On the basis of the results of the Written Test held on 15/10/2011 AN & 16/10/2011 FN & AN and Oral Test (Interview) held on 03/03/2012 to 03/04/2012 for the recruitment to the Executive posts falling under Group-II Services, the candidates, whose Register Numbers are given below have been provisionally selected for appointment to the Executive posts notified vide Commission’s notification No. 38/2008 & 11/2009.
Selection List for Notification No. 11/2009 TO 38/2008 , GROUP-II SERVICES RECRUITMENT
Friday, November 2, 2012
Aishwarya Rai to be conferred French honour
This prestigious distinction comes in recognition of her invaluable contribution to the world of cinema and the development of Indo-French cooperation in cinema, art, and culture.
Earlier Indian recipients include Shahrukh Khan, Raghu Rai, Nandita Das, late Habib Tanvir, and Upamanyu Chatterjee.
Recipient of several Indian film awards, she was also the youngest Indian actress to receive the Padma Shri in 2009. She starred in the film Devdas in 2002, which was an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival and the most successful Indian movie in France. She was also the first Indian actress to be a jury member at Cannes.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
INTEGRATED CHILD PROTECTION SCHEME
India
is home to almost 19% of the world’s children. More than one third of
the country’s population, around 440 million, is below 18 years. The
future and strength of the nation lies in a healthy, protected, educated
and well-developed child population that will grow up to be productive
citizens of the country. It is alarming that, in 2011, the Crimes
against children reported a 24% increase from the previous year with a
total of 33,098 cases of crimes against Children reported in the country
during 2011 as compared to 26,694 cases during 2010. The State of Uttar
Pradesh accounted for 16.6% of total crimes against children at
national level in 2011, followed by Madhya Pradesh (13.2%), Delhi
(12.8%), Maharashtra (10.2%), Bihar (6.7%) and Andhra Pradesh (6.7%).
Thus there is an urgent case for increasing expenditure on child protection. so that the rights of the children of India are protected. The neglect of child protection issues not only violates the rights of the children but also increases their vulnerability to abuse, neglect and exploitation. GOI has launched the Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) aimed at building a protective environment for children in difficult circumstances, as well as other vulnerable children, through Government-Civil Society Partnership. Objectives of the scheme are: a) To create a safety net for children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law by building a protective environment for them, keeping their best interests in mind; b) To promote preventive measures to protect children from falling in the situations of vulnerability, risk and abuse; c) To promote preventive measure to address the vulnerabilities of families and build their ability and capacity protect their children; d) To supplement and strengthen the infrastructure established under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act 2000; e) To build capacities of families, communities, and NGOs to strengthen care, protection and response to children; f) To create State and District Child Protection Units as well as State Adoption Cells; g) To promote in-country adoption and regulate inter-country adoption as well as ensure minimum standards; h) To provide services to the more vulnerable categories of children through specialized programmes; i) To establish linkages for restoration of children to their biological families and placement with adoptive families or foster families, where necessary; j) To provide specialized institutional care to infants and children up to 6 years of age who are either abandoned or orphaned/destitute; k) To check and end female foeticide and infanticide in the country; l) To provide services to street and destitute children, including child beggars; m) To provide for care and support services for children affected by HIV/AIDS; n) To establish CHILDLINE in every district, for creating access in emergencies by providing counseling, restoration and rehabilitative services to children along with linkages to other available services under various schemes of the Government of India/State Governments; o) To train and sensitize local bodies, police, judiciary and other concerned departments of State Governments to undertake related responsibilities; p) To strengthen the knowledge base by undertaking research and documentation, resource mapping of services, the creation of a Management Information System (MIS) for tracking vulnerable children, and database management; q) To carry out advocacy and spread awareness about child and family-related issues for supporting the family; r) To network with the Allied Systems i.e. Government departments and Non-Government agencies; s) To initiate any other need-based specialized innovative services through families, community and panchayats/local bodies, including child guidance and counseling especially to combat drug abuse, sexual abuse, child marriage, and discrimination against the girl child. |
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India slips to 40th slot in WEF's financial development index
India has slipped four places to 40th position, out of 62 leading
financial systems and capital markets, because of poor enforcement of
contracts and low levels of liberalisation, says a World Economic Forum report.
According to the fifth edition of the World Economic Forum's Financial Development Report 2012, India has been ranked 40th in the 2012 Index -- four-spot decline from last year (36 rank).
The report highlighted a poor record in enforcing contracts, low levels of liberalisation, inadequate IT and communications infrastructure and general high costs of doing business.
India has been ranked 9th out of the 15 Asia Pacific economies that were surveyed in the report.
India's comparative strength in the area of non-banking financial services was recognised in the report. It was ranked quite high in non-banking financial services (9th), but in terms of banking financial services it was placed in the 45th position.
