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D<\/a>ownload the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trade\ndeficit widens to $15.36 bn in May<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. According\n to data released by the Ministry of Commerce, India\u2019s trade deficit has\n widened to a six-month high of $15.4 billion in May,2019.<\/li>
  2. The\n trade deficit has widened due to import growth outpacing export growth\n following a 37% jump in gold imports.<\/li>
  3. The\n rising crude oil prices due to sanctions on Iranian oil imports could\n further increase imports and put pressure on India\u2019s current account\n deficit.<\/li>
  4. Further,\n India\u2019s exports also grew by 3.93% following a growth in many key sectors\n such as engineering goods, iron ore and leather products.<\/li>
  5. However,\n escalating trade war between the US and China and rising protectionism\n have cast a shadow on India\u2019s prospects for higher exports.<\/li>
  6. A\n trade deficit is an economic measure of international trade in which a\n country\u2019s imports exceed its exports. A trade deficit represents an\n outflow of domestic currency to foreign markets.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    PM\nModi reaches India after attending SCO meet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Indian\n PM has concluded his two-day visit to attend the Shanghai Cooperation\n Organisation(SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.<\/li>
    2. During\n his visit, Indian PM has held successful bilaterals with China, Russia,\n Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan apart from addressing the SCO summit.<\/li>
    3. He\n coined the acronym HEALTH during his address at the Summit, which is a\n template for strengthening cooperation amongst SCO member-states.<\/li>
    4. Expanding\n on the acronym, he said that the \u2018H\u2019 in HEALTH stands for Healthcare\n Cooperation,\u2019E\u2019 for Economic Cooperation,\u2019A\u2019 for Alternate Energy, \u2018L\u2019 for\n Literature and Culture,\u2019T\u2019 for Terrorism free society and \u2018H\u2019 for\n Humanitarian Cooperation.<\/li>
    5. Indian\n PM has also asked the member states to try coordinated action against\n international terrorism under the SCO-Regional Anti Terrorist\n Structure(RATS).<\/li>
    6. Indian\n PM also said that India\u2019s participation in projects such as the\n International North South Transport Corridor(INSTC),Ashgabat Agreement and\n in the development of Iran\u2019s Chabahar port was a hallmark of its\n commitment to linkages between India and the region.<\/li>
    7. The\n INSTC is a 7,200-km multimode network of ship, rail and road routes for\n moving freight between India, Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan,\n Russia, Central Asia and Europe.<\/li>
    8. The\n Ashgabat Agreement is a pact among Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan,\n Iran, Pakistan, India and Oman to build an international transport and\n transit corridor that facilitates transportation of goods between Central\n Asia and the Persian Gulf.<\/li>
    9. The\n Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) is a permanent organ of the SCO. It\n serves to promote cooperation of member states against (a)terrorism\n (b)separatism and (c) extremism. The head of RATS is elected to a three-year\n term. Each member state also sends a permanent representative to RATS. Its\n headquartered in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Narendra\nModi, Imran Khan exchange pleasantries during SCO Summit at Bishkek<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Indian\n Prime Minister Narendra Modi has attended the Shanghai Cooperation\n Organisation(SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.<\/li>
      2. The\n Bishkek Declaration of the SCO Heads of State Council condemned terrorism\n in all forms and manifestations.<\/li>
      3. The\n member states stressed on expanding and deepening cooperation in trade,\n finance, investment, transport, energy, agriculture, innovation,\n cutting-edge technology.<\/li>
      4. They\n also called for keeping outer space free from weapons and importance of\n peaceful uses of outer space.<\/li>
      5. The\n summit also signed a document titled \u2018Roadmap for Further Action of the\n SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group\u2019.<\/li>
      6. Further,\n they also stressed on the need to address the illegal cultivation,\n production, circulation, sales and dissemination of narcotic drugs,\n psychotropic substances and precursors.<\/li>
      7. A\n separate MoU was also signed for establishment of Astana International\n Financial Centre. Apart from that the other agreements were on sports,\n mass media, coordination of humanitarian affairs, tourism, healthcare.<\/li>
      8. The\n Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, also known as the Shanghai Pact, is a\n Eurasian political, economic, and military organisation. It was founded in\n 2001 by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan\n and Uzbekistan.<\/li>
