USTR TAKES INDIA OFF DEVELOPING COUNTRY LIST
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has published a notice, amending lists of developing and least-developed countries that are eligible for preferential treatment with respect to CVD investigations. The U.S. government has changed an administrative rule making it easier for it to impose countervailing duties (CVDs) on goods from India and certain […]
PUBLISH CRIMINAL HISTORY OF CANDIDATES, SC ORDERS PARTIES
Why in news? The Supreme Court ordered political parties to publish the entire criminal history of their candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha elections along with the reasons that goaded them to field suspected criminals over decent people The information should be published in a local as well as a national newspaper as well as […]
HOMO LUZONENSIS: NEW HUMAN SPECIES FOUND IN PHILIPPINES
There’s a new addition to the family tree: an extinct species of human that’s been found in the Philippines. It’s known as Homo luzonensis, after the site of its discovery on the country’s largest island Luzon. Its physical features are a mixture of those found in very ancient human ancestors and in more recent people. […]
STORM CIARA
Storm Ciara is an extratropical cyclone, and the third named storm of the 2019–20 Ireland, Netherlands and UK windstorm season. Ciara brought heavy rain and severe winds across much of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden and other northern regions in Europe. Extratropical Cyclone An extratropical cyclone (also called a mid-latitude cyclone) is a type of […]
HAMPI
Why in news? Supreme court has supported the move of demolishing restaurants near Hampi by Karnataka government Details: The directions under The Mysore Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1961 was followed by Karnataka Government More about Hampi: Modern era Group of Monuments at Hampi site in Ballari district and […]
MLAS WITH CRIMINAL CASE IN DELHI LA
Why in news? 61% of newly elected MLAs declared criminal cases as opposed to 34% in 2015 The seventh Delhi Assembly have almost double the number of MLAs who have declared criminal cases against them compared to the sixth Assembly that was elected in 2015 According to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms […]
HAFEEZ SAEED AND TERROR FINANCING
Why in news? Hafiz Saeed, the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks that killed 166 people and injured hundreds more, has been sentenced to jail in Pakistan for Five and a half years on terror finance charges. Saeed, a UN designated terrorist and head of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), was found guilty of “being […]
DOUBLE WHAMMY: INFLATION UP, IIP DOWN
Why in news? Government data showed industrial production contracted again in December 2019, Retail inflation(CPI) surged to an almost six-year high of 7.59%. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a negative growth of 0.3% in December in comparison to the same month the previous year, according to the National Statistical Office (NSO). The IIP […]
1.97 LAKH PASSENGERS SCREENED FOR NCOV
Why in news? More than 1.97 lakh passengers travelling in 1,818 flights had been screened for the novel coronavirus India had also provided support to other countries in tackling the challenge posed by the nCOV disease. Three positive cases have been reported so far from Kerala All these cases have travel history from Wuhan They […]
BUSTARD IN GLOBAL CONSERVATION LIST
India will be moving to include the Asian Elephant and the Great Indian Bustard in the list of species that merit heightened conservation measures. The list will be debated at the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), India is home to several migratory […]