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Holding the rate Intro:-Reserve Bank of India s decision to keep the policy interest rate unchanged Monetary Policy Committee Easing trend in inflation Farm loan waivers Uttar Pradesh & Maharashtra s MPC acknowledges that the latest monsoon forecast Central Statistics Office s GDP and GVA (gross value added) data released last month suggest that the effects of demonetisation have lingered(द र घ क ल तक रहन ) on. Risks that global political uncertainties, rising input costs and wage pressures Twin balance sheet problem (an over-leveraged corporate sector and stressed lenders). Banking sector s health is restored and infrastructure bottlenecks are removed. To do otherwise risks disruptive policy reversals later and the loss of credibility of the RBI.
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The neutrino opportunity India s wait to join the elite club of countries undertaking neutrino research suffered a procedural delay- Explosives used in construction are a threat to the highly sensitive ecology of the Western Ghats. National Green Tribunal (NGT) suspended the environmental clearance (EC) granted to the India based Neutrino Observatory (INO), and ordered it to- fresh application for clearance. If completed, the INO would house the largest magnet in the world, four times more massive than the European Organization for Nuclear Research. Neutrinos are tiny particles, almost mass less, that travel at near light speeds. Born from violent astrophysical events such as exploding(व स फ ट) stars and gamma ray bursts, They are abundant in the universe- can move as easily through matter as we move through air. They are notoriously difficult to track down. If you hold your hand towards the sunlight for one second, about a billion neutrinos from the sun will pass through it; This is because they are the by products of nuclear fusion in the sun.
Continue While the suspension of INO s environmental clearance is a setback, the scientific community Now the earliest conceivable completion date is projected as 2022. INO will fall further behind other facilities including China s Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), expected to open in 2019. Long history of research Neutrino research has a long history in India. In the 1960s and 1970s, a group of scientists led by the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research detected some unusual experimental observations, the so called Kolar events in the Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) in Karnataka From the 1980s, neutrino enthusiasts discussed the possibility of a neutrino observatory located in India. In 2002, a document was presented to the Department of Atomic Energy which laid out an ambitious plan to establish the INO. Since then, fast-paced developments have taken place in neutrino physics.
Conclusion Consider this: more than half the Nobel Prizes in physics in the past 50 years have been awarded to basic research in particle physics. This includes the 2015 Prize for the discovery of neutrino oscillations. On January 5, 2015, the Union cabinet gave its approval to establish the INO at an estimated cost of 1,500 crore, the most expensive basic science project in India. While public apprehensions in such projects are understandable. Communication between the scientific community and the public needs to be more basic and democratic.
India-based Neutrino Observatory India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) is a particle physics research project under construction to primarily study atmospheric neutrinos in a 1,300 meters (4,300 ft) deep cave Tamil Nadu, India. Project was originally to be completed in 2015 at an estimated cost of 1,500 crores, has been cleared by the Ministry of Environment (India) for construction in the Bodi West Hills Reserved Forest in Tamil Nadu Project, jointly supported by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST). Neutrino- A neutral subatomic particle with a mass close to zero and half-integral spin, which rarely reacts with normal matter- Travel at near light speeds. There are three types of neutrinos: electron neutrinos (ve), muon neutrinos(vu) and tau neutrinos(vt) differing in terms of mass.
Declare instant triple talaq invalid Intro:- Social boycotts and no-triple-talaq conditions in prenuptial contracts will not bring gender justice. Attorney General told the Supreme Court that the government will bring in a comprehensive divorce law for Muslims if the court outlaws triple talaq AIMPLB- Any law that violates the egalitarian principles of the Koran- cannot be termed Muslim law. Talaq-e-bid a -instant triple divorce- where women can unilaterally divorce their husbands in one go without judicial intervention. Faskh- the woman approaches the Qazi and it is he who annuls the marriage on her behalf provided he finds merit in her petition Talaq-e-tafweez: Under the prevailing Muslim law in India, a husband can either pronounce talaq himself or give this power to an agent
News Analysis Page-1,12-12 killed in twin Iran attacks IS claims attacks on Parliament and Khomeini shrine; Tehran blames Saudi, U.S. Gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Iran s Parliament. The Islamic State claimed the attacks, marking the first time the Sunni extremists taken responsibility for an assault in the Shia-majority Iran. Page-1,10- Presidential election scheduled for July 17 President Pranab Mukherjee comes to an end on July 24 Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said the notification would be issued on June 14 The President is elected through an electoral college that includes national, State and Union Territory legislators.
Continue Page-1,10- WHO revises antibiotics protocol Effort to curb antibiotic resistance, the World Health Organization (WHO) has divided the drugs into three categories access, watch and reserve 1)-Commonly used antibiotics will be under the access category; 2)- Second line of antibiotics, slightly more potent, have been categorised under watch and 3)-Potent drugs to be used only as a last resort fall under the reserve category. Biggest revision of the antibiotics section in the 40- year history of essential medicines list (EML)
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Continue Page-11- U.P. leaders join Ramdev in yoga session Around 55,000 expected to attend PM Modi s event on International Yoga Day in Lucknow. Third International Yoga Day on June 21, yoga guru-cum-entrepreneur Baba Ramdev conducted a yoga session at the Raj Bhavan International Day for Yoga was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in December, 2014 and was first celebrated on June 21, 2015 The event will be held at Ramabai Ambedkar Park, built by former Chief Minister Mayawati.
Continue Page-11- India to join SCO in Astana India says it is willing to join hands with Pakistan and China to combat terrorism. Narendra Modi s weekend visit to Astana, Kazakhstan, where India will be admitted as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Continue Page-13- RBI s decision to hold interest rates reveals rift with Centre The decision by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to keep the policy repo rate unchanged- 6.25% Urjit Patel told the media that the members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) had declined an invitation to meet with Finance Ministry officials ahead of the policy review. Page-13- India will remain among top 3 investment destinations till 19 Business heads con dent of Asia s performance: UN report according to a survey by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). UNCTAD s World Investment Report 2017- said India ranked 10th in terms of FDI inflows in 2016. Over the next two years, India will be behind only the U.S. and China in terms of investment attractiveness
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