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Which indian cities known as twin cities of india ?



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Which indian cities known as twin cities of india ?

answer: Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar

General Knowledge 2012 : current world leaders and Political parties
Political Party of

raja pervez ashraf, newly electedPakistan Prime minister (2012 JUNE) ?


Ans:
PPP

Political party of François Hollande (Newly elected French President - from 2012 may)?


Ans:
Socialist Party

Political party ofDavid Cameron [Prime Minister of the United Kingdom] ?


Ans:
Conservative

Political party ofBarack Hussein Obama(USA)?


Ans:
Democratic party

Political party ofVladimir Putin(Russia)?


Ans:
United Russia party

Political party of Nelson Mandelaand Jacob Zuma (South Africa)?


Ans:
African National Congress

Political party of Mahinda Rajapaksa(Srilanka)?


Ans:
United People's Freedom Alliance

Political party of Nicolas Sarkozy(previous president of France)?


Ans:
Union for a Popular Movement

Political party of Yoshihiko Noda (Japan)?


Ans:
Democratic part

Current affairs questions and answers for 2012 exams :Laureus Award winners


Laureus Award is giving in the field of ?

Ans: Sports

2012 Laureus Award winners

Who won Sports man of the year award ?

Ans: Novak Djokovic

Who won Sports women of the year award ?

Ans: Viviya Cheruiot

Which Football team won Team of the Year award ?

Ans: FC Barcelona

What is the nationality of Viviya Cheruiot?

Ans: Kenya

Thak jayoge karte karte yeh khatam nhi hona dunga...

Who is the wiiner of V K Krishna menon prize ?

Answer: Rathika Sitsabaeisan

Where is VK Krishna Menon Institute ?

Ans: London

Who is the winner of Cincinnati title 2012?

Answer: Roger federer

Who is the winner of 2012 Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Puraskar ?

Answer: D R Mehta

What is the prize amount of Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Puraskar ?

Answer: 5Lac

Newly elected Navy chief ?

Answer : Admiral D K joshi

Present IAEA (International Atomic Energy agency ) Chairman ?

Answer : Yukia Amano



Ethiopian Prime minister who was recently died ?

Answer: Meles Zenawi

BRAnd Ambassdors of Various Brands :

HCL appoints Nargis Fakhri brand ambassador for computing products

iBall ropes in Kareena Kapoor as brand ambassador

Deepika Padukone to pen Luxor Pilot story

Lenovo appoints Ranbir Kapoor as brand ambassador

World Series Hockey brings in Suniel Shetty as brand ambassador

Anushka Sharma appointed brand ambassador for Reliance Communications

Amul Macho shifts from "Yeh to bada toing hai" to "Bade Aaram Se"

Sony Ericsson ropes in Kareena Kapoor as brand ambassador

Dhoni most persuasive brand endorser: CelebTrack

R Madhavan is brand ambassador for Spark Mobiles

R. Madhavan becomes brand ambassador for Maruti Suzuki WagonR

Neo Sports ropes Harbhajan Singh as brand ambassador

Max New York appoints Amitabh Bachchan as brand ambassador

HUL's Knorr unveils Kajol as brand ambassador

Chlormint brings in Salman Khan as endorser

The FMCG-major has roped in Katrina Kaif as Pantene's brand ...

Frito-Lay hawks 'desi' flavours through Kareena Kapoor

Kareena Kapoor to be the new face of Frito Lay

Linc Pen signs on SRK as brand ambassador

Sachin Tendulkar to be the face of Royal Bank of Scotland

Gitanjali Group has named Bipasha Basu as the brand ambassador for its brand Gili.

Nakshatra ropes in Katrina Kaif as brand ambassador

Nakshatra Diamond Jewellery has signed on Katrina Kaif as its new brand ambassador.


Saif Ali Khan to help fight dandruff for Head & Shoulders

Hrithik Roshan is the brand ambassador of Magic Moments Vodka

Sanjaya to endorse US financial services company Nationwide

Parle Monaco has enlisted Aamir Khan as its brand ambassadory

Horlicks ropes in Darsheel Safary as brand ambassador

Dulux Paints gets Farhan Akhtar to highlight the transformative power of colo

Ogilvy takes home Yahoo Big Idea Chair 2012

The third edition of Yahoo! Big Idea Chair Awards concluded with an award ceremon on 9 November. While there were a total of 19 winners across seven categories, the much sought after Yahoo Big Idea Chair Award went to Ogilvy for its work on Kraft India - 'Date Fillum' campaign.