      9. Apart\n from Uzbekistan, the other five countries have been a part of the Shanghai\n 5 since 1996.The cooperation was renamed to Shanghai Cooperation\n Organisation after Uzbekistan joined the organisation in 2001.India and\n Pakistan joined SCO as full members in 2017.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Mary\nMeeker\u2019s 2019 Internet Trends Report: The Internet Is Growing, and So Are the\nProblems That Come With It<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. According\n to Mary Meeker\u2019s Internet Trends Report 2019,Over half of the world\u2019s\n population has access to the internet now with a majority of users which\n is about 53% coming from the Asia-Pacific region.<\/li>
        2. The\n report says that India has the second largest internet user base at 12%\n while China leads with 21% internet users globally. The United States is\n third with 8% internet users globally.<\/li>
        3. The\n report also says that seven of the top 10 companies across the world by\n market capitalization are technology companies. Out of these, four of the\n top six are based in the US while two are Chinese companies.<\/li>
        4. The\n report further revealed that ecommerce occupies 15% of global retail sales\n at present. Sales from online channels went up by 12.4% compared to\n offline retail sales that grew a mere 2%.<\/li>
        5. The\n report further says that the global smartphone shipments fell by 4% in\n 2018 highlighting the fact that when markets reach mainstream new growth\n is harder to find.<\/li>
        6. However,\n the report highlights that as the Internet continues to grow, it\u2019s having\n its share of problems as well. Removing inappropriate content still\n remains a major issue for major social platforms on the Internet. Also,\n social media has lead to increased political polarisation and divisiveness<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Scientists\nunravel the fungus responsible for Sheath Blight disease in rice<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. Recently,\n scientists at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research has\n unraveled the genomic diversity associated with aggressiveness of two\n Indian strains of Rhizoctonia solani.<\/li>
          2. Rhizoctonia\n solani is a fungal pathogen that causes the dreaded Sheath Blight disease\n in rice.<\/li>
          3. Sheath\n Blight disease is a major issue in rice cultivation. It can cause up to\n 60% reduction in rice yield. It is difficult to breed disease resistant\n rice varieties as there is a lack of natural source of disease resistance.\n Thus, controlling the disease in a sustainable manner has remained a\n challenge.<\/li>
          4. The\n scientists have identified several genes and gene families in the strain\n that might account for their disease aggressiveness. This genomic insight\n is expected to help develop rice varieties resistant to sheath blight\n disease.<\/li>
          5. The\n scientists have also said that the further characterisation of the\n identified genes will be helpful to understand their role in the\n pathogenesis of the fungus.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            US\ncautions India over S-400 deal with Russia, cites strategic partnership choices<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            1. The\n US administration has been persuading India to cancel the Russian S-400\n missile defence system.<\/li>
            2. The\n US has raised a range of concerns over the deal such as systems\n interoperability to long-term worries over strategic partnership choices.<\/li>
            3. US\n officials have also indicated that the US is ready to sell India platforms\n such as its Terminal High Altitude Area defence(THAAD) and Patriot-3\n missiles defence systems if India cancels the S-400 deal.<\/li>
            4. However,\n US persuasion comes in the backdrop of (a)US stopping India from buying\n oil from Iran (b)US withdrawal of the Generalised System of\n Preferences(GSP) (c)Tighter norms for H1-b visas which undermine the\n mutual pledge to elevate the relationship between the two countries.<\/li>
            5. S-400\n Triumf Missile System is a mobile, surface-to-air missile system (SAM).It\n is capable of engaging aircraft, UAVs, cruise missiles and has a terminal\n ballistic missile defense capability. It has an operational range of over\n 400 kms.<\/li>
            6. The\n S-400 Triumf is known as the SA-21 Growler by the North Atlantic Treaty\n Organisation (NATO).NATO members consider the S-400 a major threat because\n of its long range.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Akshaya\nPatra wins BBC award<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              1. The\n Akshaya Patra Foundation has been awarded the BBC World Service\u2019s Global\n Food Champion 2019.<\/li>
              2. Global\n Food Champion is an annual award that honours people or projects that is\n changing the way the world produces, processes, consumes or thinks about\n food for the better.<\/li>
              3. The\n Akshaya Patra Foundation (TAPF) is an NGO for children in India which\n implements the Mid-day meal scheme in number of states in India.<\/li>
              4. Mid-Day\n Meal Scheme is a centrally-sponsored Scheme that provides children\n studying in Classes I-VIII of government and government aided schools with\n cooked mid-day meal.<\/li>
