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<span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">Drones to help gauge crop damage</span><br />
The Centre has decided to use satellite and drones (unmanned aerial vehicles) over farmers’ fields to collect crop yield data and to assess damage from natural calamities.The high resolution imagery of crop assessment from drones will be collated with satellite imaging and other geospatial technology to get accurate data to enable crop insurance companies to give proper compensation to affected farmers. The experiment will help develop index-based data for insurance companies.Launching the new programme called “Kisan” (Crop Insurance using Space Technology and Geoinformatics), Minister of State for Agriculture Sanjeev Balyan told journalists on Monday that the scientific data collected by drones and collated with satellites imagery will be matched with traditional crop cutting experiments to arrive at a foolproof data. Among the drone companies active in India are SkyMet, Amigo Optima, Precision Hawk, Quidich and Techbaaz.“The crop insurance claim is calculated on the basis of crop cutting experiments. However, there has always been a problem in getting timely and accurate data, due to which payment of claims to farmers were getting delayed. A new programme "Kisan" is being launched on a pilot basis to address this issue,’’ Mr. Balyan said.At the same time, the Minister launched an Android mobile phone application to assess large-scale damage to crops from hail. Farmers with Android and smart phones will download the application which will allow them to immediately send photos of their crop damage to officials concerned for immediate relief. This will cut the red tape in reaching assistance to farmers, the Minister said.Initially, "Kisan" will be tried out as a pilot study in identified districts in Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Studies will be done during the ongoing kharif season in rice crop in Kurukshetra (Haryana), Shimoga (Karnaraka), Seoni (Madhya Pradesh) and in cotton in Yavatmal (Maharashtra).Next rabi, pilot studies will be carried out in wheat yields in Hissar and Karnal (Haryana), Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) and Vidisha and Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh). Studies will be done in sorghum in Gulbarga (Karnataka) and Solapur (Maharashtra) and in rice in Raichur (Karnataka).The programme will be jointly conducted by Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre, Indian Space Research Organisation, India Meteorological Department, State Agriculture Departments and Remote Sensing Centres, Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).<br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">Nuclear energy not viable, says German economist</span><br />
India will do better to invest in solar and in wind power than in nuclear energy, said German green economist Ralf Fücks. Nuclear energy was economically unsustainable and needed government subsidies to survive, he added.“We should not consider nuclear power as green. We are even more confident that nuclear energy is the wrong path, and that we don’t need it. It is inherently high-risk. If something goes wrong then it can be catastrophic like Chernobyl and Fukushima,” Dr. Fücks, president of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, said.There was also the problem of nuclear proliferation, he added, saying there was a very thin wall between civil and military nuclear applications.The most important issue with nuclear power, Dr. Fücks said, was the cost of plants. “The cost is growing. Nuclear power will not be able to survive without government subsidies. If you let the market decide, then nuclear is out,” he said. Dr. Fücks said this in answer to a question on India’s increased trade in civil nuclear equipment with France.<br />
<b>Smart cities</b><br />
Regarding the Narendra Modi government’s plan on smart cities, Dr. Fücks said they were a promising development but that they should not be limited in scope. “Self-sufficient smart cities are a very promising development. However, they should not be limited to data management and smarter technology, but must also include high-tech urban farming, powered by solar and wind energy, so as to increase employment in the cities, reduce fertilizer and pesticide usage and put a check on water consumption,” he said.According to Dr. Fücks, smart cities must also be made more accessible for commuters who choose to walk or cycle. In addition, urban transport must be based on alternative, renewable energy.Dr. Fücks lauded the Indian government’s National Solar Mission. “This is quite a promising task. Globally, you see a dramatic reduction of cost in this sector. Solar module costs have come down by 80 per cent. It is becoming cheaper every month, and the energy is virtually unlimited. For developing countries, renewable energy provides great opportunities for all those not connected to the central grid,” he said.However, India was experiencing a contradiction in policy. “India is trying to increase its coal capabilities as well as its solar. This can work in the short term, but they are fundamentally different energy systems and India will have to choose in the longer term,” Dr. Fücks said.<br />
<b>Volkswagen scandal</b><br />
In the light of the Volkswagen scandal surrounding the company’s cheating on emission tests, Dr. Fücks said companies must be responsible for not only their revenues but also their environmental impact. “The company’s environmental footprint must be included in the accounting system, and so this requires a change in regulation.” ‘If something goes wrong then it can be catastrophic like Chernobyl and Fukushima’.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">Germany won’t sign MLAT, cites death penalty</span><br />
Germany has expressed its inability to sign the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with India, citing its provision for “death penalty” for heinous crimes and terror activities.India has signed MLAT with 39 countries, including the United States. This is perhaps the first time a country has refused to sign the treaty on grounds of the death penalty provision.Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju signed a memoran-dum of understanding (MoU) with Gunte Krings of the Federal Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Germany on security cooperation and disaster management. Dr. Krings is part of a delegation which has come to India with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.An MLAT is an agreement between two or more countries for gathering and exchanging information to enforce public or criminal laws.Mr. Rijiju is learnt to have told the German officials that the two countries had been negotiating on the MLAT in criminal matters since 2007 and it had not progressed on account of differences on the issue of “death penalty”. “We informed the delegation that death penalty is only handed in the rarest of the rare cases in India,” he said.India also discussed “violent extremism” with Germany and the activities of the Islamic State (IS). The Minister told Germany that individuals linked to terrorist organisations, particularly Sikh extremists based in Germany, often used their places of worship to support extremist organisations in India through propaganda and financial help.“The flag of Khalistan and photographs of armed terrorists are openly displayed in many Sikh religious places in Germany to incite hatred and anger against India,” he said.The two countries also signed an MoU for deployment of armed marshals on flights operating between the two countries.Mr. Rijiju requested his German counterpart to establish a mechanism for real-time cooperation in the area of “cyber security.” The Foreign Ministries are holding Cyber Dialogue next week.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">Road Safety Bill will give govt power to order recall of vehicles: Gadkari</span><br />
In the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday underscored a clause in the pending Road Safety Bill that allows the government to direct a manufacturer to recall motor vehicles if a defect in that particular type of vehicle may cause harm to the driver or occupants or road users.“The government is committed to removing faulty designing in road projects and is identifying black spots to prevent accidents. The Bill has provisions for automobile sector too in view of the safety concerns to prevent accidents,” Mr. Gadkari said, while speaking at a conference on road safety organised by the International Road Federation.<br />
<b>Vested interests</b><br />
According to the Bill, a manufacturer can be ordered to recall a particular type of motor vehicle if a specified number of users complain about a defect that can cause harm to them, their passengers, or any other road users. Mr. Gadkari added that there were vested interests opposed to the passage of the Bill.<br />
<b>Concurrent list</b><br />
“Despite our best efforts the Bill which we made could not be introduced in Parliament. This is a difficult problem for us. The Act falls in the purview of concurrent list and both state governments and the Centre have rights. Different lobbies are there who are opposing the Bill,” he said.He added that the government was committed to increasing road safety and is targeting an ‘accident-free India’. India accounted for one of the highest numbers of road accidents with 5 lakh road accidents a year and 1.5 lakh fatalities. The initial target is to reduce the number of road accidents by half.“We need to educate our children to create safety awareness. We are preparing lessons for school children besides cartoon films. Celebrities also have been requested to come forward for the noble cause,” he said.The Bill, he said, proposes strict fines of up to Rs.3 lakh along with a minimum 7-year imprisonment in the case of the death of a child in certain circumstances. It also proposes a fine of Rs.50,000 per vehicle and up to 3 months of jail time for the head of a company for manufacturing and selling faulty vehicles.<br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold;">World Bank estimates show fall in India’s poverty rate</span><br />
12.8 per cent of the global population live in extreme poverty. The World Bank has revised the global poverty line, previously pegged at $1.25 a day to $1.90 a day (approximately Rs. 130). This has been arrived at based on an average of the national poverty lines of 15 poorest economies of the world. The poverty lines were converted from local currency into U.S. dollars using the new 2011 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) data.In its latest report ‘Ending Extreme Poverty, Sharing Prosperity: Progress and Policies’, authors Marcio Cruz, James Foster, Bryce Quillin, and Phillip Schellekkens, note that world-wide poverty has shown a decline under these new estimates.The latest headline estimate for 2012 based on the new data suggests that close to 900 million people (12.8 per cent of the global population) lived in extreme poverty.With the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in September, seeking to end all forms of poverty world over, the World Bank Group has set itself the target of bringing down the number of people living in extreme poverty to less than 3 per cent of the world population by 2030.<br />
<b>Multi-dimensional poverty</b><br />
The report also notes that the global poverty line does not currently take the multiple dimensions of poverty into account. There are many non-monetary indicators — on education, health, sanitation, water, electricity, etc. — that are extremely important for understanding the many dimensions of poverty that people experience.The 2015 Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) counts 1.6 billion people as multi-dimensionally poor, with the largest global share in South Asia and the highest intensity in Sub-Saharan Africa.These multiple indicators are an important complement to monetary measures of poverty and are crucial to effectively improving the lives of the poorest, the report notes. However, the recently-established Commission on Global Poverty is currently assessing how we measure and understand poverty and how to improve this going forward. According to a WB spokesperson, the CGP recommendations are expected in April 2016.<br />
<b>India poverty figures varies with method</b><br />
Though home to the largest number of poor in 2012, India's poverty rate is one of the lowest among those countries with the largest number of poor, the latest World Bank report notes. Also in the case of India, with large numbers of people clustered close to the poverty line, poverty estimates are significantly different depending on the recall period in the survey, the authors note.Since 2015 is the target year for the Millennium Development Goals, the assessment of changes in poverty over time is best based on the Uniform Reference Period (URP) consumption method, which uses a 30-day recall period for calculating consumption expenditures, as per the report. This method, used to set the baseline poverty rates for India in 1990, shows India’s poverty rate for 2011/12 to be 21.2 per cent.By comparison, the Modified Mixed Reference Period (MMRP), which contains a shorter, seven-day recall period for some food items leads to higher estimates of consumption and therefore lower poverty estimates. “We expect that the MMRP-based estimate (currently at 12.4% for India) will set the baseline for India and global poverty estimates, going forward,” a World Bank spokesperson told The Hindu.More country specific details will be available once the Global Monitoring Report, using the new estimates, is launched in Washington DC on October 7.