Among other winners, Maxus India, Innocean Worldwide and Interactive avenues bagged one Gold each.
Maxus India won Gold for Best Use of Technology for its entry - ‘Light Powered Media for Light Powered Watch’ for Titan Industries.
Innocean Worldwide India bagged Gold for Best Use of Social Media for its entry ‘Catch the Buzz – Live Reporting of Auto Expo’ for Hyundai Motor India. Interactive Avenues bagged Gold under the Digital 360-degree category for work on Mahindra and Mahindra, ‘Spark the Rise’.

Maharatna CPSEs

Coal India Limited
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
NTPC Limited
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited
Steel Authority of India Limited

Navratna CPSEs

Bharat Electronics Limited
Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
GAIL (India) Limited
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
National Aluminium Company Limited
NMDC Limited
Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited
Oil India Limited
Power Finance Corporation Limited
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
Rural Electrification Corporation Limited
Shipping Corporation of India Limited

Miniratna Category - I CPSEs


Airports Authority of India
Antrix Corporation Limited
Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited
Bharat Dynamics Limited
BEML Limited
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
Bridge & Roof Company (India) Limited
Central Warehousing Corporation
Central Coalfields Limited
Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited
Cochin Shipyard Limited
Container Corporation of India Limited
Dredging Corporation of India Limited
Engineers India Limited
Ennore Port Limited
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited
Goa Shipyard Limited
Hindustan Copper Limited
HLL Lifecare Limited
Hindustan Newsprint Limited
Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited
Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited
India Tourism Development Corporation Limited
Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited
IRCON International Limited
KIOCL Limited
Mazagaon Dock Limited
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited
Manganese Ore (India) Limited
Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemical Limited
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited
MMTC Limited
MSTC Limited
National Fertilizers Limited
National Seeds Corporation Limited
NHPC Limited
Northern Coalfields Limited
Numaligarh Refinery Limited
ONGC Videsh Limited
Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited
Projects & Development India Limited
Railtel Corporation of India Limited
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited
RITES Limited
SJVN Limited
Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited
South Eastern Coalfields Limited
State Trading Corporation of India Limited
Telecommunications Consultants India Limited
THDC India Limited
Western Coalfields Limited
WAPCOS Limited

Miniratna Category-II CPSEs

Bharat Pumps & Compressors Limited
Broadcast Engineering Consultants (I) Limited
Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited
Ed.CIL (India) Limited
Engineering Projects (India) Limited
FCI Aravali Gypsum & Minerals India Limited
Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited
HMT (International) Limited
HSCC (India) Limited
India Trade Promotion Organisation
Indian Medicines & Pharmaceuticals Corporation Limited
M E C O N Limited
National Film Development Corporation Limited
National Small Industries Corporation Limited
P E C Limited
Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited

BT sells part stake in Tech Mahindra for Rs.1,395 cr
Global telecom giant BT Plc, sold 14.1 per cent stake in Tech Mahindra to institutional investors for about Rs.1,395 crore and said it would consider further share sale in the Indian IT firm in future. U.K.-based BT Group (British Telecommunications Plc) is a co-promoter of Tech Mahindra, with the other being Indian business conglomerate, the Mahindra and Mahindra Group. BT group has pared its stake in the Indian IT firm from 23.16 per cent to 9.1 per cent. In 2010, the BT Group had sold 5.5 per cent stake in Tech Mahindra to Mahindra and Mahindra (M&Mhttp://sm.ge.pgstatic.net/wink.gif....http://sm.ge.pgstatic.net/smile.gif

Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz on share selling spree
Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz has sold another 450,000 shares of the social networking major so far, reducing his holding to just 6.15 million of Class A stock, which have lesser voting rights than Class B stock. Moskovitz has been selling Facebook stock at the rate of 150,000 per tranche since August 17 and has offloaded 1.8 million shares till August 29. He had 7.5 million Class A stock as on August 17. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Moskovitz sold 450,000 class A stock during August 27 and August 29 in a price range of $ 19.19 to $19.26.....http://sm.ge.pgstatic.net/smile.gif