              5. The\n key objectives of the MDMS is to a) improve the nutritional status of\n children and b) improve enrollment, attendance and retention rates in\n schools and EGS\/AIE centres (Alternative and Innovative Education Centres)<\/li>
              6. The\n Mid-day Meal scheme is implemented by the Ministry of Human resources and\n Development. Both the Centre and the state governments contribute funds\n for the scheme, with the menu differing in each state according to local\n factors.<\/li>
              7. In\n some places, the supply of meals is outsourced to contractors appointed by\n the state governments; example: Akshaya Patra.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                45\nwriters to get Sahitya Akademi awards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                1. Sahitya\n Akademi has selected 22 writers for the Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya\n Puraskar 2019 and 23 writers for Yuva Puraskar 2019.<\/li>
                2. Bal\n Sahitya Puraskar is given to authors for their contribution in children\n literature. The Yuva Puraskar is given to writers aged below 35.<\/li>
                3. The\n Sahitya Akademi, India\u2019s National Academy of Letters, is an organisation\n dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. It is\n the only institution that undertakes literary activities in 24 Indian languages,\n including English.<\/li>
                4. It\n was founded by the government of India in 1954. Though set up by the\n government, the Akademi functions as an autonomous organisation.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  IBC-type\nframework for NBFCs, simplified GST among several issues raised with Finance\nMinister<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  1. Finance\n Minister has held pre-budget discussions with the economists.<\/li>
                  2. The\n economists stressed on the need to (a) promote labour intensive sectors\n and (b)manufacturing through Make in India.<\/li>
                  3. Further,\n they also suggested simplification of GST, Insolvency and Bankruptcy\n Code(IBC)-type framework for NBFC ,implementation of Direct Tax Code and\n constitution of independent fiscal policy committee.<\/li>
                  4. Economists\n also gave suggestions on tariff reforms, removing bottlenecks in\n supply-chain, EXIM policy for agriculture, removal of specific duties on\n textiles, revival of inter-state councils for holistic domestic growth and\n boosting employment by focusing on skilling.<\/li>
                  5. Earlier,\n Finance Minister also held a meeting with representatives of social sector\n wherein they suggested that the government should focus on education,\n hygiene, women safety and nutrition of infants in the forthcoming Budget.<\/li>
                  6. They\n also suggested expansion of healthcare infrastructure, provision of free\n drugs and diagnostic facilities, rationalisation of taxes on medical\n devices, promotion of public private partnership in secondary and tertiary\n healthcare sectors, fiscal incentives for recycling of waste water and\n rainwater harvesting among others.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    WPI\ninflation at 2-year low in May<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    1. According\n to government data, wholesale price-based inflation has reached a 22-month\n low of 2.45% in May. The decline has been attributed to falling prices of\n food articles, fuel and power items.<\/li>
                    2. Wholesale\n Price Inflation tracks changes in the price of goods in stages before the\n retail level i.e. goods that are sold in bulk and traded between\n organizations instead of consumers.<\/li>
                    3. It\n is measured by the Wholesale Price Index. The index basket of the WPI\n covers commodities falling under the three major groups namely Primary\n Articles, Fuel and Power and Manufactured products. It is important to\n note that WPI does not cover services.<\/li>
                    4. Wholesale\n Price Index is computed by Office of the Economic Advisor (OEA),\n Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and\n Industry.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                      WPI\ninflation at 2-year low in May<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      1. According\n to government data, wholesale price-based inflation has reached a 22-month\n low of 2.45% in May. The decline has been attributed to falling prices of\n food articles, fuel and power items.<\/li>
                      2. Wholesale\n Price Inflation tracks changes in the price of goods in stages before the\n retail level i.e. goods that are sold in bulk and traded between\n organizations instead of consumers.<\/li>
                      3. It\n is measured by the Wholesale Price Index. The index basket of the WPI\n covers commodities falling under the three major groups namely Primary\n Articles, Fuel and Power and Manufactured products. It is important to\n note that WPI does not cover services.<\/li>
                      4. Wholesale\n Price Index is computed by Office of the Economic Advisor (OEA),\n Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and\n Industry.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                        Bihar\nfirst state to launch universal old-age pension scheme<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        1. Bihar\n state government has launched a universal old age pension\n scheme\u2014Mukhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojana (MVPY)<\/li>