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-53509919611464510492015-10-05T19:00:00.000+05:302015-10-05T19:00:19.320+05:30Daily News Analysis, 05th October 2015 - IndianCivils<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify; font-family:Trebuchet MS; font-size:13px;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size:15px; font-weight:Bold;">Next door Nepal: Blaming it on India</span><br/>
<i>The state-sponsored celebrations to welcome the constitution were cut short and anti-India rhetoric and protests have now become routine.</i><br/>
Huge queues in front of gas stations, phenomenal price rise and looming scarcity close to the Hindu festival of Dashain as well as an Eid celebrated by Muslims with much less than the usual pomp and splendour — these are the realities Nepal has been facing since the promulgation of the constitution on September 20.The big political parties allege that it’s an undeclared blockade by India, after Kathmandu refused to entertain theconcerns New Delhi voiced, especially about enhanced autonomy and a larger parliamentary role for Madhes, Nepal’s plains.The state-sponsored celebrations to welcome the constitution were cut short and anti-India rhetoric and protests have now become routine.“Countries may be smaller or bigger in size, but sovereignty means the same thing for every country,” said K.P. Oli, in response to India’s cold response that it had taken “note” of a constitution having been promulgated. Madhesi leaders have now specified their demand that at least 83 of 165 seats, in the first-past-the-post category, in the House of Representatives should be from Madhes. They justify it on grounds that Madhes has 51 per cent of the total population. But this also means leaving less than 50 per cent seats for the rest. No serious debate ever took place in the Constituent Assembly to generate better understanding on crucial matters.The much trumpeted “consensus”, since 2006, only meant power-sharing among the eight parties that came together under the India-mediated 12-point agreement to form, basically, an anti-monarchy front. They consciously stonewalled any dissent, calling it regressive. Due process in political reform and constitution-writing were ignored. But the rapid fragmentation of that front has produced two groups fighting each other in favour of and against the constitution.India now stands accused of micro-managing Nepal’s affairs by the powerful group that has controlled the government and parliament. For the first time since 2006, Nepal’s major actors have overruled India’s suggestion — to take the Madhesis on board — before promulgating the constitution. “It’s not India. We have caused the blockade to press our demands,” said Upendra Yadav, leader of the four-party Madhes front, clearly exaggerating their strength. Maoist chief Prachanda claimed, “India and Madhesi groups have joined hands against the constitution, an outcome of our sovereign exercise.”Prachanda’s anti-India stance has become more strident, especially since Baburam Bhattarai — Prachanda’s deputy for nearly three decades, who’s also considered “trusted by India” since 2006 — quit the Maoist party and declared his support for the Madhesi cause. Prachanda may claim a pyrrhic victory for now, as India has become the majority’s target as a “hegemonic force”. Indian public opinion, too, seems divided as leftist activists and a section of the bureaucracy, who together played a role in bringing the Maoists and other parties together, are supporting Nepal’s big parties.Indian PM Narendra Modi also remains a suspect for being a “manipulator” trying to torpedo the three goals set by the Manmohan Singh regime, under heavy pressure from the CPM and what’s called the “JNU lobby” in Nepal.But in reality, the crisis Nepal’s new constitution faces is largely caused by the compromise Nepali leaders made with due process — the short cut to secularism and republicanism, without any debate or inv-olvement of the people.Now that the constitution has been promulgated and parliament summoned, it’s mandatory to elect a new prime minister within two weeks (by October 15), followed by a speaker and a new president. All of this must happen by October-end. Failure to do these will lead to a breakdown of the constitution from the top.Next, the tricky question that must be answered is the one raised by the Madhesis and ownership of the statute has to be enlarged. This will have a bearing, also, on Nepal-India relations, wherein cordiality is crucial for Nepal’s stability.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-size:15px; font-weight:Bold;">Digital India needs to go local</span><br/>
Digital infrastructure may not be of much help in addressing governance and development concerns unless it is integrated into the wider structural and institutional reformsDigital India is the flavour of the season, and not without any reason.Digital technologies have permeated into more and more aspects of our private and public life spaces. A lot of us increasingly depend on them to order groceries, book a taxi ride or train and flight tickets, file tax returns and apply for a passport. The entire basket of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), which include laptops, tablets, smartphones, broadband and Wi-Fi connectivity, are seen to represent a new wave of general purpose technologies, similar to what electricity was in the early 20th century and steam engines were in the early 19th century. On the other hand, India, home to the second largest population in the world and witness to relatively higher economic growth rates in the past few years, is seen as an important market, still untapped in terms of usage of digital technologies. All this leads up to the, not so unsurprising, optimism and euphoria that engulfs our current set of policy makers and large global corporates that sell and, often control, important components of these digital technologies.<br/>
<b>Flawed picture</b><br/>
The India story of the past couple of decades, however, is seen to have its own set of blemishes. There are many within the country, and outside, who are growing increasingly impatient with the reality that we are not anywhere close to global benchmarks when it comes to the state of our basic physical infrastructure — roads, water and electricity and also those related to sanitation, public health and primary education.The frustration manifests more amongst those who see themselves connected, or having a potential to connect, to important global networks and supply chains, such as, for software and financial services and commodity trading, and for whom the aforesaid blemishes negatively affect their bargaining power vis-à-vis other constituents of these networks.There is another set of people who could be equally concerned with the state of basic infrastructure but they may look at the solution more from its utility in addressing the inequities, some of them historical, in access to and distribution of resources. This set may not be as impatient given that the change they look forward to is also with respect to deep-seated exploitative relations and institutions in our society.The former group of people would see Government of India’s flagship Digital India programme as an opportunity to include digital infrastructure in the same category of public goods as roads and electricity and, hence, push for laying more broadband cables, creating more Wi-Fi hot-spots and freeing up more spectrum for commercial data exchange. The assumptions that are carried here are somewhat similar to trickle-down economics: that availability of a digital infrastructure — in the present instant, smartphones and data connectivity, and also unique digital identity — with every citizen of the country will lead an ‘invisible hand’ to direct its use for addressing the governance and development challenges we face as a nation.Framers of development policies worldwide, and in India, have realized that an explicit recognition of the pathways through which the poor and marginalized contribute and benefit in the economic growth process is important. The entire human development discourse derives from such an understanding. More recently, it has also played a key role in informing the newly formulated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were adopted by the United Nations General Assembly during the SDG summit in New York on September 25, 2015. The event was attended by over 150 heads of states, including the Indian Prime Minister, though the relevance of it was overshadowed by his visits to corporate headquarters in California.While one cannot deny the importance of digital infrastructure, such as the ones mentioned above, in the present age, it is equally important to understand that they may not be of much help in addressing governance and development concerns unless they are integrated into a wide reforms agenda, which could often involve not-so-popular, structural and institutional change. One such could be the long-called-for, real and effective devolution of functions, finances and functionaries to local government bodies, which has, in most instances, continued as a mere lip-service even after Constitutional Amendments of the early 1990s.<br/>
<b>Sorry record</b><br/>
The Indian experience of using ICTs in governance for the past 15 years is not something that we can be proud of — amongst 193 countries, India ranks 118 on the e-Government Development Index as per the United Nations e-Government Survey 2014. Many studies have been conducted by researchers from reputed academic institutes in India and across the world on the problems that plague Indian experiments in using ICTs for governance and development, and they point to the need of bringing a greater understanding of local contextual realities into project designs.Amidst the ongoing endorsements by global corporate heads of the Digital India programme, we should not forget that unless use of digital technologies is appealing and makes sense to an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) in a village health sub-centre, an anganwadi worker, a teacher in a government primary school, a village accountant in the revenue department, an agriculture assistant, a fair-price shop owner and a food inspector and similar such frontline service providers, who are the face of the state for many of our fellow citizens, the promise of leveraging digital technologies for achieving sustainable development may continue to elude us. I hope the torchbearers of the Digital India programme will also attach equal importance to this latter constituency as they march forward in their journey of integrating digital technologies in Indian life spaces. Studies on the problems plaguing Indian experiments in using ICTs for governance and development point to the need for a greater understanding of local realities in project designs.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-size:15px; font-weight:Bold;">Efforts on to make tea industry climate-smart</span><br/>
At a time when climate-change is impacting tea-cultivation in a major way, efforts are on to make tea estates climate-smart so that the industry develops resilience to uncertain and negative climate change impact.A project has been launched by the Tea Research Association along with Southampton University on climate — smartening tea plantation landscapes, which would run for two years. It is funded by the U.K.-India Research Initiative.The project is investigating the impact of climate change on tea production and livelihoods in North-East India, revolving around climate variability, land-management practices and climate-smart agriculture practicesIt may be mentioned here that tea is a rain-fed perennial crop, which provides the main ingredient for one of the world’s most important beverages. It supports livelihoods across the humid regions of south and south-east Asia and east Africa. The physiology of tea plants is closely linked to external environmental and climatic factors (elevation, precipitation, temperature, soil moisture, temperature and fertility, light duration and intensity, humidity, shelter, shade and CO2 concentration) and any adversity in these conditions can significantly impact yield, revenue and livelihood security. Rainfall has traditionally been plentiful for growing tea, especially in India but with recent changes in the climate, surface and ground water are becoming important irrigation systems.Climate-risk is high in Assam, ranging from annual flooding of the Brahmaputra river due to intense monsoon rains and soil water-logging, to winter precipitation deficits with seasonal droughts. Regional trends indicate annual mean minimum temperatures have increased and annual mean precipitation has decreased, particularly in Assam. Such impacts will have a significant effect on tea crop productivity and directly affect the livelihoods of dependent communities as Assam contributes 50 per cent of India’s 1,200- odd million kg.The effects, which were noticed over the last few years, seem to have become pronounced over the last three years or so leading an industry honcho to say: “it is no longer climate change...it is climate chaos”. ITA officials said that the weather was hardly following any pattern.Crop-loss has become almost the norm across the world’s tea growing regions. India too has suffered. What worries the industry most is that although it has so far not experienced any major crop loss, tea quality is suffering and pest-attacks are increasing. Due to climate change, there has been crop loss during seasons when some of the best teas are harvested (spring and early monsoon).However, broad-scale climate-landscape modelling predicts that tea yields in north-east India are expected to decline by up to 40 per cent by 2050. As yield is directly associated with revenue, changing climate is also likely to impact economic structures of those reliant on tea, particularly the smallholders given their increased vulnerability to changes in the system.Rainfall has traditionally been plentiful for growing tea, especially in India but with recent changes in the climate, surface and ground water are becoming important irrigation systems.