Yatra.com acquires Travelguru

Online travel portal Yatra.com has acquired Travelguru, the Indian arm of US travel services provider Travelocity, to become the largest provider of hotel bookings in the country. Yatra.com CEO Dhruv Shringi said that the acquisition will help his company double revenue growth in the next 12 months by expanding market share as Travelguru is the country's largest hotel distribution network, with access to more than 6,500 hotels in India and 72,000 hotels worldwide...http://sm.ge.pgstatic.net/wink.gif



SBI waives minimum balance for savings accounts
State Bank of India (SBI), to attract new customers, has done away with the minimum balance criteria for saving banks account. The bank will not levy any charge for breaching the minimum balance criteria. There are certain saving account products of the bank where the minimum monthly balance is as low as Rs.50. Depending on the features and facility, the minimum average monthly balance varies. The waiver would help the bank in improving the customer base, it would also help the bank in generating low cost deposits as the savings bank account earned interest rate of just 4 per cent. The minimum balance requirement for savings bank account of private sector bank such as ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank is Rs.10,000.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization that was created on July 22, 1944 at the Bretton Woods Conference and came into existence on December 27, 1945 when 29 countries signed the Articles of Agreement.[1] It originally had 45 members. The IMF's stated goal was to stabilize exchange rates and assist the reconstruction of the world’s international payment system post-World War II. Countries contribute money to a pool through a quota system from which countries with payment imbalances can borrow funds[disambiguation needed] temporarily. Through this activity and others such as surveillance of its members' economies and policies, the IMF works to improve the economies of its member countries.[2] The IMF describes itself as “an organization of 188 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.”[3] The organization's stated objectives are to promote international economic cooperation, international trade, employment, and exchange rate stability, including by making financial resources available to member countries to meet balance of payments needs.[4] Its headquarters are in Washington, D.C

Previous Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested in connection with charges of sexually assaulting a New York room attendant. Strauss-Kahn subsequently resigned his position on May 18.[28] On June 28, 2011 Christine Lagarde was confirmed as Managing Director of the IMF for a five-year term starting on July 5, 2011.[29][30]

Voting powerVoting power in the IMF is based on a quota system. Each member has a number of “basic votes" (each member's number of basic votes equals 5.502% of the total votes),[31] plus one additional vote for each Special Drawing Right (SDR) of 100,000 of a member country’s quota.[32] The Special Drawing Right is the unit of account of the IMF and represents a claim to currency. It is based on a basket of key international currencies. The basic votes generate a slight bias in favor of small countries, but the additional votes determined by SDR outweigh this bias

some important political changes yr-2011-2012
1)greece--Antonis Samaras(PM)
2)Egypt--President--Mohamed Morsi
PM-Hesham Qandil
3)France--President==François Hollande(Replacing--Nicolas Sarkozy)
4)Itlay----Prime Minister=Mario Monti(Replacing--Silvio Berlusconi)
5) libya: Mohammed Magarief

wikileaks & julian assanage


WikiLeaks is an international, online, self-described not-for-profit[2] organisation publishing submissions of secret information, news leaks,[5] and classified media from anonymous news sources[2] and whistleblowers.[6] Its website, launched in 2006 under the Sunshine Press organisation,[7] claimed a database of more than 1.2 million documents within a year of its launch.[8]Julian Assange, an AustralianInternet activist, is generally described as its founder, editor-in-chief, and director

Assange was a hacker-activist in his youth, before becoming a computer programmer and then becoming internationally known for his work with WikiLeaks.[10] He has lived in several countries and has made public appearances in many parts of the world to speak about freedom of the press, censorship, and investigative journalism. While in England on bail, Assange hosted a political talk show on the Russia Today TV channel called The World Tomorrow, broadcast in 2012.[11][12] He has received numerous awards and nominations, including the 2009 Amnesty International Media Award, Readers' Choice for Time magazine's 2010 Person of the Year, the 2011 Sydney Peace Foundation gold medal, and the 2011 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism.[13]

. Since 19 June 2012, he has been inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has since been granted diplomatic asylum.

