White Paper points to 4-pronged strategy to curb black money

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee tabled a White Paper on black money in Lok Sabha, which makes a strong case for setting up Lokpal and Lokayuktas to deal with the menace of Black Money. The minister informed that there was no exact estimation of the black money generated in the country but refuted the reports that ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Corruption in India • Ethics • Lokayukta • Lokpal • Politics • Tax • The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act • Units of time

12th Plan: Full Chapter on Governance

There is a full chapter on governance that has a section on corruption in the Approach Paper to the 12th Five-Year Plan , which says: Measures should be taken to set up new institutions like the Lokpal and Lokayukta, which should investigate complaints of corruption and file cases against those against whom a prima facie ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011

Topics: Corruption • Corruption in India • Ethics • Karnataka Lokayukta • Lokayuktas • Lokpal • Political corruption • Prima facie • The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act

Current Affairs : October 9, 2011

“Sampriti II” Indo-Bangladesh combined military exercise commences “Sampriti II” – fortnight long India-Bangladesh combined Military Exercise started in Sylhet. A 25 member team (led Major S.Y Mahadhik) of the Indian army is taking part in the combined exercise with a team of the Bangladesh army.  At the Jalalabad Cantonment of the Bangladesh Army, the exercise ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2011

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Bangladesh • Countries • Jan Lokpal Bill • Lokpal • Open wheel racing • Sebastian Vettel • South Asia • Vet

Current Affairs : August 27, 2011

6 States get New Governors State New Governor Tamil Nadu Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah Madhya Pradesh Senior Congress leader Ram Naresh Yadav Mizoram V Purushothaman Jharkhand Syed Ahmed Kerala Jharkhand Governor M O H Farooq transferred and appointed as Governor of Kerala for the remaining period of his term Goa Maharashtra Governor ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011

Topics: A. G. Perarivalan • Anna Hazare • India • Indian anti-corruption movement • Indian Hindus • Indian people • Jan Lokpal Bill • Lokpal • Nonviolence • Rajiv Gandhi • RSM-56 Bulava

Current Affairs : August 4, 2011

Single-window Clearance System approved by SEBI for prior approvals Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved a single-window clearance system for market entities like stock brokers, for grant of prior approval for change in control of their management structures Objective: To speed up the process of allowing prior approval (in case of change of ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2011

Topics: Corruption • Corruption in India • Jan Lokpal Bill • Lokayuktas • Lokpal • N. Santosh Hegde • Patil