Category: 9 PM Brief

‘India and U.S. very close to resolving all trade issues’ India’s Commerce Minister is planning to meet the U.S. Trade Representative.They will hold talks to resolve the differences over trade and investment. However,government officials have said that almost all issues have been resolved between the two countries.But the core area of disagreement which is market… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – August 1, 2019

India’s large cities staring at water crisis: Water Stress Index Water Stress Index, formulated by London-based risk analytics firm Verisk Maplecroft, has listed India as the 46th highest risk country in the world. According to the index, 11 of India’s 20 largest cities face an ‘extreme risk’ of water stress and seven are in the… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 31, 2019

Parliament passes law banning unregulated deposit schemes Parliament has passed the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill 2019. The bill provides for a comprehensive mechanism to ban unregulated deposit schemes and to protect the interests of depositors. The bill defines regulated deposits as all deposit-taking schemes which are overseen and regulated by regulators like (a)… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 30, 2019

India is not being overrun by immigrants According to the recently released 2011 Census migration data, immigration rate has decreased 0.6% in 2001 to 0.4% in 2011. The number of Indian residents born outside the country has decreased from 6.2 million to 5.3 million between 2001 and 2011. According to Census 2011, the number of… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 29, 2019

Explained: Lok Sabha has passed amendments to The Companies Act. Here’s what they are Lok Sabha has passed The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019.The Bill seeks to amend The Companies Act, 2013. Under the 2013 Act, there were 81 compoundable offences that carry punishments of a fine and/or prison terms. These offences were heard by courts. … Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 27, 2019

Lok Sabha passes Bill to set up single tribunal to settle inter-state water disputes Lok Sabha has passed the Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The bill seeks to amend the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act, 1956.  The Act provides for the adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-state rivers and river valleys.… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 26, 2019

Centre notifies pension scheme for small traders The Union Labour and Employment Ministry has notified the Pradhan Mantri Laghu Vyapari Maan-dhan Yojana 2019. It is a pension scheme for retailers and small traders. The pension scheme assures a minimum monthly pension of ₹3000 per month to small shopkeepers, retail traders and the self-employed people after… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 25, 2019

IMF cuts India’s growth forecast for 2019-20 to 7% The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a slower growth rate for India in 2019 and 2020.It has projected that Indian economy will grow at 7.0% in 2019 and 7.2% in 2020. The downward revision of 0.3 percentage point for both years reflects a weaker-than expected… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 24, 2019

Human Rights Bill cleared amid protests The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in the Rajya Sabha amid criticism from the Opposition. The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 amends the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 The bill provides that besides a former chief justice of India, as is the… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – July 23, 2019