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Issue : November 2016

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Articles:

Indus Water Treaty
BIMSTEC and SAARC Summit
Vacancies in Court
Selected Articles from Various Newspapers & Journals

Current Affairs:

National Issues

Centre has written to States to implement the recommendations of nurses pay
8th BRICS summit ended with the pledge against terrorism
PM Modi made stinging attack on Pakistan
Standing committee to consult senior jurists for judicial appointments
Panel says Cauvery basin a reason for farmers suicide
Laboratory have developed way of producing electricity from water at room temp.
The Centre has proposed a four-slab rate structure for the Goods & Services Tax
India gets support from US for cross-LoC strikes
Delhi Air quality is at very poor level
PM says Indian army is among best in the world
People's Resurgence and Justice Alliance launched by Irom Sharmila
GST council deliberations ended without decision on tax structure
Railway station’s to be developed under Smart city plan
NCW chief said Triple talaq a highly misused custom
Banking sector hit by one of the biggest security breach
Food securtiy related issues still on WTO agenda
Government will relax the conditions for farmers to kill wild boars
Pakistan warned India against Indus water treaty voilation
Situation remains tense across India Pakistan borders
UP saw maximum human rights violations
PM says sustained fight on corruption and Black money has been made
Govt formed a committee to keep a close watch on the bird flu
Rajasthan has promulgated an ordinance for constituting a new OBC Commission
Sandesh for Soldiers started by PM
PM and CJI address global conference on arbitration
India’s school education system is under-performing
Gorkha Rifles bagged the gold medal in the Cambrian Patrol Competition
Greyhounds and the Special Operation Group neutralised 24 members of CPI(M)
Haji Ali Dargah Trustallowed women to enter the sanctum sanctorum
PM Modi condemned triple talaq
President wants world leaders to come together against terrorism
Rajasthan and UNICEF starts a drive to end child marriages
CBI will have a new Director of Prosecution
Apex court stayed away from Hindutva judgement
CJI says freebies can't be camouflaged as welfare measures
Narendra Modi Scholarship for Muslim students received enthusiastic response
Paul Beatty’s novel The Sellout, won the Man Booker Prize
The committee, headed by L. Narasimha Reddy gave report on OROP
IMD is looking to transfer its data into the cloud
Govt said no change in the existing equivalence of the service ranks
SC says it will not give exhaustive list of dos and don't sin political speeches
Supreme court says Centre failed to deliver on its assurance
PM Modi will spend Diwali with soldiers of the ITBP
Delhi police have arrested visa agent in connection with Pak espionage ring
PM celebrates Diwali with ITBP men
Deepavali was celebrated for the first time at the United Nations
Oceans are responsible for ice ages

International Issues

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize
Inter-Services Intelligence chief to be replaced
The Ethiopian government has declared a state of emergency
Five Indian-Americans are among the richest in the U.S.
Tension between China and US continues to grow
Syria issue disturbs Russia and West relations
Israel suspended its cooperation with Unesco
Bangladesh-China relationship upgraded to strategic partnership
Russia announced an eight-hour “humanitarian” ceasefire in Aleppo
Russian and Syrian air forces have stopped bombing Aleppo
UK to play important role in EU till it is a member
Pakistan to appoint a new Army chief in few days
Under the law, it is prerogative of the Prime Minister to appoint the new Army chief.
Iraq said no to Turkey’s help in Mosul
Sri Lanka drafts new law to counter terrorism
Russia will destroy all of its chemical weapons by the end of 2017
Islamic State is trying to tap into already established jihadist groups in Asia
Italy struck with most powerful earthquake in three decades

India & The World

Vice-President concluded three-day visit to Hungary
India declared its commitment to play role in energising the Bay of Bengal community
India offered to help in reconciliation of Myanmar
India extended support to Myanmar
Sino-Indian military exercise in Ladakh
A support scheme for the Nitaqat to help Indian workers
India and Russia called for collective action against terrorism
India and Russia to bring back old dynamism

Economy

Centre rethinks 40% NPS annuity order
The Tea Board of India has decided to keep on hold the post-auction settlement module
RBI has asked banks to replace debit cards for security reasons
Union brought a logo for the IPR Policy
Draft bankruptcy bill to be ready soon
Regional connectivity proposal may face problems
Moody's report says India's infrastructure needs require PPP model
Centre has turned optimistically cautious about regional connectivity scheme
International Air Transport Association disappointed over India’s opposition
Government to come up with second version of APMC act
Cyber criminals from Pakistan may target banks infrastructure
The Centre is working with State governments to introduce a One India concept
India is not looking at full capital account convertibility
NIIF CEO says India needs $150 billion to $300 billion over the next five years
The Centre is planning to monitor flights landing
More than Rate cuts are required for Indian Economy
The Centre will provide higher a subsidy to airlines
Number of debit cards misused were very few
NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman defends GST rates
World Economic forum says gender gap has narrowed in India
Govt formed a committee to look into the regulator TRAI’s recommendation
Centre will hold a special high-level meeting with States for reforms
India improved its position to 130 in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business 2017 report
India has third largest startup companies
Due to falling device prices India’s mobile subscribers to increase
Cabinet approved agreement on trade, commerce and transit with Bhutan
GMR group gets compensation in Maldives
Centre made a cautious move towards large scale disin vestment
Benami Transactions Amendment Act will come into force on November 1
India must be in a state of readiness to implement the Trade Facilitation Agreement
New year according to Hindu calendar started
Sluggish tax revenues of states will make it difficult to implement 7th pay commission