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What australian lake glows in the dark ?

Australia's Gippsland Lakes Glows in Dark, Swimmers Turn Blue. The micro-organism Noctiluca Scintillan on full display. It's called bioluminescence, a phenomenon found in nature where micro-organisms will start to glow after a disturbance in the water.

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What is Moonbow? How is it different from rainbow?

A moonbow  is a  rainbow produced by  moonlight rather than sunlight. Other than the difference in light source, its formation is exactly the same as for a solar rainbow: It is caused by the refraction of light in many water droplets, such as a rain shower or a waterfall, and is always positioned in the opposite part of the sky from the moon relative to the observer.

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📝 CPI inflation slows to lowest since 2012

👉 Note4Students:

While inflation trend has been on lower side since a year but recent farmer protests in various states signify that there is a huge mismatch between government data and actual situation as the actual benefits of this slowdown have not trickled down to producers. A comprehensive policy in this regard is need of the hour.

From UPSC perspective, following things are important:

🔘 Prelims level:

CPI, IIP, their base years, factors affecting them.

🔘 Mains level: 

Policy measures required by various stakeholders in order to provide benefits of lower inflation to everyone, from producers to consumers.

🔴 News:

Retail inflation at 2.18% in May, eased to its lowest level since the Centre began measuring it on a nationwide basis in 2012.

🔘 Separate data showed industrial output expanded by 3.1% in April.

🔴 Reasons behind this trend:

🔘 Slowdown in CPI inflation was driven in large part by cooling food prices.

🔘 Growth in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) was spurred by the manufacturing sector within which the tobacco and the pharmaceuticals sectors grew the fastest.

🔴 Looming farmer crisis and desired RBI measures:

🔘 It reflects the crisis the farmers are facing because food prices have crashed as a result of bumper crops.

🔘 This does provide stronger grounds for the RBI to revise its interest rates downwards in its next review.

🔴 Upside risks to inflation:

It can be due to three factors-

🔘 Increase in the house rent component in CPI
Implementation of GST, and Announcement of large farm loan waivers and higher deficits of states.

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📝 What is Inflation?

Inflation is defined as a sustained increase in the general level of prices for goods and services in a county, and is measured as an annual percentage change. Under conditions of inflation, the prices of things rise over time. Put differently, as inflation rises, every dollar you own buys a smaller percentage of a good or service. When prices rise, and alternatively when the value of money falls you have inflation.

The value of a dollar (or any unit of money) is expressed in terms of its purchasing power, which is the amount of real, tangible goods or actual services that money can buy at a moment in time. When inflation goes up, there is a decline in the purchasing power of money.

👉 For example

If the inflation rate is 2% annually, then theoretically a $1 pack of gum will cost $1.02 in a year. After inflation, your dollar does not go as far as it did in the past. This why a pack of gum cost just $0.05 in the 1940’s – the price has risen, or from a different perspective, the value of the dollar has declined.


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12th June 2K17

Economic Times

Ø  India finds factual errors in World Bank’s ease of business report
Ø  Global aviation umbrella body has a word of caution for India
Ø  EPFO to invest Rs 22,500 cr in ETFs this fiscal
Ø  India on way to being a developed nation: Minister
Ø  Telecom industry disappointed at unchanged GST rate
Ø  Textile body hails revision of job work rates
Ø  Oil firms set up system for smooth daily fuel price change

Business Standard

Ø  No bailout package for telecom industry in season of reforms
Ø   Arun Jaitley hints at no review of GST rate on hybrid cars
Ø  Trai to consider tighter norms, user refund for global SIM card companies
Ø  Aurobindo Pharma looks to sell cancer drugs in the US by year end
Ø  Cairn moves international arbitration panel against dividend freeze
Ø  ONGC keen to buy HPCL, deal to cost Rs 42,254 cr

Business Line

Ø  Centre looks to consolidate shareholding in SBI
Ø  GST Council lowers tax rate on 66 items, offers relief to small entities
Ø  648 firms refuse to accept credit ratings given by various agencies
Ø  BSNL to set up 25,000 Wi-Fi hotspots at ₹942 cr
Ø  Note ban has and may continue to result in slowdown: SBI
Ø  India ‘seen as a top market’ in retail, commercial realty

 Mint

Ø  Sebi board to consider cutting IPO listing time to 4 days
Ø  Arun Jaitley to meet PSU bank chiefs on Monday to review NPA situation
Ø  Toshiba to pay $3.68 billion for Westinghouse reactors in US
Ø  Vijay Mallya dismisses speculation of Force India sale
Ø  Emaar hires Goldman Sachs to manage IPO of real estate unit

