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Sunday, May 31, 2009
NREGA : Points for subjective question
NREGA has been appreciated in the report of ILO. NREGA is a socio-economic uplift policy of the government. The new government is contemplating it to extend it to the urban area. This topic should be maintained in the notes for October 2009 and May 2010. The following report gives some more points for the notes. However, the best note can be prepared from the India Year Book 2009 for which the link has been given on the left hand side sidebar under the title free books for general studies.
Link to be used
NREGA scheme gets thumbs up from ILO - India - The Times of India
Internet: Indispensible Infrastrcture of a Nation: A View Point: Essay
In the recent times, anomaly groups have used internet, computer networks and modern means of communication to undertake their nefarious activities. It has become a great concern for the US administration and elicited a policy statement from the President of America Mr. Obama.
Cyber space security and ensuing amendments to IT Act 2006 are also area of important interest in India.
I have collected two links which are mainly news report concerning the US administration statements related to cyber space security and cyber space as an important infrastructure of the nation. I believe that it may be developed as a short note and a topic for the personality test.
Links to be used
Obama declares digital infrastructure strategic national asset
Obama Cyber Security Plan: The New Yorks Times
Kavya Shivashankar: Spelling Bee Queen in US 2009 Scripps Spelling Bee
Kavya Shivashankar is the new US spelling Bee queen in Scripps National Spelling Bee Championship 2009. She is the seventh Indian to earn this honour.
I was reluctant to include this news in the list. However, the BBC news has collection of such english words, which may of interest to the aspirants.
Link preferred:
BBC NEWS | World | Americas | US girl named spelling bee queen
The Hindu Link:
http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/30/stories/2009053055392200.htm
Issues at Yekaterinburg summit of BRIC
The following link of The Hindu, contains a report in which the major issues which can be discussed by BRIC are outlined. Though it is a report and the summit is yet to take place, however, BRIC activities deserves to be watched as they may bring one or two questions in October 2009 or May 2010.
Kindly check the following link:
Discussions of BRIC states
BTW How will you pronounce Yekaterinburg
Probably like Ya Ka terrain burch.
Am I right???
Saturday, May 30, 2009
What is QIB?
What is QIB?
Answer: The QIB stands for Qualified Institutional Buyers.
"Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) those institutional investors who are generally perceived to possess expertise and the financial muscle to evaluate and invest in the capital markets. In terms of clause 2.2.2B (v) of DIP Guidelines, a ‘Qualified Institutional Buyer’ shall mean: a) Public financial institution as defined in section 4A of the Companies Act, 1956; b) Scheduled commercial banks; c) Mutual Funds; d) Foreign institutional investor registered with SEBI; e) Multilateral and bilateral development financial institutions; f) Venture Capital funds registered with SEBI. g) Foreign Venture Capital investors registered with SEBI. h) State Industrial Development Corporations. i) Insurance Companies registered with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA). j) Provident Funds with minimum corpus of Rs.25 crores k) Pension Funds with minimum corpus of Rs. 25 crores "These entities are not required to be registered with SEBI as QIBs. Any entities falling under the categories specified above are considered as QIBs for the purpose of participating in primary issuance process." WIKIPEDIA
A company raises capital from QIB and such an issue of raising funds from QIB as allowed by SEBI is called Qualified Institutional Placement.
The above term is related to the following post:
What is a QIP?
Answer: The QIB stands for Qualified Institutional Buyers.
"Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) those institutional investors who are generally perceived to possess expertise and the financial muscle to evaluate and invest in the capital markets. In terms of clause 2.2.2B (v) of DIP Guidelines, a ‘Qualified Institutional Buyer’ shall mean: a) Public financial institution as defined in section 4A of the Companies Act, 1956; b) Scheduled commercial banks; c) Mutual Funds; d) Foreign institutional investor registered with SEBI; e) Multilateral and bilateral development financial institutions; f) Venture Capital funds registered with SEBI. g) Foreign Venture Capital investors registered with SEBI. h) State Industrial Development Corporations. i) Insurance Companies registered with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA). j) Provident Funds with minimum corpus of Rs.25 crores k) Pension Funds with minimum corpus of Rs. 25 crores "These entities are not required to be registered with SEBI as QIBs. Any entities falling under the categories specified above are considered as QIBs for the purpose of participating in primary issuance process." WIKIPEDIA
A company raises capital from QIB and such an issue of raising funds from QIB as allowed by SEBI is called Qualified Institutional Placement.
