to build a mosque in the temple town.

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Controversial Gujarat anti-terror law gets President assent on 4th attempt- 07/11/2019

Pesident Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Bill, a controversial anti-terror legislation passed by the BJP-ruled state in March 2015.

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Khadi gets separate unique HS code, export to get a boost- 07/11/2019

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena said that this decision of government will open a new chapter in the field of Khadi export.

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Maharashtra tops in justice delivery: Report- 07/11/2019

Among the small states (where population is less than one crore each), Goa has topped the list followed by Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh, it said.

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First ever ‘BIMSTEC Ports’ Conclave held at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh- 07/11/2019

The first ever BIMSTEC Conclave of Ports, being held at Vishakhapatnam on 7-8 November, 2019 was inaugurated by Minister of State for Shipping(I/C), Shri Mansukh Mandaviya today.

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India Exits Asia's Mega Trade Pact, Decides Not to Join RCEP Agreement- 06/11/2019

“The present form of the RCEP Agreement does not fully reflect the basic spirit and the agreed guiding principles of RCEP,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his address at the RCEP summit in Bangkok, according to a tweet by official broadcaster Prasar Bharati.

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Govt suggests 9-hour working day, but avoids fixing a minimum wage in draft rule- 06/11/2019

The draft rule also said HRA will be 10% of the minimum wage but will not classify whether it will be based on the category of the cities people live in.

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NASA’s Voyager 2 becomes second spacecraft to reach interstellar space- 06/11/2019

More than four decades after beginning its epic journey, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft has crossed the elusive boundary that marks the edge of the Sun’s realm and the start of interstellar space, scientists have announced.

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Iranian president announces another break from nuclear deal- 06/11/2019

There was no immediate reaction from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog now monitoring Iran’s compliance with the deal.

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China Named Worst Abuser of Internet Freedom in Freedom House Report- 06/11/2019

In Freedom on the Net 2019: The Crisis of Social Media, the Washington-based independent watchdog organization evaluated 65 countries between June 2018 and May 2019, and found that 33 were on an “overall decline” in terms of internet freedom.

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India to test-fire 3,500-km range K-4 underwater nuclear missile from Vizag- 06/11/2019

To further strengthen its capabilities of hitting enemy targets from submarines, India is planning to test-fire the 3,500 kilometre strike-range K-4 nuclear missile from an underwater platform off the coast of Andhra Pradesh on Friday.

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FIRST CONTAINERISED CARGO FROM HALDIA (NW-1) TO PANDU (NW-2) THROUGH INDO-BANGLADESH PROTOCOL ROUTE- 04/11/2019

Shri Gopal Krishna. Secretary (Shipping) today flagged off the sailing-vessel, M Y Maheshwari via a video conference from Deep Bhawan at Taratolla. This vessel will carry 53 TEUs (containers) of petrochemicals, edible oil and beverage.

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Finance Minister Launches two new IT Initiatives -ICEDASH & ATITHI for improved monitoring and pace of Customs clearance of imported goods and facilitating arriving international passengers- 04/11/2019

Speaking on the occasion at the CBIC’s DG Systems office here in New Delhi , Finance Minister lauded the measures taken by CBIC to leverage technology for providing better taxpayer services.

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8th Indo-German Energy Forum takes place, 8 MoUs inked- 04/11/2019

The forum concluded on Friday and was co-chaired by Sanjiv Nandan Sahai, Secretary (Power) from the Indian side and Christian Hirte, Secretary of State, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany, according to an official statement.

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Women help desks, more anti-human trafficking units to be set up using Nirbhaya fund- 04/11/2019

The Nirbhaya Fund was announced by the Centre in 2013 after the sensational December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case in the national capital. Its aim was to support initiatives of the government and the NGOs working towards the safety of women.

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ISRO’s NavIC set to be commercialised by Antrix- 04/11/2019

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its older commercial arm Antrix Corporation Ltd. are poised to commercialise India’s regional navigation satellite system, NavIC, with Antrix recently floating two separate tenders to identify industries that can develop dedicated NavIC-based hardware and systems.

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Indian Army to have first Dhanush regiment by March 2020- 04/11/2019

“The first regiment of 18 guns will be in place by March 2020. We will get another 36 guns by March 2021 and another 40 by March 2022. The entire order for 114 guns will be completed by 2022,” an Army source said.

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New UTs J&K, Ladakh to get first-ever ‘Bamboo Parks’- 02/11/2019

Disclosing this while briefing the media after an exhaustive meeting with senior officials of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh said, the birth of two new Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh will also herald the beginning of a bamboo revolution in the region.

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India, US commit to increasing cooperation for money-laundering cases- 02/11/2019

India and the US on Friday committed to enhance cooperation in tackling money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism.

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Signed carbon copy is a permissible evidence: Supreme Court- 02/11/2019

A Bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose clarified the law while setting aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court decision of January 15 that a carbon copy signed by the parties in a dispute cannot be treated as primary evidence under Section 62 of the Indian Evidence Act.

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Why are Air Independent Propulsion submarines significant for India?- 02/11/2019

Submarines are essentially of two types: conventional and nuclear. Conventional submarines use a diesel-electric engine, and must surface daily for oxygen for fuel combustion.

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Delhi AQI drops to 'emergency' category as pollution level spikes overnight- 01/11/2019

The blanket of haze over Delhi thickened on Friday morning with the national capital's pollution levels increasing overnight by around 50 points, taking the overall air quality index to 459.

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India, Germany ink 20 agreements in AI, green urban mobility & agriculture- 01/11/2019

While strengthening Cooperation in the Field of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transformation formed a major part of the joint statement, there was also a large section on combating terrorism.

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UNESCO has designated Mumbai as a member of UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) in the field of FILM and Hyderabad in the field of GASTRONOMY- 01/11/2019

UCCN,created in 2004, is a network of cities which are thriving, active centres of cultural activities in their respective countries. The UNESCO Creative Cities Network now counts a total of 246 cities.

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Sex ratio improves in country; birth and death rates dip- 01/11/2019

The NHP covers demographic, socio-economic, health status and health finance indicators, human resources in the health sector and health infrastructure.

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Chandrayaan-2 finds easily detectable ‘Argon-40’ isotope- 01/11/2019

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Thursday said that the Chandra’s Atmospheric Composition Explorer-2 (CHACE-2) payload on Chandrayaan-2 has detected Argon-40 (40Ar) from the lunar exosphere.

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Algae blooms to make glaciers melt faster than thought: Scientists- 31/10/2019

Glaciers will melt faster than current models on climate change account for as algae blooms colonise them and reduce their ability to reflect the sun's heat, scientists studying glaciers said.

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National Health Profile 2019: India's life expectancy rises; diabetes, hypertension rate high- 31/10/2019

Life expectancy in India has increased from 49.7 years in 1970-75 to 68.7 years in 2012-16, as per the National Health Profile 2019 released on Wednesday.

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Pollution level in northern plains cutting lives short by 7 years: Report- 31/10/2019

Pollution levels in the Indo-Gangetic Plain region of the country rose by nearly 72% in last 18 years, reducing the life expectancy of people by seven years, says a new research.

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WTO panel rules India export subsidies illegal, upholds US case- 31/10/2019

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled against India in a crucial trade dispute with the US, ordering all export promotion schemes to be stopped within the next four months. The WTO also said the SEZ Scheme should be closed within the next six months.

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MNRE Hosts 2nd Assembly of International Solar Alliance (ISA) on 31 October in New Delhi- 31/10/2019

Delegations from 78 countries are participating in this Assembly, this includes 29 Ministerial delegations of which 25 are from ISA member countries, 2 from signatory countries and further 2 from prospective member countries.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Peatlands-fires-matter

Why peatlands matter, Why are those peatland fires happening?- 29/10/2019

Peatland health is under threat from drainage for agriculture, commercial forestry, peat extraction, infrastructure development and, of course, the effects of global heating.

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President Kovind signs order appointing Justice Bobde as next CJI- 29/10/2019

Justice S.A Bobde is set to be sworn in as the next Chief Justice of India, after President Ram Nath Kovind signed his appointment order on Tuesday, according to news reports.

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India, Saudi Arabia to sign Strategic Partnership Council pact- 29/10/2019

Prime Minister said, Neighbourhood First continues to be the guiding vision for my government's foreign policy. India's relations with Saudi Arabia are one of the most important bilateral relationships in our extended neighbourhood.

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Kyarr intensifies, becomes the first Super Cyclone in Arabian Sea in 12 years- 29/10/2019

Cyclone 'Kyarr' intensifies to become the first Super Cyclonic storm in Arabian Sea in last 12 years after Cyclone Gonu ravaged the Oman coast in 2007.

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First National Protocol to Enumerate Snow Leopard Population in India Launched- 23/10/2019

Snow Leopard enumeration of the Nation, which is the first of its kind, has been developed by scientific experts in association with the Snow Leopard States/UTs namely, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunanchal Pradesh.

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IAF test-fires BrahMos surface-to -surface missiles successfully- 23/10/2019

The Indian Air Force has carried out successful firing of BrahMos surface-to-surface missiles from a mobile platform at Trak Island in Andaman Nicobar islands, officials said on Tuesday.

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India's rank jumps 14 places in World Bank's ease of doing business ranking- 23/10/2019

India climbed 14 rungs in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business 2020 survey to stand at 63, among 190 countries, making it the one of world’s top 10 most improved countries for the third consecutive time.

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Twenty countries, including India, to dominate global growth in 2024- 20/10/2019

The US, while still expected to contribute a sizable portion to world growth, is projected to fall to third place, after India.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-clarifies-definition-land-forest

Centre clarifies on definition of land as forest- 20/10/2019

The States need not take the Centre’s approval to define what constitutes unclassified land as forest, the Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the environment ministry, comprising independent experts and officials in the Centre’s forestry division, has clarified

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Venezuela wins seat on UN human rights council despite opposition- 20/10/2019

Venezuela was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday with 105 votes and a round of applause, despite fierce lobbying by the United States and rights groups, and the late entry of Costa Rica as competition.

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37.7% of processed milk samples fail to meet quality norm: FSSAI study- 18/10/2019

Processed milk, including of major brands, have failed to meet the prescribed quality norm in 37.7 per cent of the total samples tested, according to a Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) study.

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Chipping away RTI- 18/10/2019

The new rules downgrading the office of the chief and other information commissioners at the Centre and in the states, flowing from the July 2019 amendments to the 2005 Right to Information Act, send out disturbing signals about the fate of one of the most progressive, democracy-enhancing pieces of legislation to be enacted in free India.

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NITI Aayog launches India Innovation Index 2019- 18/10/2019

NITI Aayog with Institute for Competitiveness as the knowledge partner released the India Innovation Index (III) 2019. Karnataka is the most innovative major state in India.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Malnutrition-main-risk

Malnutrition main risk for disease in Indian children- 17/10/2019

Deficiency in vitamins and other essential nutrients arising from unhealthy diets is the main risk factor for several diseases among Indian children, a Unicef report said. The report also pointed to the prevalence of anaemia, insufficient protein intake and changing dietary preferences in the country.

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Pakistan to remain on FATF 'Grey List' till February 2020- 17/10/2019

In a major development, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Tuesday decided "in principle" that Pakistan will remain on its grey list till February 2020 and directed the country to take "extra measures" for the "complete elimination" of terror financing and money laundering.

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Young women from Tribal Areas to receive Digital Skills Training- 17/10/2019

Shri Arjun Munda, Union Minister of Tribal Affair announced the second phase of GOAL (Going Online as Leaders), a Facebook program aimed at inspiring, guiding and encouraging tribal girls from across India to become village-level digital young leaders for their communities.

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India slips to 102nd rank in Global Hunger Report 2019; behind Nepal, Pak, Bangladesh- 17/10/2019

Seventeen countries, including Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Cuba and Kuwait, shared the top rank with GHI scores of less than five, the website of the Global Hunger Index that tracks hunger and malnutrition said on Wednesday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Indian-Railways-net-zero

Indian Railways to become 'net zero' carbon emitter by 2030- 15/10/2019

As part of India’s strategy to combat climate change, Indian Railways will become "net zero" carbon emitter by 2030, said railways and commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday.

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India warns of inherent dangers in nuclear brinkmanship pursued by nations- 15/10/2019

India has warned of the inherent dangers in nuclear brinkmanship pursued by countries as a cover for cross-border terrorism, days after Pakistan Prime Minister drummed up hysteria over a possible nuclear war in South Asia after New Delhi revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Air India becomes world's first airline to use Taxibot on A320 aircraft with passengers onboard- 15/10/2019

Air India on Tuesday became the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on a A320 aircraft with passengers onboard.Taxibot is a robot-used aircraft tractor for taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway and vice versa.

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India has it right : Nations either aim for the Moon or get left behind in the Space Race- 14/10/2019

As with all previous Moon missions, national prestige is a big part of India’s Moon shot. But there are some colder calculations behind it as well.

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India's growth rate to fall to 6%, will recover to 7.2% in 2022: World Bank- 14/10/2019

After a broad-based deceleration in the initial quarters of this fiscal year, India's growth rate is projected to fall to 6 per cent, the World Bank said on Sunday.

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Nutrition survey: Children show early signs of diabetes, high cholesterol- 14/10/2019

Even as Indian children continue to grapple with undernutrition, the first ever national nutrition survey of children and adolescents shows a growing risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease, with many showing early signs of these diseases.

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What are exoplanets, and what is ‘dark’ matter?- 13/10/2019

The word planet is a general term that describes any celestial body that moves around a star. Well, there are also “rogue” planets that do not orbit stars. An exoplanet is a planet outside our solar system. It is an extrasolar planet.

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Is the global economy sliding into 1st recession since 2009- 13/10/2019

The global economy is wobbling and whether it topples over is the big question in financial markets, executive suites and the corridors of power.

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Bangladesh, Nepal ahead of India as growth in South Asia slows down: World Bank report- 13/10/2019

Bangladesh and Nepal are estimated to grow faster than India in 2019, according to the World Bank, which said that overall growth in South Asia is projected to slow down this fiscal in line with a global downward trend.

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Solar, wind farms soon along India-Pak border- 11/10/2019

To address the issue of land availability for clean energy projects, India will set up solar and wind projects on fallow land along its international border with Pakistan, according to a top government official.

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Estimates of blindness reduced by 47% in 12 years: Govt survey- 11/10/2019

The estimated prevalence of blindness in India has reduced by approximately 47% in last 12 years, while untreated cataract continue to be leading cause of blindness, a government survey has revealed.

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Why strong monsoon rains are not necessarily good news for Indian farmers- 11/10/2019

India, one of the world's biggest agricultural producers, experienced its heaviest monsoon rains in 25 years this year.

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Botswana rhinos risk wipeout as poaching rises- 10/10/2019

The thousands of rhinos that once roamed Africa and Asia have been culled by poaching and habitat loss. Very few are found outside national parks and reserves, where they remain threatened.

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WHO to provide technical support for Ayushman Bharat- 10/10/2019

The World Health Organization (WHO) will now provide technical support to India for government’s ambitious scheme Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).

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India slips 10 places on global competitiveness index; Singapore on top- 10/10/2019

India has moved down 10 places to rank 68th on an annual global competitiveness index, largely due to improvements witnessed by several other economies, while Singapore has replaced the US as the world's most competitive economy.

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Govt set to make BIS standard must for tap water in select cities- 04/10/2019

The Centre will soon start consultation process to make mandatory compliance of the BIS quality standard for tap water to begin with in the national capital, state capitals and 100 smart cities, Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Thursday.

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53% of top Indian firms have male to female employee ratio of 10:1: Study- 04/10/2019

Around 53 per cent of top Indian companies have a male to female employee ratio of 10:1 or worse and 70 per cent of the top firms have less than one per cent of employees with disability, a study by a think-tank claimed on Thursday.

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RBI Monetary Policy: Repo rate cut, GDP forecast lowered- 04/10/2019

Taking cognisance of the worsening slowdown, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday cut its economic growth forecast for 2019-20 to 6.1 per cent, a huge downward revision of 80 basis points (bps) from the projection it made in the August policy meeting.

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IPCC special report on the ocean and cryosphere in a changing climate- 02/10/2019

SROCC provides the best available scientific knowledge to empower governments and communities to take action, embedding that scientific knowledge on unavoidable change and plausible futures into their own context, to limit the scale of risks and climate impacts.

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Government plans to put companies using plastic on the radar- 02/10/2019

The government may soon roll out stringent norms and impose heavy fines on corporates, including hospitality industry, mobile manufacturers and packaging industry, for failing to stop use of plastic.

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SC amends its 2018 verdict on SC/ST Act on Centre's plea- 01/10/2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed its own verdict which introduced measures like prior inquiry before the arrest of an accused under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities Act), 1989.

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Single-Use Plastic Ban on October 2 - Highlights- 01/10/2019

But how did this entire ban come about? And what exactly is going to be banned after October 2? Although there is no official word from the Central government about the latter yet, we try to piece together information based on recent announcements and developments.

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INS Khanderi: India’s second Scorpene-class attack submarine, features, other details- 30/09/2019

Indian Navy got its second Scorpene-class attack submarine INS Khanderi, after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, dedicated it to the nation on Saturday. India’s first Scorpene-class attack submarine is named INS Kalvari in December 2017.

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What's behind the curious fall in renewable energy generation- 30/09/2019

Renewable energy generation fell 20% in August despite a notable expansion in capacity. This was the biggest monthly fall in at least three years, according to data collated by SBICAP Securities Ltd.

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Kerala tops Niti Aayog’s School Education Quality Index; U.P. is worst performer- 30/09/2019

There are huge differences in the quality of school education across the country, according to a Niti Aayog ranking released on Monday.

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What can be done to address the demand drought in our economy?- 30/09/2019

A worryingly persistent slowdown dragged economic growth in India down to 5% in the fiscal first quarter, its weakest pace in more than six years.

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4 NCR states asked to monitor their pollution hot spots, take steps to curb malady- 28/09/2019

The Central Pollution Control Board task force also asked Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan to submit it and the Supreme Court-mandated Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority the weekly reports on implementation of anti-pollution measures.

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SC sets up 5-judge Constitution Bench to hear pleas challenging Centre's move on Article 370- 28/09/2019

A Presidential Order on August 5 read down Article 370, through which special rights and privileges were given to the people of Jammu and Kashmir since 1954 in accordance with the Instrument of Accession.

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Navy set to induct submarine INS Khanderi- 28/09/2019

The Indian Navy on Saturday will induct its indigenously built Kalvari class diesel-electric submarine.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will commission the submarine which will be known as INS Khanderi.

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India rises 4 places to 44th rank in world digital competitiveness rankings- 27/09/2019

India has advanced four places to 44th position in terms of digital competitiveness in the world as the country has made improvement in terms of knowledge and future readiness to adopt and explore digital technologies, according to a global report.

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Highlights of UN Climate Action Summit 2019- 27/09/2019

The impacts of climate change are being felt everywhere and are having very real consequences on people’s lives. Climate change is disrupting national economies, costing us dearly today and even more tomorrow.

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Notified cases increase by 16%: Tuberculosis India Report 2019- 27/09/2019

The estimated TB incidence in India stands at 27 lakh. Dr. Vardhan, however, noted there were still 5.5 lakh patients who were “lost” in the country. “There are still 5.5 lakh TB patients in our country whom we are not being able to find.

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Centre proposes new draft Code on Social Security- 20/09/2019

The Centre has proposed a new draft Code on Social Security that amalgamates eight laws — covering Employees’ Provident Fund, maternity benefits and compensation among others— that makes way for establishing funds for PF and pension as well as covering workers of the gig economy in social security schemes.

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Govt. cuts corporate tax to spur investment, jobs- 20/09/2019

In its boldest gambit yet to stir up the economy, the government on Friday issued an ordinance to reduce the corporate tax rate for domestic firms and new manufacturing units by 10 to 12 percentage points, effectively bringing India’s tax rates on par with its competing Asian peers.

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India among hotspots of antibiotic resistance in animals: Study- 20/09/2019

Antibiotic resistance in animals has increased by 50 per cent since 2000, according to the study, published in the journal Science on Thursday.

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ISRO, DRDO sign MoUs for Gaganyaan mission- 18/09/2019

Some of the critical technologies to be provided by the DRDO to ISRO include space food, space crew health monitoring and emergency survival kit, radiation measurement and protection,.

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Indigenously designed air-to-air missile Astra successfully test-fired- 18/09/2019

Indigenously designed air-to-air missile Astra was successfully test-fired from the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Odisha on September 17.

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At 17.5 Million, Overseas Indians Are Largest Community In The World: UN- 18/09/2019

India was the leading country of origin of international migrants in 2019 with a 17.5 million strong overseas Indian community, according to new estimates released by the United Nations, which said the number of migrants globally reached an estimated 272 million.

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Government has failed to bring in Uniform Civil Code, says Supreme Court- 14/09/2019

The Supreme Court said the nation has still not endeavoured to secure for its citizens a Uniform Civil Code. The government has till date taken no action, a Bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose observed in a judgment delivered on Friday.

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New policy coming for Scientific Social Responsibility- 14/09/2019

The policy aims to harness latent potential of the scientific community for strengthening linkages between science and society, and for making S&T ecosystem vibrant.

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Pak's gray listing expected to move to Black List by FATF in October- 14/09/2019

FATF had placed Pakistan on its Gray List in June 2018, giving it a 15-month action plan to complete implementation of a 27-point action plan, failing which the country could be placed in the Black List.

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India fails to feature in the top 300 World University Rankings 2020 list- 12/09/2019

India’s best represented university — Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore — fell from the 251-300 cohort last year to the 301-350 bracket this time due to significant fall in its citation impact.

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In a 1st, water found on potentially habitable planet outside solar system- 12/09/2019

Astronomers have for the first time discovered water in the atmosphere of an exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that could support life as we know it.

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India successfully test fires Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile system- 12/09/2019

The missile was fired from a tripod and target was simulated to be a functional tank. The missile succeeded in hitting the target in the top attack mode and completely decimated the target.

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Conducive macroeconomic environment key to boosting digital payments: RBI report- 12/09/2019

Robust economic growth, higher level of education, greater internet penetration, low inflation and increase in credit to the private sector as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are the key factors that help drive digital payments, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in a report.

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Fileless attacks increased by 265%, attack on routers up by 64%: Report- 09/09/2019

Cybercriminals are betting big time on fileless attacks due to their elusive nature. In fact, the use of fileless attacks went up by 265% in the first half of 2019, over the last year, according to Trend Micro’s mid-year cybersecurity report.

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What is ration card portability?How will the ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ scheme be carried out? What are the challenges?- 09/09/2019

India runs the world’s largest food security programme, distributing more than 600 lakh tonnes of subsidised food grain to more than 81 crore beneficiaries every year. This is done through a vast network of more than five lakh ration or fair price shops.

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India Post Payments Bank announces the rollout of Aadhaar Enabled Payment Services- 09/09/2019

According to the press release, with AEPS services any one with a bank account linked to Aadhaar can carry out basic banking services such as cash withdrawals and balance enquiry irrespective of the bank they hold their account with.

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Water conservation: What can India learn from Israel’s expertise?- 07/09/2019

Lately, India has begun to obsess about water. However, the sense of urgency has waned because a 19 percent deficit has eventually turned into a 1 percent surplus as far as rain is concerned. That is because India prefers to react to crises than proactively trying to avert them.

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India ranked 34th on world travel, tourism competitiveness index: Report- 07/09/2019

India has moved up six places to rank 34th on world travel and tourism competitiveness index, driven by rich natural and cultural resources and strong price competitiveness, a WEF report said on Wednesday.

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All is not lost for Chandrayaan-2 as orbiter to give crucial mission data- 07/09/2019

India may have missed the opportunity to attempt a historic soft landing on the moon, but its Chandrayaan-2 would continue to explore the earth’s only natural satellite with the help of orbiter that remains in orbit around the moon.

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RBI asks banks to link retail and MSME loans to external benchmark from 1 Oct- 05/09/2019

In order to improve transmission of interest rates, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday asked banks to link their lending rates on floating rate loans to retail, personal and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) borrowers to an external benchmark from 1 October.

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India among top 10 nations in gold reserves - 05/09/2019

According to the World Gold Council, India has gold reserves totalling 618.2 tonnes, which is marginally higher than the Netherlands’ reserves of 612.5 tonnes.

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Delhi Slips 6 Places In World's Most Liveable Cities Ranking: Survey - 05/09/2019

New Delhi has dropped by six places to rank 118th on a list of the world's most liveable cities due to increase in cases of petty crime and poor air quality, an annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit said today.

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PM launches ‘Act Far East’ policy to boost India’s engagement with Russia’s Far East - 05/09/2019

Addressing the plenary session of the 5th Eastern Economic Forum here, prime minister Modi said the friendship between India and Russia was not restricted to governmental interactions in capital cities but is about people and close business relations.

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Power Minister launches SARAL - 'State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index' - 22/08/2019

The Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, RK Singh launched the State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index-SARAL on 21 August 2019.

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Earth to FEDOR: Russia launches humanoid robot into space - 22/08/2019

A Russian humanoid robot was making its way on Thursday to the International Space Station after blasting off on a two-week mission to support the crew and test his skills.

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Chandrayaan-2 sends the first set of images of Moon from lunar orbit - 22/08/2019

Day after it entered the lunar orbit, India's second mission to the moon Chandrayaan-2 has captured the first images of the moon.

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Direct Tax Code: All you need to know about govt panel's recommendations - 20/08/2019

The high-level government task force on direct taxes, which was appointed to review the existing 58-year-old Income Tax Act, is believed to have proposed several changes that could reduce the taxation burden for several companies and individuals taxpayers.

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The 90 degree challenge for Chandrayaan-2 - 20/08/2019

As Chandrayaan-2 prepares for its historic soft landing on the moon on 7 September, one of the biggest challenges for it would be to ensure that its orbit inclination is precisely on the mark, before it attempts touchdown on the moon.

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Linking profile with Aadhaar: SC to hear FB's plea for transfer of cases - 20/08/2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea of Facebook Inc for transfer of cases related to demands for linking of social media profiles of users with Aadhaar number, pending before the high courts of Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh to the apex court.

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20 more cities added to CPCB's 'polluted' list - 19/08/2019

These additions, including eight from Andhra Pradesh and six from West Bengal, have expanded the list of non-attainment cities (NACs) from 102 to 122 where different agencies are expected to take air pollution abatement measures under a dedicated action plan for each of them.

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Unclear doctrine: On ‘No First Use’ nuclear policy- 19/08/2019

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been somewhat careful in speaking of envisioning a change in India’s nuclear deterrence posture.

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India largest SO2 emitter in world: Greenpeace- 19/08/2019

India is the world’s largest emitter of anthropogenic sulphur dioxide, which is produced from coal burning, and greatly contributes to air pollution, a study claimed on August 19.

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UNEP, UN Human Rights Office sign new agreement, stepping up commitment to protect the human right to a healthy environment- 16/08/2019

The heads of the two UN bodies agreed that although more than 150 countries have recognised the human right to a healthy environment in their constitutions, national laws and jurisprudence, or through regional agreements,.

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India gets its first national essential diagnostics list - 16/08/2019

India has got its first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) finalised by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) which aims to bridge the current regulatory system’s gap that do not cover all the medical devices and in-vitro diagnostic device (IVD).

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Four New Products get GI Tag - 16/08/2019

GI is an indication used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Jal-Jeevan-Mission-piped

Government to launch Jal Jeevan Mission to bring piped water to households - 15/08/2019

The NDA government has formed a new ministry to address all water issues that looks at the management of water resources and drinking water supply

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BRAHMOS The unparalleled weapon system- 15/08/2019

Today, this successful Joint Venture between India and Russia is not just transfer of technology but mutual production and upgradation of technology so as to ensure that the country becomes self-sufficient in supersonic strategic missile capacity.

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How a booming Pakistan became bankrupt and a bankrupt India became a booming economy- 15/08/2019

When the British colonial rulers partitioned India before granting independence to the jewel in the crown, the two newly created countries began on a fresh note.

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India, China sign four MoUs, agree to organise 100 activities- 13/08/2019

The four agreements were signed following the second meeting of the India-China High-Level Mechanism (HLM) on Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges, chaired by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

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Jammu & Kashmir: First ever Global Investors Summit to be held in October- 13/08/2019

In a sign of changing times, Terror-hit Jammu and Kashmir is all set to host its first-ever global summit. Principal Secretary (Commerce and Industry) of Jammu and Kashmir NK Chaudhary said that a Global Investors Summit will be held between October 12 and 14.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Chandrayaan-2-moon-study

How will Chandrayaan 2 study the moon?- 13/08/2019

The story so far: When Chandrayaan 1, India’s first moon mission was launched on October 22, 2008, from Sriharikota, using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), India became the fourth country to plant its flag on the lunar surface.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Rajasthan-Bio-Fuel-Policy

Rajasthan becomes 1st State to Release Bio-Fuel Policy- 11/08/2019

Promotion of biofuel will reduce the need of fossil fuel in the interest of environment, and also generate employment opportunities, he said in a function at Science Park here.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-IPCC-climate-land

Explained: What the new IPCC report says on land and climate change- 11/08/2019

The IPCC, the world body for assessing the state of scientific knowledge related to climate change, its impacts and potential future risks, and possible response options, saw the Summary for Policymakers of the Special Report on Climate Change and Land(SRCCL) approved by the world’s governments on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland.

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UN Climate Action Summit 2019- 11/08/2019

The impacts of climate change are being felt everywhere and are having very real consequences on people’s lives. Climate change is disrupting national economies, costing us dearly today and even more tomorrow.

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India world’s 13th most water-stressed country: WRI- 09/08/2019

India placed thirteenth among the world's 17 ‘extremely water-stressed’ countries, according to the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas released by the World Resources Institute (WRI).

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India's first underwater train to be launched in Kolkata soon- 09/08/2019

In a first, India will soon run underwater metro under the Hooghly river in Kolkata. “The KMRC team, including engineers from abroad, has completed the construction of India’s first underwater tunnel under the Hooghly river,” said Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation (KMRC) Managing Director Satish Kumar.

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UN rejects Pakistan’s appeal for intervention on J-K- 09/08/2019

The reference to the Shimla Agreement in this context is rare and significant, according to people familiar with these discussions, as it provides the framework for resolving the dispute bilaterally, which is a rebuff in a way to Pakistan's attempts to seek UN intervention.

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India successfully test-fires Israeli SPYDER missile from Pokhran Test Range- 09/08/2019

"The SPYDER missile system is already in the process of deployment along the western borders where it will help in tackling any aircraft, cruise missile, surveillance plane or drone that tries to violate our airspace," senior defence sources had told MAIL TODAY.

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National Population Register to include Aadhaar details- 05/08/2019

The Registrar General of India will ask the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to verify biometrics of individuals for inclusion in the recently revived National Population Register (NPR) programme, instead of collecting them afresh.

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Explained | President’s Order scraps its predecessor and amends Article 370- 05/08/2019

The President’s notification of the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order of 2019 of August 5 amends Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and scraps its 65-year-old predecessor, The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order of May 14, 1954.

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What is Article 371?- 05/08/2019

As the government abrogated Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Article 371, which has special provisions for other States, mostly from the Northeast, has invited some attention.

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India test-fires Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile - 04/08/2019

India on Sunday test-fired a sophisticated all-weather and all-terrain Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) from a test range in Odisha.

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Greenland’s ice turning to slush at record pace - 04/08/2019

Greenland, the world’s largest island, is a semi-autonomous Danish territory between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans that has 82% of its surface covered in ice.

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How India plans to save its critical resources for future - 04/08/2019

India faces a serious challenge of safeguarding its future as rising population and rapid urbanization takes toll on critical natural resources of the country.

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Census 2021 may skip caste count - 03/08/2019

The decennial exercise would involve 31 lakh trained enumerators, with data collected digitally using Android based mobile phones.

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India slips to 7th position in global GDP ranking- 03/08/2019

• India is the seventh-largest economy (GDP of $2.72 trillion) with the UK ($2.82 trillion) and France ($2.77 trillion) ahead in the pecking order.

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Skill India’s SANKALP Scheme to focus on district level skilling ecosystem through seamless convergence and coordination- 03/08/2019

95.47 crores released as 1st year grant to 9 States under Skill India’s Sankalp scheme. 11.7 crores cumulatively released to 117 Aspirational Districts (10 lakh each district)

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Oil and gas sector can bring quick climate win by tackling methane emissions- 28/06/2019

There is an obvious focus on cutting carbon dioxide emissions, the chief culprit for climate change, but there also lies a huge opportunity in reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.

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Nuclear-capable missile Prithvi II successfully test-fired- 28/06/2019

The trial of the surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350km, was carried out from a mobile launcher from Launch Complex-III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, near here, at around 8.30pm, sources said.

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India wins solar case against US at WTO- 28/06/2019

India on Thursday won a major trade dispute against the US at the World Trade Organization, with a dispute settlement panel pronouncing that subsidies and mandatory local content requirements instituted by eight American states breached global trade rules.

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31.4% of Indian children will be stunted by 2022: report- 26/06/2019

Almost one in three Indian children under five years will still be stunted by 2022 going by current trends, according to an analysis of the country’s food and nutrition security released on Tuesday.

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UNSC non-permanent seat: India’s candidature receives unanimous endorsement by Asia-Pacific group- 26/06/2019

India has won the unanimous support of all countries in the 55-member Asia-Pacific Group at the United Nations in support of its bid for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year term in 2021-22.

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How robots hurt jobs in emerging economies- 26/06/2019

Automation, a growing part of daily life, can make work easier but has also raised concerns about potential disruption and job loss.

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Global watchdog FATF gives Pakistan time till October to curb terror financing- 23/06/2019

Pakistan has failed to complete its action plan on terror financing, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said Friday, warning Islamabad to meet its commitment by October or face action, which could possibly lead to the country getting blacklisted.

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Greenland Likely To Lose 4.5% Of Its Ice By End Of Century, Says Study- 23/06/2019

Greenland could lose 4.5 per cent of its ice, contributing up to 13 inches of sea level rise, by the end of this century if worldwide greenhouse gas emissions remain on their current trajectory, warns a new study.

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India eyes permanent UNSC seat- 23/06/2019

How serious India is to gain UN Permanent Membership would be clear from the fact that the Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for renewed efforts by India to gain permanent membership of the UN Security Council.

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Uptick for India on sanitation in UN report- 20/06/2019

However, a monitoring report by UN organisations released on Tuesday also shows that there has been absolutely no growth in the population with access to piped water facilities over that period, while large inequalities remain between rural and urban areas.

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Himalayan glaciers melting far faster this century: Study- 20/06/2019

Himalayan glaciers have been melting twice as fast since the start of this century, underscoring the threat the climate crisis poses to water supplies for hundreds of millions of people across Asia, according to a study published on Wednesday.

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How to improve nutrition outcomes in India- 20/06/2019

To comprehensively tackle India’s persistent nutrition challenge, last March, the government launched an ambitious program.

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India to cross China's population by 2027: United Nations- 18/06/2019

India is projected to surpass China as the world's most populous country in the next eight years.As per a United Nations report, released on Monday, India is expected to add nearly 273 million people between 2019 and 2050 and remain the most populated country through the end of the current century.

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India to get NASAMS-II from US and more Missile Defence Systems from Israel and Russia- 18/06/2019

India is in the process of acquiring the NASAMS-II from the US along with the Israeli, Russian and home-made systems. Once the deal is signed off, the missile system would cost Rs 6000 crore.

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How a deficient monsoon impacts the economy- 18/06/2019

The southwest monsoon has started advancing to more parts of eastern India. The advance is slow and the strong winds that typically accompany the monsoon current are missing.

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DRDO conducts maiden test of hypersonic technology demonstrator- 13/06/2019

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday conducted the maiden test of an indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) along with several technologies on Wednesday morning

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Indian Medical Council Amendment Bill cleared- 13/06/2019

The Cabinet has approved the Indian Medical Council (Amendment Bill), 2019, and the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment Bill), 2019, both of which had lapsed in the 16th Lok Sabha session.

