Current affairs briefing for 31st March, 2008

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Here goes our link for today:

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In today's briefing:

1.  Ever heard of the APDP in Kashmir?  A very depressing story.

2.  What is so special about the transatlantic EU-US air accord?

3.  Martin Feldstein is a Professor at the hallowed portals of the Harvard University.  We may not go to Harvard; but we can know his views through an interview.  Thanks to ET for this enlightening interview.

4.  Inflation is causing goose bumps to the government and the common man alike.  Look at today's ET editorial.  It answers quite a few possible questions from interview point of view.

5.  Know anything about our country's petro potential?

6.  What are the 9 P's that can see the Tatas-JLR deal succeed?  BTW remember anything about the original 4 P's theory?

7.  Finally, an excellent article from Jeffrey D Sachs.  Can't miss this one.  I bet.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 30th March 2008

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Here is our link for today:

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In today's briefing:

1.  India is developing six multi-modal airport hubs across the country.  Look at the places.

2.  Why are regional stock exchanges in the limelight again?

3.  Some language lessons:  epiphany.  What is the meaning of this word?

4.  Ever heard of self healing materials?  Very interesting.

5.  Tatas clinch the Jaguar Land rover deal.  Some snippets.

6.  Two important developments in the rescue attempts by the US government/Fed to face the financial crisis.

7.  A look at what our celebrated management guru CK Prahlad says about the farm loan waiver package.

8.  Dravid's record.

9.  Ever heard of Jayakrishna Ambati?  Should know.

That's it for today.

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Current affairs briefing for 26th March, 2008

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Here is our link for today:

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In today's briefing:

1.  Can you name the country where a barista's job is fancies than even a diplomat's?

2.  One more regulator -- this time for higher education.  IRAHE.

3.  More details of the pay award.  Relating to pension.

4.  What could be the criteria on which a pay commission award needs to be judged?

5.  What (or how much) do you know about India's diamond business?

6.  Where are our country's two irradiation facilities for mangoes located?

7.  Know anything about Frantz Fanon?  If you don't, perhaps it is time someone says you are the wretched of the earth.  Just kidding.

8.  Why is US recession a solution and not a problem?

9.  How does short selling help markets?

10.  CECA issues with Singapore settled.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 25th March, 2008

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In today's briefing:

1.  What are free radicals?  What is the anti-dote for them?

2.  Ever heard of God particle?  Who proposed it for the first time?

3.  Some figures about sixth pay commission liabilities.

4.  What is Madrid protocol about?

5.  If you are asked to list out the bad news on the derivatives front for our country, what could your answer be?

6.  An excellent debate on global turmoil's capability to derail India's growth story.  A must read.

7.  Know the definition of cat bonds and cat swaps?

8.  A continuation what we noted yesterday.  About Asia helping a US revival.  Also a must read.

Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 24th March, 2008

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In today's briefing:

1.  Let's take a look at the political developments in our neighborhood.

2.  Some criticism on the VI pay commission report.

3.  Some titbits about Bear Stearns.

4.  Some expert speak on oil economics.  A very good article.

5.  One more excellent article:  giving advice on how should the world demand be restructured away from the US.

6.  Why is the Rajasthan government's bill on religion conversion bad?  BTW do you know how many states have enactments on religious conversions?

7. Justice KG Shah is no more.

8.  Agni III missile.  Can you recall its range?

9.  Ever heard of precision farming?  Very important.  You should know about it.

Happy reading. 


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Current affairs briefing for 22nd March, 2008

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Here goes our link for today:

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In today's briefing:

1.  India ultimately decides to vote against OXML.  Will Microsoft hold anything against our country for this reason?  Unlikely.

2.  Tatas are coming out with the car that runs on compressed air by end of 2008?  What revolutions will it herald?

3.  Fiscal deficit is under control.  Thanks to buoyant revenues.

4.  A recap about Bhagat Singh.

5.  Germany's parliament is the greenest building in the world?  BTW, what is the parliament called?

That's it for today.  Happy reading and Happy Holi.



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Current affairs briefing for 21st March, 2008

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Here goes our link for today:

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In today's briefing:

1.  Inflation worries are getting on the nerves of the government.  Look at the quick steps it is taking.

2.  Nancy Pelosi is on a visit to India.  What is controversial about her visit?

3.  Finally we seem to have beaten China at least on one parameter -- foreign inbound remittances.

4.  Ever heard of MBS exposure?  What is it about?  Some more info on norms for insurance companies on their investments.

5.  Do you have an explanation for the free fall in prices of commodities globally?  If so, welcome.  Be my guest and join the list of experts.

