Indian scientist Ashoke Sen bags top physics honour

Ashy an unassuming Indian scientist in Allahabad has won the world's biggest prize in physics . Ashoke Sen, a professor at the little known but exclusive Harish-Chandra Research Institute , Allahabad , was on July 31 declared one of the winners of the first Fundamental Physics prize started by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner.

Sen and eight other scientists will get $3 million each — double of what is given with the Nobel prize. Seven of the winners are based in the United States, one in France and one in India. Sen has been awarded for his pioneering work on string theory.

Typically, Ashoke Sen deflected attention away from himself and pointed at others in the field in India.
Yuri Milner made billions from investments in various internet-based companies after giving up his job as researcher at Moscow's Lebedev Physical Institute. He personally selected the winners of this year's award but in future the work would be done by a panel.

Sen studied in Shailendra Sircar Vidyalaya, and then Presidency College, in Kolkata before going to IIT Kanpur in 1976. He got his doctorate from State University of New York, Stonybrook and then worked at Fermilab and Stanford before returning to India.

Council of Ministers

Cabinet Ministers

Serial Number	Portfolio	Name of Minister
1.	Prime Minister Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Ministry of Planning Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space	Dr. Manmohan Singh
2.	Minister of Finance	Shri Palaniappan Chidambaram
3.	Minister of Agriculture Minister of Food Processing Industries	Shri Sharad Chandra Govindrao Pawar
4.	Minister of Defence	Shri A.K. Antony
5.	Minister of Home Affairs	Shri Sushil Kumar Sambhajirao Shinde
6.	Minister of External Affairs	Shri S.M. Krishna
7.	Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister of Science and Technology Minister of Earth Sciences	Shri Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh
8.	Minister of Health and Family Welfare	Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad
9.	Minister of Power Minister of Corporate Affairs	Dr.(Shri) M. Veerappa Moily
10.	Minister of New and Renewable Energy	Dr. Farooq Abdullah
11.	Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas	Shri Jaipal Sudini Reddy
12.	Minister of Urban Development	Shri Kamal Nath
13.	Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs	Shri Vayalar Ravi
14.	Minister of Civil Aviation	Shri Ajit Singh
15.	Minister of Information and Broadcasting	Smt. Ambika Soni
16.	Minister of Labour and Employment	Shri Mallikarjun Kharge
17.	Minister of Human Resource Development Minister of Communications and Information Technology	Shri Kapil Sibal
18.	Minister of Commerce Industry and Minister of Textiles	Shri Anand Sharma
19.	Minister of Road Transport and Highways	Shri C. P. Joshi
20.	Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister of Culture	Kumari Selja
21.	Minister of Tourism	Shri Subodh Kant Sahai
22.	Minister of Shipping	Shri G.K. Vasan
23.	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Water Resources	Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal
24.	Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment	Shri Mukul Balkrishna Wasnik
25.	Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers	Shri M. K. Alagiri
26.	Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises	Shri Praful Manoharbhai Patel
27.	Minister of Coal	Shri Sriprakash Jaiswal
28.	Minister of Law and Justice Minister of Minority Affairs	Shri Salman Khurshid
29.	Minister of Tribal Affairs Minister of Panchayati Raj	Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo
30.	Minister of Steel	Shri Beni Prasad Verma
31.	Minister of Railways	Shri Mukul Roy
32.	Minister of Rural Development Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation	Shri Jairam Ramesh

Ministers of State with Independent Charge

Serial Number	Portfolio	Name of Minister
1.	Ministry of Mines	Shri Dinsha J. Patel
2.	Ministry of Women and Child Development	Smt. Krishna Tirath
3.	Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports	Shri Ajay Maken
4.	Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution	Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas
5.	Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers	Shri Srikant Kumar Jena
6.	Ministry of Environment and Forests	Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan
7.	Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs	Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar

Ministers of State

Serial Number	Portfolio	Name of Minister
1.	Ministry of External Affairs Ministry of Human Resource Development	Shri E. Ahamed
2.	Ministry of Home Affairs	Shri Ramachandran Mullappally
3.	Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Prime Minister Office	Shri V. Narayanasamy
4.	Ministry of Commerce and Industry	Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia
5.	Ministry of Human Resource Development	Smt. Daggubati Purandeswari
6.	Ministry of Railways	Shri K.H. Muniyappa
7.	Ministry of Textiles	Smt. Lakshmi Panabaka
8.	Ministry of Finance	Shri Namo Narain Meena
9.	Ministry of Defence	Shri M. Mangapati Pallam Raju
10.	Ministry of Urban Development	Shri Saugata Roy
11.	Ministry of Finance	Shri S.S. Palanimanickam
12.	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways	Shri Jitin Prasada
13.	Ministry of External Affairs	Smt. Preneet Kaur
14.	Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Food Processing Industries Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs	Shri Harish Rawat
15.	Ministry of Railways	Shri Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki
16.	Ministry of Tribal Affairs	Shri Mahadeo Singh Khandela
17.	Ministry of Rural Development	Shri Sisir Kumar Adhikari
18.	Ministry of Tourism	Shri Sultan Ahmed
19.	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting	Shri Choudhury Mohan Jatua
20.	Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment	Shri D. Napoleon
21.	Ministry of Information and Broadcasting	Shri S. Jagathrakshakan
22.	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Shri S. Gandhiselvan
23.	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways	Shri Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary
24.	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology	Shri Sachin Pilot
25.	Ministry of Coal	Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil
26.	Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry of Corporate Affairs	Shri Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh
27.	Ministry of Water Resources Ministry of Minority Affairs	Shri Vincent H Pala
28.	Ministry of Rural Development	Shri Pradeep Kumar Jain Aditya
29.	Ministry of Rural Development	Ms. Agatha Sangma
30.	Ministry of Planning Ministry of Science and Technology Ministry of Earth Sciences	Shri Ashwani Kumar
31.	Ministry of Power	Shri K. C. Venugopal
32.	Ministry of Health and Family Welfare	Shri Sudip Bandyopadhyay
33.	Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Food Processing Industries Ministry of Food Processing Industries	Shri Charan Das Mahant
34.	Ministry of Home Affairs	Shri Jitendra Singh
35.	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology	Shri Milind Murli Deora
36.	Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs	Shukla Shri Rajeev

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Recruitment Applications online are invited between 06/11/2012 to 06/12/2012 and the last date for payment of fee is 04/12/2012.
The Written Examination will be held on 06/01/2013.
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Indian Police Service (Limited) Competitive Exam, 2012

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UPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam 2012 Results

The candidates with the Roll Numbers mentioned in the above link have qualified for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2012 based on the result of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2012 held on 20.05.2012.

Instructions to Candidates:

• In accordance with the Rules of the Examination, all these candidates have to apply again in the Detailed Application Form (DAF), which would be available on the website of the Union Public Service Commission www.upsc.gov.in.

• All the qualified candidates are advised to fill up the DAF and submit the same ONLINE for admission to the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2012 to be held from 05.10.2012.

• The DAF will be available on the website of the Commission from 1st August, 2012 till 11.59 PM on 21/08/2012. Important instructions regarding filling up of the DAF and submitting the same ONLINE to the Commission would also be available on the website.

• The candidates who have been declared successful have to first get themselves registered on the relevant page of the website before filling up the ONLINE Detailed Application Form.

• The qualified candidates are further advised to refer to the Rules of the Civil Services Examination, 2012 published in the gazette of India (Extraordinary) of Department of Personnel and Training notification dated 04.2.2012, which is also available on the website of the Commission.

• After submitting the DAF duly filled in ONLINE, the candidates are required to take out a print out of the finally submitted DAF separately and will have to send the printed copy of the DAF duly signed by the candidates alongwith all relevant documents including the prescribed fees, wherever applicable as enclosures addressed to the Under Secretary [CS(M)], Union Public Service Commission, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi-110069, so as to reach the Commission's Office latest by 27/08/2012.

• The envelope containing the print out of the DAF submitted ONLINE should be superscribed “Application for Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2012”. It can also be delivered at Union Public Service Commission counter by hand till 27/08/2012 (5.00 P.M). It may be noted that mere submission of application form does not, ipso facto, confer on any right for admission to the Main Examination.

• The admission certificate alongwith the time table of the Main Examination will be issued to the eligible candidates 2-3 weeks before the commencement of the examination. Changes, if any, in the postal address after submission of the DAF may be communicated to the Commission at once.

The Union Public Service Commission have a Facilitation Counter near the Examination Hall Building in its Campus. Candidates may obtain any information/clarification regarding their result of the above mentioned examination on all working days between 10.00 AM to 5.00 PM, in person or on Tel. No. 011-23385271, 011-23098543 or 011-23381125 from this Facilitation Counter. Candidates can also obtain information regarding their result by accessing Union Public Service Commission Website www.upsc.gov.in. The result of Roll Nos.253465 has been withheld.

 

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Global Investment Conference in London

The Union Minister of Commerce, Industry and Textiles Shri Anand Sharma  addressed on July 26 The Global Investment Conference in London. Speaking during a session on Global Trade Partnerships, Shri Sharma put stress on the issue of free movement of labour across the borders. Shri Sharma said that “if we are viewing the trade paradigm from a perspective of generating sustainable employment, it is imperative to address the issue of free movement of labour across borders”. He also wondered as to why “in today’s globalised world, where capital and technology move with unprecedented speed, in unprecedented volumes across national boundaries”, labour cannot move. British Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Dr. Vince Cable and Dr. Olusegun Aganga, Minister of Trade and Investment, Nigeria, were also present during the session on Global Trade Partnerships.