                        2. Under\n the scheme, a person above the age of 60 (if they are not getting any another\n pension from state or central government), irrespective of their\n financial, family or caste status will get a sum of Rs. 400\/ month\n directly in their bank account.<\/li>
                        3. Each\n person above at the age of 80 or above will get a pension of Rs. 500\/\n month directly in their bank account.<\/li>
                        4. Bihar\n has become the first state in India to launch a universal old age pension\n scheme. In other states, old age pensions are provided only to members of\n either BPL family or SC\/ST or widows or disabled persons.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                          Three\nhorses test positive for Glanders disease, euthanized<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          1. Three\n horses in Uttar Pradesh have been euthanized after a report by Hisar-based\n National Research Centre on Euquines (NRCE) report confirmed that they\n tested positive for Glanders disease.  <\/li>
                          2. Glanders\n is a zoonotic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia\n mallei<\/em>. Glanders is primarily a disease affecting horses, but it also\n affects donkeys, mules, goats, dogs, and cats.<\/li>
                          3. Glanders\n is spread to humans by direct contact with infected animals. Although very\n rare, glanders may additionally spread from one person to another through\n the bodily fluids of an infected person.<\/li>
                          4. The\n National Research Centre on Equines was established in 1986 under the\n aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It is mandated with\n research on equine health and production considering the importance of\n equines in India. The term equine refers to a horse or other member of the\n horse family such as ponies, mules.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                            World\nElder Abuse Awareness Day is being observed today<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            1. World\n Elder Abuse Awareness Day is being observed on 15th<\/sup> June.<\/li>
                            2. World\n Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed on the 15th of June every year to\n voice opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted on elderly people.<\/li>
                            3. The\n United Nations General Assembly, in 2011, designated June 15 as World\n Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The recognition came after a request by the\n International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA).<\/li>
                            4. INPEA\n is an international NGO, founded in 1997, which is dedicated to the global\n dissemination of information as part of its commitment to the world-wide\n prevention of the abuse of older people.<\/li>
                            5. Elder\n abuse is a global social issue which affects the health and human rights\n of millions of older persons around the world. According to UN, around 1\n in 6 older people experience some form of abuse.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                              India\nto impose retaliatory tariffs on 29 U.S. goods from June 16<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              1. India\n has decided to impose the long pending retaliatory tariffs on 29 US\n products after US had withdrawn Generalized system of preferences (GSP)\n for Indian exporters.<\/li>
                              2. This\n action comes a year after the notification for the retaliatory tariffs was\n issued in 2018 in response to penal duties imposed on Indian aluminium and\n steel by the US.<\/li>
                              3. The\n tariffs will place a burden of $220-290 million on the U.S which is\n similar to the impact on India due to the U.S. tariffs on aluminium and\n steel imports.<\/li>
                              4. India\n has since been postponing the implementation of these duties hoping to\n resolve trade concerns including the withdrawal of the Generalised System\n of Preferences(GSP) by the US.<\/li>
                              5. GSP\n is a preferential tariff system extended by developed countries to\n developing countries. It is a preferential arrangement in the sense that\n it allows concessional low\/zero tariff imports from developing countries.<\/li>
                              6. Further,\n US and India has issues that needs to be resolved such as (a)India\u2019s Data\n localisation rules which forced foreign companies to store their data locally\n (b)Price controls on medical devices(Cardiac stents) (c)Tariff on ICT\n products (d)Lack of greater market access for the US dairy industry and\n (e)India\u2019s e-commerce policy.<\/li>
