RAPID GK SERIES 27

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">1. This is the abbreviation of UNCTAD<br /> 2. The ˜Pratibha Kiran Yojana is the Scheme for Girl Education introduced by this State<br /> 3. The Grey Revolution is associated with this<br /> 4. The National Rural Development Institute is situated in this place<br /> 5. Income Tax in India was introduced by this personality<br /> 6. Gini Index, the most popular indices is used to measure this<br /> 7. Troposphere is the nearest to the Earth s Surface. True (Or) False<br /> 8. Minto-Morley was introduced in this year<br /> 9. The Eighth Schedule deals with this<br /> 10. This is also called as ˜Blue Planet <br /> <br /> <strong>ANSWERS</strong><br /> <br /> 1. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development<br /> 2. Madhya Pradesh<br /> 3. Fertilizers<br /> 4. Hyderabad<br /> 5. James Wilson<br /> 6. Inequality in Distribution of Family Income<br /> 7. True<br /> 8. 1909<br /> 9. List of 22 Recognized Languages<br /> 10. Earth</div>

RAPID GK SERIES 27

1. This is the abbreviation of UNCTAD 2. The ˜Pratibha Kiran Yojana is the Scheme for Girl Education introduced by this State 3. The Grey...

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Air India pilots report sick, operations disrupted

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Flight operations of Air India were severely affected on Saturday after its pilot reported sick as part of their ‘work to rule’ agitation against the airline management’s failure to pay their salary.</strong></span> </li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><em>What is the issue?</em></span></li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>Eight flights to Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Leh, Bangalore, Bagdogra, Amritsar and Kolkata were cancelled after 12 pilots reported sick this morning.</span></span></span></li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Why?</em></span></li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span>Protesting non-payment of their salary and allowances, a section of Air India pilots had on Friday decided to go on “no-pay-no-work” agitation from midnight last night.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span>ICPA asks agitating pilots to return to work. ICPA is not a part of the strike but is keen that the demands of the pilots are looked into sympathetically.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul></div>

Air India pilots report sick, operations disrupted

Flight operations of Air India were severely affected on Saturday after its pilot reported sick as part of their ‘work to rule’ agitation ...

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Plan to extend e-District project throughout State

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="5627" style="display: block; text-align: justify;"> <div class="body" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The government has decided to roll out the <strong>e-District project in 26 more districts</strong> following the successful implementation of the project in six districts of <strong>Tamil Nadu.</strong></span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">On a pilot basis, the project has been taken up in Krishnagiri, Ariyalur, Coimbatore, Perambalur, Tiruvarur and The Nilgiris. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">At present, the services of four departments – Revenue, Social Welfare, Backward Classes & Most Backward Classes and Adi-Dravidar and Tribal Welfare – were offered online through the e-District portal. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">The services of various other departments, now being identified, are expected to go online in the near future. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">The e-District project would help in creating an automated workflow system for the respective district administration and facilitate in providing efficient services to the people. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">According to an order issued by the Information Technology Department a week ago, the government will ensure that the services are not confined to common services centres. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">At the district level, a District e-Governance Society (DeGS) has to be formed for implementing the project.</span></li> </ul></div></div>

Plan to extend e-District project throughout State

The government has decided to roll out the e-District project in 26 more districts following the ...

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Man throws ink on Ramdev in Delhi

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>A man tried to throw black ink on Baba Ramdev while he was addressing a press conference on black money.</strong></span> </li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Who was the man?</em></span></li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>The man, identified as <strong>Kamran Yunus Siddiqui</strong>, was restrained by Ramdev's supporters and badly beaten up before the police arrested him. Kamran has been taken to the Parliament Police Station.</span></span></span></li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Why did he do it?</em></span></li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span>Angry over Baba Ramdev's remark that the 2008 Batla House shootout was not fake, a man threw black ink on the face of the yoga guru.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><em>What had happened during the 2008 Batla shootout?</em></span></li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span><span>In the September 19, 2008, Batla House shootout in Delhi, two alleged Indian Mujahideen members and one police officer were killed in public view. Certain local groups and some political parties, however, alleged it was a staged shootout.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul></div>

Man throws ink on Ramdev in Delhi

A man tried to throw black ink on Baba Ramdev while he was addressing a press conference on black money. Who was the man? The man, identi...

