Friday, August 16, 2019

UPSC Must Read News Articles-August 16th 2019

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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will meet on August 16 morning to discuss Kashmir (India’s abrogation of Article 370).
Two major announcements marked Mr. Modi’s speech on Independence Day.
The creation of the CDS will eventually lead to the formation of tri-service theatre commands intended to create vertical integration of the three forces
On August 5, the Centre decided to end the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) under Article 370.
A randomised trial has shown two candidate drugs to be highly effective in curing the disease
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July was the hottest month across the globe ever measured, and 2019 is on track to be one of the warmest years, according to data released last by the European Union's Earth observation network
Minute microplastic particles have been detected in the Arctic and the Alps, carried by the wind and later washed out in the snow
Sector wants 25% of land in industrial corridors allotted to small firms at discount
A relentless drop in global bond yields raised fears that the world economy was hurtling towards recession and weighed on global equities
The Central Board of Indirect Tax and Customs (CBIC) has asked domestic industry players to come up with a detailed and long-term solution to combat the Customs duty evasion by foreign sellers
Kerala needs to adopt watershed-based master planning and review building byelaws

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