{"id":54749,"date":"2019-11-15T21:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T15:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54749"},"modified":"2020-02-27T15:09:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T09:39:40","slug":"9-pm-current-affairs-brief-november-15th-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/9-pm-current-affairs-brief-november-15th-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 November 15th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/terrorism-results-in-1-trillion-loss-to-world-economy-pm-modi-at-brics-summit\/articleshow\/72059036.cms\"><strong>Terrorism\ncaused $1 trillion loss to world economy: PM Modi at BRICS summit<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Indian Prime Minister has attended the 11th BRICS summit in Brasilia,\nBrazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nBRICS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>BRICS is the acronym coined for an\nassociation of five major emerging national economies \u2014 Brazil, Russia, India,\nChina and South Africa.<\/li><li>The BRICS 2019 summit was held &nbsp;under the theme BRICS: Economic Growth for an\nInnovative Future.<\/li><li>During the summit,the BRICS\ncountries have adopted the Brasilia Declaration.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nBrasilia Declaration:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The declaration has urged for\nconcerted efforts to fight against terrorism under United Nations(UN) in\naccordance with international law.<\/li><li>They have also callled for an\nexpeditious conclusion and adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on\nInternational Terrorism(CCIT) within the UN framework <\/li><li>They also called on the States to\nprevent financing of terrorist networks and terrorist actions including those\nfrom their territories.<\/li><li>They have said that the trade war\nbetween China and the U.S. and rising protectionism is hurting the global\neconomy.Hence,multilateralism is crucial for emerging countries to protect\ntheir own interests.<\/li><li>There is an urgent need to reform\nthe United Nations including the World Trade Organisation(WTO) and the\nInternational Monetary Fund(IMF) to address the significant challenges being\nfaced by the developing countries.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nCCIT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Comprehensive Convention on\nInternational Terrorism (CCIT) was proposed by India at United Nations in 1996.\n<\/li><li>The convention provides a legal\nframework which makes it binding on all signatories to deny funds and safe\nhavens to terrorist groups.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objectives\nof CCIT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>To have a universal definition of\nterrorism that all 193-members of the UNGA will adopt into their own criminal\nlaw<\/li><li>To ban all terror groups and shut\ndown terror camps<\/li><li>To prosecute all terrorists under\nspecial laws<\/li><li>To make cross-border terrorism an\nextraditable offence worldwide.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why has\nCCIT not been adopted yet?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The CCIT has remained deadlocked\nmainly due to opposition from three main blocks the US, the Organization of\nIslamic Countries(OIC) and the Latin American countries.<\/li><li>The three blocks have raised\nobjections over the definition of terrorism and seek exclusions to safeguard\ntheir strategic interests.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1591560\"><strong>Selected\nStudent Innovators of Atal Tinkering Lab Marathon 2018 Call on the President<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>A group of selected student innovators of the Atal Tinkering Lab\nMarathon 2018 has called on the President of India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAtal Tinkering lab:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Atal Tinkering labs(ATL) have been\nestablished under the Atal Innovation Mission(AIM).<\/li><li>ATL is a workspace where young\nminds can give shape to their ideas through hands-on do-it-yourself mode and\nlearn innovation skills.<\/li><li>The objective of this lab is to\nfoster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds and inculcate\nskills such as design mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical\ncomputing among others.<\/li><li>AIM will provide grant-in-aid that\nincludes a one-time establishment cost of Rs.10 lakh and operational expenses\nof Rs. 10 lakh for a maximum period of 5 years to each ATL.<\/li><li>Schools (minimum Grade VI &#8211; X)\nmanaged by Government, local body or private trusts\/society are eligible to set\nup ATL.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Atal\ninnovation mission(AIM):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)\nwas set up by NITI Aayog in 2016.<\/li><li>It aims to promote a culture of\ninnovation and entrepreneurship.It seeks to create institutions and programs\nthat enhance innovation in schools, colleges, and entrepreneurs in general.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/india-gets-usd-43-million-from-green-climate-fund-to-boost-climate-resilience-in-3-coastal-states\/story-1T7OcN9Zal2Fccp6tqVTxM.html\"><strong>India gets USD\n43 million from Green Climate Fund to boost climate resilience in 3 coastal\nstates<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>India has started a USD 43 million project to boost climate resilience\nin three coastal states in partnership with the UNDP\u2019s&nbsp; Green Climate Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe Project:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It will be a six year project\nwhich will help to build climate resilient livelihoods of 1.7 million people in\nthree coastal states which are Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.