26.02.2020

1.India US decide to elevate ties ,be global strategic partners.(Pg no 1)

2.Balakot Strike redefined use of air power towards meeting national objective.(Pg no 5)

3.Drawing Closer.(Pg no 6)
4.Two together (Pg no 6)

5.An unequal Battle (Pg no 6)

6.The Woman Computer(Pg no 6)

7.Trumping the naysayers.(Pg no 6)

8.Cop out in Delhi(Pg no 7)

9.Spectacle and city(Pg no 7)

10.Old wine in old Bottle(Pg no 7)

11.Reading American Presidents (Pg no 8)

12.Israel Gaza Ceasefire takes hold after 2-Day flare up(Pg no 9)

13.Mubarak, Egyptian President ousted by protests dies.(Pg no 9)

14.The president Paradox(Pg no 10)

G20 Summit 2020
G20 meeting was held recently in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).

Saudi Arabia is the first Arab nation to hold the G20 presidency.

Theme: “Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century for All”.

Focus areas:

Action plan to shield the world economy from the impact of Coronavirus Epidemic.

Discuss ways to achieve a fairer global taxation system for the digital era.

Discuss global economic outlook and possible policy responses to support growth and safeguard against downside risks.

What is G20?

An informal group of 19 countries and the European Union along with representatives of the IMF and the World Bank.
Represents about two-thirds of the world’s population, 85% of global gross domestic product, 80% of global investment and over 75% of global trade.

Genesis: Amid 2008 Financial Crisis the world saw the need for a new consensus-building at the highest political level. It was decided that the G20 leaders would begin meeting once annually.

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Members:

The members of the G20 are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.

1.In a new travel advisory, India has advised Indians to avoid travelling to which three nations?

a) France, Bahrain and Egypt 
b) Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal
c) US, UK and Japan
d) Italy, Iran and Republic of Korea

2.Late Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak had ruled the nation for how many years before being ousted in 2011 as a part of Arab Spring revolution?

a) 40 years 
b) 50 years 
c) 38 years 
d) 30 years 

3.Which among the following warning systems will predict swell surges?
a) ABIS 
b) SVAS
c) SSFS
d) SSWS

4.How many seats are going to polls in Rajya Sabha elections 2020?
a) 55
b) 51
c) 50
d) 45

5.The ICC has banned Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi from all forms of cricket for 7 years. He represented which nation?
a) Afghanistan 
b) Oman
c) Bangladesh
d) Pakistan 

6..Which city hosted the International Judicial Conference recently?
a) Pune
b) New Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Lucknow

27.02.2020

1.HC to the rescue of riot victims.

2.Assam at the centre of fresh Border row.

3.Sign and Substances.

4.Trouble lurks behind the bilateral bonhomie.

5.still no finality,third time around.

6.JK an integral part , India tells Human Right council.


7.set my mother free ilteja urges SC.

8.cabinet approves bills to regulate surrogacy.

9.Centre set to revamp IT act.

10.In Rakhigarhi anxiety trumps History.

11.Sex and Power

12. Debating water quality.

27.02.2020

1.Delhi HC reads Govt the Riot act(Pg no 1)

2.Shut Down Canada(Pg no 4)

3.Mandarins for Mandarin (Pg no 4)

4.What Delhi govt can/can't do(Pg no 5)

5.ways to measure Poverty in India-why the number matters(Pg no 5)

6.Blue Dot Network(Pg no 5)

7.The Delhi Darkness(Pg no 6)

8.Killer Medicine (Pg no 6)

9.Is good times and Bad(Pg no 6)

10. Cost of a Spectacle.(Pg no 6)

11.Capital Omen(Pg no 7)

12.Secular Hypocrisies(Pg no 7)

13.An unreasonable Levy (Pg no 7)

14.German court scraps van on assisted suicide.(Pg no 8)

15.pabdemuc inevitable,US warns as virus spreads across globe.(Pg no 8)

28-02-2020

1.The Delhi police were missing,Hindus and Muslims agree.

2.Aadhar no standout performer in welfare delivery.