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India to be among top 20 countries for FDI inflows this year: UN body- 13/06/2019

Once a small player, India may break into the league of top 20 countries for outbound foreign direct investment (FDI) as early as the end 2019, according to a survey of investment promotion agencies (IPAs) by United Nations Conference on Trade and Investment (UNCTAD).

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‘Hoping to find water’: 10 things to know about Chandrayaan- 13/06/2019

ISRO has confirmed that it is hoping to find water on the lunar surface on the back of ‘the thousands of tests’ conducted by the agency.

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Bangalore firm makes it to NASA's 2020 Lunar Mission- 11/06/2019

Come July, India will launch its first-ever simulated space warfare, as reported in the media. Stakeholders from the military forces and scientific fraternity will join hands to execute the space warfare programme named IndSpaceEx.

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Polar bears inspire novel heat insulating material - 11/06/2019

Scientists have developed an insulator that mimics the structure of individual polar bear hairs and may have many real world applications in the architecture and aerospace sectors.

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Clarification regarding the Statistical reforms and the existing GDP series - 11/06/2019

In so far as the statistical reforms are concerned, it is important to note that system reforms are an ongoing process and are necessary for ensuring responsiveness to the changing needs of society

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What is the three-language formula?- 09/06/2019

The story so far: A 50-year-old controversy got a new lease of life recently when a paragraph in the Draft New Education Policy 2019 referred to the mandatory teaching of Hindi in States where Hindi is not spoken.

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After 3rd repo rate cut, will banks lower lending rates?- 09/06/2019

Despite the repo rate—the interest rate at which RBI lends to banks—dropping from 6.5% to 5.75%, banks haven’t cut their lending and deposit rates. Mint looks at whether RBI will be lucky the third time around.

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G20 agrees to wrap up digital tax by 2020- 09/06/2019

Group of 20 finance ministers agreed on Sunday to compile common rules to close loopholes used by global tech giants such as Facebook to reduce their corporate taxes, a final version of the bloc's communique obtained by Reuters showed.

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Why is the government merging India’s statistics bodies?- 30/05/2019

The ministry of statistics and programme implementation (Mospi) passed an order on 23 May to merge the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) into the National Statistical Office (NSO). Mint analyses what led to the decision.

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Childhood marriage and teenage pregnancy on decline in India: Report- 30/05/2019

In welcome news, India has been gradually improving its performance in preventing child marriage and related health indicators, the Global Childhood Report 2019 released by UK-based NGO Save the Children on Wednesday revealed.

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Most competitive economy: India moves up to 43rd place; Singapore reaches top- 30/05/2019

India has moved up one place to rank as the world's 43rd most competitive economy on the back of its robust economic growth, a large labour force and its huge market size, while Singapore has toppled the US to grab the top position, a global study showed Tuesday

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US takes India off watchlist for currency practices- 29/05/2019

The US government has removed India from its currency monitoring watchlist. In its semi-annual foreign-exchange report to the Congress, the US Treasury Department did not mention India's name in the watchlist of countries with potentially questionable foreign exchange policies.

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SC to examine power of tax authorities to arrest individuals for GST evasion- 29/05/2019

The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to examine the powers of tax authorities to arrest an individual for GST evasion saying that different high courts have taken divergent views on the issue and it was necessary to clarify the position in law.

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Intense heat wave to continue, temperature likely to rise by 2-3°C: IMD- 29/05/2019

Searing heatwave conditions are likely to continue over most parts of north-western India, as maximum temperatures are likely to rise by 2-3°C over the next few days, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD), here on Wednesday.

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5 outcomes of RBI’s proposed liquidity norms for non-bank lenders- 27/05/2019

• The proposed rules that mandate non-bank lenders to keep liquidity coverage ratio would shave off some margin

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Weak El Nino likely to shadow south-west monsoon till August: WMO- 27/05/2019

• The IMD, too in its April forecast had indicated that weak El Nino conditions could impact the monsoon during the first half

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Madhya Pradesh’s Orchha makes it to tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites- 27/05/2019

The architectural heritage of Orchha town in Madhya Pradesh which depict peculiar style of the Bundela dynasty have been included in UNESCO’s tentative list of world heritage sites following a proposal sent by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to the U.N. body.

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SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its internet network- 24/05/2019

SpaceX on Thursday launched a rocket carrying the first 60 satellites of its "Starlink" constellation, which is intended to provide internet from space and could one day number 12,000 satellites.

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India on US watch list for currency practices- 24/05/2019

The US has added India to its monitoring list for currency practices and macroeconomic policies, alleging undervaluation in its currency.

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India’s sequential missile tests to continuously advance its striking capability- 24/05/2019

Last week, the Indian Navy conducted successfully a live firing test of a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) using the cooperative engagement capability (CEC) sensor netting system, which allows the real-time sharing of sensor data on incoming air targets among warships.

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4 new judges elevated to SC as collegium rejects Centre's objections on 2 names- 22/05/2019

For the first time in five years the Supreme Court will have the approved full strength of 31 judges as four new judges are likely to be sworn in as justices soon.

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Chandrayaan-2 launch to take place between July 9-16: ISRO- 22/05/2019

The Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to embark on its most complex mission ever undertaken as thespace agency is gearing to launch Chandrayaan-2 between July 9 and 16.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-RBI-favour-NBFCs-window

RBI not in favour of special credit window for NBFCs- 22/05/2019

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is not in favour of providing special credit window to the NBFC sector to tide over the liquidity crunch as the cash crunch phenomenon is not systemic, said sources.

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Post Fani, Odisha proposes disaster immune mobile infra along coastal zones- 20/05/2019

After heavy reverses suffered by Odisha's telecom infrastructure due to extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani, the state government has set the ball rolling to create disaster resilient mobile infrastructure.

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India, Singapore Begin SIMBEX 2019 Naval Exercises in South China Sea- 20/05/2019

The Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy began a major bilateral naval exercise on Sunday in the South China Sea. The exercise, code-named SIMBEX 19, will run through May 22.

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Govt plans introducing artificial intelligence system in MCA 21 portal- 20/05/2019

Corporate affairs ministry plans to introduce artificial intelligence system in the MCA 21 portal as it seeks to make compliance process easier as well as ensure routine enforcement activities are done round-the-clock on autopilot basis.

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Waste dumping proposal defeated- 17/05/2019

A proposal by India to prevent developed countries from dumping their electronic and plastic waste onto developing countries, was defeated at the recently concluded meeting of the Basel Convention in Geneva.

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COMCASA agreement will enable info exchange to fight terror, says U.S. Admiral- 17/05/2019

India and the U.S. are cooperating to prevent all forms of terrorism both from land and sea, U.S. Chief of naval operations Admiral John M. Richardson said on Thursday.

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Air pollution behind weakening Asian summer monsoon, shows study- 17/05/2019

Highlighting the hazards of air pollution, a new study has found that Asian summer monsoon rainfall has been decreasing over the past 80 years due to human-caused air pollution causing regional droughts.

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Shrinking Moon generating lunar quakes: study- 15/05/2019

The Moon is shrinking as its interior cools — getting over 50 metres skinnier through the last several hundred million years — and causing quakes on the lunar surface, a study has found. Just as a grape wrinkles as it shrinks down to a raisin, the Moon gets wrinkles as it shrinks, researchers said.

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India to co-chair Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)- 15/05/2019

GFDRR is a global partnership that helps developing countries better understand and reduce their vulnerability to natural hazards and climate change.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-NGT-UTs-utilization

NGT directs 18 states, 2 UTs to submit action plan on utilization of treated waste water- 15/05/2019

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel directed the states and UTs to submit the action plan within three months to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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Supreme Court upholds Karnataka law for SC/ST reservation in promotions - 13/05/2019

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Karnataka law granting a quota in promotions for state government employees from the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities.

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Chinese navy launches two new guided missile destroyers - 13/05/2019

China, which is developing its navy at a feverish pace, has commissioned two more guided missile destroyers taking the total of such warships to 20 with more in the pipeline, state-media reported on Monday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-US-China-benefit-anyone

Why a US-China trade war will not benefit anyone - 13/05/2019

In 2018, the US imported goods worth $539.5 billion from China. It exported goods worth just $120.3 billion during the same period. Hence, the US’s trade deficit with China was $419.2 billion.

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India could be the first country to test Facebook's digital currency: Report - 11/05/2019

The inner workings of Facebook Inc.’s blockchain team are still shrouded in secrecy, but it’s staffing up, according to people familiar with the group. Those people said that its product, which Bloomberg earlier reported will be a type of cryptocurrency, could be announced as soon as next quarter.

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El Nino seen lingering through August, easing hurricane threats - 11/05/2019

For North America, El Nino’s greatest impact can be spreading more wind shear across the Atlantic, which rips apart budding tropical storms and hurricanes

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-premature-deaths-UNEP-low

91% premature deaths due to air pollution in low and middle-income countries: UNEP - 11/05/2019

Its latest report on measuring progress on environmental aspects of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) shows that the mortality rate attributed to air pollution was highest in ‘Sub-Sahara Africa’ and ‘Central & Southern Asia’ with 187 and 170 deaths per lakh of population, respectively.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-flora-fauna-biodiversity

1/8th of flora & fauna face extinction due to degradation of biodiversity - 07/05/2019

Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history and its impact will see extinction of one million of the eight million estimated number of animal and plant species.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-China-policy-reduced

India, China to benefit most from climate policy, reduced emissions: Study - 07/05/2019

Researchers from the University of Vermont in the US and colleagues found that the price tag for cutting global emissions may seem expensive, until the human toll of deaths from air pollution and climate change are factored in.

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India, Germany, Brazil, Japan 'absolutely needed' at UNSC as permanent members: France - 07/05/2019

"In terms of policy, France and Germany have strong policy which is to work together to enlarge the Security Council and to succeed in terms of the negotiations that should lead to the enlargement of the Security Council that we consider absolutely needed to better reflect the world as it is.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-UK-supercarrier-build

India, UK in talks to build Naval supercarrier under ‘Make in India’: Report - 05/05/2019

The United Kingdom is in talks with the Indian government on building a new state-of-the-art aircraft carrier along the lines of Britain’s HMS Queen Elizabeth as part of the ongoing ‘Make in India’ negotations, according to a media report.

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India to launch an 'All Weather Radar Imaging Military Satellite' on May 22 - 05/05/2019

India is set to get another 'eye in the sky' as Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch its latest radar imaging satellite (Risat-2BR1) from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on May 22.

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India warns WTO about EU’s proposal for e-commerce rules - 05/05/2019

India has expressed apprehensions about the European Union’s (EU’s) proposal on Friday to create new e-commerce rules on grounds that the high standards being proposed could decimate both the goods and services tariff rules under the World Trade Organisation (WTO), impacting its domestic industry and job creation.

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G7 environment ministers meet to discuss climate crisis - 05/05/2019

Environment ministers of the G7 nations met in France Sunday, a day ahead of the release of what is expected to be another alarming report on the state of the planet.

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Victory for India – JeM chief Masood Azhar designated ‘global terrorist’ by UN - 01/05/2019

“Big, small, all join together. Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist in @UN Sanctions list. Grateful to all for their support,” India’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Syed Akbaruddin tweeted.

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Global warming: Half of World Heritage glaciers may disappear by 2100 - 01/05/2019

Glaciers from almost half of natural World Heritage sites -- such as the Khumbu Glacier in the Himalayas -- may disappear completely by 2100, if emissions continue at current rate, a study warns.

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Environment Ministry constitutes committee to implement National Clean Air Programme - 01/05/2019

The Union Environment Ministry has constituted a committee to implement the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), which aims to reduce particulate matter (PM) pollution by 20%-30% in at least 102 cities by 2024.

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Bad debt norms: RBI to seek Election Commission nod - 29/04/2019

After much deliberation, the RBI is expected to approach the Election Commission to put in place a new circular on bad debt resolution, paving the way for smooth implementation of the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code and loan restructuring by banks.

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Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) Economic Corridor no longer listed under BRI umbrella- 29/04/2019

India’s decision to skip the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) may have led to the exclusion of the Bangladesh- China- India- Myanmar (BCIM) Economic corridor from the list of projects covered by the China-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) umbrella.

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India to develop own certification facility for air pollution monitoring equipment- 29/04/2019

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), one of the country’s premier research and development units, is developing India’s own certification facility for air pollution monitoring equipment.

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Global warming shrank Indian economy by 31 per cent: Study - 28/04/2019

"Our results show that most of the poorest countries on Earth are considerably poorer than they would have been without global warming," said climate scientist Noah Diffenbaugh, from Stanford University in the US.

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How is a Supreme Court judge to be probed? - 28/04/2019

The allegations made by a former Supreme Court employee against the Chief Justice of India have brought the focus on the mechanism that exists to examine charges of misconduct against members of the higher judiciary.

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China removes BRI map that showed Arunachal & J&K part of India - 28/04/2019

China on Saturday removed map from website of Belt and Road Initiative (BR) Forum which had shown entire Jammu & Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh as part of India and India as part of BRI.

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USTR places India on 'Priority Watch List' for IP rights violations - 27/04/2019

The US on Thursday placed India on its 'Priority Watch List' alleging lack of "sufficient measurable improvements" to its Intellectual Property (IP) framework on long-standing and new challenges that have negatively affected American right holders over the past year.

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RBI extends ombudsman scheme to non-deposit taking NBFCs - 27/04/2019

For expeditious redressal of complaints against deficiency in services concerning loans and other matters, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today extended the coverage of ombudsman scheme to non-deposit taking non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) having asset size of ₹100 crore or higher.

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SC directs RBI to disclose information on bank inspection reports under RTI - 27/04/2019

The Supreme Court on Friday said that the Reserve Bank of India was “duty bound" to disclose its annual inspection reports of banks along with the list of defaulters under the Right to Information (RTI) Act unless they are exempted under law.

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Indian, US Navies hold anti submarine warfare exercise - 22/04/2019

Indian and the US Navies have held a joint submarine-hunting exercise in the Indian Ocean, aiming to lay the groundwork for coordinating maritime patrol and reconnaissance, according to the US Navy.

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What you must know about Model Code of Conduct ? - 22/04/2019

What is a model code of conduct and when does it kick in? The Code comes into play as soon as the EC announces an Assembly election in a state or the Lok Sabha polls.

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US warns India, other nations over Iranian oil - 22/04/2019

The US on Monday is set to ask five nations, including India and China, to completely end their imports of Iranian oil or be subject to US sanctions, a media report said, a decision that comes about a year after America quit the Iran nuclear deal and imposed toughest ever sanctions on the Persian Gulf nation.

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INS Kolkata and INS Shakti to arrive in China to participate in IFR - 20/04/2019

The celebrations are being held by the Chinese as part of the 70th Anniversary of the People's Liberation Army's Navy there and major navies are likely to take part in it.

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Bhopal Gas Tragedy Among World's 'Major Industrial Accidents' of 20th Century: UN Report - 20/04/2019

The 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy which killed thousands of people is among the world's "major industrial accidents" of the 20th century, a UN report has said, warning that 2.78 million workers die from occupational accidents and work-related diseases each year.

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Ganga has higher proportion of antibacterial agents: study - 20/04/2019

A study commissioned by the Union Water Resources Ministry to probe the “unique properties” of the Ganga found that the river water contains a significantly higher proportion of organisms with antibacterial properties.

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Universe’s first molecule detected in space - 19/04/2019

Scientists have detected the most ancient type of molecule in our universe in space for the first time ever.

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India suspends cross-LoC trade with Pakistan - 19/04/2019

It said a stricter regulatory and enforcement mechanism is being worked and the issue of the reopening the trade routes will be revisited once they are implemented.

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Out of 180 countries, India's rank on 2019 World Press Freedom index slips to 140 - 19/04/2019

India has slipped down two spots on the 2019 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). An annual report, the index is an indicator of how hatred of journalists has degenerated into violence in countries across the world.

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Does IMD forecast signal monsoon acing El Nino in 2019? - 18/04/2019

IMD has forecast a “near normal” monsoon this year while also indicating that a weak El Nino is likely to persist through the rainy season.

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Earth's surface heating up, Nasa study confirms - 18/04/2019

The team used measurements of the 'skin' temperature of the Earth taken by a satellite-based infrared measurement system called AIRS (Atmospheric Infra-Red Sounder) from 2003 to 2017.

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Third Planet Discovered In The Kepler-47 Circumbinary System - 18/04/2019

With its three planets orbiting two suns, Kepler-47 is the only known multi-planet circumbinary system. Circumbinary planets are those that orbit two stars.

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Cabinet approves Continuation of Phase 4 of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) - 17/04/2019

The GSLV Programme - Phase 4 will enable the launch of 2 tonne class of satellites for Geo-imaging, Navigation, Data Relay Communication and Space Sciences.

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What is Nirbhay missile? All you want to know about India’s indigenous 1,000-km nuclear-capable missile - 17/04/2019

The missile took off vertically and subsequently turned horizontal into the desired direction. Its booster got separated, wing was deployed, the engine started and cruised all the intended waypoints. The first test of the Nirbhay missile was conducted in 2013.

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How govts can generate good, stable jobs - 17/04/2019

The lack of good jobs is one of the most significant issues affecting societies globally. A combination of technological and economic forces, such as globalization, automation and the gradual decline of public sector jobs, is causing social unrest in developing and developed countries alike.

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CMFRI, ISRO sign MoU for mapping smaller wetlands - 13/04/2019

An MoU has been signed between the CMFRI and the Space Applications Centre (SAC) of the ISRO to develop a mobile app and a centralised web portal with a complete database of wetlands that are smaller than 2.25 hectares in the country.

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Is India on course to be a NATO ally?- 13/04/2019

The Bill will have to first pass the House and Senate, before the President gives the final go-ahead. However, if enacted, the legislation will ensure that the US State Department treats India as a non-member NATO ally for the purposes of the Arms Export Control Act.

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First ever images of black hole: How this landmark achievement came about- 13/04/2019

The release of the first ever images of a black hole on April 10, marked the culmination of an enormous collaborative effort that lasted several years.

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Political parties must disclose details of donations received through electoral bonds to EC: Supreme Court- 12/04/2019

The Supreme court on Friday issued an interim order directing all political parties to disclose to the Election Commission details of donations received through electoral bonds till 15 May.

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India’s population grew at 1.2 % average annual rate between 2010 and 2019: UN report- 12/04/2019

India’s population grew at an average annual rate of 1.2 per cent between 2010 and 2019 to 1.36 billion, more than double the annual growth rate of China, according to a report by the United Nations Population Fund.

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SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches on first commercial flight- 12/04/2019

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket successfully lifted off Thursday, marking the towering booster’s second flight and its first commercial launch. This was also the first time that all three of the rocket's reusable boosters returned safely to Earth.

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Scientists unveil first image ever made of a black hole- 10/04/2019

Scientists have revealed the first-ever glimpse of a super-massive black hole today, as the Event Horizon Telescope released the first results of its findings, in a ‘ground-breaking’ discovery that proved Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

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U.S. Infrared Satellite Data Could Settle The Debate Over Pakistan-India Dogfight- 10/04/2019

The limited air battle between India and Pakistan that occurred over Kashmir on February 28, 2019, is one of the most hotly contested military events we have seen in a long time.

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India's core inflation rate is easing, but RBI may not yet lower its guard- 10/04/2019

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is clearly in an accommodative phase with two consecutive policy rate cuts. What stops the central bank, though, from giving full support to growth impulses through a change in its stance is core inflation.

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NIRF 2019 ranking: IIT Madras tops in overall category; 6 DU colleges in top 10 colleges list- 09/04/2019

The National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has released the 2019 rankings of higher educational institutions across the country.

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UK Government releases new proposals to regulate internet safety in Online Harms White Paper- 09/04/2019

After much speculation and anticipation, DCMS’s Online Harms White Paper has been published today. The Paper proposes fundamental changes to the UK online regulatory environment.

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India highest recipient of remittances in 2018- 09/04/2019

“Remittances grew by more than 14% in India, where a flooding disaster in Kerala likely boosted the financial help that migrants sent to families,” the global lender said.

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Increase random checking of VVPAT slips to five per Assembly segment, SC directs Election Commission - 08/04/2019

Earlier, under the ECI guideline 16.6, only the VVPAT slips from one EVM in every Assembly segment/constituency was subjected to physical verification.

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Melting of Arctic ice impacts weather in India - 08/04/2019

Months ahead of a major global expedition to explore the Arctic, researchers found that rising temperatures in the region is causing the sea-ice to melt faster than expected, impacting a major ocean current linked to extreme weather events.

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Why currency in circulation going up is good news - 08/04/2019

The currency in circulation as on 29 March stood at ₹21.40 trillion. It was up by 60.2% from ₹13.35 trillion as of March 2017, the end of the fiscal in which demonetization took place. Mint dwells on what this means for the Indian economy.

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Why does India report only half the plastic waste it generates every year? - 01/04/2019

Only 14 of India’s 35 regional pollution boards filed information on plastic waste generation in 2017-18, according to the latest report of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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India levies anti-dumping duty on solar cell component from four nations - 01/04/2019

India has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to USD 1,559 per tonne on imports of a certain type of sheet used in solar cell making from China, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Thailand for five years to safeguard domestic players against cheap shipments.

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Isro launches EMISAT and 28 other satellites from US, Spain- 01/04/2019

Days after India tested its first anti-satellite missile, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has fired off a new variant of its old workhorse, PSLV sending 29 satellites into three different orbits in space.

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India, US Renew Triangular Development Cooperation In Asia And Africa- 31/03/2019

India and the US Friday renewed a pact that provides a framework for promoting bilateral cooperation to meet the developmental aspirations of partner countries, particularly in Asia and Africa.

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Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank to merge with Bank of Baroda: 10 things to know- 31/03/2019

Beating private sector lender ICICI Bank, state-run Bank of Baroda (BoB) will become India's third largest bank after its merger with Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank comes into effect tomorrow.

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India to be among top-10 media markets by 2021, says report- 31/03/2019

India is expected to be among the top-10 entertainment and media markets globally by 2021 in terms of absolute numbers, according to a joint study by ASSOCHAM-PwC.

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Why was A-SAT a necessity.- 30/03/2019

For example, the Chinese ASAT test in 2007 created a huge debris problem. The US ASAT test in 2008 was done at an altitude of 275 kms and the debris possibly came down in a few weeks.

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UN council passes resolution to combat terrorist financing - 30/03/2019

The French-drafted resolution orders all countries to ensure that their domestic laws are sufficient to prosecute and penalize those responsible for directly or indirectly financing "terrorist organizations or individual terrorists for any purpose."

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GST Authority clarifies on change/transfer in ownership of sole proprietorship - 30/03/2019

In a circular, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, CBIC said, that the transferee or the successor will be liable to be registered with effect from the date of such transfer or succession, where a business is transferred to another person for any reasons, including death of the proprietor.

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Ocean heat hits record high: UN - 29/03/2019

In its latest State of the Climate overview, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reaffirmed that the last four years had been the hottest on record — figures previously announced in provisional drafts of the flagship report.

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Successful anti-satellite missile test puts India in elite club - 29/03/2019

In an incremental advance, India on Wednesday successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile test, named Mission Shakti, becoming the fourth country in the world to demonstrate the capability to shoot down satellites in orbit

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Cabinet approves MoU between India and Indonesia on combating illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and its precursors - 29/03/2019

The MoU will help in mutual cooperation in regulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and in combating drug trafficking. It will come into force on the date of signing and will remain in effect for a period of five years.

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Chandrayaan-2: India's lunar mission to carry NASA's laser instruments to Moon- 25/03/2019

India's lunar mission Chandrayaan-2, scheduled for launch in April, will carry NASA's laser instruments that allow scientists to make precise measurements of the distance to the Moon, according to the US space agency officials.

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When is a company considered a startup and what is angel tax?- 25/03/2019

• An entity will continue to be recognised as a startup if its turnover for any of the financial years since incorporation and registration does not exceed ₹100 crore.

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India ranks 76th on WEF’s global Energy Transition index; Sweden on top- 25/03/2019

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.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Belt-Initiative-China

What is the Belt and Road Initiative, and why is China pushing it hard?- 22/03/2019

Six years ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a mammoth infrastructure project straddling many countries and continents. Of the projects, the most ambitious is the $60+ billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, aimed at linking China’s Xinjiang province with the Arabian Sea.

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What are the powers and duties of Lokpal? - 22/03/2019

On March 19, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh was appointed as India’s first Lokpal. The announcement came after a delay of five years as the Lokpal and Lokayukta Act, which envisaged appointment of a Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in the States to look into cases of corruption against certain categories of public servants, was passed in 2013.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-developing-Indonesia

Why is India developing its maiden deep-sea port in Indonesia - 22/03/2019

India is developing its maiden deep-sea port in Indonesia's Sabang, not far from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, amid China's attempts to have a greater say in the region through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-RBI-disclosure-bonds

RBI likely to change disclosure norms for bonds - 21/03/2019

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to ease disclosure rules on the transfer of various categories of state government bonds held by high-street lenders, a move that could help increase treasury incomes at traditional banks.

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India's loses 7 spots in global list of happiest nations, ranks 140th - 21/03/2019

Indians are not as happy in 2019 as they were in 2018 and the country figures at 140th place, seven spots down from last year, on this year's UN World Happiness Report released Wednesday which is topped by Finland for the second year in a row.

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India's Next-Gen Anti-Radiation Missile set for trials - 21/03/2019

Scientists with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) are warming up to undertake the pending trials of this stateof-the-art missile without further delay.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Eyeing-Southeast-Asia

Eyeing Southeast Asia, India builds port in Indonesia - 19/03/2019

India is developing its maiden deep-sea port in Indonesia's Sabang close to Andaman and Nicobar Islands making its maiden foray in the southeast Asian amid China’s slew of connectivity plans for ASEAN under BRI.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-EI-Nino-monsoon

El Nino gains strength, may impact monsoon - 19/03/2019

El Nino, characterised by a warming of surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, is associated with lower than normal monsoon rainfall in India. The El Nino weather phenomenon is gaining strength, latest global forecasts indicate, potentially affecting the South-west (June to September).

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India to provide aid to people affected by cyclone ‘IDAI’ in Mozambique - 18/03/2019

Secretary Economic Relations (ER) TS Tirumurti tweeted, "In response to request from Mozambique hit by tropical cyclone causing loss of lives and damage, India has diverted 3 Indian Naval Ships to port city of Beira to provide immediate Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief of food, clothes and medical help to affected people."

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India and Maldives sign three agreements - 18/03/2019

The agreements signed during the trip were on visa facilitation for diplomatic and official passport holders, development cooperation and renewable energy. Under the agreements, Maldivian diplomatic passport holders can stay in India longer via free visa.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Govt-frame-Supreme-Court

Govt has to frame schemes; courts should stay out of governance, says Supreme Court - 18/03/2019

It is the sole prerogative of the government to frame schemes, courts should stay out of governance, the Supreme Court has said in a judgment.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-pilots-Plastics-UNEA

India pilots resolutions on Single-use Plastics and Sustainable Nitrogen management at Fourth United Nations Environment Assembly - 16/03/2019

The global nitrogen use efficiency is low, resulting in pollution by reactive nitrogen which threatens human health, eco system services, contributes to climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion.

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India, Myanmar conduct coordinated operation against insurgents posing threat to Kaladan project - 16/03/2019

The armies of India and Myanmar conducted a "coordinated operation" from February 17 to March 2 against insurgents in Myanmarese territory to avert a possible threat to the Kaladan multi-modal transit transport project, official sources said.

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Made in India missiles big hit! Countries across the Globe show interest in buying BrahMos, Akash - 15/03/2019

India’s lacklustre effort to sell indigenously developed missiles has helped neighbouring China to boost its export prospects of its weapons system to potential buyers, which New Delhi has been eyeing.

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Climate vulnerability assessment of all states, UTs soon - 15/03/2019

After the first-ever vulnerability assessment of 12 Himalayan states to climate risks, the Department of Science and Technology has now decided to carry out a climate vulnerability assessment of all states and union territories (UTs).

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Rafale case: Will first decide on Centre's preliminary objections, says SC - 15/03/2019

The Supreme Court made it clear on Thursday that it will decide first on the preliminary objections raised by the Centre and then go into the facts of the Rafale fighter jet deal case.

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Ganga water quality has worsened in 3 years: Study - 14/03/2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had set an ambitious 2019 deadline to achieve results on nirmalta (cleanliness) of Ganga when he launched the project in May 2015. Union minister Nitin Gadkari last year extended the deadline to March 2020.

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India successfully completes trials of guided Pinaka rockets in Pokhran - 14/03/2019

India on Tuesday successfully carried out the third test-fire of the guided Pinaka rocket from Pokhran ranges after two successful runs on Monday, March 11, the Defence Research and Development Organisation said in a statement.

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Govt proposes national green aviation policy- 14/03/2019

The civil aviation ministry will create a simplified regulatory regime to speed up clearances for airport development and other aviation projects while taking due care of environment sustainability, according to a white paper.

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3-5°C temperature rise is now ‘locked-in’ for the Arctic- 13/03/2019

Even if the world were to cut emissions in line with the Paris Agreement, winter temperatures in the Arctic would rise 3-5°C by 2050 and 5-9°C by 2080, devastating the region and unleashing sea level rises worldwide, finds a new report by UN Environment.

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Environment damage behind a quarter of premature deaths, diseases: UN report- 13/03/2019

A quarter of all premature deaths and diseases worldwide are due to manmade pollution and environmental damage, the United Nations said on Wednesday in a landmark report on the planet’s parlous state.

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India, US Agree To Build 6 American Nuclear Power Plants In India- 13/03/2019

The agreement came after two days of talks in Washington. The United States under President Donald Trump has been looking to sell more energy products to India, the world's third-biggest buyer of oil.

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How courts decide on matters of religion- 05/03/2019

During colonial times, the British largely followed a policy of non-regulation of “personal law", leaving “communities" free to manage their own internal affairs (something akin to the Ottoman “millet" system).

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Air pollution from crop stubble burning costing India $30 billion/year: Study - 05/03/2019

Air pollution due to crop stubble burning in northern India is a leading risk factor of acute respiratory infections and causes an estimated economic loss of $30 billion annually, according to a study unveiled Monday.

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France reiterates support for India’s permanent seat in reformed UN Security Council - 05/03/2019

France, which assumed the March Presidency of the United Nations Security Council, has reiterated its support for India as the permanent member of the powerful UN organ, saying the UNSC’s enlargement is the “first crucial part” towards its reform.

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Air pollution: Gurugram, Noida among 7 Indian cities in world's 10 most polluted - 05/03/2019

Seven of the top 10 most polluted cities in the world are in India, according to a new study by Swiss-based IQAir AirVisual and non-profit organisation Greenpeace.

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India, Russia to ink $3 billion nuclear submarine deal this week - 03/03/2019

The deal for the Akula class submarine — dubbed Chakra III after the first two similar vessels India obtained from Russia — will be the biggest signed with Moscow since the $5.5-billion contract for the S-400 air defence system was finalised last year.

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How govt expenditure has pushed up India's GDP growth - 03/03/2019

The second advance estimates of national income show that gross domestic product (GDP) is likely to grow at 6.98% in 2018-19. This is the slowest growth in five years, and even this wouldn’t have been possible without fast growth in government expenditure.

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Aadhaar can be used voluntarily as ID proof, President signs ordinance - 03/03/2019

President Ram Nath Kovind has given his assent to an ordinance that allows voluntary use of Aadhaar as ID proof for obtaining mobile SIM cards and opening bank accounts.

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Cabinet approves National Policy on Software Products - 2019 - 01/03/2019

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the National Policy on Software Products - 2019 to develop India as a Software Product Nation.

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Cabinet clears amendment of Article 370 clause for SC, ST quota- 01/03/2019

The government on Thursday gave its nod to the promulgation of an ordinance for giving reservation benefits to SCs and STs in Jammu and Kashmir by amending a clause of the contentious Article 370, which gives special status to the state.

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India’s GDP data lends support to demand for monetary policy push- 01/03/2019

India’s third-quarter economic growth confirmed the widespread worry that it is losing momentum and needs policy support. Now, should the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut policy rates by a bigger margin than the 25 basis points most expect?

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Cabinet approves promulgation of Ordinance to amend SEZ Act- 01/03/2019

Trusts now can approach the government to set up units in special economic zones as the Cabinet on Thursday approved the promulgation of an Ordinance for amendment to the SEZ Act, 2005.

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Family planning can boost India's per capita GDP 13% by 2031: Study- 27/02/2019

India’s per capita gross domestic product (GDP) can rise an additional 13% by 2031 if family planning policies are actively prioritised, according to a new study.This can also prevent 2.9 million infant deaths and 1.2 million maternal deaths and save households Rs 77,600 crore (20%) of out-of-pocket health expenditure on childbirth and child hospitalisation, it added.

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Brazil to challenge India's sugar subsidies in WTO consultation- 27/02/2019

The Brazilian government on Wednesday asked the World Trade Organization to start a consultation regarding India's sugar industry subsidies, which the South American country says is distorting global trade.

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ISRO to launch electronic intelligence defence satellite Emisat for DRDO in March- 27/02/2019

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Sivan on Wednesday said that the Bengaluru-based space agency is set to launch an electronic intelligence satellite Emisat for the DRDO in March.

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India's foreign direct investment inflows fall amid pre-election uncertainty- 26/02/2019

The flow of foreign direct investment into India is dropping and may suffer its first full-year decline since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014.

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Mirage 2000 used in air strikes due to high success rate against long range targets- 26/02/2019

A fleet of Mirage 2000 deep-penetration fighter jets was chosen for the pre-dawn strike on the biggest terror camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror outfit in Pakistan due to the combat aircraft's capabilities of hitting long-range targets with "pin-point" accuracy and dropping a range of bombs and missiles including laser-guided ones, government sources said.

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Maharashtra, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh adjudged top three states in Water Management- 25/02/2019

Addressing the gathering, Shri Gadkari said that India does not have a shortage of water, rather, the management of water is not adequate. He said that a need to institute national level water awards spanning all sectors was strongly felt to encourage people to play their respective roles in conservation of water.

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PM-KISAN: PM Modi launches ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana’ from Gorakhpur, UP - 25/02/2019

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched the PM-KISAN Scheme on 24th February 2019 at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh (UP) to electronically transfer the First Installment of Rs 2,021 crore directly into the bank accounts of 1,010,6,880 (One Crore One Lakh Six Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty) Eligible Farmers of 24 States and the Union Territories.

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Afghanistan Begins Exports to India Through Chabahar Port - 25/02/2019

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani traveled Sunday to the western border city of Zaranj to see off the inaugural convoy of 23 trucks loaded with 570 tons of cargo to the Chabahar port in neighboring Iran.

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President promulgates four Ordinances - 23/02/2019

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance, 2019; The Companies (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2019; The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Second Ordinance, 2019; The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019.

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Indus Waters Treaty 1960 : Present Status of Development in India - 23/02/2019

Under the Indus Waters Treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1960, all thewaters of three rivers, namely Ravi,Sutlej and Beas ( Eastern Rivers)averaging around 33 million acre feet ( MAF) were allocated to India for exclusive use.

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Bank recapitalisation: Govt throwing good money after bad? - 21/02/2019

The government’s latest capital infusion into public sector banks has taken its total aid to over ₹1 trillion for FY19, and nearly ₹2 trillion for the past two fiscal years. When the bank recapitalisation plan was first announced, the government had talked of an infusion of about ₹1.55 trillion over a two-year period.

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4TH India-Asean Expo Summit on 21 – 23 February 2019 in New Delhi - 21/02/2019

The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) comprises of Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Lao PDR, Indonesia, Cambodia and Brunei.

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India's coal power plants unhealthiest, should be upgraded or shut: Study- 21/02/2019

China and the US may be the largest producers of coal power, but power plants in India take the highest toll in the world when it comes to health, a global study claims.

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On its maiden flight, India's SSLV will carry two defence satellites- 20/02/2019

"We are planning to fly two defence satellites, each weighing about 120 kg in our new rocket SSLV this July or August. The rocket design recently underwent a detailed integrated technical review," K. Sivan, ISRO Chairman, told IANS on Wednesday.

