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VOL-14 ISSUE -3 CONTENTS Editor CRYPTOCURRENCY : Liberalisation in N.K. Jain Digitalising Economy FDI Policy Advisors Neeraj Chabra K.C.Gupta Registered Office Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. 103, Pragatideep Building, Plot No. 08, Laxminagar, 75th Golden Globe Awards Judiciary in India District Centre, New Delhi - 110092 TIN-09350038898 w.e.f. 12-06-2014 Branch Office Mahendra Publication Pvt. Ltd. E-42,43,44, Sector-7, Noida (U.P.) For queries regarding promotion, distribution & Interview 5 advertisement, contact:- [email protected] Current Affairs - One Liner 6-9 Ph.: 09208037962 Spotlight 10 Owned, printed & published by The People 11-16 N.K. Jain News Bites 18-68 103, Pragatideep Building, World of English - Etymology 69 Plot No. 08, Laxminagar, District Centre, New Delhi - 110092 CRYPTOCURRENCY : Digitalising Economy 70-71 Please send your suggestions and Liberalisation in FDI Policy 72-73 grievances to:- Mahendra Publication Pvt. 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Rest of the news are covered in 'Chalte - Chalte' i.e. one liner news, which you can find at the bottom of each page. In the featured articles section, we are featuring four major news of the month. Cryptocurrencies, bitcoins and many other words are prevailing all over the world. Hence it is essential to know some important points about it. This topic is covered under the article 'Cryptocurrency: Digitalising economy'. On 12th January 2018, for the first time in the history, four senior judges of the Supreme court of India held a press conference. The four judges are Justice J Chelameshwar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Madan Lokur and Justice Kurien. During the press conference, Justice J Chelameshwar said the administration of the nation's top court was not in order. With this move of the judges, it became essential for us to know in details about the Supreme Court of India. All the details of this topic is covered in the article 'Judiciary in India'. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a major source of non-debt financial resource for the economic development of India. Foreign companies invest in India to take advantage of relatively lower wages, special investment privileges such as tax exemptions, etc. The Indian government’s favourable policy regime and robust business environment have ensured that foreign capital keeps flowing into the country. The government has recently liberalised FDI policies in various sectors. All the important aspects of the topic is covered under the ' Liberalised policies in FDI'. Apart from these three articles, another article is there i.e. '75th Golden Globe Award'. For your practice purpose our regular section Que-TM is there in which you can practice all the MCQ's based on the current affairs of this month. We hope you will like this edition. Wishing you all the very best for your bright future. With Best Wishes Mahendra Publication Pvt. 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