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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – October 4th, 2019

PRAKASH portal News:Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy(IC) and Union Minister of Coal has launched PRAKASH portal. Facts: About the portal: PRAKASH stands for Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony. The portal aims at bringing better coordination for coal supplies among all stakeholders namely Ministry of Power, Ministry of… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – October 4th, 2019

7 PM | Co-operative banks: Is dual regulation the problem? | 4th October, 2019

Context: Cooperative banking in India and the recent Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank crisis. More in news: In late September, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed restrictions on withdrawals from the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank, one of the largest urban cooperative lenders.  The RBI has imposed lending restrictions on PMC Bank,… Continue reading 7 PM | Co-operative banks: Is dual regulation the problem? | 4th October, 2019

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PRAKASH portal

News:Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy(IC) and Union Minister of Coal has launched PRAKASH portal. Facts: About the portal: PRAKASH stands for Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony. The portal aims at bringing better coordination for coal supplies among all stakeholders namely Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Coal… Continue reading PRAKASH portal

Exercise Nomadic Elephant

News:The 14th edition of India – Mongolia joint military training named Exercise Nomadic Elephant-XIV will commence from 5th Oct 2019. Facts: About the exercise: Exercise Nomadic Elephant is a joint military exercise between India and Mongolia. The exercise will be conducted from at Bakloh,Himachal Pradesh. The exercise is aimed at training troops in counter insurgency… Continue reading Exercise Nomadic Elephant

Exercise Ekuverin

News:The Joint Military Exercise Ekuverin between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force will be organised from 07 October,2019. Facts: About the exercise: Exercise Ekuverin is a joint military exercise between India and Maldives. The two countries have been conducting Exercise Ekuverin meaning ‘Friends’ in the Dhivehi language since 2009. The exercise is… Continue reading Exercise Ekuverin

Delhi CM to endorse clean air declaration at C40 summit

News:Delhi Chief Minister will be among 20 leaders from megacities of the world to launch the Clean Air Cities Declaration. Facts: About Clean Air Cities Declaration: Clean Air Cities Declaration are a set of short and long term commitments towards cleaning the air. The declaration will be launched at C40 Summit in Copenhagen. About C40:… Continue reading Delhi CM to endorse clean air declaration at C40 summit

Process on to commute Rajoana sentence: MHA

News:The process to commute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted for killing former Punjab chief minister is underway. Facts: Pardoning powers of the President: Indian President is empowered with the power to pardon under Article 72 of the Indian Constitution. Article 72:Article 72 says that the President shall have the power to grant… Continue reading Process on to commute Rajoana sentence: MHA

Parichay

News:Recently,five law schools of the country have jointly launched a legal aid clinic called Parichay. Facts: About Parichay: Parichay which means identity aims to help people excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) by helping them to appeal before the foreigners tribunals. It is envisaged to function as a clearing house of litigation and… Continue reading Parichay

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