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Current Affairs December 2019 September 2020 CURRENT AFFAIRS ORGANIC AND ORGANISED DECEMBERSEPTEMBER 2019 2020 A LETTER FROM MY HEART Dear IAS Aspirant Friends, It gives me immense happiness to present to you the 360º Current Affairs Magazine for the month of September 2020. I am proud of the dedicated team at IAS WINNISHERS that compiles and edits the Current Affairs. There has been sincere efforts to provide to you the most relevant and important news from the point of view of Interview, Mains and Prelims. Our mission is to facilitate the current affairs knowledge that is ORGANIC and ORGANISED. Due to the ongoing unfortunate situation, we fully empathize with your anxiety related to the exam. This exam requires complete focus and dedication, and it becomes all the more relevant in times like these. Believe in your abilities always and keep the spirit high no matter what the situation around. This compilation gives you the right direction and aids you in your preparation for the exam. Wishing You Success Vinay Kumar R Founder & CEO, IAS WINNISHERS © Winnishers Educational Services Pvt Ltd Contents 1. POLITY & CONSTITUTION......................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.NO MCI QUOTA FOR IN-SERVICE CANDIDATES ........................................................................................................ 7 1.2.WHAT IS MISSION KARMAYOGI? ............................................................................................................................ 8 1.3.JAMMU & KASHMIR: OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ........................................................................................................... 9 1.4.CEO OF RAILWAY BOARD ....................................................................................................................................... 9 1.5.OBC SUB-CATEGORISATION: FINDINGS, PROGRESS BY A PANEL SO FAR ................................................................ 10 1.6.WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS ............................................................................................................................ 12 1.7.WHAT ARE QUESTION HOUR AND ZERO HOUR, AND WHY THEY MATTER ............................................................. 12 1.8.RAILWAYS PROPOSE TO DECRIMINALISE BEGGING ............................................................................................... 14 1.9.PAROLE, FURLOUGH NOT AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT .................................................................................................... 15 1.10.IN SC READING OF BASIC STRUCTURE, THE SIGNATURE OF KESAVANANDA BHARATI .......................................... 15 1.11.UTTARAKHAND GOVT TO DEVELOP ‘SANSKRIT GRAMS’ ACROSS STATE ............................................................... 17 1.12.PRANAB MUKHERJEE OBITUARY ......................................................................................................................... 17 1.13.IN KASHMIR, STILL A LONG WAY TO GO .............................................................................................................. 18 1.14.THE POLITICS OF HATE SPEECH ........................................................................................................................... 19 1.15.WHO GAINS AND WHO LOSES FROM THE FARM BILLS? ...................................................................................... 20 1.16.WHAT IS THE GST COMPENSATION DUE TO STATES? .......................................................................................... 21 1.17.COURT’S DRIFT AND CHINKS IN THE JUDICIARY’S ARMOUR................................................................................. 22 1.18.A CASE FOR DOWN-TO-EARTH GOVERNANCE ..................................................................................................... 24 1.19.IN BLOCKCHAIN VOTING, LEAVE OUT THE GENERAL ELECTION ........................................................................... 25 1.20.PARLIAMENT AND ITS PANELS ............................................................................................................................ 27 1.21.BREACH OF LEGISLATURE’S PRIVILEGE ................................................................................................................ 28 1.22.NDPS ACT, 1985 ................................................................................................................................................. 29 2. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 29 2.1.JAPAN ANNOUNCES EMERGENCY LOAN FOR INDIA TO FIGHT COVID-19 PANDEMIC ............................................. 30 2.2.SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE INITIATIVE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION .................................................................... 31 2.3.GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2020 ....................................................................................................................... 32 2.4.5TH BRICS CULTURE MINISTERS MEET .................................................................................................................. 33 2.5.INDIA-US-ISRAEL SUMMIT: COLLABORATION IN 5G TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................ 34 2.6.THE NEW CHANGES IN QATAR’S LABOUR LAWS ................................................................................................... 35 2.7.PYONGYANG JOINT DECLARATION ....................................................................................................................... 37 2.8.SRI LANKA'S CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES ............................................................................................................. 38 2.9.REALISM AND THE UNDEMARCATED BORDER ...................................................................................................... 41 2.10.CHINESE ACTION VIOLATES 1993, 1996, AND 2013 BORDER AGREEMENTS ......................................................... 43 2.11.GREAT POWER, LITTLE RESPONSIBILITY .............................................................................................................. 45 2.12.INDIA AND THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS.................................................................................................................. 47 Copyright © by Winnishers Educational Services Pvt Ltd All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of Winnishers Educational Services Pvt Ltd. © Winnishers Educational Services Pvt Ltd 1 3. ECONOMY ............................................................................................................................................................. 49 AGRICULTURE& ALLIED ACTIVITIES ........................................................................................................................ 49 3.1.AGRICULTURE 4.0................................................................................................................................................. 49 3.2.INDIA’S SEAFOOD EXPORTS HIT BY DEMAND SLUMP ............................................................................................ 50 3.3.IJMA LAUNCHES E-MARKET PLACE ....................................................................................................................... 50 3.4.BAN ON ONION EXPORT ....................................................................................................................................... 51 3.5.CAN OVER-RELIANCE ON MSP HARM AGRICULTURAL STATES? ............................................................................. 52 ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................................ 55 3.6.WAIVING OF INTEREST WILL WEAKEN BANKING SECTOR: GOVT TELLS SC ............................................................. 55 3.7.ONE PRODUCT ONE DISTRICT ............................................................................................................................... 55 3.8.CUSTOMS TO ROLL OUT PAN-INDIA FACELESS ASSESSMENT ................................................................................. 56 3.9.RAJIV MEHARSHI PANEL ....................................................................................................................................... 57 3.10.INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE SIGNS MOU’s................................................................................................. 57 3.11.AN ECONOMIC DISASTER FORETOLD .................................................................................................................. 58 3.12.‘$186 BN IMPORT SUBSTITUTION POSSIBLE’ ....................................................................................................... 60 FISCAL & MONETARY POLICY ................................................................................................................................. 60 3.13.RANGE FOR FISCAL DEFICIT, DEBT-GDP RATIO .................................................................................................... 60 3.14.NEW NORMS FOR PRIORITY SECTOR LENDING .................................................................................................... 61 3.15.RBI’S LOAN RECAST PLAN ..................................................................................................................................
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