Current affairs briefing for 1st June, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here are our links for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/06/01062007.html

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/06/preparing-for-mains-gs-paper.html

And don't forget the quiz page for today at http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1. Some of you have been asking me to write something about the preparation for Mains GS paper.  I wrote something today in the Discover It blog.  More on this will follow tomorrow also.

2.  Latest figures on Indian Economy.  Released by CSO.  Worth remembering some figures.

3.  How much do we know about the constitutional provisions of reservations?  Important in the context of Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan.

4.  See how Tamilnadu gets to dictate India's foreign policy.  Especially with reference to Sri Lanka.

5.  One more small recap on the Indo-US nuclear deal.

6.  Thailand's regional airline launches services in India.

7.  With the present Revenue Secretary set to become the Cabinet Secretary, there is change in the Chairmen of the CBEC and CBDT also.  Brand new revenue team for the country!!!

8.  Ever heard of 'mezzo finance'?  This is the MFI jargon.

9.  Something about coal imports.

10.  Something about bank PLR.

That's all for today.

Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 31st May, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go our links for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/05/31052007.html

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/05/talibanisation-of-sikhism.html

Continuing yesterday's briefing about Dera Sacha Sauda, I also gave you a brief about Sikh politics.  Take a look at it in our Discover It blog.

And don't forget the quiz page.  I am uploading the quiz everyday between 6 AM to 10 AM.

In today's briefing:

1.  We have all learnt about the ECB cap of $18 bn; know?  See by how much margin was it breached by our corporate sector.

2.  Time to sing praises for Mayawati.  All the best to her.  Look at th eblog to know why.

3.  Meenas and Bhil Meenas -- what do you know about them?  Are you from Rajasthan?

4.  Heard of NAAC accreditation ever in education?

5.  Something about Green tax.  What is it proposed to be levied on?

6.  Some noteworthy comments excerpted from today's ET.

7.  Take a look at the irrigation progress under the 10th Plan.

8.  What does IIPCAG stand for and what does it do?

9.  You can't refuse to learn anything about IT and Web in this MAD MAD world.  Ever heard of "Second Life"?  My son studying his CSE in BITS, Pilani astounded me when he said he doesn't know about it.  Had to force him to have a look at it.  I am doing the same with all of you.  Becos you can't just ignore this game err... life at all.  It's a virtual world out there.  People are establishing embassies in it.  Perhaps it will become a phenomenon (in my view it is already) in course of time.

Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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Current affairs briefing for 30th May, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go our links for today:

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/05/dera-sacha-sauda.html

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/05/30052007.html

Need I say that you should not miss the quiz page? 

http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

In today's briefing:

1.  One of you asked me to give a brief about Dera Sacha Sauda.  I gave you something on that today in Discover It blog.  Don't miss tomorrow's Discover It post also.  I am noting something about Sikh religion.

2.  Gujjars demand for inclusion in the ST category leads to violence and results in 13 killed.

3.  Can you name two of the Andaman tribes?  What is the speciality?

4.  NDC is meeting in Delhi, know?  What did it decide about revitalising agriculture sector?

5.  A bit about the G8 meeting.  Where is it happening?

6.  New President for Nigeria.  Can you name him?

7.  And Miss Universe 2007.  Miss Japan.  What is her name? 

8.  Fatwa issued against accepting help from Indian Army for reconstruction and rebuilding of mosques and shrines in Kashmir.

9.  We all know the ill effects of tobacco.  Look at what WHO says.  Do you know it doesn't recruit smokers?

10.  What do you know about Karimnagar silver filigree?  It got GI status.

11.   You shouldn't miss today's article in ET about Kyoto protocol.  It is very good.

12.  Who is the new CEO of IFCI?

That's all for today.

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Here is the Civils Prelims 2007 paper along with the Key

Hi friends,

I am forwarding the paper and the key sent by one you to all of you.

I have kept the same for all of your future reference at our Group's page:  http://groups.google.com/group/indian-current-affairs/web/IAS_PRELIMS_GS_2007withkeys.pdf

Rgds,

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Current affairs briefing for 29th May, 2007.

Hi friends,

I am really happy to see the big bang response I am getting for the daily dose of 5 questions.  I keep posting 5 new questions every day between 6 AM and 10 AM, at http://quizindia.blogspot.com.  Don't miss them.  That is a sure fire way of staying ahead with the GS paper.

Here go our links for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/05/29052007.html

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/05/full-and-capital-account-convertibility.html

In today's briefing:

1.  One of you asked me to explain something about current and capital account convertibility.  Take a look what I wrote in Discover It today.

2.  Know anything about Nar Bahadur Bhandari?  He was CM of Sikkim for a long time.  Look at why he is in news.

3.  18th Law Commission is constituted.  Look who took over as its Chairman.

4.  Name the President of the ICC that died recently?

5.  I can't resist the temptation of giving you more accurate definitions when I get across them.   A relook at Open Access again, though we covered it only a couple of days ago.

