Important Articles to Read – 23/12/2019
- Food inflation spike transient: RBI Governor: Page 1
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the recent spike in food inflation looks transient but added that the central bank needed to wait for a confirmation of this. The comments come after the RBI decid- ed to hold interest rates during the monetary poli- cy review earlier this month.
- More plastic pollution on Maharashtra beaches than Karnataka, Goa: study: Page 7
Beaches in Maharashtra are more polluted with micro plastics and macro plastics than those in Goa and Karnataka, according to a study conducted by a research institute. The study has blamed plastic industries located near the shore and increased tourism activities for the pollution.
- Railway unveils new signalling system: Page 9
The Railways will roll out its new signalling system from April 2020 onwards. It is expected to make train travel faster and safer, a senior official said. Project will be tasted on 4 busiest routes.
- Undoing harms: Page 10
Making the CAA non-discriminatory is the only way to dispel fears
- The three-step communal game plan: Page 10
Through the NRC-NPR process, the Modi government aims to create a category of second-class citizens
- Ironing out the wrinkles in trade disputes adjudication: Page 10
The fall of the World Trade Organization Appellate Body is an opportunity to rectify issues with the present system
- India, Iran agree to accelerate Chabahar port development: Page 12
- Ghani set for second term in Afghanistan: Page 14
Incumbent President wins 50.64% of the votes against 39.52% by rival Abdullah, after preliminary results. Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani appeared to have secured a second term, preliminary polling results showed on Sunday, but his main rival immediately vowed to challenge the tally.
