[Indian Current Affairs:857] Current affairs briefing for 29th August, 2009

Hi friends, 

Here we go with our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/08/29082009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  There appears to be a higher education boom in India.  Look at the figures.

2.  Swine flu comes down in southern hemisphere.  But increases in the North.  Why?

3.  Natural odours may hold the key for keeping mosquitoes at bay.

4.  Discovery finally lifts off on third attempt.

5.  CCI finds bid rigging rampant.

6.  A bit on micropension scheme.

7.  Language lesson: scupper.

That's enough for today.  Happy reading.

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[Indian Current Affairs:856] Current affairs briefing for 28th August, 2009

Hi friends,

Here we go with our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/08/28082009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  BJP's trouble seems to be growing by the day.

2.  3G and WiMax spectrum floor price arrived at.

3.  The 1998 Pokhran tests' success is being called into question by Santhanam.

4.  Women get 50% seats in Panchayats.

5.  New foreign trade policy announced.  What are the key features?

6.  Some statistics on our irrigated area.

7.  Indian Grand Prix hits road block.

9.  Language lessons: railroaded, plonk, skimp, savoir-faire, niggling, motarboard etc.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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[Indian Current Affairs:855] Current affairs briefing for 26th August, 2009

Hi friends,

Here we go with our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/08/26082009.html

IN today's briefing:

1.  An excellent article on the lessons learnt from the present global financial crisis.

2.  Two suggestions from Hindu on how to recover fast in the current situation.

3.  DTAA with Switzerland is in for renegotiation.  Will politicos like it?

4.  What ails power trading in India?

5.  A text book answer on benefits of solar energy.

6.  Titbit on solar energy mission.

7.  Bernanke gets second term.

8.  Star hotels worldwide prefer to lose their stars to save money.

9.  Take a look at the record deficit and debt figures of the USA

10.  Language lessons: dicey, defrock, quango, kosher.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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[Indian Current Affairs:854] Current affairs briefing for 21st August, 2009

Hi friends,

Here we go with our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/08/21082009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Have any ideas on tackling the huge number of pending cases before our courts?

2.  What is 'solar radiation management' and what is 'marine cloud whitening'?  Where do they help and how?

3.  Drug makers face penalty over overpricing issues.

4.  How much does your insurance broker earn from you?

5.  A good article on hunger and child mortality in India.

6.  Swiss government makes a killing on selling UBS stake.

7.  Language lessons: conundrum, fracas.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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[Indian Current Affairs:853] Current affairs briefing for 20th August, 2009

Hi friends,

Here we go with our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/08/20082009.html

Sorry guys, couldn't post yesterday because we were otherwise too busy with our lives.  Included a bit of yesterday's notes too today:

1.  Eulogizing Jinnah claims Jaswant's scalp.  Some interesting quotes that were attributed to Jinnah.

2.  Rajiv Gandhi Awards -- 12th version presented.

3.  Spouse caluse takes sheen off an India posting for expats.

4.  Know the name of the RSS chief?  Frankly, we were so used to Sudershan, that we didn't know.

5.  Jet fuel imports may be kept under OGL.  What would be the implications?  Will that solve the problem faced by airline industry altogether?

6.  What ails small scale sector in India?  Some wisdom from international agencies.

7.  No extra air waves for WiMax says ISRO.

8.  Per-second billing is killing telco revenues; slowly.

9.  Infy, CTS among top 100 global companies that are growing fast.

10.  Warrent Buffet cautious on US deficit and debt.  

11.  Language lessons: compunction, nondescript, commiserate, transmogrify, aphorism, cop-out.

Isn't it enough for a day?  Enjoy.

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[Indian Current Affairs:852] Current affairs briefing for 17th August, 2009

Hi friends,

Here is our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/08/17082009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Can you suggest some measures to tackle the problem of our heavy dependence on groundwater usage?

2.  CRISIL forays into grading stocks.  What was it doing earlier?  Any idea?  What is the difference?

3.  Titbits on bank nationalization and how in spite of it we are still saddled with poor financial inclusion figures.

4.  Mortgage fund to help urban poor.

5.  Green shoots defy drought.

6.  India opposes link with emission caps.

7.  IBM to use DNA in next generation microchips.

8.  Language lessons: décolletage

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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[Indian Current Affairs:851] Current affairs briefing for August 13, 2009

Hi friends,

Here we go with our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/08/13082009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  CPM toes China line as expected.  Where is their patriotism gone?

