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A 1.7% decrease in the Unemployment rate of India

India’s Unemployment rate fell by 1.7% in 5 years. The point of notice is that this  occurred in spite of global slowdown. The Unemployment Rate in India was...

March 3, 2012

Current Affairs March 2012

March 1, 2012 Goa becomes first state in India for implementation of Poll Monitoring System Election Commission of India decides to to make use of innovative Poll Monitoring...

March 2, 2012

Achievements of the Indian Banking System

Strong Fundamentals: The IBA-FICCI-BCG Report (August 2011), says that India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth will make the Indian banking industry the third largest in asset size in...

February 22, 2012

International Advisory Board demands SEBI to extend mutual fund reach

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) – appointed International Advisory Board (IAB) held that there is a requirement to broaden the reach of the mutual fund...

February 1, 2012

Schemes for the Capacity Building of the Panchayats

Some important points on Schemes for the empowerment of Panchayats:- Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF): Under this scheme the Central Government furnishes funds to the State Governments to...

January 31, 2012

Current Affairs: January 22-23, 2012

T.R. Ramachandran re-elected Press Club of India president The Press Club of India announced that veteran journalist T.R. Ramachandran of G-Files has been re-elected president and Anil Anand...

January 29, 2012

HDFC Bank overtakes SBI in Market Capitalization

Recently, the 17-year-old HDFC Bank for the first time became the most valuable lender in the country overtaking the 204-year-old State Bank of India in market capitalization. Up...

January 9, 2012

India losing Fiscal Deficit Targets

India’s fiscal deficit reached almost 71% of its full-year target in the first half of the year, casting doubts over its ability to meet budget goals as central...

December 28, 2011

Sam Pitroda: Head of Expert Panel on Modernization of Railways

Government has constituted an expert committee headed by Sam Pitroda to recommend ways and means to modernize Indian Railways. The focus of the panel, which is to submit...

December 28, 2011

Ratan Tata : Swiss Ambassador’s Award for Exceptional Leadership

Ratan Tata : Swiss Ambassador’s Award for Exceptional Leadership Tata Group Chairman, Ratan Tata was awarded with the ‘Swiss Ambassador’s Award for Exceptional Leadership’. The award recognizes persons...

December 28, 2011

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