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Issue : May 2016

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Articles:

Economic Survey
BUDGET 2016-17
US Presidential Election Process
Small Savings Schemes
Myanmar Democratisation
Selected Articles from Various Newspapers & Journals

Current Affairs:

National Issues

Union government will assess loss to the crop
Supreme Court says Child’s interest should be the focus during adoption
First payment under OROP sent
Government hopeful to bring big bang reforms
RSS calls for end of caste based reservation
Restrictions lifted from women entry to Para military forces
PM says India proves democracy and high growth can go together
UNDP says marital rapes criminalisation is commitment under SDG
Some good news for Indian students applying for US visa
Kerala secures top ranking in public affairs index
RSS think tank wants education and health should be prioritise
PM glorifies India's culture at World Cultural festival
Government ordered audit of telecom's after CAG report
Satyameva Jayate word use is not in violation of State Emblem of India Act
Aadhaar Bill passed by lower house
SC says states are not bound to provide reservation in promotion
Real estate bill passed
Radio channels to smoothen your drive
CBI knew about Vijay Mallya’s flight plan
World Culture Fest
Golden Jubilee of the historic concert of M.S. Subbulakshmi
Upper house to look after Aadhaar Bill
IAF short of aircraft to face wars
Art of living event gets go ahead after fine
T20 World Cup match between India-Pak shifted to Kolkata
The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016 passed in lower house
No labour inspection in Start-ups for three years
Banks seek travel ban on Vijay Mallya
SC says government should take every measure to provide voting right to soldiers
IRNSS-1F navigation satellite will be put into orbit on Mar 10
Civil society and government will come together on Conference on South-South Cooperation
Government takes action against Vijay Mallya
Reduced disolved oxygen kills fishes in Karnataka
India's first test tube baby born
Palaeolithic hand-axe found in north Kerala
Indians could face a higher risk of diabetes-induced lung ailments
Terror alerts across the country
Rotavirus vaccine will be launched through the national immunisation programme
Modi says go beyond women development to women led development
After backlash from salaried class EPF proposal likely to be taken back
Pak minister says Pakistan team will play only after security clearance
President wants parties to clear Women’s bill
Madras HC makes in mandatory to include National anthem singing in curriculum
Four States and one UT to go on poll from April 4
Supreme Court looking for ways to make legal profession better
Former Lok Sabha speaker P.A.Sangma passes away
Manoj Kumar will get prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award
PM says government is working to improve infrastructure
Tamil Nadu wants centre’s advice on releasing convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination
After increasing states share Union government is cutting the funding
Cabinet committee on Security cleared purchase of AWACS from Israel
Document for Lalit Modi’s extradition submitted
Supreme Court questions the validity of All-India Bar Examination
India would ask questions about Pak team to probe Pathankot attack
Rural India and Poor are at the Centre of Union Budget
One time four month compliance window for domestic black money holders
After revelations by Home Secretary Home ministry to re-look at Ishrat Jahan case
SC wants centre’s response to practice of triple talaq
Various provisions to take care of middle class: FM
Budget looks after manufacturing sector
FDI reforms will improve ease of doing business index
PM urges state governments to give priority to farm sector
PM’s Mann ki Baat focused upon students who have board exams
Army uniform sale banned in Punjab
Vinod Rai would be first chairman of Bank Board Bureau
Eleven years after NDMA Centre looks after disaster victims
PM says govt blocked all routes to corruption
Parliamentary standing committee on defence wants higher allocation to defence
Govt. may leverage assets under LIC, EPFO
Survey calls for reforms and welfare schemes
President called for revision of Indian penal code
Survey says private sector help necessary to tackle climate change
Supreme Court asks centre to ban Child porn
Suresh Prabhu presented customer oriented budget
NGT wants real estate developers to be punished for the dust
UB group chairman Vijay Mallya resigned
Electronic tourist visa extended to 37 more countries
Supreme Court says agitations can't hold the nation to ransom
Karnataka High court lifted the stay on enforcement of bigger pictorial warnings
Astronaut Sunita Williams will visit India on a two day visit
JNU students accused of anti-national slogan’s surrendered
Presidents asks for debate with out disruption
Amnesty International says civil liberties in India are not up to International standard
President’s address to Joint sitting of Houses focuses on FasalBeema Yojana
Defence minister directed armed forces for identification of contemporary relevance projects
Jat protest turns ugly
Three of the finest soldiers died in Kashmir
Supreme Court refuses to topple Arunachal government
Global banking giants HSBC gets tax evasion notice
Govt decided to give other backward class status to Jats
Integrated Child Health Record will map child’s health records digital
Rurban mission launched by PM
Unemployment rate stable in rural areas
JAT protest paralyses Haryana
Referendum in Britain for European Union membership
Matribhasha Diwas to be observed on March 3 by Universities and colleges
Noble laureate Satyarthi wants more budgetary allocation to Children
Kalikho Pul sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
India welcomes Pakistan move to file case for Pathankot attack
BCCI to point out difficulties in implementing Lodha committee recommendations
Successful hotbed test of cryogenic engine makes ISRO upbeat
SC declined to hear the bail plea of Kanhaiya Kumar
Haryana government gave assurance about Jat reservation
After JNUSU president getting threats in Patiala house court SC to hear his bail application
Pak anti-terrorism court wants 24 Indian eyewitnesses statement to be recorded
Experts wants India to learn from China for pollution control
Li-Fi could make use of LED bulb for providing Internet
Toxicity testing of drug in the Indian population will start in India by month end
Defence Minister says OROP may also be given to military personnel retiring Prematurely
Vice-Chancellors of central universities accept Tricolour will increase nationalism
Govt set to revoke President’s rule in Arunachal Pradesh
Cabinet gives in principle approval to gravitational wave detector
By year end at least one fighter aircraft from Private sector
India and Nepal begin to repair strained ties
Vodafone gets tax notice
Supreme Court directed Central Bank to give list of defaulter companies
Employees provident fund organisation recommends interest rate of 8.8 percent
Aamir likely to become brand ambassador of Jalyukta Shivar Abhiyan
After HC Judge stays his transfer, Supreme Court freezes his functions
Supreme Court wants Parliament to decide the legality of passive euthanasia
Mysuru gets top position in Swachh Bharat Ranking
The oldest operational aircraft carrier INS Viraat to be decommissioned
Supreme Court dismisses plea for bringing pending cases under RTI

