Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here India extends retaliatory tariff deadline on US products Indian government has extended its deadline to impose retaliatory import duties on 29 US products till May 16, 2019. These deadlines were extended several times since June 2018 when India decided to impose these duties in… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 4, 2019
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Vice President releases a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan
Vice President has released a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan. Sri Vedanta Desikan was a Vaishnava philosopher and one of the most brilliant stalwarts of Sri Vaishnavism in the post-Ramanuja period. He was also a multi-faceted personality.He was a spiritual teacher, scientist, logician, mathematician, literary genius, linguist, military… Continue reading Vice President releases a postage stamp to commemorate the 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan
Only 10 of 100 Ganga sewage projects completed
According to a report on the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) website, only 10 of the 100 sewage infrastructure projects commissioned after 2015 under the Namami Gange mission have been finished. The report has noted that the majority of the projects completed were those commissioned before the Namami Gange. The projects were under programmes… Continue reading Only 10 of 100 Ganga sewage projects completed
Payment service will be launched only after complying with RBI norms, WhatsApp tells Supreme Court
WhatsApp has assured the Supreme Court that only a trial run of its payments service is underway at present and that it would comply with Reserve Bank of India(RBI) norms before launching the full version. This assurance came when the Supreme Court was hearing a petition seeking directions for the messaging platform to comply with… Continue reading Payment service will be launched only after complying with RBI norms, WhatsApp tells Supreme Court
Chief economic advisor included in finance commission’s advisory council
The Chief Economic Advisor of India,Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian has been included as a Member of the Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance Commission.In April,2018 the Fifteenth Finance Commission had constituted an Advisory Council. The role of the council is to (a)advise the Commission on any relevant issue related to the Terms of Reference(ToR) of the… Continue reading Chief economic advisor included in finance commission’s advisory council
Government and IIT-Delhi to set up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies
Government of India and IIT-Delhi has signed a MoU to set up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies.The centre will be set up to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The aim of the centre is to implement a sustainable,scientific and technological solutions for waste management through validation and deployment… Continue reading Government and IIT-Delhi to set up a Centre of Excellence for Waste to Wealth Technologies
RBI imposes fines on PPIs for violating norms
The Reserve Bank of India has imposed penalties on five prepaid payment instrument(PPI) issuers under Section 30 of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 for violation of regulatory guidelines. Prepaid payment instruments (PPIs) come with a pre-loaded value and in some cases a pre-defined purpose of payment.They facilitate the purchase of goods and services… Continue reading RBI imposes fines on PPIs for violating norms
India extends retaliatory tariff deadline on US products
Indian government has extended its deadline to impose retaliatory import duties on 29 US products till May 16,2019. These deadlines were extended several times since June 2018 when India decided to impose these duties in retaliation to a move by the US to impose high customs duties on certain steel and aluminium products. Further,this extension… Continue reading India extends retaliatory tariff deadline on US products
China expanding PLA’s reach around world:US
According to a report titled ‘2019 China Military Power’ released by the US Pentagon,China may create more military bases across the world to protect its investments in its ambitious Belt and road initiative(BRI). Currently,China has one overseas military base in Africa’s Djibouti.The report said that China will seek to establish additional military bases in countries… Continue reading China expanding PLA’s reach around world:US
Don’t terminate GSP benefits to India
A group of 25 influential US lawmakers has urged the US Trade Representative(USTR) not to terminate the Generalized System of Preferences(GSP) programme with India. They argued that terminating GSP for India would hurt American companies seeking to expand their exports to India. Recently,US had decided to terminate India’s designation as a beneficiary of its GSP.GSP… Continue reading Don’t terminate GSP benefits to India