                              7. In\n 2018, bilateral trade in goods and services between the two countries\n registered a growth of 12.6% to $142 billion from $126 billion in 2017.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                India\nto impose retaliatory tariffs on 29 U.S. goods from June 16<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                1. India\n has decided to impose the long pending retaliatory tariffs on 29 US\n products after US had withdrawn Generalized system of preferences (GSP)\n for Indian exporters.<\/li>
                                2. This\n action comes a year after the notification for the retaliatory tariffs was\n issued in 2018 in response to penal duties imposed on Indian aluminium and\n steel by the US.<\/li>
                                3. The\n tariffs will place a burden of $220-290 million on the U.S which is similar\n to the impact on India due to the U.S. tariffs on aluminium and steel\n imports.<\/li>
                                4. India\n has since been postponing the implementation of these duties hoping to\n resolve trade concerns including the withdrawal of the Generalised System\n of Preferences(GSP) by the US.<\/li>
                                5. GSP\n is a preferential tariff system extended by developed countries to\n developing countries. It is a preferential arrangement in the sense that\n it allows concessional low\/zero tariff imports from developing countries.<\/li>
                                6. Further,\n US and India has issues that needs to be resolved such as (a)India\u2019s Data\n localisation rules which forced foreign companies to store their data\n locally (b)Price controls on medical devices(Cardiac stents) (c)Tariff on\n ICT products (d)Lack of greater market access for the US dairy industry\n and (e)India\u2019s e-commerce policy.<\/li>
                                7. In\n 2018, bilateral trade in goods and services between the two countries\n registered a growth of 12.6% to $142 billion from $126 billion in 2017.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                  Swiss\nwomen across the country rise up for equal pay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  1. Thousands\n of women across Switzerland have recently held a strike for equal pay for\n equal work.  <\/li>
                                  2. Women\n in Switzerland on average still earn 20% less than men.<\/li>
                                  3. According\n to Global Wage Report 2018-19, Women are paid the most unequally in India,\n compared to men, when it comes to hourly wages for labour. On average,\n women are paid 34% less than men.<\/li>
                                  4. The\n right to equal pay for equal work is a Directive Principle 39(d) in the\n Indian Constitution<\/li>
                                  5. Further,\n in 1976, the Equal Remuneration Act was passed with the aim of providing\n equal remuneration to men and women workers and to prevent discrimination\n on the basis of gender in all matters relating to employment and\n employment opportunities.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                    Kimberley\nProcess Intersessional Meeting 2019 in Mumbai<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    1. The\n Intersessional meeting of the Kimberley Process(KP) is being hosted by\n India from 17th to 21st June,2019 in Mumbai.<\/li>
                                    2. The\n Kimberley Process(KP) is an international certification scheme that came\n into force in 2003.It regulates trade in rough diamonds. It aims to\n prevent the flow of conflict diamonds.<\/li>
                                    3. Conflict\n diamonds also known as blood diamonds are rough diamonds used by rebel\n movements or their allies to finance armed conflicts aimed at undermining\n legitimate governments.<\/li>
                                    4. The\n Kimberley Process Certification Scheme(KPCS) outlines the rules that\n govern the trade in rough diamonds.<\/li>
                                    5. The\n KP is not an international organisation as it has no permanent offices or\n permanent staff. It relies on the contributions under the principle of\n burden sharing of participants supported by industry and civil society\n observers.<\/li>
                                    6. The\n Kimberley Process (KP) is a binding agreement that imposes extensive\n requirements through the national legislation of its participants.<\/li>
                                    7. India\n is a founding member of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme\n (KPCS).Further, Kimberley Process is also described in the United Nation\n Security Council(UNSC) Resolutions.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                      SVEEP\nNodal Officers from across the country meet to deliberate upon the blueprint\nfor the next five years<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      1. The\n Election Commission of India has organised a National Conference of\n Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Nodal\n Officers to deliberate upon the blueprint for the next five years.<\/li>
                                      2. SVEEP\n is a programme of multiple interventions through different modes and\n media. It is designed to educate citizens, electors and voters about the\n electoral process in order to increase their awareness and participation\n in the electoral processes.<\/li>