6.  In how many places did we find uranium?

7.  A very good editorial comment on intolerance.

8.  Ever heard of EMH?  Efficient Market Hypothesis.  I know it is too text-bookish.  But at times it is worth recounting such concepts.

9.  Compare your views on education reform with Hindu's views.  Do you find any deficiency there?  If you find any discuss them in the shout box.

10.  On the complexity of the subprime crisis.

11.  Countries like Belgium and Switzerland present us a picture of trouble free countries.  But they also have their own troubles.  Look at Belgium's troubles.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.



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Current affairs briefing for 20th March, 2008

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Here goes our link for today:

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In today's briefing:

1.  Short selling will be allowed from April 21st.  Look at the details.  How does it impact day trading?

2.  Heard of APO?  It is actuarial process outsourcing.  Who are actuaries?  I am not asking you about estuaries...

3.  But how do you get energy from estuaries?

4.  Who is Arthur C Clarke?  What is he best known for?  Why is he in the news?

5.  What is the V Krishnamurthy committee looking into?

6.  Something about diesel; not Vin Diesel.

7.  How many other bad news items will this subprime crisis keep giving?

8.  Is the Fed reacting too much while bringing the rates down?

9.  An unnecessary spat among our sporting greats.

10.  A look at the solutions being suggested by the UN Secretary General for tackling world hunger.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.



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Current affairs briefing for 18th March, 2008

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Here is our link for today:

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In today's briefing:

1.  Bloodbath in the markets.  Look at some reasons.

2.  What is the level of leakage in our PDS?

3.  Taslima is quitting India.

4.  Why is there a case for allowing more foreign or private higher educational institutions in the country?

5.  What are ground handling operations in the air ports?

6.  Look at how Indian companies burned their fingers in currency derivatives.  And what they are complaining about now.

7.  Is transaction tax on commodity futures justified.  Link to a very good debate.

8.  Some snippets about Israel-Palestine conflict.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.



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Current affairs briefing for 15th March 2008

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Here is our link for today:

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I couldn't post for the last couple of days, because I was very busy in my personal life.  Tomorrow also there won't be a posting because I will not be in town.

In today's briefing:

1.  Do you know the full names of the SOX authors?  What is SOX anyway?

2.  A solid ruling by our Supreme Court on 'sons of the soil' theory.

3.  What is the country in which computer and DVD sales are banned?

4.  What is the spread between reverse repo and repo rates?

5.  Why are world commodity prices rising in spite of the threat of a recession?

6.  Can you define celebrity any more hilariously than Fred Allen?

7.  On our defence hardware acquisitions.  USS Trenton -- what is wrong with it?  When is Admiral Gorhkov likely to be inducted into our Navy?  What about LCA?  What are its plus points?

8.  Water found on Mars?

9.  You have an excellent essay on Presidential vs. Parliamentary form of democracy in today's papers.

10.  A bit about DGHC.

11.  Who holds the longest record for long jump?

12.  India's Formula One debut.  Not bad at 17th place.

13.  China tops Internet user numbers.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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Current affairs briefing for 12th March, 2008

Hi friends,

Here is our link for today:  http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/03/12032008.html

In today's briefing:

1.  See, how many demat account are frozen!!  A very huge number by any means.

2.  Meghalaya government formation is controversial.  Why?

3.  Know anything about Eliot Spitzer?  The chaser is chased.

4.  CBI to be as powerful as the FBI? 

5.  We may not meet our export targets.

6.  New MSS ceilings.  Where does the cost of these MSS issuances go?  Who bears it?

7.  India-ASEAN inching closer to the FTA deal?

8.  Are you a nihilist?  What do you know about this concept?

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 11th March, 2008

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Here is our link for today:

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In today's briefing:

1.  Supreme Court rules that policy decision is executive's domain.

2.  New inflation index is being prepared.  Who is heading this effort?  What is the new base year going to be?

3.  About rise in inflation.

4.  What is Brazil's equivalent of our BSE sensex?

5.  See where we have gone in Hockey!!  It is our national game; know?

6.  Should exchange rates be brought under the purview of WTO?  Some serious discussion.

7.  What are the effective tax rates in our country?  Let's take a look.

8.  What is Murree Declaration?

9.  Election in Spain.

10.  Look at what the Chinese Supreme Court CJ says on their judiciary.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 10th March, 2008

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Here is our link for today:

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Been very busy personally and officially and hence there were no notes for the last three days.

