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A first step With the introduction of a new financial instrument, India is a step closer to building a vibrant market for commodities(म ल)- Raw material or primary agricultural product Success in the long journey, however, will require avoiding some policy mistakes of the past. Multi Commodity Exchange has introduced gold option contracts for the first time in India. Allows investors to enter into contracts to either buy or sell gold some time in the future at a predetermined price. Gold options will also help bring into formal channels more of the gold that is traded. Trading volumes, satisfy rules set by SEBI. Apart from the standardised derivatives approved by SEBI for trading in exchanges, a framework that promotes over the-counter products will help improve the scope for risk mitigation. The debut of gold options should be seen as a step towards greater reforms.
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EGoM and GoM Both EGoM as well as the GoM get appointed under the Government of India s Transaction of Business Rules 1961 Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) is a Group of Ministers (GoM) of the Union Government who, after being appointed by the Cabinet, a Cabinet Committee or the Prime Minister for investigating and reporting on such matters as may be specified, are also authorised (empowered) by the appointing authority to take decisions in such matters after investigation. While a GoM investigates and reports to the Cabinet, which takes the decision As part of empowering the Ministries and Departments, PM on 31 May 2014 decided to abolish all the existing 9 EGoMs and 21 GoMs. Expected to expedite process of decision making and usher in greater accountability in the system. The issues pending before the EGoMs and GoMs will be processed by respective Ministries /Departments to take appropriate decisions at the level of Ministries and Departments itself. Wherever the Ministries face any difficulties, the Cabinet Secretariat and the Prime Minister s Office will facilitate the decision making process.
Back to the future Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!! Minimum government, maximum governance promise. Nearly 100 such groups had been set up by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) during its 10-year tenure After all, the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government also used such groups as well as the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment to push through some of its biggest decisions. Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has also formed two GoMs and several committees of officials to resolve the hurdles that have come up so far in the new indirect tax system Late September, Mr. Modi reconstituted the Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister (EAC), another institution suspended since May 2014, amidst a growing debate on the government s alleged mishandling of the economy. To go before the Lok Sabha elections, the challenge for the Council is to bring something to the table that can possibly push a quick enough revival of the economy, and perhaps suggest a course correction for reforms such as the GST that seem to be inhibiting industrial activity.
Continue First meeting this month, the EAC agreed there is a slowdown underway, but didn t reveal the reasons behind it nor gave a diagnosis of how deep-rooted the problem may be. It would be instructive to know how the Council views the need for transparency and clear communication while governing the economy.
A separate peace Ashley Tellis s 91-page essay Are India-Pakistan Peace Talks Worth a Damn? U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to help India and, even if he tries, it could actually make matters worse Even if satisfactory solutions could be devised, Mr. Tellis argues, the Pakistan army will not accept them if the end result dethrones the military from its privileged power in and over the state. Preserves the internal hegemony of the Pakistan Army. It won t want to give this up. Only two countries that could persuade Pakistan to change its attitude to India are China and the U.S. However, given China s geopolitical rivalry with India, Mr. Tellis says it is highly unlikely that Beijing will ever press Rawalpindi to terminate its terrorism against New Delhi. In America s case, Washington s dependence on Pakistan makes it unlikely that it will apply real pressure.
Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Act, 1965. Obstruction to women s entry on the ground of menstruation Supreme Court of India has repeatedly struck down discriminatory religious practices, the latest of which is triple talaq (in Shayara Bano v. Union of India, 2017). Clearly offends the equality Woman s right against discrimination guaranteed under Article 15(1) Curtails her religious freedom assured by Article 25(1) B.R. Ambedkar S.R. Bommai (1994), the Supreme Court said that secularism operates as a bridge Sabarimala women entry case has been referred to a 5-member Constitution Bench This case has, in effect, become somewhat like the celebrated Kesavananda Bharati case (1973)- Basic Structure Case- Constitutional and Cultural dimensions The deity has certain rights which the courts are bound to uphold(क यम रखन ). Lakhs of women congregate( एकत र त ह न ) in Sabarimala every year. There is only one caveat: they should not be between 10 and 50 because of the specific nature of the prathishta (idol) Let us respect these diversities as India is the land of pluralism and multiple paths to the divine reality. In any civilised society, gender equality is to be treated as one of the core values Other core values of our democracy and Indic civilisation are respect for diversity among the enormous range of communities matters of faith, cultural practices, value systems, dress codes. You are free to opt for the devata or devi that suits your taste it is not to suggest that Hindu faith traditions are writ in stone and unchanging. That is how we have countless rewritings of Ramayanas in different ages with each interpreting Ram in its own way While delivering its judgment, the SC should keep in mind that none among the devotees of Sabarimala have come to court demanding changed rules.
