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Day: December 14, 2018
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – December 14, 2018
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7 PM Daily Editorials Brief – December 14, 2018 (Corporate governance Framework in India: Analysis)
Read In-depth analysis of all the Editorials here Source: Opinion: Raising standards of corporate governance Analysis: Corporate governance Framework in India: Analysis
Telecom tribunal sets aside TRAI’s predatory pricing rule
Telecom tribunal sets aside TRAI’s predatory pricing rule News: The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has rejected Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) rule on Predatory Pricing. Important facts: What is Predatory Pricing? Predatory Pricing is the practice of a firm selling a product at very low price with the intention of driving competitors out of… Continue reading Telecom tribunal sets aside TRAI’s predatory pricing rule
How side pocketing affects mutual fund houses, investors
How side pocketing affects mutual fund houses, investors News: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has allowed mutual fund schemes the option of ‘side-pocketing’ which will help both fund houses and investors. Important facts: What is side pocketing? It is an accounting method used for segregating bad or illiquid assets from the healthier or… Continue reading How side pocketing affects mutual fund houses, investors
Come June, industries must pay for using groundwater
Come June, industries must pay for using groundwater News: The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has introduced a water conservation fee (WCF) for the first in the recently notified Revised Guidelines for Ground Water Extraction. Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA): It has been constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act of 1986 It has been mandated… Continue reading Come June, industries must pay for using groundwater
Once big polluter, Badarpur plant to get eco-park revamp
Once big polluter, Badarpur plant to get eco-park revamp News The Badarpur Thermal Power Station (BTPS) is set to be converted to an ecological park Important Facts: The ecological park will be built on 884.64 acres of fly ash pond within the premises of the thermal power station. The park is expected to be one… Continue reading Once big polluter, Badarpur plant to get eco-park revamp
Scientists clone hybrid rice seeds in breakthrough that could cut costs for farmers
Scientists clone hybrid rice seeds in breakthrough that could cut costs for farmers News: According to research published in the journal Nature, scientists in the US and France have successfully created a hybrid variety of Rice Japonica so that some plants produce cloned seeds. Important Facts What are hybrid seeds? A hybrid seed is created by crossing… Continue reading Scientists clone hybrid rice seeds in breakthrough that could cut costs for farmers
The political roots of falling wage growth
The political roots of falling wage growth News: Latest Global Wage Report of International Labour Organization’s (ILO) finds that, wages grew at an annual rate of just 1.1% in 2017, down from 1.8% in 2016. Important Facts: Major Finding of the reports: Lowest wage growth globally in 2017 since 2008 Global wage growth in 2017… Continue reading The political roots of falling wage growth
View: India’s Kartarpur headache
View: India’s Kartarpur headache News: Article discuss about the controversy surrounding the Kartarpur corridor. Important Analysis Background of Kartarpur Corridor: Guru Nanak, who founded Sikhism, used to live in this area. He died in 1539 and a shrine was built in his memory. This shrine is their holiest site, and visiting it is considered a… Continue reading View: India’s Kartarpur headache