In today's briefing:

1.  Nandas arrested for bribing taxman.  Who are these Nandas?

2.  Is Civils really that charming?  Thinking out loud.

3.  Can you say in one sentence the objective of the Narasimham Committee on banking?

4.  We note some more snippets on debt waiver for farmers.  And also recap the reasons why debt waiver is bad.

5.  How or why CEOs different from average guys?

6.  A bit about decoupling theory.

7.  Keynesian economics explained in simple terms.  Courtesy Mythili Bhusnurmath.

That's it for today.

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Current affairs briefing for 6th March, 2008

Hi friends,

Here goes our link for today:

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First of all a happy Maha Sivaratri to those who celebrate this festival.

In today's briefing:

1.  India wins its case against the US at WTO.  It is about anti-dumping duties by US on some commodity?  Can you remember the dispute?

2.  How can you revive Indian agriculture?  What steps would you recommend?  Think of some and then compare your list with what is given by Suresh Prabhu in today's ET. 

3.  Ever heard of "Haptic interface"?  I am sure not likely.  It is a new technology. 

4.  If your NRI friends ask you about the procedures for adopting a child from India, what can you suggest?  I think your suggestion would be 'Don't adopt'.  Look at why.

5.  Government is set to allow MVNOs to operate in India.  What are MVNOs?  If you had been a faithful reader of our blog, you would have known by now.  But to help those of you who came late, I give a definition of them again.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 5th March, 2008

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In today's briefing:

1.  Subprime sees first blood from India.  ICICI Bank take a whopping $263 mn hit.

2.  Scientists appear to be making nuclear waste disposal more safe.

3.  There are three variants of mobile banking.  Can you picturize them mentally?  Compare your answer with what is given in today's notes.

4.  What does the LSA with US mean?  Should we go ahead with it?

5.  Ever heard of Ritu Nanda?  Don't dismiss her as one more housewife or the wife of some big gun.  She is an achiver in her own right.

6.  UN being led up the garden path by the US again?  This time on Iran nuclear issue?

7.  What do you know about China's political establishment? 

8.  I know you might remember Kavya Viswanathan.  You have another character like her in a very old lady who is settled in the US.

9.  Nagaland goes to polls today.

That's it for today.

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Current affairs briefing for 4th March, 2008

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http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/03/04032008.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Let's celebrate India's cricket victory today.  When did we enter the finals of this tri-series last?

2.  Under 19 stars are admen favourites now?

3.  Can you imagine that scientists are discovering that frogs can help us cure diabetes?  I hope one day they will not ask us to do something abominable to cure ourselves of some funny disease.

4.  Reel out a side effect of the farm loan waiver and see whether it is what I noted about.

5.  Railways to allow 'made to order' wagons.  What benefits can be there because of this?

6.  Is the CTT so bad after all?

7.  Let's look at some figures relating to the challenges of urbanisation.

8.  Ever heard of the phrase judicial romanticism?  What does it stand for?  Can you give an example?

9.  Subbaiah Pillai trophy.  What is it about?

That's it for today.  Happy reading.



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Current affairs briefing for 3rd March, 2008

Hi friends,

Here go our links for today:

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-farm-loan-waiver-package.html

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/03/03032008.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Some more details and analysis about farm loan waiver package.

2.  What is this thing about financial product labelling?

3.  Olympics and Politics have been rarely separate.  Let's take a look at some of those incidents.

4.  A very hilarious budget speech.

5.  Some statistic about truck drivers.

6.  And in sports, we look at Cricket victories of India and Golf tournament results.  Johnnie Walker Classic.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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Current affairs briefing for 2nd March, 2008

Hi friends,

Here goes our link for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/03/02032008.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Can you recollect the name of CBDT Chairman?  What does CBDT stand for by the way?

2.  What impact will the recent budget's hike in capital gains tax have?

3.  Remember Warren Buffet? The legendary investor CEO from the US?  What is the company that he heads?  How much profit does it generate a year? 

4.  Let's get a picture of the US defence spending by comparing with our defence budget.

5.  At the same time let us compare US and our budget sizes.  This gives us some perspective.

6.  Heard of 'Bullet magnet'?  That is the nickname given to somebody prominent.  Who is it?

7.  The world's oldest vaccine destroyed.

8.  Remember the Doomsday Vault?  If you had been following the blog, you would surely know it.

9.  What is the Time Preference Theory of Interest.  Very interesting.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 1st March, 2008

Hi friends,

Here is the link for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/03/01032008.html

Today, we start with the budget, have the main course of meal as budget and end with budget.  Nothing else seems to matter!!!

But wait a minute, there is one important development.  The Deoband meet.  Read the centre page article in The Hindu.  Worth it.

Have a nice day.. err evening.

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