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<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">With Astrosat launch, ISRO scales new heights</span><br/>
Few days after it celebrated the successful completion of a year around the red planet by its first inter-planetary mission -- the Mars Orbiter, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday launched its first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory Astrosat into space, besides six satellites for Canada, Indonesia and the United States.Though the national space agency has launched satellites for Indonesia and Canada earlier, this is the first time ISRO is launching satellites for the United States.Though there have been scientific missions by ISRO in the past, this is the first time a space observatory is being launched into space. Though Astrosat may be similar to the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, the former is about 10 times smaller and cannot be compared to the Hubble, which is versatile.Besides US’ NASA, space agencies of the European Union, Japan and Russia have launched similar facilities into the space.Within 22 minutes of its liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at 10 am, ISRO’s PSLV C-30 rocket successfully placed in orbit ASTROSAT. A few minutes later, Canada’s NLS-14 nano satellite, Indonesia’s LAPAN-A2 microsatellite and four identical LEMUR nano satellites for the U.S. were also put in orbit.With the Monday’s launch, ISRO has successfully crossed the half century-mark as for foreign satellites. ISRO has launched 51 satellites for foreign satellites so far.“Today is one of the eventful days for us. Our PSLV has once again proved to be a workhorse,” ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar said from the Mission Control Room, soon after the rocket injected the satellites into the intended orbits.The 1,513-kg cuboid-shaped satellite would be eventually fine-tuned into 650 km above the Earth’s surface. The satellite can perform simultaneous multi-wavelength observations of various astronomical objects. The sun and star sensors, besides the gyroscopes, would provide orientation reference to the satellite, which has a mission life of five years.<br/>
<b>Unravelling mysteries of the universe</b><br/>
Astrosat aims at understanding the high energy processes in binary star systems containing neutron stars and black holes, to estimate magnetic fields of neutron stars, to study star birth regions and high energy processes in star systems lying beyond the Milky Way galaxy.The mission also intends to detect new briefly bright X-ray sources in the sky, to perform a limited deep field survey of the universe in the ultraviolet region.While Canada’s NLS-14 is a maritime monitoring nano satellite using the Automatic Identification System, Indonesia’s LAPAN-A2 is aimed at benefiting Indonesian radio amateur communities for disaster mitigation and carrying out Earth surveillance. All the four identical LEMUR satellites for the United States -- non-visual remote sensing satellites aims to focus on global maritime intelligence through vessel tracking.The other institutions that participated in the gigantic task of Astrosat launch are Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics and Raman Research Institute.Today is one of the eventful days for us. Our PSLV has once again proved to be a workhorse.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">India seeks funds, technology to combat climate change</span><br/>
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who met President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly here on Monday, sought U.S. support to complete United Nations reforms within a fixed time-frame and cooperation for India’s early membership of the Asia Pacific Economic Community, but climate change dominated their hour-long conversation.“Much of our discussion today focused on the upcoming climate conference in Paris,” Mr. Obama said, adding: “We agree that this is a critical issue for the world, and all of us have responsibilities. We are encouraged by the aggressive nature of Mr. Modi’s commitment to clean energy.”“President and I share an uncompromising commitment on climate change, without affecting our ability to meet the development aspirations of humanity. We have set ambitious national agendas,” Mr. Modi said, adding that both leaders looked forward to a “comprehensive and concrete outcome in Paris with a positive agenda,” which will ensure “access to finance and technology for the developing world.” The progress on meeting these objectives will be the crucial test for bilateral relations in the coming months. “What I said is, that I really believe that India’s leadership at this conference will set the tone not just for today, but for decades to come,” Mr Obama said.Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup said Mr Modi brought up the “climate of negativism” that surrounds climate change negotiations and sought to turn the debate into a positive format that will nudge developing countries to adapt cleaner development models by providing them access to technology and capital.While Mr. Modi said the India-U.S. partnership was driven by economic ties, Mr. Obama said: “We also had a chance to talk about trade and investment,” adding that Mr. Modi was hoping that Indian Americans would contribute to India’s growth.Mr. Obama had, during his India visit in January, declared his support for India’s admission into APEC, and that will be a key, tangible milestone for bilateral ties. Mr. Modi and Mr. Obama reviewed progress on the issue and Mr. Modi said: “To further increase our strategic engagement in the region, I look forward to working with the U.S. for India’s early membership of the Asian Pacific Economic Community.”Both countries were keen on emphasising India’s APEC membership as part of the Joint Strategic Vision on Asia, Pacific and Indian Ocean Regions. Mr.Modi also underscored the importance of joint engagement with regional partners like Japan. “This will also strengthen our maritime security cooperation,” he said. After the Obama-Modi bilateral meet in September 2014, both countries had decided to promote joint consultations with Japan to the ministerial level, and the first one will take place in New York next week.Mr. Swarup termed the back-to-back meeting that Mr. Modi had with his British counterpart David Cameron and French President François Hollande as “power Monday,” and said climate change was on the agenda of all three meetings.Cooperation in combating terrorism, particularly, in concluding the pending Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism, and India’s long-pending demand for membership of four global export control regimes also figured in Mr Modi’s conversation with Mr. Obama. Mr. Swarup said the “take-away from the meeting was the continuing and increasing personal chemistry between the leaders who address each other by first name.” “So, we very much appreciate his friendship and his partnership,” Mr. Obama said. Meanwhile, the U.S., Britain and France reaffirmed their support to India’s permanent membership of the UN Security Council as text-based negotiations to expand the most powerful wing of the world body begins in November.I really believe that India’s leadership at this conference will set the tone not just for today, but for decades to come".<br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">Supermoon may cause tidal flooding</span><br/>
The swells originating from the Southern Indian Ocean, having a period of over 15 seconds and wave height of 1 metre to 2 metres, will be compounding the tidal flooding in the coastal areas of southern India from September 28 to October 2.A tidal flooding alert during Supermoon or King Tide, which is likely to occur during September 26 to October 2, issued by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, was released by P. Rama Rao, Director of Center for Studies on Bay of Bengal, Andhra University, here.The plausible regions vulnerable for inundation are the Kerala coast, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and some parts of Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam) and West Bengal (Sunderbans).“Storm surge was already reported from Sagar Nagar area in the city. Our Centre has a Memorandum of Understanding with the INCOIS and they have sent us the data,” Prof. Rama Rao said on Monday. Heavy local river discharge would also compound the effects of tidal flooding and this was more likely from September 28 to 30.This would be the maximum height (tide + swell) induced phenomena during the super moon period for the present year.<br/>
<b>Tidal range</b><br/>
As the tidal range would be higher than normal spring tides, there could be flooding during high tide as well as retreat of water level during low tide (ebbing).Supermoon is a perigean spring tide that occurs when the moon is either new or full and closest to the earth (perigee) causing increased tidal ranges or increased current speeds than those experienced during the normal spring tides. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services issues alert.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">Boost R&D to drive manufacturing growth: Study</span><br/>
India needs to invest more in research & development (R & D) and promote entrepreneurship to achieve transformative gains and boost job creation in the country, according to a joint study “Make in India – The next leap” by Assocham and Thought Arbitrage Research Institute.“Technology drove manufacturing growth globally and will continue to do so. India’s performance in developing new and improved technologies has been dismal. While technological handicap can be addressed through FDI in the short run, India needs to find resources to invest in R & D and new technologies for long term growth,” it said.The study stated that India’s innovation suffered due to poor investments in R & D. The country spends less than one-fifth of what China or some of the leading multinational companies do. “India spends 0.8 per cent of GDP on R & D, which is the lowest among BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and other countries,” it added.Stating that private sector investments in R & D is also inadequate to achieve any business gains, the report pointed out that only a handful of big corporates in India take R & D investments seriously. Global firms such as Samsung spend more than India’s entire R & D investments.Indian business has preferred to buy technology from the global markets rather than invested in creating home-grown technology. While this approach has the advantage of quick uptake of production, the downside is that the purchased technology is usually not the latest cutting edge, but on the verge of becoming obsolete,. the study said.<br/>
<b>Promote Entrepreneurship</b><br/>
“Promoting entrepreneurship and competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises will also be a major differentiator in Make in India as it would help absorb both educated and uneducated workforce in a productive way,” said Ravindra Sannareddy, chairman – southern region council, Assocham.The study also draws attention to the complaints over poor infrastructure, tax issues and skill gaps, among others and has asserted that Make in India is not just a policy choice any more, but an absolute necessity that can’t be postponed. Promoting entrepreneurship will go a long way in addressing the challenge of providing jobs to millions every year.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">Wages for the parliamentarians</span><br/>
The idea of creating an Emoluments Commission to recommend salaries and allowances for Members of Parliament has not come a day too soon. The pay and reimbursements drawn by lawmakers may not be unusually high in India by global standards, but two points have been agitating the people in recent times: the power enjoyed by legislators to fix their own salaries and the loss suffered by the exchequer as day after day is lost to parliamentary logjam, resulting in MPs drawing daily allowances through whole sessions during which no business is transacted. In this backdrop, the proposal of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs to establish an independent, three-member commission to fix the pay and allowances of parliamentarians is a sign that the government and the elected members themselves are sensitive to growing concern about the public expenditure incurred in their name. The proposal is on the agenda of the All-India Whips’ Conference to be held in Visakhapatnam, and may form the basis for future legislation to de-link members of the legislature from the process of fixing their emoluments. Members of Parliament currently draw a monthly salary of Rs. 50,000, a constituency allowance of Rs. 45,000 and a sumptuary allowance of Rs. 15,000. They may also hire secretarial assistance for Rs. 30,000. They are entitled to daily allowances and travel concessions besides other perquisites. The present levels of pay and allowances, however, have not been revised since 2010.If an independent body is created for the purpose, India will be following the example of the United Kingdom, where an Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has been created by law to oversee and regulate ‘business costs’ or the expenditure incurred by lawmakers in their parliamentary functions, and fix their pay and pension. Such a mechanism may help put an end to criticism, and sometimes public outcry, over legislators rewarding themselves with pay hikes and additional allowances from time to time. In a country where public life is associated in the popular imagination with unbridled greed, and parliamentary representation is seen as a means to amass wealth, it will be tempting to wonder why lawmakers need a salary at all, or, looking at legislative work often coming to a standstill, to question the present pay structure or the need for regular revision. However, payment for legislative work is an important element in attracting public-spirited citizens to participative democracy. As a general principle, pay ought not to be the primary attraction for elective office, nor the privileges and perquisites that come with it. At the same time, it cannot be so low as to be a disincentive to the public for entering the legislature. An independent pay panel for parliamentarians is surely a welcome proposal.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">Raja-Mandala: Picking up the tab for peace</span><br/>
A little noticed agreement unveiled last week by India and the United States marks a long overdue revision of New Delhi’s approach to international peacekeeping operations. At the second round of the India-US strategic and commercial dialogue in Washington, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and US Secretary of State John Kerry announced that India and the US will jointly train troops of six African nations for peacekeeping duties.It has indeed taken a long while for India and the US, two big champions of international peacekeeping, to start working together. Better late than never. The United Nations peace operations, which have expanded so rapidly since the end of the Cold War, now face immense challenges.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is joining a host of other world leaders to discuss ways and means of making UN peace operations more effective at a meeting convened by President Barack Obama this week in New York. America has long picked up much of the tab for UN peaceoperations. This year, out of the $8.2 billion budgeted for these operations, Washington will pay nearly 30 per cent. Cumulatively, India is the biggest troop contributor for these operations. Over the decades, India has sent nearly 1,80,000 peacekeepers to 44 missions.Delhi and Washington have often talked of working together on peacekeeping. While India’s armed forces and the foreign office recognised the utility of working with America and others on international peace operations, there was little enthusiasm in the defence ministry. As a result, India’s expansive contribution to international peacekeeping seemed to have only one objective — to reinforce India’s campaign for a permanent seat at the UN Security Council.But over the last few years, many developing countries, especially India’s neighbours, began to contribute in a big way to UN operations. Bangladesh now has the top spot with 9,432 troops deployed in UN peace operations. India stands third with a contribution of 7,794 men and women. Pakistan is close behind India, with about 7,533 soldiers. Nepal, with 5,346 peacekeepers, is among the top 10 contributors.Meanwhile, China has begun to steal a political march over India in the international discourse on peace operations. Ending its traditional wariness about international peacekeeping, China has moved quickly into the list of top 10 troop contributing countries in recent years. Although the number of Chinese troops currently deployed is modest at 3,079, China has put peacekeeping at the centre of its defence diplomacy and made it a priority military mission for the People’s Liberation Army. These precisely have been the missing elements of India’s approach.As peacekeeping became a routine activity for India, Delhi was increasingly preoccupied with process-related issues at the UN — the construction and implementation of the mandates for peacekeeping. India’s recent focus has been on gaining a say in the UN decision-making on peace operations that have become increasingly complex.India is unlikely to advance by organising a trade union of troop contributing countries at the UN General Assembly. Instead, it should expand its strategic cooperation with the US, France, Japan, Australia and other partners to reshape the norms and mechanics of international peace operations. At the same time, India should also seek partnerships with its South Asian neighbours. While the Pakistan army might be reluctant, the security forces of Bangladesh and Nepal may be more open to collaboration with India on peacekeeping, disaster management and humanitarian relief operations.The first step is to start sharing their expansive experiences in peace operations. Second, South Asian military and civilian policymakers on peacekeeping should be meeting in Delhi, Dhaka and Kathmandu and not just in New York.At the UN last week, India reaffirmed its commitment to international peace operations. But Delhi must look beyond mere troop contribution to other critical activities, such as training, logistics and operational support. The latest agreement between India and the US on training African troops provides a good basis for this. Military cooperation with the major powers and neighbours is also important for another reason — not all peace operations today are run from the UN. India needs to develop military coalitions that can respond to crisis situations in the Indian Ocean and beyond on short order.In the end, reforming UN peace operations is only a small part of the answer to the larger questions that India must ask itself about the use of military force. Way back in the 1950s, our first PM, Jawaharlal Nehru, recognised that our armed forces had duties beyond borders in discharging India’s responsibilities as a good global citizen.As the world today looks up to India as a net security provider, Delhi needs to recast its peacekeeping strategy by modernising its decision-making structures, expanding domestic defence capabilities, and strengthening its military diplomacy.
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<span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight:bold;">Centre forms expert committee to review civil services exam pattern</span><br/>
An expert committee has been formed by the government to examine various issues related to age relaxation, eligibility, syllabus and pattern of the civil services examination to select IAS and IPS officers.“The committee will look into all aspects of civil services examination,” Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Sunday.Based on the report of the committee, further changes in the civil services exam pattern would be considered with the primary objective of providing a level playing field to aspirants from diverse streams like mathematics, engineering, medicine and humanities, he said. Till such time as the recommendations of the committee were received and the government subsequently took a decision, the General Studies Paper-II (also known as CSAT) in the preliminary examination would remain a qualifying paper, with the minimum qualifying marks fixed at 33 per cent.<br/>
<b>Path-breaking</b><br/>
Meanwhile, the government’s decision taken last year to exclude the English portion, accounting for 22 marks in the General Studies Paper-II, from tabulation continued to remain in force, he told PTI here.The panel has been formed as a follow-up to a decision taken by the government in May this year, said Mr. Singh, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.The panel would be headed by the former Chhattisgarh cadre IAS officer B.S. Baswan and consist of leading academicians, technocrats and senior bureaucrats, officials said.Mr. Singh recalled that soon after the Narendra Modi government took over on May 26, 2014, it was confronted with the demands from across the country for revisiting the pattern and syllabus of the civil services examination.It was being alleged that the present syllabus and pattern tended to benefit students from mathematics and engineering backgrounds, he said.The decision to revise the civil services exam pattern was path-breaking and was aimed at achieving the basic objective of ensuring that the best and the most deserving got the opportunity to become a part of the administrative set up of rapidly developing 21st century India.The civil services examination is conducted annually in three stages — preliminary, main and interview.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight:bold;">Ministry plans independent panel to decide MPs’ salary</span><br/>
The Parliamentary Affairs Ministry is all set to create an independent Emoluments Commission that will be empowered to recommend salaries and allowances for MPs. The Ministry hopes this will help to check the growing criticism – including in the media — of MPs deciding their own emoluments.The proposal for an independent three-member commission is on the Ministry’s agenda for the two-day All India Whips Conference scheduled to be held in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh from September 29-30.The conference will be chaired by Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu.The Chief Whips and Whips of various parties in Parliament/Assemblies will discuss a plan to establish inter-party forums in the legislatures for better coordination to facilitate effective functioning of legislative bodies. The utility and shortcomings of the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) in operation over the last 32 years will also be discussed, it is learnt.“The setting up of an independent Emoluments Commission for recommending the salaries and allowances of the Members of Parliament will not only put to rest the public outcry and media criticism over MPs themselves deciding their salaries, but also provide an appropriate opportunity to take into consideration the huge responsibilities and the important roles they play in our representative democracy,” say the Agenda Notes for the conference.The commission is expected to ensure that recommendations on Parliamentary salaries “are reached in a fair, transparent and equitable way.”“Once there is consensus on setting up of the commission, the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954, will be suitably amended.”<br/><br/>
<span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight:bold;">‘Promote green credit’</span><br/>
Union Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Sunday emphasised the need to promote green credit, instead of carbon credit, so that polluters do not get away with paying for carbon emissions.Addressing the Second Meeting of the Business Dialogue for COP-21 under the U.N. Framework Convention for Climate Change here, he said: “The world must incentivise green growth activities as ‘Green Credit’ instead of Carbon Credit Mechanism, which provides a way out for the Emitter to get rid of the blame of pollution by paying for the emissions.”The Minister stressed India’s proposed debate on lifestyle issues — where developed countries were urged to check unsustainable consumption practices — ‘climate justice’— focussing on the environmental rights of the people in developing and underdeveloped nations — and the green credit mechanism, ahead of the Modi-Obama meet on Monday, where climate change is likely to be a key subject of discussion.The demand-supply mismatch and low ambition for emission reduction expressed by developed countries led to the slowdown of the well-established CDM market, the Minister said.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight:bold;">Forward Markets Commission to merge with SEBI today</span><br/>
In the first ever merger of two regulators, over 60-year-old FMC (Forward Markets Commission) will merge on Monday with the younger but much bigger capital markets watchdog the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to create a unified regulatory body.SEBI was set up in 1988 as a non-statutory body for regulating the securities markets, while it became an autonomous body in 1992 with fully independent powers.FMC, on the other hand, has been regulating commodities markets since 1953, but lack of powers has led to wild fluctuations and alleged irregularities remaining untamed in this market segment.The commodities market has been known to be more prone to speculative activities compared to the better-regulated stock market, while illegal activities like ‘dabba trading’ have also been more frequent in this segment.Besides, the high-profile NSEL scam has rocked this market in the recent past and the subsequent regulatory and government interventions in this case eventually led to the government announcing FMC’s merger with SEBI.Taking forward the announcement made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his budget speech earlier this year, FMC would be merged with SEBI with effect from Monday.The merger would be consummated here on Monday at a function attended by Mr. Jaitley himself, along with SEBI Chairman U.K. Sinha and other top officials from the government and the regulatory bodies.This is the first major case of two regulators being merged, against the relatively more frequent practice world wide of creating new regulatory authorities, including by carving out new bodies from the existing entities.FMC’s merger with the market regulator was aimed at streamlining the regulations and curb wild speculations in commodities market, while facilitating further growth of the market.At present, there are three national and six regional bourses for commodity futures in the country. This is the first major case of two regulators being merged.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight:bold;">For a win-win bilateral trade diplomacy</span><br/>
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second visit to the U.S. is garnering even more interest than his first trip, particularly because in the intervening year, the India-U.S. dialogue has intensified. The Prime Minister is also slated to travel to California, the first to do so at a time when people of Indian origin have established themselves as frontrunners in technology and entrepreneurship in this vibrant region. Indian industry has high hopes from the visit.In the run-up to the Prime Minister’s visit, the Strategic and Commercial Dialogue included encouraging emphasis on economic cooperation, placing it at the heart of the India-U.S. relationship. A joint work stream on Ease of Doing Business has been launched to address trade issues through quarterly meetings. As noted in the joint statement, CII and the American National Standards Institute will be setting up a portal for standards information to update trading companies on trade requirements. A notable mention was made of discussions on Totalisation of social security arrangements, raising hopes that a solution could be evolved on vexing social security payments made by Indian companies for their short-duration workers in the U.S.Bilateral exchange of goods and services between the two countries crossed $100 billion in 2014, up five-fold from 2000. The U.S. is India’s second largest trade partner for goods and by far its largest export market. The two countries have decided to take strong measures to increase trade to $500 billion while notable steps have been announced for increasing investments.Indian investments in the U.S. are robust compared to investments in the other direction in relation to sizes of respective economies. As per a CII-Grant Thornton report, the top Indian companies in the U.S. have recorded over $15 billion of investment across all states and employ about 95,000 persons directly. U.S. investments in India stand at $28 billion cumulatively, according to U.S. sources. Indian industry expects Mr Modi’s visit to act on a dual-pronged approach. On the one hand, issues hindering trade in goods and services need to be resolved to achieve the $500 billion trade target in the shortest possible time. On the other hand, a huge push needs to be imparted to U.S. investments in India, particularly across manufacturing and infrastructure.Regarding trade, the multiple dialogue platforms revived during the past year have set the stage for new announcements. The Trade Policy Forum, High Technology Cooperation Group and CEOs Forum are looking at cooperation in areas such as agriculture, services, manufacturing and intellectual property. Some of the matters taken up in these meetings include social security totalization, visa regulations, ease of doing business and international standards.Trade in services can be promoted through facilitative regulations regarding movement of skilled personnel, technology and data. It is important to develop a separate work visa for professionals on short duration contracts so that they are exempted from Annual Quota, non-refundable social security taxes and labour conditions applications.<br/>
<b>Stepping up investments</b><br/>
On the investment side, India’s development agenda presents many opportunities. The U.S.-India Infrastructure Collaboration Platform has been envisaged to assist U.S. companies explore infrastructure opportunities in India. U.S. initiatives through the U.S. EXIM Bank and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency would facilitate $4 billion worth of investments in India. The India-U.S. CEOs Forum has requested an ambitious Bilateral Investment Treaty.Under India’s Smart City initiative, the two governments have identified Allahabad, Ajmer and Visakhapatnam for partnership with U.S. companies. High-level committees are being set up for each of these cities including representatives of different departments, State governments and U.S. industry, and three MoUs have already been signed.The manufacturing sector as a whole is set for rejuvenation under the ‘Make in India’ campaign. The 25 sub-sectors identified closely align with strengths of both U.S. and Indian industry, particularly in automotives, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology.The campaigns of Skill India, Digital India, Clean Energy and Swachh Bharat offer attractive vehicles for U.S. investors. Technology companies are already exploring potential under Digital India and could work on creating digital infrastructure, setting up e-governance services and leveraging the huge mobile space. This partnership could gain hugely from the Mr Modi’s visit to California. With the strong personal commitment of leaders of both countries, the India-U.S. economic partnership is on track for a transformational jump and Indian industry greatly looks forward to the outcomes of the sustained dialogue process and the Prime Minister’s upcoming visit.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight:bold;">The challenge of skills and jobs</span><br/>
The scale of the skilling challenge that India faces, and the urgency involved, have been palpable for some time, but new official data put into cold numbers the extent of the problem. Fewer than one in 10 adult Indians has had any form of vocational training, and even among those who have, the type of training is not the sort of formal skilling that employers seek – the majority had either acquired a hereditary skill or learned on the job. Just 2.2 per cent in all had received formal vocational training. In comparison, 75 per cent of the workforce in Germany and 80 per cent in Japan has received formal skills training. Even among the BRICS countries, India lags behind – nearly half the Chinese workforce, for example, is skilled. Very few Indians get a technical education in medicine, engineering or agriculture; fewer than one in ten Indians is a graduate, and among those who are graduates, the majority get undergraduate degrees in arts, science or commerce. The problem is more acute in rural areas and for women. Without access to affordable and appropriate skills training, young people, particularly those leaving rural areas and small towns for big cities, will be stuck in low-wage, insecure jobs that will leave them in want or poverty. The Narendra Modi government has made skills and jobs one of its focus areas from the beginning of its term. In July, the Prime Minister launched an ambitious mission to impart skills training to 40 crore people by 2022, and the new government has a dedicated Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The problem is that the previous government talked the same talk on skills but was able to achieve precious little; the proportion of young adults who had received vocational training was virtually unchanged between 2004-05 and 2011-12. There isn’t any clear evidence yet that the new government is charting out a radically new path on skills. There remain multiple decision-making authorities on skills and little clarity about who exactly will do the work. Promises of corporate and foreign partnerships on skilling are pouring in, but how these mass skilling programmes will take off is unclear. Employers complain that job-seekers do not have the skills they look for; there is little evidence yet that curricula with these objectives in mind have been designed, or that new and affordable training institutes have been set up on a mass scale. Job creation has not kept pace with India’s demographic momentum, and that will in the coming days pose a problem for a skilled workforce. But let’s not put the cart before the horse – a poorly trained young workforce can neither bring workers out of poverty nor help a country grow quickly.<br/><br/>
<b><i>Source : The Hindu</i></b><br/>
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<span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold;">Astronomy observatory all set for take off</span><br/>
Astrosat, the country’s first astronomy observatory to study distant celestial objects, will be launched on Monday morning.A 50-hour countdown began at 8 a.m. on Saturday at the launch port in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.The Indian Space Research Organisation said the launch vehicle, PSLV-C30, was being readied with propellants ahead of the launch, slated for 10 a.m. at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.Six tiny satellites of three foreign customers, weighing 118 kg, are being put in space on the same flight. Significantly, for the first time, the PSLV launcher has a U.S. customer using it to put four small satellites in space. The other customers are from Canada and Indonesia.The vehicle has, to date, lifted 45 small and mid-sized foreign satellites for a fee.The 1,513-kg Astrosat, estimated to have cost around Rs. 180 crore, carries five instruments and is among the few Indian scientific satellites. Most of ISRO’s spacecraft are planned for specific applications such as communication, Earth observation and more recently, navigation.Moving in a near Equatorial orbit 650 km above Earth, Astrosat will study black holes, scan the distant universe, star birth regions beyond our galaxy, binary and neutron starts over at least five years.It will simultaneously observe the sky in multiple light bands or wavelengths of ultraviolet, optical, low and high energy X-ray.For the light-lift workhorse PSLV vehicle, this will be the 31st flight with 30 successes in its belt.The C-30 will be flown in the extended XL version. Astrosat will study black holes, scan the distant universe, star birth regions beyond our galaxy.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold;">DU Sanskrit meet pushes back period of Vedas to 6000 BC</span><br/>
The Vedas date back to 6000 BC, Sanskrit scholars brainstorming on the dates of the ancient texts at a conclave organised by Delhi University’s Sanskrit department said on Saturday. This amounts to the Vedas getting older by 4500 years compared to what we thought.“The time of the Vedas cannot be asserted before 6000 BC and thus Vedic civilisation is proved more ancient than the Indus Valley civilisation,” department head Ramesh Bhardwaj said in his keynote address, claiming that a correlation of archaeological, literary and astronomical evidence suggested so.The innocuous sounding claim has deep political implications.Influential Indian and European historians have for over a century seen the Vedas as dating back to 1500 BC, while the date of the Harappan civilisation is located around 2500 to 1800 BC. This had made the view that Vedic Aryans were early migrants to India commonplace.Add to it a 19th century view of Indologists that Vedic Sanskrit had similarities with ancient European languages and early Persian — and that Tamil was distinct from Sanskrit.These theories had spawned movements as varied as Jyotirao Phule’s anti-Brahmin movement in western India and the Dravidian movement in south India, which believed that there was an Aryan invasion in ancient times. Many saw the Vedic culture as superimposed over pre-Aryan cultures, while others talked of a migration sans invasion.The present claim of these Sanskrit scholars makes the Vedas coincide with and even pre-date the Harappan civilisation, thus making the ancestors of today’s Hindus indigenous to India.Many scholars have seen such assertions as crucial to the Sangh Parivar, which, they argue, sees Hindus as original inhabitants of India, and Islam and Christianity as later entrants. Significantly, the Sangh Parivar uses the term Vanavasi (forest dwellers) rather than Adivasi (original inhabitants) for India’s tribes.“The Sanskrit department people aren’t experts in comparative linguistics. They are also not environmental historians to study the flora and fauna of the Vedas,” historian D.N. Jha told The Hindu . “Astronomical evidence is dubious. And I would like to ask why the department waited till 2015 for this finding? The most plausible date of the Vedas till now is 1500 BC.”Scholars from Delhi, Varanasi and Gorakhpur apart, archaeologists K.N. Dikshit and B.R. Mani attended the meet.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold;">G4 leaders seek time-bound U.N. reforms</span><br/>