The index was topped by Hong Kong for the second consecutive year, followed by the US, the UK, Singapore, Australia, Canada. There was no change in the ranking of the first six places this year as against last year.
The general stability of the Index is further highlighted by Singapore, Australia and Canada maintaining their positions at 4th, 5th and 6th place, respectively.
The Netherlands fell two spots from 7th to 9th because of weakness in equity market development and banking system efficiency, while, Sweden jumped into this year's top 10 because of an improvement in retail access to capital.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Planning Commission's Environmental Performance Index released
Planning
Commission's Environmental Performance Index (EPI) has placed the
Uttarakhand as a best-performing States and Union territory in terms of
environmental well-being.
Uttarakhand is followed by Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Sikkim, and Andhra Pradesh. Environmental well-being is one of the considerations for devolution of funds to the States under the Gadgil formula. Uttarakhand has been given a cumulative score of 0.8123, followed by Himachal Pradesh (0.7316), Chandigarh (0.7270), Sikkim (0.7149), and Andhra Pradesh (0.7147). Mizoram, Kerala, Goa, Sikkim, Tripura, Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar, with an average score of 1, have been ranked as the best States in terms of air quality. Ironically, except for Uttarakhand, all the States meet the prescribed national ambient air quality standard in respect of the sulphur dioxide of 20 micrograms per cubic metre. The indicators considered for measuring the ambient air quality performance are sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter. In respect of nitrogen oxide, more than 10 States don’t meet the 30 microgram per cubic metre national standard. In respect of suspended particulates, except for Goa, Kerala, and Mizoram, no State meets the 60 microgram per cubic metre national standard. On water quality standards, except for Himachal Pradesh, which has set up 100 per cent treatment capacity for sewage, the treatment capacity in the remaining States ranges from 0 (13 States) to less than 20 per cent (8 States) and more than 50 per cent in four States, indicating a pathetic performance in this respect. Sewage disposal, water quality of rivers-dissolved oxygen, total coliform count and the percentage of water exploitation-are considered for the State-wise performance for water quality. As far as total fecal coliform count is concerned, it is as much as 92 per cent in most of the States, with none complying with the standards. Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Daman and Diu, and Puducherry extract more water than they recharge, but Himachal Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Puducherry are the only States which show a semblance of adherence to river water quality. On forest conservation, Chandigarh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh are among the five best-performing States that have preserved forests as well as increased cover. |
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Indian women beat Pakistan to lift Asia Cup
The Indian women’s cricket team lifted the inaugural Asian Cricket Council’s Twenty20 Asia Cup after beating arch-rivals Pakistan by 18 runs in a low-scoring final at Guangzhou (China) on October 31.
India’s decision to bat first seemed to have backfired when the team folded for 81 but the bowlers did a splendid job to dismiss Pakistan to 63 in 19.1 overs.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
APPSC EXTENSION OFFICER WOMEN & CHILD WELFARE EXAM (Notification No. 36/2011) OFFICIAL FINAL KEY
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APPSC TECHNICAL ASSTS. IN ARCHIOLOGY& MUSIUMS (Notification No. 09/2012) OFFICIAL KEY
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
PRIME MINISTER'S COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS
The Economic Advisory Council
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister was constituted on
29th Dec 2004 with the Chairman of Cabinet rank. Dr. C. Rangarajan is
the current Chairman.
The Members of the Council are Dr. Saumitra Chaudhuri, (Economic
Adviser, ICRA), Dr. Govinda Rao (Director-General, National Institute of
Public Finance & Policy), Dr. Vijay Shankar Vyas (President, Asian
Society of Agricultural Economists) and Mr. Suman K. Bery
(Director-General, National Council of Applied Economic Research.) The
members of the Council will have the rank of Minister of State.
Apart from advice on policy matters referred to the Council by the PM
from time to time, the EAC also prepares a monthly report on economic
developments at home and abroad for the Prime Minister. It monitors
economic trends on a regular basis and bring to the PM’s attention
important developments at home and abroad and suggests suitable policy
responses.
PM's Council on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
The Prime Minister had announced setting up of the Task Force in
August, 2009 when representatives of prominent MSME associations had met
him to highlight their issues and concerns. Accordingly, the Task Force
under Shri T.K.A. Nair, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister was
constituted on 2nd September, 2009 to reflect on the issues raised by
the associations and formulate an agenda for action after discussions
with all stakeholders. Its members included Member, Planning Commission,
Secretaries of concerned Government Departments, Deputy Governor, RBI,
Chairman and Managing Director, SIDBI and representatives of MSME
associations.