Occupy Wall Street (OWS) is the name given to a protest movement that began on September 17, 2011 in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City'sWall Street financial district.
The Canadian activist group Adbusters initiated the protest, which subsequently led to Occupy protests and movements around the world. The main issues are social and economic inequality, greed, corruption and the perceived undue influence of corporations on government—particularly from the financial services sector. The OWS slogan, We are the 99%, addresses the growing income inequality and wealth distribution in the U.S. between the wealthiest 1% and the rest of the population. To achieve their goals, protesters act on consensus-based decisions made in general assemblies which emphasize direct action over petitioning authorities for redress.[7][nb 1]
Protesters were forced out of Zuccotti Park on November 15, 2011. After several unsuccessful attempts to re-occupy the original location, protesters turned their focus to occupying banks, corporate headquarters, board meetings, college and university campuses.
The New York City General Assembly (NYCGA) is the main OWS decision-making body and provides much of the leadership and executive function for the protesters.

Disinvestment in psu sector


As part of the big-ticket reforms package, the government finally unveiled its disinvestment programme for the current fiscal.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on Friday, gave the go-ahead to equity stake sale in four PSUs, which is likely to mop up nearly Rs.15,000 crore or about 50 per cent of the Rs.30,000-crore divestment target set for 2012-13.
Offloading stake
As per the CCEA approval at its meeting here, while the four PSUs, namely, Hindustan Copper, Oil India Ltd., MMTC and Nalco, will be on the block for offloading of the Centre’s stake in them, no decision was taken with regard to either the equity dilution proposal in Neyveli Lignite (5 per cent) or the initial public offering (IPO) proposal of RITES to the extent of 10 per cent.

very very important


World Bank
President--Jim Yong King

The World Bank differs from the World Bank Group, in that the World Bank comprises only two institutions: the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA), whereas the latter incorporates these two in addition to three more:[5]International Finance Corporation (IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).



Chief Economist==Ksushik Basu
New Country Director for India==OnnoRϋhl

General GK
President of Indian News Paper society==K N Tilak Kumar
The company Of the year 2012(Economics times)==HDFC Bank
Anil Agarwal==Buisness Leader of the yr 2012 by economics times
New Navy Chief==Devendra Kumar Joshi
World's most innovative companies list==L&T; no-1 from india(Salesform.com==global no1)
kelkar committe for Elimination of Diesel Sudsidy
Jeet Thayil==Shortlisted for man booker prize 2012 for Nacropolis
Ozone Day==16th September
India was ranked 59th in global competitiveness for 2012-2013(Switzerland-1)
Tech Mahindra acquired Huchison back office call centre
Ramesh abhishek chairman Forward Markey Commission
M B Shah commission for checking the legality of coal blocks in karnatka n goa
Daimler launching its buisness in india as Bharat-Benz trucks
Open Athletics championship was held in Chennai this yr
Google acquire snapseed
Ken Goldman--CFO Yahoo
SAIL won Rashtriya Khel Protshahan Yojna-2012
Infosys won the contract for Indian Post overhaul
Russia is the 156th member of WTO
B I Fernandez(CUBA) is the 1st foreign coach to win Dronacharya Award
HCL Infosystems won UIDAI contract
Antony Jenkind-CEO Braclays
Australia to close all tobacco plants by the end of this year
Mary Kom--Flag bearer Closing Ceremony London Olympics 2012
Syed Nasim Ahmed Jaidi--Election Commission chief 2012
Sachin to be d Brand Face of BMW
Pather Panchali of Satyajit Ray is included in 50 best movies of all time in British Film Institute
Microsoft changes its logo after 25 yrs in Sep-2012


