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Global Grouping name : International Court of Justice

Recently in News because : Justice Dalveer Bhandari was re-elected as a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ),making him the third Indian to secure a prominent position in a United Nations (UN) body in recent months

Objective : Settle legal disputes submitted to it by states, duly authorized international branches, agencies, and the UN General Assembly

Members : The International Court of Justice is composed of 15 judges elected to nine-year terms of office by the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council

Headquarters : The Hague, The Netherlands

Year Founded : Established in 1945

 

Global Grouping name : Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)

Objective : Provide services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes between member states, international organizations, or private parties arising out of international agreements

Members : The PCA has 121 member states: 119 members of the United Nations, as well as Kosovo and Palestine

Headquarters : The Hague, The Netherlands

Year Founded : 1899

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Test 43 as per schedule (Click2View) is Misc. Test 19

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Name : Ashgabat Agreement

Brief Intro : 1.Ashgabat Agreement, is an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf. 2.The transit agreement provides for a transit corridor across Central Asia and the Middle East through the continuous landmass between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran before reaching the Persian Gulf and into Oman.

Objective : The objective of this agreement is to enhance connectivity within Eurasian region and synchronize it with other transport corridors within that region including the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC).

Type : Declaration

Category : Connectivity

Year : 2011

Importance (wr. Prelims) : High

Place : Ashgabat

Name : G-20

Brief Intro : 1.It was started in 1999 as a meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in the aftermath of the Southeast Asian (Tiger economies) financial crisis. 2.The Group of Twenty (G20) is the premier forum for its members’ international economic cooperation and decision-making. It is deliberating forum for the governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies on economic issues and other important development challenges. 3.In 2008, the first G20 Leaders’ Summit was held in Washington DC, US. The group had played a key role in responding to the global financial crisis. It comprises total 19 countries plus the European Union (EU), representing 85% of global GDP, 80% of international trade, 65% of world’s population. Its members include Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, India, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Turkey, South Africa, UK, US and EU. 4.The 2016 summit was held in Hangzhou China.

Objective : It was established for studying, reviewing, and promoting high-level discussion of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability.

Type : Summit/ Conference

Category : Economy

Year : 2008

Importance (wr. Prelims) : High

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Test 41 as per schedule (Click2View) is Misc. Test 17 (February + March CA ) 

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Key words related to History : Gomastha

Dynasty/era : Mughal period

Meaning : 1.Gomastha described an Indian agent of the British East India Company employed in the Company’s colonies, to sign bonds, usually compellingly, by local weavers and artisans to deliver goods to the Company. The prices of the goods were fixed by the gomasthas. 2.The goods were exported by the Company to Europe and America.Gomastha may also be described as ‘a paid manager of the private trader’s concerns’, who claimed ‘hardly any share in the profit and loss of his employer’s business’

 

Key words related to History : Ibadat Khana

Dynasty/era : Mughal period

Meaning : The Ibādat Khāna was a meeting house built in 1575 CE by the Mughal Emperor Akbar at Fatehpur Sikri to gather spiritual leaders of different religious grounds so as to conduct a discussion on the teachings of the respective religious leaders

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Test 40 as per schedule (Click2View) is Misc. Test 16(December + January CA )

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Name : GOLD and ICON Mission

Details : To explore the earth’s ionosphere.

Agency : NASA

 

Name : Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)

Details : designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method

Agency : NASA

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Test 39 as per schedule (Click2View) is Misc. Test 15(October + November CA )

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#1. Name : Block-III version of Brahmos cruise missile

Defence Forces : Army

Module Type : Missiles

Brief Intro : Block III had advanced guidance and upgraded software, incorporating high manoeuvres at multiple points and steep dive from high altitude. The steep dive capability of the Block III enables it to hit targets hidden behind a mountain range. It will be deployed in Arunachal Pradesh. It can engage ground targets from an altitude as low as 10 meters for surgical strikes with out any collateral damage. It is capable of being launched from multiple platforms like submarines, ships, aircraft and land based Mobile Autonomous Launchers (MAL). Range: 450 Km (to be upgraded to 600 Km)

 

#2. Name : Agni III

Defence Forces : Army

Module Type : Missiles

Brief Intro : Agni-III is an intermediate-range ballistic missile developed by India as the successor to Agni-II. It has a range of 3,500 km- 5,000 km, and is capable of engaging targets deep inside neighbouring countries. The missile’s Circular error probable (CEP) is within 40 meters range, which makes it the most sophisticated and accurate ballistic missile of its range class in the world.

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#1. Name of the scheme : Vittiya Saksharata Abhiyan (VISAKA)

Objectives : To make people aware about cashless economic system.

