Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here Trade deficit widens to $15.36 bn in May According to data released by the Ministry of Commerce, India’s trade deficit has widened to a six-month high of $15.4 billion in May,2019. The trade deficit has widened due to import growth outpacing export growth… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 15, 2019
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Must Read News Articles – June 15th, 2019
Archives GS-2 India to impose retaliatory tariffs on 29 American goods India has decided to impose retaliatory tariffs on 29 goods imported from the USA fr5om June 16th. Shaky building blocks Professor Shailaja Menon argues that the draft National education policy reinforces outdated ideas about the goals of a foundational literacy programme. PM hits out… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 15th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 14, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here India gets $42-billion FDI inflows in 2018: UN report According to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2019,Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India has increased by 6% to $42 billion in 2018. The sectors which received the strong inflows includes (a)manufacturing, (b)communication (c)financial services (d)cross-border… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 14, 2019
Must Read News Articles – June 14th, 2019
Archives GS-2 U.S. open to talks on GSP with India, says Pompeo U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has hinted that it was possible to reinstate the Generalised System of Preferences, a scheme for preferential access to certain goods markets in the U.S., for India PM to chair NITI Aayog meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 14th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 13, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here IRSDC enters into tripartite pact with French Railways, agency The Indian Railway Station Development Corp (IRSDC)has entered into a tripartite agreement with French Railways and French Development Agency(AFD). Under this pact, AFD will provide in-kind grant of up to 7 lakh euros through… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 13, 2019
Must Read News Articles- June 13th, 2019
GS-2 Triple talaq Bill to be sent to Parliament again The Union Cabinet has approved the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, paving the way for the legislation to be introduced in the upcoming session of Parliament Indian Medical Council Amendment Bill cleared The Cabinet has approved the Indian Medical Council (Amendment… Continue reading Must Read News Articles- June 13th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 12, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here DU scientists discover frog in Assam, name it after Northeast A team of scientists from Delhi University and the Wildlife Institute of India, in collaboration with researchers from Indonesia and the US, have discovered a new species frog from Assam in Northeast India.… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 12, 2019
Must Read News Articles – June 12th, 2019
GS-2 Quad one way to fix regional issues: Australian envoy Australia’s High Commissioner in India has said that there is need for flexibility, agility and speed in solving regional problems and the Quad is “one of many such small groupings” in solving them Virendra Kumar is pro- tem speaker BJP MP from Madhya Pradesh Virendra… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 12th, 2019
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 11, 2019
Download the compilation ofall summaries of all the news Articles here Centre compulsorily retires 12 senior I-T officers for corruption, extortion & misconduct The government has compulsorily retired 12 senior Indian Revenue Service (income tax) officers under Rule 56 (j) of Fundamental Rules. The decision has been taken in the backdrop of charges of corruption,… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – June 11, 2019
Must Read News Articles – June 11th, 2019
GS-2 Modi to meet Xi, Putin at SCO The External Affairs Ministry has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. PM seeks five-year road map for each Ministry In their first meeting with Prime Minister… Continue reading Must Read News Articles – June 11th, 2019