Highlighting the success of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), European Union’s growth, and dynamism of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, which Shri Sharma said are “testimony to the potential offered by freer markets and liberal trade regimes”, he added that it is no longer an option for countries to stand back in isolation and erect barriers around their national boundaries. “Today, intra-NAFTA trade constitutes 51% of its total trade, intra-EU trade is 65% and intra-ASEAN trade is a quarter of the total ASEAN trade,” Shri Sharma said to underscore that regional trade agreements are now the building blocks of the emerging global economic architecture.

Stating that India has “engaged with all dynamic and emerging parts of the world in a spirit of true partnerships”, Shri Sharma said that India is in “an advanced stage of concluding an ambitious Broad based Trade and Investment agreement with EU.” India, in the last three years, has also signed Trade in Goods Agreement with ASEAN, Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements with Republic of Korea, Japan, and Malaysia.

NSIC to Set Up Incubation Centres in Africa

The National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises is setting up incubation centers in ten African Countries including Gaborone, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Libya, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Burundi, Mozambique. The funding of Incubation project is done by MEA under the discussions held during the India African forum summit held in 2008.

The NSIC model of incubation is a unique model of incubation for small enterprise establishment where the budding entrepreneurs are trained for establishment of small enterprises. The trainees are given hand on experience on the project which they proposed to set up and the course module includes basic skill development, facilitation on fund management to banks, interaction on project suppliers for machine for technology supply, marketing product packaging, costing and pricing, general banking procedure, basic book keeping and accounting etc.

The projects identified to be set up in these ten countries are concrete block manufacturing plant, tomato ketchup and fruit juice making plant, paper corrugated box manufacturing plant, plant for making cookies, blow-molding plant, wire nail manufacturing, soya milk extraction, socks knitting, manufacturing of plastic bottle cap, water treatment plants, noodle making machine, honey processing plant, manufacturing of plastic shopping bags, jewelry making and finishing equipment, gem stone cutting and polishing machines.

India, Indonesia Signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

India and Indonesia signed an agreement to avoid double taxation and prevent fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income on 27 July 2012.
The agreement was signed by Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. R. M. Marty Natalegawa and his Indian counterpart S.M Krishna at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi. Apart from the agreement, both sides also signed the agreed minutes of thefourth Joint Commission Meeting between India and Indonesia.
Highlights of the Meet
•    Both the countries,  reviewed the entire state of bilateral relationship including trade and commerce.
•    Two nations have also agreed to strengthen the bilateral relationship into a strategic partnership
Both countries share a warm relationship on account of the solid foundation of historical and cultural ties. Both countries are also hopeful of achieving the trade target of 25 billion US Dollars by 2015

The Government of Chhattisgarh banned Gutka and Pan Masala

The Government of Chhattisgarh banned Gutka and Pan Masala on 24 July 2012. The State Cabinet decided to ban the manufacturing, storage, distribution, sale and consumption of these products.  Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved this proposal under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. It aims to reduce the number of cases that cause because of the consumption of the tobacco products.

National Policy for Children 2012

The Ministry of Women and Child Development on 26 July 2012 drafted the National Policy for Children 2012. The revised draft policy reaffirms the government's commitment towards children and addresses new challenges, seeking to realize the full potential of children’s rights throughout the country.  It defines a child as a person below eighteen years of age, and acknowledges the inalienable and inherent rights of the child and aims to realize the full range of child rights for all children in the country. The draft has stated that every child has a right to be safeguarded against hunger, deprivation and malnutrition. According to the draft policy, the state is bound to secure the rights and entitlement of children in difficult circumstances such as migration, displacement, disasters and communal violence.

The first National Policy on Children was formulated in 1974. The first policy of 1974 described children as a supremely important asset and made the state responsible for providing equal opportunities for growth and development of all children. The policy primarily focused on health and education of the children.

APPSC JUNIOR ASSISTANTS IN Dr. N.T.R. UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES GENERAL RECRUITMENT

JUNIOR ASSISTANTS IN Dr. N.T.R. UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES GENERAL RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION NO. 18/2012, Dated: 26/07/2012
Recruitment Applications online are invited between 07/08/2012 to 07/09/2012 and the last date of payment of fee is 05/09/2012.

The Written Examination will be held on 06/10/2012 & 07/10/2012.

The candidates are advised to visit Commission’s Website: (www.apspsc.gov.in) for detailed information.

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