Six-member monetary policy committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor lowered the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent, repo or repurchase rate is where RBI lends money to commercial banks.RBI last cut rates in August of 2017. RBI has taken this decision because India’s consumer price based inflation is averaged at 3… Continue reading RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps:Loan EMIs likely to reduce
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Must Read News Articles – February 8th, 2019
Archives GS 2 The road to peace runs through Tehran Iran is not a newcomer to regional diplomacy in Afghanistan. First and foremost, India should try to dissuade the U.S. from dealing with Iran, Russia and China as enemies. Irking the Dragon By walking out of the INF treaty, the U.S. may have dragged China… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 8th, 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 8, 2019
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 Q.1) What are the possible implications of climate change on agriculture in India? Suggest some measures to increase agricultural resilience to climate change effects. Q.2) Do you think press… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 8, 2019
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NASA to crash into asteroid, ESA to follow up
The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Hera mission is set for a new record by becoming the first spacecraft to explore a binary asteroid — the Didymos pair. The moon orbiting Didymos, called ‘Didymoon’ — almost the size of the Giza Pyramid in Egypt, measuring just 160 metres in diameter—will be the smallest asteroid ever explored.… Continue reading NASA to crash into asteroid, ESA to follow up
7 PM | Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan | 7 February, 2019
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here The government, in the interim budget has announced Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan, a pension scheme for workers in the unorganised sector. Unorganised sector in India The Indian Economy is characterized by the existence of a vast majority of informal or unorganized labour employment. According to National Sample Survey… Continue reading 7 PM | Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan | 7 February, 2019
Cabinet approves introduction of National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2019
The objective of the bill is to confer the status of Institutions of National Importance to (a) National Institute of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM) at Kundli, Haryana, and (b) Indian Institute of Food Processing Technology (IIFPT) at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The legislation would provide for functional autonomy to the institutes to design and… Continue reading Cabinet approves introduction of National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Bill, 2019
Cabinet clears amendments to Banning of Unregulated Deposit
Cabinet clears amendments to Banning of Unregulated Deposit The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill 2018 was introduced in Parliament on July 18, 2018 which bans unregulated deposit scheme not registered with the government. The bill will effectively tackle the menace of illicit deposit-taking activities and prevent such schemes from duping poor and gullible people.… Continue reading Cabinet clears amendments to Banning of Unregulated Deposit
Tough-talking: On Taliban reconciliation process
Tough-talking: On Taliban reconciliation process The Taliban reconciliation process is moving at a much faster pace than was expected, as seen by recent meetings of Taliban with US representatives in Doha and Russian officials in Moscow, but India has not been included in these meetings. The US and Russia have accepted the idea that (a)… Continue reading Tough-talking: On Taliban reconciliation process