3.Virus Marches on.

4.A Browning East

5.HC to hear plea for FIR against BJP leaders

6.'Guardian members ' can take suo Moto action against bogus the rapists.

7.AAP govt to chalk on three level programme to curb air pollution.

8.Elgar Parishad:State may set up parallel enquiry

9.What should India Joint command structure look like.?

10.A step forward in South Sudan.

11.'It is still possible to India & Pak to resolve issues:Tamil wikramsinghe

12.war of words over High court Judge transfer.

13. UK threatens to pull out if EU trade talks.

14.we need liberal trade agreements.

15.UN rights chief regrets Sri Lanka decision.

28.02.2020

1.Day after it ordered hate speech FIRs,HC grants 4 weeks to police & Govt.(Pg no 1)

2.in a first ,India to attend signing of US-Taliban pact.(Pg no 1)

3.call upon centre to protect its Raj Sharma:Congress to president.(Pg no 3)

4.The imperial Prime minister.(Pg no 4)

5.A bit too austere.(Pg no 4)

6.Authority to protect consumers (Pg no 5)

7.What Insight has told us about Mars so far.(Pg no 5)

8.Why Army doesn't want police, Paramilitary forced to copy it's 'Combat 'uniform.(Pg no 5)

9.Spectacle and Substance(Pg no 6)

10.The Bihar Model(Pg no 6)

11.Right to due process(Pg no6)

12.No gains for tax payers(Pg no 6)

13.Dishonouring a pledge(Pg no 7)

14.Disenchantment in Paris(Pg no 7)

15.The Guilty of Delhi (Pg no 7)

16.Turkey based opposition fighters in Syria retake key town from regime.(Pg no 8)

17.imran khan meets Qatar Emir ahead of signing of US Taliban peace deal(Pg no 8)

18.Govt starts work to sell portion of its stake in LIC ,no opposition so far.

On National Science Day, we look back at the contributions of Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman. He made ground-breaking discoveries in the field of light scattering.

29.02.2020

1.coronavirus affects global markets,investors dump equities.

2.NIA makes first arrest in Pulwama attacks.

3.Decision soon on 5,% reservation in educational institutions.

4.Nine accused in Elgaar Parishad case produced in Mumbai before NIA court.

5.Minimum Government

6.Regional Bonding

7.Scripting an audacity of hope,Sanders way.

8.Yet Another chance at post war recovery.

9.SC to hear Sabrimala before contempt plea on police reforms.

10.33 Turkish Soldiers killed in Syria clashes.

11.Malaysian king strikes down Mahathir Plans amidst crisis.

12.WHO raises global Risk of virus to be very high.

13.Will America gets its first Jewish President.

01-03-2020

1.US strikes deal with Taliban to end 18 year long Taliban war.

2.Curfew reimposed in Meghalya.

3.Madhya Pradesh High Court Directs state to ban single use plastics.

4.All benefits reaching right persons-PM

5.Ghani hopes deal will bring lasting peace.

6.Mahatihir out as former minister is named Malaysia PM.

7.How serious us Germany far right problems.

8.Why is Covid-19 is not a Pandemic yet.

9. NPR 20 Skids
10.This month it will rain protests in Brazil.

11.Japan Diamond prince fiasco

12.Festivals of ideas in Lahore.

13.Some respite in Indo Lankan Fisheries conflict.

Protests Around the World

The Protests of 2019–20, also known as the Global Protest Wave of 2019, is a term used to describe the abnormally large number of high profile protests that happened during 2019 and have continued into 2020; protests classified in the "wave" included those in the Arab world, Iran, Hong Kong, France, Catalonia and Latin America. The mainstream media has described them as having many causes in common,as influencing each other and as having many differences in specific causes.

A sizable number of these protests are partaken by protesters from across the political spectrum, notably the Yellow Vests in France were originally a far-right movement protesting against the Migration Crisis and a rise in domestic fuel tax whereas the protests in India were also originally by Assamese protesters fighting against liberal immigration policies.

the protests have deeply affected the traditional political establishment; the protests in Catalonia have been viewed as being predominantly by middle

class and upper class people, which has allowed for the rise of far-right parties in both Catalonia and the rest of Spain focusing on economic stability, with far-right leaders courting the votes of lower class Catalonians by speaking about the economic consequences of independence.

