Welfare of Disabled Persons

To provide comprehensive services to the Persons with Disabilities at the grass root level, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment facilitates creation of the infrastructure and capacity building at district level for awareness generation, rehabilitation, training/guiding of grassroots level functionaries, through setting up District Disability Rehabilitation Centres (DDRCs). The amount sanctioned to these centres during the financial years 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 is Rs. 201.08 lakh, Rs. 590.77 lakh and Rs. 410.09 lakh respectively.

A Central Sector Scheme namely “Prevention of Alcoholism and Substance (Drugs) Abuse” for Social Defence Services is being implemented for identification, counseling, treatment and rehabiliation of addicts through voluntary organizations, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Urban Local bodies and organizations/institutions fully funded or managed by State/Central Government are also eligible for financial assistance under the scheme.

Innovation Programme

The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has taken initiative in consultation with National Innovation Council (NIC) to set up a dedicated fund with an initial contribution of Rs.100 crores in the name of “India Inclusive Innovation Fund” for promoting grass root innovations. It is expected that promoting innovation would also improve the competitiveness and efficiency of SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises). The scheme is at the stage of approval.

The amount allocated for “India Inclusive Innovation Fund” for the current year (2012-13) is Rs.100 Cr.

The National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP) is the nodal programme of the Government to develop global competitiveness among Indian MSMEs. An amount of Rs.500 crores approx as GOI Contribution had been allocated for NMCP during XIth Plan. NMCP targets at enhancing the entire value chain of the MSME sector through the following schemes:

• Lean Manufacturing Competitiveness Scheme for MSMEs;

• Promotion of Information & Communication Tools (ICT) in MSME sector;

• Technology and Quality Up gradation Support to MSMEs;

• Design Clinics scheme for MSMEs;

• Enabling Manufacturing Sector to be Competitive through Quality Management Standards (QMS) and Quality Technology Tools (QTT);

• Marketing Assistance and Technology Up gradation Scheme for MSMEs;

• Setting up of Mini Tool Room under PPP Mode;

• National campaign for building awareness on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR);

• Support for Entrepreneurial and Managerial Development of SMEs through Incubators.

In addition, Government operates a number of schemes for the MSME sector which inter alia improve competitiveness. These schemes include Credit Guarantee Scheme, Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme, Performance and Credit Rating Scheme, Cluster Development Programme, Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme.

New Scheme for Life Saving Drugs

The Pharmaceutical Policy as amended from time to time also envisages making available quality medicines at affordable price to the masses. For fulfilment of this goal, a Campaign in the name of ‘Jan Aushadhi’ has been launched in 2008. The aim of this campaign is to make available quality medicines at affordable prices for all, especially the poor and the disadvantaged. Under this campaign, less priced quality unbranded generic medicines will be made available through Jan Aushadhi stores which inherently are less priced but are of same and equivalent quality, efficacy and safety as compared to branded generic medicines. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has informed that they have taken the initiative for Free Supply of Essential Medicines in Public Health Facilities in the country. Some of the salient features of this scheme is as under:

• Government proposes to start an Initiative for Free Supply of Essential Medicines in Public Health Facilities in the country aiming to provide affordable health care to the people by reducing out of pocket expenses of medicines.

• The initiative aims to increase share of public health in health care from a current level of 25-30% to around 50%.

• This initiative will promote rational use of medicines and reduce the consumption of inessential, unscientific and hazardous medicines.

• The initiative is based on the Tamil Nadu model where free medicines procured in bulk by the Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC), in generic name, directly from the manufacturers is supplied through an IT enabled supply chain management system to the public.

• An MoU would be signed with the States which will involve the following:-

o State would be encouraged to set up TNMSC like institutions or use any existing institution with sufficient autonomy for bulk procurement of essential drugs in generic names directly from the manufacturers in generic names. Strict instructions shall be issued to Medical Officers in Public Health facilities to prescribe generic medicines.

o The drugs would be supplied by the district ware houses through an IT enabled supply chain management system.

o States will involve Rogi Kalyan Samitis to ensure that free supply of medicines in public health facilities is properly and effectively implemented.

Installation of American Nuclear Reactor in India

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and a confidentiality agreement between Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC), USA and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) was initially signed in 2009. An amendment to extend the term of the earlier signed MoU till May, 2014 was signed on June 12, 2012. The amendment also includes a clause ot sign an Early Works Agreement.

The review of safety provisions in design of AP – 1000 systems to withstand extreme natural events like earthquakes and Tsunamis, post Fukushima incident, has been carried out in the vendor country. Westinghouse Electric Company has made a presentation on the same to the Indian side. The Design Certification of the AP – 1000 reactor was issued by United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) in December 2011, after the Fukushima accident.

