Nobel Prize Winners 2013 List

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2013
François Englert and Peter W. Higgs
"for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, and which recently was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle, by the ATLAS and CMS experiments at CERN's Large Hadron Collider"

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2013
Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel
"for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems"

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2013
James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman and Thomas C. Südhof
"for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic, a major transport system in our cells"

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2013
Alice Munro
"master of the contemporary short story"

The Nobel Peace Prize 2013
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
"for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons"

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2013
Eugene F. Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert J. Shiller 
"for their empirical analysis of asset prices"

A to Z of Food Security Bill, 2013

Lok Sabha has passed Food Security Bill, 2013(FSB) on august, 2013. FSB aims to provide highly subsidized food grains to nearly 67% of population of India (50% urban and 75% rural) under Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). 

Some  facts on FSB are: 

1. Drafted by the Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council in 2010, the Bill originally proposed legal food entitlement for 75% of India’s population


2. A panel led by C Rangarajan recommended lowering entitlements and reforming PDS


3. 75% of rural and 50% of urban population - an estimated 800 mn people - are to receive 5 kg of wheat, rice and coarse cereals at Rs 3, Rs 2 and Rs 1 a kg, respectively. The Bill doesn’t include pulses and edible oils, as the country lacks supply of these


4. As the govt will procure more grains, farmers might be dissuaded from growing cash crops.


5. The present PDS system does not have the legal umbrella. The legal entitlement in the Bill provides beneficiaries the right to take the govt to court if they are denied the service.


6. For now, the govt proposes to implement it through existing system of ration shops. Later, it could be shifted to a modernised PDS that works on biometric ration cards.


7. The grain required to cover the whole population is estimated at 77 mt, while the govt’s annual procurement has averaged around 60 mt.


8. The govt’s food subsidy bill will rise from the present Rs 90,000 crore to over Rs 130,000 crore. Besides inflation fears, the rise in subsidy bill could affect govt’s ability to contain its fiscal deficit at 4.8% of GDP.


9. Pregnant women and lactating mothers would receive a maternity benefit of at least Rs. 6,000.


10. Children aged six months to 14 years would get take-home ration or hot cooked food.


11. The Centre would also provide money to states and union territories if it runs low on grain.


12. The Union government also would provide “assistance” towards the cost of intra-state transportation, handling of grains.


13. In a bid to give women more authority in running their households, the oldest adult woman in each house would be considered the head of that household for issue of ration card.


14. Beneficiary will be identified by states based on parameters prescribed by the Union Government.

Fact Sheet- Rajasthan Assembly Election

Date of Polling :-  ( Sunday) 1.12.2013 & Counting of Votes : (Sunday) 8.12.2013 S.No Item 1 Number & Types of AssemblyConstituencies in the state General        141 SC          34 ST          25 Total        200 2 Population of the State                            71266625 3 Total Electors 4,06,08,056 4 Female/Male Ratio 897 5 Percentage of EPIC issued 99.43 6 Number of Recognized State Parties Nil 7 Smallest Assembly constituency (Areawise) Not determined 8 Smallest Assembly constituency(Electorate wise) 77-Baseri (SC) 9 Largest Assembly constituency (area wise) Not determined 10 Largest Assembly constituency(Electorate wise) 46-Jhotwara 11 Total No. of Polling Stations 45,334 12 Number of General, Expenditure , Police & Awareness Observers  deployed General Observers :200, Police Observers :14 , Expenditure Observers : 56,Awareness Observers :11 13 Poll expenditure limit per candidate (as per M/o Law Notification No. 11019(1)/2011-Leg.II dated 23rd February, 2011 Rs 16 Lakh

Fact Sheet- Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election

Date of Polling : ( Monday) 25.11.2013 & Date of Counting : (Sunday) 8.12.2013 S.No Item 1 Number Types of Assembly Constituencies General 148 SC 35 ST 47 Total 230 2 Population of the State 75342145 {As per census projected} 3 Total Electors 4,64,57,724 4 Female/Male Ratio 897.46 5 Percentage of EPIC issued 100% 6 Number of Recognized State Parties 06 7 Smallest Assembly constituency (Electoratewise) Kotma – (141545) (District – Anuppur) 8 Largest Assembly constituency (Electoratewise) Indore-5 (308563) (District – Indore) 9 Total No. of Polling Stations 53,896 10 Number of General, Expenditure , Police & Awareness Observers  deployed General Observers :230, Police Observers :20 , Expenditure Observers :100,Awareness Observers : 17 11 Poll expenditure limit per candidate as per M/o Law Notification No. 11019(1)/2011-Leg.II dated 23rd February, 2011             Rs. 16 Lakh

Fact Sheet- Mizoram Assembly Election

Date of Polling :- (Wednesday) 4 .12.2013 & Date of Counting : Sunday 8.12.2013 S.No Item 1 Number & Types of AssemblyConstituencies in the state General 01 SC 00 ST 39 Total 40 2 Population of the State 1097206 ( as per Census 2011) 3 Total Electors 6,86,305 4 Female/Male Ratio 1038 5 Percentage of EPIC issued 100% 6 Number of Recognized State Parties 3 7 Smallest Assembly constituency (Areawise) 14-Aizawl East-11 8 Smallest Assembly constituency(Electorate wise) 34-Thorang 9 Largest Assembly constituency (area wise) 40-Palak 10 Largest Assembly constituency(Electorate wise) 36-Tichawng 11 Total No. of Polling Stations 1126 12 Number of General, Expenditure , Police & Awareness Observers  deployed General Observers :31, Police Observers :2 , Expenditure Observers 9,Awareness Observers : 2 13 Poll expenditure limit per candidate (as per M/o Law Notification No. 11019(1)/2011-Leg.II dated 23rd February, 2011 Rs. 8 Lakh

Fact Sheet- Delhi Assembly Election

Date of Polling :-  (Wednesday) 4.12.2013 & Date of Counting : (Sunday) 8.12.2013 S.No Item 1 Number Types of Assembly Constituencies General 58 SC 12 ST 00 Total 70 2 Population of the State 1,67,53,235 3 Total Electors 1,15,07,113 4 Female/Male Ratio 804 5 Percentage of EPIC issued 100% 6 Number of Recognized State Parties 06 7 Smallest Assembly constituency (Area wise) AC-22 Balimaran (2.50 Sq.Km) 8 Smallest Assembly constituency (Electoratewise) AC- 38 Delhi Cantt (85821) 9 Largest Assembly constituency (area wise) AC – 01 Narela (143.42 Sq. Km) 10 Largest Assembly constituency (Electoratewise) AC- 31 Vikas Puri (282632) 11 Total No. of Polling Stations 11,763 12 Number of General, Expenditure , Police & Awareness Observers  deployed General Observers :70, Police Observers :2 , Expenditure Observers 18 ,Awareness Observers :3 13 Poll expenditure limit per candidate (as per M/o Law Notification No. 11019(1)/2011-Leg.II dated 23rd February, 2011 Rs. 16 Lakh