Friday, January 30

[Indian Current Affairs:745] Current affairs briefing for 31st January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  Verghese Kurien gets treated badly.

2.  RC Bhargava committee recommendations; a critique.  Remember what's the committee about?

3.  RIL gets to sell natural gas from KG basin; at least temporarily.

4.  A very good article on mutual damage for India and US if outsourcing is reduced.

5.  Fiscal deficit figures for the current year.

6.  VES awards.  Know anything about them?

7.  A bit on Super Bowl.  

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna


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Thursday, January 29

[Indian Current Affairs:744] Current affairs briefing for 30th January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  Know the difference between Religion and religions?  In Gandhi speak that is.  Very interesting.

2.  Jeffrey Immelt on Obama.  A great leader pays compliments to another great leader.

3.  Top 25 business ideas; as voted by India Inc's best minds.

4.  A noteworthy editorial comment on petro price reduction.  But are there any takers?  

5.  The Black Swan and Nassim Nicholas Taleb.  Shouldn't we be concerned about our NPAs?  

6.  A good piece on Romulus Whitaker.  If you had been or presently a biology student, I am sure you would know about him.  

7.  A bit on OTC derivatives.  US tries its hand at reining them in.

8.  Some language lesson.

That's it for today. Happy reading.


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Wednesday, January 28

[Indian Current Affairs:741] Current affairs briefing for 29th January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1. Pranab Mukherjee conducts foreign policy with panache and finesse.  Experience does matter a lot.

2.  Satyam's new CEO and CFO identified; but they may not get those tags.

3.  Proof of travel not required to claim LTC benefits; rules Supreme Court.  This is in the context of taxation.  Whether governments also follow suit and amend their rules is to be seen.

4.  A very good article on political corruption.  It will help you review your viewpoint and may be brush it up a little bit.

5.  Petrol prices reduced.

6.  Serena makes it to the Oz Open finals.

7.  Know anything about John Updike?  Worth knowing.  

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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[Indian Current Affairs:742] Current affairs briefing for 28th January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  Centre's attempts to lighten the burden for Mulayam Singh Yadav appear to be not bearing fruit.

2.  We take note of an unknown organization that goes by the name Sri Ram Sene.

3.  RBI releases the 3rd quarter review of its policy.  Do you seem much of a policy there?  Looks like it is felt more by its absence than anything else.

4.  Ever heard of Hayekian recession?  I heard it for the first time.  Very interesting.  Thanks to SSA Aiyar.

5.  R Venkataraman is no more.  May his soul rest in peace.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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Tuesday, January 27

[Indian Current Affairs:743] Economist 24th January








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Monday, January 26

[Indian Current Affairs:739] Current affairs briefing for 27th January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  RDay is celebrated with great fervour.  Who is the Chief Guest at the parade?

2.  I am not surprised that there is a scandal at DDA.  But I am surely surprised by the brazenness.

3.  Some facts and figures about internet usage in Asia.

4.  What are generics?  Ever heard of IMPACT?  What does it stand for?

5.  Know anything about scraping?  Did you ever scrape?

6.  India ASEAN FTA about to be signed in February.

7.  An excellent article that explains the nuances between Hamas and Al Qaeda.

8.  Japan urges people to have more babies.  Look at its methods of encouragement.

9.  What's the hullabaloo about stem cell research?  

10.  Language lessons: conflate and divvy up.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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Sunday, January 25

[Indian Current Affairs:740] Current affairs briefing for 26th January, 2009

Hi friends,

First of all, greetings to you all on our Republic Day.


In today's briefing:

1.  If you read the NCAER's research, you will believe that India is already a developed country.

2.  A recap of facts in SNC Lavalin case.

3.  Ashok Chakra is awarded to 11 people -- all posthumously -- this year.  Watched the TV?

4.  Why are bailouts for private companies not supportable?  Why can they be supported in case of banks?

5.  An excellent article on unity in diversity.

6.  MNP regime is in sight?

7.  Know anything about the Monroe doctrine?

8.  A brief history about social security measures in the world in general; the US in particular.

9.  Slumdog bags the PGA.  What does PGA stand for?

10.  Manuel Zelaya of Honduras.  Who is he?  Why is he in the news?

11.  Language lesson: nous.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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Friday, January 23

[Indian Current Affairs:738] Current affairs briefing for 24th January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  Our beloved PM is undergoing heart surgery today.  Let us wish him speedy recovery.