Implementation of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Yojana

The Minister of Panchayati Raj Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo has said that the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Yojana (RGSY), implemented in districts not covered by the Scheme of Backward Regions Grants Fund (BRGF), focuses primarily on providing financial assistance to the States / UTs for Training & Capacity Building of elected representatives (ERs) and functionaries of Panchayats so that they can perform the functions devolved upon them and the schemes entrusted to them effectively.  Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha today, he said that assistance is also provided for Satellite based training infrastructure for Distance Learning for the ERs and Functionaries of the Panchayats and, in respect of the Hill States and States in the North Eastern Region, for capital expenditure on establishment of Panchayat Resource Centers / Training Institutes at Divisional / District level. There is a small component of Infrastructure Development under which assistance is provided to States / UTs for construction of Panchayat Ghars at Gram Panchayat level. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has already proposed higher allocations for capacity building during Twelfth Five Year Plan.

Interlinking of Rivers

The Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) (erstwhile Ministry of Irrigation) had formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) for Water Resources Development as early as 1980 envisaging inter-basin transfer of water from surplus basins to deficit basins/areas which comprises  two components, namely, Himalayan Rivers Development Component and Peninsular Rivers Development Component. The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) was set up under the Ministry of Irrigation in 1982 for carrying out various technical studies to establish the feasibility of the proposals of NPP and to give concrete shape to it. NWDA has already identified 14 links under Himalayan Component and 16 links under Peninsular Rivers Component.  Out of these, Feasibility Reports of 14 links under Peninsular Component and 2 links under Himalayan Component (Indian portion) has been prepared. The  present status of links identified for preparation of Feasibility Reports is given below:-

Peninsular  Rivers Development Component

1.         Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link    - FR completed

2.         Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link *       -FR completed     (Taken         by  the  state as per   their own proposal)

3.         Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna ( Pulichintala)link                 - FR completed

4.         Godavari (Inchampalli ) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link         - FR completed

5.         Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link                - FR completed

6.         Krishna (Srisailam) - Pennar  link                                                            - FR completed

7.         Krishna (Almatti) - Pennar link                                                      - FR completed

8.         Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link                     - FR completed

9.         Cauvery (Kattalai) – Vaigai – Gundar link                                   - FR completed

10.       Parbati – Kalisindh – Chambal link*                                            - FR completed

11.       Damanganga – Pinjal  link*                                               - FR com­pleted & DPR started

12.       Par – Tapi – Narmada link*                                             - FR completed & DPR started

13.       Ken – Betwa link*                                                                                     - DPR (Phase-I) Completed                                                                                                            

14.       Pamba – Achankovil – Vaippar link                                             - FR completed.

15.       Netravati - Hemavati Link                                                               - PFR completed

16.       Bedti - Varda link                                                                             - FR work taken up

Himalayan  Rivers Development Component

1.        Kosi-Mechi link                                                                    - Entirely lies in Nepal

2.        Kosi-Ghaghra link                                                               - S&I works taken up

3.        Gandak-Ganga link                                                             - S&I works completed

4.        Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                                        - FR completed (for

                                                                                                              Indian portion)

5.        Sarda-Yamuna link                                                             - FR completed (for

                                                                                                              Indian portion)

6.        Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                                     - S&I works completed

7.        Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                                                   - S&I works completed

8.        Chunar(at Ganga)-Sone Barrage link                             - S&I works completed

 9.        Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link                       - S&I works taken up

10.      Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga (M-S-T-G) link                 - S&I works taken up

11.      Jogighopa(at Brahmaputra)-Tista-Ganga at Farakka

         (Alternate to M-S-T-G) link                                                    - S&I works taken up

12.            Ganga (Farakka)-Sunderbans link                                   - S&I works completed

13.            Ganga-Damodar-Subernarekha link                               - S&I works completed

14.      Subernarekha-Mahanadi link                                           - S&I works completed

   

*    Priority links

PFR- Pre-Feasibility Report; FR- Feasibility Report; DPR- Detailed Project Report

S&I - Survey & Investigation in Indian portion

The Implementation of Inter Linking   of   Rivers   (ILR)  involves various steps such as  preparation  of   FRs   of  links, negotiation and consensus among concerned States, agreement with neighbouring countries if link involve area lying in other countries, preparation of DPRs of the projects and structures identified for the link, clearance from appraisal agencies which include clearance by Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF), clearance by Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), techno-economic clearance by Technical Advisory Committee of MoWR, investment clearance by Planning Commission and funding of the project

The  initial cost of the Inter Linking projects as per PFR/FR was 5.60 Lakh crore at 2002 Price Level.