<\/li><li>The project will work with\ncommunities in restoring ecosystems and promoting climate-resilient livelihood\noptions, such as the sustainable farming of mud crabs.<\/li><li>The project has also planned to\nsequester minimum of 3.5 million tons of carbon dioxide in the next 30 years.<\/li><li>The project will be funded by the\nGreen Climate Fund.Further, Indian government will also finance an additional\nUSD 86.8 million towards the project to mainstream and accelerate the impacts\nof the Green Climate Fund grant.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nGreen Climate fund:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Green Climate Fund (GCF) was\nset up in 2010 as a financial mechanism under the United Nations Framework\nConvention on Climate Change(UNFCCC).<\/li><li>The GCF mechanism allows funding\nfrom developed countries to developing countries to allow them to mitigate\nclimate change and also adapt to disruptions arising from a changing climate.<\/li><li>The GCF is based in Incheon, South\nKorea.It is governed by a Board of 24 members and supported by a Secretariat.<\/li><li>The Fund also targets societies\nthat are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, in particular Least Developed\nCountries (LDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and African States.<\/li><li>The fund is intended to be the\ncentrepiece of efforts to raise Climate Finance of $100 billion a year by 2020.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Delhi\/roadside-air-purifiers-failed-to-curb-pollution-in-capital\/article29966588.ece\"><strong>Roadside air\npurifiers failed to curb pollution in Capital, says Union Environment Ministry\nSecretary<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union Environment ministry has said that roadside air purifiers such as\nWAYU and HEPA filters has failed to curb air pollution in Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nWAYU:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>WAYU stands for Wind Augmentation\nPurifYing Unit.The device has the capacity to purify air in an area of 500\nmeter square.<\/li><li>It has been developed by the\nCSIR\u2013National Environmental Engineering Research Institute(CSIR-NEERI) as a\npart of Technology Development Project being funded by the Department of\nScience and Technology.<\/li><li>The device works on two principles\nmainly wind generation for dilution of air pollutants and Active Pollutants\nremoval.<\/li><li>It has filters for particulate\nmatter(PM) removal and activated carbon (charcoal) and UV lamps for poisonous\ngases removal such as Volatile organic compounds(VOCs) and Carbon Monoxide.<\/li><li>The device also has one fan and\nfilter for sucking and removing PM. There are two UV lamps and half kg of\nactivated carbon charcoal coated with special chemical Titanium Dioxide.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nHEPA Filters:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>HEPA stands for High-Efficiency\nParticulate Air filter(HEPA) filter.<\/li><li>The HEPA filter sucks airborne\ncontaminants and pushes out clean, fresh air.<\/li><li>The&nbsp; filters can trap nearly 99.97% of particles\nthat are 0.3 microns.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/supreme-court-dismisses-petitions-seeking-review-of-its-judgment-upholding-purchase-of-36-rafale-jets\/article29970248.ece\"><strong>Supreme Court\ndismisses pleas to review Rafale ruling<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The Supreme Court has refused to review its December,2018 order\nrejecting a probe into the controversial Rafale deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe Rafale deal:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Rafale deal is a defence deal\nbetween French and Indian government.<\/li><li>In 2016,Indian government had\ninked a direct deal with the French government to purchase 36 new Rafale\nfighter jet.<\/li><li>As part of the contract,India will\nalso get the latest weapons like the Meteor and Scalp missiles,besides a\nfive-year support package that assures high availability of the fighter.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nRafale fighter jet:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Rafale is a twin-engine medium\nmulti-role combat aircraft.It is manufactured by the French company Dassault\nAviation.<\/li><li>The Rafale is referred to as an\n\u2018omnirole\u2019 aircraft by Dassault.It is the capability to perform several actions\nat the same time.It can carry out both air-to-ground as well as air-to-air\nattacks.<\/li><li>The aircraft is also fitted with\nan on-board oxygen generation system (OBOGS).It suppresses the need for liquid\noxygen refilling or ground support for oxygen production.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nRafale deal controversy:<\/strong>The petitioners have filed the\ncase against the Rafale deal on the basis of these issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pricing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The petitioners have alleged that\nthe government had bought 36 Rafale fighter aircraft at a much higher price\nthan the one that was being negotiated for 126 aircraft by the previous\ngovernment.<\/li><li>However,the court has rejected the\nallegations on the pricing of the jets. It said it was not the function of the\ncourt to determine the prices.