Geographical distribution

Arab world

 Sudanese Revolution, the 2019 Algerian protests, the 2019 Egyptian protests, the 2019 Iraqi protests, and October 2019 street protests against de facto governmental authorities in Syria constituted a second wave of the process that started with the 2010–2011 Arab Spring. Habbal and Hansawi referred to protestors' signs stating, "Syria—Egypt—Iraq: You've revived the spirit of the Arab people, from the [Atlantic] Ocean to the [Persian] Gulf!" 

Asia

Hong Kong

In early 2018, Chan Tong-kai, a citizen of Hong Kong, was suspected of killing his girlfriend whilst in Taiwan and then returning to Hong Kong, thereby avoiding law enforcement in Taiwan. He was unable to be extradited back to Taiwan due to a lack of any extradition treaties between the polities of Greater China. This caused a political controversy after the Government of Hong Kong attempted to establish extradition treaties remedying the situation, leading to widespread protests in early 2019. The 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill was seen as a threat to Hong Kong's autonomy from the People's Republic of China. These protests follow the 2011 Occupy Hong Kong protests and the 2014 umbrella movement, in which protesters were mainly fighting against social and economic inequality.

Indonesia

The 2019 Indonesian protests and riots broke out in response to various controversial bill revisions and proposals, particularly surrounding the partial dissolution of power on the country's Corruption Eradication Commission in RUU KPK , and the criminalization of extramarital sex and abortions via RUU RKUHP  Both bills – along with the few groups demanding better mining and labour operations – incited major protests across the country, primarily in Jakarta and Yogyakarta on the island of Java

Kazakhstan

Protests in Kazakhstan broke out initially due to a fire in the capital city Nur-Sultan which killed five children in February 2019. The government's handling of the incident sparked outrage on social media and protests that led to President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev dismissing the government led by Prime Minister Bakhytzhan Sagintayev.Nazarbayev resigned in March and was replaced as President by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Tokayev called a snap presidential election which saw him elected with over 70% of the vote. The results met with protests in both Nur-Sultan and Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan.

Papua

In parallel, in the Papua and West Papua provinces in the eastern part of Indonesia, the 2019 Papua protests marked the region's most serious unrest in decades, after several years of calamity and development. The region has had multiple isolated incidents prior to the protests (e.g: the Nduga massacre; an onslaught on construction workers, supposedly conducted by a militia), which can now be interpreted as a precursor to the riots, as it made the province grow politically tense. The catalyst, however, was when a group of Papuan university students living in a Surabaya dorm housing, allegedly disrespected the Indonesian flag and had possession of the illegal Morning Star flag, the unofficial flag of West Papua.

Europe

France

The French yellow vests movement started in October 2018 and has been ongoing as of 2020. Initially a far-right movement in response to the Migration Crisis and domestic fuel taxes, the movement is now pan-spectoral and is primarily fighting against the policies of the centrist-liberal Macron government.The protesters have the sympathy of the majority of France, and few of the protesters had voted for Macron in the previous presidential elections, with many of them coming from districts that supported Marine Le Pen.

Catalonia

The 2019 Catalan protests started on 14 October 2019 in Barcelona, on the day that Catalan inde

pendence leaders were convicted of sedition. The protests started with the use of the Telegram secure instant messaging service by Democratic Tsunami to call people

Italy

The Sardines movement is a grassroots political movement, which began in Italy in November 2019.The movement organized an ongoing series of peaceful demonstrations to protest against the right-wing surge in the country and, more specifically, against the political rhetoric of right-wing leader Matteo Salvini.

Russia

Starting from July 2019 numerous approved and unapproved rallies in Moscow (also known as part of the political crisis began, caused by the situation with the 2019 Moscow City Duma elections. Widespread public protests were triggered by numerous authorities' violations, claimed by the independent opposition candidates, during the registration procedure.

