Tuesday, December 01, 2009

  ‘GDP growth target may have to be revised upwards’

  Sri Lankan drama

  Revisiting bank consolidation

  Move to send Central team to West Bengal rocks Parliament

  Robust 7.9% GDP growth, a pleasant surprise

  New police system to aid intelligence

  It’s for Centre to decide whether or not to elevate Dinakaran: CJI

  ‘No security lapse at Kaiga’

  Iran’s response to IAEA: 10 new plants

  All eyes on Sri Lanka presidential poll

  Honduras President-elect faces challenge

  Modifying Indo-Russian summit format

  Srikumar Banerjee takes over as AEC chairman

  NGOs: why toss and delay AIDS Bill?

  Snags hit 7,000 candidates at CAT

  Thousands court arrest in Assam for food security

  No significant change in activities by China along LAC: Antony

  “We have to save the nation’s wealth from the mining mafia”

  A rainforest’s saga of survival

  Intensity of his emotion

Monday, November 30, 2009

  IBM deploys analytics for a `Smarter Planet'

  Heartening industrial scene

  Dubai sneezes, world markets catch cold

  Bank consolidation: pitfalls of a hasty decision financial scene

  A manageable crisis

  HIV entry ban repealed

  Possibly an act of mischief, says NPCIL chief

  Judiciary told to reduce backlog of cases

  Dubai debt crisis may not cause huge job losses: Ravi

  India, Canada clinch civil nuclear deal

  “So much we can learn from each other at TED meet”

  Lata Mangeshkar conferred highest French honour

  IFAD chief says climate change threat is very real

  Pakistan must have proper control over nuclear assets: Army Chief

  Reprocessing pact likely in 10-12 days: M.K. Narayanan

  No direct impact on India, says Consul-General

  Nepal Cabinet to meet at Everest( and Maldives under sea!!!!!!!!!!)

  Focus on Chechen angle

  Barack Obama’s myopic Iran policy( for Mains)

  Sin and virtue

Dubai and UAE

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven states formed in 1971 by the then Trucial States after independence from Britain.Although each state - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al Qaiwain - maintains a large degree of independence, the UAE is governed by a Supreme Council of Rulers made up of the seven emirs, who appoint the prime minister and the cabinet. Before 1971, the UAE was known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, in reference to a 19th-century truce between the United Kingdom and several Arab Sheikhs.

The Hindu today

  Mamata invites investment in automobile hub in Kolkata

  No need to press the panic button on Dubai debt: Pranab

  India for emission cut target with equitable burden-sharing

  India, China ready climate draft

  55 workers at Kaiga receive excessive radiation

  Nuclear pact

  After Russia, France operationalises nuclear accord

Some currencies  of Asian countries

Myanmar  kyat
Cambodia  riel
East Timor  US dollar
Hong Kong Hong Kong dollar
Indonesia  rupiah
Japan  yen
Kazakhstan  kazakh tenge
Kyrgyzstan  som
Laos  new kip
Macau  pataca
Malaysia  ringgit
Singapore  Singapore dollar
South Korea Won
Tajikistan  Tajik somoni
Thailand 1  baht = 100 satang
The Maldives 1 Rufiyaa = 100 laari
The Philippines 1 Philippine peso = 100 centavos
Turkmenistan 1 Turkmen manat = 100 tenge
Uzbekistan 1 Uzbek som = 100 tiyins

United Arab Emirates( including Dubai) Emirati dirham (AED)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/biz/india-business/Dubai-debt-crisis-not-to-snowball-into-another-meltdown-PMEAC/articleshow/5281169.cms

Aug 20

• Centre committed to reviving export growth
• How much faster can man run?
• Nepal promises steps to improve business climate
• Rice output may drop by 10 million tonnes, says Pawar
• Fishermen Rights Bill coming
• Regulatory body for higher education
• Jnanpith Award presented
• Rajiv Gandhi awards presented
• A lifetime of achievements
• India to help Nepal draft Constitution
• Climate change policy must recognise reforestation: Ramesh
• Kakodkar cautions Indian firms over nuclear tie-ups
• Centre justifies rule providing for migration in civil service
• The Al Qaedaisation of FATA
• Special summit on refugees, IDPs
• The Right Attitude

The new website of the Hindu- beta version is modern!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

• Fresh capital infusion in RRBs on the cards
• XI Plan to miss power capacity addition target
• Still a mixed picture
• Manmohan Singh against new form of Licence Raj
• Kerala moots ‘green dividend’ for States to conserve forests
• Nepal’s Bhutanese refugees seek India’s help
• ‘Tunisian woman pregnant with 12 babies’
• China urged to limit emissions
• Amino acid ‘discovered’ on a comet
• Are Indians really a challenge?
• Razi: I will continue as Governor till end of term
• Praful Patel: MEA has taken up frisking of Kalam with U.S.
• Manmohan: let’s introspect on environmental crises
• Indian signals on Nepal peace process are mixed
• Centre convenes meeting of Food, Civil Supplies Ministers today
• Extend NREGA limit to 200 days, States urge Centre
• Nepal for better ties with India
• Thermal scanners have very little role, says WHO
• ‘Prepare road map to reduce court arrears’
• “Deficient monsoon may dampen GDP growth”
• What’s driving Iceland’s baby boom?
• Celebrities and the naming of new species
• Daksha Yagnam