The above term is related to the following post:
What is a QIP?
GDP for Financial Year 2008-09 is 6.7% in India
Kindly use the link below for the detailed report.
Some relevant paragraphs from the report for the notes are as follows:
"The RBI in its monetary policy review earlier had projected GDP to grow at 6.5 %." (TOI as in the link given below.)
The per capita income has crossed Rs. 3000 per month.
"It also appears that the over Rs 3 lakh crore injected into the system through three stimulus packages has started showing results. The Rs 70,000 crore loan waiver for farmers, high salaries to government employees and increased expenditure on the National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme after it was made nationwide have helped stemmed the downturn. )(TOI as in the link given below.)
TOI Link:
Good news: At 6.7%, GDP grows more than expected - India Business - Business - The Times of India
For Fundamental and concept clarity; Check wikipedia article on What is GDP at the following link:
What is GDP?
Brief Answer:
GDP stands for gross domestic product or gross domestic income.
It is measured and quantified as follows:
GDP = consumption + gross investment + government spending + (exports - imports)
It is derived thus as follows:
GDP= C + I + Gs + (X-M)
Friday, May 29, 2009
What is free fuel pricing or Deregulation of Oil Prices?
What is deregulation of Oil Prices?
The answer to the following question can be read in the following links. The link takes to moneycontrol.com, part of CNBC-TV 18.
All you wanted to know about free fuel pricing
In order to understand the concept of Deregulation as an economic term and a public administration term, one can use the following article at Wikipedia.
The article is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deregulation
Edited on May 30, 2009:
Add the following news report also:
Government policy for Oil Exploration and pricing of oil The Hindu Link.
Tim Roemer of Indiana is US Ambassador to India
Tim Roemer, a Democratic Party member from Indiana, US, is the US Ambassador to India appointed by Obama administration.
The TOI report below contains brief introduction of the Ambassador as well as other appointments made by the Obama administration.
Indiana native is new US envoy to India - India - The Times of India
Economic Times link has similar report at
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/Roemer-is-US-envoy-to-India/articleshow/4591193.cms
The Hindu Report has extra report on Tim Roemer. Check the link below.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/29/stories/2009052956431800.htm
Friday, May 22, 2009
Meera Shankar
Meera Shankar is the new Indian Ambassador to United States of America.
Biography:
Ms Meera Shankar was born on 9 October 1950. She joined the Indian Foreign Service in July 1973.
She has held several important assignments during her career: she served as Director in the Prime Minister’s Office from 1985 to 1991; was posted to Washington DC and served as Minister (Commerce) from 1991 to 1995. Thereafter, she headed the Indian Council of Cultural Relations in New Delhi overseeing India's cultural diplomacy. Subsequently, in the Ministry of External Affairs, she headed two important divisions dealing with the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and relations with Nepal and Bhutan.
After promotion to the rank of Additional Secretary in 2002, she held the responsibility for the United Nations and International Security.
Her last assignment was as Ambassador of India to Germany from 1st December 2005 to 6th April 2009.
Ms Meera Shankar arrived in Washington DC on 26 April, 2009.
She is married and has a daughter.
:
Biography Source as accessed on July 31, 2009:Embassy of India - Washington DC
CMs with repeat tenure
Kindly make a note of the following.
The CMs who have repeat tenure are as follows
Sheila Dixit: Delhi
Naveen Patnaik: Orissa
YS Reddy: Andhara Pardesh
Pawan Chamling: Sikkim
Narinder Modi: Gujarat
The CMs who have repeat tenure are as follows
Sheila Dixit: Delhi
Naveen Patnaik: Orissa
YS Reddy: Andhara Pardesh
Pawan Chamling: Sikkim
Narinder Modi: Gujarat
Appa Sherpa
Appas Sherpa of Nepal climbed the Everest for 19th time setting the world record.
Kindly use the following report:
The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
Thursday, May 21, 2009
What is cloud computing?
The Cloud Computing is associated with the service provided over the internet wherein a user make use of different set of softwares and services over the network without having the required expertise to use them.
It is an emerging trend and associated mainly with the IT field. It is a new computing paradigm. It is a useful term for notes for GS Mains 2009.
