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THE GIST of Editorial for UPSC Exams : 12 February 2020 (How Budget counters ‘origin fraud’ in FTAs (The Hindu) ) Silk Road

THE GIST of Editorial for UPSC Exams : 12 February 2020 (How Budget counters ‘origin fraud’ in FTAs (The Hindu) )

How Budget counters ‘origin fraud’ in FTAs (The Hindu) Mains Paper 3: Economy Prelims level : Origin fraud in FTAs Mains level : Counter mechanism to fraud in trade sector Context: Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) signed by India with any country or group of countries entitle exports from such countries…
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February 12, 2020
Put me on trial, defiant Salvini says in Italian migrant boat case Matteo Salvini

Put me on trial, defiant Salvini says in Italian migrant boat case

By Angelo AmanteROME (Reuters) - Italian senators voted on Wednesday to lift immunity for far-right leader Matteo Salvini, opening the way for a potentially career-ending trial over accusations that he illegally detained migrants at sea last year.The decision gives magistrates in Sicily the go-ahead to press charges over his decision…
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February 12, 2020
Commission warns of Green Deal failure if Transition Fund not well financed Green Deal

Commission warns of Green Deal failure if Transition Fund not well financed

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned on Wednesday (12 February) that the  European Green Deal would fail if member states declined to provide the necessary funds to workers and regions affected by the climate transition. Addressing the European Parliament’s plenary session, von der Leyen defended an ambitious multiannual…
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February 12, 2020
Satellite ‘license plates’ and re-igniting rocket fuel could head off space junk crashes Space Debris

Satellite ‘license plates’ and re-igniting rocket fuel could head off space junk crashes

Home News Tech A conceptual image illustrating space debris orbiting Earth. (Image: © johan63/iStock/Getty Images Plus) Two defunct satellites nearly collided on Jan. 29, and their close call (the objects missed each other by an estimated 154 feet, or 47 meters) renewed attention for a growing problem far above Earth:…
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February 12, 2020
Upskill of the Workforce WEF

Upskill of the Workforce

A topic at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos this year was the question “How do we upskill a billion people by 2030?”Product Owners and Scrum Masters are specifically named on the WEF list of Jobs of Tomorrow. All the other skills that Development Teams need in the digital…
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February 12, 2020
Australia’s culinary and cultural capital – an expert guide to Melbourne Little Italy

Australia’s culinary and cultural capital – an expert guide to Melbourne

Why go? Melbourne may not boast Sydney’s ravishing looks, but what this city lacks in obvious attractions it makes up for with ample hidden charms: art-laden laneways; world-class restaurants; secret bars; festivals aplenty; and myriad captivating museums. What’s more, the Victorian capital is compact, its rich pickings easily accessible for…
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February 12, 2020