2.  CPM faces music from CBI.  Remember the SNC-Lavalin controversy?

3.  Watchdogs or bloodhounds?  What should auditors be first?

4.  India derives lot of pleasure from Obama's statements on Pakistan; at least initially.  Coupled with the drone attacks that have reportedly killed about 20 or so terrorists on Pakistani soil in the north-west, this makes good news.

5.  India's economy is slowing down; no doubt about it.  Witness the frenzied pace of deals offered by all and sundry in the markets! I think India Inc is really getting jittery.

6.  Vodafone's claims about its Essar deal being out of bounds for Indian IT authorities, get jettisoned by the Supreme Court.

7.  RIL too is impacted by the global slowdown.  It is not able to pull rabbits out of its hat. :(

8.  As I am reading an excellent book from Tim Hindle, I give you a bit of wisdom from that book about some management concepts.  Today, it is about active inertia, fuzzy vision and active waiting.  We owe our thanks to The Economist for sending me the book.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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Thursday, January 22

[Indian Current Affairs:737] Current affairs briefing for 23rd January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  A sampler of the charges against Ramalinga Raju.

2.  Obama takes oath of office again.  Why did this happen?  Were there any precedents?

3.  Watching the initial policy pronouncements and statements of intent of an important leader like the US President is a must for people like us who pursue / watch the international scene.  A look at some of his pronouncements.

4.  Is M$ faltering?  It announces 5000 job cuts.

5.  Achieving the same with a different approach is what Bjorn Lomborg very good at.  Look at this noted environmentalist's take on CO2 reductions.

6.  Let's give a Thumbs Up to Pepsico for planning to introduce nimbu pani.

7.  Slumdog Millionaire gets 10 Oscar nominations.  AR Rahman gets three of them.

8.  Language lessons: flub, schadenfreude.

That's all for today.  Happy reading.


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[Indian Current Affairs:735] Current affairs briefing for 22nd January, 2009

Hi friends,

Just a bit of update.  Something is clearly wrong with Google Groups mailing system.  In spite of my posting the daily mail, somehow it is not getting mailed to you.  Secondly, there is something wrong with the Google RSS feeds also.  It is showing the RSS subscribers erratically.  Let's hope Google attends to these issues.


In today's briefing:

1.  What are the options before Obama for revving up the US economy?

2.  Take a look at the telecom sector progress in India.

3.  Can India ever face deflation?  A good take on the issue.

4.  Ever heard of MGCs?

5.  Gitmo trials temporarily halted.

6.  Who has the nom de plume 'Minerva'?  Making waves in the blogosphere.

7.  Toyota is world's car maker number 1.

That's it for today.  Hope this mail reaches you all.

Ramakrishna

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Tuesday, January 20

[Indian Current Affairs:736] Economist 17 jan



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Thursday, January 15

[Indian Current Affairs:734] Current affairs briefing for 16th January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  What is meant by neoconservatism?

2.  Look at how Satyam appears to have duped auditors into believing that there is real cash.

3.  India appears settling for prosecution of Mumbai attackers in Pakistan.

4.  Do we need a Satyam-II a la UTI-II?

5.  Inflation falls to 5.24%!

6.  A high tech air purifier and de-odorant.

7.  Apple CEO Steve Jobs unwell.  Wish him well.

8.  Google's way of conducting effective meetings.

9.  What is meant by greenlighting?

10.  Heard of Gail Devers.  We draw inspiration from her today.

11.  Know anything about Roman Polanski?  The name sounded familiar.  It was then that I realized that it was for notoriety.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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Wednesday, January 14

[Indian Current Affairs:732] Current affairs briefing for 15th January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  PwC admits to goofing up Satyam audit.  KPMG and Deloitte asked to restate the accounts of the firm.  

2.  An excellent piece on corporate governance issues.

3.  Obama's short sighted plans for Pakistan?  I am talking of aid here.

4.  About AS15 and a few other related concepts/phrases that are worth our attention.

5.  ASEAN is the 4th largest trading partner with India.  

6.  China is the 3rd largest economy in the world.

7.  What is the best time for decontrolling oil prices?

8.  Astronomical sum offered for Kaka.  Don't ask me who is Kaka; will you?  Kaka = football.

That's all for today.  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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Tuesday, January 13

[Indian Current Affairs:733] Re: Fwd: [Indian Current Affairs:725] The.Economist_-_The.World.In.2009

Hi All,
 
Its wokring fine. Please install the pdf reader from Adobe site. www.adobe.com
 
Thanks
Brijesh

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Hi,
I am sending this book again please  mail me if it does not opens correctly because on my system it is working fine.



