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1. 20 March: World Sparrow Day. A. To raise awareness of the house sparrow and then other common birds to urban environments, and of threats to their populations, World Sparrow Day is designated. B. In collaboration with the Eco-Sys Action Foundation (France) and numerous other national and international organisations across the world, Nature Forever Society […]
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1. Changi: ‘World’s best airport’, Mumbai ranked 63rd. A. In the list of ‘world’s best airport’ Singapore’s Changi Airport has topped for the sixth consecutive year. B. At the Skytrax World Airport Awards the announcement was made in Stockholm. C. The top five in the list respectively are South Korea’s Incheon Airport, Tokyo Haneda in Japan, Hong
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1. 25 March: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. A. It is is a United Nations international observance designated in 2007 to be marked on 25 March every year. B. “Remember Slavery: Triumphs and Struggles for Freedom and Equality” is the theme of International Day of Remembrance
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Background Every 5 year foreign trade policy is made which gives a roadmap to enhance the export. The present FTP is for period 2005- 2020. To understand it background and its provision refer the FTP lecture series. In month of December, 2017 the mid-term review of FTP had been done. Do you know with libraries like
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This Article based upon the speech given by Shri B. P. Kanungo, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India ( Titled: Excellence in Payments). Here he talks about the evolution of Retail payment system in India, its achievement, challenges and way forward. Earlier Reserve bank of India was responsible for all the retail transaction. For example
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Introduction Some of the frequent words that we keep on hearing in relation to J&K are Article 370 and Article 35A. There are news that Union govt want to do away with these articles, but state politicians are opposing this. In this article (related to current affairs and Indian polity), we will find out on
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Fiscal Consolidation means policy undertaken by government to reduce its Fiscal/Revenue Deficit. Without going into technicality of Fiscal and revenue deficit, we can say that deficit is difference between what a government spend and what a government earned. Government can practice Fiscal consolidation either by reducing their expenditure (outflow of money) or by increase their
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Do you know AI is a technique used to mimic human behaviour, while machine learning is to process and analyze data.Learn more fact on ai machine learning here. 1. Piyush Goyal new Rail Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman gets Defence 1.a Nirmala Sitharaman was given the Defence Ministry, becoming only the second woman to hold the post after
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The Andhra Pradesh Government and the Canton of Zurich have signed a letter of intent, to promote mutual prosperity and development. 3rd Central Research Institute (CRI)’s (under the aegis of Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), ) foundation stone is laid in Jaipur on 22nd January 2018. CRI also contributing to the Swasthya Rakshan Program
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1. 20 March: International Day of Happiness. A. Every March 20 the International Day of Happiness is celebrated worldwide. B. Philanthropist, activist, statesman, and prominent United Nations special advisor Jayme Illien conceptualized and founded it to inspire, mobilize, and advance the global happiness movement. C. “Share Happiness” is the theme of International Day of Happiness 2018.
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1. 23 March: World Meteorlogical Day. A. World Meteorological Day recognized annually on March 23 commemorates the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on this date in 1950. B. The essential contribution of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services to the safety and well-being of societyshowcases the day. C. “Weather-ready, climate-smart” is the theme of World Meteorlogical Day in 2018. 2. 24
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1. The 4th largest Automobile Market Globally is now India. A. India has overtaken Germany and has become the fourth largest automobile market in the world according to the latest 2018 global data show. B. The automobile sales grew by 9.5 percent, as the statistics show which is the fastest growth rate among major global
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In the article we will discuss the FDI in Indian Economy, where it is permitted, where it is not. FDI is prohibited in: 1. Lottery Business including Government/private lottery, online lotteries, etc. 2. Gambling and Betting including casinos etc. 3. Chit funds 4. Nidhi company 5. Trading in Transferable Development Rights (TDRs) 6. Real Estate
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Background On 17th January 2017 an expert committee was constituted by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, under the Chairmanship Dr. Anoop Satpathy. The main objective of the committee was to recommend methodology for fixation of National Minimum Wage (NMW) and determine the base level NMW through an evidence-based approach. The report “Determining the Methodology
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The NRC for State of Assam was finally released on 31 August 2019. The process of 6 years finally culminated and left out over 19 lakh citizens of the state. There have been statements from ministers to allow for legal trial & assistance to ‘foreigners’ by tribunals but must apply before 120 days. The NRC
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When we talk about interest rate, the most common thing that comes to our mind is the extra amount which we need to pay to lender over period of time. But, what is interest rate become negative, will lender pay us for a loan? There are lots of countries where banks are offering negative interest
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There is a known finance theory of bond yield inversion and its impact on the upcoming slowdown and recession. We will see on details on this concept in this article. What are bonds ? Bonds are different types of fixed income instruments. There are public traded bonded (as listed on stock exchanges like NSE), there
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Nine major global power markets, including India’s Tamil Nadu, have achieved an outsize share of wind and solar generation, showed by US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) in a new research. The report, ‘Power-Industry Transition, Here and Now’, includes case studies of markets — ranked by relative share of reliance on variable
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1. In the West Java province of the archipelago country, the Indian and Indonesian armies began the sixth edition of their annual military exercises. · At Bandung, the opening ceremony of the two-week Garuda Shakti military drill between the Special Forces of the Indian Army and the Indonesian Army was held. · Along with Indonesian
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International Important Days 1. 4 April: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. A. On 4 April International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action is observed all over the world. B. To create awareness about the threat of mines, unexploded grenades and other explosive hazards this day is observed. C. ‘Advancing
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