Year: 2015

    RBI crisis fund short of target  –   (Economics) Contingency funds with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), used in case of unforeseen shocks, have fallen to 8.4 per cent of total assets, against a target of 12 per cent, as shown in its Annual Report for 2014-15 released on August 27. For the last two years, the RBI has made no transfers to its Contingency Fund or its AsRead More…

    G-20 discussions set to focus on impact of yuan devaluation  –   (Economics) The Indian government on Thursday said competitive devaluation of currency is a major threat to the stability of the global economy. The statement was made in the release announcing Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s departure to Ankara in Turkey for a meeting of G-20 Finance Ministers and centralRead More…

    Ira Singhal IAS Topper Rank 1 (This compilation is derived from her blog )   Preparation Strategy :
PLEASE NOTE THESE ARE JUST MY OPINIONS AND MY WAYS OF DOING THINGS. IN NO WAY IS ALL THIS WHAT I ASK ALL OF YOU TO DO. I only prepared the topics I was comfortable with. I cannot mug up stuff so I left the topics which required mugging up. I do not prepare data anRead More…

    69 small oilfields on the block  –   (Economics) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new policy for the auction of 69 small and marginal oilfields to private and foreign companies that could unlock hydrocarbon reserves estimated at around Rs. 70,000 crore. It’s a shift from cost-recovery to revenue sharing, says Minister.   China has established its prRead More…

    Atul Vikas Kulkarni Rank 180, CSE – 2014 (This compilation is derived from his blog)   Examination Framework and Study Strategy : It is my pleasure to share whatever little I have and opine that the purpose is served if it helps the aspirants to whatever extent possible. Before starting the preparation, it is very important to have a complete understanding about the exRead More…

      8 die as Bills trigger fury in Manipur  –   (Security) Five persons were killed during a general strike called by the tribal student organisations on Monday to protest the passage of three Bills — Protection of Manipur People’s Bill, 2015, Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2015, and Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second AmendmeRead More…

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    Railways on a zero-accident mission   (Economics) The Railways will launch a zero-accident mission envisaging renewal of tracks, more railway bridges, better signalling and rolling out of accident-proof coaches and engines. The plan has come at a time when accidents on the tracks are on the rise.   Supreme Court lifts stay on Santhara ritual of Jains  –   (SoRead More…

      NIA for softer cases against youth saved from terror path  –   (Securtiy) ·         Bureau of Immigration (under MHA) has been asked to record immigration patterns of Indians in a systematic manner. ·         THE PROBLEM: Gulf is a job have for Indians, so it’s tough for Bureau of Immigration to randomly raise any suspicion on Indian Immigrants. Read More…

    ISRO to boost GSLV capability  –    (Science and Technology) Flush with the successful launch of the GSLV D6 on Thursday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is geared up to add more heft to the three-stage rocket to enable it to lob satellites weighing up to 2.5 tonnes into geosynchronous orbit. ISRO scientists are confident that the indigenous Cryogenic URead More…