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Current Affairs : November 8, 2011
Lt General Singh reviews exercise Sudarshan Shakti progress Lt General AK Singh, Southern Army Commander reviewed the field exercise “Sudarshan Shakti”. The exercise is presently underway in frontier desert areas of Rajasthan to test the operational effectiveness of the Pivot ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Sakshar Bharti Portal launched by the Government
Sakshar Bharat Portal launched with an objective for superior planning, monitoring and impact analysis of Sakshar Bharat Mission being implemented under National Literacy Mission Authority The portal will also provide information about the scheme and its implementation in States It ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Plan Expenditures, Non-Plan Expenditures & Gross Budgetary Support
This article differentiates Plan Expenditure, Non-Plan Expenditure and Gross Budgetary Support and explains why the Rangarajan Panel calls for removal of plan, non-plan distinction. We all know about the Five Year Plans. In the annual budgets, the central plan is the government’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
New Pension Scheme posts low returns
New Pension Scheme is being promoted as long-term financial instrument for an investors old age security. But the latest data released by Government have presented a dismal picture. Investment Options in NPS: The NPS subscribers have two investment options. First ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
FSLRC asked to review PF and small savings norms
Recently, the Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) has been asked by the government to review of the rules governing Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), government securities and small savings schemes such as public provident fund (PPF) and National Savings ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Arjuna Awards – 2011
Normally not more than 15 Arjuna awards are given in a calendar year. But the scheme of Arjuna Awards also provides that keeping in view the performance of Indian sportspersons in the Commonwealth, Asian Games and Olympic Games during a ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Urbanization in India
India will face an unprecedented scale of urbanisation – 350 million Indians will move to cities by 2030. This number is likely to double to 700 million by 2050. This is 2.5 times the size of the US’s present population ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Financial Inclusion: New operational guidelines on Financial Inclusion
The new RBI guidelines on Financial Inclusion have shifted the onus from “‘one district-many banks” to “‘one district-many banks-one leader bank“. The new operational guidelines are for the implementation of a transfer system (Electronic Benefit Transfer) for servicing low-value accounts ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Current Affairs : November 1, 2011
West Bengal moots Four-tier plan to upgrade health infrastructure The West Bengal Government has mooted a four-tier plan to upgrade the health infrastructure in the state while initiating formulation of a policy to invite private participation in the sector. Magma ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Why Two year Extension to Subbarao?
Recently, the PMO office has announced a two-year extension for Reserve Bank of India governor D Subbarao. We note that it’s Finance Ministry, which deals with the RBI Governor appointments, but this time PMO, makes a statement and the objective ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs