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Supreme Court dismisses pleas to review Rafale ruling

News:The Supreme Court has refused to review its December,2018 order rejecting a probe into the controversial Rafale deal. Facts: About the Rafale deal: The Rafale deal is a defence deal between French and Indian government. In 2016,Indian government had inked a direct deal with the French government to purchase 36 new Rafale fighter jet. As… Continue reading Supreme Court dismisses pleas to review Rafale ruling

Supreme Court strikes down amended Finance Act rules for tribunals

News:The Supreme Court has struck down the rules formulated by the Centre on appointment and service conditions for members of various tribunals and referred to a larger bench the issue of examining the validity of the passage of the Finance Act 2017 as a Money Bill. Facts: Finance act on Tribunals: The Finance Act,2017 had… Continue reading Supreme Court strikes down amended Finance Act rules for tribunals

Moody’s Cuts India’s GDP Growth Forecast To 5.6% For 2019-20

News:Moody’s Investors Service has reduced India’s economic growth forecast to 5.6% for 2019 from 5.8% projected earlier. Facts: The growth forecast has been reduced due to investment-led slowdown that has broadened into consumption,driven by financial stress among rural households and weak job creation. To overcome the growth slowdown,the government has undertaken a number of measures.… Continue reading Moody’s Cuts India’s GDP Growth Forecast To 5.6% For 2019-20

BHIM UPI goes global

News:Recently,to internationalize the BHIM UPI a pilot demo was conducted in Singapore with a live transaction at a merchant terminal at the FinTech Festival 2019.  Facts: The project is being jointly developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Singapore’s Network for Electronic Transfers (NETS).  This QR code-based system would allow anyone with a… Continue reading BHIM UPI goes global

Manual scavenging has gone underground in India: WHO

News: WHO has released a report titled “Health, Safety and Dignity of Sanitation Workers — An Initial Assessment” Facts: About The Report The report has been jointly authored by the International Labour Organization, WaterAid, World Bank, and WHO. It features the plight and dehumanising working conditions of sanitation workers across nine lower and middle-income group… Continue reading Manual scavenging has gone underground in India: WHO

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 14, 2019

Q.1) “BRICS is becoming a magnet for many emerging economies.” In light of this discuss the significance of BRICS as a pillar of the emerging, fairer poly-centric world order. Answers. Q.2) “The ‘systematic failure’ to address the needs of patients contributes to a higher mortality.” Comment. Answers Q.3) How Indian secularism is different from secularism… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 14, 2019

Must Read News Articles-November 15th 2019

GS-2 Terrorism has caused $1 trillion loss to world economy, says PM Modi Terrorism has caused a $1 trillion loss to the world economy and the atmosphere it created has indirectly and deeply harmed trade and business, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the BRICS Summit. India is home to 77 million diabetics, second highest… Continue reading Must Read News Articles-November 15th 2019

Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – November 15th, 2019

Q.1) “India’s proud heritage of being one of the leading democracies in the world has taken a beating in recent times.” Examine. The Hindu Q.2) “The linkage of hundreds of millions of the Aadhaar Card to social media accounts serves no useful purpose.” Comment. The Hindu Q.3) Discuss the need and significance of draft e-Commerce… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – November 15th, 2019

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