Monday, December 29

[Indian Current Affairs:714] Current affairs briefing for 30th December, 2008

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  A look at Pak and India's military might -- in graphic form.

2.  What is USOF about?  A look at the fund accumulation.

3.  It is not Mumbai carnage all the way.  We had some good moments in 2008.  Look at them.

4.  What is BIJLEE?

5.  Government schemes falter on delivery.

6.  Employers are increasingly turning to temping.

7.  Is a huge loss staring in RIL's face?  On crude forward contracts.

8.  What is a mid-cap stock.

9.  An interesting snippet about the phrase "get sacked"

10.  Obituary: Manjit Bawa.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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Sunday, December 28

[Indian Current Affairs:713] Current affairs briefing for 29th December, 2008

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  We take a look at a Benjamin Franklin's quote on war and peace.

2.  J&K election results are out.  NC set to form the government.

3.  A very good interview with Jeffrey Immelt; by Kumar Mangalam Birla.

4.  A bit about portability in insurance sector.

5.  Some bits and pieces of info about contribution of services sector to our GDP.

6.  Can deep rate cuts revive the economy?  A very good debate.

7.  Is India's policy towards the Arab cause undergoing a change?

8.  Wall Street licks its wounds.

9.  India's stand on restructuring and reform at World Bank and IMF.

10.  A look at e-waste again.

That's all for today.  Happy reading.

Ramakrishna

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Friday, December 26

[Indian Current Affairs:712] Current affairs briefing for 27th December, 2008

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  Private pension funds to be allowed to manage public funds.

2.  FDI in tobacco sector being brought down.  Is it a retrograde step?

3.  States doing well on revenue deficit front.  Majority contain the deficit.

4.  Advance tax collections take a nose dive in the third quarter.  A look at some figures.

5.  Government official says that the RBI is likely to pare the CRR, repo and reverse repo rates.  Who is in control of monetary policy?  A brief recap of the various policy rates.

6.  Some figure work relating to the country's millionaires and tax payers.

7.  A bit about Boxing Day and how it got its name.  At one time I mistook it for the Boxing sport.

8.  An inspiring story of a basket ball player.  Want the meaning of spirit?  Read this story and you will experience it.

That's it for today.  Happy reading. 


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Thursday, December 25

[Indian Current Affairs:711] Current affairs briefing for 26th December, 2008

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  Let us take a look at the constitution of NSG, its budget and its Chief's views.  Quite an informative report.

2.  Himachal joins the premarital AIDS test bandwagon.

3.  PWD Engineer's murder in UP evokes revulsion.

4.  Maharashtra appears to be the first state that is set to fine building onwers if they don't maintain the exteriors of their buildings properly.

5.  Consumer durables brings lot of cheer to the economy.  Grows very well in December.

6.  RPL commences production at its new refinery in Jamnagar.  In this context, NCI is a term that we learn.  Stands for Nelson Complexity Index.  Have any idea about it?

7.  A look at some coffee economics.  If not for its taste, at least for its job generation potential, I think we all should love coffee.

8.  India and Maldives sign cooperation agreement.  Who is their President?  Remember his name?

9.  Indian peacekeepers in Congo face sexual abuse allegations.

10.  Know anything about Richard Stallman?  What is E-Swecha?

11.  What is Rod Laver's achievement that remains unbeaten till date?

12.  Ghajni set to be the top grosser of the year?

That's enough for today.  Happy reading.


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Wednesday, December 24

[Indian Current Affairs:710] Current affairs briefing for 25th December, 2008

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  Mayawati appears set to contest the upcoming elections on her own.

2.  Traffic congestion tax on the cards?  Can you name the a couple of the prominent cities that have this tax?

3.  An excellent article on what India should do, to face the terrorist threats from Pakistani soil.

4.  I don't know whether you have the time to read a mid year review of our economy.  But it is worth a read at least once in our life time.  So that we get a feel of it.  Gave a link to you.

5.  We may be down, but not medical tourism.

6.  Do you know when was the Banking Ombudsman scheme announced by the RBI?

7.  Guinea faced a coup of different sort.  There was no deposing its President.  It happened after he died.  But the PM says he is control.  People of the country are reportedly welcoming the coup.  But US, EU and the African Union are denouncing it.  Very confusing; isn't it?

8.  A recap of ISRO's strengths.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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Tuesday, December 23

[Indian Current Affairs:709] Current affairs briefing for 24th December, 2008

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  NSG hubs not to be used for VIP protection.  Better sense appear to have prevailed.

2.  What a mockery of the Parliament!!

3.  A must read, to understand financing of terrorism.

4.  On India's fiscal deficit figure.

5.  A very good pictorial explanation of the current global recession.

6.  Satyam cornered; yet again.  This time by World Bank.

7.  In defence of FDI hike in insurance sector.

8.  How much money do you think are Gulf countries earning a year?

9.  A very good round up of the sporting story in India.

10.  Language lesson: munificence.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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[Indian Current Affairs:707] Current affairs briefing for 23rd December, 2008

Hi friends,


In today's briefing:

1.  Regulators to be barred from taking part in PPP projects.  Do you remember a similar issue with RBI's stake in SBI?  It was ended sometime back and we noted in our blogs also.

2.  Terrorism pool and insurance sector.

3.  Wisdom from the Grandmaster V. Anand on how we should navigate the present troubled times.

4.  An explanation as to why the dollar is still going strong.

5.  Recession news from across the world.

6.  Ever heard of the Union of Mediterranean?

7.  What's a Schengen visa?  Where will it take you?  China?

8.  A new way of preserving lungs for transplantation purposes.

9.  We revisit a couple of words in our language lessons.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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Monday, December 22

[Indian Current Affairs:708] Fwd: [ISG:126247] The Economist Dec 20


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Sunday, December 21

[Indian Current Affairs:706] Current affairs briefing for 22nd December, 2008

Hi friends,

The Internet is playing hide and seek with us.  Still no improvement.  Hence the erratic posting.


In today's briefing:

1.  A look at why it is not so depressing on the job scene for us in India.

2.  Belgian PM loses his job to credit crunch.

3.  Corporates patch up with their bankers in the cross currency derivative products issue.

4.  A re-look at double taxation and treaty shopping.

5.  We look at two new words in language lessons today:  scudding and deli.

That's enough for today.  Hope this gets posted to all of you.  Even Google is seen to be posting erratically, mails to our ICA group.  I suspect it has got to do with the Internet problem.

Ramakrishna

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Friday, December 19

[Indian Current Affairs:705] Current affairs briefing for 20th December, 2008

Hi friends,

I have not been able to prepare notes yesterday because the net here in Hyderabad has been totally non-cooperative.  A minute on and another minute off.  BSNL people seem to have miserably failed to ensuring quality of service.  This is an issue which we have been experiencing almost for the last one week to ten days now.  Hope things improve.


In today's briefing:

1.  ICICI Bank set to get its first woman CEO.

2.  Graphic depiction of Pak as the epicentre of terror.  A very good graphic.

3.  Unorganized sector employee bill passed by Parliament.  A look at the salient feature and some criticism.

4.  Crude touches new lows.  Never seen in 14 years!

5.  Look at Seimens.  You will forgive Bofors.

6.  Watergate scandal revisited.  Why?

7.  Existing norms about share buybacks by corporates.

8.  India's PSU sit on high piles of cash.

9.  Why is quantitative easing called as such?

10.  IPL opens up trading window for players.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.


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