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EC to deploy DIG-level poll observers in Manipur

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>The Election Commission (EC) of India, after replacing the Manipur director general of police (DGP) Y Joykumar Singh ahead of the assembly elections, is now bringing in DIG-level police officers from other states to ensure no personnel of the state police play any role in influencing voters.</strong></span> </li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><em>Why was this done?</em></span></li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The EC  had removed Joykumar after political parties expressed doubts about his 'impartiality' and based on the commission's own perception and intelligence gathering on the senior policeman.</span></span></li> </ul><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>There were some complaints that MLAs and ministers were misusing their official vehicles and giving out work orders in violation of the model code of conduct. The EC has asked the state chief secretary to advise all MLAs and ministers to stop further violation of the code. It has decided to seize any government vehicles found being used by ministers and MLAs besides filing FIRs against the individuals.</span></span></span></li> </ul></div>

EC to deploy DIG-level poll observers in Manipur

The Election Commission (EC) of India, after replacing the Manipur director general of police (DGP) Y Joykumar Singh ahead of the assembly...

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China, India to hold border talks

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Special representatives from China and India will meet to discuss the border issue from Jan 15-17 in India, a foreign ministry spokesman said. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo and Indian National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon will lead their countries' delegations at the upcoming boundary talk, known as the 15th meeting between special representatives on China-Indian border issues, spokesman Liu Weimin said. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">The two countries began to discuss border issues in the 1980s, said Xinhua. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="advenueINTEXT"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="storydiv" id="storydiv" style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="Normal" style="text-align: justify;"> <ul><li><span style="font-size: small;">Two agreements were signed in 1993 and 1996 to maintain peace and stability in border areas.</span></li> </ul></div></div></div>

China, India to hold border talks

Special representatives from China and India will meet to discuss the border issue from Jan 15-17 in India, a foreign ministry spokesman s...

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EU officials criticise downgrade of Credit ratings

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="5631" style="display: block; text-align: justify;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">European leaders on Saturday called "incomprehensible" Standard and Poor's credit rating downgrades of nine debt-laden EU countries, including stripping France and Austria of their top triple-A rating. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Only Germany escaped unscathed, as all other eurozone members were either downgraded -- some by two notches -- or else warned their current ratings were being re-examined amid fears about sovereign debt. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">"It is incomprehensible when one of three US rating agencies decides to go it alone and downgrade eurozone countries' ratings or give them a negative outlook," the Austrian government said in a statement, adding that "solutions (to the debt crisis) have been and are being worked out in close cooperation".</span></li> </ul></div></div>

EU officials criticise downgrade of Credit ratings

European leaders on Saturday called "incomprehensible" Standard and Poor's credit r...

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Coach attendant killed, another injured after firing in train

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="5632" style="display: block; text-align: justify;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">A coach attendant was killed and another seriously injured when they were shot at apparently by two ticketless travellers inside a running express train in Burdwan district in the early hours on jan 14th. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">The duo were shot inside the AC compartment at 2.30am , minutes before the UP Himgiri Express reached Asansol Station, apparently by the two ticketless passengers who had boarded the train from Howrah Station late last night, Asansol Divisional Railway Manager Jagadananda Jha said. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Sagar Thakur, who received bullet injuries on his chest, was declared dead at the Asansol Sub-divisional Hospital while Ganesh Shaw is battling for his life, he said. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">According to statements given by passengers to railway officials, two men who had forcibly boarded the train and had a fight with the coach attendants minutes later. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">They managed to seat themselves in the AC compartment and even took to drinking, which was opposed by the attendants, passengers said.</span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Coach managers must be trained to handle such situations and passengers must be made to show their tickets before entering the train to prevent such encounters.</span></div></div></div>

Coach attendant killed, another injured after firing in train

A coach attendant was killed and another seriously injured when they were shot at apparently by t...

