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Wednesday, April 29, 2020

The HINDU Notes – 29th April 2020

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📰 BRICS should help entrepreneurs: India

Jaishankar calls for reforms in global platforms

•Member countries of the BRICS group should assist private entrepreneurs to help them deal with the economic fallout of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Monday. He also spoke of the need for reform in the multilateral global platforms during the video-conference of Foreign Ministers of the BRICS group which was convened by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

•“He [Mr. Jaishankar] emphasised that we need to provide support to businesses, especially MSMEs, to tide over the crisis and ensure livelihoods are not lost. The External Affairs Minister emphasised that the pandemic is not only posing a great risk to the health and well being of humanity but is also severely impacting global economy and out by disruption of global trade and supply chains,” said a government release.

•Apart from Mr. Lavrov and Mr. Jaishankar, the videoconference was attended by China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Grace Naledi Pandor and Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo.

•The virtual meeting was necessary as they are unable to travel due to the global travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister showcased India’s pharmaceutical support to around 85 countries to deal with the viral infection. Mr. Jaishankar also highlighted the need for reforms in the multilateral bodies like the United Nations. Noteworthy that the UN Security Council members are currently discussing draft resolutions on the COVID-19 pandemic.

•Monday’s meeting will be followed by a BRICS Health Officials’ discussion to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic on May 7.

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CSE PRELIMS 2020: VALUE ADDITION SERIES POLITY BY BYJU'S IAS PDF

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UPSC CSE prelims previous year questions analysis PDF

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Indian Polity M. Laxmikant latest Edition Notes pdf Download

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M Laxmikant Indian Polity Hand Written Notes
  • Notes by Arora IAS
  • Total Chapters are 91
  • Size of file 87 MB
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  • Language: English

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Daily Current Affairs, 28th April 2020

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1) World Day for Safety and Health at Work: 28 April
•World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed globally on 28 April every year. This day is observed to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally and raise awareness to ensure health and safety at the workplace.

 •The World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2020 will primarily focus on addressing the outbreak of infectious diseases at work, focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic. The theme will explore in-depth various measures to prevent and control the risk of contagion, identify the psychosocial and other work-related risks associated with the pandemic.

2) UIDAI allows CSCs to offer Aadhaar updation facility
•The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has permitted the Common Service Centres that operate as banking correspondents (BCs), to provide Aadhaar updation facility. This permission has been granted by UIDAI to CSCs to make Aadhaar updation easier for citizens.

 •After the assent of UIDAI, around 20,000 CSCs will now be able to provide the Aadhaar updation service to citizens. The permission allows the Common Service Centre to only update demographic details such as name, address and date of birth.

 •The Common Service Centre is a Special Purpose Vehicle established by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for accessible electronic delivery of services, including e-governance, to citizens in rural India.

3) KGMU becomes 1st govt hospital to launch plasma therapy for COVID-19
•Lucknow’s King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has become the 1st government hospital in the country to successfully launch the plasma therapy treatment for COVID-19. A 58-year-old doctor became the first coronavirus patient in Uttar Pradesh to receive plasma therapy as an experimental treatment. Convalescent Plasma Therapy is an experimental procedure for COVID-19 patients.





4) Australia cancelled “Pitch Black 2020” due to coronavirus
•Australia has cancelled “Pitch Black 2020” premier multilateral air combat training exercise between India and Australia. Australia takes this decision due to the current and anticipated impacts of the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19. The next edition is scheduled in 2022. Its last edition held in 2018.

 •Chief of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Meg Hupfeld informed Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria of Indian Air Force (IAF) about the cancellation through a letter.

5) SIPRI releases report “Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2019”
•A swedish think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released its report “Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2019”. The report released by SIPRI analysed the global military spending in 2019. The report stated that the global military spending in 2019 was 2.2% of the global gross domestic product (GDP) i.e 7.2% higher in 2019 than it was in 2010.

6) India Ratings slashes India’s FY21 GDP growth to 1.9%
•In its latest report, credit rating agency India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has slashed India’s Fiscal Year 2021 gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 1.9%. Earlier, the rating agency marked India’s Fiscal Year 2021 GDP growth at 3.6% in March 2020.

 •The current stats are the lowest for India in the last 29 years. The GDP growth has been slashed by the credit rating agency citing the assumption of the partial lockdown to continue in India till mid-May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

7) Special borrowing scheme launched by IOB for SHGs
•A special borrowing scheme has been launched by the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) for self help groups (SHGs). IOB has taken this initiative to help the SHGs in order to overcome the difficulties posed by COVID-19.
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Vision IAS PT 365 Government Schemes 2020 PDF Classroom Study Materials

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The HINDU Notes – 28th April 2020

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📰 India, China among top three military spenders in 2019: SIPRI report

‘India’s tensions and rivalry with Pakistan, China are among major drivers for its increased expenditure’

•The global military expenditure rose to $1917 billion in 2019 with India and China emerging among the top three spenders, according to a report by a Swedish think tank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

•“In 2019, China and India were, respectively, the second- and third-largest military spenders in the world. China’s military expenditure reached $261 billion in 2019, a 5.1% increase compared with 2018, while India’s grew by 6.8% to $71.1 billion,” the report said. In 2019, the top five largest spenders — U.S. ($732 bn), China, India, Russia ($65.1 bn) and Saudi Arabia ($61.9 bn) — accounted for 62% of the global expenditure. The annual report ‘Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2019’ was released by the SIPRI on Monday.

•“India’s tensions and rivalry with both Pakistan and China are among the major drivers for its increased military spending,” the report quoted SIPRI Senior Researcher Siemon T. Wezeman. The $71.1 billion spent by India on defence in 2019 was 2.4% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). India was at the fourth position in 2018 with Saudi Arabia at the third.

Significant rise

•Stating that India’s expenditure in 2019 was 6.8% more than that in 2018, the report says the country’s military expenditure has risen significantly over the past few decades. “It grew by 259% over the 30-year period of 1990–2019, and by 37% over the decade of 2010–19. However, its military burden fell from 2.7% of GDP in 2010 to 2.4% in 2019.”

•While India’s defence spending excluding pensions, which constitute a significant part, has been growing in absolute terms, it has been going down as a percentage of its GDP as noted by the report. For instance, the defence allocation in the latest budget for 2020-21 which was ₹3.37 lakh crore, excluding defence pensions, accounts for about 1.5% of the country’s GDP, the lowest in recent times.

Pak.’s expenditure

•In comparison, Pakistan’s military expenditure rose by 70% over the decade 2010–19, to reach $10.3 billion while the military burden increased from 3.4% of GDP in 2010 to 4% in 2019, says the report. Pakistan was at the 24th position in 2019 compared to 19th in 2018.

•Global military spending in 2019 represented 2.2% of the global GDP and this was an increase of 3.6% from 2018 and the largest annual growth in spending since 2010, the report stated. In Asia and Oceania, other than India and China, Japan ($47.6 bn) and South Korea ($43.9 bn) were the largest military spenders.

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UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam Deferred Said Union Minister

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UPSC Civil Services Examination Mains Examination Interview 2019, SSC exam and Prelims Exam 2020 will be deferred.





                      
UPSC Civil Services Examination updates: Almost whole world human activities stopped due to this coronavirus, every government is helpless. And find lockdown as a solution, amid lockdown exams can't be conducted due to fear of the spread of this virus. Will UPSC Prelims Exam will be conducted? All these questions are there with a UPSC Aspirant.

Union Minister Jitendra Singh stated that "UPSC has also deferred the interview which were going on the final Civil Services IAS Aspirants then we've also deferred the Preliminary Exam..."
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