India, China step up engagement Context: India and China are seeking to step up the pace in improving ties What are the upcoming engagements? The government will host Guo Yezhou, Vice- Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The dates have not been yet confirmed. Meeting to improve Trade imbalances:… Continue reading India, China step up engagement
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Must Read News Articles – October 27th, 2018
Archives GS 2 Proceed with caution A National Register of Citizens exercise in Tripura would open a Pandora’s box Touching base PM Modi’s visit to Japan should clarify the shared reading of a changing world order China, Japan pivot to new markets Faced with the threat of a trade war with the United States, China… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – October 27th, 2018
10 PM Current Affairs Quiz : October 26, 2018
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9 PM Current Affairs Brief – October 26th, 2018
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – October 26th, 2018 (Juvenile Delinquency)
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Source:SC asks Centre if observation homes, JJBs equipped with video-conferencingfacility Analysis : Juvenile Delinquency
Innovations to combat ‘microfiber’ pollution
Innovations to combat ‘microfiber’ pollution Context: Innovators are coming up with solutions to combat microfiber pollution What is microfiber pollution? Once clothes reach a washing machine, the synthetic fabrics release tiny strands: so-called microfibers. Hundreds of thousands of microfibers are flushed down the drain. Many reach beaches and oceans where they can remain for hundreds… Continue reading Innovations to combat ‘microfiber’ pollution
First U.S. LNG shipment to reach India from Louisiana facility this month
First U.S. LNG shipment to reach India from Louisiana facility this month Context: India will receive its first LNG import from the U.S. later in March Details: The sale purchase agreement was signed in December 2011 Under the terms of the agreement, GAIL would purchase approximately 3.5 million tonnes of LNG per year from Cheniere’s… Continue reading First U.S. LNG shipment to reach India from Louisiana facility this month
India to join multilateral lender EBRD
India to join multilateral lender EBRD Context: India to join multilateral lender EBRD Introduction: European Bank of Reconstruction and Development shareholders approve its entry as 69th member. EBRD’s board of governors, which represents all the existing shareholders of the UK-based bank, voted in favour of India’s membership application last week Significance of this decision: This… Continue reading India to join multilateral lender EBRD
‘ONGC Videsh, Iran’s IDRO Oil sign accord’
‘ONGC Videsh, Iran’s IDRO Oil sign accord’ Context: ONGC Videsh has signed a MoU to collaborate with IDRO Oil in developing Susangerd field What has happened? ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC), has signed a pact with Iran’s IDRO Oil to jointly bid for a $1 billion… Continue reading ‘ONGC Videsh, Iran’s IDRO Oil sign accord’
Rs. 1,000 cr. for research and innovation
Rs. 1,000 cr. for research and innovation Context: The Centre had sanctioned Rs. 1,000 crore for the Phase II of the Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India programme. Explanation: Under the IMPRINT-II, a fund is being created by the Department of Science and Technology and Ministry of Human Resource Development together, in which participation… Continue reading Rs. 1,000 cr. for research and innovation
