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Current Affairs 09 November 2019
SC bench headed by CJ Gogoi rules to set up trust for temple construction in Ayodhya, Muslims to get alternate land
- The 5 judge bench of Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice of India, Ranjan Gogoi has given its verdict on Ayodhya Ram Temple case (Rām Janmabhoomi – Bābrī Masjid Land Title Dispute) on November 09, 2019. Justices SA Bobde, DY Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer were the other 4 members of the bench and the decision passed by the bench was in agreement in 5-0 ratio.
- The decision by the Supreme Court is mentioned below:
- Supreme Court has cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site (area of 2.77 acres) and has given three months time to Central Government to set up a board of trustees for construction of the temple (Ram Temple) at the disputed structure.
- The bench also ruled that the Hindu organisation Nirmohi Akhara would not be the shebait, but would instead get to be a member of the trust.
- SC has directed Centre for arrangement of suitable alternative plot of land measuring 5 acres at Ayodhya for Sunni Waqf Board (for Mosque).
- It must be noted that in 2010, Allahabad High Court had divided the 2.77 acres of disputed land in 3 part. 1⁄3 going to the Ram Lalla or Infant Rama represented by the Hindu Maha Sabha, 1⁄3 going to the Sunni Waqf Board and the remaining 1⁄3 going to Nirmohi Akhara. However, now the SC bench has declared it invalid.
PM Modi inaugurates Integrated Check Post of Kartarpur Corridor
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formally inaugurated the Integrated Check Post of the Kartarpur Corridor.
- Kartarpur Sahib Corridor is a 4.7 kilometre long passage that connects Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in India’s Gurdaspur and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur.
- Narendra Modi flagged off the first batch of 500 pilgrims led by Akal Takhat Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh.
- The state-of-the-art Passenger Terminal Building is on 15 acres land. The fully airconditioned building akin to an airport has over 50 immigration counters for facilitating about 5000 pilgrims a day.
- The corridor will facilitate visa-free movement but Indian pilgrims are required to carry their passports and will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara (Pakistan) , which was established by Guru Nanak Dev in 1522.
Nomura cuts GDP prediction for India to 4.9% for FY20; 6.1% for FY21
- Japanese brokerage firm Nomura has cut its GDP forecast for India to 4.9 percent for FY20 from 5.7 percent earlier.
- For 2020-21 (FY21) Nomura has predicted India’s GDP Growth rate at 6.1%.
RBI raises cap on borrowing from MFIs to Rs 1.25 lakh in rural areas
- The Reserve Bank of India has increased the household income limits for borrowers of Non-Banking Financial Companies-Micro Finance Institutions (NBFC-MFIs) in rural and urban/semi urban areas as under:
- For rural areas: Increased to Rs 1.25 lakhs from Rs 1 lakh
- For urban/semi urban areas: Increased to Rs 2 lakhs from Rs 1.6 lakhs
- Further, the limit on total indebtedness of the borrower has been increased from ₹1,00,000 to ₹1,25,000. In light of the revision to the limit on total indebtedness, the limits on disbursal of loans have been raised from ₹60,000 for the first cycle and ₹1,00,000 for the subsequent cycles to ₹75,000 and ₹1,25,000 respectively.
Exim Bank Provides USD 30 mn line of credit to Ghana for potable water project
- The Export-Import (Exim) Bank has granted USD 30 million line of credit (LoC) (about Rs 210 crore) to Ghana for potable water project in the country.
- This LoC (soft loan or loan with low interest rate) will be used for financing rehabilitation and up-gradation of potable water system in Yendi.
‘World Tolerance Summit’ to be held in Dubai
- A two-day ‘World Tolerance Summit’ will be held in Dubai, UAE on November 13 and 14, 2019.
- Mathematician Anand Kumar of Super 30 has been invited to address this summit.
- The summit is an initiative of the International Institute for Tolerance, as part of UAE’s Prime Minister and ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s global drive.
- Theme: “Tolerance in Multiculturalism: Achieving the Social, Economic and Humane Benefits of a Tolerant World”
Sahitya Akademi Awardee Writer Nabaneeta Dev Sen Passes Away
- The renowned Indian poet, novelist and academic and the recipient of the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award, Nabaneeta Dev Sen, passed away. She was 81.
- Dev Sen won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1999 for her book ‘Naba-Nita’. She was also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 2000.
- She was the former wife of Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen.