Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers Describe the reasons behind the Cuban missile crisis and what were its major consequences? Coastal security is a complex task due to India’s vast coastline and multiplicity of agencies… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 26th, 2019
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10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : February 25, 2019
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – February 25, 2019
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7 PM | Banning of Unregulated Deposit Scheme | 25 February, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Context President Ram Nath Kovind promulgated the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, which bars all deposit schemes in the country that are not officially registered with the government from either seeking or accepting deposits from customers. Background Budget speech 2016-17: The Finance Minister had announced that a… Continue reading 7 PM | Banning of Unregulated Deposit Scheme | 25 February, 2019
Afghanistan sends first export consignment to India from Chabahar port
Afghanistan has began exports to India through the Chabahar Port. In 2016, India, Iran and Afghanistan inked a pact which included establishment of Transit and Transport Corridor among the three countries using Chabahar Port as one of the regional hubs for sea transportation in Iran, besides multi-modal transport of goods and passengers across the three… Continue reading Afghanistan sends first export consignment to India from Chabahar port
EVM is ‘information’ under Right to Information Act, rule Central Information Commission
Central Information Commission(CIC),the highest appellate body for the RTI applicants has ruled that an Electronic Voting Machine(EVM) is an “information” under the Right to Information Act and can be demanded by an applicant from the Election Commission of India.It said that EVM which is available with the Election Commission is in a material form and… Continue reading EVM is ‘information’ under Right to Information Act, rule Central Information Commission
N. Korea asks Trump to ignore critics
US President and North Korean leader are going to meet for a second summit in Vietnam. The first summit was held at Singapore where they had pledged to work towards the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. The US administration is persuading North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons programme, which, combined with its… Continue reading N. Korea asks Trump to ignore critics
NPS: minimum assured return scheme on the cards
Pension fund regulatory and Development Authority(PFRDA) is planning on a minimum assured return scheme (MARS) for the subscribers of its flagship social security programme,National Pension System(NPS). Currently, returns on the National Pension System (NPS) are linked to the returns of the underlying instruments such as equity, debt or a mix of both.And if the minimum… Continue reading NPS: minimum assured return scheme on the cards
Smart turn: Karimnagar looks to the sun
Smart turn: Karimnagar looks to the sun The urban local body of Karimnagar, an urban centre in Telangana, has signed MoU with the Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TSREDCO) for the generation of 1.45 MW of power through solar rooftop panels. A 2018 study by Mercom Capital India group has ranked Telangana second in… Continue reading Smart turn: Karimnagar looks to the sun
GST on under-construction flats, affordable housing slashed by 7%
GST on under-construction flats, affordable housing slashed by 7% The GST Council has decided that (a) Under construction properties priced over ₹45 lakh will attract 5% GST (Goods and Services Tax), instead of 12% (b) A residential property priced at ₹45 lakh or below will now be defined as “affordable” and taxed at 1% from… Continue reading GST on under-construction flats, affordable housing slashed by 7%