2.  Is there something wrong with the way we are breezing ahead with the FTAs with many countries?  Is some caution in order?

3.  Some salient features of the new Direct Taxes Code that is proposed to be ushered in from 2011.

4.  IIP numbers show encouraging signs.  

5.  News from corporate hiring too adds to the cheer.

6.  What problems are plaguing the India - US BIPA?

7.  Global confidence too is surging.

8.  Language lessons:  grandfathered, fable, satire, allegory, metaphor, gripe, masque, cower.

That's enough for today.  Happy reading.

From tomorrow we have a very long week end.  We don't know how far we keep the blog updated during the ensuing three days.  If it can be updated, feel lucky.  Otherwise, too feel lucky and enjoy the holidays.

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[Indian Current Affairs:848] Current affairs briefing for August 12, 2009

Hi friends,

Here is our link for today:  http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/08/12082009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Swine flu is causing scare.

2.  Food security bill becomes the first drought casualty

3.  Once in a while we stray into giving some personal advice (uncalled for? May be).  But well worth pondering.

4.  Record breaking telecom additions.

5.  Rajiv Awas Yojana.  The new scheme.  Humungous.  225000 crore scheme!!

6.  How is it that the world is able to withstand the ongoing recession quite well?  Can you reel out some measures that have enabled the world to face the recession?

7.  A bit on Commonwealth Games at Delhi.

8.  Language lessons: bury the hatchet.

That's it for today.  Happy reading. 

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[Indian Current Affairs:850] cag report on gorshkov deal

The very report that the Indian navy and ccs caused loss to the
treasury is a just one side of a coin . The main reason for doing this
was to ensure that the ship doesn't end up in the hands of the
Chinese . The cost incurred can be seen as an expense to maintain the
Indian naval superiority in the region.

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[Indian Current Affairs:849] Current affairs briefing for August 6, 2009

Hi friends,

We are back with our briefing for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/08/06082009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  An excellent critique on Right to Education.

2.  The government is contemplating to bring out a comprehensive law on regulating foreign investments.  Remember our notings about various Press Notes in our blogs?  It appears they don't even have legal sanctity.

3.  How is the Indian Railways able to show stellar results over the last couple of years?

4.  Online credit card usage is set to take a dip?

5.  Why the US dollar will not lose its primacy; at least for the present?  A very good opinion from TT Ram Mohan.

6.  Language lessons: accoutrement, nouveau, cat's paw, moggy, cat's whiskers.

That's enough for today.  Happy reading.

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[Indian Current Affairs:847] Current affairs briefing for August 4, 2009

Hi friends,

Here we go with our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/08/04082009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Deep Joshi gets Magasaysay.  Let's know a bit about it.

2.  FTA between EU and South Korea gives jitters to Hyundai Motors.  Why should it be so?

3.  More data doesn't necessarily mean more revenue; at least in India.

4.  China owns up fake drugs consignment in Nigeria.

5.  Is the return of the global risk appetite good or bad?

6.  Obituary: Subhas Chakraborty.  A non-conformist communist.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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[Indian Current Affairs:846] Current affairs briefing for August 3, 2009

Hi friends,

Here we go with our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/08/03082009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Private airlines call of their proposed strike.

2.  Pointer to a very good article on compensation for land acquisition.

3.  BSNL makes profit; but that is out of interest earned on its corpus; not from its core business.

4.  What is NICE?  

5.  Impact of government borrowing on interest rates.

6.  Titbits about Indian Railways.

7.  Take a look at what US business interests can demand.

8.  A very good article from Bradford Delong.

9.  US banks go belly up in record numbers this year.

10.  Revolt by killer robots worry scientists.

11.  Pandemic levels.  A recap.

12.  Language lessons: cachet.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.  

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[Indian Current Affairs:845] Current affairs briefing for August 1, 2009

Hi friends,

Here is our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/08/01082009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Rajasthan becomes the first state in the country to introduce reservations based on economic criteria.

2.  Buta Singh, the NCSC Chairman refuses to step down from his post.

3.  Private airlines threaten to take to the streets.

4.  A bit about the grey market in PCs in our country.

5.  Government set to upgrade the inflation indices.

6.  LIC to have its capital raised 20 fold.

7.  A bit about Rugby players eating needs.

8.  Language lessons: clunker.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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