In a show of solidarity and as a message to the world community, leaders of Brazil, Germany, India and Japan on Saturday called for urgent reforms of the United Nations “in a fixed time frame”, expressing disappointment that no substantial progress had been made in the past decade on the issue.The Group of Four, or G4, Summit, taking place after a decade, was hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the morning, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe travelled to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel where Mr. Modi is staying. Japan, Germany, India and Brazil are the third, fourth, seventh and eighth biggest economies, respectively. In terms of population, India is the second biggest, Brazil fifth, Japan 10th and Germany 16th biggest in the world.“The leaders emphasised that the G4 countries are legitimate candidates for permanent membership in an expanded and reformed [Security] Council and supported one another’s candidature. They pledged to work together with all member-states and to accelerate outreach towards achieving an early and meaningful reform of the Security Council,” said a joint statement issued by the leaders after the meeting.“… the leaders noted with concern that no substantial progress had been made since the 2005 World Summit where all the Heads of State and Government had unanimously supported the ‘early reform’ of the Security Council as an essential element of the overall effort to reform the United Nations.”The G4 leaders appreciated the fact that the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on UN reforms has come out with a text that will form the basis for further negotiations. The U.S. also reiterated last week its support for India’s claim for a permanent UNSC seat, but it has been calling for consensus before reforms can move ahead. Pakistan is opposed to India, while China has been ambiguous in its approach though not openly opposed to reforms.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold;">Indian urbanisation ‘messy’, reforms needed: World Bank</span><br/>
Terming India’s urbanisation as “messy and hidden”, a World Bank report called for initiatives at the policy and institutional level to tap the economic potential it offers.“Although they have made progress, India and other South Asian countries can make better utilisation of opportunities that urbanisation provides them to transform their economies to join the ranks of richer nations,” it said in a report titled ‘Leveraging Urbanisation in South Asia’.The World Bank said there has been difficulty in dealing with pressures that increased urban populations put on basic services, infrastructure, land, housing and environment, fostering “messy and hidden” urbanisation.This, in turn, has helped constrain the region’s full realisation of the prosperity and livability benefits of urbanisation, it said, adding that at the institutional level, there would be benefits from improvements in ways in which towns and cities are governed and financed.<br/>
<b>Reforms in spotlight</b><br/>
The report put reforms in the spotlight, saying these are required to address three fundamental deficits in empowerment of local governing bodies, resources and accountability.“Inter-governmental fiscal relations must be improved to address empowerment; practical ways must be identified to increase the resources available to local governments to allow them to perform their mandated functions and mechanisms must be strengthened to hold local governments accountable for their actions,” the report highlighted.To tackle messy urbanisation and bring about lasting improvements in both prosperity and livability, policies are also required to improve the ways in which cities are connected and planned, working of land and housing markets, and cities’ resilience to natural disasters and the effect of climate change.<br/>
<b>Sustainable growth</b><br/>
“If managed well, urbanisation can lead to sustainable growth by increasing productivity, allowing innovation and new ideas to emerge,” said World Bank MD and COO Mulyani Indrawati, who is on a three-day visit to India.The report said urbanisation has been relatively slow in India.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold;">What is deflation and is it bad?</span><br/>
With Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian first cautioning about impending deflation, and then in an interview to The Hindu clarifying that he meant deflation in a limited price-related context, it is a good time to explain the various contours of the rise and fall of prices.<br/>
<b>What is inflation?</b><br/>
Inflation is simply a measure of the extent of increase in prices. If potatoes cost Rs.100 per kg in August 2014, and if they cost Rs.110 per kg in August 2015, then inflation in the price of potatoes was 10 per cent.When this happens across prices of all commodities for a relatively sustained period of time, then one can say the economy is experiencing inflation. Looking at consumer prices, India is still undergoing inflation. That is, prices are still increasing. For example, in August 2015, overall consumer prices were 3.7 per cent higher than they were in August 2014.<br/>
<b>So, then what does it mean when the government says inflation is coming down?</b><br/>
All that means is that the rate of increase of prices is slowing. Going back to the example of potatoes, if they were Rs.110 per kg in August, then went to Rs.120 per kg in September, Rs.125 in October and Rs.127 in November, one can see that although the price is still going up, the rate of increase is decelerating.<br/>
<b>Is there a technical term for such a phenomenon?</b><br/>
The U.S. Federal Reserve often uses the term ‘disinflation’ to refer to a period where the rate of inflation has been slowing on a sustained basis.So, looking at the Consumer Price Index, India is currently technically going through a phase of disinflation. The rate of inflation as measured by the CPI was 10.7 per cent in August 2013, which came down to 3.7 per cent over the course of two years.<br/>
<b>So, then, what is deflation and why is there so much controversy and confusion around the term?</b><br/>
Deflation is simply the opposite of inflation. That is, prices fall from one period to the next. The confusion comes from the fact that deflation has historically generally been accompanied by significant economic contraction. But that is not the case in India.Real GDP growth, the final figure that the government presents to you, is calculated by looking at how the value of the total production of the economy has changed compared to the previous year, and then reducing the effect of inflation/deflation from this. If the rate of growth of the economy and prices are both falling, then that is not a good place to be in — as it is usually accompanied by rising unemployment, lower demand, falling corporate earnings, reduced investments, etc.This gets exacerbated when people begin to expect prolonged deflation. If they expect that prices will be lower in the future, then people and companies both defer their investments and expenditure waiting for those lower prices. This postponement of expenditure hurts the economy. But slowing inflation coupled with about 7 per cent GDP growth and a pickup in domestic demand — as India is experiencing now — is not a bad thing in itself. Following an extended period of double-digit inflation, this cooling off of prices may just be a correction.<br/>
<b>Fun fact</b><br/>
There is such a thing as hyperinflation, when the rate of increase of prices is beyond anything seen in normal circumstances. As one website succinctly defines it, “Hyperinflation is a situation where the price increases are so out of control that the concept of inflation is meaningless.”One famous example of hyperinflation was when French and Belgian troops invaded the industrial regions of the Weimar Republic (of World War I fame) to ensure the payment of war reparations.The Weimar Republic’s currency, the Mark, was at 320 Marks per dollar in the first half of 1922. By November 1923, the exchange rate was at 4,210,500,000,000 Marks per dollar.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-size:14px; font-weight:bold;">India to announce climate commitments on Gandhi Jayanti</span><br/>
ndia will announce on October 2 its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) in the lead up to the Paris climate summit in December, the government indicated on Friday, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the U.N. General Assembly that the country’s development goals and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) were the same.“October 2 is the birth anniversary of a great Indian and a great world leader, Mahatma Gandhi, who passionately believed in sustainable development. That would be an appropriate day to announce India’s INDCs,” Vikas Swarup, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson, said. October 1 is the deadline for declaring the INDCs, and India will miss it by a day. The INDCs of countries will form the basis for climate negotiations at the Conference of Parties (CoP) 21 under the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris in December.The U.S. administration has said that climate change would be on the agenda of President Barack Obama’s meeting with Mr. Modi on Monday. After a two-day tour of the Silicon Valley in the west coast of the U.S., the Prime Minister will travel back to New York for the meeting.Mr. Modi said in his U.N. speech that the negotiations would have to be based on the idea of “climate justice” rather than climate action. He elaborated on the climate-friendly initiatives planned for the next seven years, in which 175 GW of renewable energy would be produced and rivers and cities cleaned.<br/>
<b>Climate justice</b><br/>
Explaining the concept of climate justice, Mr. Swarup said: “It is a question of equity. When you talk about emissions, then you need to talk about per capita emissions. India’s per capita emission is still 1.7 and America’s is 16 or 17.”“Historic responsibility of climate change has to be understood. It is very clear which are the countries that are responsible for the state that we are in today,” Mr. Swarup said, adding that the Indian position was not new or different from that of other developing countries.In fact, what Mr. Swarup has articulated is only the reiteration of a long-held official stand of the Indian government. Most recently, during a meeting of 13 Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDCs) in New Delhi, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar had asserted that demanding climate action from developing countries should not involve any blame game and all LMDCs unanimously demanded that developed nations ought to take the lead and provide climate finance to developing countries to enable them to make the necessary transition to a low-carbon economy.<br/><br/>
<b><i>Sources : The Hindu</i></b><br/>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">Chennai Declaration seeks official status for all languages</span><br/>
The Union government’s purported plan to “resurrect Hindi in Tamil Nadu” has its resonance in parts of eastern India. A summit held in Chennai earlier this week to mark the 50th anniversary of the anti-Hindi agitation had participants from West Bengal and Odisha, among other States.The summit committee has published the Chennai Declaration demanding recognition of all languages on Schedule 8 of the Constitution as “official languages”. While 22 languages are in the Schedule, Hindi and English are considered the official languages.Other demands of the Chennai-based pan-India organisation, Promote Linguistic Equality (PLE), coordinating the movement to promote regional languages, includes immediate inclusion of all languages for which “demands” were made by various language communities, but are not accepted by the Union government. The summit also sought an “urgent support to the ethnic, indigenous and other languages with fewer numbers of speakers” to save those from “extinction and assimilation”.The Chennai Summit took place a week after the Bhopal Hindi Conference and was described as a “massive success” by the organisers.The PLE has connected people by social media and has been behind the #stophindiimposition that trended on Twitter during the Prime Minister’s speech in Hindi during August 15 and #stophindiimperialism trend during the World Hindi Conference in Bhopal from September 10 to 12.The representatives from Kolkata said they supported all the three demands of the Chennai Summit.“Bengali, like Tamil, Kannada and all other non-Hindi Indic languages, has been relegated to second class status due to the Union Government’s policies. Non-Hindi mother-tongue speakers are discriminated in every walk of life — from denial of essential public services to entry bars in government jobs. People have been struggling in their own spheres.It is now that Bengalis have slowly started linking up with this protests that are brewing all over the non-Hindi regions of India, given the deeper push and imposition of Hindi under the current regime,” said a signatory of Chennai Declaration, Professor Garga Chatterjee of Indian Statistical Institute in Kolkata.PLE - West Bengal was created after the success of several India-wide social media campaigns. A language activist from Odisha, Saket Sahu, who attended the summit, said that besides providing a platform for the main languages of the States, the summit provided space to the mother-tongue movement as well, like his mother tongue, Kosali.“In Odisha we have two major languages: Odia and Kosali. Both are almost having same numbers of speakers and same age. But Odia has been recognised as a classical language and Kosali is struggling to get included in the 8th Schedule. Chennai conference is a platform of likeminded and hope it understand the agony of Kosali language which is facing Odia imposition the way they are facing Hindi imposition,” Mr Sahu said.Interestingly, few of Assam’s language groups in the Brahmaputra valley — who have many issues with the Bengali language-movement in the Barak Valley — have also launched a regional unit of PLE after the Chennai summit. Of the Schedule 8 languages, only Hindi and English are official languages now.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">Our march in step with U.N. vision: Modi</span><br/>
