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Focusing on building trust: on India and Nepal bilateral ties India- Nepal; Neighbouhood Policy News: Dinesh Bhattarai, an adviser to former Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala, says that India and Nepal need to muster the courage to address the difficult aspects of bilateral ties. Important Facts: Indian Prime Minister would be paying a return State… Continue reading Focusing on building trust: on India and Nepal bilateral ties

Improving Social Audits Social Audit; Governance News: Institutionalisation of social audits for the implementation of MGNREGA has been a challenging task Important Facts: Social audits were introduced in 2005. Due to government indifference and apathy social audits have been ineffective. 26 countries have created Social Audit Units(SAUs) but the CAG’s detailed guidelines are yet to… Continue reading Improving Social Audits

Between the Elephant and the Dragon India China; India- Iran News: 1.Harsh V. Pant, professor of International relations at King’s college london, observe that both India and China should cooperate on Iran’s Chabahar Port. Important Facts: After the US decision to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal, It is important for Iran to engage all the… Continue reading Between the Elephant and the Dragon

Fungus that attacks frogs originated in East Asia: study News: According to a new research published in the journal Science, the chytrid fungus responsible for the decline of amphibian populations around the world may have originated in East Asia. Important Facts: The fungus causes a disease called chytridiomycosis, which attacks the animal’s skin In this… Continue reading Fungus that attacks frogs originated in East Asia: study

Tiny fossil shells give clues to climate on ancient Earth Environment; earths climate; Cambrian explosion News A new study has analyzed tiny fossil shells to reveal clues about Earth’s climate over 500 million years ago. Important Facts: The discovery as a research paper has been published in the journal Science Advances Findings suggest that animal life… Continue reading Tiny fossil shells give clues to climate on ancient Earth

Need rules to balance out digital media: Smriti Digital media; security News: Recently, Information and Broadcasting Minister highlighted the need for regulations in the digital media industry Important Facts IB Minister of India inaugurated the 15th Asia Media Summit (AMS) 2018 This is the first time the summit has been organised in India The summit… Continue reading Need rules to balance out digital media: Smriti

Getting down to business Commercial disputes; Ease of doing Bussiness Article: India ranked lowest in the enforcing contracts” parameter of the In the ease of doing business rankings of the World Bank, so it is important to have speedy justice in commercial disputes. Important Facts: With rapid economic development and large inflows of Foreign Direct… Continue reading Getting down to business

Online retail flip Effects of Liberalisation; Indian Retail FDI, e-commerce News: Walmart is planning to buy a controlling stake of 77% in Flipkart, a home grown e-commerce company for a sum of $16 billion. Important Facts: Rivals of Walmart and their footprint in India: Amazon: Just behind Flipkart in the share of Indian e-commerce. China’s… Continue reading Online retail flip

SC reserves verdict in Aadhaar case Aadhar Act News: The Supreme Court has reserved it verdict on petitions challenging Constitutional validity of AadhaarAct Important Facts: The petitions challenge: The constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act on the ground that it violates citizen’s right to privacy Aadhaar Project from 2009 to 2016 Parts of the project which… Continue reading SC reserves verdict in Aadhaar case

Trump-Kim summit on June 12 North Korea- US News: US President Donald Trump announced that US-North Korea Summit will be held on 12th June Important facts The summit will be held in Singapore Donald Trump will be the first sitting US President to meet with a North Korean leader