Current affairs briefing for 1st July, 2008

Hi friends,

Here is our link for today:

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In today's briefing:

1.  Is a BoP crisis looming on or face?

2.  Why did the NELP VII get very poor response?

3.  Truckers are on strike.  What are their demands?

4.  Heard about the book "Sea of Poppies"?  It is fiction that is attracting lot of attention.

5.  What are the reasons for stagnation in agriculture?  Look at RBI's take on the subject.

6.  Lakshmi Mittal on Goldman Sachs board.

7.  EURO 2008 finally concluded.

8.  Tyson Gay clocks the best ever 100 meters dash; but it ain't a world record.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.



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Current affairs briefing for 29th June, 2008

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Here goes our link for today:

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In today's briefing:

1.  Has the Congress party made up its mind on nuclear deal?

2.  A very good obituary on Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw.

3.  Why did the PDP withdraw support to the J&K government?  What triggered the issue?

4.  More details about the US housing bubble.  Experts say that the worst is yet to come.

5.  India Japan to sign the currency swap deal today.  What does it do?

6.  Know anything about Canadian tar sands?  Look at how much oil potential they hold.

7.  We have missed the World Stroke Day.

8.  Have money to dine with Warren Buffet?  See how much it costs.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 28th June, 2008

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Here goes our link for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/06/28062008.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Sad news on the crude price front.

2.  A look at why banks are facing a liquidity crunch for lending to agriculture sector.

3.  Mobile gaming is seeing tremendous progress.

4.  Why does a loose monetary policy in US affect India?

5.  How did Centre's authority get weakened over the last decades?  Some worthy observations.

6.  Wind power scenario in our country.

7.  A very good interview with Arvind Virmani.  Must read.

8.  Dasaavatharam is going great guns.  Look at some figures.

9.  Euro 2008 finalists are now ready to battle it out.

10.  Great action and greater surprises from Wimbledon.

11.  Sam Manekshaw is no more.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 27th June, 2008

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Here is our link for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/06/27062008.html

In today's briefing:

1.  What is a bank's PLR?  What is the current PLR of most banks in India?  How many loans are given by banks at this rate?

2.  What are our top companies by sales and profits?  Look at the figure.

3.  An excellent explanation about how futures trading in crude is contributing to the price rise.

4.  Subprime losses are only mounting; but they don't make headlines anymore. 

5.  How much do you think our Railways spends on fuel per annum?  Any guess?

6.  It is sports time.  EURO 2008 and Wimbledon are taking our evening/night time.  Germany enters finals in Euro.  Sharapova crashes out of Wimbledon in second round as did our Sania Mirza.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.



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Current affairs briefing for 26th June, 2008

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Had been busy yesterday and the day before.  Couldn't write.  Here we go with our link for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/06/26062008.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Idea cellular buys Spice telecom.  Look at the details of the deal and what it means.

2.  Will the present bout of inflation have any negative impact on the country's growth?  A very good answer for this.

3.  Research suggests that human genomes change with age.  Know anything about epigenetics?  This is the study which revealed this.

4.  What is the committee headed by BK Chaturvedi looking into?

5.  Airport operators refuse to lower their charges.  A look at airlines' losses.

6.  Renewable power purchase to be mandatory for DISCOMS.

7.  A look at the repo rates in other countries.  Juts for comparison.

8.  Know anything about bluecasting?

9.  Ever heard of hydroponics?

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 23rd June, 2008

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Here goes our link for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/06/23062008.html

In today's briefing:

1.  What are the consequences of high inflation on the SME sector?

2.  Is there a case for increasing deposit rates in times of high inflation?

3.  A good graphic about political calculus on nuclear deal.

4.  Tidbits about the hired car market in India.

5.  Why is red wine considered healthy? 

6.  Tax cuts and their failure to stimulate the economy.

7.  Gates set to leave Microsoft on 27th June.

8.  A look at how much betting is done on Wimbledon.

9.  Who won the French Grand Prix motor racing?

10.  A very good graphic about Svalbard seed vault.

11.  Know anything about Chopin?  He is a great western classical musician.  Something about the cause of his death.

12.  Look at the semi final line up on Euro 2008.

Enjoy the Euro and also reading.


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Current affairs briefing for 21st June, 2008

Hi friends,

Here is our link for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/06/21062008.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Inflation at all time high in nearly 13 years.

2.  While we are still debating about the Indo US nuclear deal, US is likely to press ahead with nuclear power option full blast.  If that happens, even if the Indo US deal fructifies, chances are that we may find that US companies may not be having any incentive to look at India for supplying it with technology or material.  They will have ample market of their own; to bother about the Indian market.

3.  A look at Afghan art and culture.

4.  Some excerpts from an excellent comment on quota politics.

5.  Why is pulling out of WTO talks, over disagreements on agriculture, such a bad or impracticable idea?

6.  What all is included in para banking?

7.  India's CERs in great demand.

8.  A bit about world population numbers.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 20th June, 2008

Hi friends,

Here is our link for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/06/20062008.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Congress appears to be gearing up for sacrificing the government.

2.  More reasons on what drives crude prices up.

3.  A look at India's comfortable food production and procurement figures for the current year.  But ironically TVs are crying hoarse about runaway inflation!  Reportedly it has touched 11.05% for the week ended June 7.

4.  Switzerland asks its banks to shore up capital.

5.  China's troubling incursions into Sikkim.

6.  India's DTAA with Syria and some of its salient features.

7.  Know anything about Heptathlon?  Is it the same for men and women?  What are the events included in it?  Who holds the world record?  A look at the Olympic qualifier from India -- JJ Sobha.

Happy reading.

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Current affairs briefing for 19th June, 2008

Hi friends,

Here is our link for today:

http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2008/06/19062008.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Some scathing criticism of the dual pricing policy for fuel sales.

2.  The downside of NREGS.

3.  Can you state in simple terms, the Heisenberg's principle of uncertainty?

4.  India performs extremely well at Cannes.

5.  Vasundhara Raje finds a solution to the Gurjar aspirations.  But is she opening a pandora's box?

6.  Something about Computer vision syndrome.

7.  Look at the Wimbledon seedings. 

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