Kindly Make use of following articles:
What is cloud computing? - Network World
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=storage_security&articleId=9133250&taxonomyId=153&intsrc=kc_feat
Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Computing
Added on May 30, 2009:
One can also use the following report to develop ones notes on cloud computing. It has also taken up the issue of Virtualization which makes it more technical.
Cloud is an operation Model.
I must admit that I myself do not understand some of the issue raised in the report. Therefore, do not press me to gives detailed notes on it. Computer education students, kindly excuse. It is a Civil Services Preparation blog not a Computer Science or IT studies blog.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
N-capable Agni-II missile
Kindly use the following report for making appropriate notes.
N-capable Agni-II missile successfully test-fired - India - The Times of India
INS Airavat
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Kindly make use of the news item for making appropriate notes.
Navy to induct another ambhibious warfare vessel - India - The Times of India
Kindly make use of the news item for making appropriate notes.
Navy to induct another ambhibious warfare vessel - India - The Times of India
Monday, May 18, 2009
What is a QIP Issue?
The following report gives the definition of QIP issue which stands for qualified institutional placement.
Indiabulls Real Estate to raise $450m via QIP issue
For a brief description, Check the Wikipedia link below:
What is Qualified Institutional Placement?
Related to QIP, there is QIB?
Apropos, one may find the answer to the same in there.
Circuit Breakers in Stock Exchanges
The following report gives the definition of circuit breakers in the NSE and BSE.
NSE keeps circuit limit unchanged; 300 pts swing to halt trade- Market News-Stocks-Markets-The Economic Times
Other Source can be www.nse.net.in
Friday, May 15, 2009
India's View and BRIC
The following report includes the views of Shiv Saran for the new agenda of BRIC meeting
The Hindu : National : Bring climate change on BRIC agenda: Saran
CIBIL Watch on Mortgage
CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau India Ltd. Arun Thakur MD
The following report is picked only for the full form of CIBIL.
Cibil's mortgage database to keep tabs on borrowers - Policy-Economy-News-The Economic Times
Rule 16 (2) CSE Rule and Supreme Court: Essay
The following report is about the allocation of the cadre to the reserved categories. It is a controversial issue having socio economic dimensions. It can be used for preparing fundamentally strong arguments for viva. Mere opinions in interviews expose the personalities of the candidates. If fundamentals are referred to while giving opinions then it leaves positive impression.
Five-judge Bench to decide on CSE quota - India - The Times of India
Election Exercise Wonder of India: Essay
The following report is basically a report. However, it has in it many points which can be utilized for developing points on the main features of the exercise of election activity in India and its comparison with other countries.
The wonder that is India's election - India - The Times of India
Saturday, May 09, 2009
Ragging Issue: Social Problem
The following news report can be well used for developing points for Ragging as a Social Problem.
TOI: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/SC-adds-teeth-to-anti-ragging-norms/articleshow/4500499.cms
Hindu: http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/09/stories/2009050955561100.htm
TOI: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/SC-adds-teeth-to-anti-ragging-norms/articleshow/4500499.cms
Hindu: http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/09/stories/2009050955561100.htm
Friday, May 08, 2009
Eta Aquarids Meteor
Eta Aquarids Meteor are flakes of Comet Halley which are seen in month of May 2009
Source:
Celestial treat - Hyderabad - Cities - The Times of India
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
Civil Service ExaminationFinal Result 2008
UPSC topper Shubhra says hard work, faith paid off
The result can be accessed from the site of UPSC at www.upsc.gov.in. It was declared on May 4, 2009 as per the press notification available on the site of the commission.
This time commission has displayed the result in pdf format.
The press release says, "A total number of 791 candidates have been recommended for appointment including 364 General (including 13 Physically Challenged candidates), 236 Other Backward Classes(including 07 Physically Challenged candidates), 130 Scheduled Castes and 61 Scheduled Tribes candidates."
The result can be accessed from the site of UPSC at www.upsc.gov.in. It was declared on May 4, 2009 as per the press notification available on the site of the commission.
This time commission has displayed the result in pdf format.
The press release says, "A total number of 791 candidates have been recommended for appointment including 364 General (including 13 Physically Challenged candidates), 236 Other Backward Classes(including 07 Physically Challenged candidates), 130 Scheduled Castes and 61 Scheduled Tribes candidates."
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