{"id":54863,"date":"2019-11-30T21:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T15:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?p=54863"},"modified":"2020-02-27T13:41:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T08:11:30","slug":"auto-draft-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/auto-draft-47\/","title":{"rendered":"9 PM Current Affairs Brief \u2013 November 30th, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/undp-launches-accelerator-lab-in-india-to-work-on-tackling-pollution\/article30108154.ece\"><strong>UNDP launches\nAccelerator Lab in India to work on tackling pollution<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched its\nAccelerator Lab in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nUNDP\u2019s Accelerator lab:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Accelerator Lab is an\ninnovative initiative by the UNDP, Qatar Government and the Federal Republic of\nGermany to find 21st century solutions to today&#8217;s complex new challenges.<\/li><li>These labs seeks to identify\ngrassroots solutions together with local actors and validate their potential to\naccelerate development.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key\napproaches of Accelerator Lab:<\/strong>The four key approaches\nsit at the core of the Labs\u2019 work are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Building on locally-sourced\nsolutions, finding things that work and expanding on them<\/li><li>Rapid testing and iteration to\nimplement what works and go beyond the obvious solutions<\/li><li>Combining the best understanding,\nideas and expertise to generate collective knowledge<\/li><li>Accelerating progress by bringing\nexpertise, creativity and collective intelligence to bear.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAccelerator Lab in India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The lab has been launched by UNDP\nin collaboration with Atal Innovation Mission and will look to solve issues\nthrough innovative solutions.<\/li><li>It will seek to address some of\nthe most pressing issues facing India, such as air pollution, sustainable water\nmanagement and client-resilient livelihoods through innovation.<\/li><li>The vision is also to make faster\nprogress in meeting the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the\nUnited Nations(UN) by 2030.<\/li><li>India&#8217;s Accelerator Lab will be\npart of a network of 60 global labs covering 78 nations that will test and\nscale new solutions to global challenges like climate change and inequality.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nUNDP:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The United Nations Development\nProgramme (UNDP) is the UN\u2019s global development network.<\/li><li>UNDP was established in 1965 by\nthe General Assembly of the United Nations.It is headquartered in New York,US.<\/li><li>It provides expert advice,\ntraining and grants support to developing countries, with increasing emphasis\non assistance to the least developed countries.<\/li><li>UNDP is central to the United\nNations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG).<\/li><li>UN SDG is a network that spans 165\ncountries and unites the 40 UN funds, programmes, specialized agencies and\nother bodies working to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAtal innovation mission:<\/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.<\/li><li>It seeks to create institutions\nand programs that enhance innovation in schools, colleges, and entrepreneurs in\ngeneral.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/newsite\/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=195062\"><strong>Petrol\nMin:SATAT initiative to promote Compressed Biogas as green fuel<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas has informed the Lok Sabha\nthatSATAT initiative has the\npotential of addressing environmental problems arising from stubble burning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nSATAT initiative:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>SATAT stands for Sustainable\nAlternative Towards Affordable Transportation(SATAT).<\/li><li>The initiative aims to promote\nCompressed Biogas as an alternative, green transport fuel.It would benefit both\nvehicle-users as well as farmers and entrepreneurs.<\/li><li>The potential for Compressed\nBiogas production from various sources in India is estimated at about 62\nmillion tonnes per annum.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Features\nof the initiative:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Compressed Biogas(CBG) plants are proposed\nto be set up mainly through independent entrepreneurs.<\/li><li>CBG produced at these plants will\nbe transported through cascades of cylinders to the fuel station networks of\nOMCs for marketing as a green transport fuel alternative.<\/li><li>The entrepreneurs would then be\nable to separately market the other by-products from these plants including\nbio-manure, carbon-dioxide to enhance returns on investment.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Significance\nof the initiative:<\/strong>There are multiple benefits from\nconverting agricultural residue, cattle dung and municipal solid waste into CBG\non a commercial scale which are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Responsible waste management,\nreduction in carbon emissions and pollution <\/li><li>Additional revenue source for\nfarmers<\/li><li>Boost to entrepreneurship, rural\neconomy and employment<\/li><li>Support to national commitments in\nachieving climate change goals<\/li><li>Reduction in import of natural gas\nand crude oil<\/li><li>Buffer against crude oil\/gas price\nfluctuations<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nBioGas:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bio-gas is produced naturally\nthrough a process of anaerobic decomposition from waste \/ biomass sources.