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Delhi Edition of The Hindu

Engaging Pyongyang

Intro:-Tragic death of Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old American student -North Korea. Korean crisis has worsened since President Donald Trump took. North Korea test-fired a number of missiles- International pressure. United States issued repeated warnings.Mr. Trump ->Beijing- China- pressure. Pressure does not seem to be working. North Korea continuing with its nuclear missile programmeWashington to ask whether its hostile policy towards North Korea- produced any positive result========================================================= He was one of 16 American citizens detained by North Korea since 1996 Including three who are still in custody.Washington’s priority for now is to secure their release



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Limits of exclusivism

Intro:- Sri Lanka’s Northern Provincial Council (NPC) in Jaffa, moved by Council members against CM C.V. Wigneswaran, has brought deep divide in Tamil nationalist politics to the fore.

The recent developments in the NPC also reflect worrying trends in Tamil political culture.

Mr. Wigneswaran’s politics have been a disaster. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and later the Rajapaksa

regime had curtailed peoples’ struggles for decades. Sinhala-Buddhist chauvinist(अंधराष्ट्र ीयता) forces surging(बढ़ती) Legislative capital, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. Commercial capital and largest city, Colombo. Currency: Sri Lankan rupee



Smart Cities Mission (SCM) - For 100 cities in India The SCM initially covers five years (2015-16 to 2019-20) Under the SCM, the core infrastructure elements in a smart city include: i) Adequate water supply, ii) Assured electricity supply, iii) Sanitation, including solid waste management, iv) Efficient urban mobility and public transport,v) Affordable housing, especially for the poor,vi) Robust IT connectivity and digitalization, vii) Good governance, especially e-Governance and citizen participation viii) Sustainable environment,ix) Safety and security of citizens, particularly women, children and the elderly, and x) Health and education. Imp components of area-based development in the SCM- Applied covering larger parts of the city.

News Analysis…Page-5-30 more cities win contest, make the smart cut



The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was launched on 2nd October, 2014, with a target to make the country clean by 2nd October, 2019- 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi All 4041 towns as per census 2011 are covered under SBM. The programme includes elimination of 1)- Open defecation, 2)- Conversion of unsanitary toilets to pour flush toilets, 3)- Eradication of manual scavenging, 4)- Municipal solid waste management and 4)- Bringing about a behavioural change in people regarding healthy sanitation practices. All the initiatives are being supported by capacity building efforts to empower the Municipal

Authorities to carry out their functions properly

Swachh Bharat Mission

Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue… Page-5- ISRO puts 31 satellites in space PSLV-C38 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre 29 of them belong to 14 foreign countries, including the U.S. and the U.K. The PSLV, in its 40th flight, carried the Cartosat-2 series satellite- Earth observation satellite the main payload, weighing 712 kg and another Indian satellite, NIUSAT, an Indian

university/academic institute satellite from Noorul Islam University, Kanyakumari.


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue… Page-10- Brexit is an opportunity for Netherlands-India ties Amsterdam aspires to be India’s biggest partner in Europe Post-Brexit Europe is good for India-Netherlands ties India is the fastest-growing member among the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South

Africa) countries and the Dutch remain highly interested in increasing investments into India. 20% of India’s $45 billion trade with EU passes through the Netherlands. After Brexit, there is a good possibility that Indian investments in our country will increase

Page-12- U.S. strikes in Syria kill 472 civilians in a month: monitor




Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue… Page-13- Panel to oversee progress in UN’s SDG- Bi-annual reviews


Be Happy, Share & Help Each Other!!!Continue… Page-14- Taxation norm for lights abroad to stay same with GSTMajor relief to airlines, the Centre on Friday made clear that the principles applied to tax

international air travel would remain unchanged under the Goods and Services Tax (GST)


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Page-20- Premji to get Carnegie Medal for philanthropyWipro Chairman Azim Premji is among the recepients of this year’s

Carnegie Medal, considered the most prestigious prize in philanthropy,for his efforts to reform India’s public school system.



Q- Ans… Sati Pratha banned by lord William Bentick in 1829. Under The Bengal Sati Regulation Act

Scheme for Bank Recapitalisation is Indradhanush.

Sovereignty over the Falkland islands is disputed by Argentina and the United Kingdom

India's station in Arctic is Himadri station Inaugurated on 1 July 2008 by the minister of earth sciences.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) created history by successfully launching a record 104 satellites in single mission.

These satellites were launched on board of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C37- 104 satellites




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