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Offset\nPartner:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The petitioners had raised an\nissue over Dassault partnering with Reliance Defence,a private company instead\nof state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics limited(HAL).<\/li><li>But the court pointed out that the\nDefence Procurement Policy(DPP) 2013 says that the Original Equipment\nManufacturer(OEM) will choose its own Indian Offset Partners(IOPs) and that in\nthis process,the role of the Government is not envisaged.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nOffsets:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Offsets are kind of a quid pro quo\nbetween countries and defence companies.Basically,since a government spends a\nlarge part of its budget buying equipment from these companies,it asks these\ncompanies to invest a portion of the deal amount in their countries.<\/li><li>The offset clause allows for\neconomic growth of the country in the process of completing the deal.While some\noffset clauses may ask for investments, others may impose terms like onboarding\nof local suppliers in the process.<\/li><li>The key objectives of offsets are\nto leverage capital acquisitions to develop national defence R&amp;D and\nencourage the aerospace and internal security sectors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SCALP<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>SCALP is a precision long range\nground attack missile that can take out targets with extreme accuracy.It has a\nrange of 300 km capped by the missile technology control regime.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>METEOR<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A meteor is a beyond visual range\nair to air missile that is possibly the best in its class.It can take out enemy\naircraft at a range of over 100 km.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1591620\"><strong>Tobacco Board\nReceives 2019 Golden Leaf Award<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Tobacco Board of India has been awarded the Golden Leaf Award in the\nMost Impressive Public Service Initiative category for the year 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nTobacco Board of India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tobacco Board is a statutory body\nestablished under the Tobacco Board Act,1975.<\/li><li>It comes under the Ministry of\nCommerce and Industry.The tobacco board is headquartered in Guntur, Andhra\nPradesh.<\/li><li>The main functions of the Board\ninclude (a)regulating the production and curing of Virginia tobacco in India\n(b)improving the yields and quality of tobacco, (c)facilitating the sale of\ntobacco through e-auctions (d)undertaking various grower welfare measures and\n(e)export promotion of tobacco.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nGolden Leaf awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Golden Leaf Awards were\ncreated to recognize professional excellence and dedication in the tobacco\nindustry by Tobacco Reporter, an international magazine in the year 2006.<\/li><li>The awards are granted on an\nannual basis to companies that have achieved outstanding performance in five\ncategories (a) impressive public service initiative (b) promising new product\nintroduction (c) exciting newcomer to the industry (d) outstanding service to\nthe industry and (e)committed to quality award.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/current-affairs\/supreme-court-strikes-down-amended-finance-act-rules-for-tribunals-119111301847_1.html\"><strong>Supreme Court\nstrikes down amended Finance Act rules for tribunals<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>TheSupreme Court has struck\ndown the rules formulated by the Centre on appointment and service conditions\nfor members of various tribunals and referred to a larger bench the issue of\nexamining the validity of the passage of the Finance Act 2017 as a Money Bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Finance\nact on Tribunals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Finance Act,2017 had modified\nthe terms of appointment and functioning in various statutory tribunals\nincluding the National Green Tribunal.<\/li><li>However,the Supreme Court has\nstruck down the rules under Section 184 of the Finance Act,2017.<\/li><li>The court said that changing the\ngovernance of tribunal through rules is contrary to the doctrine of Separation\nof Powers and past judgements of the SC.<\/li><li>In 2014,the Supreme Court while\nexamining the provisions related to the National Tax Tribunal had held that\nAppellate tribunals have powers and functions similar to that of High Courts.<\/li><li>Therefore,matters related to the\nappointment and reappointment of their members must be free from executive\ninvolvement.<\/li><li>Further,the apex court has also\ndirected the government to reformulate the rules.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Finance\nact as a Money bill:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The challenge to the Finance Act,\n2017 was also on the grounds that it was passed as a Money Bill.<\/li><li>The petitioners had argued that\nthe finance act was not a money bill as it contained provisions concerning the\nfunctioning of tribunals and passing it as a money bill was done to circumvent\nthe Rajya Sabha.<\/li><li>However,the apex court has\nreferred this matter to a larger bench for consideration.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nTribunals:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tribunals are special court to\ndeal with specific matters or problems of a particular type.<\/li><li>They were added in the\nConstitution by the Constitution (Forty second Amendment) Act,1976 as Part\nXIV-A.