Recently, National People’s Party (NPP) has been recognised as a national party. It is the 8th party to get national party recognition-after- Congress, BJP, BSP, NCP, CPI, CPI (M) and Trinamool Congress. NPP is the first political party from north-east to get national party status. The Election Commission lists political parties as a) “national party”,… Continue reading New status for NPP: what conditions did it meet?
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We have the right to disallow extradition of Zakir Naik: Malaysia
Malaysian Prime Minister has said that Malaysia has the right not to extradite Dr Zakir Naik if he is not going to be accorded justice. India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) had earlier charged Zakir Naik with laundering INR193 crore in illicit funds. ED I now preparing to secure a non-bailable warrant against Naik. If the warrant… Continue reading We have the right to disallow extradition of Zakir Naik: Malaysia
Why lakhs are protesting on the streets in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has been erupted by protests as thousands of people are protesting against the changes made in the extradition bill. The changes made in the extradition bill would allow suspects accused of crimes such as murder and rape to be extradited to mainland China to face trial. The law will also allow Hong Kong… Continue reading Why lakhs are protesting on the streets in Hong Kong
Sashakt panel hails RBI circular making ICA mandatory
The Chairman of the Sashakt Committee has said the new RBI direction making the Intercreditor Agreement (ICA) framework mandatory is a move in the right direction for resolution of non-performing assets (NPAs or bad loans). The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has issued a revised prudential framework for resolution of stressed assets.The revised circular was issued… Continue reading Sashakt panel hails RBI circular making ICA mandatory
Reserve Bank relaxes the norms for no-frills accounts
The Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has relaxed the norms for the Basic Savings Bank Deposit(BSBD) accounts or popularly known as no-frills accounts. The BSBD account was designed as a savings account that will offer certain minimum facilities,free of charge to the holders.Such accounts are primarily aimed at enhancing financial inclusion among the economically weaker sections.… Continue reading Reserve Bank relaxes the norms for no-frills accounts
With eye on improving quality of macro-economic aggregates, MoSPI to set up ‘National Data Warehouse’
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has proposed to set up a ‘National Data Warehouse’. The national-level data warehouse works as a central repository of all the statistical data collected various ministries,UTs and state governments.This integrated data allows policy makers and researchers to access data sets,its history and extract it across different groups.… Continue reading With eye on improving quality of macro-economic aggregates, MoSPI to set up ‘National Data Warehouse’
PM Modi to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin at SCO
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) summit is scheduled to be held on June 13-14 in Bishkek,Kyrgyzstan. During the summit,Indian Prime Minister is expected to meet Chinese President and Russian President.Uzbekistan President is also scheduled to hold a bilateral discussion with Indian PM. The issues that would be part of the discussion at the summit includes (a)terrorism… Continue reading PM Modi to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin at SCO
Must Read News Articles – June 11th, 2019
GS-2 Modi to meet Xi, Putin at SCO The External Affairs Ministry has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. PM seeks five-year road map for each Ministry In their first meeting with Prime Minister… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 11th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 10, 2019
Download the compilation ofall summaries of all the news Articles here Explained: Government wish list for schools The Draft National Educational Policy 2019, has put forward a number of recommendations for strengthening the school education system in India. It has recommended to expand the ambit of the Right to Education Act to include early childhood… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 10, 2019
Explained: Government wish list for schools
The Draft National Educational Policy 2019, has put forward a number of recommendations for strengthening the school education system in India. 2. It has recommended to expand the ambit of the Right to Education Act to include early childhood education and secondary education i.e. from the age 3 to 18 years. Currently, the RTE Act… Continue reading Explained: Government wish list for schools