Coal allocation scam or Coalgate,[1] as referred by the media, is a political scandal concerning the Indian government's allocation of the nation's coal deposits to public sector entities (PSEs) and private companies. In a draft report issued in March 2012, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office accused the Government of India of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during the period 2004-2009. Over the Summer of 2012, the opposition BJP lodged a complaint resulting in a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into whether the allocation of the coal blocks was in fact influenced by corruption.[2]
The essence of the CAG's argument is that the Government had the authority to allocate coal blocks by a process of competitive bidding, but chose not to.[2] As a result both public sector enterprises (PSEs) and private firms paid less than they might have otherwise. In its draft report in March the CAG estimated that the "windfall gain" to the allocatees was 1,067,303 crore (US$194.25 billion).[2] The CAG Final Report tabled in Parliament put the figure at 185,591 crore (US$33.78 billion)[3] On August 27, 2012 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh read a statement in Parliament rebutting the CAG's report both in its reading of the law and the alleged cost of the government's policies.[4][5][6]
While the initial CAG report suggested that coal blocks could have been allocated more efficiently, resulting in more revenue to the government, at no point did it suggest that corruption was involved in the allocation of coal. Over the course of 2012, however, the question of corruption has come to dominate the discussion. In response to a complaint by the BJP, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) directed the CBI to investigate the matter. The CBI has named a dozen Indian firms in a
First Information Report(FIR), the first step in a criminal investigation. These FIRs accuse them of overstating their net worth, failing to disclose prior coal allocations, and hoarding rather than developing coal allocations.
[7][8]The CBI officials investigating the case have speculated that bribery may be involved

Important agencies probing coal-gate


While a six-member team of the Justice MB Shah Commission is now probing the multi-crore scam in Keonjhar and Sundargarh mines, a seven-member Public Account’s Committee (PAC) of Parliament led by senior BJD MP Bhatruhari Mahatab arrived here on a two-day visit. PAC Chairman and BJP leader Dr Muralimanohar Joshi could not turn up and Mahatab led the team in his place.

Brand ambassador
Anushka Sharma- TVS Motors’ Scooty:
Deepika Padukone – Yamaha Ray:
Salman Khan- Suzuki Hayate:
Akshay Kumar – Honda’s Dream Yuga:
Kareena Kapoor- Mahindra’s Rodeo:
Irfan Pathan- Hero Maestro:
Hrithik Roshan- Karizma ZMR:
Sachin--BMW
Virat Kohli--TOYOTA
Neil Nitin Mukesh—Volkswagen

Brand ambassador mobile phones

Sunny Leone--Brand Chaze(source dal dunga last mein..mere upar ye naam dekh ke shak mat karna http://sm.ge.pgstatic.net/p.gif)
Hrithik Roshan---Sony Ericsson and Reliance
Virat Kohli--Celkon
Kareena ---iBall

some important fact about Indian Olympics 2012..


Mary Kom--Bronze---51 kg Women's Flyweight
Yogeshwar Dut---Bronze--Men's 60kg Freestyle Wrestling
Sushil Kumar--Silver--Men's 66kg Freestyle Wrestling
Saina Nahewal..Single's Bandmintion..isme koi specification nahin hota
Gagan Narang Shooting Men's 10 m air rifle
Vijay Kumar Shooting Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol

please remeber these categories..


india 55th in ranking...

Tech GK
1)Higg Boson--God Particle


2)Sequoia--Fastest Super computer
3)Nexus--Google
4)Android--3 out of 4 phones using this application..
SNBose worked with Einstein on Higg Boson calculation

Very very imp...


Qualified Foreign Investors-
In a major policy decision, the Central Government has decided to allow Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs) to directly invest in Indian equity market in order to widen the class of investors, attract more foreign funds, and reduce market volatility and to deepen the Indian capital market. QFIs have been already permitted to have direct access to Indian Mutual Funds schemes pursuant to the Budget announcement 2011-12. Today’s decision is a next logical step in the direction.

and Financial Action Task Force is the regulatory body of QFI


Kotak Mahindra Bank is 1st one to receive funds from QFI

The Libor scandal is a series of fraudulent actions connected to the Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate) and the resulting investigation and reaction. It is controlled by the British Bankers' Association (BBA).[4]


The banks are supposed to submit the actual
Bob Diamond was the ceo who resigned from Barclays
interest ratesthey are paying, or would expect to pay, for borrowing from other banks. In June 2012, multiple criminal settlements by
Barclays Bankrevealed significant fraud and collusion by
member banksconnected to the rate submissions, leading to the scandal.

HealthCare Fraund

Healthcare giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to an unprecedented $3 billion settlement with the U.S. government over allegations that the company advertised drugs for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration and then used lavish gifts to convince doctors to prescribe the drugs.