The report provided a roadmap for the development and promotion of the
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). It recommended an agenda
for immediate action to provide relief and incentives to the MSMEs,
especially in the aftermath of the recent economic slowdown, accompanied
by institutional changes and detailing of programmes, to be achieved in
a time bound manner. In addition, it suggested setting up of
appropriate legal and regulatory structures to create a conducive
environment for entrepreneurship and growth of micro, small and medium
enterprises in the country.
Subsequently, the Prime Minister’s Council on MSMEs was formed on 7th
April, 2010 to lay down broad policy guidelines and review the
development of the MSME sector. The Council shall meet once a year.
A steering group has also been put into place comprising of Secretaries
to the Ministries of MSME, Finance, Labour etc. This steering group has
already met in April and reviewed the progress of implementation of the
recommendations of the Task Force.
PM's Council on Trade and Industry
The newly reconstituted Prime Minister’s Council on Trade & Industry held its first meeting on 26th May, 2010. The Council held discussions on wide-ranging issues. It was decided to form Sub Committees comprising of the Members of the Council to discuss and formulate their recommendations to the Government on the following issues:(i) Skill development, Affirmative Action and Corporate Social Responsibility;
(ii) Enhancing Agriculture Production and Food Security;
(iii) Promoting Public Private Partnership especially in R&D and clean energy;
(iv) Promoting Financial Inclusion; and
(v) Backward and Tribal Area Development.
PM's Council on Climate Change
Constituted on 6th June 2008, a committee chaired by the Prime Minister
called Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change will coordinate
national action for assessment, adaptation and mitigation of climate
change.
The Committee would focus on the following tasks:
a) Evolve a coordinated response to issues relating to climate change at the national level ;
b) Provide oversight for formulation of action plans in the area of
assessment, adaptation and mitigation of climate change;
c) Periodically monitor key policy decisions.
The committee would be serviced by the Prime Minister's Office, which may obtain assistance as required from any Ministry/ Department/ Agency of Government. Specifically, the Ministry of Environment and Forests will assist PMO in facilitating the work of this Committee.
PM's National Council on Skill Development
The Prime Minister's National Council on Skill Development was
constituted on 1st July 2008 in pursuance of the decision of the
Cabinet at its meeting held on 15th May 2008 on "Coordinated Action for
Skill Development and setting up of the National Skill Development
Corporation".
The Council is at the apex of a three-tier structure and would be
concerned with vision setting and laying down core strategies. The
Council would be assisted by the National Skill Development Coordination
Board chaired by the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission which will
coordinate action for skill development both in the public and the
private sector.
To promote private sector action for skill development, an
institutional arrangement in the form of a non-profit corporation called
the National Skill Development Corporation is being set up by the
Ministry of Finance. The Chairperson of the National Skill Development
Corporation, a non- profit corporation to be set up by the Ministry of
Finance would also be a Member of the Council.
The Trade and Economic Relations Committee
Constituted on 3rd May 2005, the Trade & Economic Relations
Committee is an institutional mechanism for evolving the extent, scope
and operational parameters of our economic relations with other
countries in a coordinated and synchronized manner.
The Committee is serviced by the Prime Minister’s Office, which may
obtain assistance as required from any Ministry/Department/Agency of
Government.
PM's National Council on India's Nutrition Challenges
The Government has decided to constitute a Prime Minister's National Council on India's Nutrition Challenges for (a) policy direction (b) review and (c) effective coordination between Ministries which all will have a sectoral responsibility for the challenge of nutrition.
