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What is the new 20% Stock Market Margin?

 What is the new 20% Stock Market Margin? Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) introduced a new 20 % upfront margin on cash market transactions. It was done to tighten pledging system and protect the interests of the investors.  It is to be paid on the same day, and the subsequent 80% next day. 20% upfront cost will be applicable on buying and selling of shares and securities. Earlier it was only required in Future and Options segment. Investors lost millions in the recent Karvy scam. Actually the unauthorized pooling system, use of POA (Power of Attorney) by brokers.  They used to take out money from clients' accounts and used it for another clients' requirements.  The 20 percent cost will make Stock Markets to perform smoothly.  The pledging system will make investors money more safer. This will lead to transparency and extra layer of security.   Thanks for Reading

Why is it important to save Dolphins?

 Why is it important to save Dolphins? Some reports suggest that till 19th century, Dolphins could be seen in Yamuna River in Delhi region.  Project Dolphin will be launched on the likes of Project Tiger. The proposal was agreed by National Ganga Council, which is headed by P.M.  Earlier, National Mission for Clean Ganga, which works on Namami Gange, which also worked on conserving Dolphins. For now, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is implementing Project Dolphin.  Gangetic dolphin is one of the five species of dolphin found in the world. This species is found in Ganga Brahmaputra Meghna and Karnaphuli Sangu river system.  In earlier times dolphin could be see in many places in ganga from Bay of Bengal to foothills of Himalays. But construction of mighty barrages and dams , increased pollution have led to decline in dolphin's population.     As Gangetic Dolphin is at the top of the food chain, protecting the species and its habitat will ensure conservation of aqu

What, Why and When of Lok Sabha's Zero Hour

What, Why and When of Lok Sabha's Zero Hour Last year, a record was set up, when after a gap of 47 years, all 20 starred questions were answered in Lok Sabha.  Zero Hour is the hour designated for asking questions and discussing certain irregularities with the ruling government. It is usually the first hour of parliamentary sitting. Question Hour starts from 12 PM.to 1 P.M.  There are certain guidelines.  Like the questions asked should be within 150 words.  They have to be precise and not too general. Question should not be about defense, secret government programs, or on issues pending before court. MPs have to specify that they want written or oral answer.  Putting an asterisk means, the minister has to answer that question on the floor. Question Hour is now held in both the houses on all days.  Since the beginning of current Lok Sabha, 15,000 questions have been answered. To streamline the process, there are designated days for answering. Ministries are made into five groups. 

India's economy for the rest of the year

 India's economy for the rest of the year. For India to perform better in economic terms:-Two Factors are important Process of Gradual Unlocking With total lockdown in april, things are starting to change in August and September. Companies are opened up and this economic growth was also observed in Industrial of Industrial Production. (IIP) As there is no assurance that there will be no local lockdowns by state governments. This disrupts supply chains and businesses get affected. Industries risk expanding their business.  The second factor is revival aka stimulus package by the government.  When it is distributed? To whom it is distributed? And How much is distributed? Government has provided food for the poor, and lending facilities by various financial institutions.  By increasing capital expenditure, the government can begin a virtuous cycle of creating assets as well as providing employment. Thanks for Reading.  for more information subscribe to our youtube channel : THE FACT B

Update : One Can't be Penalized for Not Wearing Mask in Car.

Update : One Can't be Penalized for Not Wearing Mask in Car. Greetings, Not wearing mask while driving attracts a penalty of Rs.500. Medical experts also point that masks should be mandatory in public spheres. But the base of this rule comes from supreme court's rule in 2019.  In many states Mask is mandated under the guidelines of National Disaster Management Act.  Violation of such guidelines can lead to imprisonment up to 6 months or fine up to Rs.1000. Delhi Government's Delhi Epidemic diseases under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 requires masks in all public spheres.  But how can a car be considered a public space? For this one has to know, Satvinder Singh Saluja versus state of Bihar. "It is true that the public may not have access to private vehicle as a matter of right but definitely public have the opportunity to approach the private vehicle it is on the public road" Supreme Court. In which a two judge bench, ruled out that a private car on a public road

Public Policy on Social Media

 Public Policy on Social Media Greetings,  The contemporary government is being questioned, for its allegedly escaping the scrutiny of social media giant. Based on an article in Wall Street Journal which claimed that Facebook didn't targeted hateful/ hate spreading posts by BJP.  In 2009, critics noticed Holocaust deniers on platform. In 2015 same was discussed with CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Germany passed a law in 2017 regarding Hate Speech. Facebook has been accused of tolerating posts from POTUS Donald Trump.  It has come in notice that Facebook has asked legal office in India to conduct human rights audit of its platform. Facebook doesn't want to be making rules and regulations regarding content on its platform. Facebook deploys third party companies for monitoring content.  India's Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, protects platforms from having liability for content uploaded on them.  but Trump as well as current government in India, are working to change thes

What is making Rupee Gain value, in recent days??

 What is making Rupee Gain value, in recent days??  Greetings Indian Rupee rose to a new high of 73.40, owing to powerful FPIs Foreign Portfolio Investors. FDI and FPI, there are two types of Investment route in India. FPIs are using foreign rate differential to bring dollars.  Incoming Dollar in India's stock market and steady growth in other Asian currencies, helped rupee to be stronger.  According to experts, in upcoming months FPIs can see a surge. RBI's Role When RBI buys dollars, it releases equivalent amount in Rupees, which could put pressure on inflation and yields. It would be interesting to see RBI's next move in upcoming months. Change in Federal Reserve's Policy:- US has also distributed stimulus to its citizens, which brought hopes in investors, leading stock market to a new high.  New Policies will help keep interest rates lower, stimulate growth to tackle unemployment. This will help emerging markets like India to attract more capital flow. Thanks for Re

Common Electoral Roll

 Common Electoral Roll Greetings,  The PMO held a conference with Law Ministry, Election Commission to discuss the possibilities of having a common electoral roll.  It will be used for elections of panchayat, municipality, state assembly and Lok sabha as well.  In States such as Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh State election Commissions prepare their own list of Voters for Panchayat and Municipality elections. Election Commission (EC) set up in 1950, is responsible for polls for offices of President, Vice President, Parliament and State Assemblies.  State EC are autonomous and do not need to consult with Election Comission for administrative purposes.  Some State allow SECs to borrow and use ECs list, while other states use ECs list for revision of their own voter list. Currently A.P., M.P., U.P., Assam, J&K, Kerala, Odisha do not take Election Commission's help for preparing their voters list. Simultaneous elections will save enormous amount of energy, as preparing separate vote