<\/li><li>These include agriculture residue,\ncattle dung, sugarcane press mud, municipal solid waste, sewage treatment plant\nwaste among others.<\/li><li>After purification,it is\ncompressed and called CBG which has pure methane content of over 95%.<\/li><li>Compressed Biogas is exactly\nsimilar to the commercially available natural gas in its composition and energy\npotential.Hence,it can be used as alternative, renewable automotive fuel.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/modi-offers-development-counter-terror-credit-line-to-sri-lanka-11575024512939.html\"><strong>India offers\n$450 million line of credit to Sri Lanka\u200a<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Sri Lankan President is on his first overseas visit to India after\ntaking over as Sri Lanka president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key\ntakeaways from the visit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>India has announced a line of\ncredit of USD 400 million for development projects in Sri Lanka besides\ngranting a separate fund of USD 50 million to help the country deal with\nchallenges of terrorism.<\/li><li>The two countries have also agreed\nto work closely on matters related to the economy and security in the backdrop\nof rising competition between China and the US for influence in the Indian\nOcean region.<\/li><li>On India\u2019s concerns on Chinese\nprojects,Sri Lanka has said that cooperation between India and Sri Lanka is\nmultifaceted with priority given to security-related matters.<\/li><li>While with other\ncountries,initiatives for cooperation are by and large economic and commercial.<\/li><li>Sri Lanka has also asked for\nIndia\u2019s cooperation in the economic development of Sri Lanka\u2019s northern and\neastern regions which have a sizeable Tamil population.<\/li><li>Indian Prime Minister has also\nraised the issue of Indian fishermen, mainly from Tamil Nadu who have been\ndetained by Sri Lanka for crossing the maritime boundary.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Significance\nof the visit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The visit assumes significance\nowing to the growing influence of China in the Indian Ocean region.<\/li><li>The visit could set the tone of\nIndia-Sri Lanka relations as Sri Lanka has positively reciprocated India&#8217;s\ngesture of partnership and stressed that India remains our relative even as\nChina is its trade partner.<\/li><li>However,Sri Lanka cannot wish away\nChina completely as by the end of 2017,10% of its debt was owed to China.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-why-mauritius-is-calling-uk-an-illegal-colonial-occupier-over-a-tiny-set-of-island-6142821\/\"><strong>Explained: Why\nMauritius is calling UK an \u2018illegal colonial occupier\u2019 over a tiny set of\nislands<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Mauritius has called the UK an illegal colonial occupier after it\nignored a UN mandated deadline to return the Chagos Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nChagos Islands:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Chagos Archipelago is an\nisland group in the central Indian Ocean.It is located about 1,000 miles (1,600\nkm) south of the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent.<\/li><li>In the 19th century, Chagos were\ngoverned from Mauritius which was a British Colony.<\/li><li>However,UK retained possession of\nthe Chagos archipelago even after Mauritius gained its independence in 1968 by\npaying compensation to and fishing rights to Mauritius.<\/li><li>In 1971,UK forced the Chagos\nislanders to leave their homes so that the largest island named Diego Garcia\ncould be leased to the US for a strategic airbase.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Global\nStand on Chagos Islands:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In 2015,Mauritius had initiated\nlegal proceedings in these matters against the United Kingdom in the Permanent\nCourt of Arbitration at The Hague in the Netherlands.<\/li><li>The Permanent Court of Arbitration\nhad ruled that the United Kingdom has failed to give due regard to Mauritius\u2019\nrights and declared that the United Kingdom had breached its obligations.<\/li><li>In 2017, at the UN General\nAssembly, 94 countries voted in support of Mauritius resolution to seek an\nadvisory opinion on the legal status of the Chagos Islands from the\nInternational Court of Justice.<\/li><li>However,the US and the UK were\namong the 15 countries that voted against the resolution.<\/li><li>In 2019, International Court of\nJustice has ruled that the United Kingdom should hand over the administration\nof the Chagos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Mauritius in order to legally\ncomplete its decolonisation.<\/li><li>However, as the matter was\nreferred to the Court by the UN General Assembly, it is not binding to either\ncountry but will remain only as an advisory for the UN to use in future.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"629\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture1-50.png?resize=629%2C629&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54952\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1594200\"><strong>Scheme for\nIntegrated Textile Parks<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Union Minister of Textiles has informed Lok Sabha about the scheme for\nIntegrated Textile Parks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nScheme for Integrated Textile Parks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Scheme for Integrated Textile\nParks(SITP) has been launched in 2005.