6.  In the context of fight between mining and steel ministries over iron ore exports, one more look at the figures relating to iron ore exports.

7.  What do you know about Vanilla farming?  See it is an interesting story.

8.  If crude prices go up by a $1, how much should the country be spending?

9.  Some notworthy comments made about Muslim backwardness -- the reasons to be precise.

That's all for today.  Happy reading. 

Ramakrishna


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Combined Graduate Level(Main) Examination 2006: General studies paper

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Current affairs briefing for 28th May, 2007.

Hi friends,

First an announcement:  From today, we are reverting back to the daily 5 question quiz.  I have revamped it a bit.  Take a look at it here:  http://quizindia.blogspot.com/

Then here go our links for today:

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/05/should-forex-reserves-be-invested-in.html

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/05/28052005.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Some interesting debate about investing our accumulations of forex in equities.  What is your take?

2.  Who said something to the effect that "death and taxes are certain"?

3.  Spiderman 3 broke all records in India.  Take a look.

4.  We know Indra Nooyi is Pepsico CEO.  But who is the CEO of Coke?

5.  Some more info that I came across on carbon trading.

6.  Should there be a cap in iron ore exports?

7.  What do you know about ECBC?

8.  RDG -- Route Dispersal Guidelines again.  What are they?

9.  A little about Open Access in electricity sector.

10.  A good gist on corporate salaries being vulgarly high. 

That's all for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 27th May, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go today's links:

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http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/05/carbon-trading-mechanism.html

In today's briefing:

1.  I was asked to explain something about the CDM trading mechanism.  Take a look at it in our Discover It blog.

2.  A bit about X-ray scanners and Gamma scanners.  Some differing viewpoints on gamma ray scanner acquisitions by CBEC.

3.  What is special about Naldehra in HP?

4.  Are carbonated drinks days numbered?  Perhaps Indra Nooyi saw it coming way back in the 1990's.

5.  Who wrote the book "The Case of the Bonsai Manager"?

6.  What is the FIU? \

7.  How are opportunity funds different from normal equity funds?

8.  When did India's first motor racing happen?

9.  Coffee helps prevent occurrence of gout.  What is gout?

10.  Ancient art dating to 1500 BC found in Tamil Nadu.  Look at the details.

11.  Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Award for 2004 presented.  Who bagged it?

12.  A record performance by Indian team against Bangladesh.

13.  Some interesting GK I found in today's ToI:

a)  What is the estimated age of the Earth?

b) Which country's has the world's largest Navy?

c)  Who is the youngest Nobel prize winner?

d) Why does Venus rotate from East to West and not the other way round?

e)  When did river rafting become a sport?  When was it included in Olympics?

Have your plate full for a Sunday?  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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Current affairs briefing for 26th May, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go our links for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2007/05/26052007.html

http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/05/preparing-for-civil-services-exam.html

In today's briefing:

1.  I was asked many a time to give some advice on preparing for Civil Services exam.  Today I put in the Discover It blog itself.

2.  What do you understand by 'parrying'?

3.  I came across an interesting person.  Take a look at his abilities.  He can read our minds!!!

4.  Conference of the Presiding Officers of the Legislatures.  Where was it held?

5.  Trouble brewing in Manipur over reservations.

6.  We have all heard about the brighter side of the biofuel story.  Are there any pitfalls?  Take a look at what is noted today.

7.  Ever heard of Ed Husain?  He is an Islamic radical who came to the normal side of life and wrote a book.  And he is making tonnes of money by doing so.

8.  National Identity Card scheme launched in India on pilot basis.

9.  Famous cricketers Bill Johnston is no more.

10.  What is augmented reality?  Look at where HP is taking technology!!!

11.  Some important facts about monsoon dependence and India's agriculture and irrigation status.

12.  Virus killing water invented.

And a couple of other snippets.

That's all for today.  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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Current affairs briefing for 25th May, 2007.

Hi friends,

Here go our links for today:

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http://discover-it.blogspot.com/2007/05/understanding-imf-loans.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Someone was asking me about IMF loans.  Why are they not called 'loans'?  Take a look at my reply in Discover It blog.

2.  Where is EU Parliament located?

3.  Why should we like the Emma Nicholson report?  What is it about?

4.  Can you name the Palestinian Heads of State and Government?

5.  Why are the UN peace-keeping missions in adverse light, of late?

6.  Take a look at some brief about Lebanon's past.  It will tell us why it is unstable.

7.  Can you name the PSC Member who has been removed from the post?  Under what provision of the Constitution is this process initiated?

8.  Ever heard of Stasi?  What is it?

9.  Name the people who went round the earth in a helicopter?

10.  Ever heard of sea cage culture?  What is it about?

11.  And a few other interesting tidbits for us to remember.

That's all for today folks.  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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