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Day: November 22, 2016

  • 9 PM Daily Brief – 22nd Nov 2016

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    Front Page / NATIONAL Rs. 35,000 cr. to ease rural cash crunch Sack 70-year-old cricket bosses, says Lodha panel Prithvi-II missiles successfully test-fired Editorial/OPINION Lessons from a disaster Quick fixes for deep-rooted issues The buck stops with the States ECONOMY Give tax breaks for digital payments, says NitiAayog Indian Express Learn by accident Why trains…

  • Daily Editorials – Safety in Indian Railways

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    Safety in Indian Railways Context- Facts Causes- Comittes- What should be done- Click here to Download Daily Editorial (22 November 2016) Context- The derailment of the Indore-Patna Express in Kanpur Dehat, with the death toll over 140 people. INDIAN RAILWAYS, the premier transport organization of the country is the largest rail network in Asia and…

  • Mains 2016: National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID): Functions and Concerns

    Mains 2016: National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID): Functions and Concerns

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    National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) Context: The government of India in 2016 appointed Ashok Patnaik as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Intelligence Grid. The appointment is being seen as the government’s effort to revive the project. Introduction: 1. The attack on Mumbai in 2008, 26/11 attack, exposed many weaknesses in Indian intelligence security and…

  • Mains 2016: Farm Subsidies and WTO – Issues and Way Ahead

    Mains 2016: Farm Subsidies and WTO – Issues and Way Ahead

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    Farm Subsidies and WTO WTO Functions Ensure all countries benefit from world trade. Reducing barriers to international trade – both tariff barriers and non-tariff barriers. Getting the members to Enter into multilateral trade agreements. Providing forum for negotiation and dispute settlement for the members. Cooperating with UN, World and IMF for a global economic policy…

  • Must Read News Articles – November 22

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    Archives   The Hindu Front Page / NATIONAL Rs. 35,000 cr. to ease rural cash crunch: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley directed commercial bank chiefs on Monday to focus their attention on rural India’s cash crunch over the next 40 days, with a war chest of Rs. 35,000 crore for providing credit to farmers by December.…