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News Juice Monthly – July 2020 Edition For updates on WhatsApp, share your Name, City & Email ID on WhatsApp No. 88986-30000 Table of Contents Polity & Governance ................................................ 1 1. Insurance regulator steps in for standard Covid-19 product .................................................................... 1 2. What is Inner Line Permit, what is its CAA context? ....................................................................................... 2 3. Jessica Lall murder case: takeaways from acquittal, conviction and release .................................... 3 4. Faridkot ruler property dispute: how HC upheld share of daughters ................................................... 7 5. Unsettling of a govt. by engineering defections during a pandemic should not be allowed ..... 9 6. The Rajya Sabha is losing its sheen as an exalted forum for scholarly debate .............................. 10 7. Process to merge Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha TVs into Sansad TV in final stages ..................... 11 8. Signalling intent: On Government e-Marketplace ........................................................................................... 12 9. New domicile rules in J&K ............................................................................................................................................ 13 International Organizations and Relations ....... ......................................................................................... 14 1. George Floyd protests: All you need to know .........................................................................................14 2. ...................................................................... 14 3. Trump’sLine of Actual executive Control: order where targeting it is located, social media and where platforms India and China differ............................... 17 4. G7 very outdated, want India, South Korea, Australia in grouping: Trump .................................... 20 5. Seven to eleven: On India and G-7 ............................................................................................................................ 21 6. ............................................................................................................ 22 7. GeorgeIndia demands Floyd’s Americarestoration in blackof April & white status along LAC ................................................................................... 26 8. India, China agree to ease standoff .......................................................................................................................... 27 Website: www.prepmate.in Telegram Channel: @upscprepmate Prepmate Cengage Books Preview:https://prepmate.in/books/ Youtube channel: PrepMateEdutech For updates on WhatsApp, share your Name, City & Email ID on WhatsApp No. 88986-30000 9. In the reporting on the LAC stand-off, the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DSDBO) road has often appeared. What is this all-weather road built by India over nearly 20 years, and why does it matter? .......................................................................................................................................................... 29 10. Nepal passes amendment on new map ................................................................................................................. 32 11. India, China expanded nuclear stockpile in last one year .......................................................................... 33 12. Indian Army says 20 soldiers killed in clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan area ............. 35 13. ................................................................................................................................... 36 14. IsIndia-China China’s ‘peaceful Galwan rise’ faceoff: over? How serious is the situation, what happens next? ......................... 38 15. India secures non-permanent member seat in U.N. Security Council polls ..................................... 41 16. Who does Galwan Valley belong to? ...................................................................................................................... 42 17. Why China trade ban will hurt India more ......................................................................................................... 45 18. If soldiers on LAC were carrying arms, why did they not open fire? .................................................. 48 19. .............................................................................................................. 50 20. Modi'sWhat changed statement in India-Nepalon China’s role ties? in ......................................................................................................................... LAC 52 21. Why high-altitude warfare is challenging, and how soldiers are trained ......................................... 55 22. Why Russia has emerged as a key player amid India, China tensions ................................................ 57 23. Victory Day: Why Russia celebrates WWII triumph on a different date ........................................... 60 24. First time after 2001, India cuts Pakistan High Commission strength by half ............................... 62 25. How will the U.S. visa ban impact India? ............................................................................................................. 63 26. Amid pandemic, SE Asian nations warn of 'alarming' South China Sea incidents ....................... 66 27. Pakistan has bought time, but it cannot back away from its commitments to the FATF ......... 67 Geography .................................................................. 69 1. Cyclone Nisarga Explained: How big is the threat on west coast? ...................................................69 2. ................................. 70 .................................................................................................................. 73 3. Assam gas leak: why it’s tough to plug, and what threat it poses to the area Why Delhi earthquakes aren’t a signal Website: www.prepmate.in Telegram Channel: @upscprepmate Prepmate Cengage Books Preview:https://prepmate.in/books/ Youtube channel: PrepMateEdutech For updates on WhatsApp, share your Name, City & Email ID on WhatsApp No. 88986-30000 Economics ................................................................. 75 1. Forex reserves hit all-time high on FDI, FPI inflows, fall in import expenditure ......................75 2. What RBI discontinuing 7.75% saving bonds means to investors ........................................................ 75 3. ........................................ 77 ............................................................................... 80 4. WhyUnion Moody’s Cabinet downgraded nod for agricultural India’s rating,marketing what reforms the implications may be 5. Despitewhy ............................................................................................................................................................................................. Govt’s big MSME push, entrepreneurs are guarded in their optimism. Four reasons 81 6. Investments continue to rain in on Jio, raises further 13K crores in a day in twin transactions ........................................................................................................................................................................... 83 7. How many migrant workers displaced? A range of estimates ................................................................ 84 8. ................................ 85 9. TheWhy importance companies ofare India’s going risingfor rights forex issue reserves amidst amid Covid-19 Covid pandemiceconomic .............................................crisis 87 10. How Covid-19 could affect aviation in the long run ...................................................................................... 89 11. How fuel price decontrol works or why consumers always lose out ........................................... 90 12. Unemployment figures fell rapidly— in June but experts warn to read the fine print too! ....... 93 13. Indian economy to contract by 4% in 2020-21, forecasts ADB .............................................................. 94 14. Mukesh -free, nine months ahead of target .........................................................................................................................................................................................Ambani fulfils ‘his promise’, makes Reliance net debt 94 15. Why has the US accused Air India of unfair practices? ............................................................................... 95 16. How US pause on H1-B visas will hit Indian companies ............................................................................. 97 17. India GDP to contract 4.5% on COVID-19: IMF ................................................................................................ 99 18. Why diesel has become more expensive than petrol in Delhi .............................................................. 100 19. Hinduja brothers: what property dispute is about, how much is at stake .................................... 101 20. Why shipments from China are stuck at Indian ports ............................................................................... 104 21. Why India is producing less and less oil ............................................................................................................ 106 Website: www.prepmate.in Telegram Channel: @upscprepmate Prepmate Cengage
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