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France backs India's efforts to list JeM chief Masood Azhar as global terrorist - 20/02/2019

France is leading Western efforts to collar Pakistan-based terrorist Maulana Masood Azhar whose group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has claimed responsibility for the Pulwama attack that killed at least 40 Indian security personnel.

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Cabinet approves launch Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan - 20/02/2019

The proposed scheme consists of three components:Component-A: 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground Mounted Grid Connected Renewable Power Plants.

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Angel tax relief for startups: Funding cap for exemption raised to Rs 25 cr- 20/02/2019

Bowing to sustained pressure from start-ups and venture capital funds over the so-called angel tax, the government on Tuesday eased tax norms for new businesses in a bid to boost investment and job creation.

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India, Saudi Arabia to launch Strategic Partnership Council- 19/02/2019

“India and Saudi Arabia have a strong independent strategic partnership and it will be further strengthened with the launching of the Strategic Partnership Council that will cover critical areas of mutual interest,” said a source.

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After Kerala, Punjab and Gujarat to get PMRU- 19/02/2019

After Kerala, it is now the turn of Punjab and Gujarat to have Price Monitoring & Research Unit (PMRU), set up by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) in collaboration with the Department of Health and State Drug Controller.

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Union Home Minister to launch various women safety initiatives - 19/02/2019

The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh will launch various initiatives for women safety here tomorrow. These initiatives will include launch of Emergency Response Support System in 16 states/UTs and Mumbai city, Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) and Safe City Implementation Monitoring Portal.

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RBI approves 28,000 crore interim dividend to the governmentl- 18/02/2019

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday approved an early transfer of a part of its profit to the government, which is desperate for cash to fund populist pledges ahead of a national election.

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Iran to promote Chabahar as curbs will hit main port - Global meet on February 26 to project potential- 18/02/2019

India is sending an official delegation to the event led by the Shipping Ministry, where about 200 guests from 35 countries have been invited, officials said.

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Govt eases green clearance norms for captive power plants- 18/02/2019

The Centre has exempted industries like steel, cement and metal from mandatory prior environment clearance for setting up a new or expanding the existing captive power plant employing waste heat recovery boilers (WHRB) without using any auxiliary fuel.

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Why the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme will be hard to implement- 17/02/2019

The number of beneficiaries comes from the number of land holdings of two hectares or less, according to the last agricultural land census. However, the guidelines say a single family may hold multiple land parcels, which will be pooled to determine their eligibility for the benefit.

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What is National Security Act?- 17/02/2019

On February 8, the Congress-led government in Madhya Pradesh invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against three men accused of killing a cow near Kharkhali village.

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Withdrawing Pakistan's MFN status will divert trade- 17/02/2019

With India finally deciding to withdraw the unilateral non-discriminatory market status it granted to Pakistan in 1996 — popularly known as Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status in World Trade Organization (WTO) parlance — after the Pulwama terror attack, the already weak trade links between the two neighbours in South Asia is set to worsen.

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El Nino is back but it's late, weak and probably no big deal- 15/02/2019

An El Nino, which can alter weather worldwide, has formed but it's so weak and late that it shouldn't be a big deal, US forecasters said.

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Wasted effort: Half of India’s waste-to-energy plants defunct - 15/02/2019

Nearly half of India’s waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, meant to convert non-biodegradable waste, are defunct. Further, the country’s inability to segregate waste has resulted in even the existing plants working below capacity, says an analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment.

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India withdraws Most Favoured Nation status to Pakistan: What it means - 15/02/2019

Just a day after at least 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel lost their lives in a dastardly suicide bombing attack in Pulwama, the Indian government has withdrawn "Most Favoured Nation" or MFN status accorded to Pakistan.

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99.82% projects in forests got nod - 14/02/2019

A wildlife expert, formerly associated with the NBWL, described it as a “clearance house.” From 2009-2013, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) recommended 260 of the 328 that came into its purview — or about 80% of the projects.

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Cabinet approves Introduction of Registration of Marriage of NRI Bill 2019 - 14/02/2019

The Bill provides for amendment of the legal framework to act as a deterrent to the erring NRI spouses and creating more accountability and offer protection against exploitation of Indian Citizens married to NRIs.

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Citizenship and triple talaq Bills lapse as budget session of Parliament comes to end- 14/02/2019

The budget session of Parliament drew to a close on Wednesday with two crucial Bills—the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and the Triple Talaq Bill—lapsing.

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Himalayas: The climate change fight of the century- 14/02/2019

Ironically, in some of India’s coldest outposts, lack of adequate snow is increasingly becoming a concern. And men like Namgail are beginning to seriously worry about water.

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CAG report likely to omit Rafale deal pricing in absolute numbers- 12/02/2019

The pricing of the Rafale jet fighter deal is likely to be mentioned in redacted form — which is without absolute numbers and with variables such as x, y and z — in a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, which may be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday.

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World is getting greener, India and China leading efforts: NASA study- 12/02/2019

India and China are leading the global greening effort, which is quite contrary to the general perception worldwide, a latest NASA study said Monday, observing that the world is a greener place than it was 20 years ago.

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Govt introduces IFSC Bill in Rajya Sabha- 12/02/2019

The government Tuesday introduced a Bill to set up a unified authority for regulating all financial services in international financial services centres (IFSCs) in the country.

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Pakistan India Water Conflict: Pakistan’s water crisis not India’s fault- 11/02/2019

Honouring this obligation, a Pakistani delegation recently visited the Chenab river basin in Jammu and Kashmir for an inspection. Since the signing of the treaty, 118 such tours on both sides have been undertaken.

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Why pending court cases have been going up- 11/02/2019

The number of pending cases in the Supreme Court has come down marginally, by 3.8% between 2015 and January 2019. In the 24 high courts across India, however, the number of outstanding cases has gone up by 375,402, or 9.7%, during the same period.

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Abu Dhabi adds Hindi as third language in courts - 11/02/2019

According to the ADJD, this step was aimed at helping foreigners to learn about litigation procedures, their rights and duties without a language barrier, in addition to facilitating registration procedures via unified forms available through the Department's website, The Khaleej Times reported.

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'Earth may be experiencing warmest decade on record' - 10/02/2019

The figures released by the UK Met Office include data from a number of sources including the latest publication of provisional figures for 2018. Records for annual global average temperature extend back to 1850.

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Courts can’t reduce minimum sentence, says SC - 10/02/2019

Courts cannot impose less than the minimum sentence prescribed by lawmakers for an offence, the Supreme Court has held.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-landmark-India-US-strategic

Why 2018 will be a landmark year for India-US strategic relationship - 10/02/2019

The trade disputes posed bumps on the road as President Donald Trump called India a “tariff king" in September. However, two months later, he praised Indians as tough negotiators as the two countries started talks on a bilateral trade deal.

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Linkage of PAN with Aadhaar is mandatory for filing income tax returns: Supreme Court - 07/02/2019

The Supreme Court has said that linkage of PAN with Aadhaar is mandatory for filing of Income Tax returns.A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer said the top court has already decided the matter and upheld the section 139AA of the Income Tax Act.

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All Indian missiles may fall under new Missile Treaty’s limits - 07/02/2019

"If we imagine that such a treaty is made, then most of our ballistic missiles - the Agni class missiles - may fall under its limits," he said.

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RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points, changes policy stance to neutral - 07/02/2019

The RBI policy is a very dovish one and signals further rate cuts. Inflation estimates have been revised very sharply lower by the central bank.

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Cabinet approves Proposal for Official Amendments to the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018 - 06/02/2019

The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2018 was introduced in Parliament on 18th July, 2018 and was referred to the SCF, which submitted its Seventieth Report on the said Bill to Parliament on 3rd January, 2019.

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India successfully launches latest communication satellite GSAT-31- 06/02/2019

The satellite derives its heritage from ISROs earlier INSAT/GSAT satellite series, the space agency said, adding that it provides Indian mainland and island coverage.

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Govt allows export of bio-fuels from special economic zones, EoUs- 06/02/2019

In August 2018, the government imposed restrictions on export of bio-fuels for non-fuel purposes. After this restriction, exporters operating from SEZs and EoUs made representations to remove this prohibition stating they only use imported material for export of final product.

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India becomes world's 2nd largest LPG consumer after govt's Ujjawla push- 05/02/2019

The government's push to provide clean cooking fuel to every household has turned India into the world's second largest LPG consumer whose demand is projected to rise 34 per cent by 2025, Oil Secretary M M Kutty said Tuesday.

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Why India needs to worry about melting glaciers - 05/02/2019

A new study has said that if adequate steps are not taken to limit global warming, two-thirds of glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayas could melt by 2100, and large increases in run-off could lead to flooding of major rivers.

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India among countries to benefit from US-China trade war: UN - 05/02/2019

India is among a handful of countries that stand to benefit from the ongoing trade tensions between the world's top two economies - the US and China, the UN has said in its latest report.

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Russia suspends nuclear arms treaty after US says to pull out - 04/02/2019

Russia has suspended the Cold War-era Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday, after the United States announced it would withdraw from the arms control pact, accusing Moscow of violations.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Himalayas-Asia-ICIMOD

Thaw of Himalayas set to disrupt Asia's rivers, crops: ICIMOD report - 04/02/2019

At least a third of the ice in the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush will thaw this century as temperatures rise, disrupting river flows vital for growing crops from China to India, scientists said on Monday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-ISRO-Human-Flight-Eyes

ISRO’s Human Space Flight Centre Has Eyes on The Gaganyaan Project - 04/02/2019

Almost 38 years after India sent a cosmonaut into space on a Russian aircraft, the country will become one of the handful of countries to embark on a crewed spaceflight again.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-National-Survey-unemployment-crisis

National Sample Survey Office’s unemployment data confirms crisis on the ground: experts - 01/02/2019

The National Sample Survey Office’s (NSSO's) data showing a record spike in unemployment in 2017-18, which was published in a news report on Thursday, is a validation of trends seen on the ground, according to labour economists, job-seekers and workers’ representatives.

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Highlights Of Interim Budget 2019-20 - 01/02/2019

The key highlights of the Interim Budget 2019-20 presented by the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal, ShriPiyushGoyal in Parliament are as follows:

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Global-sea-level-Scientists

Global sea level may be rising faster than previously thought: Scientists- 01/02/2019

The research, published in the journal Science, questions the reliability of how sea-level rise in areas such as southern Louisiana in the US is measured.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-OECD-PISA

India and OECD sign agreement to enable India’s participation in Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA) to be held in 2021- 28/01/2019

A Signing ceremony of Agreement between India and OECD for India’s participation in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021, in presence of Union HRD Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar was held in New Delhi today.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Significance-Act-India-ASEAN

Significance of India’s Act East Policy and Engagement with ASEAN- 28/01/2019

Earlier on 25 January 2018, New Delhi hosted the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit themed “Shared Values, Common Destiny”, attended by the leaders of the ten ASEAN States.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Greenland-melts-decade

Greenland ice melts four times faster in a decade: Study - 27/01/2019

"While 111 cubic kilometres of ice disappeared per year in 2003, 10 years later this figure had almost quadrupled to 428 cubic kilometres," the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Space Lab said in a statement.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-crisis-brewing-India-Pakistan

A water crisis is brewing between India and Pakistan- 27/01/2019

Women and children walk miles each day in search for water in a crowded, downtrodden district of Pakistan’s financial capital, Karachi — a scene repeated in cities throughout the country.

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Average of 4,500 cases per judge pending in High Courts, says Govt- 27/01/2019

Each high court judge is saddled with nearly 4,500 pending cases, according to the Law Ministry.At the same time, each judge of the subordinate judiciary has nearly 1,300 cases pending, the same data shows.

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India launches military satellite Microsat-R and Kalamsat(lightest ever satellite)- 26/01/2019

The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) blasted off from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 11.37 pm at the end of a 28-hour countdown.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-thermal-coal-grew-report

India's 2018 thermal coal imports grew at fastest pace in four years: Report- 26/01/2019

India's 2018 thermal coal imports rose at the fastest pace in four years, according to two industry sources, despite moves by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to cut imports in a bid to reduce its trade deficit.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Anti-Radiation-Radars

India tests new Anti-Radiation Missile to take out Enemy Radars- 26/01/2019

India has tested a new indigenous air-launched missile called NGARM, which is designed to destroy a variety of surveillance and radar targets on the ground after being fired from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-PSLV-final-rocket-India

PSLV carries reusable final-stage rocket, a 1st for India and the world- 25/01/2019

The fourth and final stage of the rocket normally turns into debris after ejecting a satellite. This time, the workhorse PSLV DL’s fourth stage, with a satellite built by school students strapped to its back, will continue orbiting the earth at a distance of 450km above it for six months, maybe more.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-South-Africa-ties

India, South Africa to boost defence ties, trade- 25/01/2019

India and South Africa on Friday concluded a three-year strategic programme to boost cooperation in key areas, including defence and trade, after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in New Delhi.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SC-Upper-Poor

SC Agrees to Examine Centre's 10% Quota For Upper Caste Poor- 25/01/2019

The Supreme Court Friday decided to examine the Centre’s decision to grant 10% reservation in jobs and education to poor candidates belonging to general category.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Cabinet-million-SAARC

Cabinet approves $400 million currency swap arrangement for SAARC nations- 23/01/2019

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the framework on currency swap arrangement for SAARC member countries by incorporating a stand-by facility of $400 million.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Environment-Ministry-CRZ-norms

Environment Ministry notifies CRZ Regulations 2019; replaces CRZ norms of 2011- 23/01/2019

The MoFCC said that the new CRZ notification, issued under Section 3 of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 seeks to "to promote sustainable development based on scientific principles taking into account the dangers of natural hazards.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SC-in-chamber-35A

SC to take ‘in-chamber’ decision on pleas against Article 35A- 23/01/2019

The oral observation came from a Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in response to an oral mentioning for early hearing of the petitions.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-IMF-India-fiscal

IMF forecasts India’s growth will improve to 7.5% in the next fiscal- 22/01/2019

India will grow at a world-beating 7.5% in 2019-20 amid slower global expansion, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, upgrading its October forecast of 7.4%.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-revives-January-December

Govt revives plan to change fiscal year to January-December: Report- 22/01/2019

The government has revived plans to change the fiscal year to January-December from the current April-March, a report by business news channel BTVi, quoting news agency Cogencis, said. Opposition from the states had forced the central government to put the idea on the backburner after first being very enthusiastic about it.

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India set to surpass China to become second-largest oil demand centre in 2019- 22/01/2019

India will surpass China to become the second-largest oil demand growth centre globally in 2019 on the back of buoyant auto fuel and LPG consumption, research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie said on Tuesday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-globally-Indian-Report

India among most trusted nations globally, but Indian brands among least-trusted: Report- 22/01/2019

Davos: India is among the most trusted nations globally when it comes to government, business, NGOs and media but the country’s brands are among the least-trusted, according to a report.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-under-trial-India-prisoners

One in every three under-trial prisoners in India is either SC or ST: Study- 20/01/2019

Members of the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) are over-represented, in relation to their population, in India’s prisons, a new study has found.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Super-blood-wolf-Lunar

Super blood wolf moon - Rare total Lunar Eclipse to appear in Northern Hemisphere skies- 20/01/2019

You need to know that an eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow, and the Sun, Moon and Earth lineup in space.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-UK-surpass

India likely to surpass UK in the world’s largest economy rankings: Report - 20/01/2019

India is likely to surpass the United Kingdom in the world’s largest economy rankings in 2019, according to a report by global consultancy firm PwC.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-JICA-Loan-India

The Government of India and JICA sign Loan Agreements on Japan’s Official Development Assistance Loan to India - 19/01/2019

The Project for the Construction of Chennai Peripheral Ring Road (Phase 1) aims to meet increasing traffic demands in Chennai metropolitan area by constructing the Chennai Peripheral Ring Road (Section 1) and installing Intelligent Transport Systems, thereby contributing to mitigation of Traffic Congestion and promoting Regional Economic Development.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Rural-housing-target

Rural housing reaches only 66% target- 19/01/2019

With two and a half months to go for the end of this financial year, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen) scheme to provide housing for the rural poor has achieved only 66% of its target to complete one crore houses.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Satellite-China-India-underground

Satellite images show China is building underground facility 50 km from India border- 19/01/2019

So far, there was just one UGF in Tibet, with another one which could possibly target India being a fair way away in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-sixth-warmest-year-IMD

2018 sixth warmest year on record, says IMD- 18/01/2019

Floods triggered by heavy rains took more than 800 lives across states in 2018, which was the sixth warmest year on record, raising concerns over the increasing human cost of climate change.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-UNCCD-COP-14

India to host UNCCD COP-14 this year- 18/01/2019

A source in the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change said Friday the conference of the UNCCD, which has participation from over 100 countries, is likely to be held in October.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Delhi-Gurgaon-metals

Delhi, Gurgaon air show presence of alarming levels of heavy metals: Report- 18/01/2019

Air quality tests done in Delhi and Gurgaon in the last two months showed presence of alarming levels of toxic heavy metals, according to a new report released Thursday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-ISRO-Satellite-Pakistan-Bangladesh

ISRO to Launch Exclusive Satellite to Help in Securing Pakistan, Bangladesh Borders - 18/01/2019

The move is part of recommendations made by a task force on the use of space technology in improving border management which have been accepted by home minister Rajnath Singh.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Renukaji-Multipurpose-Dam

Six States to Sign Agreement for Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project - 11/01/2019

An agreement for Renukaji Dam Multipurpose Project will be signed here tomorrow among six states- Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand in the presence of Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Shri Nitin Gadkari.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-States-approval-quota-Bill

States’ approval not needed for quota Bill- 11/01/2019

The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty Fourth Amendment) Bill of 2019 providing up to 10% reservation for economically weaker sections of the society may be notified as the law of the land sooner than expected.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Govt-mission-air-pollution

Govt launches mission to fight air pollution- 11/01/2019

The Centre on Thursday stepped up its efforts to combat air pollution by launching a five-year action plan with a tentative target of 20-30% reduction in concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 by 2024, with 2017 as the base year.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Cabinet-Bilateral-India

Cabinet approves Bilateral Swap Arrangement between India and Japan - 11/01/2019

The swap arrangement is an agreement between India and Japan to essentially exchange and re-exchange a maximum amount of USD 75 Billion for domestic currency, for the purpose of maintaining an appropriate level of balance of payments for meeting short-term deficiency in foreign exchange.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Norway-MoU-blue

India, Norway ink MoU to boost blue economy - 10/01/2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held talks with his Norwegian counterpart Erna Solberg on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues, and on the ways and means to further strengthen the growing bilateral partnership.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Citizenship-NRC-Clause-Assam

Citizenship (Amendment) bill vs NRC vs Clause 6 of Assam Accord - 10/01/2019

Assam is in the throes of violence yet again over citizenship. In the past couple of days, life in the northeastern state has come to a standstill as the BJP-led government at the Centre brought in an amendment that will, effectively, grant citizenship to Hindu migrants from Bangladesh.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Launch-NCDC-Modern-remote

Launch of NCDC model for cooperatives as Modern banking unit will bring about financial inclusion of farmers in remote villages - 10/01/2019

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh has said that National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT) besides being responsible for training, awareness and evaluation programmes of employees working in the cooperative sector also facilitates the same for other stakeholders in the cooperative sector in the country.

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Parliament passes Bill to provide 10% quota for poor - 10/01/2019

Parliament on Wednesday cleared the Constitutional Amendment Bill guaranteeing 10% quota in education and employment to economically weaker sections in the general category, following an approval by the Rajya Sabha.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Myanmar-Sittwe-Port

India all set to take over ops in Myanmar's Sittwe Port after Chabahar- 08/01/2019

In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of state for Shipping, Road transport and chemical & fertilizer Mansukh L Mandaviya informed that the "infrastructure at Sittwe Port in Myanmar, constructed with India’s assistance, is ready for operation."

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Supreme Court reinstates Alok Verma as CBI Director- 08/01/2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday “re-instated” exiled CBI Director Alok Verma, but ordered him to “cease and desist” from taking any major policy decisions till a high-powered committee led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi decides afresh the question of his divestment.

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Govt introduces amendments to POCSO Act in LS, making it gender neutral- 08/01/2019

The Government on Tuesday introduced in Lok Sabha amendments to the POCSO Act, which provides for death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children, making it gender neutral and introducing provisions against child pornography and for enhancing punishment for certain offences.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Chabahar-port-Iran

India takes over operations of part of Chabahar port in Iran- 07/01/2019

The Chabahar port in the Sistan-Balochistan province in the energy-rich nation’s southern coast is easily accessible from India’s western coast and is increasingly seen as a counter to Pakistan’s Gwadar Port located at distance of around 80 km from Chabahar.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Section66A-SC-response

Section 66A is still being used, SC seeks Centre’s response- 07/01/2019

A Bench led by Justice Rohinton F. Nariman, who wrote the judgment in March 2015 upholding online free speech against Section 66A, said “strict action” would follow if the claims in the petition filed by People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) are found true.

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Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Remove Leprosy as Ground for Divorce- 07/01/2019

A bill seeking to remove leprosy as a ground for divorce was passed by Lok Sabha on Monday.“Leprosy is being removed as a ground for divorce as it is now a curable disease as against the earlier notion of it being incurable,” minister of state for law P.P.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Cabinet-quota-economically

Cabinet approves 10% quota for economically weaker sections in general category- 07/01/2019

In a landmark move just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government ha s decided to give ten per cent reservation in jobs and higher education for economically backward persons in the general category.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-achievements-MHA-Affairs

Major achievements of MHA(Ministry of Home Affairs) in 2018- 06/01/2019

Under the Modernization of Police Forces (MPF) programme, two pilot projects of smart fencing were unveiled along the Indo-Pak International Border in Jammu.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Chandrayaan-2-China-India-objectives

Chang’e-4 and Chandrayaan-2 — China & India missions have similar objectives, landing site- 06/01/2019

Not a lot of information is available on Chandrayaan-2 just yet, but the overall mission is similar in objectives and area of operation to the Chinese craft, Chang’e-4.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Govt-Assam-Accord

Govt forms committee to implement clause 6 of Assam Accord- 06/01/2019

Just a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the people of Assam of safeguarding their interests, in a rally in Silchar on Friday, the Union Home Ministry has set up a high powered committee to look into the successful implementation of the Assam Accord.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-RBI-rate-repo

Why RBI should change its repo rate stance- 03/01/2019

Apart from the signal rate i.e. repo rate of 6.5%, there is a policy rate stance of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which gives the future guidance.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Parliamentary-panel-RBI

Parliamentary panel asks RBI to ease bank capital requirements - 03/01/2019

A parliamentary panel on Thursday asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease its rules on capital requirements for banks so that they can increase lending.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-restructuring-National-Health

Cabinet approved restructuring of National Health Agency as “National Health Authority” - 03/01/2019

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the re-structuring of existing National Health Agency as “National Health Authority” with an aim to efficiently implement Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY).

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Cabinet-Indian-Vijaya-Dena

Cabinet approves first-ever three way merger in Indian Banking with amalgamation of Vijaya, Dena and Bank of Baroda - 03/01/2019

The amalgamation will be the first-ever three-way consolidation of banks in India, with the amalgamated bank being India's second largest Public Sector Bank.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-US-Israel-Unesco

US and Israel exit Unesco, claiming bias- 02/01/2019

The United States and Israel officially quit the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago amid concerns that the organization fosters anti-Israel bias.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Air-Pollution-decline

Is air pollution on the decline in the country?- 02/01/2019

In mid-November, dangerously high levels of particulate matter pushed Delhi’s air quality index into the orange “very poor” air zone, throwing Delhi’s administration into panic, with talk of bringing back restrictions on private vehicles to combat the deadly air.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Fastest-Growing-Economic-India

India remains 'Fastest Growing Economy in the World' ahead of China despite up/downs - 02/01/2019

Indian economy's roller-coaster ride during the year gone by was best captured by the GDP growth. In the first quarter of 2018-19 ending June 30, it grew at an impressive 8.2 per cent, after 7.7 per cent in the first three months of the year.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Sixth-National-CBD

India submits Sixth National Report to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) - 29/12/2018

Speaking at the inaugural sessionDr. Harsh Vardhan,said that India is among the first five countries in the world, the first in Asia and the first among the biodiversityrich megadiverse countries to have submitted NR6 to the CBD Secretariat.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Cabinet-greenhouse-UNFCCC

Cabinet approves submitting report on greenhouse gas inventory to UNFCCC- 29/12/2018

The scope of BUR is to provide an update to India's first BUR to UNFCCC.The BUR contains five major components — National Circumstances; National Greenhouse Gas Inventory; Mitigation Actions; Finance, Technology and Capacity Building Needs and Support Received and Domestic Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) arrangements.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-e-commerce-regressive-FDI

New e-commerce rules regressive, will hit FDI in India- 29/12/2018

Expressing concern over India tightening restrictions on foreign e-commerce companies operating in the country, leading American industry advocacy groups have said that such a move would have a long-term negative impact on the foreign direct investment as well as consumers.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Cabinet-Indian-Human-Gaganyaan

Cabinet approves Indian Human Spaceflight Initiative: Gaganyaan Programme- 28/12/2018

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Gaganyaan Programme with demonstration of Indian Human Spaceflight capability to low earth orbit for a mission duration ranging from one orbital period to a maximum of seven days.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Govt-amendments-POCSO

Govt approves amendments to POCSO Act- 28/12/2018

The government on Friday approved amendments to the POCSO Act 2012, to bring punishments for sexual assaults against boys on par with those against girls, including the provision of death penalty when a child is under 12-years-old.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Highest-railway-arch

World's highest railway-arch bridge in Kashmir over river Chenab- 28/12/2018

When complete, the 359-meter high bridge on river Chenab will be the world's highest. The base support of the bridge was completed in 2017 and according to the tweet by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, the construction work of the main arch is in full swing.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Triple-talaq-bill-

Triple talaq bill passed in lok sabha- 27/12/2018

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the amended Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, which criminalises Triple Talaq, after over four hours of debate even as Congress and AIADMK MPs staged a walkout.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Bank-AID-Rehabilitation

World Bank AID for Rehabilitation of DAMS- 27/12/2018

Union Government constituted National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS) headed by Chairman, CWC and representatives from State Governments and PSUs. The objectives/mandates of NCDS are:

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-China-BeiDou-Satellite

China’s BeiDou navigation satellite, rival to US GPS, starts global services - 27/12/2018

China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), touted as a rival to the widely-used American GPS, has started providing global services.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-RBI-Bimal-Jalan-Economic

RBI constitutes Expert Committee headed by Bimal Jalan on Economic Capital Framework - 27/12/2018

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday set up an expert committee, headed by its former governor Bimal Jalan, to suggest how the central bank should handle its reserves and whether it can transfer its surplus to the government.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Rafale-bombed-Indian

How Rafale row bombed a groundbreaking move that would've changed Indian defence - 26/12/2018

Hit by the Rafale controversy, the defence ministry has not moved to amend its offsets policy since May this year, when a draft was presented for comments. (The opposition has targeted proposed offsets to Reliance Defence in the Rafale deal.)

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Britain-France

India's economy to overtake Britain, France in 2019, possibly 2020: Report - 26/12/2018

In the race to outpace developed economies, emerging countries such as China, India, and Brazil suffered a setback this year and will outgrow them later than previously expected, the Centre for Economics and Business Research said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-NITI-Aayog-Delta-Ranking

NITI Aayog to Release Second Delta Ranking under the Aspirational Districts Programme - 26/12/2018

The districts have been ranked in a transparent basis on parameters across Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water Resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure through key performance indicators.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Govt-unlawful-internet

Govt mulls changes to IT Act to force internet cos trace origin of unlawful content- 24/12/2018

The move, which was mulled during a meeting with internet companies and the IT ministry, will impact platforms that promise encryption and enhanced privacy to users.

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NGT bans mining activities within 10 km of Sariska tiger reserve- 24/12/2018

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed all mining activities within 10 km radius of the Sariska Tiger Reserve be stopped immediately.

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RBI shortlists TCS, Wipro, IBM, 3 others for setting up Public Credit Registry - 24/12/2018

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has shortlisted six major IT companies, including Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), Wipro Ltd and IBM India, to set up a wide-based digital Public Credit Registry for capturing details of all borrowers and wilful defaulters.

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Nuclear-capable Agni-IV missile successfully test-fired - 24/12/2018

India on Sunday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable long-range ballistic missile Agni-IV, with a strike range of 4,000 km, as part of a user trial by the Army.

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Surrogacy Bill passed in Lok Sabha - 20/12/2018

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2016 that prohibits commercial surrogacy and allows altruistic surrogacy to needy Indian infertile couples.

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NITI Aayog releases Strategy for New India @ 75 - 20/12/2018

The NITI Aayog today unveiled its comprehensive national Strategy for New India, which defines clear objectives for 2022-23. It is a detailed exposition acrossforty-one crucial areas, that recognizesthe progress already made, identifies binding constraints, and suggests the way forward for achieving the clearly stated objectives.

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How Earth's Future Could Soon Recreate a Lost World of 50 Million Years Ago - 20/12/2018

A new study suggests that if nothing is done to reduce our carbon emissions, we could essentially reverse 50 million years of long-term cooling in just a few generations.

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Centre drafts child protection policy - 19/12/2018

A code of conduct for employees of all organisations and a declaration signed by them agreeing to ensure the safety of children are some of the provisions included in the Centre’s draft national child protection policy, prepared on the prodding of the Supreme Court in the wake of the Muzaffarpur shelter abuse case.

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RBI’s monetary policy committee cautious on inflation - 19/12/2018

India’s monetary policy committee sounded cautious on inflation and preferred to wait for more data to see for how long price pressure and growth momentum would remain soft, according to minutes of its December 5 meeting published on Wednesday.

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ISRO successfully launches Military Communication Satellite GSAT-7A from Sriharikota - 19/12/2018

GSAT-7A will be the first satellite built primarily for the IAF to qualitatively unify its assets and improve combined, common intelligence during operations.

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India ranks 108 in WEF gender gap index in 2018, Iceland holds top spot - 18/12/2018

India has been ranked 108th in World Economic Forum (WEF) gender gap index, same as 2017, while recording improvement in wage equality for similar work and fully closing its tertiary education gender gap for the first time.

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Farthest object in solar system 'Farout' discovered - 18/12/2018

Scientists have discovered the most-distant body ever observed in our solar system -- located over 100 times farther than Earth is from the Sun.

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UN members adopt Global Compact on Refugees- 18/12/2018

The compact on refugees, aimed to reduce the burden on host nations, received 181 votes in favour from the 193-member Assembly, days after a UN conference in Morocco adopted a similar compact on migration, Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.

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IMPRESS scheme has been launched to promote Social Science Research in the country- 17/12/2018

A total Government equity of Rs. 6,000 Crore, has been approved. All funds for educational infrastructure in centrally funded educational institutions will henceforth be in the form of ten year loans through HEFA to the institution, the interest liability of which would be borne by the Government.

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80% Indians in 17 cities feel sick when the air quality worsens: Study- 17/12/2018

Almost 80% of Indians polled across 17 cities believe that air pollution affects their quality of life, and 32% reported an effect on lifestyles, according to a new study.

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Lok Sabha passes Transgender Persons Bill- 17/12/2018

he Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016, seeking to define transgenders and prohibit discrimination against them, was introduced in the Lok Sabha two years ago. It was passed with 27 amendments.

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RBI’s solution for MSME loan woes: Public credit registry- 16/12/2018

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) preferred fundamental changes to smoothen loan flow to micro-businesses through a public credit registry, rather than doling out forbearances, deputy governor Viral Acharya said on Saturday.

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Countries agree rules for implementing Paris climate treaty at UN summit- 16/12/2018

Nations on Sunday struck a deal to implement the landmark 2015 Paris climate treaty after marathon UN talks that failed to match the ambition the world’s most vulnerable countries need to avert dangerous global warming.

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India all set to test long range Pralay, K5 to stalemate China soon- 16/12/2018

K-5 missile developed under the secret ‘K Series’ project is the fastest missile in its class and can deliver nuclear warhead of more than one tonne 5,000 km away. The three-stage missile propelled by solid propellants can deceive enemy radar making it more lethal.

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India, Nepal, Bhutan plan joint task force to protect wildlife- 16/12/2018

The developments comes up after forest officials and representatives of non-government organisation of the three countries visited parts of the landscape and later held a meeting at Siliguri in north Bengal earlier this month.

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MAKE IN INDIA : India's first private UAV factory comes up in Hyderabad- 14/12/2018

Built by the Adani Group and Israel-based Elbit Systems, the 50,000 square feet facility will develop Hermes 900 medium altitude long-endurance UAVs for the Indian and global markets.

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Rafale: How 126-jet deal replaced with pact for 36 fighters- 14/12/2018

The SC narrated how the UPA's deal for 126 Rafale jets got replaced in 2016 by an inter-government agreement to procure 36 fully-loaded jets.

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COP24: Nations still worlds apart at crunch UN climate summit- 14/12/2018

Nations at UN climate talks were haggling Friday over the world’s plan to avert disaster as host Poland dumped a draft decision text on delegates just hours before the summit was due to end.

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Ground Water Extraction: Government notifies revised guidelines; to levy fee on water extraction from June 2019- 14/12/2018

The step is likely to make packaged drinking water dearer.The Central Ground Water Authority has notified revised guidelines for ground water extraction which will be effective from June 1, 2019.

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Indian Navy inducts its first Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle- 13/12/2018

With the DSRV's induction, the Indian Navy has joined the select league of world navies that have an integral submarine rescue capability, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba said after the induction at the Western Naval Command here.

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Govt adds Korean Won, Turkish Lira in list of currencies for exchange rates- 13/12/2018

The government on Wednesday included two currencies -- Korean Won and Turkish Lira -- in the list of currencies for which it notifies the exchange rate for assessing the value of imports and exports.

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In a first, ISRO will make dead rocket stage ‘alive’ in space for experiments- 13/12/2018

The Indian Space Research Organisation is working on a new technology where it will use the last stage of the PSLV rocket for space experiments.

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Recycling temple waste to spread fragrance gets UN award- 12/12/2018

Fifteen game-changing initiatives in 14 countries were honoured as winners of the award at a special ceremony at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 24) in this Polish city on Tuesday evening.

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How does inflation dent your financial planning?- 12/12/2018

Inflation is quite often called the thief of purchasing power. Why is that so? That is because inflation measures the rate of price rise per annum. If the price of food, fuel, clothing and housing are growing very fast each year then it means that your income will be able to buy less of the same thing.

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India, Russia to Finalize Logistic Support Agreement Soon- 11/12/2018

India and Russia are set to finalize the modalities of the much anticipated logistic support agreement during the meeting of the India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission on Military and Military-Technical cooperation on Friday.

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Four Indian PSUs for the first time among world's top 100 arms makers- 11/12/2018

Notwithstanding their inclusion and a 6% growth in sales from the previous year, the total volume of Indian arms sale remains less than 2% of the global arms sale – an indication of India's poor export performance at the international arena.

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SC places total bar on media disclosing victims' names, identity- 11/12/2018

The Supreme Court on December 11 laid down an absolute bar on the media to publish or air the names or any material which may even remotely reveal the identity of victims of sexual crimes.

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Centre amends rules for minorities from three nations- 10/12/2018

Under the amendments, a separate entry in the form will ask the applicant: “Do you belong to one of the minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan — Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis, Sikhs and Christians?” The Centre has made the changes under Section 18 of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

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SC issues notices to five States on amendments in 2013 Land Acquisition Act- 10/12/2018

A Bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta issued notice to Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Jharkhand governments for amending their States’ land acquisition laws to the extent that consent of farmers or land owners is not required before their land is acquired for projects like industrial corridors, expressways, highways, etc.

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India test fires nuclear capable Agni-5 missile, 2nd test in six months- 10/12/2018

The surface-to-surface missile having a strike range of 5,000 km was launched at 1.30 p.m. from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Bhadrak district, said Defence Ministry sources.