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Salman Khurshid crosses swords with EC on quotas

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Salman Khurshid has said his speech promising 9% quotas for OBC Muslims was not an appeal for votes on religious grounds. The law minister said "sub-quotas", as an instrument of social justice, were administered on the criteria of backwardness and the one for Muslims could not be termed communal.  </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">In his reply to EC, Khurshid argued sub-quotas to OBCs were part of the principle of equality enshrined in Articles 14, 15 and 16, which even found place in the landmark Indira Sawhney judgement in the Mandal Commission case. He asked how the assertion of a constitutional principle be termed as an appeal on caste or communal lines. He clarified his 9% sub-quota call was specifically for OBCs among Muslims, not for the community as a whole. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><strong>EC SHOWCAUSE TO KHURSHID</strong><span> </span><br /> <br /> <span>1. Appeal to religion for votes </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>2. Misuse of official position as minister to announce policy </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>3. Misuse of official position to offer inducement </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span><span><strong>KHURSHID'S REPLY</strong><span> </span></span></span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span><span></span></span></span><br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span>OBC subquotas in spirit of Articles 14, 15, 16 of Constitution Subquota only for OBC Muslims, not entire community Spoke as Congress leader, not minister Chair of Congress manifesto committee</span></span></span></span></div></div>

Salman Khurshid crosses swords with EC on quotas

Salman Khurshid has said his speech promising 9% quotas for OBC Muslims was not an appeal for votes on religious grounds. The law minister...

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Prez calls for eradication of dowry, child marriage & female foeticide

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">The President has called upon the nation to eradicate the evils of dowry, child marriage and female foeticide. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Speaking at the 175th birth anniversary celebration of famous Shayre Khwaja Altaf Hussain Hali at Hali Park in Panipat, Mrs. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil stressed the need of women empowerment. She said that the education and healthy food are must for overall development of the girl child.  </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Expressing concern over the decreasing male- female ratio in India, she said the projected ratio of 1000 males to 914 females in the preliminary data of national Census is worrying. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">The President also lauded the steps taken by Haryana government for the upliftment of women and to improve the male female ratio in the state. She released a book on Poet Hali titled "Baccho Ki Hali". Later, she visited the "Yudh Samarak" at Kalamb raised in memory of the three historical battles of Panipat and attended the programme organized on completion of 250 years of the third battle of Panipat.  </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Governor Jagannath Pahadia, Tripura Governor D I Patil, Haryana Chief Minister Bupinder Singh Hooda and two grand daughters of Poet Hali were among the dignitaries who were present on this occasion.</span></li> </ul></div>

Prez calls for eradication of dowry, child marriage & female foeticide

The President has called upon the nation to eradicate the evils of dowry, child marriage and female foeticide. Speaking at the 175th birth...

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GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy recommends release of Rs 134 cr as compensation

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="5635" style="display: block; text-align: justify;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">The Group of Ministers, GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy has decided to recommend to the government to release 134 crore rupees as compensation to be distributed among 12,000 people suffering from cancer and kidney ailments. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">This was disclosed by the GoM member and Madhya Pradesh Minister Babulal Gaur after a meeting of the GoM in New Delhi yesterday. Mr Gaur said, the GoM has rejected the proposal to give 10 lakh rupees each as compensation to 10,046 people, who were affected by the gas tragedy. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">The GoM, headed by Home Minister P Chidambaram, has several Union Ministers, including Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Law Minister Salman Khursid as its members. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Health Minister Azad said, Bhopal Memorial Hospital, which was given to Atomic Energy Commission to run, will be taken over by the Health Ministry.</span></li> </ul></div></div>

GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy recommends release of Rs 134 cr as compensation

The Group of Ministers, GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy has decided to recommend to the government to r...

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50 killed in suicide attack on Shia pilgrims in Iraq

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="5636" style="display: block; text-align: justify;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">In Iraq, at least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on Shia pilgrims in the southern city of Basra. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Police say around 100 people were injured in the blast near a police checkpoint on the route to a Shiite shrine. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Medical sources in Basra say they have treated 91 people injured in the attack.  </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Reports say, the attacker targeted Muslim Shia pilgrims at a checkpoint they use on their way to a major Shia mosque in the Zubeir district, some 20 kilometres south-west of Basra.</span></li> </ul></div></div>

50 killed in suicide attack on Shia pilgrims in Iraq

In Iraq, at least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on Shia pilgrims in the sout...

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Pakistan, US relationship at its lowest ebb: Musharraf

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="5637" style="display: block; text-align: justify;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Pakistan's former military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf has admitted that the current bilateral relationship between Islamabad and Washington is at its lowest ebb, lower than the post 9/11 attacks on the US. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">In a TV interview, he said it is extremely disturbing. He wished that both mend fences and move forward on a course which is in the interest of Pakistan and Afghanistan, the United States and the region. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Answering a query, he said there is no danger to the safety and security of Pakistan's nuclear weapons, unless Pakistan is ruled by religious extremists. But that situation is unlikely, he said. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Musharraf said, the military is guarding Pakistan's nuclear assets and a strategic force command of 20,000 people is manning and guarding all these installations. </span></li> </ul></div></div>

Pakistan, US relationship at its lowest ebb: Musharraf

Pakistan's former military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf has admitted that the current bilateral...