Financial Express

Ø  Lower food prices have a flip side, reforms a must: SBI Ecowrap
Ø  Commerce ministry engaging with stakeholders to resolve GST issues
Ø  Surda copper mine disruption impacts HCL
Ø  DLF's annual rental income to rise 12 pct at Rs 2,900 crore in FY18

 Financial Chronicle

Ø  GoM to meet for 2nd time to iron out NMC Bill irritants
Ø  GST bill to go viral on June 14 in the TN Assembly
Ø  India likely to be power surplus nation in FY18
Ø  SBI says $2.3 billion share sale satisfies capital needs for at least a year
Ø  Sebi okays Limaye’s appointment as NSE chief executive
Ø  SBI slashes rates by 10 bps for home loans above Rs 75L


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Denmark will become the first country in the world to appoint a special “digital ambassador” to work on building ties with the globe’s tech giants.

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Ashgabat Agreement

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for India to accede to the Ashgabat Agreement, an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf.
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The Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HoA) was founded in 2011 at Istanbul, Turkey. The Heart of Asia provides a platform for sincere and results-oriented regional cooperation by placing Afghanistan at its center, in recognition of the fact that a secure and stable Afghanistan is vital to the prosperity of the Heart of Asia region.

This platform was established to address the shared challenges and interests of Afghanistan and its neighbors and regional partners. The Heart of Asia is comprised of 14 participating countries, 17 supporting countries, and 12 supporting regional and international organizations.

Afghanistan
Azerbaijan
China
India
Iran
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Pakistan
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
USA and Uzbekistan are not members of Heart of Asia.
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Revise these topics of current affairs prelims 2017. You may catch 10 to 15 questions...
Best of luck!
International issues
G4 countries- support each other bid for UNSC,G7; G20.SAARC, BIMSTEC, ASEAN, RECP (Regional economic comprehensive partnership) India is a member, Heart of Asia conference, Indus water treaty, permanent court of arbitration, akashvani maître, salma dam n highest civilian award of Afghanistan, Chahabar port, H1B1 visa, NAM, BRICS, Jaipur declaration, Indian ocean rim association, international org for migration; new York deceleration, BBIN, Shanghai corporation org, UNCITRAL, brexit( Lisbon treaty n all), TPP, ASEM (ulanbatar deceleration), Raisina dialogue; Shangri-la-dialogue, kafala system, RIMPAC , international energy agency
Ecology and environment
UN framework convention on climate change (UNFCCC), Kigali agreement, Montreal protocol (warming potential of all gases n all HFCs), Morocco COP 22, Kyoto protocol, Paris deal, International solar alliance
Global environmental facility, annex 1 n 2 countries, convention on biological diversity
Cartagena protocol, Nagoya protocol, UN convention to combat desertification, Bharat stages
.earth summit n related goals sustainable development, -majuli (1st carbon neutral district), 1st green corridor, air quality index; SAFAR, fly ash utilization policy, Stockholm convention, Asian water bird census
- Kashmir red stag; olive ridley ,deer antlers ;great Indian bustard; hornbill : balsams plant ; gangetic dolphins; seemai karuvelam tree, hangul ;kendrapada sheep;pashmina goat;nilambur teak(GI), wildlife crime control bureau, (Operation Thunderbird), WIFAX(winter fog experiment), GM crop, earth hour, habitat III convention,world largest Marine park, 1st halophyte garden in Tamilnadu, national biodiversity congress, carbfix project
Economy
GST bill ( all money n financial bill provisions) , GST council, revenue neutral rate , constitutional(101) amendment bill provision, NABARD_ EXIM _SIDBI_ all apex developmental banks of India, Post Payment banks, IMF n WB groups... WTO (trade facilitation agreement), subsidies issues, key terms like "buy local" regarding solar energy ; "agreement on agriculture"; etc, India's INDC (intended national determined contributions, national action plan for climate change, sagarmala project... Sagar project ...ports of India ...13th new port in Tamilnadu, Masala bonds, green bonds n green banks, National investment n infra fund (NIIF), UPI ( unified payment interface) n UBI(universal basic income ), diamond quadrilateral and triangle, public debt management cell, NPA ,boarder haats, digishala; digilocker etc, google tax/ equalisation levy, wpi; CPI; IIP, base erosion profit shifting... Tax avoidance , duties like countervailing ; anti dumping; safeguard duty n all, market economy status , monitory policy committee , financial stability n development council, Antrix corporation, National payment corporation of India, central water commission, algorithmic trading, mission 41k, SEZ, Bharat QR code
Science and Technology
All missile export control regimes (4),India is member of only 1 - MTCR(missile technology control regime), G7 formed ...( India since June 2016), Hague code of conduct -for missile proliferation, Asian infrastructure investment bank, national development bank, unique identification authority of India (given statutory status), Antarctic circumpolar expedition , THOR experiment
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Important commissions of India .
National commission for -SC –ST, women ,minority, ESB class(new) etc, imp statutory bodies of India in news, NGT, National ganga river basin authority (PM head) being replaced by National ganga council, National board for wildlife(imp due to ken-betwa link issue), National disaster management authority, Bureau of energy efficiency, press council of India, competition council of India, inland waterway authority of India, EPFO n pension fund regulatory authority of India, Telecommunication regulatory authority of India (TRAI), central electricity authority, SEB