The multi-billion dollar settlement is the largest in U.S. history for alleged healthcare fraud, government officials said.

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), also known as Rio 2012, Rio+20, or “Earth Summit 2012” was the third international conference on sustainable development aimed at reconciling the economic and environmental goals of the global community. Hosted by Brazil in Rio de Janeiro from 13 to 22 June 2012, Rio+20 was a 20-year follow-up to the 1992 Earth Summit / United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) held in the same city, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg.

After BSE/NSE MCX-SX is the latest broking agency
MCX Stock Exchange Limited (MCX-SX), India’s new stock exchange, commenced operations in the Currency Derivatives (CD) segment on October 7, 2008 under the regulatory framework of Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The Exchange is recognised by SEBI under Section 4 of Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. In line with global best practices and regulatory requirements, clearing and settlement is conducted through a separate clearing corporation, MCX-SX Clearing Corporation Ltd. (MCX-SX CCL).
The Exchange received permissions to deal in Interest Rate Derivatives, Equity, Futures & Options on Equity and Wholesale Debt Segment, vide SEBI’s letter dated July 10, 2012.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues.

latest meeting in Doha-Qutar 2012.
According to UNCTAD top 3 destinations for FDI inflows
1)China
2)US
3)India

RBI Events: 1991-2000


1 & 3 Jul 1991 External Payments Crisis. Rupee Devalued in two stages. Cumulative devaluation about 18 percent in USD terms.
Nov 1991
The Narsimahmam Committee Report suggested far reaching reforms in the Indian Banking sector. These included a
phased reduction in the SLR and CRR as well as accounting standards, income recognition norms and capital adequacy
norms.
Mar 1992 A dual exchange rate system called Liberalised Exchange Rate Management System (LERMS) introduced. This was the
initial step to enable a transition to a market determined exchange rate system.
Apr 1992 Income recognition and asset classification norms introduced. Provisioning and Capital adequacy standards specified.
Indian Banks required to fulfill these norms by 1994 and 1996.
22 Dec 1992 C. Rangarajan appointed Governor.
1992 SEBI formulated ‘Insider Trading Regulations’.
1993 Unified Exchange rate.
1993 Guidelines for the establishment of private sector banks issued. This heralds a new policy approach aimed at fostering
greater competition.
15 Jul 1994 Nationalised Banks allowed to tap the capital market to strengthen their capital base.
Jun 1994 National Stock Exchange commenced operations
1994 ‘Committee on Reform of the Insurance Sector’, RN Malhotra.
Aug 1994 Rupee made convertible on the Current Account. Acceptance of Article VIII of the Articles of Agreement of the IMF.
Oct 1994 Lending rates of commercial banks deregulated. Banks required to declare their Prime Lending Rates (PLR).
3 Feb 1995 Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited established as a fully owned subsidiary of the Reserve bank.
Commenced printing of Notes at Mysore on June 1 and at Salboni on December 11.
Jun 1995 The Office of the Banking Ombudsman established for expeditious & inexpensive resolution of customer complaints
related to Banking services.
Oct 1995 Banks are allowed to fix their own interest rates on domestic term deposits with maturity of two years.
17 Sep 1996 RBI Web site made operational.
1 Apr 1997 RBI & Government of India agree to replace the system of ad hoc Treasury Bills with Ways and Means Advances
ending automatic monetisation of fiscal deficits.
6 Jun 1997 RBI Conducts first auction of 14 day Treasury Bills. In October, auction of 28 day Treasury Bills was introduced.
10 Jul 1997 Foreign Institutional Investors (debt funds) permitted to invest in dated Government Securities.
22 Nov 1997 Bimal Jalan appointed Governor.
28 Nov 1997 A series of measures introduced in response to the Asian Currency Crisis.
28 Nov 1997 Fixed rate repos in G-Secs introduced to give maneuverability in liquidity management; and to bring orderly conditions
in money and forex markets.
19 Dec 1997 Capital Index Bonds introduced for first time. Inflation hedged instrument linked to Wholesale Price Index.
Apr 1998 Recommendations on the harmonisation of the Role and Operations of Development Financial Institutions and Banks
paved the way for universal banking in India.
11 Dec 1998 RBI Monetary Museum Web Site launched.
20 Apr 1999 Interim Liquidity Adjustment Facility introduced.
Jul 1999 Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) and Forward Rate Agreements (FRAs) introduced as OTC derivatives.
Nov 1999 RBI issued guidelines to banks for the issuance of debit cards and smart cards to ease pressure on physical cash.
1999
Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 replaces FERA, 1973 with the objective of ‘facilitating external trade and
payments’ and ‘promoting the orderly development and maintenance of foreign exchange market in India’. The new
act became operative from June 2000 along with a sunset clause.