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IAF Conducts Combined Guided Firing Of Akash, Spyder, OSA-AK-M and IGLA Surface-To-Air Missiles- 09/12/2018

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, along with senior IAF officers, witnessed the exercise at Suryalanka for two days on Friday and Saturday.

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India may follow in China's footsteps to use LNG to fight growing pollution- 09/12/2018

China's dramatic increase in liquefied natural gas imports over the past two years may have hogged the headlines, but India may well emulate its neighbour in switching to the cleanest and fastest-growing fossil fuel.

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Supreme Court's interpretation of Constitution dangerous: Attorney General- 09/12/2018

The Supreme Court’s interpretation of a constitutional concept “can be very, very dangerous” Attorney General K K Venugopal has said, warning the court was granting itself vast power.

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Climate actions can save India 3 times its GDP, but rich nations must pay- 08/12/2018

India can save three times its gross domestic product (GDP) and help the world save a million lives a year if it scales up its climate actions to help the global community limit global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (oC), said a World Health Organization (WHO) study released on December 5, 2018.

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India to retain top position in remittances with $80 bn: World Bank - 08/12/2018

India will retain its position as the world's top recipient of remittances this year with its diaspora sending a whopping $80 billion back home, the World Bank said in a report Saturday.

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Technology and Financial Innovation to drive the Ganga Cleaning Mission - 08/12/2018

A range of innovative technology and financial innovations will drive the Ganga cleaning program as was deliberated during the three-day India Water Impact Summit, that concluded on Friday in New Delhi.

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'India third largest contributor to carbon emission'- 07/12/2018

Global carbon emissions are set to hit an all-time high of 37.1 billion tonnes of CO2 in 2018, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Global Carbon Project.

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UN launches new framework to strengthen fight against terrorism- 07/12/2018

Termed the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact, the framework is an agreement between the UN chief, 36 organizational entities, the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) and the World Customs Organisation, to better serve the needs of.

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Cabinet approves Agricultural export policy to double farmers' income by 2022- 07/12/2018

In order to provide an impetus to agricultural exports, the Government has come out with a comprehensive "Agriculture Export Policy" aimed at doubling the agricultural exports and integrating Indian farmers and agricultural products with the global value chains.

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India gets first witness protection scheme- 06/12/2018

The Supreme Court on Wednesday brought in place a witness protection regime in the country noting that one of the main reasons for witnesses turning hostile is that they are not given security by the State.

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India inks pact with Iran to pay crude bill in rupee- 06/12/2018

India will import crude oil from Iran using a rupee-based payment mechanism, an industry person involved in discussions told Reuterson Thursday, adding that 50% of those payments will be used for exporting items to Tehran.

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One in eight deaths in India due to air pollution: ICMR- 06/12/2018

One out of every eight deaths in India was attributable to air pollution in 2017, which now contributes to more disease burden in the country than tobacco consumption, revealed a report released by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday.

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India's wind power potential slumping due to warming of Indian Ocean: Study- 06/12/2018

The warming of the Indian Ocean due to global climate change may be causing a slow decline in India's wind power potential, according to a study.

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5.8-tonne India's Heaviest Satellite GSAT-11 ready for launch- 04/12/2018

A team of top officials and engineers of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), now stationed in the Guiana Space Centre, South America, is going over the last steps before it sees off the heaviest Indian communication satellite, GSAT-11, to its space orbit.

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India’s military retains 4th spot in global ranking, Pakistan drops to 17 - 04/12/2018

While India has maintained its position among the top five nations in the Global Firepower (GFP) List 2018, Pakistan has slipped four spots to 17 from 13 in 2017.

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India, UAE sign currency swap deal - 04/12/2018

India and the UAE on Tuesday signed two agreements, including one on currency swap, as external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj held exhaustive discussions with her counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan to step up cooperation in areas such as trade, security and defence.

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Qatar to withdraw from Opec as of January 2019: Minister - 03/12/2018

Qatar said on Monday it was quitting Opec from January to focus on its gas ambitions, taking a swipe at the group’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia and marring efforts to show unity before this week’s meeting of exporters to tackle an oil price slide.

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World Bank to invest USD 200 bn in 2021-25 to fight climate change - 03/12/2018

The World Bank on Monday unveiled USD 200 billion in climate action investment for 2021-25, adding this amounts to a doubling of its current five-year funding.

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COP24: UN Conference on Climate Change begins in Poland - 03/12/2018

Following a year of devastating climate disasters around the globe, from California to Kerala, and Tonga to Japan, the annual UN climate change conference (COP24) opened in the Polish city of Katowice on December 3 with the goal of finalising the implementation guidelines for the Paris Climate Change Agreement.

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PAN card rules to change from this Wednesday. List of new amendments in Income Tax Rules, 1962 - 03/12/2018

PAN card rules will no more be the same from this Wednesday as the Income Tax department has brought in some important changes aimed at preventing tax evasion and allowing new PAN card applicants greater flexibility.

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Green Climate Fund to help achieve Paris agreement target, benefit nations- 02/12/2018

Imagine, as a leader of a small developing nation, you are faced with the oncoming existential crisis that is climate change, but every time you try and implement a new policy your Treasury tells you the coffers are empty.

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What does Kartarpur signify for India-Pakistan ties?- 02/12/2018

In a year, if all goes to plan, the dusty roads leading to the Kartarpur shrine in Pakistani Punjab’s Narowal province will be transformed into a bustling network of tourists and pilgrims. In this town by the river Ravi, the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, spent his last 18 years.

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G20 summit: India presents 9-point agenda on fugitive economic offenders- 02/12/2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented the agenda in the second session of the G20 Summit on international trade, international financial and tax systems here on Friday.

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The surprising way plastics could actually help fight climate change- 30/11/2018

What do your car, phone, soda bottle and shoes have in common? They’re all largely made from petroleum. This nonrenewable resource gets processed into a versatile set of chemicals called polymers – or more commonly, plastics.

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NITI Aayog holds Dialogue on Health System for New India- 30/11/2018

The NITI Aayog today organized a day-long dialogue on “Health System for A New India: Building Blocks”, with national and international academia, practitioners, Indian policymakers and other stakeholders of the healthcare ecosystem.

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Revised GDP Back Series data: All you need to know about the new GDP data- 30/11/2018

From January 2015, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) updated base year for GDP calculation to 2011-12, replacing the old series base year of 2004-05, as per the recommendations of the National Statistical Commission.

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2018 set to be fourth warmest in 138-yrs of climate record keeping: Report- 29/11/2018

2018 is set to be the fourth warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) which found that extreme weather this year due to climate change left a trail of devastation across the globe, including in India.

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ISRO launches earth monitoring satellite HysIS- 29/11/2018

India on Thursday successfully launched its latest earth observation satellite HysIS, the data from which can be used in wide-ranging areas including agriculture, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here onboard ISRO’s trusted workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

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Europe aims to be carbon neutral by 2050- 29/11/2018

The strategy - referred to as A Clean Planet for All - shows how Europe can lead the way to climate neutrality by investing into "realistic technological solutions, empowering citizens, and aligning action in key areas such as industrial policy, finance, or research", according to the Commission.

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Fragile climate puts food security at risk, UN report- 29/11/2018

Feeding a hungry planet is growing increasingly difficult as climate change and depletion of land and other resources undermine food systems, the U.N.

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How farmers in India are adapting to climate change in India- 28/11/2018

Climate change has the potential to hurt everyone, but one particularly vulnerable group is farmers. Agriculture, especially in India, depends on favourable weather conditions; so climate change-induced temperature rises can significantly hurt farm productivity.

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G20 Summit 2018 begins in Argentina - What to watch for at G20 summit in Argentina- 28/11/2018

Global leaders will gather in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires this week for the Group of 20 summit, a meeting of the world’s largest economies responsible for 85% of global economic output and two-thirds of the world’s population.

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Another feat for ISRO! For the first time, India to launch Colombian satellite from PSLV-C43 on November 29 - 28/11/2018

The workhorse of ISRO will be carrying India’s earth observation satellite HysIS and 30 satellites from other countries out of which almost 23 belong to the US.

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INDIA, RUSSIA ATTENDS FIRST-EVER STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE- 27/11/2018

The delegations participating in the Strategic Economic Dialogue from India and Russia discussed the development of bilateral ties in trade, investment, and industry at the platform provided by the two-day forum.

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Andaman & Nicobar Islands: home to a tenth of India’s fauna species- 27/11/2018

The Narcondam hornbill, its habitat restricted to a lone island; the Nicobar megapode, a bird that builds nests on the ground; the Nicobar treeshrew, a small mole-like mammal; the Long-tailed Nicobar macaque, and the Andaman day gecko, are among the 1,067 endemic faunal species found only on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and nowhere else.

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India-China amends double taxation avoidance treaty - 27/11/2018

The Government of India and the People's Republic of China have signed a protocol on 26 November, 2018, to amend the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) for the avoidance of double taxation and for the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

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NITI Aayog Organises Capacity Building Programme for Urban Water Management- 26/11/2018

NITI Aayog organized todaythe Second Phase of Urban Management Programme on ‘Water Recycling and Reuse’.in collaboration with the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise & TF Internationalat India Habitat Centre in the capital today.

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Indians lose over four years of their lives to air pollution: Study- 26/11/2018

People in India would live an average 4.3 years longer if the country met the global guidelines for particulate pollution, according to a study which found that effect of pollution on life expectancy is worse than HIV/AIDS, cigarette smoking, and even terrorism.

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UN selects Noida to participate in Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative - 26/11/2018

The United Nations on Sunday selected Noida and Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh to participate in its Global Sustainable Cities 2025 initiative.

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India gets UN Environment award for combating transboundary environmental crime - 23/11/2018

United Nation Environment has awarded Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India with Asia Environment Enforcement Awards, 2018 for excellent work done by the Bureau in combating transboundary environmental crime.

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India to bypass US Dollars, will make payment in rupees for Russian Air Defence System - 23/11/2018

India is planning to pay in rupees for Very-Short-Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) systems from Russia; the deal is likely to be concluded next year, a government official told Sputnik.

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Two Made In India Fast Patrol Vessel launched by GRSE in Kolkata - 23/11/2018

Two Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) ships for Indian Coast Guard were simultaneously launched on Thursday at the defence PSU and warship builder – Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd. at Kolkata.

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Kartarpur corridor green lit, India and Pakistan to begin construction soon - 23/11/2018

India today announced that it will start construction of the Kartarpur corridor up to the international border.

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Govt can’t take away RBI reserves without amending RBI Act - 19/11/2018

Under Section 47 of the RBI Act, only surplus profits can be transferred, and transferring reserves will require an amendment to the Act.

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Bahrain likely to ink pact with ISRO for training, research on space tech- 19/11/2018

In February next year, the Gulf nation, hopefully, will sign a pact with Indian space agency ISRO for training and research purposes, Kamal Bin Ahmed Mohammed, Minister for Transportation and Telecommunications, Bahrain, said.

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Will direct states to implement draft witness protection scheme: SC - 19/11/2018

The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would direct all the states to implement the draft witness protection scheme framed by the Centre in consultation with the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).

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Union Agriculture Ministry launches NCDC’s 'Yuva Sahakar Scheme' to promote young entrepreneurs - 15/11/2018

To cater to the needs and aspirations of the youth, the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has come up with a youth-friendly scheme ‘Yuva Sahakar-Cooperative Enterprise Support and Innovation Scheme” for attracting them to cooperative business ventures.

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Rafale deal: Why CCS nod came later? - 15/11/2018

Till March 25, 2015, the deal for 126 aircraft was on; 108 jets were to be produced by HAL. In just two weeks, on April 10, 2015, a joint statement is issued for a new deal for 36 Rafale jets with same equipment…The 2007 deal for 126 aircraft was approved by the Defence Acquisition Council.

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As India fails to clean up its air, China is winning war on pollution - 15/11/2018

While New Delhi and other Indian cities choke amid worsening air conditions and half-hearted government measures, neighbouring China -- the world's largest polluter -- is slowly winning its war against pollution.

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India to top US as 2nd-largest carbon spewer from power: IEA - 13/11/2018

Two-thirds of India’s households are projected to own an air conditioning unit by 2040.

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Government sets up National Data Repository - 13/11/2018

The National Data Repository (NDR) is an integrated data repository of Exploration and Production (E&P) data of Indian sedimentary basins

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Big Blow To The US - India-Russia Banks to discuss Rouble-Rupee trade today - 13/11/2018

Representatives of atleast three Russian banks operating in India, including Vnesheconombank, Sberbank and VTB, will meet executives from top Indian banks in Mumbai on Monday to discuss rupee-rouble settlements between businesses of the two countries.

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Secret Dhanush mission successful - 11/11/2018

Indian Armed Forces scripted another success with the test launch of nuclear capable ballistic missile Dhanush from a Naval warship off Odisha coast as part of a secret mission.

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How World War I shaped the 20th century and beyond - 11/11/2018

By ensuring Germany’s economic ruin and political humiliation, the post-war settlement provided fertile ground for the rise of Nazism and its horrors.

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Over half the 700,000 cybercrimes in India come from Russia, US alone - 11/11/2018

The 25th edition of SIMBEX, an acronym for “Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise” is scheduled from 10th to 21st November 2018 off Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. Bilateral cooperation between Singapore and India was first formalised when RSN ships began training with the Indian Navy in 1994.

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India re-elected as member of ITU council till 2022 - 09/11/2018

India has been elected as a member of the International Telecommunications Union Council (ITU) for another 4-year term - from 2019 to 2022.

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First Rafale Fighter Jet 'Made For India' takes flight - 09/11/2018

As the political controversy over the Rafale fighter jet deal continues in India, manufacturing of the aircraft customised as per specifications of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is making progress.

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Bilateral Exercise Between Indian & Republic of Singapore Navies – SIMBEX 18 scheduled from 10th to 21st November 2018 - 09/11/2018

The 25th edition of SIMBEX, an acronym for “Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise” is scheduled from 10th to 21st November 2018 off Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal. Bilateral cooperation between Singapore and India was first formalised when RSN ships began training with the Indian Navy in 1994.

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Karnataka nuclear power plant second best in world for continuous operation - 08/11/2018

The Kaiga Atomic Power Station in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka has achieved a historic feat.

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Proposed Ganga bill bans ports, jetties - 08/11/2018

The government has banned the construction of jetties, ports or “permanent hydraulic structures” in the Ganga, unless permitted by the National Ganga Rejuvenation Authority, according to a proposed ‘Ganga Act’

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Indians most positive about teaching as a career for their kids: Study - 08/11/2018

Indians believe strongly in their country's education system rating it 7.11 out of 10 the fourth-highest of any country polled, with only Finland (8), Switzerland (7.2), and Singapore (7.1) higher.

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Water ATMs may help in bridging safe water gap- 05/11/2018

For thousands of communities across India, the process of getting drinking water is now the same as the process of getting cash: they head to an ATM.

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IIT-Madras creates India's first indigenous microprocessor called 'Shakti'- 05/11/2018

Professor Veezhinathan from Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IITM went on and said, "The microprocessor will not get outdated as it is one of the few 'RISC V Microprocessors' in the world now".

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Thick smog envelopes Delhi, pollution over 24 times safe limit- 05/11/2018

Air quality in India’s haze-hit north, including the capital, New Delhi, deteriorated sharply on Monday because of unfavourable weather and an increase in smoke from stubble burning in fields across the region.

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RBI kick-starts process to set up PCR for capturing details of borrowers- 05/11/2018

The Reserve Bank has initiated steps to set up a wide-based digital Public Credit Registry (PCR) to capture details of all borrowers, including wilful defaulters and also the pending legal suits in order to check financial delinquencies.

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SC to hear plea on govt delays over appointment of judges in higher judiciary after 8 weeks- 03/11/2018

The plea, stating that the government cannot “frustrate” the process of appointment of judges in the apex court and high courts in “an oblique way” by sitting on collegium’s recommendations and not responding to names reiterated by it, came up for hearing before a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.

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PM launches historic Support and Outreach Initiative for MSME Sector- 03/11/2018

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today launched a historic support and outreach programme for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector.

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India tops list of countries which faced internet shutdowns: Report- 03/11/2018

India leads the world in the number of internet shutdowns, with over 100 reported incidents in 2018 alone according to a report titled 'Freedom on the Net' by a US think tank.

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What India can do to better its ease of doing business rank- 02/11/2018

India has jumped 23 places to rank 77 in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2019 report. While improvement on quite a few parameters has pushed up its overall ranking, there are some in which it is lagging.

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INS Viraat to be turned into maritime museum- 02/11/2018

The Maharashtra state cabinet on Thursday cleared the decks for the Navy's longest-serving aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, now retired, to be converted into India’s first-ever moored maritime museum-cum-marine adventure centre.

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Cabinet gives nod for resolution to open ISA membership - 02/11/2018

ISA is an alliance of more than 121 countries initiated by India, most of them being sunshine countries, to work for efficient exploitation of solar energy so as to reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

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BeiDou-3: China launches new high-orbit satellite to boost its global navigation system- 02/11/2018

The satellite was launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in the southwestern Sichuan Province, state-run Xinhua reported.

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Vehicle Location Tracking Devices and Emergency Buttons Mandatory for all New Public Service Vehicles Registered After 1st January 2019- 01/11/2018

In case of older public service vehicles –those registered up to 31"December,2018, the respective State/ UT Governments will notify the date by which these vehicles have to install Vehicle Location Tracking Device and Panic Buttons.

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US agrees to grant India waiver from Iran sanctions- 01/11/2018

The US plans to re-impose oil-related sanctions on Iran on November 4 to choke the Islamic Republic’s biggest source of income and pressure it to renegotiate a new nuclear deal.

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Clean Air Week from 1st November to control pollution in Delhi On firecrackers, directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court shall be followed strictly- 01/11/2018

This decision was taken in a meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of Shri C.K. Mishra, Secretary, EF&CC to discuss the urgent steps for air pollution mitigation and regulating fire crackers in the light of the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s Order.

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Ease of Doing Business 2019: India jumps 23 spots to 77th rank in World Bank's latest report- 01/11/2018

India leapfrogged to the 77th rank in the World Bank's latest Ease of Doing Business rankings, jumping 23 notches from last year, a news that is likely to bring cheer for the Narendra Modi-government that is caught in an apparent turf battle with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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Government vs RBI: All you need to know about Section 7 of the RBI Act- 31/10/2018

The government has sent letters to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seeking consultations on key regulatory issues under a never-before-used provision in the law, according to sources.

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India Conducts Successful Night Trail Of Agni-1 Ballistic Missile- 31/10/2018

The launch of the surface-to-surface missile was undertaken as a part of periodic training activity by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) from Dr Abdul Kalam Island to consolidate operational readiness, the sources said.

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India, Russia, Iran To Meet On North-South Corridor On November 23- 31/10/2018

Union Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu held a meeting with a Russian business delegation on raising investments and business between the two countries on Saturday, where he said "all issues may be resolved in order to operationalise the route as early as possible".

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Why India Might Be Wasting Its Time on Aircraft Carriers- 30/10/2018

The Indian Navy has put out a proposal for its third aircraft carrier, tentatively titled the Vishal due to enter service in the latter 2020s.

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India drops 43 places on the World Giving Index 2018- 30/10/2018

The CAF World Giving Index 2018 finds that when it comes to donating money, volunteering time and helping a stranger among 146 countries, India ranks at 124 in 2018 as opposed to its position of 81 in 2017.

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Air pollution causing one death in ten among children: WHO- 30/10/2018

One in ten deaths in children across the world is being caused by air pollution, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report.

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Supreme Court Orders Govt to Impound 15-year-old Petrol, 10-year-old Diesel Vehicles in NCR- 30/10/2018

The Supreme Court on Monday prohibited the plying of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the national capital region (NCR) and directed the transport department to announce that such vehicles would be impounded if found plying.

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States of poverty: an exploration of the Multidimensional Poverty Index- 29/10/2018

A look at the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI), calculated by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative and UNDP reveal the variations.

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India, Japan agree to hold 2+2 dialogue to enhance security in Indo-Pacific region - 29/10/2018

Narendra Modi along with Shinzo Abe reviewed developments in bilateral relations and explored new areas of cooperation, focusing on shared vision for peace & prosperity in the Indo-Pacific.

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India donates 3 lakh Dollars for peacekeeping initiative at UN - 29/10/2018

The UN Department of Field Support announced that the Indian government had donated about USD 300,000 for the 'Pipeline to Peacekeeping Command Programme' with a specific focus on issues of conduct and discipline.

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China’s 1st private rocket fails after launch - 28/10/2018

Beijing-based Landscape said late Saturday that the first and second stage of its ZQ-1 rocket worked normally but something went wrong with the final of the three-stage rocket.

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WTO sets up dispute panel on India-US case on export subsidies - 28/10/2018

In March, the US dragged India to the global trade body's dispute settlement mechanism over export subsidies, saying that these incentives were harming the American companies.

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UN to launch project on creating India's intangible heritage inventory- 28/10/2018

Concerned over the “disappearance” of many intangible legacies of India over time, the UN will soon launch a project on creating an “inventory” of art forms, craftsmanship and other intangible cultural heritage of the country.

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Criminal Cases If You Contaminate The Environment: The Central Government Warns- 28/10/2018

The capital Delhi is experiencing a number of difficulties due to poor environmental pollution. Pollution in the air is getting worse day by day.

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China is Testing a Ramjet-Powered 'Carrier Killer' Missile – Competitor to India’s Brahmos missile - 27/10/2018

The HD-1 missile test was a success and “verified the launch, power and flight control systems,” according to China’s Global Times.

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Indian Railways is building world's highest railway line- 27/10/2018

Indian Railways is moving fast to connect Ladakh with New Delhi through rail lines by expediting work on the strategically significant Bilaspur-Manali-Leh broad-gauge rail line.

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ISRO Completes "Scaled-Down" Test For Safe Landing Of Chandrayaan-2 - 27/10/2018

The moon lander, Vikram, named after the father of Indian space programme Vikram Sarabhai, will carry out various tests on the moon surface.

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India, Myanmar draw up counter-insurgency cooperation plan - 27/10/2018

India and Myanmar held a national level meeting here today to chalk out strategies to crack down on insurgent groups operating in the region.

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Russia Launches First Soyuz Rocket Since Failed Space Launch - 26/10/2018

Russia on Thursday successfully launched a Soyuz rocket for the first time since the failure of a similar rocket aborted a manned take-off to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 11.

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India and Bangladesh Sign Agreements for Enhancing Inland and Coastal Waterways Connectivity - 26/10/2018

The two sides agreed to consider inclusion of Rupnarayanriver (National Waterway-86) from Geonkhali to Kolaghat in the protocol route and to declare Kolaghatin West Bengal as new Port of Call.

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India wins Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management Award, 2018 - 26/10/2018

The association is guided by international leaders who believe in the value of networking, knowledge exchange and the promotion of good governance for the betterment of citizens in the Commonwealth countries.

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From Russia’s S-400 To Israel’s Barak-8 Missiles: How India Is Fortifying Its Defence- 25/10/2018

Barak-8 is a long-range surface to air missile jointly developed by India’s DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries (which subcontracted the work to Israel’s Elta Systems and Rafael Advanced Defence Systems; the latter has a JV with Indian private firm Kalyani).

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Government to create special fund to boost fish production by 2020- 25/10/2018

he Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday approved a Rs 7,522-crore Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) from which enterpreneurs, fishermen, cooperatives will get loans at subsidised interest rate and two years moratorium on repayment of principal amount.

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India’s first engine-less train set to hit tracks on Oct 29 - 25/10/2018

Driven by a self-propulsion module sans a separate locomotive, the train, capable of running at a speed of up to 160 kmph, comes with technical features for enhanced quick acceleration.

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Cabinet approves appointment of Adjudicating Authority and establishment of Appellate Tribunal under Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 - 24/10/2018

Appointment of an Adjudicating Authority, along with the three additional Benches and to establish the Appellate Tribunal under the PBPT Act;

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How Chandrayaan-2 will perform its jobs once it lands on the moon - 24/10/2018

Unlike the first mission which carried only Chandrayaan orbiter and the Moon Impact probe, this mission will have a lander and a rover apart from the orbiter, which has been developed by Ahmedabad-based Physical Research Laboratory (PRL).

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India, Iran, Afghanistan conduct first trilateral meeting on Chabahar port - 24/10/2018

The Indian delegation to the first meeting of the Coordination Council on Chabahar was led by T.S. Tirumurti, secretary, economic relations, India’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

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Invest India Wins Top UN Award for Promoting Renewable Energy Investment - 23/10/2018

The award was presented by Armenian President Armen Sarkissian to Deepak Bagla, the CEO of Invest India, on Monday in Geneva at the inaugurations of the World Investment Forum organised by the UN Convention on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

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Constitution Bench to decide an ‘independent mechanism’ to appoint Election Commissioners - 23/10/2018

The order passed by a Bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Justice S.K. Kaul came on a PIL filed by Anoop Baranwal seeking an “independent mechanism for appointment of ECs” outside the exclusive power of the government.

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Supreme Court allows sale of 'green' firecrackers: Key highlights - 23/10/2018

The Supreme Court has allowed use of fire crackers that are within permitted decibel limits and emission norms.

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Insolvency Law Committee submits its 2nd Report on Cross Border Insolvency - 22/10/2018

Recommends adoption of the UNCITRAL Model Law of Cross Border Insolvency, 1997

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Green fund approves $1 billion to assist poor countries to tackle climate change - 22/10/2018

A U.N.-backed fund has approved more than $1 billion for 19 new projects to help developing countries tackle climate change, officials said Sunday.

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US to pull out of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty with Russia- 22/10/2018

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that the U.S. would pull out of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia.

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Why Russia's S-400 Is No Joke (And Why No Air Force Wants to Fight Against It) - 21/10/2018

The S-300 began development in the 1960s as a follow-up to a multitude of prior surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems. The primary missile it planned to replace is the S-75 (SA-2) missile system, which was famously used against the U-2 spy plane and deployed in Cuba and Vietnam. The missile underwent testing in the 1970s and entered service in 1978.

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India to host global meet on maternal, child health in December: UNICEF- 21/10/2018

The UNICEF said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Chile President Michelle Bachelet and chair of PMNCH will deliver the keynote addresses.

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India stands by Indus Treaty commitment, rejects Pakistan reports - 21/10/2018

India on Saturday (October 20) rejected reports in Pakistani media that New Delhi has refused "permission" to Pakistan from inspecting water projects being built on the River Chenab.

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As India gears up for Chandrayaan 2, China moots artificial moons in space- 20/10/2018

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) may officially maintain that it is not in race with China so far as its space endeavours go, but the space programmes of the two leading economies cannot be viewed in isolation given that both are trying to make their mark.

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After Naval War Games, Democratic India, Japan and U.S. plan joint Air Force Exercise - 20/10/2018

India, Japan and the U.S. are set to elevate the bilateral ‘Cope India’ air exercise to a trilateral format. The three countries already conduct naval war games under the expanded Malabar naval exercise.

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India attracted USD 22 bn of FDI flows in first half of 2018: UN report- 16/10/2018

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said on Monday in its ‘Investment Trends Monitor’ report that in South Asia, India attracted USD 22 billion of FDI (foreign direct investment) flows, contributing to the sub-region’s 13 per cent rise in FDI in the first half of the year.

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RK Singh launches award scheme under 'Saubhagya' - 16/10/2018

RK Singh, Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy announced an award scheme under Saubhagya here today to felicitate the DISCOMs / Power Department of the States and their employees for achieving 100 per cent household electrification in their area of operations.

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Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approves renaming of Allahabad to Prayagraj - 16/10/2018

"It might be the wish of many people that Allahabad can be renamed Prayagraj. It will be a very good message. If everyone agrees, we should know this city as Prayagraj and it can be a good start," the Chief Minister had said earlier.

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Justice Verma panel report wanted changes to sexual harassment law- 15/10/2018

The Centre recently announced its plan to set up a panel of judges to look into the legal and institutional framework to curb sexual harassment at workplaces following the #MeToo campaign on social media.

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First Made for India Rafale set to soar this month - 15/10/2018

“This will be the first of the 36 Rafale fighter jets ordered by India,” said a top Ministry of Defence source. The fighter jet has been numbered as RB 008, after Air Marshal Rakesh Bhadauria, who is Air Officer Commanding in Chief, Training Command of the Indian Air Force.

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Govt to launch air pollution prediction system for Delhi on Oct 15 - 15/10/2018

The system - called Air Quality Early Warning System - will have an in-built web-based dissemination tools to inform public and enforcement agencies about episodic high pollution events in advance.

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UN Food & Agriculture Organisation awards Sikkim for becoming world's first totally organic agriculture state - 14/10/2018

The 2018 award announcement on Friday said: "Sikkim is the first organic state in the world. All of its farmland is certified organic. At the same time, Sikkim's approach reaches beyond organic production and has proven truly transformational for the state and its citizens."

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Soon, Ranking For Cities Over Revival Of Water Bodies - 14/10/2018

This initiative will be a part of the drive to make cities across the country flood resilient. The urban affairs ministry will soon come out with the guidelines for this competition as cities face more threats of flooding because of blocked drainage system and dying natural water bodies, where rain water accumulates.

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Navy inducts first deep sea vessel to rescue sunk, disaster-hit submarines- 14/10/2018

Enhancing its operational capabilities, the Navy has inducted its first deep submergence rescue vehicle which is deployed to rescue downed or disaster-struck submarines at high sea.

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India, China launch 1st joint project to train Afghan diplomats- 14/10/2018

An understanding to launch a joint programme in Afghanistan was reached during an informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held in April at China’s Wuhan city.

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For India's Second Moon Mission, ISRO Tests Cryogenic Engine- 13/10/2018

The GSLV MK-III vehicle’s upper stage is powered by the CE-20, which operates on a gas generator cycle using a combination of liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquid hydrogen (LH2) propellants.

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Major mission to sequence genes of Indians planned- 13/10/2018

India is planning a major mission to sequence the genes of a “large” group of Indians — akin to projects in the United Kingdom, China, Japan and Australia — and use this to improve health as well as buck a global trend of designing ‘personalised medicine.’

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India elected to UN Human Rights Council with highest number of votes- 13/10/2018

India was vying for a seat in the Asia Pacific category. Along with India, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Fiji and Philippines had also staked a claim in the same regional group.

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‘Not helpful’, says US on India’s plans to buy Iran oil, Russia’s S-400 air missiles- 12/10/2018

As a top US official headed to New Delhi for talks on Iran sanctions, a state department spokesperson said “it’s not helpful” to note India plans to continue buying Iranian oil and Russian S-400 air defense systems, both subject to secondary sanctions under separate legislations.

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EC makes it must for candidates to publicise their criminal antecedents- 12/10/2018

According to directions issued Wednesday, political parties too will have to give publicity to the criminal records of candidates fielded by them.

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NGT orders 23 states, UTs to prepare action plans to fight air pollution in 2 months- 12/10/2018

Noting that there are 102 cities where air quality does not meet the National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the panel formed an Air Quality Monitoring Committee (AQMC), comprising directors of environment, transport, industries, urban development, agriculture departments and member-secretary of state pollution control boards.

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India Ranks 103rd Among 119 Countries In Global Hunger Index- 12/10/2018

The Global Hunger Index report released on October 11 is the thirteenth edition. Welthungerlife and Concern Worldwide has been issuing reports on hunger levels in the world since 2006.

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World Bank 'human capital' rankings: Singapore, S Korea take top spots- 11/10/2018

The World Bank Group unveiled a new system on Thursday to rank countries based on their success in developing human capital, an effort to prod governments to invest more effectively in education and healthcare.

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India lost $80 billion from natural disasters in 20 years, ranks 4th in the world for economic losses: UN report- 11/10/2018

Climate change is making development highly risky, particularly in lower-middle income countries like India. A study released by the UN office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) on Wednesday said India suffered economic losses of $80 billion during the 20-year period of 1998 to 2017.

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Lancet Report: Mental disorders in India on the rise- 11/10/2018

Stressing the treatment gap and high economic burden of mental illness, the report says the disease will cost the world economy $ 16 trillion by 2030.

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Centre sets ‘minimum river flows’ for the Ganga- 11/10/2018

In a gazette notification made public on Wednesday, the National Mission for Clean Ganga has laid down the flow specifications.

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Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé found to be worst plastic polluters worldwide in global cleanups and brand audits- 10/10/2018

“These brand audits offer undeniable proof of the role that corporations play in perpetuating the global plastic pollution crisis,” said Global Coordinator of Break Free From Plastic Von Hernandez.

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India's first national environmental survey to start in 24 states, 3 UTs in January 2019- 10/10/2018

The earliest the first set of complete green data from the survey will be available is 2020, providing an important tool in the hands of policy-makers for decision making at all levels - district, state and national.

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SC refuses to go into price, technical specifications of Rafael deal- 10/10/2018

A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi said they are not on the suitability of the Rafale jets, but only on the decision making process. It further said that the information in this regard would be submitted in a sealed cover.

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India places fresh order for Iranian Crude, to go ahead with Chahbahar Port and route to Afghanistan- 09/10/2018

India was negotiating window out of these sanctions, similar to waivers under the Countering America's Adversaries through Sanctions Act, or CATSA on Russia to buy S-400 missile systems. Indian diplomats say the US is yet not clear about waivers on Iran.

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Pakistan successfully test-fires missile system with 1,300-km range- 09/10/2018

Pakistan on Monday successfully conducted the training launch of Ghauri Missile System, which has a range of up to 1,300 km, reported Radio Pakistan.

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Section 151A of the Representation of the People Act 1951 mandates ECI to fill casual vacancies- 09/10/2018

In this connection, it is to be noted that vacancies from 9-Bellary(ST), 14-Shimoga and 20-Mandya Parliamentary Constituencies of Karnataka have occurred on 18 th  May, 18th May and 21 st  May, 2018 respectively,  whereas vacancies from the five parliamentary constituencies from Andhra Pradesh have occurred on 20 th  June, 2018.

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India 147th among 157 countries on commitment to reduce inequality: Oxfam- 09/10/2018

The Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2018, published to coincide with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank annual meetings being held in Bali, analysed the countries` policy behaviour on social spending, tax and labour rights, particularly for women.

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S-400 DEAL GIVES U.S. A UNIQUE CHANCE TO SPELL OUT SPECIAL RELATIONS WITH INDIA- 08/10/2018

India’s decision to purchase the S-400 Triumf missile defence system from Russia has handed the US a unique strategic opportunity to distinguish India from China on their dealings with Russia: sanctions for Beijing, waiver for New Delhi.

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India, Japan Begin Bilateral Maritime Exercises In Visakhapatnam- 08/10/2018

The Japanese ships would be participating in the third edition of JIMEX under the command of Rear Admiral Tatsuya Fukada, commander of Escort Flotilla-4 (CCF-4).

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Human-caused CO2 emissions must reach zero by 2050: IPCC- 08/10/2018

Net human-caused emissions of carbon-dioxide must reach zero by 2050, says the new Inter-Government Panel on Climate Change, calling for urgent, unprecedented and collective action.

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Successful night trial of Prithvi-II Missile - 07/10/2018

The surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, was launched from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore around 8.30 pm, they said.

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Atal Innovation Mission & SIRIUS sign MoU for promotion of innovative cooperation between students of India & Russia - 07/10/2018

To promote innovative cooperation between students of India and Russia, a Memorandum of Understanding was exchanged between India’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and the Russian Federation’s SIRIUS Educational Foundation in the presence of the Prime Minister of India Shri.

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India, world's second-largest coal consumer, awaits grim climate report - 07/10/2018

Recent extreme weather events, such as floods in Kerala, wildfires in Uttarakhand and heat waves in the north and east, have demonstrated how vulnerableIndia is to climate change.

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India's cooling energy consumption to grow around 2.2 times by 2027: Report - 06/10/2018

The country's cooling energy demand will rise to 2.2 times the existing level by 2027 and interventions can help cut it down by 17 per cent in the next decade, a report said.

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ISRO & ROSCOSMOS to work together for first Indian Manned Mission - 06/10/2018

At end of delegation level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladmir Putin, a MoU was inked between ISRO and the Federal Space Agency of Russia ‘ROSCOSMOS’ for joint activities in the field of Human Spaceflight Programme.