      Costs of individual project have not yet been finalized. The present cost including the cost of land required to be acquired for the project can be estimated only after the completion of DPR of the projects.

   The State Government of Bihar  has submitted six Intra state link proposals

1.         Kosi – Mechi [entirely lie in India] 2.         Barh – Nawada   3.  Kohra – Chandravat (now Kohra-Lalbegi)  4.    Burhi Gandak – None – Baya – Ganga  5.         Burhi Gandak – Bagmati [Belwadhar] 6.            Kosi – Ganga

         The PFRs of all six links have been completed and sent to State Government of Bihar. On the request of Bihar Government the preparation of DPR of two links i.e. 1. Kosi – Mechi, 2. Burhi Gandak – None – Baya – Ganga is under preparation.

          As desired by Govt. of Bihar, NWDA has completed the Preliminary Project Report (PPR) of Burhi Gandak-None-Baya –Ganga link and sent the same to Govt. of Bihar and CWC on 31.05.2012.

         Preparation of Preliminary Project Report (PPR) of Kosi – Mechi link is under progress.

         Further 3 additional proposals ,viz. i) Development of Bagmati Irrigation & Drainage Project – Phase-II (Barrage near Kataunjha in Muzaffarpur District) and Adhwara Multipurpose Project with Kosi-Adhwara-Bagmati link, ii) Transfer of Ganga water to South Bihar through Pump Canal Scheme at Buxer & iii) Development of Badua-Chandan Basin, from Bihar have also been received. These are being examined for their suitability for further studies.

         The State Government of  Rajasthan has submitted two Intra state link proposals i.e. 1. Mahi – Luni link 2. Wakal – Sabarmati – Sei – West Banas – Kameri link.

         PFR of Intra-State link of Rajasthan viz. Wakal – Sabarmati – Sei – West Banas – Kameri link have been prepared and sent to Govt. of Rajasthan. The PFR of Mahi-Luni is in progress.        

            The report on interlinking of rivers was submitted by National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in April, 2008.  The conclusions/recommendations given by NCAER in its report mention various benefits of Interlinking of river programme such as additional benefits of Irrigation & Power, increase in growth rate of agriculture, growth of direct & indirect employment, improvement in the quality of life of people in rural areas and mitigation of floods & drought. The recommendations also include certain action points like setting up National Commission for Basin Management, improving cost recovery from irrigation projects & formation of Water Users Association. At present, no interlinking project under National Perspective Plan is under implementation.  Therefore, the stage has not come for taking decision on the action points suggested in the report.

Implementation of Water Policy

National Water Policy is finalised and adopted by National Water Resources Council. Several States have formulated their State Water Policies, by and large as per the provisions of National Water Policy. The States implement these policies as per their requirement and priorities.

The third Minor Irrigation Census has counted 5.56 lakh tanks and storages in India. The storage capacity of these tanks and storages was not surveyed.

The average annual water availability for the country has been assessed as 1869 billion cubic meters (BCM). Due to topographic, hydrological and other constraints, the utilizable water has been estimated to be about 1123 BCM comprising 690 BCM of surface water and 433 BCM of replenishable ground water. The National Commission for Integrated Water Resources Development (NCIWRD), in its report in 1999, had assessed that the annual water requirement by the year 2025 and 2050 will be about 843 BCM and 1180 BCM respectively.

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APPSC & OTHER EXAMS 2012 CURRENT AFFAIRS PREVIOUS QUESTIONS

TOP-50 LATEST CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs FOR ALL APPSC EXAMS

1.  The limit of overseas investment in government bonds/securities has been raised
     from $15 billion to _________.
     a) $20 billion
     b) $25 billion
     c) $30 billion
     d) $35 billion
     e) None of the above

2.  According to “World Investment Report 2012″, the total FDI inflow in India in 2011 stood at              ________.
     a) $67 billion
     b) $87 billion
     c) $52 billion
     d) $78 billion
     e) None of the above

3.  According to The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, India ranks at ____.
     a) 42nd
     b) 36th
     c) 56th
     d) 53rd
     e) 62nd

4.  Which country tops the overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012?
     a) Sweden
     b) Singapore
     c) Netherland
     d) Switzerland
     e) None of the above

5. The World Bank Group have entered into an agreement with which among the following industrial bodies to establish the India Wildlife Business Council (IWBC)
     to promote tiger and biodiversity conservation for sustainable development?
     a) Industrial Development Bank of India
     b) Indian Industries Association
     c) Confederation of Indian Industry
     d) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
     e) None of the above

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Saina wins bronze after Wang retires hurt

Saina Nehwal on August 04 created history by becoming the first Indian to win an Olympic Games bronze medal in badminton, though under fortuitous circumstances, as her world number two Chinese opponent retired from the play-off because of a knee injury.

