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Full disclosure: on the credit rating industry
Full disclosure: on the credit rating industry News: SEBI has tightened disclosure norms for credit rating agencies after they failed to warn investors in time about the deteriorating credit profile of Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS). Important Facts: SEBI Guidelines: The credit rating agencies will have to inform investors about the liquidity situation… Continue reading Full disclosure: on the credit rating industry
GSAT-29 has a perfect launch
GSAT-29 has a perfect launch News: The Indian Space Research Organisation recently successfully launched its latest communication satellite GSAT-29, which was put in its orbit by India’s heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III). Important Facts: The launch was a key test to the GSLV Mk III as it carried the GSAT-29 weighing 3,423… Continue reading GSAT-29 has a perfect launch
Explainer: Protecting the tiger’s habitat
Explainer: Protecting the tiger’s habitat News: The article discusses about the man-animal conflict in light of recent instances of killing and casualties attributed to tigers. Important Facts: Background: Since 2016, 13 people have died in the Pandharkawda divisional forest of Maharashtra which has been attributed to tigers and at least five of them to Avni,… Continue reading Explainer: Protecting the tiger’s habitat
Setting a proper diet plan
Setting a proper diet plan News: The article discusses about the hunger and deprivation levels in India despite being an agrarian and one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Important Facts: Recently, India has been ranked at 103 out of 119 countries, with hunger levels categorised as “serious”, in the Global Hunger Index… Continue reading Setting a proper diet plan
India can breathe easy for now as RCEP deal deferred to 2019
India can breathe easy for now as RCEP deal deferred to 2019 News: The Leaders of the 16 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries have deferred concluding negotiations of the proposed free trade agreement to 2019, as key member states head for elections and several market access issues remain unresolved. Important Facts: About RCEP:… Continue reading India can breathe easy for now as RCEP deal deferred to 2019
7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – November 15, 2018 (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in India: An Analysis)
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Source:What Modi govt’s new sops mean for MSME sector Analysis : Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in India: An Analysis
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in India: An Analysis
Context: Recently, the Indian Prime Minister announced a number of measures to make it easier for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to access credit. What are Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises? According to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006, there are two categories of MSMEs in the country – manufacturing and… Continue reading Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in India: An Analysis
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Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 14, 2018
Archives Q.1) The Supreme Court of India’s role to orchestrate environmental governance in the case relating to pollution in Delhi is seen as a problem. Examine why. Answer: Supreme Court has ordered a series of steps ranging from constituting EPCA to ban on several pollution causing activities to address the problem of air pollution in… Continue reading Answers: Mains Marathon – UPSC Mains Current Affairs Questions – November 14, 2018