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Council of Ministers
Serial Number | Portfolio | Name of Minister |
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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 Railways | Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal |
3. | Minister of Finance | Shri Palaniappan Chidambaram |
4. | Minister of Agriculture Minister of Food Processing Industries |
Shri Sharad Chandra Govindrao Pawar |
5. | Minister of Defence | Shri A.K. Antony |
6. | Minister of Home Affairs | Shri Sushil Kumar Sambhajirao Shinde |
7. | Minister of External Affairs | Shri Salman Khurshid |
8. | Minister of Science and Technology Minister of Earth Sciences |
Shri Jaipal Sudini Reddy |
9. | Minister of Health and Family Welfare | Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad |
10. | Minister of New and Renewable Energy | Dr. Farooq Abdullah |
11. | Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Dr.(Shri) M. Veerappa Moily |
12. | Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs | Shri Vayalar Ravi |
13. | Minister of Civil Aviation | Shri Ajit Singh |
14. | Minister of Labour and Employment | Shri Mallikarjun Kharge |
15. | Minister of Human Resource Development | Dr. M. Mangapati Pallam Raju |
16. | Minister of Communications and Information Technology | Shri Kapil Sibal |
17. | Minister of Commerce Industry and Minister of Textiles |
Shri Anand Sharma |
18. | Minister of Road Transport and Highways | Shri C. P. Joshi |
19. | Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation | Shri Ajay Maken |
20. | Minister of Culture | Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch |
21. | Minister of Shipping | Shri G.K. Vasan |
22. | Minister of Urban Development Minister of Parliamentary Affairs |
Shri Kamal Nath |
23. | Minister of Water Resources | Shri Harish Rawat |
24. | Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment | Kumari Selja |
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 | Ashwani Kumar, Shri |
29. | Minister of Minority Affairs | Khan, Shri K. Rahman |
30. | Ministry of Mines | Shri Dinsha J. Patel |
31. | Minister of Tribal Affairs Minister of Panchayati Raj |
Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo |
32. | Minister of Steel | Shri Beni Prasad Verma |
33. | Minister of Rural Development | Shri Jairam Ramesh |
Serial Number | Portfolio | Name of Minister |
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1. | Ministry of Women and Child Development | Smt. Krishna Tirath |
2. | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports | Shri Jitendra Singh |
3. | Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution | Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas |
4. | Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation | Shri Srikant Kumar Jena |
5. | Ministry of Environment and Forests | Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan |
6. | Minister of Information and Broadcasting | Shri Manish Tewari |
7. | Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region | Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar |
8. | Minister of Tourism | Chiranjeevi, Dr. K. |
9. | Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation | Shri Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki |
10. | Minister of Power | Shri Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia |
11. | Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises | Shri K.H. Muniyappa |
12. | Minister of Corporate Affairs | Shri Sachin Pilot |
Serial Number | Portfolio | Name of Minister |
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1. | Ministry of External Affairs | Shri E. Ahamed |
2. | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Shri S. Gandhiselvan |
3. | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | Shri D. Napoleon |
4. | Ministry of Human Resource Development | Shri Jitin Prasada |
5. | Ministry of Human Resource Development | Dr. Shashi Tharoor |
6. | Ministry of Home Affairs | Shri Ramachandran Mullappally |
7. | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Prime Minister Office |
Shri V. Narayanasamy |
8. | Ministry of Commerce and Industry | Smt. Daggubati Purandeswari |
9. | Ministry of Railways | Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury |
10. | Ministry of Railways | Shri Kotla Jaya Surya Prakash Reddy |
11. | Ministry of Textiles | Smt. Lakshmi Panabaka |
12. | Ministry of Finance | Shri Namo Narain Meena |
13. | Ministry of Finance | Shri S.S. Palanimanickam |
14. | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | Shri Sathyanarayana Sarvey |
15. | Ministry of External Affairs | Smt. Preneet Kaur |
16. | Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
Dr. Charan Das Mahant |
17. | Ministry of Agriculture Ministry of Food Processing Industries |
Tariq Anwar, Shri |
18. | Ministry of Tribal Affairs | Smt. Ranee Narah |
19. | Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment | Shri Porika Balram Naik |
20. | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | Shri Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury |
21. | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | Shri Tushar Amarsinh Chaudhary |
22. | Ministry of Communications and Information Technology | Shri Milind Murli Deora |
23. | Ministry of Communications and Information Technology | Dr. (Smt.) Kruparani Killi |
24. | Ministry of Coal | Shri Pratik Prakashbapu Patil |
25. | Ministry of Minority Affairs | Shri Ninong Ering |
26. | Ministry of Rural Development | Shri Pradeep Kumar Jain Aditya |
27. | Ministry of Home Affairs | Shri Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh |
28. | Ministry of Planning Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs |
Shri Rajeev Shukla |
29. | Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers | Shri Srikant Kumar Jena |
30. | Minister of Urban Development | Smt. Deepa Dasmunsi |
31. | Minister of Labour and Employment | Shri Suresh Kodikunnil |
32. | Minister of New and Renewable Energy | Shri S. Jagathrakshakan |
33. | Minister of Civil Aviation | Shri K. C. Venugopal |
34. | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar |
35. | Ministry of Defence | Shri Jitendra Singh |
36. | Ministry of Defence | Shri Lalchand Kataria |
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Friday, October 26, 2012
V Narayan Murthy honoured with 2012 Hoover Medal
V. Narayan Murthy was honoured with 2012 Hoover Medal at the Global
Humanitarian Technology Conference in Seattle in Washington on 22
October 2012. Murthy, who is the 70th recipient since the medal's
inception, was recognized for establishing a foundation that forges
outstanding improvements in healthcare, social rehabilitation, rural
uplift and education. Previous awardees include former US presidents
Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower and James Earl Carter.
Narayan Murthy co-founded Infosys limited in 1981. He contributed significantly in India's success in information technology outsourcing.
The Hoover Medal was established in 1930 to recognize great, unselfish, non-technical services by engineers to humanity. The Infosys Science Foundation was established in 2009 to promote science research in India.
The Hoover Medal is administered by a board representing five engineering organizations: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Narayan Murthy co-founded Infosys limited in 1981. He contributed significantly in India's success in information technology outsourcing.
