Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Winners of Templeton Prize specific to India:
1973: Mother Teresa (Founder of India’s Missionaries of Charity, 1979 Nobel Peace Prize winner)
1975: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (Former President of India)
1990: Baba Amte (Developed modern communities for people suffering from leprosy)
2012: Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama (Buddhist spiritual leader, founder of the Mind & Life institute for research on science and Buddhism)

BRICS
5 Banks of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) inked 2 pacts:-
1. Master Agreement on Extending Credit Facility in Local Currency;
2. BRICS Multilateral Letter of Credit Confirmation Facility Agreement
This is a combined attempt to address with problems of a jolting world economy hit by sovereign debt crisis in many European countries and protectionist propensities of some developed countries. The development banks of BRICS inked a master agreement on extending credit facilities in the local currency and the BRICS multilateral letter of credit con_rmation facility agreement.

Non-Banking Financial Companies

Mali

Seoul

Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad
The Mac came first, then the iPod, the iPhone and more recently the iPad.

TCS

North Korea

Bad Debts
In December 2011, Reserve Bank released its new Financial Stability Report. It concludes India’s banking industry can cope with credit risk shocks. RBI’s stress test found that when bad debts were increased to 150% of their current state the system was “reasonably poised” to deal with it. Despite the good news, RBI warned that bad debt was now the biggest problem the banking system faced. According to Reserve Bank figures, the system’s gross non-performing assets ratio increased drastically from 2.3% at the end of March to 2.8% at the end of September.

Cash Reserve Ratio

12%
In August 2011, Reserve Bank has announced its draft guidelines for issuing new bank licenses. Significantly, both companies and NBFCs will be eligible to apply to set up banks. Of course, they’ll have to have a sound reputation, a minimum decade-long track record, and diversified ownership. RBI has also set a higher capital adequacy ratio of 12% for the new entrants instead of the existing 9%. What’s more, applicants will need to keep their exposure to real estate or broking to less than 10%. Finally, foreign holdings will be restricted to a maximum of 49% of the applicant (Mint)

Ashok Chawla Committee

Maruti – Suzuki

World Wildlife Fund
Earth Hour is organized by the WorldWildlife Fund (WWF). With almost 5 million supporters and a global network in over 100 countries/territories, it’s one of the world’s largest and most respected independent conservation organizations. WWF is mission is to stop the degradation of the Earth’s natural environment and build a future where people live in harmony with nature.

South Korea
POSCO (formerly Pohang Iron and Steel Company), a multinational steel-making company headquartered in Pohang, South Korea.POSCO-India Private Limited is a planned Indian subsidiary of POSCO, an integrated steel producer with headquarters in Korea.