International Issues

Peace talks for Syria started
Myanmar will get new President today
Indian born business man Rajat Gupta released after two years
US president wants mobile data to accessible to government
UN to probe South Sudan attack
Senator's objection to F-16 deal did not find success
Syu Kyi's aide Htin Kyaw moves closer to become first civilian leader in Myanmar
Scientists believe Britain’s exit from EU will be a disaster to science
Think tank believes SAARC should include China as well
Sri Lankan Parliament adopted resolution to convert itself into a Constitutional Assembly
Plan to reduce refugee crisis tentatively agreed
China warns of action in Korean region
International Women's day gift by Air-India
Ray Tomlinson, credited with inventing e-mail died
Peace talks of syria will start in March 14
Presidential nomination race still open
1.26 million People seek EU asylum in past year
Taliban reject peace talks with govt.
After Border and maritime issue resolution Bangladesh wants Teesta issue resolved
China says that US responsible for South China Sea problems
Zika virus kills cells that form key brain tissue
India filled complaint in WTO over via fee issue
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case
Lodha panel recommenda

India & The World

BSF and BGB of Bangladesh conducted first ever joint exercise in Sundarbans
PM Modi’s visit to US will revive the India-U.S. tie Security concerns increases on Arabian sea
Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai wants India to be part of Taliban talks
Defence Minister says no joint patrol with US right now
India and China to build connectivity
Anti-tank Guided missiles
Another terrorist attack in Jalalabad consulate
First Raisina Dialogue started in New Delhi
Turmoil in Maldives is stalling PM Modi’s visit
India’s plan of acquiring aircraft from Japan facing problems
India will approach UN to include Masood in globally designed terrorists
Principle of sovereign equality should guide the India-Nepal relations, said Oli
India, Nepal sign seven accords
Nepal’s PM on visit to India
EU-India summit to be held after the gap of four years
Counter terrorism operation needs to be viewed with flexibility

Economy

WPI is in negative again
Cairn India hopeful over recent changes in the natural gas sector
Government devised three part strategy for stressed loans
SEBI debarred over 1000 entities for tax evasion
India Ratings and Research revised its outlook for telecommunications services
Government planning to provide PF to contractual labours as well
Central Bank Governor says exchange rate is at right place
IIP data again increases call for rate cut
Depending upon monsoon and reform growth rate could be close to 8 % in 2016-17
New gas pricing formula approved by cabinet
In order to boost economy ECB cuts rate
Ministry of Shipping expects to sign major pacts in summit
Give it Up campaign a major success
Government raises fund limits to seed start-ups
Banks looking to change strategy to keep talented employees
RBI says banking infrastructure is not good enough
Government identifying banks for consolidation
Finance minister says infrastructure projects will not be delayed in the future
Ahead of Aadhaar Bill’s passage, Govt. okays housing subsidy for workers
Country heading more towards a cashless economy
China continues its effort to change to a self-sustaining economy based on consumption
Government looking into the proposal of consolidating public sector banks
Application window for the new Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) scheme will be March 8-14
Tax exemptions for capital gains investment in venture capital
Cell formed to study subsidies to industry
Outrage on taxing EPF
EPF tax would cost dearly to low income workers
Aadhaar Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
MAT will not be possible until all corporate tax exemptions are rolled back
Government will take final call on EPF tax
Corporate wants Taxation of incomes from corporate dividends to be reviewed
Faced by backlash from salaried class government to look into EPF tax
RBI unlocked additional capital to Indian banks
Agriculture minister believes budget will help in getting 4 percent in agriculture
Controller General of accounts questioned the new accounting method
NDB’s president says Bank is an assertion of global south
Survey says More scrutiny on FDI is needed
G-20 asks to look for policies of growth other than ultra low interest rates
Survey says only 5.5% pay taxes
India is getting more and more technological start ups
Survey looking for faster labour reforms
Indian industry welcomes railway budget
Railway budget lays emphasis on PPP projects
Hurun Global Rich List adds 27 new Indian billionaires
Standing committee on finance recommends to make names of wilful defaulters public
Union cabinet to promote cashless transactions
Policy on strategic sale of state-owned companies soon
WTO compliant National Intellectual Property Rights policy in fortnight
FII investment in public sector banks may increase to 49 percent
Government wants to bring growth reforms through budget
Government will divest five percent of its stake in NTPC
Commerce Ministry is assessing the impact of China
Adequacy of foreign exchange reserves and currency turmoil
XIV finance commission members wants Independent council for budget
Christine Lagarde says spillovers are necessary for G20
Banks require holistic cure
Historically low solar tariffs could dent operating margins
Competitive prices and shorter shipping distances makes easier to import from OPEC
Reliance will start oil lifting from Iran
Ministry moots National Social Security Authority
India’s most affordable smartphone will cost 251 rupees
Department of Pharmaceuticals are expected to come up with bulk drug policy
New BOT annuity model to be used by Indian Railways
RBI governor says there is no need for currency devaluation
National capital goods policy introduced
Exports shrink for 14th straight month in January