Not bounty(इन म) but property(स पत त ) Updating the Payment of Gratuity(उपह र) Act Justice P.B. Gajendragadkar of the Supreme Court once aptly described the obligation of employer. Thus, Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 Gratuity law provides social security to workmen after retirement, no matter whether this retirement was a result of the rules of superannuation, or physical disablement, or impairment of a vital part of the body. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, held that gratuity for a worker is no longer a gift but a right. Upgradation was in September when the Union Cabinet gave its approval for the introduction of the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill of 2017 in Parliament. Bill doubles the ceiling of tax-free gratuity to 20 lakh 2017 amendment proposes to increase- 10 lakh on the gratuity amount was introduced in a 2010 amendment. Before that- maximum amount of gratuity was 3.5 lakh Seventh Central Pay Commission, ceiling was doubled to 20 lakh with effect from January 1, 2016.
News Analysis Page-1- Air quality nosedives in spite of a quieter Deepavali Smog and pollution touch toxic highs as weather system prevents dispersal of particulate matter in several cities
Page-1- Two bird varieties sighted
Page-2- Online purchases bring business to India Post With consumers making more online purchases during the festival season, Postal Department saw a jump in the e-commerce packets it handled in the western region this year.
Page-5- New species of large gecko discovered 8-inch lizard found in Eastern Ghats The Kanger valley rock gecko Hemidactylus kangerensis is the newest addition to India s lizard species.
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Page-10- Land for Taj Mahal was forcibly acquired: Swamy BJP leader claims he has proof to show Shah Jahan took it from the Jaipur kings Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said he has access to documents that suggest the property where Taj Mahal was built was acquired by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan from the kings of Jaipur
Page-11- India, Pakistan are both important to U.S. policy Tillerson says both are part of its approach on South Asia India and the U.S. are two bookends of stability on either side of the globe and the emerging Delhi- Washington strategic partnership has the potential to anchor the rules-based world order for the next hundred years, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said.
Page-12- MPC minutes spotlight risks to inflation; signal RBI may stay on hold Monetary panel to meet in December A majority of the members of the Reserve Bank of India s (RBI) monetary policy committee, which met on October 3-4, flagged an increase in inflation risks, according to the minutes of the meeting released by the RBI on Wednesday. The central bank held its key policy interest rate at 6%. The MPC had voted 5-1 to leave the repo rate unchanged at 6%,
Last Day- Q s- Ans Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!! Article- 20 & 21- Can't be suspended in any circumstances- Emergency Time 1975. Rajya Sabha- Upper House of our country is chaired by Ex- Officio Vice President. Chairperson of Rajya Sabha-Vice President Darjeeling Himalyan Railway (DHR)- Toy Train- UNESCO world heritage site on- 1999. It was the 1st Mountain Railway of India, which included in UNESCO world heritage site. International Organisation for Migration (IOM) It provides services & advice concerning migration to Government & migrants. Establishment- 1951- HQ- Geneva, Switzerland Ministry of AYUSH (India) created on 9th of November, 2014. Previously- It came under- Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. 11th Fundamental Duty was added- 86th Constitution Amendment Act, 2002. Every Citizen of India- who is a parent or guardian, to provide opportunities for education to his/her child or, as the case may be, ward between age of 6 & 14 years.
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