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the document is giving error .

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> hi guys,
> find this in  attachments have a great going.
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> Rajeev Singh Verma
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[Indian Current Affairs:727] Current affairs briefing for 14th January, 2009

Hi friends,

First of all a happy Sankranthi to all of you.  


In today's briefing:

1.  As more skeletons tumble out Satyam's cupboard, the rescue effort is facing some hard choices.

2.  Ever heard of SFIO?  Serious Fraud Investigation Office?  

3.  Will Satyam fiasco affect Indian IT?  Take a look at this expertspeak.

4.  Government for market determined oil prices?  How long will the resolve last?

5.  India is not really the services powerhouse that it is made out to be.

6.  Environmental cost to Google searches.

7.  Slumdog Millionaire sweeps Golden Globes.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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[Indian Current Affairs:729] Re: The.Economist_-_The.World.In.2009

Hi Guys,
Some of you are facing problem while they are opening  the files and i concluded from my side that either you people have very low internet connection or you have not installed the adobe reader on your system.

Please open all those document that i have sent on this group in  adobe reader if you do not have  adobe reader then download it from  this link and install it to your system.

http://get.adobe.com/reader/


So please follow these steps.

Hoping that you will be  able to get my directions and will not disappoint me.

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[Indian Current Affairs:728] Re: The.Economist_-_The.World.In.2009

Hi Rajeev,
all economist editions that you have sent so far are corrupted documents. None of them open. It gives an error saying Bad encryption dictionary



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Monday, January 12

[Indian Current Affairs:730] Fwd: [Indian Current Affairs:725] The.Economist_-_The.World.In.2009

Hi,
I am sending this book again please  mail me if it does not opens correctly because on my system it is working fine.



Thanks
Rajeev Singh Verma

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the document is giving error .

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[Indian Current Affairs:731] What Satyam incident has in for India’s growth story

Members,

The Satyam incident has been marked as India's biggest ever corporate fraud and it has already left everybody surprised by the fact that how a single person could inflate mis-present that data with so much ease.

Having said this, the impact of Satyam incident will be more than one can estimate.

To read further on what Satyam incident has in store for India's growth story, click on the link – http://www.cfa-forum.com/showthread.php?p=425

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[Indian Current Affairs:724] Current affairs briefing for 12th January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  Satyam gets a new board.  Governments act very swiftly to put its house in order.

2.  What is the transporters' strike about?  What measures did the government take to neutralize it?  On the whole I really liked the way the government acted.

3.  Data exclusivity gets short shrift from Indian Parliament.

4.  What is the basis of corporate governance in India?

5.  Oldest impact structure discovered in India.  What are impact structures?  Any idea?

That's enough for today.  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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Sunday, January 11

[Indian Current Affairs:726] economist of 10th january

Hi folks,
Please find it in attachment.

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Saturday, January 10

[Indian Current Affairs:725] The.Economist_-_The.World.In.2009

hi guys,
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Friday, January 9

[Indian Current Affairs:723] Current affairs briefing for 10th January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  Satyam's Raju brothers are arrested.

2.  Oil officers call off their strike.

3.  Investors in firms which have PwC as their auditors are dumping the stocks.

4.  Protection to babus under 197 CrPC is not automatic; rules Supreme Court.

5.  A look at some of the features in Windows 7.

6.  Cancer free baby born; claim British doctors.

7.  A befitting farewell to Mr. Bush.  By India.

8.  South pole record.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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Thursday, January 8

[Indian Current Affairs:721] Current affairs briefing for 9th January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  More on Satyam saga.  Some personal ideas on what should be done.

2.  A look at the number of days our Parliament works.

3.  Why are the oil sector officers on strike?

4.  Ever heard of 'isolation paradox'?  Perhaps quite unlikely.  It is a high funda concept taught to us by Manoj Pant today.  Worth knowing.

5.  LLP bill is finally passed.

6.  Ghajini shatters all box office records in India.

7.  Language lesson: spiffy.

That's it for today.  Looks like the Satyam fiasco is taking its toll on us.  Perhaps it will take us a few days to shake it off and get on with our usual business.

Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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[Indian Current Affairs:720] Current affairs briefing for 8th January, 2009

Hi friends,


1.  Satyam, the 4th largest software services company in India implodes.  Raising many questions.  Leaving many fuming and fretting.