<\/li><li>Article 323-A deals with\nAdministrative Tribunals while article 323-B deals with tribunals for other\nmatters.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nMoney Bill:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A money bill is defined under\nArticle 110 of the Indian Constitution.<\/li><li>A Bill is said to be a Money Bill\nif it only contains provisions related to taxation, borrowing of money by the\ngovernment,expenditure from or receipt to the Consolidated Fund of India.Bills\nthat only contain provisions that are incidental to these matters would also be\nregarded as Money Bills.<\/li><li>The Speaker certifies a Bill as a\nMoney Bill and the Speaker\u2019s decision is final.<\/li><li>A Money Bill can be introduced in\nLok Sabha on the recommendation of the President.It must be passed in the Lok\nSabha by a simple majority of all members present and voting.<\/li><li>Following this, it may be sent to\nthe Rajya Sabha for recommendations, which Lok Sabha may reject if it chooses\nto.If such recommendations are not given within 14 days,it will be deemed to be\npassed by Parliament.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/economy\/indicators\/moodys-cuts-indias-gdp-growth-forecast-to-5-6-per-cent-for-2019\/articleshow\/72052306.cms\"><strong>Moody&#8217;s Cuts\nIndia&#8217;s GDP Growth Forecast To 5.6% For 2019-20<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Moody&#8217;s Investors Service has reduced India&#8217;s economic growth forecast\nto 5.6% for 2019 from 5.8% projected earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The growth forecast has been\nreduced due to investment-led slowdown that has broadened into\nconsumption,driven by financial stress among rural households and weak job\ncreation.<\/li><li>To overcome the growth\nslowdown,the government has undertaken a number of measures.<\/li><li>It has announced a cut in the\ncorporate tax rate to 22% from 30%.It also lowered the tax rate for new\nmanufacturing companies to 15% to attract new foreign direct investments.<\/li><li>It has also taken other\ninitiatives such as bank recapitalization, mergers of 10 public sector banks\ninto four, support for the auto sector, plans for infrastructure spending as\nwell as tax benefits for startups.<\/li><li>However,it said that none of these\nmeasures directly address the widespread weakness in consumption demand which\nhas been the chief driver of the economy.<\/li><li>But the moody expects the economic\nactivity in India to pick up in 2020 and 2021 to 6.6% and 6.7% respectively.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nMoody:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Moody\u2019s is an essential component\nof the global capital markets.<\/li><li>It providing credit ratings,\nresearch, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated\nfinancial markets.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/pti-stories\/bhim-upi-goes-global-qr-code-based-payments-demonstrated-at-singapore-fintech-festival-119111300711_1.html\"><strong>BHIM UPI goes\nglobal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Recently,to internationalize the BHIM UPI a pilot demo was conducted in\nSingapore with a live transaction at a merchant terminal at the FinTech\nFestival 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The project is being jointly\ndeveloped by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Singapore\u2019s\nNetwork for Electronic Transfers (NETS). <\/li><li>This QR code-based system would\nallow anyone with a BHIM app to scan Singapore Quick Response Code(SGQR) at\nNETS terminals in Singapore for payments.<\/li><li>The project is targeted to go\nfully live by February 2020 and cover thousands of terminals in Singapore after\nthe Reserve Bank of India\u2019s (RBI\u2019s) approval. <\/li><li>Further,by February 2020,it is\nalso expected that all RuPay cards, including domestic ones will be acceptable\nin Singapore.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nBHIM:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bharat Interface for Money(BHIM)\nis Unified Payments Interface(UPI) based payment interface application that\nallows real time fund transfer<\/li><li>The app has been launched in\n2016.It was developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nUPI:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Unified Payments Interface (UPI)\nis a system that powers multiple bank accounts into a single mobile application\nof any participating bank.<\/li><li>The interface has been developed\nby National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).<\/li><li>It merges several banking\nfeatures, seamless fund routing &amp; merchant payments into one hood. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNational Payments Corporation of India(NPCI):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>NPCI is an umbrella organisation\nfor operating retail payments and settlement systems in India.<\/li><li>It is an initiative of Reserve\nBank of India (RBI) and Indian Banks\u2019 Association (IBA) under the provisions of\nthe Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 for creating a robust Payment and\nSettlement Infrastructure in India.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Terrorism caused $1 trillion loss to world economy: PM Modi at BRICS summit News:Indian Prime Minister has attended the 11th BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil. Facts: About BRICS: BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies \u2014 Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. 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