Saturday, January 02, 2010

• Export growth turns positive in November( Due to X’Mas and New Year. May not be sustainable)
• Bankers do not see any interest rate spike
• ONGC loses Algeria oilfield to Chinese consortium
• SBI revises FCNR (B) deposit rates
• Corporates weather economic downturn with vigour
• Anodyne blueprint
• Looking back on the pandemic
• Cr.PC amendments come into effect
• Gen. Kapoor’s remarks betray hostile intent, says Pakistan
• The unsettled debate on Indian poverty( Not the best that one has read)
• Tagore’s family made an art of draping sari
• India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear facilities
• India objects to Pakistan actions in Gilgit-Baltistan
• Pune International Film Festival from January 7
• Rajya Sabha prorogued
• Bridging the gap between NRIs and their motherland
• Raising a toast to plural culture of India
• Plea to PM to withdraw report on Bt brinjal
• Efficacy of PIL cases questioned
• Initiatives in higher education
• Vamana avatara

Jan 1

• Sensex enters Silver Jubilee year
• A tough year for exporters
• Food inflation close to 20%
• Open trade with ASEAN, Korea to begin today
• Three-fold rise in net capital inflows
• Fear of decline in agriculture growth a cause for concern
• Addressing the vulnerability
• Inevitable delay
• President invited to World Tamil meet
• Delhiite is first Indian woman to ski to South Pole
• Knighthood for Sikh judge
• U.K. Indians in New Year’s honours
• France: carbon tax ruled unconstitutional(Field Carla Bruni to change the climate)
• Russia to push asteroid away
• The dragon of inflation( by Amar Singh. Since it is a good article, it must be ghost written!)
• GSLV, PSLV flights put off
• GoM to consider 2 bills on educational reforms
• 2009 saw Water Resources Ministry change tack
• Literary award for Imran Shah
• Bt brinjal: plea to Manmohan to withdraw report
• A controversial year for oil and gas sector
• Right to water, compensation to riot victims and more
• New ICAR chief to take charge today(S. Ayyappan)
• Home Ministry to write to States to comply
• Programmes to sensitise police on human rights
• Once in a blue moon
• The year ahead — the world stage
• The ANC is failing poor Africans
• Traditional medicine threat to vultures
• The virtual economy is set to make billions
• Skanda Purana reference

Dec 31

• Vijay Kelkar draws up five-year roadmap for fiscal consolidation
• Trade talks with Japan and China in January
• No hasty exit of stimulus packages
• Developing the western corridor
• A worthwhile programme
• Shibu Soren to seek floor test on January 7
• Lokmanya Tilak award for N. Ram
• Kaveri project: DRDO gets nod for tie-up with French firm
• Founder Hume forgotten as Congress celebrates 125 years
• Finance Commission submits report
• Work soon on Nemmeli desalination plant
• India and the Central Asian dawn
• Many determinants of health lie outside traditional health sector: Srinath Reddy
• Demise of pioneer woman diplomat condoled
• Eventful year for Supreme Court
• National Consumer Policy coming for uniform standards
• FIRs: Home Ministry to write to States to comply
• Discussing plight of the elderly
• Loss of nuclear reactor contract, a major blow to France
• A decade of global crimes, crucial advances
• Greatness of Thiruppavai