I, zonal councils, inter-state councils, animal welfare board of India (jallilkatu issue) National Tiger conservation authority (project Tiger), national human right commission, Insolvency n bankruptcy board of India, NALSA( national legal service authority), airport authority of India, national pharmaceutical pricing authority, Central Board of direct taxes... Board for excise n custom, central silk board
Important schemes in news
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VETO POWER OF THE PRESIDENT
A bill passed by the Parliament can become an act only if it receives the assent of the President.

When such a bill is presented to the President for his assent, he has three alternatives (under Article 111 of the Constitution):
1. He may give his assent to the bill, or
2. He may withhold his assent to the bill, or
3. He may return the bill (if it is not a Money bill) for reconsideration of the Parliament.
However, if the bill is passed again by the Parliament with or without amendments and again presented to the President, the President must give his assent to the bill. Thus, the President has the veto power over the bills passed by the Parliamentl°, that is, he can withhold his assent to the bills.

The object of conferring this power on the President is two-fold--
(a) to prevent hasty and ill-considered legislation by the Parliament; and
(b) to prevent a legislation which may be unconstitutional.
The veto power enjoyed by the executive in modem states can be classified into the following four types:
1. Absolute veto, that is, withholding of assent to the bill passed by the legislature.
2. Qualified veto, which can be overridden by the legislature with a higher majority.
3. Suspensive veto, which can be over ridden by the legislature with an ordinary majority.
4. Pocket veto, that is, taking no action on the bill passed by the legislature.

Of the above four, the President of India is vested with three—absolute veto, suspensive veto and pocket veto. There is no qualified veto in the case of Indian President; it is possessed by the American President. The three vetos of the President of India are explained below:
Absolute Veto
It refers to the power of the President to withhold his assent to a bill passed by the Parliament. The bill then ends and does not become an act. Usually, this veto is exercised in the following two cases: (a) With respect to private members' bills (ie, bills introduced by any member of Parliament who is not a minister); and (b) With respect to the government bills when the cabinet resigns (after the passage of the bills but before the assent by the President) and the new cabinet advises the President not to give his assent to such bills. In 1954, President Dr Rajendra Prasad withheld his assent to the PEPSU Appropriation Bill. The bill was passed by the Parliament when the President's Rule was in operation in the state of PEPSU. But, when the bill was presented to the President for his assent, the. President's Rule was revoked. Again in 1991, President R Venkataraman withheld his assent to the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill. The bill was passed by the Parliament (on the last day before dissolution of Lok Sabha) without obtaining the previous recommendation of the President.

Suspensive Veto
The President exercises this veto when he returns a bill for reconsideration of the Parliament. However, if the bill is passed again by the Parliament with or without amendments and again presented to the President, it is obligatory for the President to give his assent to the bill. This means that the presidential veto is overridden by a re-passage of the bill by the same ordinary majority (and not a higher majority as required in USA). As mentioned earlier, the President does not possess this veto in the case of money bills.
The President can either give his assent to a money bill or withhold his assent to a money bill but cannot return it for the reconsideration of the Parliament. Normally, the President gives his assent to money bill as it is introduced in the Parliament with his previous permission.

Pocket Veto
In this case, the President neither ratifies nor rejects nor returns the bill, but simply• keeps the bill pending for an indefinite period. This power of the President not to take any action (either positive or negative) on the bill is-known as the pocket veto. The President can exercise this veto power as the Constitution does not prescribe any time-limit within

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Why do animals have tails?

Many animals, such as felines,mammals and insects have tails. The tail has many functions. In Africa animals have evolved into growing tails to brush away flies. It is also used for balance, by animals such as cats and kangaroos.
Although, the Arctic Fox uses it's tail for warmth, and the fish uses it to move through water. It is very peculiar that animals have gotten to use tails in ways you would never would have predicted. Some fish also use it to inject venom into their prey, thus bringing the conclusion that tails have evolved to defend, attack and even warm the animal itself.
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