• IIFCL to raise Rs. 5,000 crore from taxable bonds
• Girding up for a pandemic
• Deficiencies in governance
• Swine flu triggers panic in Pune
• End of the orbit for Chandrayaan-1 by January 2010?
• Cabinet defers decision on SEZ panel
• Communal clashes: focus on blasphemy laws in Pakistan
• Indian funds for Palaly project
• Concern over a pernicious agreement
• Monsoon situation continues to be grim
• Meeting of Chief Secretaries called to discuss drought
• Need to make India less unjust society: Amartya Sen
• “Government alone cannot handle flu crisis”
• Judges Bill fiasco exposes government’s vulnerability
• KG basin: CPI asks Manmohan to clarify
• India-China border talks to resume
• Solar Mission suggests fiscal incentives
• Capacity expected to lead to massive savings
• CAT: cash rewards for IT officers unconstitutional
• Kicking daughter-in-law will not amount to cruelty: Court(!)
• Argument for a maximum wage
• The idol that spoke

August 5, 2009

• Changing contours of banking
• Parliament nod for Right to Education Bill
• Researchers seek to unravel Indus Valley script
• Bill Clinton meets Kim Jong-Il
• Euro 62 million for rehabilitation in Sri Lanka
• So, no more coups in Pakistan?
• Hillary visit over, U.S. says it backs ENR ban on India
• Double standards in Pakistan’s anti-terror campaign
• A tribute to R.K. Laxman, the ‘uncommon man’
• Parliament approves SC/ST reservation Bill
• UNESCO award for Hindi newspaper
• Anti-tank Nag missile test fired by army
• Forest rights & implementation issues
• Investment bankers: film stars of the financial world?
• Guantanamo: looking for the best among a series of bad options
• Controlling the mind


August 4


• Exports decline by 28 % in June
• Companies Bill reintroduced
• Assocham seeks sops for textile sector
• FTP: Sharma to meet industrialists
• A shameful paradox
• Welcome but not enough
• We will protect government’s interest over gas supply: Deora
• Cricketers should fall in line: Gill
• Pune girl dies of suspected swine flu
• Ahmadinejad gets nod
• Magsaysay Award for Deep Joshi, 5 others
• India should accept climate change flow obligations, ask for superfund: Jagdish Bhagwati
• Swine flu: Centre monitoring situation
• Now, it will be National Livelihood Mission
• Centre to aid rain-deficit States
• “Confidentiality clause must be removed”
• Lok Sabha witnesses protests by Opposition
• Navy Chief defends Gorshkov deal
• Rajya Sabha passes Bill on reservation for SCs/STs
The nature of illusion


August 3
• RBI sounds the alert on inflation
• Balancing growth and inflation
• A fine balance
• Private airlines put on hold protest action
• PWR building shows indigenous capability, says Kakodkar
• Nuclear power reactors’ capacity factor will go up, says Anil Kakodkar
• Through thick and thin, she was with Deng
• Swimsuit ban to come into effect from January 1
• Justice and the world
• INCOIS to issue Indian Ocean current forecasts
• NGO opposes Education Bill in current form
• Sting operations and ‘trial by media’
• Powerful instructor

August 1

• RBI chief pitches for rollback of monetary expansion
• Incentives for services sector likely in new FTP
• New food processing policy soon: Subodh Kant
• Retaining flexible response options
• Milestone in stem cell research
• Musharraf’s Emergency declared unconstitutional
• Infosys gets CISF cover
• Nandita Das to head Children’s Film Society
• IGCAR: no abnormal rise in radioactivity at Kalpakkam
• 1,000-crore diesel subsidy for paddy farmers
• 16 new A(H1N1) cases
• Court: why this deemed varsity status?
• Global warming threatens Lakshadweep corals
• The real issues behind land acquisition
• Action thriller!
• Importance of the Vedas



July 31

• Clearing the air
• Revisiting the death penalty
• Promise kept on recovery of black money: Manmohan
• Phelps reasserts his authority
• Use of plastics: court raps PCB
• Taliban’s call on Afghan poll
• Madoff amazed not caught sooner
• Brinda questions India’s move on Doha deadlock
• Rajya Sabha website redesigned
• A great Chinese Indologist’s death goes unnoticed in India
• Strive for detachment