The Hoover Medal was established in 1930 to recognize great, unselfish, non-technical services by engineers to humanity. The Infosys Science Foundation was established in 2009 to promote science research in India.
The Hoover Medal is administered by a board representing five engineering organizations: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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Gov. of Bangladesh Awarded Babu Jagjivan Ram with Friends of Liberation War Honour
Former Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of India, Babu Jagjivan Ram was awarded with the Friends of Liberation War Honour by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution in the 1971 War.
He was given the honour by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina and President of Bangladesh, Mohammad. Zillur Rahman.
The award was received by Babuji's grandson, Anshul Avijit at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka. Anshul Avijit, is a journalist and academician and also the son of Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar.
Babu Jagjivan Ram as the Defence Minister and chief strategist of India in 1971, helped in liberation of Bangladesh. He assured that the war for liberation of Bangladesh ended in the remarkably short time of 13 days.
He was among the remarkable figure that had helped in creation of the Joint Command of Bangladesh and the Indian forces for the final outrage which led to the victory.
An Insight into Political Career of Babu Jagjivan Ram
Babu Jagjivan Ram was born near Arrah in Bhojpur district of Bihar in 1908 and had joined the freedom struggle while student in BHU in Benares and at Calcutta University.
• He as a freedom fighter founded the All India Depressed Classes League.
• He was the youngest serving member of Jawaharlal Nehru’s Interim Government of 1946 as the Minister of Labour and had also hold a number of critical portfolios including Agriculture, Railways, Communications and Defence.
• He holds the record for having an uninterrupted Parliamentary career that spanned almost half a century – from 1936 as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly to 1986 as a member of the Eighth Lok Sabha.
He was given the honour by the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina and President of Bangladesh, Mohammad. Zillur Rahman.
The award was received by Babuji's grandson, Anshul Avijit at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka. Anshul Avijit, is a journalist and academician and also the son of Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar.
Babu Jagjivan Ram as the Defence Minister and chief strategist of India in 1971, helped in liberation of Bangladesh. He assured that the war for liberation of Bangladesh ended in the remarkably short time of 13 days.
He was among the remarkable figure that had helped in creation of the Joint Command of Bangladesh and the Indian forces for the final outrage which led to the victory.
An Insight into Political Career of Babu Jagjivan Ram
Babu Jagjivan Ram was born near Arrah in Bhojpur district of Bihar in 1908 and had joined the freedom struggle while student in BHU in Benares and at Calcutta University.
• He as a freedom fighter founded the All India Depressed Classes League.
• He was the youngest serving member of Jawaharlal Nehru’s Interim Government of 1946 as the Minister of Labour and had also hold a number of critical portfolios including Agriculture, Railways, Communications and Defence.
• He holds the record for having an uninterrupted Parliamentary career that spanned almost half a century – from 1936 as a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly to 1986 as a member of the Eighth Lok Sabha.
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Sharmila Tagore gets honorary degree from Edinburgh University
Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore on 25 October 2012 was Awarded with an Honorary Doctorate of Arts for her outstanding contribution to Indian cinema by the Edinburgh Napier University.
The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University Dame Joan Stringer
called her as an excellent ambassador for the Indian Culture.
Sharmila Tagore whose films are appreciated and enjoyed all over the world is also a strong advocate of educational rights of Indian children. At present, she is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF that is working for literacy, maternal health and AIDS-related issues and is also an active spokesperson for Indian Children Child Rights and YOU (CRY).
The University stressed its strong links with India and Indian Culture and pointed out that to promote and establish a relationship with Indian culture, philosophy, education, art and literature it has created a Scottish Center for Tagore Studies (ScoTs), which highlights the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore the first Asian, who won a Nobel Prize for Literature in the Year 1913. This study center is first of its kind in United Kingdom.
The 67 year old Indian actress announced that her recognition and honour from the University proves the role of Indian Cinema and its cultural influence across the world.
Career of Sharmila Tagore in the Indian Film Industry
Sharmila Tagore started her career as an actress in 1959 with Satyajit Ray's Bengali film Apur Sansar (The World of Apu). Some more films of Sharmila Tagore includes Kashmir Ki Kali in 1964, Evening in Paris in 1967, Aradhana in 1969 and Amar Prem in 1972, Safar in 1970, Daag in 1973, Maalik in 1972and many more. For Mausam,a film directed By Gulzar based on the novel named The Judas Tree by A.J. Conin, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 1976 and received the Silver Lotus Award at the 23rd National Film Festival for this film.