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95% of monsoon rain falls in only a few days, show IMD data - 06/10/2018

The southwest monsoon season officially extends from June 1 to September 30, but many cities in the country get almost their entire rainfall of the season in a small window that adds up to just a few days to a few weeks within this four-month period, official data going back more than three decades show.

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21 IORA Countries adopt the Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy; To Collaborate with ISA Member Countries - 05/10/2018

The Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy in the Indian Ocean Region calls for collaboration among IORA member states in meeting the growing demand for renewable energy in the Indian Ocean littorals, development of a common renewable energy agenda for the Indian Ocean region and promote regional capacity building.

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India, Russia sign S-400 missile deal - 05/10/2018

India on Friday signed a deal for the purchase of the S-400 Triumf air defence system from Russia. The deal is worth around $5 billion.

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SIDBI launches national level entrepreneurship awareness campaign--Udyam Abhilasha in 115 aspirational districts - 04/10/2018

On the occasion of Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi yesterday i.e. October 02, 2018, Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), had launched a National Level Entrepreneurship Awareness Campaign, Udyam Abhilasha in 115 Aspirational Districts identified by NITI Aayog in 28 States and reaching to around 15,000 youth.

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ASTRA Missile getting ready to be inducted in service next year: another successful test - 04/10/2018

A series of flight trials of Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVR-AAM) was conducted by Indian Air Force during Sept 26 to Oct 3, at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore as part of final development trials of the missile.

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What S-400 air defence system deal with Russia means to India - 04/10/2018

A missile defence system is intended to act as a shield against incoming ballistic missiles.

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‘Solar alliance must be agile, results-oriented’ - 03/10/2018

French minister of state for ecological and inclusive transition, Brune Poirson, is set to co-chair on Wednesday the first assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).

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India’s ‘Operation Samudra Maitri’ to help tsunami-hit Indonesia - 03/10/2018

“Operation Samudra Maitri’ for humanitarian assistance was launched after a telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on October 1, and following Indonesia’s acceptance of international aid,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.

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Indian astronaut may go to International Space Station for training in 2022 - 03/10/2018

An Indian astronaut may travel to the International Space Station (ISS) on board a Soyuz spacecraft for a short training mission in 2022, a Russian media report said on Wednesday, citing a source in the Russian space industry.

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How the govt’s goal of doubling farmers’ incomes is shaping up - 03/10/2018

In February 2016, the Narendra Modi government in New Delhi set itself a formidable target: to double farmer incomes by 2022. The announcement was made as a crippling drought year (2015-16) neared its end.

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The Oonth Kadal project has made its entry into UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites - 02/10/2018

German deputy chief of mission to India Jasper Wieck, who on Monday signed an agreement on conservation of 17th Century Mughal-era bridge in Srinagar, said the move is aimed at reclaiming the part of our common identity.

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India not in favour of reopening some clauses of Paris agreement: Official - 02/10/2018

Environment Secretary C K Mishra said India will not be adversely impacted in the wake of the Trump administration pulling out of the historic climate agreement.

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India sees highest seizure of black spotted turtles - 30/09/2018

India accounts for 29% of black spotted turtles (Geoclemys hamiltonii) seized from across seven countries in South Asia, states a recent report by TRAFFIC, an international network monitoring trade in wildlife.

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India to gift Mig-21 fighter jets to Russia - 30/09/2018

A highlight on the sidelines of the upcoming India-Russia bilateral summit is likely to be the gifting of three MiG-21 fighter jets to Russia.

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Indo-French nuclear deal: 10 years after its signing, power project yield little success - 30/09/2018

The 9,900 MW power plant that envisages to have six nuclear reactors of 1,650 MW each is slated to be the biggest nuclear power park in the country.

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Alcohol consumption in India doubled in 11 years: WHO report - 30/09/2018

The per capita alcohol consumption in India increased two folds between 2005 and 2016, according to the Global status report on alcohol and health 2018 released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday.

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Tourism Awards:Ahmedabad best heritage city, Qutub Minar best monument for differently-abled - 28/09/2018

The awards were presented by Union Tourism Minister K J Alphons at a ceremony held at the Vigyan Bhavan.India's first World Heritage City Ahmedabad is well-known for Indo-Islamic monumental art and architecture, intricately carved wooden havelis.

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The 50 districts with the poorest health outcomes in India - 28/09/2018

Over the past decade, India has made significant strides in bringing down rates of child undernutrition and infant mortality. Yet, several parts of India continue to be weighed down by some of the worst health outcomes in the world, with rates of undernutrition and infant mortality much higher than some of the poorest parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.

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SC allows women to enter Sabarimala temple, calls ban derogatory - 28/09/2018

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed women entry into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala. Girls and women of menstruating age—10-50 years—were not allowed in the premises of the temple, which houses Lord Ayyappan.

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SC/ST reservation in promotion: SC lays down creamy layer, efficiency norms - 27/09/2018

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the "creamy layer test" would apply if reservatios in promotion are given to the SCs and STs. It said this was needed to prevent the creamy layer amongs SCs and STs from bagging all the coveted jobs in the public sector.

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Successful pre-induction test of ‘Astra’ air-to-air missile - 27/09/2018

The missile was fired from a fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force in the afternoon and targeted an unmanned aerial vehicle ‘Banshi’ which it successfully engaged, the sources said.

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Adultery no longer a crime as Supreme Court strikes down Section 497 - 27/09/2018

The judgment was welcomed by activists, who said the archaic law should have been dumped a long time ago to keep pace with the rest of world.

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India, G4 nations voice concern over lack of progress in long-pending UNSC reforms - 26/09/2018

The G4 nations, India, Brazil, Germany and Japan, have been calling for the reform of the UN Security Council, and support each others’ bids for the permanent seats in the top UN body.

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Cabinet approves National Digital Communications Policy-2018 - 26/09/2018

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the National Digital Communications Policy-2018 (NDCP-2018) and re-designation of the Telecom Commission as the "Digital Communications Commission”.

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Aadhaar not mandatory for bank account, mobile connection: Key takeaways- 26/09/2018

The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared government's Aadhaar scheme as Constitutionally valid and also struck down Section 57 of Aadhaar Act permitting private entities to avail Aadhaar data.

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SC upholds constitutional validity of Aadhaar, strikes down certain provisions- 26/09/2018

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhaar; albeit with riders. In a majority judgment of 4:1, a constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra affirmed its constitutionality, saying it involved “parting with minimal information” to fulfill the “larger public interest” of the marginalised and poor who can use it to obtain benefits and subsidies under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act.

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India and China to sign internal security cooperation agreement- 25/09/2018

Zhao Kezhi, China's Minister of Public Security, is expected to visit India next month and hold meetings with Home Minister Rajnath Singh during which they will discuss various aspects of security cooperation between the two countries.

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MPs, MLAs can practice law during their elected tenure: SC- 25/09/2018

The Supreme Court Tuesday said there were no restrictions on MPs and MLAs practicing law and that Rule 49 was not applicable to law-makers who are not full time salaried employees.

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India among top countries to incur max loss from climate change, finds research- 25/09/2018

India is among the top countries to face maximum economic loss from climate change, says a new research, estimating the total price that emissions would have to the country’s economy.

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Nepal is set to become the first country to double its wild tiger population- 24/09/2018

“Our commitment to the Global Tiger Recovery Programme gains new ground with Nepal’s growing tiger numbers and a successful implementation of Nepal’s Tiger Conservation Action Plan,” stated Bishwa Nath Oli, Secretary of the Ministry of Forests and Environment.

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ISRO setting up launch pad for Gaganyaan mission- 23/09/2018

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is setting up a third launch pad at Sriharikota to undertake the Gaganyaan manned space flight programme, an ISRO official said on Friday.

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Ayushman Bharat Scheme Launched Today: 10 Things To Know About Centre's Flagship Mission- 23/09/2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) from Ranchi on Sunday, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI).

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A history of Bharat Mata and why we need to draw a parallel with the national anthem- 23/09/2018

Waris Pathan was suspended from the Maharashtra Assembly for refusing to say ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’. Earlier, another AIMIM leader, Asaduddin Owaisi voiced similar opinion in the Parliament leading to a strong rebuttal (without naming Owaisi) by Jawed Akhtar.

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ESIC approves new scheme, Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna for cash relief to unemployed insured persons- 20/09/2018

ESIC has launched this Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana keeping in mind the change in employment pattern. The current scenario of employment in India has been transformed from long employment to fixed short term engagement in the form of contract and temping.

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Union Government to launch India’s first National Registry of Sexual Offenders- 20/09/2018

Official sources that the database will contain more than 4.5 lakh cases, including profiles of first-time and repeat offenders, based on details compiled from prisons across the country.

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Cabinet approves Dam rehabilitation and Improvement Project- 20/09/2018

The project is aimed at improving the safety and operational performance of selected existing dams and mitigate risks to ensure the safety of the downstream population and property.

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Union Home Secretary launches ‘e-Sahaj’ portal for grant of Security Clearance “Pendency has sharply come down”: Shri Rajiv Gauba- 19/09/2018

Speaking on the occasion, the Union Home Secretary said that with the introduction of online portal, the process has become standardized, resulting in a process which will be faster, transparent and easy to monitor.

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Instant triple talaq to be a crime now as Union Cabinet approves Ordinance- 19/09/2018

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved an ordinance making instant triple talaq a punishable offence with a three-year jail term.

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India faces most cybersecurity threats in Asia-Pacific: Cisco- 19/09/2018

India faces the highest number of cybersecurity threats in the Asia-Pacific region with over 500,000 alerts daily, which is nearly thrice the number of alerts at global companies.

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India reported 8 lakh infant deaths in 2017, UN report says it is lowest in 5 years- 18/09/2018

A new UNIGME report said 6,05,000 neonatal deaths were reported in India in 2017, while the number of deaths among children aged 5-14 was 1,52,000.

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More river stretches are critically polluted: Central Pollution Control Board - 18/09/2018

The number of polluted stretches of the country's rivers has increased to 351 from 302 two years ago, and the number of critically polluted stretches — where water quality indicators are the poorest — has gone up to 45 from 34, according to an assessment by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

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India's DRDO Test Fires Indigenous Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile - 18/09/2018

India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) conducted the first successful test firing of a new indigenously designed and developed man portable anti-tank guided missile (MPATGM) at the Ahmednagar test range in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on September 15, the Indian Ministry of Defense (MOD) said in a statement.

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India, US closing in on package deal to remove trade irritants - 18/09/2018

Indian farmers and US manufacturers of medical devices could be among the main winners in a trade package under negotiation, as Washington and New Delhi look to remove long-standing irritants to ties, sources familiar with the talks said.

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INDO-US joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas 2018 - 12/09/2018

The joint exercise Yudh Abhyas 2018 will simulate a scenario where both nations will work together in counter insurgency and counter terrorism environment in mountainous terrain under United Nation charter. The two week exercise will witness participation of about 350 personnel of the US Army and similar strength of the Indian Army.

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Cabinet approves New Umbrella Scheme “Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan” (PM-AASHA) PM-AASHA will provide MSP assurance to farmers A reflection of Government’s commitment to the “Annadata”- 12/09/2018

“Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHan Abhiyan’ (PM-AASHA). The Scheme is aimed at ensuring remunerative prices to the farmers for their produce as announced in the Union Budget for 2018.

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EC removes NOTA option from Rajya Sabha, Legislative Council polls- 12/09/2018

The Election Commission Tuesday withdrew the ‘none of the above’ (NOTA) option from ballot papers of the Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Council polls following a Supreme Court directive.

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NITI Aayog, Intel and TIFR collaborate to set up a Model International Center for Transformative AI (ICTAI)- 11/09/2018

NITI Aayog, Intel, and Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) announced on 7thSeptember that they are collaborating to set up a Model International Center for Transformative Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI) towards developing and deploying AI-led application-based research projects.

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Once a former British Colony, now a Space Power - India to launch 2 British Satellites on 16 Sept- 11/09/2018

Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is gearing up for a full commercial launch on Sunday (September 16) when its PSLV C42 will lift off with two British satellites from the Sriharikota launchpad.

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Indian Air Force's home-grown fighter jet LCA Tejas completes maiden mid-air refuelling trial- 11/09/2018

In what is likely to fuel the reach of the indigenous fighter jet, the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday successfully tested the mid-air refuelling of the home-grown Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas.

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Nepal refuses to participate in first BIMSTEC joint military exercise.- 10/09/2018

Nepal will not participate in the week-long joint military exercise of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries beginning Tuesday in Pune.

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The Ocean Cleanup aims to clear Great Pacific Garbage Patch - 10/09/2018

Engineers set to sea Saturday to deploy a trash collection device to corral plastic litter floating between California and Hawaii in an attempt to clean up the world’s largest garbage patch in the heart of the Pacific Ocean.

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China, Pakistan to extend economic corridor to Afghanistan- 10/09/2018

China and Pakistan have decided to speed up and extend the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor towards Afghanistan during foreign minister Wang Yi’s recent visit to Islamabad, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday.

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How India Post Payments Bank savings account differs from post office savings account- 08/09/2018

The launch of India Post Payments Bank or IPPB will help in bringing the unbanked into the banking system. The government aims to link over 1.5 lakh post offices with India Post Payments Bank.

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Section 377 based on law passed by Henry VIII in 1533- 08/09/2018

A five-judge constitution bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malohtra said that the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) violated the constitutional right to equality and dignity.

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India all set to test Mobile Theater Ballistic Missile 'Pralay'- 08/09/2018

As the missile has to follow a manoeuverable trajectory, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has planned to evacuate people residing in three km area of the launching complex. This is for the first time that people are being evacuated from a large area.

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Govt makes Jan Dhan Yojana scheme open-ended with more incentives- 07/09/2018

The government Wednesday decided to make the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) an open-ended scheme and added more incentives to encourage people to open bank accounts.

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ISRO working on smaller launch vehicles to carry satellites of up to 700- 07/09/2018

Speaking at the inaugural session of the Bengaluru Space Expo 2018, a biennial event organised by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Sivan said the agency was planning to open incubation centres at six places in the country to encourage innovation and start-ups.

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India, U.S. sign landmark military communications, security agreement COMCASA- 07/09/2018

India and the United States on Thursday began a new generation of military and security cooperation by signing Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA).

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India, France set up working group for Gaganyaan- 06/09/2018

India and France Thursday announced a working group for Gaganyaan, Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) first manned space mission announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day.

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Section 377 verdict: Supreme Court legalises homosexuality, partially strikes down Section 377- 06/09/2018

Diluting Section 377 by unanimous verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday said LGBTQ community has the same fundamental rights as other citizens. This marks the end of a long legal battle supporting homosexuality.

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India’s First Global Mobility Summit 2018 to be inaugurated by the Prime Minister - 06/09/2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate MOVE: India’s ever first Global Mobility Summit organized by NITI Aayog at Vigyan Bhawan in the capital on 7th and 8th September.

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Justice Ranjan Gogoi to be India’s new Chief Justice - 05/09/2018

The CJI has written to the Ministry of Law and Justice endorsing and recommending the name of Justice Gogoi, the senior-most judge, as the next CJI.

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Kuwait tops the list of world’s most inactive nations: WHO report - 05/09/2018

One in four people don’t get enough exercise, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). In the survey of 168 nations, Kuwait ranked as the world’s most inactive, while Uganda came out as the most energetic.

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Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on fate of Section 377 - 05/09/2018

A five-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court will pronounce on September 6 its judgment on the constitutionality of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, a colonial era provision which criminalises private consensual sexual acts between same-sex adults.

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India Post Payments Bank replaces ATM/debit cards with QR cards. How to use them - 04/09/2018

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB), which was launched on Saturday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, does away with ATM cards and debit cards for both cash and cashless transactions.

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National Nutrition Month being celebrated across country to mark the fight against malnutrition - 04/09/2018

The Nutrition Month will also focus on adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers to eliminate the deficiencies prevailing in the Health sector.

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Tsunami mock drill ‘IOWave18’ begins: India along with 23 countries participates in exercise - 04/09/2018

The exercise, known as IOWave18, is being organised by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO, which coordinated the setting up of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (IOTWMS) in the aftermath of December 26, 2004 tsunami, an official release said here Monday.

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India made rapid progress in increasing access to sanitation in schools: UN report- 03/09/2018

A new joint UN agency study, ‘Drinking Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Schools: 2018 Global Baseline Report,’ says that good hygiene facilities in schools provide the basis of a healthy learning environment, and that girls are more likely to attend when they are on their period.

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Asian Games 2018: India sets record of best ever medal haul- 03/09/2018

The best-ever medal haul at the 2018 Asian Games is a leap forward for Indian sport after the Commonwealth Games medal spurt.

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Ahead of 2+2 dialogue, Indo-US homeland security officials discuss draft plan on six areas- 03/09/2018

During the Indo-US Homeland Security Dialogue, held recently, senior officers deliberated on a draft work plan relating to the activities of the six sub-groups, an official privy to the development said Monday.

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Mauritius remains top source of FDI into India in 2017-18: RBI- 03/09/2018

While FDI from Mauritius totalled USD 13.41 billion as against USD 13.38 billion in the previous year, inflows from Singapore rose to USD 9.27 billion from USD 6.52 billion. Even as FDI from Netherlands declined marginally to USD 2.67 billion as against USD 3.23 billion in the year-ago period.

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India, Singapore launch next round of free trade agreement review - 02/09/2018

The review round was launched by Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu and Minister of Trade Relations of Singapore S Iswaran.

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International tourism arrivals hit record high in 2017, India leads growth in South Asia: UN report- 02/09/2018

The number of people travelling abroad hit record levels in 2017 with a total of 1,323 million international tourist arrivals recorded in destinations around the world, with India leading the growth in the South Asian region, according to data from the UN’s tourism organisation.

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OBC count to be part of Census 2021, 3 decades after Mandal Commission- 01/09/2018

More than 25 years after the implementation of reservation for Other Backward Classes, based on the Mandal Commission’s recommendations, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday announced the first Census to count OBCs in 2021.

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Financial inclusion is the main mission of India Post Payments Bank - 01/09/2018

Ahead of the launch of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of the bank, Suresh Sethi, spoke about IPPB’s objectives, goals and expansion plans.

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Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, 6 states on violation of public advertisement guidelines - 01/09/2018

The Supreme Court on Friday, August 31, 2018, sought responses from the Centre, six state governments and the BJP on a plea which has alleged that they have violated the apex court’s directions on issuance of public advertisements.

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Supreme Court adjourns hearing on Article 35A till next year - 31/08/2018

The matter was listed before a Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud. The Jammu and Kashmir government had written a letter to the Registrar of the Supreme Court on August 29.

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HRD Ministry launches Atal rankings for Higher Education Institutions - 31/08/2018

Named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the ARRIA “will rank educational institutions for innovation output based on all major indicators and parameters used globally”, HRD minister minister Prakash Javadekar said.

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With ‘Mobility Week’, NITI Aayog kickstarts the action on MOVE: India’s First Global Mobility Summit 2018 - 31/08/2018

Events during the week will see diverse groups - start-ups, academicians, corporations, policy analysts, NGOs and the government, as well as the civil society,engage in conversations on the mobility landscape, future possibilities and preparedness of the countrytowards meeting the opportunities and challenges.

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Floods imperil Western Ghats ecology- 30/08/2018

The intense rainfall that unleashed widespread devastation throughout Kerala earlier this month could have extracted a heavy toll on the rich biodiversity and ecology of the Western Ghats region, according to experts.

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RBI flags upside risks to inflation- 30/08/2018

“Headline inflation, which averaged 4.8% during Q1 FY19, is likely to face upside risks over the rest of the year from a number of sources, warranting continuous vigil and a readiness to head off those pressures from getting generalized,” RBI said in its 2017-18 annual report.

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2+2 talks to focus on China- 30/08/2018

The first U.S.-India 2+2 dialogue next week in New Delhi will discuss regional and strategic issues of Asia and “will also have some real outcomes”, said a senior official of the Donald Trump administration.

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Russia successfully tests new interceptor missile- 30/08/2018

The Russian military has successfully conducted a test launch of a new interceptor missile for Russia’s missile defense system, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service said on Thursday.

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Government Plans to open 650 branches of India Post Payments Bank soon- 29/08/2018

To increase banking connectivity, especially in rural areas, the government plans to open branches of India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) all across the country.

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Centre and the World Bank sign 300 million dollar loan agreements for India Energy Efficiency Scale up Programme- 29/08/2018

The government, World Bank and state-owned EESL on Tuesday inked a $220 million loan agreement and $80 million guarantee pact to push energy efficiency programme in India.

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Cabinet approves Umbrella scheme “Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART)” of Ministry of Earth Sciences- 29/08/2018

The services rendered under the O-SMART will provide economic benefits to a number of user communities in the coastal and ocean sectors, namely, fisheries, offshore industry, coastal states, Defence, Shipping, Ports etc.

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Air pollution lowers brain function: Study- 28/08/2018

Long-term exposure to air pollution lowers brain function, which reflects in decreased verbal and mathematics scores, apart from causing heart disease and breathing problems, a new study from China has said.

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India’s first biofuel powered flight undertakes maiden voyage- 28/08/2018

Dr Harsh Vardhan, Hon’ble Minister, S&T and Vice President, CSIR on the occasion said that it is a historic day and the biofuel technology is going to be a game changer as the Biojet fuel is greenhouse gas neutral, carbon neutral, reduces air pollution and to cap it ,it would bring down import bill on crude oil.“

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Vision document on Taj Mahal should take into account pollution in TTZ: SC- 28/08/2018

The TTZ is an area of about 10,400 sq km spread over the districts of Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Hathras and Etah in Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur district of Rajasthan.

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India's first Manned Space Mission to send 3 persons- 28/08/2018

Giving details of the programme at a press conference in New Delhi, Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh said GSLV Mk III, the three-stage heavy lift launch vehicle, will be used to launch Gaganyaan as it has the necessary payload capability.

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ROSTEC begins upgrade of Indian Navy Aircraft Carrier INS Vikramaditya - 26/08/2018

Russian state-owned technology company Rostec has commenced the modernisation and upgrade of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya deployed into service with the Indian Navy.

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Why it's so hard to detect the effect of global warming on monsoon rains - 26/08/2018

Even the most sophisticated climate models struggle to simulate physical processes such as convection and evaporation that drive rainfall activity.

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G20 member nations to promote policies that bridges all forms of digital divide - 26/08/2018

Ministerial resounds India’s concerns about data protection and individual privacy.

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NITI Aayog launches 5 Thematic Reports on Sustainable Development in Indian Himalayan Region- 25/08/2018

While these thematic areas are quite significant for the Himalayas. Mountain specificities require specific solutions for resilience building that address socio-economic and environmental challenges in the mountain setting. The reports from the five working groups discuss the significance, the challenges, the ongoing actions and a future roadmap.

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India,Singapore sign 2nd Protocol amending the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement to boost bilateral trade- 25/08/2018

The signing of the Second Protocol, amending CECA, will boost bilateral trade between India and Singapore.TheCECA was the first comprehensive agreement covering trade in goods, services and investments, which India had signed with any of its trading partners. The CECA was signed on 29th June, 2005 and its first review was concluded on 1st October, 2007.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-human-study

India among nations most affected by landslides due to human activities: study- 25/08/2018

Landslides triggered by human activities are on the rise around the world and India is among the most-affected countries, accounting for at least 28% of such events over last 12 years, according to a study published on Friday.

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India, China agree to deepen defence cooperation to avoid Doklam-like standoffs- 24/08/2018

Nearly a year after the disengagement at Doklam, India and China have agreed to work towards full implementation of ongoing confidence building measures along the disputed border, besides drafting a new bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.

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India’s First ISTS connected Wind Power Project Commissioned Government’s plan of 175 GW RE by the year 2022- 24/08/2018

As a part of this bid, M/s Ostro Kutch Wind Private Limited was issued letter of award on 05.04.2017 for a capacity of 250 MW, with commissioning period of 18 months. A part capacity of 126 MW, located in Bhuj (Gujarat) was commissioned by M/s Ostro on 24.08.2018, ahead of schedule.

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UIDAI changes Aadhaar authentication rules for new mobile SIM. Facial recognition must- 24/08/2018

To enhance security against misuse of Aadhaar authentication, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has instructed all telecom operators to ensure that they should start implementing a two-factor verification, which includes facial recognition.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Quad-ocean

Quad countries discuss on ocean security- 23/08/2018

“We should not really regard Quad in any comparative or in an exclusive context. This four-country meeting is an important modality. There are various modalities where India, Australia, Japan and the US interact, including on a bilateral and trilateral basis…,” said Hideki Asari, Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Japan.

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ICOMOS launches initiative to save cultural heritage damaged in flood-hit Kerala- 23/08/2018

The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is a prestigious non-government organisation dedicated to promoting the application of theory, methodology and scientific techniques for conservation of architectural and archaeological heritage across the world.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-cyber-Indian-China-report

35% of cyber attacks on Indian sites from China: official report- 23/08/2018

A report sent to the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and other security agencies by a department under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has said that the maximum number of cyber attacks on official Indian websites are from China, US and Russia.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Government-Oxytocin

Government permits Oxytocin sale through private chemists- 23/08/2018

In a turnaround, the Central government had on Tuesday decided that private retail chemists would be free to sell Oxytocin from September 1.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Seven-states-Vohra

Seven states get new governors, Malik replaces Vohra in J&K- 22/08/2018

President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday appointed seven new governors, the most significant of which was the appointment of Bihar’s governor Satya Pal Malik as the new governor of Jammu and Kashmir.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Plea-SupremeCourt-law

Plea in Supreme Court against changes to amended SC/ST law- 22/08/2018

The amendments had restored the legislative intent of the original Act of 1989, which barred anticipatory bail to a person accused of insulting or hurting a Dalit.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Kerala-cyclone-warning

Kerala to get cyclone warning centre, another Doppler radar- 22/08/2018

The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences has announced it will set up a cyclone warning centre in Kerala and boost weather forecasting in the state with another Doppler radar.

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CHANDRAYAAN-I DATA CONFIRMS PRESENCE OF ICE ON MOON: NASA- 22/08/2018

With enough ice sitting at the surface -- within the top few millimetres -- water would possibly be accessible as a resource for future expeditions to explore and even stay on the Moon, and potentially easier to access than the water detected beneath the Moon's surface.

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Iran tells EU to speed up efforts to save nuclear deal- 21/08/2018

“Europeans and other signatories of the deal [China and Russia] have been trying to save the deal ... but the process has been slow.

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Kerala floods: How Isro satellites are playing a key part in saving lives- 21/08/2018

Even as the unprecedented floods and landslides have devastated most parts of Kerala in the last fortnight, technologically the most helpful support the authorities are getting in handling the situation was updates from Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) and its various satellites which kept their eyes open up from the atmosphere.

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No NOTA in Rajya Sabha elections, rules Supreme Court- 21/08/2018

The Supreme Court Tuesday ruled that the None of The Above (NOTA) option cannot be made available in Rajya Sabha elections. A three-judge bench of CJI Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud observed that the NOTA option is applicable only for direct elections and not indirect elections such as the Rajya Sabha polls.

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US describes India as an "all-weather partner"- 21/08/2018

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Alice Wells said that US Secretary of State Micheal Pompeo and Secretary of Defence James Mattis will travel to New Delhi on September 6th for the 22 dialogue with India.

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Only 23% of rural income from farming, reveals NABARD 2016-17 survey- 19/08/2018

AGRICULTURE GENERATES not even a quarter of rural household incomes in India. Even for so-called agricultural households, just over 43 per cent of their average income comes from cultivation of crops and rearing of animals, according to the National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development’s (NABARD) All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey 2016-17.

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International team of scientists including 18 Indian scientists decode complex wheat genome- 19/08/2018

Reacting to the breakthrough, Science & Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said, “cracking of the bread wheat genome will go a long way in developing climate-resilient wheat and help tide over possible impact of climate change on farm output.”

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GDP grew in double digits twice in UPA era- 19/08/2018

India’s economy grew in double digits twice during the previous United Progressive Alliance government (UPA) under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, 10.23% in 2007-08 and 10.78% in 2010-11, according to back series calculations by a committee appointed by the National Statistical Commission.

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UIDAI announces phased roll out of face authentication with telcos from Sept 15- 18/08/2018

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has finally announced a phased roll out of face recognition feature as an additional mode of authentication, starting with telecom service providers, from September 15.

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Ease of Living Index - Cities: Parameters taken into consideration by the Government- 18/08/2018

The study took into consideration 78 indicators in 15 categories. All cities were evaluated out of 100. The 'physical' pillar (infrastructure) was given the highest weightage of 45, while institutional (governance) and social were weighted 25 each. Economy was weighted 5.

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11th World Hindi Conference to begin in Mauritius today- 18/08/2018

The 11th World Hindi Conference, an event aimed at expanding the reach of the Hindi language at a global level, will begin in Mauritius from Saturday.

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Delhi Ranks 112 on Liveability Index, Mumbai 117 Among 140 World Cities- 17/08/2018

South Asian countries including India have fared poorly in a ranking of the world's most liveable cities topped by Austrian capital Vienna, with New Delhi figuring at 112th and Mumbai 117th position in a list of 140 cities.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-International-Agriculture

Declare Upcoming Year As 'International Year Of Millets', Agriculture Ministry To UN Body FAO- 17/08/2018

Singh has written a letter to Jose Graziano da Silva, Director-General, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an official statement said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Pompeo-Iran-Policy

Pompeo Forms 'Iran Action Group' for Post-Nuclear Deal Policy- 17/08/2018

Accusing Iran of unleashing “a torrent of violence and destabilizing behavior against the United States, our allies, our partners and, indeed, the Iranian people themselves,” Pompeo announced the creation of the Iran Action Group, which he said would drive administration policy in Washington and overseas.

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Centre tells SC that the creamy layer principle cannot be applied to deny quota to SC/ST employees in promotion in govt jobs- 16/08/2018

Attorney General K K Venugopal told a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, that there is no judgment which says that affluent people of the SC/ST community can be denied quota benefits by applying creamy layer concept.

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Ministry of Railways launches “Digital Screens” to spread awareness about Indian Railways Heritage- 16/08/2018

In the wake of Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision for creating digital museums at stations using QR code, Ministry of Railway has made “digital screens” operational at 22 stations on this Independence Day (15.08.2018) as an innovative low cost solution to spread awareness among public about the opulent heritage of Indian Railways.

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Monetary policy panel cites inflationary risks as reason for RBI rate hike- 16/08/2018

Monetary policy committee (MPC) members cited possible risks of inflation in the second half of the year as one of the key drivers for raising interest rates in August, according to minutes of the meeting released on Thursday. The committee also raised rates at its previous meeting, in June.

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NITI Aayog launches “Pitch to MOVE” - 15/08/2018

NITI Aayog has launched “Pitch to MOVE” - a mobility pitch competition that aims to provide budding entrepreneurs of India a unique opportunity to pitch their business ideas to a distinguished jury.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SupremeCourt-evolved

How the Supreme Court has evolved since 1950- 15/08/2018

While there are no specific rules for regional origin, a Supreme Court ruling in 2015 by former chief justice J.S. Khehar suggests that they try to maintain regional representation.

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Modicare to be launched on 25 September- 15/08/2018

Ayushman Bharat, the National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) or Modicare, will be launched on September 25 this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday in his Independence Day Speech.

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Private companies need to disclose compliance under Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act: Government- 14/08/2018

In order to ensure better implementation of the law against sexual harassment at workplace, the Centre has made it mandatory for companies to disclose whether they have constituted an internal complaints committee (ICC) to probe such allegations.

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India rejects U.K.'s DNA test plan for finding illegal migrants' nationality- 14/08/2018

India has rejected a proposal of the United Kingdom to use DNA sampling to establish the nationality of illegal migrants living there, citing “privacy issues”.

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Iran Unveils Next Generation Missile Amid Rising Tensions With US- 14/08/2018

Iran unveiled a next generation short-range ballistic missile on Monday and vowed to further boost its capabilities, Iranian media said, at a time of rising tensions with the United States.

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Indian Railways Cleanliness Survey Report: Jodhpur Cleanest Station, Varanasi Slips In Ranking- 14/08/2018

Jodhpur and Marwar in Rajasthan were declared the cleanest railway stations, while Varanasi, the prime minister’s Lok Sabha constituency, slipped to the 69th position in the third cleanliness survey released on Monday (August 13).

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Government’s first-ever attempt to rank India’s leading cities based on ease of living- 13/08/2018

Maharashtra’s main urban clusters in Mumbai and Pune raced the government’s first-ever attempt to rank India’s leading cities based on ease of living. While Pune topped the ranking, Navi Mumbai and Mumbai rounded out the top three.

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Chandrayaan-2 to be launched in January-March window in 2019, says ISRO- 13/08/2018

India’s second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 will now be launched in the January-March window in 2019 instead of later this year as the design was changed to enable it to land on the lunar surface, a top ISRO official said on Sunday.

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NASA launches Parker Solar Probe mission to study the sun up close- 13/08/2018

The United Launch Alliance Delta 4 Heavy carrying NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:31 a.m. Eastern.

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Parliament passes Bill for fast disposal of commercial disputes - 11/08/2018

In his reply to the brief debate, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad favoured creation of All India Judicial Service on the lines of IAS and IPS and said scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward sections should get benefit of reservation.

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NITI Aayog hosts Investors’ Conference for the Holistic Development of Islands - 11/08/2018

NITI Aayog, together with the Ministry of Home Affairs and the UT Administrations of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep hosted an Investors’ Conference on August 10, 2018 at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra, New Delhi for the Holistic Development of Islands.

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Lok Sabha passes Arbitration and Conciliation Bill (Amendment) 2018- 11/08/2018

The Lok Sabha today passed a bill which will help India become a hub for domestic and global arbitration for settling commercial disputes.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Cabinet-Triple-Talaq

Cabinet approves changes to Triple Talaq Bill, PMGSY- 10/08/2018

They include continuation of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana beyond the 12th Five Year Plan period with certain changes, release of pulses to States a discount of Rs. 15 per kg for various Welfare Schemes among other decisions. Here's a round-up of the other decisions.

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India gained exponentially from U.S. nuclear deal - 10/08/2018

India has gained exponentially from the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal, said former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, at an event to mark 10 years since U.S. nuclear restrictions were lifted on India, as he listed permanent access to nuclear fuel and a change in international perception as the biggest benefits for India since the U.S. Congress passed the deal in September 2008.

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Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve Becomes 11th Biosphere Reserve from India to be Included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves - 10/08/2018

The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve has become the 11th Biosphere Reserve from India that has been included in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR).

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RBI needs to gradually tighten monetary policy to counter inflation: IMF - 08/08/2018

Average inflation likely to rise to 5.2% in 2018-19 from a 17-year low of 3.6% in 2017-18, according to the International Monetary Fund.

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Earth heading towards irreversible ‘hothouse’ state: Study - 08/08/2018

A team of scientists showed that even if the carbon emission reductions called for in the Paris Agreement are met, there is a risk of Earth entering what the scientists call "Hothouse Earth" conditions.

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Parliament passes bill to give constitutional validity to NCBC-07/08/2018

The bill was moved for discussion and passage by social justice and empowerment minister Thawar Chand Gehlot in the Rajya Sabha and passed unanimously with 145 ayes and no negative votes or abstentions.

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Lok Sabha Passed the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018-07/08/2018

The law to prevent atrocities against scheduled castes and scheduled tribes will remain as stringent as ever. The Prevention of Atrocities against SCs/STs amendment bill not only restores its provisions but also make them stricter.

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Will examine if Article 35A affects ‘Basic Structure’ of Constitution: Supreme Court-07/08/2018

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, heading a Bench, on Monday orally observed that the Supreme Court will consider whether Article 35A, which gives special status to the State and people of Jammu and Kashmir, is violative of the ‘Basic Structure’ of the Constitution.

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Lok Sabha passes Bill to set-up sports varsity in Manipur-04/08/2018

During the debate on the Bill, which was introduced on Wednesday, N.K. Premchandran (RSP) asked what was the need for bringing an Ordinance. He said a university has to be autonomous in character but the provisions of the Bill defy this.

