Category: 9 PM Daily NEWS Brief

  Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief PDF (8th Oct. 2016) NATIONAL   [1]. Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Colombian President The Hindu Context The Nobel Peace Prize for 2016 has been awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his efforts to end his country’s 50-year civil war. Mr Santos negotiated a…

  Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief PDF (7th Oct. 2016) NATIONAL   [1]. SC threatens to snap BCCI funding for domestic cricket  The Hindu Context Supreme Court has threatened to pass an order within 24 hours to stop all BCCI payments to State cricket associations for hosting domestic matches, including Ranji Trophy.…

  Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief PDF (6th Oct. 2016) NATIONAL   [1]. Bill to protect HIV community from bias gets approval  The Hindu  Context The Union Cabinet has approved the long-awaited amendments to the HIV Bill, granting stronger protection to the country’s HIV community. Situation in India There are approximately 21…

  Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief PDF (5th Oct. 2016) NATIONAL [1]. New regime at RBI debuts with rate cut  The Hindu  Context The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent which is a 6-year low. The decision of the MPC is…

  Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief PDF (4th Oct. 2016) NATIONAL   [1]. Karnataka starts release of water, ends defiance of SC The Hindu Context Karnataka ended defiance of the Supreme Court’s orders and started the release of 6,800 cusecs of water from the KRS dam, majority of which would reach Tamil…

  Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief PDF (3rd Oct. 2016) NATIONAL   [1]. India ratifies Paris climate agreement The Hindu Context India ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change by depositing the instrument of ratification with the United Nations on 2nd October 2016, the 147th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Why 2nd…

  Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief PDF (1st Oct. 2016) National [1]. Karnataka gets last chance on Cauvery The Hindu  Context The Supreme Court has given Karnataka a last opportunity to release 6,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu between October 1 and 6 before the “wrath of law falls on…

  Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief PDF (30th Sept. 2016) NATIONAL   [1]. ‘T.N. in dire need of water’ The Hindu Context Reiterating the need for the immediate constitution of Cauvery Management Board as ordered by the Supreme Court, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday demanded that Karnataka release the stipulated quantity…

  Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief PDF (29th Sept. 2016) NATIONAL   [1]. Sikkim’s clean villages make it the kingdom of Swachh The Hindu Context Article delineates achievements under Swachh Bharat Mission Achievements Sikkim and Himachal Pradesh have the maximum percentage of villages that are ‘Open Defecation Free’ according to the criteria…

  Click here to Download 9 PM Daily Brief PDF (28th Sept. 2016) NATIONAL   [1]. Give 6,000 cusecs to T.N. for 3 days, Karnataka told The Hindu Context Despite a unanimous resolution of Karnataka assembly, SC has directed the State to release 6,000 cusecs of water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu for the next three…