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Terror funding watchdog FATF Asia-Pacific Group ‘blacklists’ Pakistan

Asia Pacific group(APG) has placed Pakistan on its Blacklist for its failure in meeting the required global standards and combating terrorism and money laundering.  Pakistan was non-compliant in 32 of the 40 Compliance Parameters on Money Laundering & Terror Financing and was low in 10 of the 11 Effectiveness Parameters. In June 2018,Financial Action Task… Continue reading Terror funding watchdog FATF Asia-Pacific Group ‘blacklists’ Pakistan

SEBI announces reward of Rs 1 crore to insider trading informants

Securities and Exchange Board of India(SEBI) has approved a detailed set of rules for the new ‘Informant Mechanism’ under its Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations. However,these rules would only be available to individuals and corporates.But professionals like auditors will not be able to use this route as they are duty-bound to report any wrongdoing. Insider… Continue reading SEBI announces reward of Rs 1 crore to insider trading informants

Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 23, 2019

Q.1) “Auto-industries in India are facing negative growth from a long time” Discuss various reasons for it and give some solutions. Answers Q.2) “Linking Aadhaar to social media is an infringement on privacy of individual and can be damaging to democracy.” Comment. Answers Q.3) Critically analyse various provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019.… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – August 23, 2019

9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 23, 2019

Sabka Vishwas – Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme In Budget 2019-20,Government had announced the Sabka Vishwas legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme,2019.The Scheme has now been notified and will be operationalized from 1st September 2019. The objective of the scheme is to free the large number of small taxpayers of their pending disputes with the tax administration. The… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 23, 2019

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Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 24th, 2019

Q.1) “No first use policy of India is based upon the idea of minimum deterrence and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.” In light of this discuss the need of revisit to India’s No first use policy. The Hindu Q.2) “Russia’s far-east region is economically and strategically important for India to counter China in the region.” Comment.… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – August 24th, 2019

7 PM | Why Amazon fires are worrying | 23rd August, 2019

Context: Amazon Rainforests, its importance and the recent forest fires- a cause of concern for global community. More in news: Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil – the most intense blazes for almost a decade. Brazil declared a state of emergency over the rising number of fires in the region. So… Continue reading 7 PM | Why Amazon fires are worrying | 23rd August, 2019

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7 PM | Data deprivation makes cybercrime difficult to tackle | 23rd August, 2019

Context: cyber crimes and data localisation in India Requirements for local storage and processing of data are commonly referred to as ‘data localization’ or ‘data residency’ requirements. Data localization can broadly be defined as ‘any legal limitation on data moving globally and compelling it to remain locally. Localization policies can take a variety of forms.… Continue reading 7 PM | Data deprivation makes cybercrime difficult to tackle | 23rd August, 2019

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