Salient Features  : Financial literacy

Nodal Ministry : Ministry for Human Resource Development (MHRD)

#2. Name of the scheme : Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan(PMDISHA)

Objectives : To make 6 crore rural households digitally literate

Salient Features : 1.It is expected to be one of the largest digital literacy programmes in the world. 2.Under the scheme, 25 lakh candidates will be trained in the FY 2016-17; 275 lakh in the FY 2017-18; and 300 lakh in the FY 2018-19. 3.To ensure equitable geographical reach, each of the 250,000 Gram Panchayats would be expected to register an average of 200-300 candidates.

Nodal Ministry : The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)

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Test 36 as per schedule (Click2View) is Misc Test 12 (August + September CA)

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Name of the scheme : National Skill Development Mission

Objectives : NSDM will provide a strong institutional framework at the Centre and States for implementation of skilling activities in the country.

Salient Features : The Mission will have a three-tiered, high powered decision making structure: 1. At its apex, the Mission’s Governing Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, will provide overall guidance and policy direction. 2. The Steering Committee, chaired by Minister in Charge of Skill Development, will review the Mission’s activities in line with the direction set by the Governing Council. 3. The Mission Directorate, with Secretary, Skill Development as Mission Director, will ensure implementation, coordination and convergence of skilling activities across Central Ministries/Departments and State Governments.

Nodal Ministry : Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Name of the scheme : Nirbhaya Fund

Objectives : -Nirbhaya Fund is an Indian rupee 10 billion corpus announced by Government of India in its 2013 Union Budget. -According to the then Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, this fund is expected to support initiatives by the government and NGOs working towards protecting the dignity and ensuring safety of women in India. -Nirbhaya (fearless) was the pseudonym given to the 2012 Delhi gang rape victim to hide her actual identity.

Nodal Ministry : Earlier Ministry of Home Ministry, Now Ministry of Women & Child

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Test 35 as per schedule (Click2View) is Misc Test 11 (Economy)

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Here are  Back2Basics collections from today’s news items

B2B #1: From news- [op-ed snap]Getting down to business

Ease of Doing Business Index

1. Ease of Doing Business is an index of World Bank which inter alia refers to the dispute resolution environment in a country which facilitates the investors in deciding for setting up of and operation of a business.
2. This index has been created by the World Bank Group and since 2002; it has been evaluating almost all the countries of the world.
3. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of the business.
4. India has emerged out as one among top ten improvers and for the first time ever, India has jumped 30 positions.
5. India reached 100th ranked country in terms of ‘Ease of Doing Business’ amongst 190 countries.
6. This manifests that India is fast adopting the best practices in regulatory framework for Ease of Doing Business at all fronts.

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Key words related to History : Parigraha

Dynasty/era : Mahavira period

Meaning : 1.Parigraha-parimana is one the 12 vratas or vows of a layperson in Jainism. Specifically, it is a vow to limit attachment to worldly possessions. 2.Unlike monks or ascetics who observe such vows more strictly, the layperson may make a vow to limit his or her attachment to certain possessions or a certain number of possessions, or they may vow to limit attachment for a specified period of time.

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Test 34 as per schedule (Click2View) is Misc Test 10

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Here are 2 Back2Basics collections from today’s news items

B2B #1: From news- Only 20% of Clean Ganga Mission funds spent till March 2018

National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

1. NMCG was registered as a society on 12th August 2011 under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
2. It acted as implementation arm of National Ganga River Basin Authority(NGRBA) which was constituted under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act (EPA),1986.
3. The Act envisages five tier structure at national, state and district level to take measures for prevention, control and abatement of environmental pollution in river Ganga and to ensure continuous adequate flow of water so as to rejuvenate the river Ganga as below;

• National Ganga Council under chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India.
• Empowered Task Force (ETF) on river Ganga under chairmanship of Hon’ble Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
• National Mission for Clean Ganga(NMCG).
• State Ganga Committees and
• District Ganga Committees in every specified district abutting river Ganga and its tributaries in the states.

1. MCG has a two tier management structure and comprises of Governing Council and Executive Committee.

 

B2B #2: From news-India merges anti-dumping, import safeguard bodies

Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)

1. The Government of India carried out an Amendment to the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 for the creation of an integrated single umbrella National Authority to be called the Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) for providing comprehensive and swift trade defense mechanism in India
2. The amendment of Allocation of Business Rules has also mandated Department of Commerce with work pertaining to the recommendation of Safeguard measures
3. The DGTR will bring DGAD, DGS and Safeguards (QR) functions of DGFT into its fold by merging them into one single national entity
4. DGTR will deal with Anti-dumping, CVD and Safeguard measures
5. The DGTR will function as an attached office of Department of Commerce
6. The recommendation of DGTR for the imposition of Anti-dumping, countervailing & Safeguard duties would be considered by the Department of Revenue

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Name :  Joint Polar Satellite System-1

Details :  The satellite is the first of four next-generation spacecraft for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Agency :  NASA

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Test 32 as per schedule (Click2View) is Misc Test 9

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