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Delhi is now most investor friendly: NCAER survey-04/08/2018

Delhi moved one spot up to replace Gujarat as the most investor-friendly state in the latest National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) State Investment Potential Index (N-SIPI).

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India third Asian nation to get STA-1 status from US-04/08/2018

India has become the third Asian country after Japan and South Korea to get the Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) status after the US issued a federal notification to this effect, paving the way for high-technology product sales to New Delhi, particularly in civil space and defence sectors.

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India elected president of Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development-04/08/2018

India got the presidency of the organisation, servicing countries of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) in the field of electronic media development, for the first time by defeating Iran in the election that took place in Sri Lanka, Information and Broadcasting Ministry officials said.

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Blood platelets can kill 60 per cent of Malaria parasites: Study-03/08/2018

The study found that platelets bind to and kill parasites in patients infected with each of the major malaria parasite species which infect and kill humans -- Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae and P. knowlesi.

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Lok Sabha passes amendment bill to give OBC commission Constitution status-03/08/2018

The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed an amendment bill to give constitutional status to the OBC Commission. The Constitution (123rd Amendment) bill, passed by the Lower House, grants National Commission on Backward Classes (NCBC) constitutional status, par with National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (NCSC and NCST).

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Andhra, Kerala, Maharashtra top energy efficiency index-03/08/2018

Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab and Rajasthan have emerged as the 'front-runner' states as per an energy efficiency index.

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China launches high-resolution Earth observation satellite-02/08/2018

The Gaofen-11 satellite was launched on a Long March 4B rocket at 11 am Beijing Time from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. It was the 282nd flight mission by a Long March carrier rocket.

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Advanced Air defence interceptor missile successfully test fired from Abdul Kalam Island today-02/08/2018

The interceptor missile (it remains within the earth's atmosphere at an altitude below 100 km), fired from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast, hit a designated incoming dummy enemy missile at a distance of 40 km, said official sources.

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Government launches the scheme “Seva Bhoj Yojna”. -02/08/2018

The Ministry of Culture, Government of India has launched the new scheme namely Seva Bhoj Yojna starting today, with a total outlay of Rs. 325.00 Crores for Financial Years 2018-19 and 2019-20.

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RBI consumer confidence survey: Majority of Indians don’t expect their economic conditions to improve-02/08/2018

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s latest consumer confidence survey finds that more than half the respondents do not expect any improvement in their income, their employment prospects and general economic conditions in the next one year.

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Cabinet Approves Bill to Overturn Supreme Court Order on SC/ST Act, Reinstate Stringent Provisions-01/08/2018

The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to a bill to restore the original provisions of a law on atrocities against Dalits and tribals, acceding to a key demand of Dalit groups ahead of their call for a 'Bharat Bandh' on August 9, a top government source told PTI.

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Parliament passes bill for merger of subsidiary banks with SBI-01/08/2018

The Bill seeks to repeal the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959, the State Bank of Hyderabad Act, 1956 and further to amend the State Bank of India Act, 1955.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-highly-study

India's population growth rate highly overestimated: Study-01/08/2018

Accurate population projections could help India and its workforce catch up to more developed Asian countries with higher GDP per capita, researchers suggest.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-RBI-hikes-inflation

RBI hikes repo rates by 25 basis points for second time in a row, raises inflation projection-01/08/2018

The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday increased the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% and the reverse repo rate to 6.25%. This is the third bi-monthly policy review of the 2018-’19 financial year.

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India plans to buy missile shield from U.S.-30/07/2018

“This system will help in preventing 9/11-type attacks [when terrorists flew hijacked planes into New York’s World Trade Center] on Delhi. It is in the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) stage now,” an official source said.

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26 religious cities/sites in 19 States have been identified for development under PRASHAD Scheme-30/07/2018

The Ministry of Tourism provides Central Financial Assistance to State Governments/Union Territory (UT) Administrations under the schemes of Swadesh Darshan, National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) and Assistance to Central Agencies for the development of tourism related infrastructure in the country.

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Clarification of WCD Ministry on the arguments of UN experts regarding Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018-30/07/2018

The UN human rights experts have expressed arguments over the measures contained in the Trafficking of persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018 stating that it is not in accordance with the international human rights laws.

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India’s Draft Data Protection Law – First Draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill: Overview.-29/07/2018

These include positive features like broader definitions, horizontal application, extra-territorial jurisdiction and steep penalties for violations, as well as negative features like data localization requirements, many exceptions to state related processing.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Asian-nations

India to give flash flood warning to Asian nations-29/07/2018

That means India will have to develop a customised model that can issue advance warning of floods in Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand, according to Dr. Madhavan Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences.

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International Tiger Day being celebrated today-29/07/2018

AIR correspondent reports that students and general public will take part in the contest to be held in Raisen, Sehore, Betul, Chhindwada, Panna and Satna towns.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Govt-ethanol-sugarcane

Govt notifies ethanol-making directly from sugarcane juice, B-molasses-27/07/2018

The move would help mills divert cane juice for ethanol manufacturing during surplus years. So far, mills were allowed to manufacture ethanol from by-product called C-molasses, after sugar was taken out while processing raw cane juice.

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India to hold top spot for economic growth but oil poses risk -27/07/2018

The over $2 trillion economy, which surpassed France recently to become the world's sixth-largest economy, is expected to grow 7.4 percent in the fiscal year ending in March 2019 and 7.6 percent next, according to average forecasts in the latest poll of nearly 70 economists, taken July 19-24.

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Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & MyGov launches “Innovate India Platform” -27/07/2018

Launching the platform, Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission said that the #InnovateIndia MyGov-AIM portal creates the much-needed innovations platform for registering both grassroots and deep-tech innovators at a national level.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Longest-eclipse-place

Longest lunar eclipse of century to take place tonight-27/07/2018

The eclipse can be seen from all over the country when there are no clouds. The eclipse will also be visible from countries in Africa, Central Asia, South America, Europe and Australia.

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West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to rename State as ‘Bangla-26/07/2018

The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution today to rename the state as 'Bangla' in three languages -- Bengali, English and Hindi.

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Lok Sabha passes Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2018-26/07/2018

It also provides for the setting up of Anti-Trafficking Units (ATUs) at the district level which will deal with the investigation, prevention, rescue, and protection of victims and witnesses.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Liquid-Mars

First Lake Of Liquid Water Discovered On Mars -26/07/2018

A massive underground lake has been detected for the first time on Mars, raising the possibility that more water -- and maybe even life -- exists there, international astronomers said Wednesday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Indian-Force

Indian Air Force Participates for the First Time in Exercise Pitch Black – 18 with Royal Australian Air Force -25/07/2018

As a part of Commonwealth countries, India and Australia have always enjoyed amicable bilateral relations. Air Forces of both the countries have participated in the Second World War.

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WCD Ministry launches ‘#Childline1098’ Contest-25/07/2018

CHILDLINE is India's first 24-hour, free, emergency phone service for children in need of aid and assistance. At present, it is operational at 450 locations.

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NITI Aayog signs SoI with Lupin Foundation for Collaborating in Aspirational Districts -25/07/2018

A Statement of Intent (SoI) was signed today between NITI Aayog and Lupin Foundation to collaborate in Aspirational Districts Programme.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Maternal-mortality

Maternal mortality, infant mortality rates sharply decline during last 3 years-24/07/2018

Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha today, Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda said infant mortality rate has also come down from 160 to 130 per one lakh births during the same period.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Rwanda-MoUs

India, Rwanda ink 8 MoUs-24/07/2018

According to a release by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on agriculture signed in May 2007 was amended on the cooperation in the field of agriculture and animal resources.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-BRICS-tomorrow

BRICS summit begins tomorrow-24/07/2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with the heads of Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa, will be in Johannesburg to take part in the 10th BRICS summit starting Wednesday.

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What is Section 377, and why does it matter?-23/07/2018

Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code criminalises consensual private sexual acts between adults. It came into force in 1862. Lawyers have argued that the notorious Criminal Tribes Act, 1871, which branded a number of marginalised population groups like transgenders as “innately criminal” before it was repealed, drew inspiration from Section 377.

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Environment Minister inaugurates advanced system of air quality ‘SAFAR’-23/07/2018

Science& Technology, Earth Sciences; Environment, Forest & Climate Change Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan unveiled a state-of-the-art Air Quality and Weather Forecast System– SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting)at ChandniChowkin Delhi today.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Kerala-Governance

Kerala Tops In Governance Index, Bihar Ranks The Lowest: Report-23/07/2018

Kerala stands as the best governed state in the country and Karnataka is in the fourth position, said the Public Affairs Index 2018 released by the think tank Public Affairs Centre (PAC) in Bengaluru.

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Cryptocurrencies will boost illegal transactions: RBI to SC-21/07/2018

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said dealing in cryptocurrency will encourage illegal transactions. The RBI has already issued a circular prohibiting use of these virtual currencies.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Indian-monsoon

Indian monsoon cleans pollution at home but spreads it to other parts of the world, finds a study-21/07/2018

It is a phenomenon that is too familiar to North India in the winter, thanks to the accompanying respiratory ailments, headaches and allergic reactions.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-NASA-Satellite

NASA Launches Online Toolkit To Promote Commercial Use Of Satellite Data-21/07/2018

NASA has launched an online toolkit to make it easier for users to find, analyse and utilise the most relevant satellite data for their research, business projects or conservation efforts.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Japan-Maritime

India and Japan Hold 4th Round of Maritime Affairs Dialogue-20/07/2018

The Indian delegation at the dialogue, held yesterday, was led by Pankaj Sharma, Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) in the MEA, while the Japanese side was led by Ambassador Kansuke Nagaoka, Policy Planning and International Security Policy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Loksabha passes Fugitive offenders Bill-20/07/2018

“In so many years, we saw that there is a law [to tackle fugitive economic offenders], but the time taken to carry out the due process showed us that there is a need for strict and speedy procedures,” Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said while responding to the Opposition’s objections to the Bill.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-RajyaSabha-amendments

Rajya Sabha passes amendments to anti-corruption law-20/07/2018

In a move aimed at providing relief to bankers and helping them take business decisions without fear, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2013.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Myanmar-Solar-Alliance

Myanmar joins International Solar Alliance-20/07/2018

Myanmar Minister for International Cooperation Kyaw Tin handed over the ISA Framework Agreement to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during a bilateral meeting here on the margins of this year's Delhi Dialogue, the premier annual track 1.5 event to discuss politico-security, economic and socio-cultural engagement between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) bloc.

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UNEP AND GOOGLE PARTNER TO MONITOR IMPACT OF HUMAN ACTIVITY ON ECOSYSTEM-18/07/2018

UN Environment Programme and the search engine giant Google have gone about and entered into a partnership to monitor the impact of human activities on how it affects the global ecosystem.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-EU-Japan-deal

EU & Japan sign biggest free trade deal-18/07/2018

The European Union and Japan have signed one of the world's biggest free trade deals, covering nearly a third of the world's GDP. The agreement was signed in Tokyo yesterday.

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7th DTTI meeting held between India, US delegation in New Delhi-18/07/2018

The 7th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative, DTTI meeting was held between India and the US delegation in New Delhi today as part of Indo-US bilateral defence cooperation.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Climate-warning-India

Climate change warning: One-fifth of global deaths due to flooding in India-17/07/2018

India accounts for one-fifth of global deaths due to floods, according to government data that lend perspective to a new World Bank study that says climate change will lower the standards of living ofnearly half of India’s population by 2050.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-China-satellites-worldwide

China to launch 300 satellites to provide worldwide low-orbit communications-17/07/2018

The first in the 300-satellite array -- known as the Hongyan constellation -- is set to be launched by the end of this year, it said.

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Central Govt to launch scheme to test sports ability of 2 to 3 crore children across country: Rajyavardhan Rathore-16/07/2018

Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore has said that the Central Government will soon launch an ambitious scheme to test sports ability of two to three crore children across the country.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Oman-Muscat

8th India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting Begins in Muscat-16/07/2018

The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, today co-chaired 8th session of India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) along with Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy of Oman, Dr. Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy.

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BrahMos supersonic missile successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha-16/07/2018

BrahMos, the supersonic cruise missile was successfully test-fired at 1017 hrs today, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Balasore, Odisha.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-MCA-Companies

MCA has constituted a 10-Member Committee to review the offences under the Companies Act, 2013 -15/07/2018

The MCA seeks to review offences under the Companies Act, 2013 as some of the offences may be required to be decriminalised and handled in an in-house mechanism, where a penalty could be levied in instances of default.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Sanskrit-India

10k more Sanskrit speakers in India in 2011 census.-15/07/2018

Hindi-speaking population in the country has increased by more than 10 crore between 2001-11, thus remaining India's most spoken language, followed by Bengali, which added more than 1.10 crore speakers in the 2011 census in comparison to 2001.

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India becomes the Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation (WCO) for a period of two years, from July, 2018 to June, 2020-15/07/2018

Being the Vice Chair of AP Region of WCO will enable India to take on leadership role. India is a wealth of experience inpromoting security and facilitation of cross border trade.

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India’s first ‘2+2’ dialogue with US to take place in September: Nirmala Sitharaman-13/07/2018

India’s first 2+2 dialogue with the US, which was postponed this month, would now take place in the first week of September, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SC-Ministry-media

SC seeks response from Centre on I&B Ministry's decision to set up social media hub for monitoring online data-13/07/2018

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud issued notice to the Centre on a plea by Trinamool Congress legislator Mahua Moitra and sought Attorney General K K Venugopal's assistance in the matter.

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Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation Launches the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018-13/07/2018

The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation launches the Swachh SurvekshanGrameen 2018 (SSG 2018) in the capital today. An independent survey agency will conduct the survey in all districts from 1st to 31stAugust 2018, and the results will be announced in the form of a ranking of all districts and states on the basis of quantitative and qualitative sanitation (Swachhata) parameters. The top performing states and districts are expected to be awarded on 2nd October 2018.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-climbs-Innovation

India climbs to 57th position in Global Innovation Index ranking-12/07/2018

India has come a long way from 2015 when it was ranked 81st, 66th in 2016 and 60th in 2017. Even though India is ranked 57th globally, it occupies the top spot in the central and south Asian region.

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India becomes 69th shareholder of European development bank-12/07/2018

The Indian government had applied for EBRD membership in December 2017. The EBRD board of governors, which represents all the existing shareholders, voted unanimously in favour of the country's application in March 2018, with the entire membership process completed this week.

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India overtakes France to become world's sixth-largest economy-12/07/2018

India's GDP in 2017 was USD 2.597 trillion, slightly ahead of France's USD 2.582 trillion, according to World Bank data.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Centre-Supreme-court-Section

Centre leaves it to Supreme Court to decide on Section 377-11/07/2018

The government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it would leave it to the wisdom of its judges to decide on the constitutional validity of Section 377 on the issue of criminalising homosexuality.

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Ease of doing business state rankings: Andhra, Telangana, Haryana ranked as top three states to do business in India-11/07/2018

Andhra Pradesh has topped the government’s ease of doing business index for states, ahead of the industrialised states such as Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

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Indian naval ship INS Sumitra becomes first-ever warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia -11/07/2018

During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jakarta in May this year, in a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, it was decided that New Delhi will develop the strategically important Indonesian port Sabang in the Indian Ocean, close to the Andamans.

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India Smart Cities Fellowship (ISCF) and Internship (ISCI) Program Launched To Provide Opportunity to Youth to Work In the Domain of Urban Planning and Governance -10/07/2018

Sh. Hardeep S Puri, MoS(I/C), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has stated that Smart cities fellowship and internship program will provide the youth an opportunity to experience the aspects of Urban planning and governance.

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IISc, 2 IITs among 6 in govt’s ‘institutes of eminence’ list-10/07/2018

The centre on Monday announced the names of six “institutes of eminence”, three each from the public and private sectors, as part of its plans to create world-class universities to enhance research and improve global rankings of Indian educational institutions.

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India, South Korea Sign Five MoUs in Science & Technology -10/07/2018

Two other MoUs were signed between Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), and South Korean National Research Council for Science & Technology and IIT Mumbai and Korea Institute of Science &Technology,to further accelerate future-oriented cooperation in their respective sectors.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Nation-Law-panel

One Nation one poll: Law panel refers to UK Act before finalising report -09/07/2018

People with the knowledge of the matter told ET that the said Act was studied in detail since it answers several questions relating to fixed terms for Parliament and state assemblies.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Aadhaar-Telangana

Aadhaar award for Telangana postal circle-09/07/2018

The Telangana postal circle has been adjudged fastest in the rollout of Aadhaar country-wide. Punjab and Bihar were also rewarded in this category and bagged Aadhaar Excellence Awards, 2018.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-World-Sanskrit-canada

17th World Sanskrit Conference to kickoff at Vancouver in Canada today-09/07/2018

More than 500 scholars and delegates from over 40 countries are participating in the five-day event. They will present papers on various subjects.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Govt-under-Bharatmala

Govt may launch 7 greenfield projects under Bharatmala-09/07/2018

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is looking to connect select stations under its flagship roads and highways project to cut infrastructure costs.

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Chief Justice of India master of roster, has authority to allocate cases, says Supreme Court-06/07/2018

The Chief Justice of India (CJI) is “the master of the roster” and has the authority to allocate cases to different benches of the apex court, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday.

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Allow gambling in sports but regulate it, says Law Commission of India-06/07/2018

The Law Commission of India on Thursday submitted a report to the government, saying that since it is impossible to stop illegal gambling, the only viable option left is to “regulate” gambling in sports.

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Shri Piyush Goyal launches the Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and ‘Khan Prahari’ App-05/07/2018

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Piyush Goyal said that illegal mining is a serious problem in the country today, particularly in the areas where coal mining is carried out. Illegal coal mining not only causes a loss to the nation’s resources but is also harmful to the environment.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Union-health-ministry

Union health ministry starts empaneling hospitals for Modicare-05/07/2018

Moving a step closer to launching the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (NHPM), popularly known as “Modicare”, the union health ministry on Wednesday started the process of empanelling public and private hospitals for the scheme.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-ISRO-India-space

ISRO conducts first escape test for India’s manned mision to space-05/07/2018

ISRO said the five-hour countdown was smooth. The crew escape system along with the simulated crew module with a mass of 12.6 tonne, lifted off at 7 am at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

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Cabinet approves DNA Technology Regulation Bill, 2018-04/07/2018

Cabinet has approved DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018. The primary intended purpose of the Bill is for expanding application of DNA based forensic technologies to support and strengthen the justice delivery system of the country.

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LG does not have independent powers, rules SC-04/07/2018

The Supreme Court today held that Lieutenant Governor does not have independent decision making powers, and is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Supreme-Court-currencies

Supreme Court upholds RBI’s ban on virtual currencies-04/07/2018

With no interim stay on the circular, all virtual currency transactions through banks would be blocked from 6 July, effectively resulting in a ban.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Century-eclipse-July

Century’s longest lunar eclipse on July 27-03/07/2018

The celestial body would also be tinged with a reddish hue, a phenomenon popularly referred to as a blood moon.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-UGC-powers

‘No decision on shifting UGC’s powers’-03/07/2018

This comes days after the Ministry put a draft Bill, to create a Higher Education Commission of India and repeal the UGC, in the public domain for suggestions.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SC-police-DGP

SC orders all states, UTs not to appoint any police officer as acting DGP-03/07/2018

A dozen years after introducing reforms to free the police from political influence, the Supreme Court on Tuesday restricted the choice of State governments in appointment of Directors General of Police (DGPs).

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Instant e-PAN based on Aadhaar launched-02/07/2018

“The e-PAN facility is only for resident individuals and not for Hindu Undivided Family, firms, trusts and companies,” the advisory said.Once the PAN is allotted to an applicant through his electronic Aadhaar-based verification system in a few seconds, the applicant will be sent the PAN card by post, the official said.

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Indian Navy officer sets sail around the globe solo, non-stop -02/07/2018

On April 6, 2013, Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy completed an epic solo circumnavigation around the world — a non-stop, round-the-world voyage in a small, Indian sailboat named Mhadei.

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India’s most potent missile Agni-V to be inducted soon -02/07/2018

India is in the process of inducting the first batch of its intercontinental ballistic missile system—Agni-V—which will bring targets across China within its range, and is expected to significantly bolster the country’s military prowess.

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Money in Swiss banks: India moves to 73rd place, UK remains on top- 01/07/2018

India has moved up to 73rd place in terms of money parked by its citizens and companies with Swiss banks, while the UK remains on the top.

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India gets 37th WORLD UNESCO World HERITAGE SITE- 01/07/2018

India has been successful in securing the inscription of the "Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai” on UNESCO's World Heritage List under Criteria (ii) and (iv) as defined in the UNESCO's Operational Guidelines.

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Aadhaar Virtual ID is now operational, says UIDAI- 01/07/2018

The Aadhaar issuing authority Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Saturday said that its Virtual ID system is now operational as most of the authentication user agencies, including financial institutions have migrated to the new system.

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NITI Aayog releases First Delta Ranking of Aspirational Districts- 29/06/2018

The NITI Aayog today launched the first Delta ranking (incremental progress) for the Aspirational Districts, based on self-reported data of districts between March 31, 2018 to May 31, 2018, across five developmental areas of Health and Nutrition, Education, Agriculture and Water Resources, Financial Inclusion and Skill Development, and Basic Infrastructure.

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Rising temperature to cut living standards of 600 million Indians - 29/06/2018

A third of Indians will be affected by 2050, says World Bank; 7 of 10 most vulnerable spots in Maharashtra.

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North Korea named worst human trafficking nation for 16th year - 29/06/2018

The State Department's annual "2018 Trafficking in Persons Report" put North Korea in the lowest Tier 3 of its classification of countries, together with China, Russia and Iran.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Humanitarian-Forensics

Government approves draft Act for setting up of Higher Education Commission of India by repealing UGC Act - 27/06/2018

In a landmark decision, a Higher Education Commission of India (Repeal of University Grants Commission Act) Bill 2018 which seeks to repeal UGC Act and provides for setting up of Higher Education Commission of India has been prepared by the Ministry of HRD and placed in public domain for comments and suggestions.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Humanitarian-Forensics

Chandrayaan-2: India to hunt for priceless Helium-3 - 27/06/2018

India’s next moon mission Chandrayaan-2 will land on the lunar surface to search for deposits of helium-3 and its potential for mining.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Humanitarian-Forensics

China, Pakistan show interest in joining solar alliance - 27/06/2018

India said that ISA membership will be thrown open to all countries that want to join, with no criteria such as duration of sunlight and geographical location

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Humanitarian-Forensics

India, Seychelles Jointly Sign Six MoU In Various Fields - 26/06/2018

MoU were signed for establishing cooperation in the fields of education, information technology, culture, and technology.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Humanitarian-Forensics

Aadhaar Virtual ID to be accepted from July-26/06/2018

Aadhaar Virtual ID, a 16-digit random number mapped with the Aadhaar number, can only be generated, replaced or revoked by the Aadhaar card holder.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Humanitarian-Forensics

Government plans mega event to mark first anniversary of GST on July 1-26/06/2018

Sources said the government has decided to celebrate July 1 as the ‘GST-Day' and the mega-event is being planned at the newly constructed Ambedkar Bhawan in the national capital.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Humanitarian-Forensics

40% of Indians will have no access to drinking water by 2030: NITI Aayog-24/06/2018

India face the worst water crisis in its history, and 21 Indian cities will run out of groundwater by 2020, a new report from the NITI Aayog–a government think tank– said, highlighting the need for “urgent and improved” management of water resources.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Humanitarian-Forensics

Why power ministry wants you to keep your air conditioner temperature at 24 degree Celsius?-24/06/2018

The power ministry is considering making the default temperature setting for air conditioners 24 degree Celsius. Power Minister R K Singh, during a meeting on Friday, said the mandate will benefit consumers, both from a health and financial point of view.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Humanitarian-Forensics

India to train scientists of countries lacking satellite-building capability-24/06/2018

India has decided to train space scientists of countries that lack satellite-building capability.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Humanitarian-Forensics

World’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics launched in Gujarat-21/06/2018

The world’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics was launched at Gandhinagar in Gujarat today. It is a joint venture of the Regional delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in India, Bhutan, Nepal and the Maldives and also Gujarat Forensic Science University.

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Shillong is 100th Smart City-21/06/2018

This announcement also sets the final end date for the Mission as June 2023, as every city gets five years to complete its projects, according to a senior Mission official.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Govt-Pariwartan

Govt plans ‘Pariwartan’ scheme for power sector revival-21/06/2018

The government plans to warehouse stressed power projects totalling 25,000 megawatts (MW) under an asset management firm to protect the value of the assets and prevent their distress sale under the insolvency and bankruptcy code till demand for power picks up.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Adopt-Heritage-Ministry

MoUs signed and 6 at an advanced stage under 'Adopt a Heritage' Scheme: Culture Ministry-20/06/2018

The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India. Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Shri Raghvendra Singh today said that under 'Adopt a Heritage' Scheme, three MoUs have already been signed and six are at an advanced stage and 31 more Adarsh Monuments are enlisted for coverage under the scheme.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-water-harvester

New WATER HARVESTER delivers fresh water from DESERT AIR in major scientific breakthrough-20/06/2018

Researchers from the University of California, Berkley managed to successfully extract clean, drinkable water at very low humidity and at a low cost using their newly built next-generation water harvester.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Civilians-firearms-survey

Civilians own 85% of world's 1bn firearms, survey reveals-20/06/2018

Latest statistics show the proliferation of privately owned guns is on the rise, with wealthy countries outstripping developing and war-torn countries.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Scientists-Mysterious

Scientists Reveal the Source of a Mysterious Martian Rock Formation-19/06/2018

Explosive volcanic eruptions that shot jets of hot ash, rock and gas skyward are the likely source of a mysterious Martian rock formation, a new study finds.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-US-bill-India

US Senate passes bill that seeks to enhance defence partnership with India-19/06/2018

The United States Senate on Tuesday passed a $716 billion (Rs 48 lakh crore) defence bill which, among other things, seeks to strengthen Washington’s defence partnership with New Delhi.

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What is bitcoin mining? How to get started-19/06/2018

Bitcoin mining was initially conducted on the CPUs of individual computers. Now, mining activity is dominated by advanced hardware Bitcoins or cryptocurrencies, in general, are like digital currencies and act like a tender or an asset class.

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NITI Aayog meet: Centre firm on 2011 as base year for Finance Commission-18/06/2018

The Centre on Sunday stood by the controversial terms of reference (ToR) of the 15th Finance Commission, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi endorsing its suggestion that the Census 2011 should be one of the parameters for devolving funds to states.

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Centre accused of ‘illegally’ denying details on RTI Act-18/06/2018

RTI activist Anjali Bharadwaj wrote to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) last month demanding to know when were the amendments to the Act proposed and forwarded to the Union Cabinet.

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Climate change to affect India’s renewable energy plan: Study-18/06/2018

A recent research published in Nature Geoscience, which used 10 global climate models to investigate large-scale changes in wind power generation across the globe, indicated that there will be changes in wind power across Northern Hemisphere, with substantial regional variations.

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India to host European Union Film Festival-17/06/2018

Putting a spotlight on the latest European cinema, the European Union Film Festival (EUFF) will premiere in New Delhi on 18th June, 2018 at the Siri Fort Auditorium. With a selection of 24 latest European films from 23 EU Member States, this years' film festival brings some unusual stories for the world cinema enthusiasts.

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Rajasthan ranks low on drinking water supply for villages, says Niti Aayog-17/06/2018

The Niti Aayog has asked the state to improve the access rate and the quality of drinking water in rural habitations while lauding its efforts in surface water restoration and participatory irrigation.

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ISRO clears GSAT-11 for launch-17/06/2018

The 5,700-kg GSAT-11 satellite was slated for launch on May 26 from Kourou, a site in South America which India uses to launch its heavy-weight satellite.

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20 states sign MoU with health ministry to implement Modicare-16/06/2018

At least 20 states signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ministry of health and family welfare on Thursday committing to launch the Ayushman Bharat – National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM).

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DRDO turns Pinaka rocket system into guided missile, developmental trials soon-16/06/2018

THE indigenous Pinaka rocket system of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), known for firing a salvo of 12 rockets in just 44 seconds, is being evolved into a precision-guided missile, with enhanced range and accuracy to hit its targets.

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India suffering worst water crisis in history, says Niti Aayog report-16/06/2018

India is suffering from 'the worst water crisis' in its history with about 60 crore people facing high to extreme water stress and about two lakh people dying every year due to inadequate access to safe water, Niti Aayog said in a report on Thursday.

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Environmental changes may cut global vegetable yield by 35%: Study-14/06/2018

Predicted environmental changes are likely to reduce average yields of vegetables by at least 35% globally, according to new research that highlights the need for the agriculture sector to build resilience to climate change.

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India among over 90 nations without paid paternity leave for new dads: Unicef-14/06/2018

India is among almost 90 countries in the world without national policies in place that ensure new fathers get adequate paid time off with their newborn babies, according to a new Unicef analysis.

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Solar Charkha Mission to be launched soon in 50 clusters: Giriraj Singh-14/06/2018

The Solar Charkha Mission of the Ministry of Micro Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), will be launched by the President, Ram Nath Kovind on June 27, 2018 in New Delhi.

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Govt added 10 Iconic sites in 3rd phase of its flagship project of Swachh Iconic Places-13/06/2018

The sites are Raghavendra Swamy Temple of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, Hazardwari Palace of Murshidabad, West Bengal, Brahma Sarovar Temple of Kurukshetra, Haryana, Vidur Kuti in Bijnor and Nagvasuki Temple of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh and Mana village in Chamoli and Kanvashram in Uttarakhand.

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3000 more schools selected to get Atal Tinkering Labs-13/06/2018

The selected schools shall receive a grant of Rs 20 lakh spread over the next five years to establish Atal Tinkering Labs for nurturing innovation and entrepreneurial spirit among secondary school children across India.

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India to host first BIMSTEC war games in September Conclave of Army chiefs of member-states will be part of it-12/06/2018

The exercise is scheduled to be held in Pune in the second week of September.“The aim of the exercise is to promote strategic alignment among the member-states and to share best practices in the area of counter-terrorism,” a defence source said.

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Trump and Kim sign agreement on denuclearization after historic talks-12/06/2018

This is according to the joint document which was signed by US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following their historic maiden talks at Singapore's Sentosa island.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Scientists-technology-recycle

Scientists develop technology to recycle vaporised water from power plants for drinking needs-12/06/2018

Scientists have developed a low-cost solution to harvest high-quality distilled water from cooling towers of power plants to meet the increasing drinking water demand across regions.

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ISRO’s PRL scientists discover an ‘EPIC’ planet-11/06/2018

"With this discovery India has joined a handful of countries which have discovered planets around stars," PRL's parent Indian Space Research Organisation has announced. Significantly, the discovery was made using a PRL-designed spectrograph, PARAS, to measure and confirm the mass of the new planet.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Meteorological-forecast

India Meteorological Department to use flash flood guidance system for first time to forecast floods-11/06/2018

IMD Director General (DG) K J Ramesh told Bhasha that the national weather agency was preparing to launch this service from the next month by using the Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS) for the first time in the country. "The service will be started for the first time with the help of this system," he said.

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India to have its 1st police museum in Delhi-11/06/2018

The museum - depicting the history, artefacts, uniforms and gear of central and state policeforces - will come up as an underground facility in the premises of the national police memorial in Chanakyapuri area of the national capital.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Sanitation-Swachh-Bharat

Sanitation coverage in rural India under Swachh Bharat rises to 85%-09/06/2018

A statement issued by the ministry said that through mobilisation of rural communities, 7.4 crore toilets were built across rural India, and as an outcome, over 3.8 lakh villages and 391 districts were declared Open Defecation Free (ODF).

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Girls feel unsafe in public spaces, says ‘Save The Children’ report-09/06/2018

The report states that one in every three adolescent girls surveyed were “scared of traversing the narrow by-lanes of their locality, as well as the road to go to school or the local market”.

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U.S.-Japan-India-Australia Quad: New Delhi charts new line on Indo-Pacific policy-09/06/2018

“The Quadrilateral format of U.S.-Japan-India-Australia is one of the many multilateral dialogues in the region, and not directed against any country. It is not part of the Indo-Pacific region concept outlined by Prime Minister Modi in Shangri-La,” Mr. Saran told the Russian TASS news agency in an interview made available by the Indian embassy.

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India moves one notch up to 136th place in Global Peace Index-08/06/2018

The report that covers 99.7 per cent of the world's population and uses 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators grouped into three key domains -- ongoing conflict, safety and security, and militarisation, noted that "the world is less peaceful today than at any time in the last decade".

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IMF welcomes RBI decision to hike repo rate, terms it as appropriate step in times of rising inflation-08/06/2018

IMF Spokesman Gerry Rice told this to reporters during his bi-weekly news conference in Washington. He said that the IMF thinks that this was an appropriate step by the RBI in present context of rising inflation and additional upside risks to the forecasts due to higher oil prices, exchange rate depreciation and other domestic factors.

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India records 22% reduction in maternal mortality ratio since 2013-08/06/2018

The MMR has declined from 167 in 2011-2013 to 130 in 2014-2016, according to the special bulletin.

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Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru in top 10 cities for GDP risk from terrorism-07/06/2018

Three Indian cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru are ranked among the top 10 cities globally for GDP risk from terrorism threats, a recent study has found out.

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President Approves Promulgation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018-07/06/2018

The Ordinance provides significant relief to home buyers by recognizing their status as financial creditors. This would give them due representation in the Committee of Creditors and make them an integral part of the decision making process.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Climate-Shifting-monsoon

Climate change: Shifting-monsoon patterns causing water distress in India-07/06/2018

Tourists are being asked to stay away from Shimla during peak holiday season, and schools have been shut for this week, as the city received nearly 60 per cent less water daily since May 18, 2018.

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Government launches 'Krishi Kalyan Abhiyaan' to get advice on improving farming techniques-05/06/2018

The Ministry of Agriculture and farmers’ welfare in line with the Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 has launched the Krishi kalyan Abhiyaan from 1st June, 2018 till 31st July, 2018 so as to aid, assist and advice farmers on how to improve their farming techniques and raise their incomes.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-green-GDP-states

Centre to start measuring ‘green GDP’ of States-05/06/2018

India’s environmental diversity and riches are universally recognised but have never been quantified. Starting this year, the government will begin a five-year exercise to compute district-level data of the country’s environmental wealth. The numbers will eventually be used to calculate every State’s ‘green’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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Beat Plastic Pollution’, the theme for World Environment Day 2018-05/06/2018

The United Nations, aware that the protection and improvement of the human environment is a major issue, which affects the well-being of peoples and economic development throughout the world, designated June 5 as World Environment Day. The celebration of this day provides us with an opportunity to broaden the basis for an enlightened opinion and responsible conduct by individuals.

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Odisha beach is Asia’s first to get ‘Blue Flag’ tag-04/06/2018

The Chandrabhaga beach on the Konark coast of Odisha will be the first in Asia to get the Blue Flag certification — the tag given to environment-friendly and clean beaches, equipped with amenities of international standards for tourists.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-southeast-asia

India asserts role in southeast Asia-04/06/2018

Almost lost in the din of the upcoming US-North Korea summit and fresh tension between Washington and Beijing last week, India cemented its diplomatic and security ties across Southeast Asia in a clear challenge to China.

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India tests nuclear-capable missile Agni-V off Odisha coast-04/06/2018

India on Sunday test-fired surface-to-surface nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-V from Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha, ANI reported.

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Government introduces new scheme SevaBhojYojna-02/06/2018

The Ministry of Culture, Government of India has introduced a new scheme namely ‘SevaBhojYojna’ with a total outlay of Rs. 325.00 Crores for Financial Years 2018-19 and 2019-20.

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Indian Institute of Science makes it to top 100 in the World Reputation Rankings 2018-02/06/2018

The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, made it to the top 100 universities in the Times Education World Reputation Rankings 2018, which were released on Wednesday. IISc Bangalore is the only Indian institution to make it to the top 100.