2.  Shibu Soren loses by-election.

3.  Do human rights apply to the CIA?  Central Intelligence Agency of America?

4.  Three tests that a war must pass before it can be called justifiable.

5.  Human death due to H5N1 reported in China.

6.  US budget deficit to cross $1 trillion.

7.   Indian to head the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

8.  Nautanki without Sita/Rama.

9.  Who is a dyscalculic?

That's it for today.  Happy reading.  I wonder whether I should call it happy reading.  The Satyam fiasco left a very bad taste in the mouth.


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[Indian Current Affairs:722] The Economist


Hi Guys,
Find this and rock the way.


Thanks
Rajeev Singh Verma

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Tuesday, January 6

[Indian Current Affairs:719] Current affais briefing for 7th January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  Central Information Commission puts Supreme Court on notice that the RTI Act is applicable to the latter.

2.  A look at the number of cell phone towers in the country.

3.  NRIs keep their faith in India and make record remittances.

4.  India slips on Global Innovation Index rankings.

5.  Russia Ukraine gas dispute leaves much of Europe cold.

6.  An interesting experiment on carbon sequestration.  Led by India.

7.  US announces largest protected marine area.

8.  A gruesome death for a suspected infidel husband.

9.  Language lessons on 'stepney' and 'chaperone'

10.  Obituary: Adolf Merckle.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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Monday, January 5

[Indian Current Affairs:718] Current affairs briefing for 6th January, 2009

Hi friends,

I couldn't send you my mail yesterday because I was too busy.


In today's briefing:

1.  India goes shopping for maritime reconnaissance aircraft from US.  Remember the phrase "knee-jerk reaction"?  This purchase is one that falls into that kind of category.

2.  Copyright Act to be tightened to make even piracy for individual use punishable.

3.  SingTel is the most valued MNC in India.

4.  What should the private sector do to help the country face the current downturn?  Have any ideas?  Today's article that appeared in ET is a must read.

5.  One more important issue is oil price.  Why is that crude prices are falling?  Do you have any better explanation?

6.  Now chilli powder to scare away elephants.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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Friday, January 2

[Indian Current Affairs:717] Current affairs briefing for 3rd January, 2009

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  Can India tighten the screws on Pakistan through trade?

2.  How do you make money out of sewage water?

3.  Government announces the final stimulus package.  RBI too chips in.  What is final about it?  Because elections are nearby, there is no more room for the government announce yet another package.

4.  Some noteworthy SME figures.

5.  Food processing figures too.

6.  SBI to sell tier II bonds directly to retail investors.

7.  Sri Lanka captures Kilinochchi.  Is it the beginning of the end of LTTE?

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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Thursday, January 1

[Indian Current Affairs:716] Current affairs briefing for 2nd January, 2009

Hi friends,

Here is our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/01/02012009.html

In today's briefing:

1. Armed forces gets its separate pay panel; finally.

2. Current account deficit worries. Are they really worries now?

3. Telecom looks to add 1.5 lk jobs this year.

4. Solvency margin. What is it?

5. Bank lending goes up in Apr-Sep period.

6. ISRO looks ahead for GSLV and Mars missions.

7. What is a CymaScope? Ever heard of it?

8. Slovakia is the latest country to adopt the Euro.

That's it for today. Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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[Indian Current Affairs:715] Current affairs briefing for 1st January, 2009

Hi friends,

First of all, a very happy, prosperous and successful New Year to you
all.

Here goes our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/01/01012009.html

In today's briefing:

1. Despite the gloom that 2008 brought us, there were some brighter
spots. Let's recount them.

2. Can the world stand up for itself in the face of the terrorist
threats?

3. On political deficit in Bangladesh.

4. India to allow foreign companies to own a pie in Indian airline
companies.

5. OVL completes the Imperial deal. Remember what we noted about
this on 27.08.2008? The very first noting on that day was about this
deal. http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/08/27082008.html

6. A bit about the TPAs and why we should know about them now.

7. Some figures on insurance penetration in our country.

8. India's external debt figures.

9. Ever heard of Kondratieff cycles? The name is itself is very
Marxist; isn't it?

10. Two words in language lessons today.

That's enough for today. Happy reading. And most important of all --
have a very bright and positive day. Let the New Year bring to all
our lives lot of happiness and success in whatever endeavours we
undertake.

Ramakrishna

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