Gist of The Hindu: AUGUST 2020
Gist of The Hindu: AUGUST 2020
- PM addresses nation; extends PMGKY for providing free food grains till November (Free Available)
- UN report finds million girls missing in India (Free Available)
- RBI launches inflation expectation survey (Free Available)
- Current account sees meagre surplus as trade deficit shrinks (Free Available)
- India and Srilanka holds talk related to debt issues (Free Available)
- UN rights chief slams virus responses in certain countries (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Plant species “Globbaandersonii” rediscovered from Sikkim himalayas (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- NADA brings in mobile app for information sharing (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Centre designates 9 individuals as terrorists under UAPA act (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- EC affirms consultation with parties over extension of postal ballot (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Amended version of Indian stamp act to roll out from today (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Putin records resounding victory in presidential elections (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Environment ministry reconstitutes central zoo authority (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Shashank Manohar steps down as ICC chief (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Centrally protected sites to be opened for public from next week (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Government claims 19lakh tap connections provided under JalJeevan mission (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Centre launches new liquidity scheme for NBFC’s and HFC’s (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Direct investment to India rises by 19million dollars (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Arbitrary tribunal upholds conduct of Indian authorities in EnricaLexie case (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Government clears defence acquisition worth Rs300crores (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Legendary West Indies batsman Everton Weekes passes away (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Health ministry requests NPPA to ensure availability of critical medical equipments (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- India and Bangladesh form joint venture company for LPG business development (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- US blames Chinese aggression for India-China LAC standoff (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- ICMR looks at COVID vaccine launch by mid-August (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Srilanka drops world cup match fixing charges (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- India calls for more talks on LAC (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- PM calls for development of organic and natural farming in cluster based approach (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- Centre claims formation of FPO’s to transform rural sector (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Boycott China protests held by various communities in United States (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- Government launches Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan to create local employment (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- Carlsen wins chessable masters title (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- India-China agree on disengagement of troops from LAC (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Report suggests around 1.5lakh families have reached MGNREGA annual work limit (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- Indian population expected to peak by 20,finds study (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- 15TH India-European Union summit held via virtual format (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- UK bans its companies from procuring 5G equipments from China (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- India sees South China sea as part of global commons and shows interest in region (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- WHO, UNICEF warn against non availability of life saving vaccines for children (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Indigenous bugs found to be biological weapons against invasive species (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- FIFA releases 2022 world cup schedule (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- Report finds fiscal deficit to be twice the budget target (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Centre assures adequate and timely supply of fertilisers to all states despite pandemic (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- UN designates Pak Taliban leader as global terrorist (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- India builds autonomous electric ferries for Norway (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- Centre issues notice to Twitter aftermath global hack (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Tax experts demand clarity in terms of equalisation levy on digital services (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- UNDP report claims around 27cr people out of poverty in India in last decade (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- India summons Pak high commissioner on death of civilians (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- India moots entry of Australia to Malabar exercise (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- ICMR to evaluate effectiveness of BCG vaccine in preventing morbidity and mortality (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- IPL 2020 likely to be held in UAE (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Centre revises ceiling for utilisation of SDRF (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Migrants return to their city work sites in Unlock2.0 phase (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- India revives PTA agreement with South African customs union (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- UN draft declaration goes soft on reforms demand (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- U.S accuses China of undermining Myanmar sovereignty (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Global demand for cancelling debts of developing countries takes root (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Giant cockroaches discovered from eastern Indian Ocean (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- T20 cricket worldcup put off to 2022 (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- ADR report finds 24% RajyaSabha members facing criminal cases (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- India- China agree on not to use UAV’s along LAC (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Centre asks e-commerce platform to ensure mandatory declaration of country of origin (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Finance commission moots greater fiscal space for states (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- PM invites U.S firms to invest in India (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Turkmenistan granted observer status in WTO (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Mizoram inaugurates its first mega food park (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Indian Super League joins world leagues forum (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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- CPCB issues guidelines on disposal of COVID waste (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- Agri ministry to share tax payer’s details with IT department for PM-KISAN scheme (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- BRICS trade minister’s virtual meeting (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- India-Israel to jointly develop ultra rapid test kit for COVID-19 (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- India- Srilanka to discuss on rescheduling of bilateral debt repayment (Only For The Subscribed Members)
- India develops its first in-orbit space debris monitoring and tracking system (Only For The Subscribed Members)
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PM addresses nation; extends PMGKY for providing free food grains till November
- Prime Minister NarendraModi has announced free food grains to 80 crore people across the country for five more months. The Prime Minister Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana has been extended till the end of November this year.