United Kingdom

The European Union has been at the centre of much debate and protests over the previous decade. After a series of protests and the rise of far-right nationalist parties, a referendum on leaving the EU was called in 2016, producing a 'leave' result that surprised much of the political establishment at the time, pushing the prime minister of the country, David Cameron, to resign. The causes behind the protests have been viewed as being complex, including factors such as job scarcity and economic insecurity, with immigration also playing a major role notably the high profile migration crisis in Europe (and consequent Islamophobia) played a major role in the political campaign of the Brexit referendum and is thought to have played a role in the victory for Leave.

The consequences of the electorates' decision to leave the EU have been far-reaching, with controversy of the final plan taking the country out of the EU forcing the following prime minister, Theresa May, to resign from her position in 2019 being replaced by the current prime minister Boris Johnson The controversy has also raised the prospect of independence movements in the various nations that compose the UK, with the SNP calling for a second independence referendum in Scotland.There has also been increased tensions over on the island of Ireland, with both republican parties and unionist parties complaining about the final agreement established by the countrywide Westminister parliament, with increasing worries about sectarian violence as well


Latin America

See also: Latin American Spring and 2019 Latin American protests

Michael Reid saw the 2019 Latin American protests as being inspired by the French yellow vests movement, the Catalan protests and the Hong Kong protests. Reid described the 2019 Latin American protests as the third intense social upheaval in his four decades of journalist coverage of the region, after a 1980s "savage austerity" period and during the 1998–2002 Argentine great depression.

Venezuela was considered a major topic in Latin America during 2019. The NYT described its "collapse" as being the worst outside a warzone which produced a significant number of asylum seekers that sought refuge in the other countries of Latin America and also the United States

02-03-2020

1.No minority in Bengal will lose citizenship due to CAA:Shah

2.A plural legacy more vital than ever.

3.Viral Economies.

4.A Big,Bad deal.

5.Water crisis looms large in Himalaya regions.

6.Whither Tribunal independence.

7.A deal that increases uncertainty.

8. No country for protesters

9.Experts raise concerns over India over US Taliban deal.

10…with falling allocation,Navy looks at fleet optimisation.

11. Turkey confirms operation against Syria Regime.

12.Tough talks ahead as Ghani rejects as Taliban prisoner swap.

13. Mahathir seeks to contest PM appointment in parliament.

02-03-2020

1will not stop till we grant citizenship to all refugees:Amit Shah in Bengal(Pg no 1)

2.Red Snow at Antarctic Base :the cause & Concerns (Pg no 5)

3.Assam Citizenship Test papers(Pg no 5)

4.How India can be opportunity for cheetah,and why it will take time?(Pg no 5)

5.An Uneasy pact(Pg no 6)

6.Delhi &After (Pg no 6)

7.Language Across Boundaries (Pg no 6)

8.Tackling the Big three (Pg no 7)

9.Yes,Greta Thungberg can(Pg no 7)

10.Maharastra overtakes Tamil Nadu ,Telangana in organ donation,Transplants(Pg no 8)

11.Afghan peace agreement hits first snag over prisoner releases.(Pg no 9)

12.sri Lanka parliament set to be dissolved ,Paving way for snap elections(Pg no 9)

13.Mahatihir seeks parliament vote as new PM sworn in(Pg no 9)

03-03-2020

1.Supreme Court to hear petition on Delhi Violence tomorrow.

2.Delhi Court Defers hanging of 4 Nirbhaya case convicts.

3.Bottom or mirage

4.Safeguard undermined.

5.Pushing the wrong energy Buttons.

6.Return to chaos in Afghanistan.

7.A tragic pattern of inaction.

8.No larger Bench for Article 370…

9 India's monitoring impact of US -Afghan Deal.

10.34 queries in census 2020 form

11.Access to internet is not negotiable:Law minister.

12.Srilankan president dissolved Parliament.

13…EU raises alert as Covid-19 increases upto 3000.

14.OECD lowers India FY21 GDP growth to 5.1%.