The Bombay High Court has upheld the Maharashtra government’s decision to provide reservation to the Maratha community under the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act,2018. But the court reduced the 16% quota granted to the community to 12% in education and 13% in jobs as recommended by the State Backward Classes Commission(SBCC). The court… Continue reading Bombay High Court upholds reservation for Maratha community
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Donald Trump demands withdrawal of India’s ‘unacceptable’ tariff hike
The US President has demanded that India should withdraw the retaliatory tariffs calling the duties unacceptable. India had imposed long pending retaliatory tariffs on 29 US products after US had withdrawn Generalized system of preferences (GSP) for Indian exporters. This action came a year after the notification for the retaliatory tariffs was issued in 2018… Continue reading Donald Trump demands withdrawal of India’s ‘unacceptable’ tariff hike
Must Read News Articles-June 28th 2019
Archives GS-1Bombay High Court upholds reservation for MarathasThe High Court has upheld the reservation for the Marathas, but has said it should be 12%-13% and not 16% as approved by state legislature National mission on natural language translation soon The Ministry of Electronics and IT will soon place before the Union Cabinet a Rs. 450… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-June 28th 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 27, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here Surjit Bhalla Committee on Trade and Policy Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs has informed Rajya Sabha about the Surjit Bhalla Committee on Trade and Policy. The Union commerce ministry had constituted a high-level advisory group on Foreign trade policy. The group… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 27, 2019
Surjit Bhalla Committee on Trade and Policy
Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs has informed Rajya Sabha about the Surjit Bhalla Committee on Trade and Policy. The Union commerce ministry had constituted a high-level advisory group on Foreign trade policy.The group has submitted its report to the government. The panel has recommended the centre to cut down corporate tax rate and… Continue reading Surjit Bhalla Committee on Trade and Policy
Consider landless beekeepers as farmers, suggests beekeeping development committee
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister had set up a Beekeeping Development Committee under the Chairmanship of Professor Bibek Debroy. The committee was constituted with the objective of identifying ways of advancing beekeeping in India that can help in improving agricultural productivity,enhancing employment generation,augmenting nutritional security and sustaining biodiversity. The committee has recommended… Continue reading Consider landless beekeepers as farmers, suggests beekeeping development committee
UNSC non-permanent seat: India’s candidature receives unanimous endorsement by Asia-Pacific group
The 55 countries of the Asia-Pacific group at the United Nations has unanimously endorsed India’s candidature for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for a two-year term in 2021-2022. The development is particularly significant given that Pakistan and China both countries with which India has had diplomatic challenges at the UN has supported the… Continue reading UNSC non-permanent seat: India’s candidature receives unanimous endorsement by Asia-Pacific group
At Osaka G20 summit, PM Modi to talk global meet on terror
Prime Minister is going for the 2019 G20 Summit to be held in Osaka, Japan.The summit will be the 14th such gathering.The theme of the G20 summit 2019 is human-centred future society. There will be four key sessions at the summit (a)Global Economy:Trade and Investment (b)Innovation in Digital Economy and Artificial Intelligence (c)Addressing Inequalities and… Continue reading At Osaka G20 summit, PM Modi to talk global meet on terror
Centre expands terms of reference of direct tax law body
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to expand the terms of reference for the committee that has been formed to re-write the Direct Tax Code(DTC). The committee will now have to consider five more areas while drafting their recommendation making the total terms of reference nine. The existing terms of reference included… Continue reading Centre expands terms of reference of direct tax law body
Research on Proton Therapy
The Minister of State of Health and Family Welfare has informed Rajya Sabha about the present status of Research on Proton Therapy in India. Proton therapy also called proton beam therapy is a type of radiation therapy.It uses protons rather than x-rays to treat cancer. A proton is a positively charged particle. At high energy,protons… Continue reading Research on Proton Therapy
