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THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 23.02.2019

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FRONT PAGE

Terror monitor keeps Pak. on grey list, seeks action

Home Ministry puts Assam Rifles notification on hold

NATIONAL

India, Russia close to inking multi-billion agreement for AK-103 assault rifles

Govt. not holding up appointments: CJI

UGC issues advisory to universities

Labour Bureau files MUDRA job report

INTERNATIONAL

China uses DNA to track its people, with U.S. help

OPINION

A drop in an ocean of debt

Without land or recourse

How the U.S. aids Maduro

Missed target

Mixed optics

LIFE

What pushed dinosaurs to extinction

An artistic ode to Bengali language

‘Flying bulldog’: world’s largest bee spotted again

UPPSC COMBINED STATE/UPPER SUBORDINATE SERVICES EXAM 2016 FINAL RESULT DECLARED

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UPPSC COMBINED STATE/UPPER SUBORDINATE SERVICES EXAM 2016 FINAL RESULT DECLARED

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Daily Current Affairs, 22nd February 2019

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1) President Ram Nath Kovind Promulgates 4 Ordinances

•President Ram Nath Kovind promulgated four Ordinances. These are the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance, the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Second Ordinance, the Companies (Amendment) Second Ordinance and the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019.

1. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance has been promulgated to give continued effect to the provisions brought in by the earlier ordinance. This Ordinance declares the practice of instant triple talaq to be void and illegal and also to make it an offence punishable with imprisonment up to three years and fine.

2. The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Second Ordinance has been promulgated to give continued effect to the work already done by the Board of Governors as per the provisions of earlier Ordinance.

3. The Companies (Amendment) Second Ordinance, has been promulgated with a view, to empower the Central Government to allow certain companies to have a different financial year instead of as determined by the Tribunal.

4. The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance has been promulgated to have central legislation to tackle the menace of illicit deposits taking activities in the country.

2) Government Launches ‘Operation Digital Board’ To Boost Quality Education

•The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Prakash Javadekar launched the ‘Operation Digital Board’ to boost quality education in the country. The Operation Digital Board is a revolutionary step which will make the learning as well as the teaching process interactive and will popularise flipped learning as a pedagogical approach.

•An expert committee has worked out optimum configuration of the Digital Class Rooms under the Operation Digital Board. The operation aims to convert a class room into a digital class room and make available the e-resources at any time and at any place to students.

3) NITI Aayog Organized Conference on Future of Indian Banking

•Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog, inaugurated a conference on “The Future of Indian Banking” with the Foundation for Economic Growth and Welfare (EGROW Foundation).

•The conference aims to increase and elevate the discourse on the banking sector in India, and help develop insights to inform the continued evolution of the Indian banking sector for optimally supporting the growing credit needs of the Indian economy.

4) PM Modi Conferred With Seoul Peace Prize in South Korea

•Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the Seoul Peace Prize during his two-day visit to South Korea. The award was first announced by the Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation in October 2018.

•Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are among previous recipients of the award.

5) CCEA Approves KUSUM Scheme For Farmers’ Welfare

•The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the launch of ‘Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan’ (KUSUM Yojana) with the objective of providing financial and water security to farmers. The Central Government will provide a total financial support of Rs 34,422 crore for the scheme.

•Components of KUSUM Yojana:

•The Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan scheme consists of three components:

1.Component-A: 10,000 MW of Decentralised Ground Mounted Grid Connected Renewable Power Plants.
2.Component-B: Installation of 17.50 lakh standalone Solar Powered Agriculture Pumps.
3.Component-C: Solarisation of 10 Lakh Grid-connected Solar Powered Agriculture Pumps.

6) China’s Xinhua Unveils World’s First Female AI News Anchor

•Chinese news agency Xinhua unveiled the world’s first female AI news anchor Xin Xiaomeng. She has been developed in collaboration with Sogou Inc, a search engine company.

•Earlier, Xinhua also developed Qiu Hao, the world’s first male AI news anchor at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen held in November 2018, who is capable of mimicking human facial expressions and mannerisms while reading out news-reports.

RRB NTPC 2019 Notification for Recruitment for 1.3 lakhs vacancy ( NTPC, Para Medical, Ministerial, level 1)

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Click here to Download RRB NTPC 2019 Notification for Recruitment for 1.3 lakhs vacancy ( NTPC, Para Medical, Ministerial, level 1)

Application Start Date

Name of the Category	Application Start Date
NTPC	February 28th, 2019 at 10.00 am
Para-Medical Staff	March 4th, 2019 at 10.00 am
Ministerial and Isolated Categories	March 8th, 2019 at 10.00 am
Level 1 Positions	March 12th, 2019 at 10.00 am

The candidates will have to wait for the official notification to get more information on education qualification for each positions and the eligibility and age criteria for desirable candidates. The application fee for general candidates is Rs. 500 and for candidates from reserved category is Rs. 250.

Employment News 23 February - 1 March 2019 Download pdf

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The HINDU Notes – 22nd February 2019

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📰 More powers for Assam Rifles in Northeast

It can arrest anyone and search a place without warrant in Assam, Arunachal, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram

•Assam Rifles, deployed along the Myanmar border, has been empowered by the Centre to arrest anyone and search a place without warrant in the border districts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram.

•According to a Home Ministry notification, “an officer of the rank corresponding to that of the lowest rank of members of the Assam Rifles” has been given these powers under the Code of Criminal Procedure.

•Earlier, Assam Rifles was making arrests only in areas where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was in effect. “They were finding it difficult to make seizures and arrest in Mizoram, which doesn’t have AFSPA. This is to basically correct that anomaly. As per law, they have to hand over the suspects to the local police within 24 hours,” said a government official.

•MHA had lifted AFSPA from some areas in Arunachal Pradesh last year.

•Assam Rifles personnel will exercise these powers and discharge their duties “under sub-section(1) of section 41, sections 47, 48, 49, 51, 53, 54, 149, 150, 151 and 152 of the CrPC within the local limits of the area comprised within the border districts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram,” the notification said.

•Section 41 of the CrPC states that any police officer may, without an order from a magistrate and without a warrant, arrest any person. Section 47 gives powers for search of place entered by person sought to be arrested.

•Section 48 says a police officer may, for the purpose of arresting without warrant any person whom he is authorised to arrest, pursue such person into any place in India. According to Section 49, the person arrested shall not be subjected to more restraint than is necessary to prevent his escape.

•The Assam Rifles, one of the central armed police forces is the leading counter-insurgency force in the Northeast.

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Food Corporation of India (FCI) Recruitment 2019: 4,103 vacancies, check eligibility criteria and application process here

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FCI recruitment 2019: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has released an official notification inviting candidates to fill 4,103 vacancies. All the interested, eligible candidates can apply through the prescribed format on or before March 25, 2019.