- Under the scheme announced in the wake of COVID- 19 pandemic, 5 kg free wheat or rice along with 1 kg whole chana will be provided to each member of a family per month. Its extension will cost over 90 thousand crore rupees.
- He also said, regulations need to be followed with the same seriousness as during Lockdown,especially in the Containment Zones. The Prime Minister added that people must maintain discipline and those not following the rules, need to be stopped and made aware. He warned that nobody is above the rule.
- Mr.Modi also hailed farmers and honest tax payers for their contribution in making the welfare scheme successful. The Prime Minister said that in the coming times, the government will continue to take further steps to empower the poor and the needy.
- Economic activities will also be enhanced, with due precautions in place. He reiterated the pledge to work towards Atmanirbhar Bharat and to be vocal for local, while also asking people to be careful, use mask and face cover and continue following the mantra of maintaining do gazdoori.
- Mr.Modi said, the country is entering in Unlock 2 and the season of cough, fever and cold is also about to start and in such a situation the countrymen should take care of themselves.
UN report finds 46million girls missing in India
- One in three girls missing globally due to sex selection, both pre- and post-natal, is from India — 46 million out of the total 142 million, according to the UNFPA’s State of the World Population 2020 report released on Tuesday.
- The figure shows that the number of missing women has more than doubled over the past 50 years, who were at 61 million in 1970.
- The report examines the issue of missing women by studying sex ratio imbalances at birth as a result of gender-biased sex selection as well as excess female mortality due to deliberate neglect of girls because of a culture of son preference. Excess female mortality is the difference between observed and expected mortality of the girl child or avoidable death of girls during childhood.
- According to estimates averaged over a five year period (2013-17), annually, there were 1.2 million missing female births, at a global level. India had about 4,60,000 girls ‘missing’ at birth each year.
- These skewed numbers translate into long-term shifts in the proportions of women and men in the population of some countries, the report Points out.
- In many countries, this results in a “marriage squeeze” as prospective grooms far outnumber prospective brides, which further results in human trafficking for marriage as well as child marriages.
RBI launches inflation expectation survey
- The Reserve Bank of India has launched the inflation expectations survey of households and responses of the participants will be gathered over telephone in view of the coronavirus pandemic. The RBI has been regularly conducting the survey to elicit subjective views of the households on price movement across various cities of the country. The results of the survey are used as inputs for monetary policy.
- The July 2020 round of the Inflation Expectations Survey of Households has been launched. As per RBI release, Hansa Research Group, Mumbai has been engaged to conduct the survey of this round on behalf of the RBI over telephone instead of the regular personal interview mode in view of the pandemic.
- The survey aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation,of approximately 6,000 households, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 18 cities.
- The cities that would be covered are Mumbai,Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal,Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi,Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow,Patna, Raipur, Ranchi and Thiruvananthapuram.
- The survey would seek qualitative as well as quantitative responses from households on price changes, general prices as well as prices of specific product groups, for the three months ahead as well as in the one year ahead period.
Current account sees meagre surplus as trade deficit shrinks
- India recorded a current account surplus of $0.6 billion, or 0.1% of GDP, for the January-March quarter, against a deficit of $4.6 billion, or 0.7% of GDP in the year-ago period, the Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.
- For the fiscal year 2019-20, the current account deficit narrowed to 0.9% of the GDP, compared with 2.1% in FY 2018-19, the central bank said.Lower trade deficit was one of the prime reasons for the improvement in the current account balances both for the March quarter as well as for the whole fiscal year.
- The current account balances, which represent the net of the country’s export and imports of goods and services and also payments made to foreign investors or inflows from them, are considered as an important indicator of a country’s external sector.
- The Reserve Bank said the surplus in the current account in the March quarter was primarily on account of a lower trade deficit at $35 billion and a sharp rise in net invisible receipts at $35.6 billion as compared with the corresponding period of last year.
- Private transfer receipts, mainly representing remittances by Indians employed overseas, increased 14.8% to $20.6 billion for the reporting quarter, the RBI said.
- The net outgo from the primary income account, which primarily reflects the net overseas investment income payments, decreased to $4.8 billion from $6.9 billion a year ago, the RBI said.
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