The 22-year-old Saina was trailing 18-21, 0-1 in the high-voltage bronze medal play-off match when her second seeded opponent Xin Wang retired hurt, giving India an unexpected medal without having to sweat much.

Saina also became the second Indian woman to win an Olympic medal, after Karnam Malleswari’s weightlifting bronze in 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Vijay Kumar wins Silver medal men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event

Army sharp shooter Vijay Kumar on August 03  fought a nerve-wracking battle with five other top marksmen to clinch the silver medal in the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event at the Olympic Games in London.

Kumar beat back the challenge of world champion Alexei Klimov of Russia, Chinese duo of Ding Feng and Zhang Jian and German Christian Reitz in the 40-shot final to finish runner-up in a thrilling finale behind Cuba's Leuris Pupo who shot his way to the gold with a world record equalling score of 34.

The 26-year-old army subedar from Himachal Pradesh found the target 30 times out of 40 attempts in the series comprising eight rounds of five shots each.

This is India's second medal in the ongoing quadrennial extravaganza after fellow marksman Gagan Narang's bronze in the 10m Air Rifle event on July 30. This was also the country's fourth medal in shooting in Olympic history.

The other medal winners are Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (silver in 2004 Athens) , Abhinav Bindra (gold in 2008 Beijing) besides Narang.

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India is the Second-Largest Mobile Phone user in World

India is the second-largest mobile phone user with over 900 million users in the world. It accounted for over 10% of the world’s online population in 2011. This was stated by Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare in Londonon August 02.
Addressing the seminar on “The Role of Health Informatics - How Health is making difference to ordinary people in India” at Healthcare & Life Sciences Global Business Summit, Shri Azad said that mobile telecommunications have seen tremendous growth in India. This growth has been inclusive with benefits accruing to the poorest households in the remotest regions of the country. In 2011 alone, 142 million mobile-cellular subscriptions were added in India, twice as many as in the whole of Africa, and more than in the Arab States, CIS and Europe put together. The mobile tariffs in India have become among the lowest in the world. A new mobile connection can be activated with a monthly commitment of 15 cents only. 
Recognizing the potential to reach out to people, especially those living in remote areas and adolescents he said that Government of India has recently taken steps to integrate and enhance existing Health related - IT enabled Systems. A name, address and telephone based Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) is a new initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is one of the excellent examples of leveraging Information Technology for ensuring delivery of full spectrum of healthcare and immunization services to pregnant women and children up to 5 years of age. This system is aimed at generating a data bank to validate delivery of services, ensuring ante-natal, intra-natal and post-natal checkups, nursing universal immunization, ensuring quality service delivery, micro planning. These initiatives will have a positive impact on important health indicators like Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR).  

First India - Sri Lanka CEOs Forum Meeting to be held in Colombo on August 4

The first meeting of the India-Sri Lanka CEOs Forum, constituted by the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Honourable President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, will take place on August 4, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Forum, which has been set up to develop a roadmap for increased cooperation and mutually beneficial economic partnership between the two countries, will deliberate ways and means to enhance trade and investments between the two nations. The Indian Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman & Managing Director, Bharti Airtel Ltd. to be the Co-Chair from the Indian side while Mr. Kulathunga Rajpaksa, Executive Director, Samson International Ltd has been appointed to Co-Chair from Sri Lanka.
The bilateral trade between India and Sri Lanka trade was USD 4 billion in 2010-11 and has the potential to double to USD 8 billion within the next three years. It is worth noting that Sri Lanka is India’s largest trade partner in South Asia while India, in turn, is Sri Lanka’s largest trade partner globally. The trade between the two countries grew rapidly particularly after the India-Sri Lanka FTA came into force in March 2000. Between 2000-2008, the bilateral trade multiplied nearly five-fold. 

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

LECTURERS IN GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES (ENGINEERING AND NONENGINEERING) IN A.P. TECHNICAL EDUCATION SERVICE GENERAL RECRUITMENT

LECTURERS IN GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGES (ENGINEERING AND NONENGINEERING) IN A.P. TECHNICAL EDUCATION SERVICE GENERAL RECRUITMENT 
NOT I F ICAT ION NO. 1 9 / 2 0 1 2 , Da t e d : 3 0 / 0 7 / 2 0 1 2
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.
The candidates are advised to visit Commission’s Website for detailed information.  

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Indian Police Service (Limited) Competitive Exam, 2012

Objective Type Papers


Paper I

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Descriptive Type Papers

Paper III - English

Paper IV - Essay

Paper V - General Studies  

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.

 

Written Result - Civil Services (Prel.) Examination 2012

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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