RBI after 2000:


Jun 2000 Stock Index Futures introduced by as an exchange traded derivative.
Mar 2001 Kissan Credit Cards introduced.
19 Apr 2001 Effective week commencing August 11, inter-bank term liabilities greater than 15 days maturity exempt from CRR.
19 Apr 2001 Banks allowed to formulate special Fixed Deposit Schemes for senior citizen offering higher rates of interest.
30 Apr 2001 Clearing Corporation of India established to address the need for an integrated clearing and settlement system across different markets, viz., government securities, forex and money markets. Commenced operations wef February 2002.
Jun 2001 RBI issues guidelines for internet banking heralding in a new era in banking.
21 Nov 2001 Floating Rate Bonds auctioned for the first time.
1 Jan 2002 RBI commenced announcing the reference rate for Euro, which replaced the currencies of Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain and The Netherlands.
21 Jun 2002 The Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Ordinance came into force, paving the way for setting up asset reconstruction companies and for faster recovery of money by banks and financial institutions.
7 Sep 2002 Schemes to open Offshore Banking Units in Special Economic Zones by banks introduced. These units would be virtually foreign branches of Indian Banks but located in India.
11 Dec 2002 Auction format of 91 day Treasury Bills changed from uniform price auction to the multiple price auction method
Jan 2003 Select stock exchanges commence retail trading in Government securities.
Apr 2003 Risk based supervision of Banks introduced.
3 Jun 2003 Guidelines for exchange traded interest rate derivatives issued.
7 Aug 2003 Clearing Corporation of India launches its forex clearing system FX CLEAR
6 Sep 2003 Y V Reddy assumes office as Governor

august m and a part 2:

18. Everonn Education Limited (Everonn), a part of Varkey Group /GEMS Education – Dubai, acquired Centum Learning Limited
19.
Jindal Steel and Power hikes stake in Gujarat NRE Coking Coal20.
Sanlam Ltd (SLM), a South African-based insurer, is to buy 26 per cent in Shriram Capital Ltd (SCL), part of the Rs 30000-crore Shriram Group.21. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has cleared Facebook Inc's acquisition of Instagram
22. Hersha Hospitality acquires Courtyard by Marriott in New Jersey
23. Healthymagination Fund, jointly managed by the Fairfield, Conn., giant’s GE Capital and GE Healthcare units, has put a chunk of Series B dough into Ornim Inc., parent of a Lod, Israel, medical-system developer.
24. Global telecom giant British Telecommunications has sold a 14.1% stake in Tech Mahindra to institutional investors for about Rs. 13.95bn
25. Pia Singh, daughter of DLF Chairman K.P. Singh, has sold 34.49 lakh shares of the company for nearly Rs. 700mn to group promoters
26.
The Aditya Birla Group on Friday announced it had acquired 27.5 per cent stake in the Aroon Purie-controlled Living Media India27. more news: Elgi Equipments acquires stake in Rotair

SKS Microfinance sells 4.11% to Mauritius co

Religare Finvest hikes stake in Hindustan Tin to 14.09%

HSBC sells entire stake in Federal Bank for Rs. 3.41bn28. IBM buys Kenexa for 1.3 bn29. Accenture acquires Newspage30. Canadian lender Scotiabank has unveiled a CAD3.13bn (USD3.2bn/EUR2.5bn) agreement to buy ING Bank of Canada 31. DLF Ltd has announced that the Company, along with its three wholly-owned subsidiaries - i) DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd., ii) DLF Universal Ltd. and iii) Jawala Real Estate Pvt. Ltd. ('Jawala'), have entered into an agreement with Lodha Developers Limited ('Lodha') for divesting the entire stake of the Company, DLF Cyber City Developers Ltd. and DLF Universal Ltd. in 'Jawala' for an enterprise value estimated to be Rs. 27bn subject to final adjustments at completion.32. Life Insurance Corporation has sold 2.68% stake in cement maker ACC for Rs. 1.87bn through open market operations