July 30


• Coal India may form joint ventures
• Centre launches new scheme for MSMEs
• Trade policy: Anand Sharma to consult Pranab
• Arihant enters the water
• A confident Manmohan opens space for flexible response
• Privilege motion against Hussain Baig
• Nation’s honour pledged: Yashwant Sinha
• Pakistan Prime Minister hails Manmohan’s statement in Lok Sabha(!)
• Court rejects plea for curbs on media in sting operations
• Gayatri Devi passes away
• Budget exercise over in Parliament
• No Asian in Man Booker Prize race
• Deng’s wife dead
• No dilution of sovereignty on end-use arrangement: Manmohan
• Chandrayaan review in September
• International meet on irrigation
• Plan to add 7,000 km of highways every year
• Diego Garcia rendition victim’s court challenge
• Benefits of penance

Wednesday, July 29, 2009




• Status quo on policy rates can spur investment demand: Subbarao
• Focus on growth, says Ashok Chawla
• Pranab holds meeting with Petroleum, Law Ministers
• A note of caution
• The slow road to justice
• Crime bill: Gujarat Assembly sticks to stand yet again
• Foreign policy altered: NDA
• Paddy sowing badly hit: Pawar
• “I am on Left,” says Amartya Sen
• CII to aid employee healthcare services
• Suu Kyi’s trial verdict on Friday
• RBI rates unchanged
• U.S. switches off Havana ticker
• Sri Lanka to chair Group of Fifteen
• Hu calls for greater ethnic unity
• Women’s health & need for gender justice
• Afghanistan, India to set up partnership council
• A move in right direction despite gaps: educationists
• Elders seek special law to combat honour killings
• Wildlife Act to be amended: Jairam
• Green Tribunal bill to be introduced this week
• Women MNAs: how have they performed?
• Spirit of surrender

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

 RBI revises GDP growth to 6.5 %

 Crisis in the north-east

 Marginal relief for housing sector

 Wait till Manmohan speaks, says Congress

 Climate change and the Indian stand

 Pranab offers some relief for the disabled

 Recession hits major ports

 MPs demand independent body to monitor TV content

 VS urges Manmohan to reconsider FTA decision

 Need for food security: Vandana Shiva

 India and the Baloch insurgency

 Right to Food Act: essential but inadequate

 The Lord who liberates

Monday, July 27, 2009

 A core agenda for disinvestment

 Welcome signs of gradual economic recovery

 Guarding against insidious erosion

 Configuring social transfers

 India has no aggressive designs, says Manmohan

 Nuclear-powered submarine to be fitted with ballistic missiles

 27 more districts in U.P. declared drought-affected

 Nation remembers Kargil martyrs

 India to have 3rd largest online population by 2013

 Gas from K-G basin: YSR seeks priority status for State

 ESMA invoked

 Europe fast-tracking flu vaccine

 Artificial intelligence systems may run amok

 End-use monitoring woes for India

 “A technology demonstrator”

 Request on new Tejas Mk2 engine issued

 Andolan Express between Singur, Howrah from August 1

 Blueprint on rural policing being readied

 Foreign investments sought for new roads

 “New schemes to increase purchasing power of the poor”

 Security concerns over $2t trade

 Govinda Pattabhishekam

Saturday, July 25, 2009

 Focus on terrorism

 Accessing publicly funded research

 Composite dialogue only after Pakistan’s action

 India can be model for rest of the world: Gates

 Parliament session to go on till Aug. 7

 Pakistan terms Tharoor’s remarks unwarranted

 Opposition demands clarification on ENR

 ‘End-use agreement in final stages’

 Now, your complaint will reach President at the click of a mouse

 Centre to go ahead with land Bills

 “It won’t get me even a bottle of whisky”

 Gates to team up with Bihar to eradicate polio, kala-azar

 Eco-labels on electronic goods to be mandatory

 Greatness of the Vedas

july 24

 Core sector registers 6.5 % growth in June

 Height of irresponsibility

 More transparent clinical trials

 Trial to go on despite Ajmal’s confession

 Unique ID numbers in 12-18 months

 3,000 more war displaced to be resettled: Colombo

 India, Indonesia call for better intelligence-sharing to tackle terror

 The bottom line behind India-U.S. 3.0

 Another ‘honour killing’ in Haryana

 Cobra disrupts Orissa Assembly

 ASEAN FTA will hit farmers, says Brinda

 The difference in attitude

Thursday, July 23, 2009

 Direct tax collections improve

 EUMA cannot be justified

 A relatively stable flow

 ISI chief to India: talk to us, we make policy too

 Millions in Asia watch as moon darkens the sun

 India, China vow to further trade ties

 Sri Lanka sets 6-month timeline

 House adopts Finance Bill

 Cloud-seeding: plane develops technical snag

 Longest solar eclipse in China since 1814

 Doha: Lamy for “maxi-negotiations”

 End-use agreement will address all concerns: Antony

 Government studying report on Section 377

 Spurious drugs: reward for whistle blowers planned

 Jaswant set to head PAC

 Illustrated edition of Ghalib’s poetry

 ‘Izzat’ scheme from August 1

 Sheltering everyone