<\/li><li>The objective of the SITP is to\nprovide the industry with world class state of the art infrastructure\nfacilities for setting up their textile units.<\/li><li>The scheme is a demand driven\nscheme in which the prospective entrepreneurs can send their proposals to the\nGovernment.<\/li><li>The scheme would facilitate\ntextile units to meet international environmental and social standards.<\/li><li>It targets industrial\nclusters\/locations with high growth potential which require strategic\ninterventions by way of providing world-class infrastructure support.<\/li><li>The scheme was launched by merging\ntwo schemes namely the Apparel Parks for Exports Scheme(APES) and the Textiles\nCentre Infrastructure Development Scheme(TCIDS).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Funding\nof the scheme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The total project cost shall be\nfunded through a mix of Equity from the Ministry of Textiles, State Government,\nState Industrial Development Corporation, Industry and Loan from Banks or\nFinancial Institutions.<\/li><li>The Government of India\u2019s(GOI)\nsupport under the Scheme by way of Grant or Equity will be limited to 40% of\nthe project cost subject to a ceiling of Rs.40 crore.<\/li><li>The combined equity stake of State\nGovernments or Corporation if any, should not exceed 49%.<\/li><li>However,Government of India\u2019s\ngrant is up to 90% of the project cost for the first two projects (each) in the\nStates of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,\nTripura, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu &amp; Kashmir with\nceiling limit of Rs 40 crore for each textile park.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/drdo-defends-nag-missiles\/article30118567.ece\"><strong>DRDO defends\nNag missiles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) has said that\nstate-of-the-art indigenous Anti-Tank Guided Missile(ATGM) Nag is in advanced\nstages of development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nNag missile:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nag is a third-generation,\nfire-and-forget, anti-tank guided missile developed by Defence Research and\nDevelopment Organisation (DRDO).<\/li><li>The missile is an all weather,top\nattack missile with a minimum range of 500 metres and maximum range of 4km.<\/li><li>The missile uses an imaging\ninfrared seeker in lock-on-before-launch mode.It can seek and destroy all known\nenemy tanks during day and night or under any adverse weather conditions.<\/li><li>The missile can be launched from\nboth the land and air-based platforms.<\/li><li>The missile has been indigenously\ndeveloped under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme(IGMDP).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nIGMDP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Integrated Guided-Missile\nDevelopment Programme (IGMDP) was conceived by Dr. APJ. Abdul Kalam to enable\nIndia attain self-sufficiency in the field of missile technology.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Missiles\nunder IGMDP:<\/strong>The missiles developed under this IGMDP\nprogramme includes: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Prithvi<\/strong>: Short range surface to surface\nballistic missile.<\/li><li><strong>Agni<\/strong>:Intermediate Range surface to surface\nballistic Missile<\/li><li><strong>Trishul<\/strong>: Short range low level surface to air\nmissile.<\/li><li><strong>Nag<\/strong>: 3rd generation anti-tank missile.<\/li><li><strong>Akash<\/strong>: Medium range surface to air missile.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nDefence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>DRDO was established in 1958 by\nthe government of India.It is under the administrative control of Union\nMinistry of Defence.<\/li><li>DRDO aims to enhance India\u2019s\nself-reliance in Defence Systems.It undertakes design &amp; development leading\nto the production of a world-class weapon system.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsonair.com\/News?title=Lankan-Army-contingent-leaves-for-India-to-participate-in-joint-military-exercise&amp;id=375336\"><strong>Exercise Mitra\nShakti -India and SriLanka military exercise<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>The Sri Lankan Army will be participating in the annual joint military\nexercise Mitra Shakti between the Indian and Sri Lanka Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe exercise:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Exercise Mitra Shakti is an annual\njoint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lanka Army.<\/li><li>The exercise is being conducted\nbetween both the countries since the year 2012.<\/li><li>The aim of the exercise is to\nbuild and promote close relations between the armies of both the countries and\nto enhance the ability of joint exercise commander to take military contingents\nof both nations under command.<\/li><li>The exercise will also involve\ntraining in tactical level operations during international Counter Insurgency\nand Counter Terrorist environment under United Nations mandate.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other\nexercises between India and Sri Lanka:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nSLINEX<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>SLINEX is a bilateral naval\nexercise between Indian and Sri Lankan Navy.