33. Thomas Cook concludes stake sale operations to Fairbridge Capital
Thomas Cook Group PLC (TCG) has concluded the sale of 76.69% stake in its India operations to Fairbridge Capital (Mauritius) Ltd. (Fairbridge), a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd
34. Google buys Frommer’s travel guides from John Wiley
35. Carlyle Group buys Getty Images for $3.3 bn

36. Tesoro buys BP, south california

37. more news: HNI Corporation acquires BP Ergo
Lloyds sells private equity assets to Coller

egypt- pres-mohammed morsi, pm-hesham qandil

jordan -pm - abdullah ensour

bahrain- pm- salman al khalifa

south sudan- pres-salva mayardit

somalia- pres-hasan sheikh muhammad

syria- pres- bashar al assad, pm-nadu al halqi

iran-pm-mahmoud ahmadinej

iraq- pres-jalal talabani

pm-nouri al maliki

list of ipl winners:
2008 Rajasthan Royals
2009 Deccan Chargers
2010 Chennai Super Kings
2011 Chennai Super Kings
2012 Kolkata Knight Riders

FDI in
june : $1.24 bn


july : $1.76 bn
jan : $ 2.004 bn
Feb : $ 2.21 bn
Mar : $8.101 bn
may : $1.32 bn

Books and authors:



Vikram Seth

The Golden Gate (1986)
A Suitable Boy (1993)
An Equal Music (1999)
A Suitable Girl (2013)

Salman Rushdie

Grimus (1975)


Midnight's Children (1981)
Shame (1983)
The Satanic Verses (1988)
The Moor's Last Sigh (1995)
The Ground Beneath Her Feet (1999)
Fury (2001)
Shalimar the Clown (2005)
The Enchantress of Florence (2008)

Amitav Ghosh
The Circle of Reason (1986)
The Shadow Lines (1988)
The Calcutta Chromosome (1995)
The Glass Palace (2000)
The Hungry Tide (2005)
Sea of Poppies (2008)
River of Smoke (2011)
R.K.Narayan

Swami and Friends (1935, Hamish Hamilton)


The Bachelor of Arts (1937, Thomas Nelson)
The Dark Room (1938, Eyre)
The English Teacher (1945, Eyre)
Mr. Sampath (1948, Eyre)
The Financial Expert (1952, Methuen)
Waiting for the Mahatma (1955, Methuen)
The Guide (1958, Methuen)
The Man-Eater of Malgudi (1961, Viking)
The Vendor of Sweets (1967, The Bodley Head)
The Painter of Signs (1977, Heinemann)
A Tiger for Malgudi (1983, Heinemann)
Talkative Man (1986, Heinemann)
The World of Nagaraj (1990, Heinemann)
Grandmother's Tale (1992, Indian Thought Publications)

Dance State
Bharat Natyam Tamil Nadu
Bihu Assam
Bhangra Punjab
Chhau Bihar, Orissa, W. Bengal and Jharkhand
Garhwali Uttaranchal
Garba Gujarat
Hattari Karnataka
Kathak North India
Kathakali Kerala
Kutchipudi Andhra Pradesh
Khantumm Mizoram
Karma Madhya Pradesh
Laho Meghalaya
Mohiniattam Kerala
Mando Goa
Manipuri Manipur
Nati Himachal Pradesh
Nat-Natin Bihar
Odissi Orissa
Rauf Jammu & Kashmir
Yakshagan Karnataka

FDI Limits(Please cross verify ones)100%-


single brand retail
airports
advisement
BPO
Films
Hotels/Tourism
Mines
Pharma
Tea
Postal Services
Township
74%-
Atomic Minerals
Science Magazines
Coal Mines
Telecom
Private Banking
49%
Cable/DTH
Infra
Aviation
Insurance
26%
Defense
Newspapers
Petroleum
0%
Agriculture
Real Estate
Gambling / Lottery

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