                                      3. SVEEP\n is designed according to the socio-economic, cultural and demographic\n profile of the state as well as the history of electoral participation in\n previous rounds of elections and learning thereof.<\/li>
                                      4. It\n includes enhanced interaction with the citizens through social media,\n online contests and voters festivals. It also includes awareness on the\n new initiatives launched by the EC.<\/li>
                                      5. In\n addition to target groups of women, youth, urban voters and the\n marginalized sections, the inclusion of groups like service voters, NRIs,\n persons with disabilities, prospective voters, students is also of primary\n focus.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                        Cross-border\ndata movement under new law may be allowed on basis of reciprocity: Prasad<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                        1. Union\n Telecom minister has said that the draft of Personal Data Protection\n Bill,2018 is finalised.<\/li>
                                        2. The\n minister also said that India will uphold its data sovereignty and it will\n not be negotiable .However, some degree of data movement may be allowed\n but that will be based upon reciprocity and understanding.<\/li>
                                        3. The\n draft of Personal Data Protection Bill,2018 is based on the\n recommendations of the government-constituted high-level panel headed by\n Justice BN Srikrishna.<\/li>
                                        4. The\n government had started process on framing personal data protection law\n after the Supreme Court had held that privacy is a fundamental right and\n asked the government to work around it.<\/li>
                                        5. The\n draft bill restricts and imposes conditions on cross-border transfer of\n personal data. It also suggests setting up of Data Protection Authority of\n India to prevent misuse of personal information.<\/li>
                                        6. The\n Bill also emphasized on individual consent being most important to data\n sharing. The bill says that the right to privacy is a fundamental right\n and unless you have given your explicit consent, your personal data cannot\n be shared or processed.<\/li>
                                        7. Further,\n the minister also said that Digital villages has been another area of\n focus for the government which aims to set up one lakh villages with\n facilities like public WiFi, computer literacy centres among others.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                          Cabinet\napproves New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill,2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                          1. Union\n Cabinet has approved the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre\n Bill,2019 for introduction in the ensuing session of Parliament.<\/li>
                                          2. The\n Bill provides for setting up of an independent autonomous body for\n institutional arbitration and to acquire and transfer the undertakings of\n International Centre For Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR) to New\n Delhi International Arbitration Centre(NDIAC).<\/li>
                                          3. NDIAC\n will be headed by a chairperson who has been a Judge of the Supreme Court\n or a Judge of a High Court or an eminent person having special knowledge\n and experience in the conduct or administration of arbitration law or\n management, to be appointed by the Central Government in consultation with\n the Chief Justice of India.<\/li>
                                          4. There\n will be two Full time or Part time Members from amongst eminent persons\n having substantial knowledge and experience in institutional arbitration\n both domestic and international.<\/li>
                                          5. Also,\n one representative of a recognised body of commerce and industry shall be\n chosen on a rotational basis as Part time Member.<\/li>
                                          6. The\n Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, Financial Adviser nominated by the\n Department of Expenditure and Chief Executive Officer, NDIAC shall be\n ex-officio Members.<\/li>
                                          7. Arbitration\n is one of the methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).ADR is the\n procedure for settling disputes without litigation. Arbitration is a\n procedure in which the dispute is submitted to an arbitral tribunal which\n makes a decision on the dispute that is binding on the parties.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                            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\u2019s 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 \u2013 June 15, 2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":48116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-9-pm-brief","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/9-PM-Brief.png?fit=1000%2C500&ssl=1","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700790942,"cached_date":1704845526},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}