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British Navy nabs 13 Somali pirates in Indian Ocean

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">The British Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The British Ministry of Defence says RFA Fort Victoria and a US Navy vessel intercepted the pirates' boat, which had refused to stop despite warning shots from a Royal Navy helicopter.  </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Royal Marines in speedboats approached the vessel and boarded it, capturing 13 pirates and seizing weapons. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the UK troops, part of a NATO-led force, could be proud of the success.</span></li> </ul></div>

British Navy nabs 13 Somali pirates in Indian Ocean

The British Navy has captured 13 Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The British Ministry of Defence says RFA Fort Victoria and a US Navy ...

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Finance Ministry looking for good dividends from PSUs

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">The Finance Ministry said, it expects the public sector units to pay good amount of dividend in the current fiscal. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Economic Affairs Secretary R Gopalan told reporters in New Delhi, the Ministry is conscious of the fact that they also need resources for their own financing programmes. They also understand our need. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">So in the spirit of cooperation we are trying to see how our needs can be met consistent with our requirement.  </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Pressed hard for funds, Finance Ministry officials are meeting the heads of PSUs to persuade them to increase dividend payment to the government.  </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">While a majority of the PSUs said they would retain the dividend paid last year as paying out of their cash reserve would hinder their expansion plans, oil companies hinted that the final dividend would be decided after assessing the under-recoveries and subsidy provided by the government. </span></li> </ul></div>

Finance Ministry looking for good dividends from PSUs

The Finance Ministry said, it expects the public sector units to pay good amount of dividend in the current fiscal. Economic Affairs Secre...

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MP: SHRC asks govt to pay Rs 5 lakh to kin of farmers who committed suicide

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="5640" style="display: block; text-align: justify;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">In Madhya Pradesh, the State Human Rights Commission has asked the state government to pay five lakh rupees each to the kin of farmers who had committed suicides due to crop failure last year. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">It has also recommended a relief of Rs 1 lakh each to families of those farmers who had attempted suicides. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">In its report submitted to the state government after a detailed study of issues of farmers in the state, the Commission has recommended a series of solutions including framing of an agriculture-industry policy. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">It has also recommended that farmers should not be compelled to grow crops in accordance with the obligations of the international treaties </span></li> </ul></div></div>

MP: SHRC asks govt to pay Rs 5 lakh to kin of farmers who committed suicide

In Madhya Pradesh, the State Human Rights Commission has asked the state government to pay five l...

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Saina loses in semi-finals of Malaysian Super Series

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="5641" style="display: block; text-align: justify;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal today lost to World Number One Yihan Wang of China in the semi-finals of the Malaysian Open Super Series Badminton tournament at Kuala Lumpur.  </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">World Number 4 Saina, who was the lone Indian left in the tournament, lost to the top seeded Chinese 21-15, 21-16 in 41 minutes. This was Yihan Wang's fifth consecutive victory over Saina.</span></li> </ul></div><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.tippani.in/blog/xbusiness.php?submit=showComments&id=5641"> </a></span> </div>

Saina loses in semi-finals of Malaysian Super Series

India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal today lost to World Number One Yihan Wang of China in the semi-...

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Indian shooters fail in 12th Asian Championships

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div id="5642" style="display: block; text-align: justify;"> <ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">In Shooting, India today failed to find a place in the Women’s 10-metre individual Air Rifle event, at the 12th Asian Championships in Doha.  </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">Indian shooters Anjali Bhagwat, Ayonika Paul and Mampi Das could not obtain sufficient points in the qualifying round, which resulted in their crashing out of the competition.  </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">In the qualifying round, while Anjali and Ayonika scored 396 points, Mampi could post only 395 points, failing to find a berth in the final round of the event. </span></li> </ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><span style="font-size: small;">On Jan 13, India’s Abhinav Bindra bagged a Gold medal in the Men’s 10-metre individual Air Rifle event.</span></li> </ul></div></div>

Indian shooters fail in 12th Asian Championships

In Shooting, India today failed to find a place in the Women’s 10-metre individual Air Rifle even...

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