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India commissions new systems for predicting extreme weather events-02/06/2018

The advance prediction will provide more preparatory and emergency response time to disaster management authorities in the particular area of extreme weather events.

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RIMPAC from June 27; India among 26 participant countries-31/05/2018

Known as the world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC this year involves 47 surface ships, five submarines, 18 national land forces, and more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel.

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India’s ranking goes up in childhood index-31/05/2018

India finds space at 113 in Save the Children’s "End of Childhood Index 2018” which ranked 175 countries this year against indicators to determine the quality of childhood children have access to.

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UIDAI extends deadline to deploy Virtual ID system to 1 July-31/05/2018

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has extended by one month to 1 July the deadline for service providers and agencies like banks and telecom companies to fully deploy Virtual ID system and accept these IDs in lieu of Aadhaar number.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Aadhaar-privacy-study

8 out of 10 people concerned about Aadhaar data privacy: Study-30/05/2018

Following the Facebook data scandal perpetrated by Cambridge Analytica, 80% Indians are concerned about their Aadhaar data privacy, a study by market research and analysis company Velocity MR.

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Centre planning to lay OFC in border areas: Nirmala Sitharaman-30/05/2018

The minister, who was speaking of the achievements of the four-year-old Narendra Modigovernment, responding to media questions said, "We will soon start work on extension of optical fibre cable in the border areas.

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Highest UN peacekeeper deaths in last 70 years from India-30/05/2018

According to the UN, of the 3,737 peacekeepers who have died since 1948, 163 have been from India, the highest total from any troop contributing country.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-National-authorities-Commission

National parties are public authorities under RTI Act, Election Commission clarifies-29/05/2018

The Election Commission on Monday clarified that national political parties are public authorities under the Right To Information Act as declared by the Central Information Commission, PTI reported. This came a day after the poll panel had said that political parties are out of the RTI Act’s ambit.

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Nari Shakti Puraskar presented to INSV Tarini team-29/05/2018

President Ram Nath Kovind had conferred the Nari Shakti Puraskars on International Women's Day in Rashtrapati Bhavan. As the INSV Tarini team was sailing then, the award could not be presented to the team.

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Hidden mountain ranges discovered under Antarctica ice-28/05/2018

The team, led by researchers from Northumbria University in the UK, has mapped for the first time three vast, subglacial valleys in West Antarctica

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Isro: Trial of sat-based warning system at unmanned railway crossings satisfactory-28/05/2018

Under a pilot project, the railways had last year installed Isro-developed integrated circuit (IC) chips on some train engines.

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Kerala, the first state in southern India, to be visited by 15th Finance Commission from 28th to 31st May 2018-26/05/2018

The Fifteenth Finance Commission of the Government of India is visiting the state of Kerala from 28th to 31st May 2018. The Commission led by the Chairman Shri N.K.Singh, Members – Shri Shaktikanta Das, Dr. Anoop Singh, Dr. Ashok Lahiri, Dr. Ramesh Chand and Secretary Shri Arvind Mehta along with other officials will assess the state of the finances of Kerala and the progress made in socio-economic field.

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‘Clean Air India Initiative’ launched-26/05/2018

Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte, who is in India on a two-day visit, launched the ‘Clean Air India Initiative’ in the national capital on Thursday.

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Nepal first country in south-east Asia to eliminate trachoma: WHO-24/05/2018

Nepal's achievement is commendable and results from a strong political commitment, intense community engagement and impressive leadership demonstrated by civil society," said Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Region.

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India's billionaire count to swell to 357 by 2027: Report-24/05/2018

India has the third largest number of billionaires in the world, and in the next decade, as many as 238 additional ultra high net worth individuals will join this elite club, says a report.

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India 145th among 195 countries in healthcare access, quality: Lancet-24/05/2018

The Global Burden of Disease study, however, mentioned that India has seen improvements in healthcare access and quality since 1990.In 2016, India's healthcare access and quality scored at 41.2 (up from 24.7 in 1990).

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Pakistan-India-violation

Pakistan raises India’s ‘violation’ of Indus Waters Treaty with World Bank-23/05/2018

Pakistan has raised with the World Bank the alleged violation of the Indus Waters Treaty by India, which inaugurated the Kishanganga hydro project in Kashmir, as the multilateral lender sought opportunities within the treaty to find an amicable resolution of the issue.

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Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos tested successfully to validate new features-23/05/2018

Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was successfully fired from a test range along the Odisha coast to validate some new features.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-PMO-UPSC-allocation

PMO seeks change in UPSC allocation-21/05/2018

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the department concerned to examine if the services can be allocated after the completion of the foundation course, according to an official communiqué.

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India sixth wealthiest nation with $8,230 bn, China three times richer-21/05/2018

According to the AfrAsia Bank Global Wealth Migration Review, the US is the wealthiest country in the world with a total wealth of $62,584 billion, followed by China ($24,803 billion) at the second place and Japan ($19,522 billion) at the third place.

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Zojila Pass: Asia's longest tunnel inaugurated by Modi-20/05/2018

The project is expected to be finished within five years. "I'm confident that it will be completed during your (Modi's) tenure as prime minister," Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said at the closing ceremony for the birth centenary celebration of the 19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche.

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India moves to use Indus water against Pak terror-20/05/2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated two hydroelectric projects in Jammu & Kashmir, indicating his government's political will to respond to Pakistan's use of terrorism against India with every option at its command, including using in full India's share of water from western tributaries of the Indus, as possible leverage points.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Mysterious-ozone-destroying-chemical

Mysterious rise in banned ozone-destroying chemical shocks scientists-20/05/2018

Unless the culprit is found and stopped, the recovery of the ozone layer, which protects life on Earth from damaging UV radiation, could be delayed by a decade. The source of the new emissions has been tracked to east Asia, but finding a more precise location requires further investigation.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-WHO-Essential-Diagnostics

WHO publishes its first Essential Diagnostics list-17/05/2018

The step was taken to address the problem of people's inability to access diagnostic services, thus failing to receive the correct treatment.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SupremeCourt-ruling

Won’t allow arrest of innocents even if govt makes law: Supreme Court on SC/ST Act ruling-17/05/2018

Toughening its stand against a review of its ruling diluting the arrest clause in the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would not allow arrest of an innocent merely on a complaint even if Parliament made a law.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Indore-Jharkhand-emerges

Indore cleanest city, Jharkhand emerges best-performing state-17/05/2018

Jharkhand has emerged as the best-performing state in terms of cleanliness, while Indore in Madhya Pradesh was adjudged the cleanest city in the country, according to the government cleanliness survey released on Wednesday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SC-challenging-Constitution

SC to examine if pleas challenging Article 35A should be referred to Constitution Bench-16/05/2018

The Supreme Court will examine fervent pleas for a five-judge Constitution Bench to decide whether special status granted to Jammu and Kashmir is unconstitutional.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-solar-world

India third largest solar market in the world: Mercom Communications-16/05/2018

India emerged as the third largest solar market in the world in 2017 behind China and the US, Mercom Communications India said in a report.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-girls-die-gender-discrimination

2.39 lakh girls under five die in India every year because of gender discrimination, finds study-16/05/2018

A gender discrimination study has found that 2,39,000 girls under the age of five die in India every year because of society’s preference for sons. The study, conducted by the Austria-based International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, did not include the figures of female foetuses that are aborted.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SC-ST-Constitution

SC/ST Act may go to Schedule IX of Constitution-15/05/2018

The government is planning to bring an ordinance to overturn the Supreme Court verdict putting safeguards on arrests under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and subsequently introduce a bill to insulate it from further judicial scrutiny.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-MNRE-National-Wind-solar

MNRE issues National Wind-solar Hybrid Policy-15/05/2018

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has issued National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy here today. The objective of the policy is to provide a framework for promotion of large grid connected wind-solar PV hybrid system for efficient utilization of transmission infrastructure and land.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Internet-UNESCO

India saw 82 internet shutdowns in 2017-18; highest in south Asia: UNESCO-15/05/2018

People in South Asian countries experienced at least 97 instances of Internet shutdown, a barometer on freedom of press and expression, between May 2017 and April 2018, with India alone accounting for 82 such cases, according to a UNESCO report.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Oceanographers-Largest-ever

Oceanographers record largest-ever wave in southern hemisphere off New Zealand coast-11/05/2018

Scientists have recorded a wave measuring 23.8 metres, the height of an eight-storey building, in the Southern Ocean near New Zealand’s Campbell Island, AFP reported on Thursday.

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Govt approves green licence plates for e-vehicles-11/05/2018

The government also plans to allow youth in the age bracket of 16-18 years to drive electric scooters, besides mandating taxi aggregators to have a certain percentage of e-vehicle fleet.

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SC directs all HCs to set up anti-sexual harassment panels within 2 months-11/05/2018

The Supreme Court on Thursday asked chief justices or acting chief justices of all high courts to set up anti-sexual harassment committees in courts across the country within two months in accordance with a 2013 law.

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IMF reaffirms that India will be the fastest-growing major economy in 2018-09/05/2018

The IMF's Asia and Pacific Regional Economic Outlook report said that India was recovering from the effects of demonetisation and the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax.

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5 ways India could be affected by U.S. decision to pull out of Iran nuclear deal-09/05/2018

Despite United States President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal itself won’t be scrapped as long as Iran and the other signatories: the U.K., France, Russia, China, Germany and the European Union remain committed to it.

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India launches biggest city gas distribution auction-09/05/2018

Awards from the 9th CGD licensing round would help bring gas coverage to 174 districts in 22 states and Union Territories, covering 29 per cent of the country's area and 24 per cent of the population, said Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launching the bidding round here.

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India ranks fourth in Asia-Pacific on power index-08/05/2018

The Lowy Institute Asia Power Index measures power across 25 countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region, reaching as far west as Pakistan, as far north as Russia, and as far into the Pacific as Australia, New Zealand and the US.

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PCI rejects World Press Freedom Index citing ‘lack of clarity’-08/05/2018

The Press Council of India has rubbished the recently released Press Freedom Index, in which India slipped two places to rank 138th among 180 countries, saying there was a “lack of clarity” on the inputs that weighed in the rankings which were based on “opinion or perception”.

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ISRO’s clock to prop up India’s own GPS-08/05/2018

Time is running out for the seven-satellite Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), also known as NavIC (Navigation in Indian Constellation).

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NASA launches spacecraft to study the interior of Mars for the first time-07/05/2018

The United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Saturday launched a spacecraft to Mars to study the deep interior of the Red Planet for the first time.

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India signs 200 million US Dollar Loan Deal with World Bank for National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan) for 315 districts across all states/UTs-07/05/2018

The POSHAN (PM’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment) Abhiyaan was launched by the Prime Minister on 8th March 2018 at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.

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NITI Aayog and Google sign SoI to help grow AI ecosystem in India-07/05/2018

A Statement of Intent (SoI) was signed to this effect by Ms. Anna Roy, Advisor, NITI Aayog and ShriRajanAnandan, Vice President, India and South East Asia, Google in the presence of the Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITIAayog.

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GST COUNCIL APPROVES OWNERSHIP CHANGE OF GST NETWORK TO CONVERT IT INTO GOVT HOLDING-05/05/2018

BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, who had for months questioned the private equity structure of GST-Network (GSTN), demanded transfer of Finance Secretary Hashmukh Adhia to a lesser important ministry for his alleged role in the "GSTN scam".

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NITI Aayog to Collaborate with IBM to develop Precision Agriculture using Artificial Intelligence-05/05/2018

NITI Aayog and IBM signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) today to develop a crop yield prediction model using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide real time advisory to farmers in Aspirational Districts.

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Govt launches National Water Informatics Centre to maintain data on water resources-05/05/2018

The NWIC will also collaborate with leading national and international research institutes to provide technical support to central and state organisations dealing with water emergency response of hydrological extremes.

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GST Council approves ownership change of GSTN structure.-04/05/2018

Briefing media after chairing the 27th meeting of the council through video -conferencing today, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, the government will acquire the 51 percent stake held by private entities and subsequently the central and the state governments will hold a 50 percent stake each in the entity.

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China launches satellite to provide transmission across Asia-Pacific region-04/05/2018

China launched a new communication satellite "APSTAR-6C" late on Thursday at the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

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Preliminary enquiry not a must for every complaint under SC/ST Act, says Supreme Court-04/05/2018

Only anti-Dalit atrocities' complaints which are felt “absurd” or “absolutely” frivolous need to be probed by the police before proceeding to arrest the perpetrator, Justice A.K. Goel qualified the apex court's March 20 judgment which led to widespread unrest and violence across the country.

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Workshop on disaster database held in New Delhi concludes, NDMA paves way for creation of national-level disaster database-03/05/2018

Developing this integrated database with locally obtained and validated data is crucial for tracking our risks and progress towards resilience without which India will not be able to meet its developmental goals.

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Increasing global warming leading to fish mortalities in Arabian Sea: Indo-US study-03/05/2018

In what is set to aggravate concerns over climate change, a new joint Indo-US study has found that global warming is leading to large-scale fish kills in the Arabian Sea by fuelling the growth of harmful bioluminescent algae.

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WHO polluted cities list: Government claims pollution dipped in 2017-03/05/2018

Responding to the air pollution data released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, the government claimed that various measures have led to pollution levels actually falling in 2017.

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SC eases procedure for case record transfer-02/05/2018

Accused persons usually move the High Courts in the middle of criminal proceedings in trial courts on various issues, ranging from quashing of charges to transfer of cases to appeal against interim orders, etc.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Japan-Energy

9th India-Japan Energy Dialogue held in New Delhi; both countries agree to work together for energy security, energy access and climate change issues-02/05/2018

The 9th India Japan Energy Dialogue was held in New Delhi, today. Minister of State(IC) for Power and New &Renewable Energy, Shri R.K Singh, and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Mr. Hiroshige Sekosigned a Joint Statement at the conclusion of the meeting.

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10 Indian cities out of 20 rank among the most polluted in the world: WHO-02/05/2018

According to report, more than 90 per cent of air pollution-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, including India.

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India and Pakistan to participate in multi-nation military drill for the First Time.-30/04/2018

Even though ties between India and Pakistan continue to remain strained, the two neighbours will participate together for the first time in a multi-nation counter-terrorism exercise in Russia in September.

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All Indian villages now have access to power supply-30/04/2018

Manipur's Leisang village became the last non-electrified inhabited village to join India's mainline supply network at 5.30pm on Saturday, an important milestone in the country's journey towards universal electricity access.

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Petition in Supreme Court seeks measures to combat heat wave-30/04/2018

The Supreme Court has asked a PIL petitioner to submit a representation to the government to reschedule office hours and provide drinking water and medical facilities to the public and in educational institutions to beat the heat wave sweeping across the country.

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New system to measure air quality-25/04/2018

India is tying up with the United States and Finland to develop a pollution-forecast system that will help anticipate particulate matter (PM) levels at least two days in advance and at a greater resolution than what is possible now.

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SC notice to govt. on petition to outlaw Section 377-25/04/2018

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to respond to a plea by a hotelier to strike down the colonial Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality.

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GST Council to take call on turning GSTN into govt entity on May 1-25/04/2018

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting on May 1 will deliberate on the pros and cons of converting the GST Network (GSTN), the GST’s information technology backbone, into a government-owned company.

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Diu Smart City becomes first to run on 100% Renewable Energy during Daytime-23/04/2018

Diu had been importing 73% of its power from Gujarat until last year. It has now adopted a two-pronged approach whereby a 9 MW solar park spread over 50 hectares rocky barren land has been developed besides installing solar panels on the roof tops on 79 government buildings thereby generating 1.3 MW annually.

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India at the forefront of global growth in financial inclusion: World Bank-23/04/2018

The Global Findex Report, 2017 released by the World Bank on Friday gives India more than one reason to cheer, as it notes the rapid increase in financial inclusion that has taken place in the country.

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India has 94 cities with toxic air. Half of them in just four states-23/04/2018

Every third city that failed to meet national air quality standards in India–where most people die of air pollution than any other nation–was in two of the country’s biggest states, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, in five years to 2015, according to government data.

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Giant asteroid makes surprise flyby past Earth-18/04/2018

A giant asteroid gave Earth a surprise close shave this week, flying by at a distance of 192,000 kilometers, just a day after astronomers discovered the object, scientists say.

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Rocket-control glitch delays launch of NASA's planet-hunting satellite-18/04/2018

An 11th- hour technical glitch prompted SpaceX to postpone its planned launch on Monday of a new NASA space telescope designed to detect worlds beyond our solar system.

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India wins elections to key UN subsidiary bodies-18/04/2018

The UN's Economic and Social Council held elections to a number of its subsidiary bodies on Monday. The ECOSOC focusses on advancing the three dimensions of sustainable development - economic, social and environmental.

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World Bank says Indian economy has recovered from the impact of demonetisation, GST-16/04/2018

The World Bank said on Sunday that India’s economy has recovered from the impact of demonetisation and the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax regime, and would grow at 7.3% in 2018 and 7.5% in 2019.

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Ministry notifies Plastic Waste Management (amendment) rules-16/04/2018

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018.

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Erosion of steep mountains may be adding CO2 to our atmosphere-16/04/2018

It’s been well-established that steep mountain ranges can draw carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere. This is because erosion of the mountain exposes new rock, initiating a chemical reaction between the CO2 in the air and the minerals on the mountain face, weathering the rock and using CO2 to produce carbonate minerals such as calcite

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Seven MoUs signed with Russian OEMs-14/04/2018

Seven MoUs were signed at the Defence Expo 2018 by Indian private companies and Russian original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to manufacture and develop spares and sub-assemblies of identified Russian-origin platforms in use by the Indian armed forces.

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Supreme Court seeks attorney general’s help to examine plea on allocation of cases-14/04/2018

The Supreme Court on Friday sought the assistance of attorney general K.K. Venugopal on a petition challenging the administrative powers of the chief justice of India regarding allocation of cases.

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NASA’s new exoplanet-hunting telescope set to launch on Monday-14/04/2018

TESS is take up the mantle of the Kepler Space Telescope, which is expected to run out of fuel by the end of this year. Kepler has found more than 5000 exoplanet candidates so far, and confirmed about half of them.

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India should ensure privacy and security controls while implementing Aadhaar: IMF report-13/04/2018

The International Monetary Fund has said that India should ensure privacy and security controls while implementing biometric identification programmes like the Aadhaar.

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Union Home Minister launches e-FRRO scheme -13/04/2018

The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched the web-based application ‘e-FRRO’ (e-Foreigners Regional Registration Office) at a function here today.

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India among four countries where water taps may run dry, says report-13/04/2018

Shrinking reservoirs in India, Morocco, Iraq and Spain could result in water taps going completely dry in these four countries, a study based on a new early warning satellite system has warned.

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Aadhaar Act validating collection of biometric 'badly drafted': SC-11/04/2018

The five judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra told Attorney General K.K. Venugopal that the supposed deemed consent for parting with biometric data can't be stretched to mean waiving of fundamental rights to privacy of the people.

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India top recipient of Commonwealth FDI, says a new report-11/04/2018

The trade review released in the lead up to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) next week. ‘Commonwealth Trade Review 2018: Strengthening the Commonwealth Advantage’, compiled by the Commonwealth secretariat, also found that India has moved into the top five providers of intra-Commonwealth services trade, surpassing Canada, and alongside Australia, Singapore and the UK.

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First International conference on Water, Environment held in Kathmandu-11/04/2018

The three-day event is being organised by the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage, Govt of Nepal in association with the Society of Public Health Engineers Nepal (Sophen) and Nepal Engineers Association.

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India Signs MOU With World EXPO 2020 Dubai-10/04/2018

India and World Expo 2020 signed participants contract today for India’s pavilion in the prestigious World Expo 2020 held once in 5 years.

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Isro to launch navigation satellite on Thursday-10/04/2018

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will on Thursday launch a navigation satellite, the eighth such satellite to be a part of a constellation, from Sriharikota, the space agency said on Tuesday.

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India to host the 16th International Energy Forum Ministerial-10/04/2018

India, the world’s third-largest energy consumer after the US and China, will host the 16th International Energy Forum Ministerial (IEF—16), that will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

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India among the hardest hit by protectionism in G-20 club-09/04/2018

Among the largest economies in the G-20 group, China, the US and India have been hit the hardest by protectionist measures in 2017, according to data from the Global Trade Alerts (GTA) database.

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UN Security Council to meet today after Syria attack-09/04/2018

The United Nations Security Council will meet on Monday following rival requests by Russia and the United States after a deadly chemical attack in Syria and a warning by US President Donald Trump that there would be a “big price to pay.”

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11 public sector banks now on RBI watchlist, small firms face credit crunch-09/04/2018

Lending to the corporate sector, particularly small and medium enterprises, is becoming increasingly difficult with more than half the country’s public sector banks (PSBs) now under the RBI’s Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework, which restricts lending activities of the banks, government sources said.

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India-Nepal move ahead on the fuel pipeline project-07/04/2018

As part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s neighbourhood-first foreign policy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal’s premier K.P. Sharma Oli on Saturday remotely attended the ground breaking ceremony of South Asia’s first transnational petroleum pipeline, that will supply fuel to India’s land locked neighbour.

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At the centre of our galaxy, there’s a black hole party-07/04/2018

Black holes are hanging out at the centre of our galaxy by the thousands, according to scientists who have detected a bunch of them in the neighbourhood of a supermassive black hole already known to reside at the heart of the Milky Way.

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Aurora Station, the first-ever luxury hotel in space, to begin receiving guests by 2022-07/04/2018

A company has plans of launching a luxury hotel in space. The launching of Aurora Station aims at building affordable luxury hotel in space.

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What Supreme Court’s dilution of SC/ST Act means for Dalit women-06/04/2018

A dilution of the stringent provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is going to affect Dalit women far more than men.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Health-Organization-anniversarys

World Health Organization to celebrate its 70th anniversary tomorrow-06/04/2018

WHO offices worldwide are organizing events to mark the day with WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus joining celebrations in Sri Lanka.

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RBI cracks down on digital currencies; plans own cryptocurrency-06/04/2018

An interdepartmental group has been constituted to study and provide guidance on the "desirability and feasibility" to introduce a "central bank digital currency" and will submit its report by June, the central bank said.

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India third-most vulnerable to cyber threats behind US, China-05/04/2018

About 5.09% global threats were detected in India in 2017 as compared to 5.11% in 2016, according to ‘Internet Security Threat Report’ released on Wednesday by Symantec. The US was was most vulnerable to attacks at 26.61% followed by China at 10.95%.

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Despite Gsat-6A jolt, Isro gears up for navigation sat launch on April 12-05/04/2018

Despite snapping of the communication link with its recently launched communication satellite Gsat-6A, Isro is gearing up for the scheduled launch of its next navigation satellite IRNSS-1I on April 12.

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Cabinet approves the Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018 -05/04/2018

It proposes to include “National Commission for Protection of Child Rights” as deemed Member of the Commission; It proposes to add a woman Member in the composition of the Commission;

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UIDAI launches 'Virtual ID' to address privacy concerns related to Aadhaar-04/04/2018

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has launched the much-awaited 'Virtual ID' which will be a random 16-digit number mapped to a person's Aadhaar number.

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Article 370 has acquired permanent status: Supreme Court-04/04/2018

The observation came from a bench of Justices Adarsh K Goel and R F Nariman on a petition by Kumari Vijayalakshmi Jha, who sought a declaration that Article 370 was a temporary provision that lapsed with the dissolution of the J&K Constituent Assembly on January 26, 1957.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-NIRF-Rankings

NIRF India Rankings 2018: IISc Bangalore overall best, AIIMS Delhi tops medical institutes' list-04/04/2018

Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar, while announcing the rankings at an event in the Vigyan Bhavan, said the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M) has been adjudged the best engineering college and the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) the best management institution.

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Stubble burning doubles Delhi pollution: Harvard study-03/04/2018

Agricultural fires are to blame for about half of the pollution experienced in Delhi in October and November, a peak stubble burning season in Punjab, a Harvard study has found using satellite data from NASA.

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India-Japan-US trilateral in New Delhi ahead of Trump-Abe summit-03/04/2018

New Delhi will host the strategically important trilateral dialogue between India, Japan and the US this week ahead of the summit between US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Mar-a-Lago later this month, the State Department has said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Indian-SouthKorea

Indian startup ecosystem ranked at number 37, much below China, Singapore, and South Korea-03/04/2018

In the past five years, the Indian startup ecosystem has seen many ups and downs. While the years 2014 and 2015 saw a lot of investor activity, purse strings were being tightened towards the end of 2017.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SupremeCourt-SC-ST

Centre files review petition in Supreme Court challenging SC/ST Act-02/04/2018

The Centre moved the Supreme Court on Monday challenging a slew of directions passed under a ruling safeguarding government officials from arrest under the provisions of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Delhi-Diesel

Delhi Becomes First Indian City to Roll-Out Euro-VI Ultra Clean Petrol, Diesel-02/04/2018

Ultra-clean Euro-VI grade petrol and diesel, at no additional price, supply has been started in the national capital from yesterday in a bid to combat alarming levels of air pollution.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-ISRO-Not-Found

ISRO losses contact with communication satellite GSAT-6A-02/04/2018

Four minutes after executing the second orbit-raising operation, Indian Space Research Organisation’s (Isro) Master Control Facility (MCF) at Hassan lost all contact with GSAT-6A, a mega communication satellite that was to provide mobile communications to both civilians and the armed forces.

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Hyderabad, Bengaluru top short-term growth cities ranking: JLL-01/04/2018

Hyderabad and Bengaluru are at the top two positions in a list of 30 global short-term growth cities, according to property consultant JLL.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-samsung-smartphone

India overtakes US to become second largest smartphone market: report-01/04/2018

Cheap handsets and the proliferation of fourth generation, or 4G, services have helped India overtake the US to become the world’s second-largest smartphone market, trailing only China, according to a new report by analyst firm Canalys.

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India’s antibiotics consumption shot up by 103% since 2000: study-01/04/2018

India’s antibiotics consumption has increased by 103 per cent from 2000 to 2015, the highest in low and middle-income countries, according to a new study.

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Indian banking sector reported 12,533 frauds worth Rs 18,170 crore in 2016-’17, says report-31/03/2018

The Indian banking sector reported 12,533 frauds worth Rs 18,170 crore in the 2016-’17 financial year, proxy advisory firm Institutional Investor Advisory Services said on Thursday.

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Russia test fires intercontinental ballistic missile nicknamed ‘Satan 2’ by NATO-31/03/2018

Russia on Friday tested an intercontinental ballistic missile called the RS-28 Sarmat, which the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation nicknamed “Satan 2”, CNN reported.

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Mohenjodaro was likely the world’s largest settlement of its time, finds latest analysis of cores-31/03/2018

The preliminary analysis of cores obtained from Mohenjodaro in Pakistan in 2015-’16 suggested that the site in present-day Sindh was likely the world’s largest settlement of its time between 2600 and 1900 BC, the Dawnreported on Friday.

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India and Japan commit to Indo-Pacific strategy-30/03/2018

Our Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy and India’s Act East Policy should be further merged,” said Mr. Kono, in remarks that appeared to target China’s actions in the South China Sea.

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Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2018 brought in force on 29th March, 2018-30/03/2018

Background: The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 applies to establishments employing 10 or more persons. The main purpose for enacting this Act is to provide social security to workman after retirement, whether retirement is a result of superannuation, or physical disablement or impairment of vital part of the body.

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NASA sending first-ever mission to study Mars' deep interior-30/03/2018

Scheduled to launch on May 5, NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) -- a stationary lander -- will be dedicated to explore Mars' deep interior.

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Cabinet approves India-UK MoU on organised crime-29/03/2018

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India, the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland regarding cooperation and exchange of information for the purposes of combating international criminality and tackling serious organised crime.

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NITI Aayog launches ranking of 'aspirational' 101 districts-29/03/2018

NITI Aayog has come up with a mechanism under which 101 most underdeveloped districts of the country termed as 'aspirational' would be competing with each other in terms of performance and they will be ranked on 49 indicators based on various data points.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Happiness-Indian

Happiness is the key to success for 72% Indian respondents: Survey-29/03/2018

Most Indians prioritise happiness and health over money with 72 per cent respondents in a survey defining success as 'being happy'.

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India’s first insect museum opens in Tamil Nadu-28/03/2018

An insect museum with the state-of-the-art amenities, a first of its kind in the country, opened in Coimbatore on Monday.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswamy unveiled the museum at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in the city, with the theme “Bugs are Kings”.

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RBI monetary policy: Is flexible inflation targeting working well in India?-28/03/2018

The six members of the monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are scheduled to meet next week to decide the future trajectory of interest rates.

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Isro’s GSAT-6A communication satellite to be launched tomorrow, countdown begins-28/03/2018

The 27-hour countdown began on Wednesday for the launch of Isro’s GSLV-F08 mission carrying the GSAT-6A communication satellite from the space port of Sriharikota, about 110 kms from Chennai.

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Indians diaspora is the largest in the world, more than 15 mn live abroad-27/03/2018

Mexicans, Russians and Chinese are the next big settlers of the lot after Indians. Pakistan remains among the top countries for Indian settlers because of the large post-Partition influx.

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ISA and India sign the Host Country Agreement-27/03/2018

The agreement was signed by General (Dr.) V.K. Singh, Minister of State, Ministry of External Affairs and Shri Upendra Tripathy, Interim Director General, ISA in the gracious presence of Shri R K Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) Power and New & Renewable Energy.

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India ranks 109th globally in mobile download speeds at 9.01 mbps: Report-27/03/2018

The average download speed over the mobile increased to 9.01 mbps in February from the 8.80 mbps in November last year, but the country's rank continued to stay at 109th, Ookla's Speedtest index said.

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UIDAI dismisses report of data leak, says Aadhaar remains safe-25/03/2018

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Saturday refuted reports about a fresh data leak of Aadhaar holders, and asserted that there has been “absolutely no breach” of its database.

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World's longest sandstone cave with length three times that of Mt Everest discovered in Meghalaya-25/03/2018

he world's longest sandstone cave named Krem Puri was recently discovered in Meghalaya. It has a staggering length of 24.5 km, almost three times the height of Mount Everest, and contains some dinosaur fossils from 66-76 million years ago as well.

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Isro will launch Chandrayaan-2 in Oct 1st week after tests: Chief Dr K Sivan-25/03/2018

Indian Space Research Organisation’s Chandrayaan-2 mission, which was "originally scheduled for the April 23" will now be launched in the "first week of October".

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Indian-Language-Union

First Indian Sign Language Dictionary of 3000 Words’ has been Launched by the Union Government-24/03/2018

The dictionary has been developed by Indian Sign Language Research & Training Centre(ISLR&TC) under Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), M/o Social Justice & Empowerment. Ministers of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Krishan Pal Gujar and Shri Ramdas Athwale and Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar were also present on the occasion.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-pledge

India among 20 countries to take $100 mn pledge to help Palestine refugees-24/03/2018

India is among 20 nations that have pledged a total of about $100 million to the UN relief agency charged with the well-being of Palestinian refugees across the Middle East.

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Isro to launch GSAT-6A on Mar 29, transfer Lithium-Ion Cell tech to BHEL-24/03/2018

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has entered into a technology transfer agreement (TTA) with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) under which it will pass on the technology for the manufacture of space grade Li-Ion cells.

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India successfully test-fires BrahMos missile from Pokhran in Rajasthan-23/03/2018

India successfully tested the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from Rajasthan’s Pokhran on Thursday morning.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Niti-Aayog-efficiency

Niti aayog Initiates implementation of strategy on Resource efficiency-23/03/2018

The First meeting of the inter-departmental group of stakeholders on implementation of strategy on resource efficiency was held at NITI Aayog today. After detailed discussion,a road map for implementation of the RE in the country was evolved.

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2017 was the most expensive year on record for severe weather and climate calamities, says UN body-23/03/2018

The United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization on Thursday said that 2017 was the most expensive year on record for severe weather and climate calamities globally.

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'Prerogative of Iran': India on invite to China, Pak for Chabahar Port partnership-16/03/2018

India, Iran and Afghanistan had signed a trilateral agreement in 2016 to jointly develop the Chabahar port.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-EIU-survey

Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru among world's cheapest cities: EIU survey-16/03/2018

Three Indian cities - New Delhi, Bengaluru and Chennai, are among the cheapest cities in the world, according to an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) survey, that named Singapore as the most expensive city.

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US drags India to WTO over six export subsidy schemes-16/03/2018

The US argues that the subsidies violate WTO agreements.

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India most targeted country for ransomware attacks: Sophos survey-15/03/2018

As per a survey conducted by network security firm Sophos, around 67 per cent of Indian organisations were hit by ransomware and 38 per cent twice.

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India ranks 78th on WEF Energy Transition Index; Sweden tops the list-15/03/2018

The overall list was topped by Sweden, followed by Norway at the 2nd position and Switzerland at the 3rd rank.

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Cabinet approves Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion between India and Iran-15/03/2018

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income between India and Iran.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-International-Solar-Alliance

International Solar Alliance: ISA-ADB, NDB, GCF, AFDB and AIIB joint declarations of Financial partnership-12/03/2018

The ISA has also inked joint financial partnership declarations with the African Development Bank (AfDb), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the Green climate fund (GCF), and the New Development Bank (NDB).

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Russia test-fires 'ideal' hypersonic missile-12/03/2018

The high-precision Kinzhal (Dagger) missile was launched from a MiG-31 supersonic interceptor jet that took off from an airfield in the South Military District in Russia's southwest, the defence ministry said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Multy-Nation-Andaman

MILES-18: 1st Ever Multi-Nation Naval Exercise At Sea Begins In Andaman-12/03/2018

The first-ever multi-nation naval exercise at sea, MILES-18, began at the Andaman sea. 11 naval ships of 8 countries and nine Indian ships are participating in the three-day exercise.

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WHO releases new guidelines on tobacco product regulation-11/03/2018

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched new guidelines on the role that tobacco product regulations can play in reducing tobacco demand, saving lives and raising revenues for health services to treat tobacco-related diseases, in the context of a comprehensive tobacco control.

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India, France ink 14 agreements-11/03/2018

India and France on Saturday outlined concrete steps to broaden the scope of their 20 year-old strategic partnership, signing 14 pacts in areas ranging from defence, security, nuclear energy to the protection of classified information besides agreeing to hold biennial summits between top level leaders of the two countries and an annual bilateral defence dialogue.

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India Won "Best Exhibitor Award" at ITB – Berlin-11/03/2018

For 17 years now, the Best Exhibitor Award (BEA) is considered as a quality indicator for an attractive performance at ITB. This year, the BEA was awarded to India at the Palais am Funkturm.

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International Solar Alliance drops limits on membership-10/03/2018

India, a founding member of the International Solar Alliance, on Friday said that membership of the body will be thrown open to all countries that want to join the grouping, with no restrictions on duration of sunlight or geographical location.

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GST Council meet: Relief for exporters, tax exemption extended by 6 months-10/03/2018

E-way Bill will be implemented from April 1 for inter-state movement of goods: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday announced that the e-way bill will be implemented from April 1 for inter-state movement of goods.

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Right to live includes right to die: Supreme Court-10/03/2018

In a milestone verdict expanding the right to life to incorporate the right to die with dignity, the Supreme Court on Friday legalised passive euthanasiaand approved 'living will' to provide terminally ill patients or those in persistent and incurable vegetative state (PVS) a dignified exit by refusing medical treatment or life support.

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Cabinet approves MoU between UPSC and Public Service Commission of Mauritius-09/03/2018

The MoU will strengthen the existing relationship between UPSC and Public Service Commission of Mauritius. It will facilitate sharing of experience and expertise of both the parties in the area of recruitment.

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India ranks fifth lowest in having women at top leadership positions-09/03/2018

India's ranking in gender diversity has improved with the representation of women in top leadership positions rising to 20 per cent in 2018, even as the country ranks fifth lowest in having women in such roles, says a report.

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PM launches National Nutrition Mission, and pan India expansion of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, at Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan-09/03/2018

The Prime Minister also awarded ten districts for showing outstanding performance in the areas of effective community engagement, enforcement of PC&PNDT Act and enabling education of the girl child.