Awards and Honours
• Filmfare Best Actress Award for Aradhana in 1969
• Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award for Safar in the year 1970
• National Film Award for Best Actress in 1976 for her role in the movie Mausam
• Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997
• Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award in the year 2002
• National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Abar Aranye in the year 2004
• Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France in 2004
• In the year 2006 was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award in Viruddh- Family Comes First
• Lifetime Achievement National Award (Actress) in the year 2007 honoured by Journalist Association of India
• In 2011was awarded with Outstanding Achievement in Indian cinema at Floriana IIFA Awards, Toronto
Sharmila Tagore has also served the Central Board of Film Certification in India as its Chairperson.
Sharmila Tagore whose films are appreciated and enjoyed all over the world is also a strong advocate of educational rights of Indian children. At present, she is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF that is working for literacy, maternal health and AIDS-related issues and is also an active spokesperson for Indian Children Child Rights and YOU (CRY).
The University stressed its strong links with India and Indian Culture and pointed out that to promote and establish a relationship with Indian culture, philosophy, education, art and literature it has created a Scottish Center for Tagore Studies (ScoTs), which highlights the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore the first Asian, who won a Nobel Prize for Literature in the Year 1913. This study center is first of its kind in United Kingdom.
The 67 year old Indian actress announced that her recognition and honour from the University proves the role of Indian Cinema and its cultural influence across the world.
Career of Sharmila Tagore in the Indian Film Industry
Sharmila Tagore started her career as an actress in 1959 with Satyajit Ray's Bengali film Apur Sansar (The World of Apu). Some more films of Sharmila Tagore includes Kashmir Ki Kali in 1964, Evening in Paris in 1967, Aradhana in 1969 and Amar Prem in 1972, Safar in 1970, Daag in 1973, Maalik in 1972and many more. For Mausam,a film directed By Gulzar based on the novel named The Judas Tree by A.J. Conin, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 1976 and received the Silver Lotus Award at the 23rd National Film Festival for this film.
Awards and Honours
• Filmfare Best Actress Award for Aradhana in 1969
• Nominated, Filmfare Best Actress Award for Safar in the year 1970
• National Film Award for Best Actress in 1976 for her role in the movie Mausam
• Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997
• Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award in the year 2002
• National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for Abar Aranye in the year 2004
• Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters of France in 2004
• In the year 2006 was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award in Viruddh- Family Comes First
• Lifetime Achievement National Award (Actress) in the year 2007 honoured by Journalist Association of India
• In 2011was awarded with Outstanding Achievement in Indian cinema at Floriana IIFA Awards, Toronto
Sharmila Tagore has also served the Central Board of Film Certification in India as its Chairperson.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Approval of National Policy on Electronics 2012
The Union Cabinet today approved the National Policy on Electronics 2012. The draft National Policy on Electronics was released for public consultation and it has now been finalized based on comments from various stakeholders.
India is one of the fastest growing markets of electronics in the world. There is potential to develop the Electronic System and Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector to meet our domestic demand as well as to use the capabilities so created to successfully export ESDM products from the country. The National Policy on Electronics aims to address the issue with the explicit goal of transforming India into a premier ESDM hub.
The strategies include setting up of a National Electronics Mission with industry participation and renaming the Department of Information Technology as Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Deity). The Department has since been renamed on February 26, 2012.
The policy is expected to create an indigenous manufacturing eco-system for electronics in the country. It will foster the manufacturing of indigenously designed and manufactured chips creating a more cyber secure ecosystem in the country. It will enable India to tap the great economic potential that this knowledge sector offers. The increased development and manufacturing in the sector will lead to greater economic growth through more manufacturing and consequently greater employment in the sector.
The Policy envisages that a turnover of USD 400 billion will create an employment for two million people.
ESDM is of strategic importance as well. Not only in internal security and defence, the pervasive deployment of electronics in civilian domains such as telecom, power, railways, civil aviation, etc. can have serious consequences of disruption of service. This renders tremendous strategic importance to the sector. The country, therefore, cannot be totally dependent on imported electronic components and products.
The key objectives of the Policy are:
(i) To create an eco-system for a globally competitive Electronic System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector in the country to achieve a turnover of about USD 400 billion by 2020 involving investment of about USD 100 billion and employment to around 28 million people at various levels.
(ii) To build on the emerging chip design and embedded software industry to achieve global leadership in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI), chip design and other frontier technical areas and to achieve a turnover of USD 55 billion by 2020.
(iii) To build a strong supply chain of raw materials, parts and electronic components to raise the indigenous availability of these inputs from the present 20-25 per cent to over 60 per cent by 2020.
(iv) To increase the export in ESDM sector from USD 5.5 billion to USD 80 billion by 2020.
(v) To significantly enhance availability of skilled manpower in the ESDM sector. Special focus for augmenting postgraduate education and to produce about 2500 PhDs annually by 2020.
