World Economic Situation and Prospects 2019 Report produced annually by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions on global economic trend. The global economy will continue to grow at a steady pace of around 3 per cent in 2019… Continue reading World Economic Situation and Prospects 2019 Report and its findings
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China-Japan frontline sees a ‘cold peace’
Senkaku is an Okinawa chain of 150 islands in East China Sea contested by China and Japan. Senkaku are small but strategically significant and are guarded and controlled by Japanese government. According to Japan, it was Japanese nationals who pioneered a settlement in these islands in late 19th century and China started to claim these… Continue reading China-Japan frontline sees a ‘cold peace’
100% use of VVPAT for Lok Sabha polls: EC
The Election Commission informed the Madras High Court that there shall be 100% use of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) system during the upcoming Lok Sabha election in accordance with the directive given by the Supreme Court in 2013 to gain voter confidence. Earlier, Leaders of opposition parties had demanded that the EC… Continue reading 100% use of VVPAT for Lok Sabha polls: EC
Must Read News Articles – February 6, 2019
Archives GS 2 Cracks in the framework In a democracy, individuals are governed by institutions, and not by men. If we do not live in an institutional universe, we will be at the mercy of capricious individuals. Democrats would rather be administered by a system of rules we can scrutinise and evaluate. A series of… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – February 6, 2019
Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 6, 2019
Read the following questions and answer them by clicking on the links in not more than 200 words Time: 30 Minutes Kindly review each others answers Q.1) critically examine the reasons behind governments decision to deport Rohingyas to myanmar Q.2) Although we will meet the target of an open defecation free India much before deadline,… Continue reading Mains Marathon Daily Current Affairs Questions and Answer Writing – February 6, 2019
Bullet train gets green light via flamingo haven, national park
The Mumbai-Ahmadabad high speed train corridor, a first of its kind in India, has been granted wildlife clearance, by a committee headed by the Union Environment Minister The E5 Shinkansen series Bullet Train Project, an India-Japan joint venture, was inaugurated in 2017 and is scheduled for its first run in 2022. Originating at the Bandra… Continue reading Bullet train gets green light via flamingo haven, national park
The very idea of an ‘angel tax’ on start-ups must be reconsidered
Centre has set up a five-member working committee to look into revising the norms of the angel tax imposed on start-ups. Angel tax is a term used to refer to the income tax payable on capital raised by unlisted companies via issue of shares where the share price is seen in excess of the fair… Continue reading The very idea of an ‘angel tax’ on start-ups must be reconsidered
Taliban demands new Afghan Constitution
The Taliban has demanded a new Constitution for Afghanistan, in a meeting held in Moscow, between the Taliban and Afghan Opposition Parties. For Taliban, current Afghan Constitution is a Western import and is an obstacle to peace. The new Afghan Constitution would be based on “inclusive Islamic system” and would be drafted by Islamic scholars.… Continue reading Taliban demands new Afghan Constitution
Russia to develop new missile systems by 2021
US recently decided to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) agreement, signed between US and Russia in 1987, as US believes that Russia has violated the treaty by discreetly developing missiles. Following US withdrawal, now, Russia has reciprocated that it would develop two new missile systems in the next two years i.e. (a) a… Continue reading Russia to develop new missile systems by 2021
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : February 5, 2019
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