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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – February 7, 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
Expert panel defers clearance to Andaman resort project
Expert panel defers clearance to Andaman resort project Clearance for the proposal by the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Integrated Development Corporation Limited (ANIIDCL) to develop a premium an Island Resort at Lalaji Bay, Long Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has been deferred by an Expert committee of the Union Environment Ministry The project has been… Continue reading Expert panel defers clearance to Andaman resort project
First career portal for students launched in Rajasthan
First career portal for students launched in Rajasthan The Rajasthan Government, in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched Rajiv Gandhi Career Portal to provide employment-oriented education to students from classes 9 to 12 The portal aims to provide career guidance with information on entrance examinations, scholarships and employment-oriented courses. The portal is… Continue reading First career portal for students launched in Rajasthan
Contempt pleas against Prashant Bhushan: Supreme Court may curb advocates from speaking on cases
Contempt pleas against Prashant Bhushan: Supreme Court may curb advocates from speaking on cases The Attorney General of India filed contempt proceedings against Prashant Bhushan for tweeting wrong facts about government on an ongoing case which could mislead the court. Supreme Court said that to protect the judiciary it would examine the possibility of imposing… Continue reading Contempt pleas against Prashant Bhushan: Supreme Court may curb advocates from speaking on cases
