The Centre-State conflict over CAA in some places may lead to a fresh debate on the federal question

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-indian-constitutions-unitary-tilt/article30516202.ece

Britain’s parliament finally approved Brexit, allowing it to become the first country to leave the European Union by the end of this month.

Impact on India

Positive Impact Of Brexit On India
1. Free trade agreement:

After losing access to the EU single market, the UK would want to develop trade relations with emerging markets around the world. India, with strong economic fundamentals and a large domestic market, is in a better position.

2. Easy market access:

India is a significant Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) source for the UK because many Indian firms have used it as a gateway to the EU single market. Initially, after divorcing from the EU, the UK wouldn’t like to miss Indian investment. It will attract Indian firms by offering more incentives such as tax break, relaxed regulations and opening up markets.

Negative Impact Of Brexit On India
1. The UK has always been a gateway for Indian firms to enter the EU single market. After Brexit, this may cause short term distress on Indian firms.

2. The second impact would be visible on currency volatility as there would be devolution of Pound and Euro due to Brexit. Indian companies with sizable presence will have to bear the brunt.

3. With Brexit, there will be a considerable spike in the price of imports, foods and other everyday commodities, which will impact Indian firms.

4. Brexit can affect Indian flagship IT market sector, given that EU accounts for 17 % of the global market and UK accounts for solely 3% out of that 17%. Brexit will increase overhead cost and setting up of new headquarters perhaps, in both EU and UK separately.

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https://bfsi.eletsonline.com/how-brexit-is-going-to-impact-indian-economy/

Supreme Court on Juvenile Justice Act

The Supreme Court on Thursday held that a "gross mistake" had been committed by framers of the 
Juvenile Justice Act that allows a  juvenile to evade being treated as an adult in grave offences such as 
homicide not amounting to murder, as these crimes do not carry a minimum sentence.

Under the JJ Act, offences have been put into three categories -

1. Petty offences for which maximum punishment is imprisonment up to three years
2. Serious offences involving a jail term of 3-7 years
3. Heinous offences for which minimum punishment is seven years.

The court said there was a fourth category where no minimum sentence was prescribed but where the maximum sentence was more than seven years - like homicide not amounting to murder or abetment to suicide

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https://m.timesofindia.com/india/minor-old-enough-to-drive-kill-but-too-young-to-be-tried/amp_articleshow/73180300.cms

Women with disabilities are often subjected to double discrimination due to their gender and disability status and continue to be at a disadvantage in most spheres of society and development. Available data suggests that the gap is stark compared with men without disabilities: women with disabilities are three times more likely to have unmet needs for health care; three times more likely to be illiterate; two times less likely to be employed and two times less likely to use the Internet. Moreover, women with disabilities are at heightened risk of suffering sexual violence compared to those without disabilities.

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India imposed restrictions on imports of refined palm oil from Malaysia.

India imposed restrictions on imports of refined palm oil with an eye to shutting out Malaysia, the Ministry of External Affairs said that the “status” of bilateral ties are a factor for Indian businessmen to buy products from a particular country.

Foreign trade policy had been amended from “free” to “restricted” for three categories under refined palm oil.

Once a commodity is put in a restricted category, it means that an importer will have to obtain a license. These licenses are given on a case-to-case basis.

India is the largest importer of palm oil, which has been largely brought from Malaysia, Indonesia and more recently, from Nepal.

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https://thewire.in/diplomacy/india-malaysia-refined-palm-oil-bilateral-ties-trade

Uneven development among the various states is one of the realities of India’s economy. A map of the country divided into five regions of equal GDP, based on data from 2017-18, presents another way of looking at the lag in growth.

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Group1 User Manual for tab based exam.

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Dear Registered Aspirants

Question paper and Answer sheet for Test 7 of Batch-3 is mailed. Kindly check the mails.

Regards
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