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NITI Aayog launches Women Entrepreneurship Platform on International Women’s Day-08/03/2018

NITI Aayog launched the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), on the occasion of International Women’s Day today. The initiative is aimed at building an ecosystem for women across India to realize their entrepreneurial aspirations, scale-up innovative initiatives and chalk-out sustainable, long-term strategies for their businesses.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Eleven-Trans-Pacific

Eleven nations, but not US, to sign Trans-Pacific trade deal-08/03/2018

Eleven countries are expected to sign a landmark Asia-Pacific trade agreement in Santiago on Thursday, as an antidote to the increasingly protectionist bent of US, which last year pulled out of the pact.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Cabinet-Hellenic-Energy

Cabinet approves an MoU between India and Hellenic on Renewable Energy Cooperation-08/03/2018

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy between India and Hellenic.

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India imposes new restrictions on trade with North Korea-07/03/2018

India has imposed new restrictions on trade with North Korea, a government statement said on Wednesday, in line with United Nations sanctions on Pyongyang for its ballistic missile programme.

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India's Biggest M&E Services Market, enTTech 2018 inaugurated in Mumbai-07/03/2018

Speaking at the inaugural function through video message, Union Minister for Commerce & Industry Shri Suresh Prabhu said that technology is driving all activities and that young minds are the incubators of new ideas.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Child-marriages-decline

Child marriages decline in India: UNICEF-07/03/2018

India saw a sharp decline in child marriages over the last ten years with 27 per cent of girls getting married before their 18th birthday as against 47 per cent a decade ago, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said on Tuesday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Government-constitutes-Committee

Government constitutes a Steering Committee on Fintech related issues-06/03/2018

The Government constitutes a Steering Committee on Fintech related issues to consider various issues relating to development of Fintech space in India with a view to make Fintech related regulations more flexible and generate enhanced entrepreneurship in an area where India has distinctive comparative strengths vis-à-vis other emerging economies.

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SpaceX carries out 50th launch of Falcon 9 rocket-06/03/2018

SpaceX carried out the 50th launch of its signature Falcon 9 rocket early Tuesday, a swift ascent to a milestone which many aerospace giants take far longer to attain.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SouthIndian-cities-study

13 South Indian cities have toxic air; at least 26 more are unsafe: Study-06/03/2018

As the Centre plans to clean the air in 13 south Indian cities, 26 more cities spread across four south Indian states reported annual particulate pollution levels higher than the national safe standards, according to an analysis of government data.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-WTO-solar-India

WTO to set up compliance panel in solar dispute between India, US-05/03/2018

The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) dispute settlement body has agreed to set up a panel to determine whether India has complied with its ruling in a case against the US regarding domestic content requirements for solar cells and modules.

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Myanmar puts off border pact with India-05/03/2018

Myanmar has indefinitely deferred signing an agreement with India to streamline the free movement of people within 16 km along the border.

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India 12th largest overseas holder of US securities in 2017-05/03/2018

Wshington, Mar 4 (PTI) Indias exposure to US government securities rose sharply to a high of USD 144.7 billion at the end of 2017, according to latest official data.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-NITI-Aayog-monetisation

NITI Aayog panel recommends tax cuts on gold, revamping monetisation scheme-03/03/2018

A committee of the NITI Aayog has recommended drastic cuts in taxes on gold and also proposed a more liberalised approach towards the yellow metal to increase its contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) to 3 per cent by 2022.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-BS-IV-Delhi-pollution

BS-VI fuel: A breather for the fight against Delhi's air pollution-03/03/2018

BS-VI fuel has 10 ppm (parts per million) of sulphur as against 50 ppm in BS-IV. Further, the BS-VI standards mandate PM emissions are reduced to 0.005 g/km from the BS-IV standard of 0.025 g/km.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Indo-Pacific

India, Vietnam vow to jointly work for open Indo-Pacific-03/03/2018

India and Vietnam on Saturday inked three pacts, including one on nuclear cooperation, and resolved to jointly work for an open Indo-Pacific, while calling for a rules-based regional architecture.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Scientists-finding-energy

Scientists may be closer to finding a way to turn CO2 into usable energy-02/03/2018

Can carbon dioxide (CO2)—a greenhouse gas whose high emissions contribute to global warming—be turned into usable energy? Scientists believe this can be done.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Russia-plant

India, Russia, B'desh sign pact for Rooppur atomic plant-02/03/2018

The Rooppur project is the first initiative under an Indo-Russian deal to undertake atomic energy projects in third countries. This will also be the first time Indian companies will be able to participate in a nuclear power project abroad.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Jordan-defence

India, Jordan ink 12 pacts to boost defence ties-02/03/2018

India and Jordan signed 12 agreements after the highlevel talks, covering areas as diverse as mass media, health, culture and tourism. But the area of interest for both countries is clearly defence and security.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-ATGM-desert

India successfully test-fires ATGM Nag in desert conditions-01/03/2018

India on Wednesday successfully test-fired Anti Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) Nag in desert conditions, defence sources said. The Nag ATGM has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Wednesday’s flight tests have once again proved their capability, they said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Moon-4GMobile-network

Moon to get 4G mobile network by 2019-01/03/2018

The moon will get its first mobile phone network next year, enabling high-definition streaming from the lunar landscape back to earth, part of a project to back the first privately funded moon mission.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Union-Cabinet-India

Union Cabinet approves MoUs between India and Jordan on Cooperation in various sectors-01/03/2018

The Union Cabinet on February 28, 2018 approved the signing of four Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) between India and Jordan on cooperation in various fields.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Finance-Commission-populism

15th Finance Commission will need to define populism-28/02/2018

The 15th Finance Commission, set up to recommend the devolution of central pool taxes to states as well as a fiscal consolidation roadmap for government finances, will require to define what constitutes a "populist" measure in order to fulfil its terms of reference, Commission Chairman NK Singh said on Wednesday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-CSIR-Install-pollution

CSIR body to Install pollution-alert system-28/02/2018

To warn people about pollution hotspots, the National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS) — the policy arm of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research — is ironing out a project to install pollution sensors at Delhi’s traffic junctions.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-ranks-internet

India Drops By 11 Positions, Ranks 47th On Inclusive Internet Index 2018-28/02/2018

The Inclusive Internet Index, which has returned for its second year, provides a rigorous benchmark of national-level Internet inclusion across four categories:

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Indian-navy-MILAN

Indian Navy to host MILAN from March 6 to 13-27/02/2018

“Besides fostering co-operation through naval exercises and professional interactions, MILAN also provides an excellent opportunity to the participating navies to come together in a spirit of collaboration and mutual understanding to nurture stronger ties,” the Navy said in a statement on Sunday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-CSIR-medicinal-plants

CSIR signs MoU with IORA: CSIR-CIMAP to host coordinating center on medicinal plants-27/02/2018

The MoU was signed by Prof. Anil Kumar Tripathi, Director CSIR-CIMAP and Dr. A. Sedrpousan, Director, IORA-RCSTT. The Indian delegation was led by Dr. Girish Sahni, DG, CSIR and Secretary, DSIR.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Russian-drafted-yemen

UN adopts Russian-drafted resolution on Yemen sanctions-27/02/2018

The unanimous vote followed a Russian veto of a Britain-drafted text that contained language of Iranian "non-compliance" with the UN sanctions regime against individuals and entities deemed to be engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Yemen.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Himalayas-snowfall-warming

Himalayas getting warmer, snowfall decreasing due to global warming-25/02/2018

The Himalayas, the world’s highest mountains, are getting warmer, according to a study published in science journal Current Science.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-International-NewDelhi

International Conference on Sustainable Biofuels to be held in NewDelhi-25/02/2018

The Sustainable Biofuel is one of the Seven Mission Innovation Challenges and India Co-leads this along with other countries Brazil, Canada and China.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-China-calendar

India, China agree on bilateral engagement calendar-25/02/2018

The Dokalam standoff behind them, India and China have agreed on calendar for bilateral engagement in the coming months.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Indo-German-technical

Indo-German MOU on technical cooperation under Sustainable Urban Development programme & Smart Cities in India-23/02/2018

An Indo-German MOU has been signed for an “Implementation Agreement in Sustainable Urban Development and Smart Cities in India”, here today.

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Nuclear-capable ballistic missile 'Dhanush' successfully test fired-23/02/2018

The surface-to-surface missile, a naval variant of the indigenously-developed 'Prithvi' missile.India today successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable 'Dhanush' ballistic missile with a strike range of 350 kms from a naval ship off Odisha coast, defence officials said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-International-Solar

India to host 1st International Solar Alliance on 11th March-23/02/2018

ISA, a brainchild of India and France launched at the Paris climate summit in 2015 with the aim to efficiently exploit solar energy in the countries that lie between the tropics, expects to ink a host country agreement just ahead of the big day.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-shark-Atlantic-ocean

New shark species discovered in Atlantic Ocean-22/02/2018

A team of scientists has identified a new shark species residing in the Atlantic Ocean.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Government-NITI-Northeast

Government sets up the “NITI Forum for Northeast”-22/02/2018

The Union Government has issued order setting up the ‘Niti Forum for North-East’. The forum will be co-chaired by the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog and Minister of State (I/C), Ministry of Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER).

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Global-corruption

India ranks 81st in global corruption perception index-22/02/2018

India has been ranked 81st in the global corruption perception indexfor 2017, released by Transparency International, which named the country among the "worst offenders" in terms of graft and press freedom in the Asia Pacific region.

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Union Agriculture Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh launches six new user friendly features of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) Platform-21/02/2018

The Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh today launched six new features of National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) Platform to make it more users friendly.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-SARAS-Indian-aircraft

SARAS completes the second test-flight successfully; Indian Air Force commits to induct 15 aircrafts initially-21/02/2018

This was the second of the 20 test flights planned for SARAS PT1N, before freezing the production version. The first successful test was carried out on January 24, this year.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-targeted-WebApplication

India 7th most targeted nation for Web Application Attacks: Akamai-21/02/2018

Nearly 40 per cent of over 53,000 cyber attacks in India occurred in the financial services sector during 2017, placing it at the seventh spot in the list of targeted countries for Web Application Attacks (WAA), a new report said on Wednesday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Newborn-India-countries

Newborn mortality: India 12th worst among low-income countries-20/02/2018

India has been ranked 12th-worst among 52 low-middle income countries based on the number of children dying within the first month of their birth, which is 25.4 per 1,000 live births.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-nuclear-missile

India test-fires medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missile-20/02/2018

India on Tuesday test-fired its medium range nuclear capable Agni-II missilewith a strike range of 2,000km from Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast, defence sources said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-host-Environment

India to host World Environment Day 2018-20/02/2018

“India will be a great global host of 2018’s World Environment Day celebrations,” said Erik Solheim, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Head, UN Environment at the announcement on Monday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-UK-India-research-water

UK and India upgrade joint research on clean water and clean energy-19/02/2018

UK-India research projects on ‘Water Quality Research’ and ‘Energy Demand Reduction in Built Environment’were launched today by Dr V K Saraswat, Member, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog, Professor Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology (DST) India and Daniel Shah, Director, Research Councils UK (RCUK) India.

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Robots to soon clean up manholes in Kerala-19/02/2018

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- In a first in Kerala, the state government will soon be utilising the services of Robots to clean sewer holes. The trial runs of the robot, developed by a startup company, Genrobotics, have been successfully held recently and the product will be launched next week, Kerala Water Authority (KWA) Managing Director, A Shainamol said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-US-Japan-Australia

Counter to China's OBOR? India, US, Japan, Australia mull joint infra plan-19/02/2018

Senior officials from the US, Japan, India and Australia are discussing establishing a joint infrastructure plan, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said, amid reports it could act as a counterweight to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

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WhatsApp gets NPCI nod to launch payments service in India for one million users-18/02/2018

WhatsApp will roll out its payments service in India, its biggest market, initially for one million users, National Payments Corporation of India said on Friday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-iran-modi-chabahar

India and Iran sign nine pacts, Modi praises Hassan Rouhani for helping develop Chabahar Port-18/02/2018

India and Iran signed nine agreements on Saturday, including in areas such as double taxation avoidance, extradition, agriculture and traditional medicine.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-india-globalisation

India slides 16 spots to 78th position on globalisation index over 11 years-18/02/2018

The Global Connectedness Index 2016, the fourth since it was first released in 2011, prepared by Pankaj Ghemawat and Steven A. Altman (both teach management at New York University Stern School of Business, US), was released on November 15, 2016.

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Why developing the Chabahar port in Iran is important for India-16/02/2018

The first phase of the Chabahar port in south-east Iran, which India is developing, was inaugurated in December last year. The port opened a new strategic transit route between India, Iran and Afghanistan that bypassed Pakistan.

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Cauvery Verdict: SC reduces Tamil Nadu’s water share, Karnataka’s increased-16/02/2018

The Supreme Court of India on February 16, 2018 reduced Tamil Nadu’s share of Cauvery water by 14.75 tmcft water per year, diverting the same to Karnataka.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-PM-Narendra-Development

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates World Sustainable Development Summit 2018-16/02/2018

PM Modi while addressing the gathering at the inaugural speech laid emphasis on the major current environmental problems that are being faced by the developing nations.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-misallocation-welfare-districts-states

Misallocation of welfare schemes’ resources in India-15/02/2018

The Economic Survey 2016-17 pushed for universal basic income (UBI).The survey discussed various arguments that may be put forth for implementing UBI. It was noted that the case for UBI has been enhanced because of the weakness of existing welfare schemes which are riddled with misallocation, leakages and exclusion of the poor.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-india-reconstruction-Iraq

India offers support for reconstruction of Iraq-15/02/2018

India has called for a comprehensive political settlement and reconciliation in Iraq at the International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq in Kuwait, where major world powers are meeting to chalk out a plan of recovery for the country.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-india-defence-budget

India's defence budget breaks into world's top 5: UK report-15/02/2018

India overtook the UK as the fifth-largest defence spender in the world in 2017 at $52.5 billion, up from $51.1 billion in 2016, according to the 'Military Balance 2018' report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).

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Clean Air Campaign: 300 challans issued by Delhi traffic police in a day-14/02/2018

The two-week-long campaign, will continue till February 23.Over 300 challans were issued on Tuesday under the 'Clean Air Campaign' - a joint venture of the Environment Ministry and the Delhi government to combat air pollution in the national capital.

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Mumbai ranked 12th richest city globally, NITI Aayog chief says livability is a challenge-14/02/2018

India’s financial capital Mumbai has been ranked the 12th richest city in the world with a total wealth of $950 billion (approximately Rs 61.11 lakh crore) and is home to 28 individuals with net assets worth $1 billion (approximately Rs 6,433 crore) or more.

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Half the mountain springs in Indian Himalayan region are drying up, warns NITI Aayog: Report-14/02/2018

Half of the mountain springs in the Himalayan region are drying up, a NITI Aayog draft report has said. The report, which the organisation’s working group on “Inventory and Revival of Springs of Himalaya for Water Security” prepared, has asked all stakeholders to comment on it by February 19 to decide what can be done to save the water bodies, Mintreported.

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India’s overall forest and tree cover increases by 1% since 2015, says report-13/02/2018

While overall green cover, including tree patches outside recorded forest areas, reported an incremental 1% increase (8,021 sq km) over the last assessment year in 2015, the quality of forests remain a hotly debated subject even as satellite monitoring has increased availability of data.

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India, Oman sign key agreement to bolster defence cooperation-13/02/2018

India and Oman on Monday signed a key pact that extends dry docking and other facilities to Indian naval ships in the strategically located Gulf country.

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INDEPENDENT DEBT MANAGEMENT OFFICE MUST BE SET UP: NITI AAYOG-13/02/2018

Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar on Sunday made a strong case for setting up an independent debt management office, saying better servicing of loans could lead to substantial reduction in India's interest payment.

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Rules on cryptocurrencies should be out soon: Sebi chief-10/02/2018

Amid continuing volatility in bitcoin prices and growing concerns about investors’ safety, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairman Ajay Tyagi on Saturday said the regulations on cryptocurrencies should be out soon and the role various regulators will play is being finalised.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-six-fold-Indians-2040

In six-fold increase, 25 mn Indians to be exposed to severe floods by 2040-10/02/2018

India could see a six-fold increase in the population exposed to the risk of severe floods by 2040–to 25 million people from the 3.7 million facing this risk between 1971 and 2004–according to a new studypublished in Science Advances, a peer-reviewed journal.

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SC asks national, state child rights panels to fill posts, implement Juvenile Justice Act-10/02/2018

Among a slew of directions to ensure protection of child rights, the Supreme Court has asked the national and state child rights commissions to ensure that all their vacant positions are filled up well in time.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Judiciary-economic-policy

Judiciary must be very cautious in diluting government's economic policy: SC-09/02/2018

Judiciary must be “very cautious and circumspect” in diluting or setting aside an economic policy of the government, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Kerala-UttarPradhesh

Kerala tops health index, Uttar Pradesh worst performer-09/02/2018

Kerala has topped the health index report prepared by NITI Aayog while Uttar Pradesh appeared at the bottom among larger states, though it has shown improvement in the recent past.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-IP-nations

India improves IP index score to 44 but still among bottom 10 nations-09/02/2018

The report ranks economies based on 40 indicators that benchmark activity critical to innovation development surrounding patents, trademark, copyright and trade secrets protection.India’s overall score was 12.03 out of 40 in the latest edition.

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Indians on 10-year waitlist for employment-based green cards in US: Report-08/02/2018

The Immigration and Nationality Act provides five major categories known as "preferences" of green cards for people to immigrate to the US for employment reasons.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Customers-Aadhaar-based

Customers defrauded at 4 PSBs through Aadhaar-based authentication misuse-08/02/2018

The banks-Allahabad Bank, Bank of India, Syndicate Bank, and UCO Bank-recently reported the matter to the Union government. The staff of four public sector banks (PSBs) has been alleged to have salted away depositors’ money by misusing the latter’s Aadhaar-based authentication.

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Delhi air pollution risks children, youth; 8 of 10 with poor lung capacity-08/02/2018

In New Delhi, India’s capital and its most polluted city, eight of every 10 children and youth below 20 years of age living in areas with constantly polluted air have poor lung capacity, according to a study by Hazards Center, a Delhi-based advocacy.

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India-EU talks on free trade agreement expected soon-07/02/2018

The European Union (EU) is committed to negotiating a broad-based trade and investment treaty with India with the next round of talks between the chief negotiators expected soon, the EU’s ambassador to India Tomasz Kozlowski said on Tuesday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-RBI-monetary-policy

RBI monetary policy: A fine balance between growth and inflation-07/02/2018

Anticipating an upswing in inflation, led by oil prices, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) changed its monetary policy stance from accommodative to neutral in February 2017. Given the uptick seen in inflation, it was a prudent decision.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Science-Environment-India

Centre for Science and Environment top green policy think tank in India-07/02/2018

The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has been ranked the top environment policy think tanks in India while it has secured the 16th position in global rankings, climbing up two positions from the last year.

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Health schemes will go haywire if pollution isn’t curbed, says Supreme Court-06/02/2018

Days after the Centre announced an ambitious healthcare scheme to provide up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation, the Supreme Court on Monday reminded the government that such programme would not be effective till pollution crisis is effectively tackled first.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Constitution-Citizenship

New Constitution Bench to examine Citizenship Act-06/02/2018

The Supreme Court decided to refer to a fresh Constitution Bench pleas to examine the validity of various aspects of a provision of the Citizenship Act 1955, including the cut-off date for awarding citizenship to Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam.

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Nuclear-capable Agni-I missile test fired successfully-06/02/2018

India on Tuesday test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range off the Odisha coast.

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8 of every 10 cities breathe toxic air, 53% of Indians at risk: Greenpeace-05/02/2018

People living in eight of every 10 Indian cities breathe toxic dust particles, PM 10, at levels exceeding national safety limits, according to a recent report.

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Chandrayaan-2 mission: Rover to spend 14 days on moon's surface, says Isro chief-05/02/2018

Gearing up for its most challenging space mission, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is leaving no stone unturned to make the Chandrayaan-2 (lunar-2) mission a success. Unlike the first lunar mission when a PSLV rocket carried the spacecraft to the moon's orbit, this time heavy-payload lifter GSLV Mk II will launch the spacecraft weighing 3,290kg as the module will carry an orbiter, a rover and a lander to the moon.

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64% of antibiotics sold in India unapproved: UK study-05/02/2018

Multinational companies continue to produce and sell unregulated antibiotics in India, worsening the problem of antimicrobial resistance in the country and impeding efforts to fight drug resistance globally, a UK study said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-China-Bramhaputra

No threat to India if China diverts Bramhaputra's waters: Ex-Army chief-04/02/2018

The alleged diversion of water of Tsangpo-Bramhaputra river by China does not pose any threat to India, Former Army chief General (retd) Shankar Roy Chowdhury said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Wassenaar

India and the Wassenaar Arrangement-04/02/2018

India and the Wassenaar Arrangement.India is now a member of three of the four international export control groups. What does membership into the Wassenaar Arrangement mean and why does it matter?

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-ISro-moon-Chandrayaan-2

Isro plans landing near moon’s south pole with Chandrayaan-2-04/02/2018

With the much-awaited Chandrayaan-2 mission, India's second flight to the moon, Isro is attempting to pull off a daredevil manoeuvre. It will be the first-ever mission to soft land near the moon's south pole, which poses a number of challenges.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Jalikattu-Constitution

Pleas against law allowing Jalikattu referred to Constitution bench: SC-02/02/2018

The Supreme Court on Friday referred a batch of petitions challenging the law passed by the Tamil Nadu legislature allowing the practice of the bull-taming sport, Jallikattu, to a Constitution bench.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Ashgabat

India joins Ashgabat agreement-02/02/2018

Accession to the Agreement would diversify India's connectivity options with central Asia and have a positive influence on India's trade and commercial ties with the region," the ministry said in a statement.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Highlights-Budget

Highlights of Budget 2018-19-02/02/2018

Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley presents general Budget 2018-19 in Parliament.Budget guided by mission to strengthen agriculture, rural development, health, education, employment, MSME and infrastructure sectors.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Navi-Mumbai-operations

Navi Mumbai SEZ to start operations in 2019-01/02/2018

Navi Mumbai Special Economic Zone Pvt. Ltd—promoted by Reliance Industries Ltd chairman Mukesh Ambani, Jai Corp. India, SKIL Infrastructure Ltd and City and Industrial Development Corp (CIDCO)—will be developed in phases and be open to industrial units in 2019, two officials aware of the development said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Democracy-vigilantism

India slips to 42nd spot on EIU Democracy Index over vigilantism, violence-01/02/2018

India has slipped to 42nd place on an annual Global Democracy Index amid "rise of conservative religious ideologies" and increase in vigilantism and violence against minorities as well as other dissenting voices.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-urban-india-Economics

Only 28% of Urban India lives in rented houses: Economic Survey 2018-31/01/2018

A mere 28% of India’s city dwellers live in a rented house, which is a steep decline from the scenario in 1961 when a majority of them (54%) used to live in a rented house instead of owning one, according to a longitudinal analysis of India’s housing pattern undertaken by the Economic Survey 2017-18.

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India launches high performance computer system Mihir-31/01/2018

In an initiative to improve India’s weather forecasting, the ministry of earth science (MoES) on Tuesday launched a high performance computer (HPC) system named Mihir.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-emerges-wealthiest

India emerges as 6th wealthiest country in 2017: New World Wealth-31/01/2018

India has been ranked sixth in the list of wealthiest countries with total wealth of $8,230 billion, while the United States topped the chart, says a report.

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47 mn children in India reside in most polluted areas: Greenpeace report-30/01/2018

It said Delhi remained the worst impacted city with annual PM10 levels exceeding approximately five times the national ambient air quality standards.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-China-india-CPEC

China shifts stance, offers to open talks with India on CPEC-30/01/2018

China on Monday offered to open talks with India to resolve differences on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), opening the door for removing a major irritant in New Delhi-Beijing ties.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-deist-january-since1901

This month set to be driest January in India since 1901-30/01/2018

This month is heading to be the driest January in the country as a whole since record-keeping began in 1901. Just 2.2mm of average rain was recorded across India till January 24. IMD officials said the figure is unlikely to change much as it has hardly rained since then and there's little in store in the next few days.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-countries-government

India among top three countries where trust in government remains high-29/01/2018

India is also in the trust zone as far as how the public sees business, media and NGOs. Though its position slipped to number three this year from first last year, its rating remains at 'trust level' with Indonesia and China ahead of it.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-cambodia-boost-ties

India, Cambodia ink 4 pacts, agree to boost connectivity, defence ties-29/01/2018

Hun Sen was on an official visit to India and had joined his Asean colleagues at the Republic Day parade.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Centre-talaq-bill-budgetsession

Centre to push for passage of triple talaq Bill in Budget Session-29/01/2018

The government will make a fresh push for the passage of the contentious triple talaq bill in Parliament's Budget Session starting on Monday but is likely to meet strong resistance from the Opposition, which had stalled it in the last session, political leaders here said.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-plea-SC-ST-creamylayer

Plea to exclude SC/ST creamy layer from quota-29/01/2018

The Supreme Court will hear a petition to exclude the affluent members, or the creamy layer, of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes from the benefits of reservation.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-seychelles-agreement

India, Seychelles sign revised agreement for development of Assomption-28/01/2018

India and Seychelles on Saturday signed a revised agreement for the development of facilities on Assomption and held productive bilateral cooperation meetings.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-UN-syria-vienna

UN hosts fresh Syria talks in Vienna-28/01/2018

The UN embarked on fresh efforts on Thursday to jump-start Syrian peace talks that Western countries and the opposition fear are being undermined by a separate Russian diplomatic push.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-Pakistan-Nepal

At second rank, India cheaper to live in than even Pakistan, Nepal: Survey-28/01/2018

India is ranked second only to South Africa as the cheapest country to live or retire, according to a recent survey of 112 countries.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-china-urban-registered

China's urban-registered unemployment rate falls to 15-year low in 2017-27/01/2018

China’s urban-registered jobless rate fell to 3.9 per cent in 2017 — the lowest since 2002 — as the country witnessed its first economic rebound in seven years, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Friday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-peace-Indo-pacific

India’s role vital for peace, stability in Indo-Pacific region: Asean-27/01/2018

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has welcomed India’s positive role in the Indo-Pacific region and described it as an important factor for peace and stability, a senior Indian official said on Friday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-Rain-western-hemisphere

Rain in western hemisphere linked to currents in Atlantic Ocean, says study-27/01/2018

Changes in ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean influence rainfall in the western hemisphere and the two systems have been linked for thousands of years, according to a study published on Friday.

ias-coaching-centres-bangalore-hyderabad-pragnya-ias-academy-current-affairs-India-designed-WHO-test

First India-designed vaccine passes WHO test-25/01/2018

The Rotavac vaccine, developed by the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech Limited last year, was included in India’s national immunisation programme. To be “pre-qualified” means that the vaccine can be sold internationally to several countries in Africa and South America.

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India-Asean summit: Modi, leaders to discuss naval drill & key developments-25/01/2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to give India's 'Act East' policy a push as he rubs shoulders and holds bilateral meetings with the leaders of Asean nations on Thursday. New Delhi will hold the Commemorative India-Asean Summit to mark 25 years of India-Asean partnership on Thursday. The heads of state or government of all 10 southeast Asian nations will be in attendance at the summit, which has a theme of "shared values, common destiny".

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India ranks 177 out of 180 in Environmental Performance Index, says report-25/01/2018

India is among the bottom five countries on the Environmental Performance Index 2018, plummeting 36 points from 141 in 2016, according to a biennial report by Yale and Columbia Universities along with the World Economic Forum.

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Rohingya Muslim refugee return to Myanmar delayed-23/01/2018

The gradual repatriation of more than 680,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees back to Myanmar from Bangladesh, scheduled to begin Tuesday, has been delayed amid widespread fears that refugees would be forced to return, a Bangladesh official said Monday.

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IMF sees world GDP growth picking up as US tax cuts gain traction-23/01/2018

Global growth will accelerate to the fastest pace in seven years as US tax cuts spur businesses to invest, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.

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Collegium sends Indu Malhotra, K.M. Joseph’s name as SC judges-23/01/2018

The Supreme Court (SC) collegium has sent to the centre the names of senior advocate Indu Malhotra and Uttarakhand high court Chief Justice K.M. Joseph for their appointment as judges of the apex court, people in the know said on Friday.

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Donald Trump to move US embassy to Jerusalem in 2019: Mike Pence-23/01/2018

US President Donald Trump will formalize his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by transferring the US embassy there from Tel Aviv in 2019, vice president Mike Pence told the Israeli parliament.

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What to expect from Day 1 of WEF summit in Davos tomorrow-23/01/2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, railways and coal minister Piyush Goyal, actor Shah Rukh Khan, director Karan Johar and a handful of Indian origin business executives will shape the dialogue on key economic, social, cultural and developmental issues confronting the world on the first day of the four-day World Economic Forum (WEF) annual summit, which begins at Davos in Switzerland on Tuesday.

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Nasa says earth’s global surface temperature in 2017 second warmest since 1880-19/01/2018

Even as climate change sceptics rubbish rising global temperature, a latest report by US-based Nasa (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has said that Earth’s global surface temperature in 2017 ranked as the second warmest since 1880 when global estimates became feasible.

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India's proposed investment treaty terms leave foreign partners cold-19/01/2018

Having cancelled investment treaties with about 50 foreign governments last year, India is struggling to convince some to accept new terms that make it harder to seek international arbitration for disputes, sources familiar with the talks said.

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India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-5 ballistic missile-19/01/2018

India today successfully test-fired its nuclear capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5 - the most advanced missile in the Agni series with a strike range of over 5000 kms -- from a test range off Odisha coast.The user associate test-flight of the missile has further boosted indigenous missile capabilities and deterrence strength of the country.All radars, tracking systems and range stations monitored the flight performance, defence sources said.Describing the trial as "fully successful", the sources said, the sophisticated missile travelled for 19 minutes and covered 4,900 km.The sleek missile was test-fired from a canister launcher, mounted on a mobile platform, at about 9.54 am from No. 4 launch pad of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Abdul Kalam Island, earlier known as Wheeler Island, they said.After four successful developmental trials, this was the first user associate test of Agni-5 missile, the sources added.'Agni-5 is most advanced missile in the Agni series with new technologies incorporated in it in terms of navigation and guidance, warhead and engine.

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Maharashtra to sign MoU with Israeli firm to develop water grid in drought-prone regions-18/01/2018

Ahead of the Mumbai visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on 18 January, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday decided to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Israeli company Mekorot Development & Enterprise Ltd to develop a water grid in the drought-prone Marathwada region. The state cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday approved signing of the MoU to seek Israeli expertise at drought management and cost-efficient use of water in regions vulnerable to chronic droughts.

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Supreme Court Constitution bench begins hearing pleas against Aadhaar-18/01/2018

A Constitution bench of the Supreme Court began hearing petitions against the Aadhaar programme on Wednesday, with one lawyer describing it in opening arguments as a “giant electronic mesh”.

Delhi HC reserves order on PSC extension between Cairn India and ONGC for Barmer block-18/01/2018

Delhi high court on Wednesday reserved its order on the extension of the production sharing contract (PSC) between Cairn India Ltd and state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd for the Barmer block in Rajasthan after it expires in 2020.

Bengal Global Business Summit: Mamata govt bags Rs 2.2-trn investment pacts-18/01/2018

The two-day "Bengal Global Business Summit 2018" organised by the state government has so far received new investment proposals worth Rs 2.19 trillion, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Wednesday.

Cyber security, big data new areas of India-Israel cooperation: Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale-17/01/2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a six-day visit during which he will hold extensive talks with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, who received him at the airport, setting aside protocol.

Pakistan examining proposal for DGMO-level talks with India: report-17/01/2018

Pakistan is examining a proposal for a DGMO-level meeting with India after a gap of four years to reduce tensions along the Line of Control and the Working Boundary through fresh confidence-building measures, a media report said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh agrees with Myanmar to complete Rohingya return in two years-17/01/2018

Bangladesh said on Tuesday it would complete the process of returning within two years many of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who had fled a conflict in Myanmar, following a meeting of the neighbours.

India - The economic challenges of 2018-17/01/2018

Global economic winds have begun to shift. What does this mean for the Indian economy?

India confirms NSAs met in Bangkok-12/01/2018

The National Security Advisers (NSAs) of India and Pakistan met on December 26 in Bangkok, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on Thursday.

16-digit virtual identification: UIDAI system to protect privacy partially - 12/01/2018

Under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), the government has mandated the linking of Aadhaar with all banking and financial instruments by March 31

In a first, Collegium recommends woman advocate for direct appointment as SC judge - 12/01/2018

Indu Malhotra will be the first woman lawyer to be directly recommended from the Bar to Supreme Court judgeship.

NITI Aayog may revamp process of drug selection for price control-10/01/2018

Government think tank NITI Aayog is working to revamp the existing system of identifying medicines for price control, two persons aware of the matter said.

Funds suspended, not cancelled; take decisive action on terror: US to Pak-10/01/2018

The US on Tuesday asked Pakistan to take decisive action against terror groups, including the Taliban and the Haqqani network, operating from its soil, and said it was ready to work with it to combat terrorism.

Issue of Chinese road building in Arunachal Pradesh resolved, says Army Chief-10/01/2018

India and China held a Border Personnel Meeting (BPM) last week to resolve the incident of road building by Chinese civilians at Tuting in Arunachal Pradesh.

Supreme Court refers plea to decriminalise homosexuality under Sec. 377 to larger Bench- 09/01/2018

The Supreme Court on Monday referred to a larger Bench a writ petition filed by five petitioners to quash Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality.

US imposes sanctions on Iranian missile firms

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin linked the measure to recent anti-government protests, arguing that Iran ought to spend more on public welfare rather than banned weapons.

India’s transportation architecture should comprise a mix of fuel sources: NITI Aayog

The NITI Aayog on Friday said India’s transportation architecture should comprise a mix of fuel sources, in what could provide relief to automobile manufacturers, under the pump with the government’s push for an all-electric fleet of vehicles by 2030.

US freezes most aid, military equipment delivery to Pak: Top developments

Taking the strictest action against Pakistan, the US has announced that it was freezing most security aid and the delivery of military equipment because Islamabad continues to shelter terrorists despite several warnings from President Donald Trump and other leaders.

India in aerospace: Vision 2020

Strong collaboration between the government and the private sector can help close the gap between Indian and Western manufacturers faster

Lok Sabha passes bill to amend Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

The passing of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill 2017 will make the resolution process more efficient.

Pakistan frees 145 Indian fishermen

One hundred and forty-five Indian fishermen on Friday crossed the Wagah border into India after Pakistani authorities released them from jail.

Endo-atmospheric interceptor missile successfully tested

India on Thursday successfully test-fired an Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor missile, capable of destroying enemy ballistic missiles at low altitude, from a test range in Odisha.

Expert panel favours nod for new naval base in Andhra Pradesh

The project for setting up the Naval Alternate Operating Base involves diversion of 676.12 hectares of forest land in Rambilli and Kalavalapalli regions of Visakhapatnam.

Rajya Sabha passes Indian Forest Bill, excludes bamboo from 'tree' category

The government argued that the exclusion of bamboo from the definition of "tree" would promote bamboo cultivation

Indian Science Congress to be held in March in Imphal

The 2018 edition of the historic Indian Science Congress will be held at Manipur University, Imphal, in March.

China to maintain contact with India on artificial lakes on Brahmaputra

China will maintain communication with India to deal with massive lakes formed by landslides on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet following an earthquake, which caused concerns of a sudden flooding on the Indian side, a Foreign Ministry official said today.

Army crosses LoC, kills 3 Pak soldiers

Indian security forces hit back at Pakistan, hard, overnight Monday, killing three Pakistani soldiers across the LoC in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK), and separately, neutralising a wanted Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorist in J&K's Pulwama district.

India, Israel bilateral talks may give wing to the stuck aircraft deal

AWACS aircraft deal has been stuck for a over a year due to Israel quoting higher price than the permissible level.

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