<\/li><li>The exercise was started in\n2005.It was previously held once in two years and now it has been converted to\nan annual event.<\/li><li>The exercise is a continuation of\nongoing operational interaction between both navies wherein regular ships\nvisits are being undertaken between the two countries.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/india-japan-to-engage-in-22-dialogue-today-6143422\/\"><strong>India, Japan to\nengage in 2+2 dialogue<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>India and Japan are going to hold the 2+2 Dialogue in Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\n2+2 Dialogue:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The 2+2 is a format of dialogue\nwhere the defense and foreign ministers or secretaries meet with their\ncounterparts from another country.<\/li><li>India and Japan had started the\n2+2 dialogue at the level of officials in 2010.But they decided to upgrade it\nto the ministerial level during their summit in October,2018.<\/li><li>Currently,India has a 2+2\nministerial mechanism with the US and 2+2 official level mechanism between\nIndia and Australia.<\/li><li>Hence with this,India has 2+2\nmechanism with all the Quad countries.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>India-Japan\n2+2 Dialogue:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The 2+2 meeting between India and\nJapan would provide an opportunity for the two sides to review the status of\nand exchange further views on strengthening defence and security cooperation.<\/li><li>The two sides will also exchange\nviews on the situation in the Indo-Pacific region and their respective efforts\nunder India\u2019s \u2018Act East Policy\u2019 and Japan\u2019s \u2018Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision\u2019\nfor achieving their shared objectives of peace, prosperity and progress in the\nregion.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional\ninformation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nAbout the Quad group:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Quadrilateral Security Dialogue(QSD)\nis the strategic dialogue between four countries viz. India, United States,\nJapan and Australia.<\/li><li>It was originally initiated in\n2007 but later disbanded with withdrawal of Australia.It has later revived in\n2017.<\/li><li>The Quad is viewed as a group of\nfour democracies with a shared objective to ensure and support a free, open and\nprosperous Indo-Pacific region.<\/li><li>The foundation of Quad is also\nbased on collective effort and shared commitment on counter-terrorism,\nhumanitarian assistance and disaster relief, maritime security cooperation,\ndevelopment finance and cybersecurity.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/news\/india\/gdp-growth-falls-to-4-5-in-september-quarter-11575026583115.html\"><strong>Gross Domestic\nProduct growth falls to 4.5% in Q2 of 2019-20<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>According to data released by the Central Statistics Office\n(CSO),India\u2019s Gross Domestic Product(GDP) growth has fallen to 4.5% for the\nsecond quarter (July-September) of the year 2019-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About\nthe slowdown in GDP growth rate:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The GDP growth rate has slowed\ndown for the sixth consecutive quarter at 4.5% from 5% in the preceding\nquarter.<\/li><li>The growth is the lowest in six\nyears and three months with the previous low recorded at 4.3% during the\nJanuary &#8211; March 2013.<\/li><li>In terms of quarterly growth,India\nhas also lost the tag of the fastest growing economy to China which posted a\ngrowth of 6% in the September quarter.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reasons\nfor growth slowdown:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The slowdown in GDP growth\nhappened due to a number of factors including slowdown in private consumption,\ninvestment and export.But the key indicator is lack of credit growth and demand\nin the market.<\/li><li>However,only government\nexpenditure has supported the growth by growing at 11.6%.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Steps\ntaken by Government:<\/strong>To overcome the growth\nslowdown,the government has undertaken a number of measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><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, none of these measures\ndirectly address the widespread weakness in consumption demand which has been\nthe chief driver of the economy.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Implications\nof growth slowdown:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The slowdown in the economy is\nexpected to adversely affect income growth which in turn would further dent\nconsumption demand.<\/li><li>The decline in household savings\nand lower buoyancy in government\u2019s revenue collections will also lead to a\nlimited fiscal space to spur economic growth.<\/li><li>Hence,the continuous slowdown may\nforce the Reserve Bank of India to go for another round of interest rate cuts\nin its upcoming monetary policy review.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Picture2-31.png?resize=720%2C252&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54951\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNDP launches Accelerator Lab in India to work on tackling pollution News:The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched its Accelerator Lab in India. 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