(vi) To create an institutional mechanism for developing and mandating standards and certification for electronic products and services to strengthen quality assessment infrastructure nationwide.
(vii) To develop an appropriate security ecosystem in ESDM.
(viii) To create long-term partnerships between ESDM and strategic and core infrastructure sectors - Defence, Atomic Energy, Space, Railways, Power, Telecommunications, etc.
(ix) To become a global leader in creating Intellectual Property (IP) in the ESDM sector by increasing fund flow for R&D, seed capital and venture capital for start-ups in the ESDM and nanoelectronics sectors.
(x) To develop core competencies in strategic and core infrastructure sectors like telecommunications, automotive, avionics, industrial, medical, solar, Information and Broadcasting, Railways, etc through use of ESDM in these sectors.
(xi) To use technology to develop electronic products catering to domestic needs, including rural needs and conditions, as well as international needs at affordable price points.
(xii) To become a global leader in the Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) segment by promoting progressive higher value addition in manufacturing and product development.
(xiii) To expedite adoption of best practices in e-waste management.
(xiv) To source, stockpile and promote indigenous exploration and mining of rare earth metals required for manufacture of electronic components.
To achieve these objectives, the policy proposes the following strategies:
(i) Creating eco-system for globally competitive ESDM sector: The strategies include provision of fiscal incentives for investment, setting up of electronic manufacturing clusters, preferential market access to domestically manufactured electronic products, setting up of semiconductor wafer fabrication facilities, industry friendly and stable tax regime. Based on Cabinet approval, a high level Empowered committee has been constituted to identify and shortlist technology and investors for setting up two semiconductor wafer manufacturing fabrication facilities. Based on another Cabinet approval a policy for providing preference to domestically manufactured electronic goods has been announced. Separate proposals have also been considered by the Cabinet for approval of Modified Special Incentive Package for the ESDM Sector and for setting up of Electronics Manufacturing Clusters (EMCs).
(ii) Promotion of Exports: The strategies include aggressive marketing of India as an investment destination and providing incentives for export,
(iii) Human Resource Development: The strategies include involvement of private sector, universities and institutions of learning for scaling up of requisite capacities at all levels for the projected manpower demand. A specialized Institute for semiconductor chip design is also proposed.
(iv) Developing and mandating standards to curb inflow of sub-standard and unsafe electronic products by mandating technical and safety standards which conform to international standards.
(v) Cyber security: To create a complete secure cyber eco-system in the country, through suitable design and development of indigenous appropriate products through frontier technology/product oriented research, testing and validation of security of products.
(vi) Strategic electronics: The strategies include creating long-term partnerships between domestic ESDM industry and strategic sectors for sourcing products domestically and providing Defense Offset obligations for electronic procurements through ESDM products.
(vii) Creating ecosystem for vibrant innovation and R&D in the ESDM sector including nanoelectronics. The strategy includes creation of an Electronic Development Fund.
(viii) Electronics in other sectors: The strategy includes supporting and : developing expertise in the electronics in the following sectors of economy: automotive, avionics, Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), Industrial, medical, solar photovoltaics, Information and Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Railways, Intelligent Transport Systems, and Games and Toys.
(ix) Handling e-waste: The strategy includes various initiatives to facilitate environment friendly e-waste handling policies.
Background:
The Electronics industry reported at USD 1.75 trillion is the largest and fastest growing manufacturing industry in the world. It is expected to reach USD 2.4 trillion by 2020. The demand in the Indian market was USD 45 billion in 2008-09 and is expected to reach USD 400 billion by 2020. Domestic demand is expected to be driven by growth in income levels leading to higher off-take of electronics products, automation demands of corporate sector and the government`s focus on e-governance. The domestic production in 2008-09 was about USD 20 billion. However, the actual value-addition in the domestically produced electronic product is very low, ranging between 5 to 10 percent in most cases. At the current rate of growth, domestic production can cater to a demand of USD 100 billion in 2020 as against a demand of USD 400 billion and the rest would have to be met by imports. This aggregates to a demand supply gap of nearly USD 300 billion by 2020. Unless the situation is corrected, it is likely that by 2020, electronics import may far exceed oil imports. This fact goes unnoticed because electronics, as a "meta resource" forms a significant part of all machines and equipment imported, which are classified in their final sectoral forms, for example, automobiles, aviation, health equipment, media and broadcasting, defence armaments, etc.
Electronics is characterized by high velocity of technological change. Consequently the life cycle of products is declining. As a result, the value of design and development in the product has increased quite significantly. Given India`s growing strength in chip design and embedded software, the increasing importance of design in product development has potential to make India a favoured destination for ESDM.
