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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

It’s not about the nuclear deal Iran nuclear deal; global politics News: Mr Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, a former Indian Ambassador to the United Nations opines that US pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal has little to do with the nuclear deal and more with the regime change in Tehran. Important Facts: Iran could stand… Continue reading It’s not about the nuclear deal

NFR submits studies on link to Bhutan India Bhutan News: The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has submitted studies to the Ministry of External Affairs to extend rail connectivity to Bhutan Important Facts: Currently, there is no rail link between India and Bhutan Feasibility studies were carried out at five locations The feasible rail links are:… Continue reading NFR submits studies on link to Bhutan

Mahathir’s surprise: on the Malaysian elections Malaysia News: Mahathir Mohamad, a 92 year old political veteran elected as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Important Analysis: This election can spur democratic movement in Southeast Asia, in which one party rule and military’s influence is dominant. The clear majority for the opposition Pakatan Harapan in the new… Continue reading Mahathir’s surprise: on the Malaysian elections

Kerala celebrates first transsexual wedding Transgender; social issues; Family News: Surya and Ishaan become the first transgender couple in India to tie the knot in Kerala. Important Facts: Their marriage was registered under the Special Marriage Act. Hundreds of well wishers including members belonging to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) attended… Continue reading Kerala celebrates first transsexual wedding

Unseen for decades, rare butterflies re-emerge Species; ecology News: Nature enthusiasts have recently spotted rare Black wind-mill butterfly in Dibang Valley in the Lower Dibang District, Arunachal Pradesh which was unseen for decades. Important facts: This butterfly has its mention only in two books: Lepidoptera Indica (1913) by Fredric Moore and The Fauna of British… Continue reading Unseen for decades, rare butterflies re-emerge

Oil near multi-year highs on Iran sanctions Inflation; oil prices News: Oil prices remained near three-and-a-half-year highs on May 11th Important Facts: Iran produces around 4 percent of global oil supplies The top exporter of oil is Saudi Arabia and the top producer of oil is Russia Since 2017, both Saudi Arabia and Russia have… Continue reading Oil near multi-year highs on Iran sanctions