Electronic components, which are the basis of an electronic product, are low volume-low weight, cheap and easy to transport across the globe. Moreover, under the Information Technology Agreement-1 (ITA-1) of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which came into force in 1997, a large number of electronic components and products are bound with zero tariffs making trade unrestricted across international borders. Under the Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) with various countries, the import of electronics hardware from these countries is allowed either at zero duty or at a duty which is lower than the normal duty rate.
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PM constitutes National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers
The Prime
Minister has constituted a coordination committee called the National Committee
on Direct Cash Transfers, as a mechanism to coordinate action for the
introduction of direct cash transfers to individuals under the various
government schemes and programmes.
The
National Committee chaired by the Prime Minister will have as its members
eleven Cabinet Ministers, two Ministers of State with independent charge, the
Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, the Chairman UIDAI, the Cabinet Secretary
with the Principal Secretary to the PM as the convenor.
The Prime Minister may invite any other Minister/Officer/Expert to any meeting
of the Committee.
The National Committee on Direct Cash Transfers would engage
in the following tasks:
a)
Provide an overarching vision and direction to enable direct cash transfers of
benefits under various government schemes and programmes to individuals,
leveraging the investments being made in the Aadhaar
Project, financial inclusion and other initiatives of the Government, with the
objective of enhancing efficiency, transparency and accountability.
b)
Determine broad policy objectives and strategies for direct cash transfers.
c)
Identify Government programmes and schemes for which direct cash transfers to
individuals can be adopted and suggest the extent and scope of direct cash
transfers in each case.
d)
Coordinate the activities of various Ministries/ Departments/ Agencies involved
in enabling direct cash transfers and ensure timely, coordinated action to
ensure speedy rollout of direct cash transfers across the country.
e)
Specify timelines for the rollout of direct cash transfers.
f)
Review the progress of implementation of direct cash transfers and provide
guidance for mid-course corrections.
g)
Any other related matter.
The National
Committee on Cash Transfers will be assisted by an Executive Committee on
Direct Cash Transfers chaired by
the Principal Secretary to PM and the Secretaries of the concerned
Ministries and the DG UIDAI. The Secretary Planning Commission will be the convenor.
The Executive Committee on Direct Cash Transfers would
engage in the following tasks:
a)
Identify and propose for the consideration of the National Committee on Cash
Transfers such Government programmes and schemes for which direct cash
transfers to individuals can be adopted and suggest the extent and scope of
direct cash transfers in each case.
b)
Ensure the preparation of and approve strategies and action plans for the
speedy rollout of direct cash transfers in areas agreed to and in line with the
timelines laid down by the National Committee on Cash Transfers.
c)
Coordinate the activities of various Ministries/ Departments / Agencies
involved in enabling direct cash transfers to ensure that the architecture and
framework for direct cash transfers is in place for rolling out direct cash
transfers across the country.
d)
Review and monitor the rollout of direct cash transfers and undertake
mid-course corrections as and when necessary.
e)
Any other related matter entrusted by the National Committee on Cash Transfers
or relating to direct cash transfers.
The Chairman may invite any other
Officer/Expert to any meeting of the Executive Committee as may be necessary.
The National Committee and the Executive Committee would be serviced by the
Planning Commission, which may obtain assistance as required from any
Ministry/Department/Agency of the Government in this task. The Planning
Commission will designate an officer of the rank of Joint Secretary in the
Planning Commission to coordinate and service the work of the National
Committee and Executive Committee.
In order to finalise
the operational and implementation details relating to the design and
implementation of the direct cash transfer system, and for ensuring a smooth
roll-out of direct cash transfers in an orderly and timely fashion, Mission
Mode Committees will be constituted.
These will be:
a) Technology Committee to focus on the technology, payment architecture and IT issues.
b) Financial
Inclusion Committee to focus on ensuring universal access to banking and
ensuring complete financial inclusion.
c) Implementation Committees on Electronic Transfer of
Benefits at the Ministry/ Department level to work out the details of
cash transfers for each department such as data bases, direct cash transfer
rules and control and audit mechanisms.
The notifications for these three committees will be issued
in due course.
The composition of the National Committee on Direct Cash
Transfers is as follows:
1. Prime
Minister
- Chairperson
2. Finance
Minister
3. Minister of
Communications & IT
4. Minister of
Rural Development
5. Minister of
Social Justice & Empowerment
6. Minister of
Human Resource Development
7. Minister of
Tribal Affairs
8. Minister of
Minority Affairs
9. Minister of
Health & Family Welfare
10. Minister of
Labour & Employment
11. Minister of
Petroleum & Natural Gas
12. Minister of
Chemicals & Fertilizers
13. Deputy
Chairman, Planning Commission
14. Minister of
State (i/c) of Food & Public Distribution
15. Minister of
State (i/c) of Women & Child Development
16. Chairman, UIDAI
17. Cabinet
Secretary
18. Principal
Secretary to PM
- Convenor
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