Presenting his government’s domestic development agenda as completely in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a special summit of the U.N. on Friday that he came from a tradition that considered the entire world as one and the earth as our mother.Reiterating the Indian position on climate change, the Prime Minister emphasised the concept of “common but differentiated responsibility,” which is part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.<br/>
<b>18-minute address</b><br/>
In his 18-minute speech, Mr. Modi outlined the various development targets that his government has set, and how special measures were being taken to ensure that they were environmentally sustainable.“The SDG mirrors India’s developmental goals,” the Prime Minister said. According to him, whenever nations have been united in dealing with a crisis, they have been successful.“Seventy years ago, the U.N. offered a new hope for humanity. Today, the time has come for us to seek a new direction,” he said, calling for reforms in the U.N.“The U.N. Security Council needs to be made more broad based in order for it to have higher credibility.”Pointing out that removing poverty is the biggest challenge before the world, the Prime Minister said it was the collective responsibility of all to work towards a “world that is peaceful, a system that is just and development that is sustainable.”<br/>
<b>Sustainable future can’t be won without tackling poverty: Modi</b><br/>
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invoked Jana Sangh founder Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya to argue that his ideal of antyodaya, or the uplift of the poorest, and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals were similar.Addressing a special summit of the U.N., Mr. Modi listed the Indian schemes of financial inclusion, education and skill development, direct benefits transfer, and pension schemes for the vulnerable among the initiatives that would promote sustainable development in India.He said, “It is not just about fulfilling the needs of the poor and upholding their dignity, nor about assuming moral responsibility for this, but realising that the very goal of a sustainable future cannot be accomplished without addressing the problem of poverty.”Mr. Modi also introduced an idea of the “Blue Revolution,” which he elaborated as a special effort to preserve the oceans and ensure the sustenance and prosperity of island nations, particularly the smaller ones that face the brunt of climate change. “We are committed to a sustainable path to prosperity; that is rooted in our culture,” Mr. Modi said, adding that, “we need to change our lifestyles in order to reduce energy dependency and consequently the impact on environment.” <br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">Signals point to better economic activity: CEA</span><br/>
Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian said in a wide-ranging interview to The Hindu that the economy is sending mixed signals.“The signals are unambiguously pointing to an improvement in economic activity. But on the pace, we do get mixed signals. For example, indirect tax revenue numbers are doing very well, direct tax revenue numbers are not doing so well. Real credit growth numbers are actually doing better than people think. Stalled projects have also come down, but at the same time exports are in negative territory. Private investment is still challenged. So, in that sense, therefore, the economy is still well below potential and that’s the sense in which you can completely logically say that even though it’s recovering and full of potential, therefore it needs monetary policy support since we are not going to aggravate inflationary pressures.”Dr. Subramanian said China was experiencing a temporary wobble and it would regain its footing, but at 5-7 per cent growth levels.“If that is the medium term forecast for China, then it throws up more challenges and opportunities for India. If China grows rapidly, it is good for the world and for India. If China slows down, it will throw up challenges.”<br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">U.S. moots ‘Sri Lankan judicial mechanism’ with foreign judges</span><br/>
A draft resolution, submitted by four countries, including the U.S. and the U.K., in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has mooted the participation of Commonwealth and other foreign judges in “a Sri Lankan judicial mechanism” to probe allegations of war crimes and violations of international humanitarian law.Sri Lanka has co-sponsored the resolution. The proposed mechanism includes the Special Counsel’s office, according to the draft, which has been hosted on the extranet of the UNHRC.The text of an old draft had called upon the Sri Lankan government “to involve international investigators, prosecutors and judges in Sri Lanka’s justice processes”.Jehan Perera, executive director of the National Peace Council and a law alumnus of the Harvard University, says the earlier version on the nature of judicial mechanism was ambiguous whereas the revised text is more specific and it reiterates the government’s position, which is for a domestic mechanism. Dr. Perera says the role of the foreign judges is likely to be more in the form of advisory as otherwise there will have to be amendments to the existing laws.Another significant feature of the resolution is that “the reputation of those, including within the military, who conducted themselves in an appropriate manner with honour and professionalism” would be safeguarded even as a “credible accountability process” will be in place for “those most responsible for violations and abuses”. The document also talks of “the need for a process of accountability and reconciliation for violations and abuses committed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam”.Reacting to the tabling of the resolution, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that “following extensive negotiations, the government has managed to include several clauses in the document recognising the progress made on reconciliation since January 2015”. He added that the government had agreed to implement a political solution to the island’s ethnic problem and bring the necessary constitutional measures.The Tamil National Alliance (TNA), in a statement, described the suggestion of involving the foreign and Commonwealth jurists as a “significant victory for justice”.It added “the draft provides a constructive starting point for what will inevitably be a long road to reconciliation.”<br/><br/>
<b><i>Sources: The Hindu</i></b><br/>
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<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">Centre puts the brakes on JNNURM research projects, capacity - building.</span><br/>
The Urban Development Ministry has asked States to terminate their research and capacity-building measures under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM), a move that will roll back the achievements of the scheme launched by the UPA government and render it defunct. Under the JNNURM, the State governments established Reform and Performance Management Cells (RPMCs), a body of experts to guide municipal bodies in urban planning. The first outcome of the decision will be closing of RPMCs, though the Central government has invested Rs. 43 crore in them. And then the States will have to fire several hundred employees—researchers, municipal engineers, sanitary workers and computer operators—and abandon a big line of research projects. In a circular released on August 14, the Ministry’s message was blunt that “no structures of earlier missions will be supported.” It also directed the States to wrap up “individual” training programmes. In the early 2013, the Congress-led government realised that it could implement an ambitious scheme like the JNNRUM only if the municipal bodies were efficient. So the idea of capacity-building became a buzzword in the Ministry, which was quickly embraced by the BJP-led government, which included it in the Smart City Mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). Since urbanisation experts were always consistent in their demand for fixing the municipalities nationwide, the Congress-led government included RPMC in the JNNRUM to allow the States to hire experts in town planning, infrastructure development, solid waste management, procurement and information technology. Their main job was to conduct research, understand shortcomings of cities and help mayors and commissioners in planning and raise funds from private investors. J.M. Pathania, Director, Urban Development, in Himachal Pradesh, said he was surprised by the government’s decision. “We are at the stage where the new hires are already working. Some States have started research and midway you say stop, it is unfair. This [the JNNURM] was a sanctioned project. The previous government gave the first instalment. And now, all of a sudden, the new government asks us to stop it.” he said. G. Vijay Kumar, Under-Secretary at the Urban Development Ministry, who’s signatory to the circular, said the decision was made to help the States adjust themselves to the new urban policies. “The JNNURM has so many objectives, so many people who are not doing anything for the last many years, so they may be fired.” <br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">Centre to exempt foreign firms covered by double taxation treaty</span><br/>
IT Act will be amended with retrospective effectto exempt foreignfirms from MAT. In a big relief to foreign firms, government on Thursday said the Income Tax Act will be amended with retrospective effect to exempt from minimum alternate tax (MAT) the overseas companies that covered under double taxation avoidance agreements (DTAAs).Foreign companies that do not have a permanent establishment in India will be exempt from paying MAT on profits from April 2001. The provisions of Section 115JB of Income Tax will not apply to foreign companies with effect from April 1, 2001, if they are resident of a country with which India has DTAA and they do not have a permanent establishment (PE) in India, said an official statement.In case the companies belong to countries with which India does not have a DTAA, the MAT exemption will apply if they are exempted from registration under Section 592 of the Companies Act 1956, or Section 380 of the Companies Act 2013. “An appropriate amendment to the Income-Tax Act in this regard will be carried out,” said the Finance Ministry statement.Earlier this month, the government had exempted foreign institutional and portfolio investors from payment of MAT on the capital gains made by them before April 1, 2015. Through the amendment the government will clarify that MAT provisions will not be applicable to FIIs/FPIs not having a place of business/permanent establishment in India, for the period prior to April 1.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">Green road corridors planned</span><br/>
If Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari’s plan for Rs. 5,00,000 crore of investment in highways in the next four years comes off, Rs. 5,000 crore of this will go to the Green Highways policy.The plan is to grow three layers of trees and bushes. The first will be of bushes so that if a vehicle goes off the road, it does not collide with something life-threatening. The second will be of medium-sized trees and the last will be of tall fruit trees. Only species indigenous to the area would be planted, Mr. Chhibber said.“The benefits are manifold… The community will gain in terms of huge employment opportunities and entrepreneurship development, and there will be huge environmental benefits also… The local community will get the rights to the non-timber produce from the trees,” the Ministry said in a statement.A wide cross-section of agencies can participate in the project. Those eligible include government or private companies, NGOs registered as societies, trusts or private limited non-profit companies, and producer organisations.The empanelment of these companies will begin shortly, according to the Ministry. Thereafter, the bidding for stretches of the highways will take place.“Planting is best done in the beginning May or June. Our target is to have everything under way so that planting can start in at least one-tenth of the area envisaged by that time,” Mr. Chhibber said.The government has also laid down strict targets for the companies growing and maintaining trees. The minimum survival rate is 90 per cent. Only after reaching this level will a company get the required money from the Ministry in the next year.The government is concentrating on working with green contractors, separate from the brick and mortar ones. The projects will also be awarded on small stretches of 8-10 km. Pilot projects, to be carried out in each State, will first take place where there has been a good response from the local community, Mr. Chhibber said.“It is best to go small and get it right in the beginning to show that the policy works and then scale it up,” Mr. Chhibber said.<br/><br/>
<span style="font-weight:bold; font-size:14px;">Centre banks on ISRO to curb illegal mining across States</span><br/>
The Union Ministry of Mines is planning to use remote sensing satellite data to curb illegal mining across States, Mines Secretary Balvinder Kumar said on Thursday.Satellite imageries taken regularly would help to keep an eye on legal boundaries of mined areas. The Ministry plans to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Indian Space Research Organisation on using satellite data for mining.The next steps would be discussed with the ISRO in early October, it is learnt. The Indian Bureau of Mines would be the nodal agency to implement the measures, which would form part of the reforms taking place in the mining sector.Mr. Kumar was addressing the inaugural session of the ‘Mining & exploration convention and trade show’ organised by the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries.The other plan is to use the GPS (Global Positioning System) to track major minerals that have been mined.The use of satellite data in mining was one of the proposals discussed at the mega meeting of departments called in New Delhi on September 7.Earth observation satellites are already used to estimate the kind of minerals and the extent of deposits present in an area. This information is used in exploration along with aerial surveys of mineral-rich areas. Major mining bodies such as Coal India Ltd. have also tried using GPS-based devices to keep watch on the mined ore and their transport. <br/><br/>
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One of the most famous inspirational Quotes stated by our Father of the nation ‘Mahatma Gandhi’.<br/><br/>
Though which he wants to convey that if you want to changes the world then first change yourself & set an example for other to follow; for him ideas and ideals had no value if they were not translated into action. According to him as a man changes himself, so does the attitude of the world change towards him & we need not wait to see what others do. Gandhi showed India and the World the path of truth and non-violence. He believed that it was truth alone that prevailed in the end & has proved this by following the path of Satyagraha”Adherence to Truth” & Ahimsa “Non-Violence” which has not only a source of inspiration for the Indians Freedom struggle but this also influenced important leader outside India like Martin Luther King& JamesLawson for the Civil rights movement in America, Nelson Mandela and Stevephen Biko for the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa & Aung San Suu Kyi for democracy Rights in Burma. Even Martin Luther King stated that “Christ gives us the Goal & Mahatma Gandhi Gives the Tactics”. Also Albert Einstein stated that he is a “Role model for generation to come”. In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly declared Gandhi's birthday 2 October as "the International Day of Nonviolence.<br/><br/>
Gandhiji is an outstanding personality who has left behind the legacy of greatness, moral values, and sublime ideals which we can trace back through his journey starting from South Africa in which he has been able to defeat Britishers not with Sword or Guns but by means of strange & utterly new weapon of Satyagraha “Adherence to Truth” & Ahimsa “Non-Violence”. Gandhiji stated that “Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.” & he did the same by offering the ambulance corps service on voluntarily basis during “Boer”&“Zulu” war even when he knew that English people are ill-treating Indians in South Africa. Because according to him this is the only way through which heart of the opponent can be win. After the war is over thenewspapers in England praised the services rendered by the Indians & it is believe that relations between the Indians and the Europeans had become more cordial. Moreover inspired from Ruskin Book “Unto this Last” he has also established Phoenix & Tolstoy farm on the lines of this book where people who were different in nationality, religion, and color lived together like one family. He continued his struggle for the rights of the Indians in South Africa where he finally succeeded in his effort when the “Indian Relief Bill” is passed & signed by the Governor. And his work laid the inspirational foundation for others to follow the path of Non-Violence in the coming Anti-Apartheid movements in South Africa.Nelson Mandela considered Gandhi as his teacher &considers him as a Both Indian & South African Citizen the way his ideology influenced them. <br/><br/>
Similarly in India also he successfully led Champaran Satyagraha (1917), Ahmedabad Mill worker Satyagraha (1918) by keeping fast &Kheda Satyagraha(1918) & thus set an example for others to follow on similar lines & became the undisputed leader for the Indian freedom struggle. And he has been on the fore front of the Indian freedom struggle either for the social welfare of the masses or for the freedom struggle through his various movements Like Non-Cooperation Movement, Civil Disobedience or Quit India movement through Dandi March or keeping fast. He undertook 17 fast during the Indian freedom struggle movement & his longest fast is for 21 days undertaken in 1924 & 1943 for Hindu Muslim unity & to stop communal riots.<br/><br/>
Gandhiji Contribution is not only remained within the ambit for the Freedom struggle of India but he has done his best for the removal of Untouchability, Communal Harmony, Education& for the empowerment of women. During the national movement, Mahatma Gandhi made the eradication of un-touchability one of his goals. He had once said that the way ‘Untouchability’ was spreading in the Hindu Society, it was against both the man and the God. He went and stayed with them in their colonies, shared meals and performed all the tasks of cleaning along with them. In his ashram, all his followers tried to follow his thinking. Public dinners were organized in which people expressed their feelings against the practice of untouchability by eating with people of different communities. Thus, many people rejected this practice and the rigidity of caste rules was given up for the betterment of all. And he has also started 21 days fast for the improvement of Harijan’s.<br/><br/>
Gandhiji believed that India’s salvation depends on the enlightenment of her women and he said that “There is no occasion for women to consider themselves subordinate or inferior to men.”For the fight against foreign domination women’s come up & participated in rallies to Gandhi’s call for civil disobedience. They entered the public domain along with men, and offered satyagraha. Even illiterate tribal women from the forests joined the freedom movement. It has been said that this time frame can be considered as a landmark for the start of women’s empowerment where they come outside their homes & participated in the struggle along with the men.<br/><br/>
Mahatma Gandhi laid great emphasis on Hindu-Muslim unity. He supported the khilafat issue, Gandhiji felt unhappy at the British attitude towards turkey .To Gandhi Hindu-Muslim unity means unity not only between Hindu & Muslims but also between all those who believe India to be their home, no matter to what faith they belong . Even when India got Independence Instead of participating in the celebration of independence Gandhi Walked bare-footed from village to village in to restore peace and harmony in that area.Gandhi's most important fasts occurred after independence firstly he undertook fast for bringing peace to Calcutta following the bloody religious riots which swept the country after the winning of independence from the British, the second fast is for religious tolerance and understanding among the Sikhs, Hindus, and Muslims.In the words of Lord Mountbatten". What fifty thousand welt- equipped soldiers could not do, the Mahatma has done-he has brought peace. He is a one-man boundary force'.<br/><br/>
In today’s contemporary world also we can see the contributions made by many persons for the welfare of the society which have been a source of Inspiration for all of us, the way they have brought the changes by offering their service to the Society taking the example of Anand Kumar known for his Super-30 program in Bihar.the program selects 30 meritorious and talented candidates each year from economically backward sections of society and trains them for the entrance examination for Indian Institute of Technology& his this significant contribution has been praised not even in India but also by the United States President Barack Obama special envoy Rashad Hussain who termed it as the best Institute of the country.<br/><br/>
Similarly remarkable example is set by Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty a philanthropist & a cardiac surgeon, his hospitals Narayana Health or Narayana Hrudayalaya have reduced costs by taking advantage of the economies of scale, this allows them to complete heart surgeries for a tenth of the cost in the United States. The main objective is to provide affordable health care facilities to the masses.The Wall Street Journal has given him the title of Henry Ford of heart surgery because it is the philosophy of the henry ford to use mass production techniques & specialization to reduce operational or manufacturing costs.For patients who could not even afford this, they helped arrange funds through the Narayana Hrudayalaya Trust's general corpus or by seeking external donations. Moreover he has also designed the world's cheapest comprehensive health insurance scheme “Yeshaswani” with the Government of Karnatakafor the poor farmers of the state, at Rs.10. It is very well-utilized in Karnataka with 4 million people covered.<br/><br/>
There are many in this list which has given a path & vision for Public interest to others & one among such is ‘KapilaHingorani’ the first Indian lawyer that uses the tool of Public Interest Litigation in which she has filled a PIL on behalf of Prisoners that are still waiting for their trials & they already have been in jail more than the time the sentenced supposed to be impose & as a reaction 40,000 peoples from jail in India are set free & this gave rise to a revolution in Indian Legal system which now have been used by various peoples & NGO’s for the interest general Public, BecausePIL can be filed by anyone for general public interest rather than the aggrieved person because before 1980 only the aggrieved party could approach the courts for justice but now there have been instances when letters and telegrams addressed to the court have been taken up as PILs and heard. And PIL has been proven as the most instrumental tool for addressing & the protection of the Civil Rights of those individuals who could not seek protection for their rights & it has been successful in making official authorities accountable to NGO’s and general public. <br/><br/>
Mother Teresa has said that “If each of us would only sweep our doorstep, the whole world would be clean” & this is true in every sense the initiatives has to be taken from our self instead of expecting from others. And there are some who have taken steps for the welfare of the society like Bindeshwar Pathak the founder of Sulabh International the largest Non-Profit organization in India with more than 50,000 volunteers which work to promote Human Rights, Environmental sanitation, waste management & Social Reforms through education. Mr. Pathak has founded sulabh in 1970 to eradicate manual scavenging & introduced the concept of ‘Sulabh Sauchalaya’ in the form of Pay & Use Public Toilets which is being used by 10 Million people with bath, Laundry & urinal facility with best practice of water management, & generation of Bio-Gas & Bio fertilizers from it, for which he has been awarded ‘Stockholm Water Prize’ & this organization has recognized & praised by Various United Nation agencies.<br/><br/>
The seed of ‘Satyagraha’ & ‘Ahimsa’ that Gandhiji has sown many decades before has been a source of Inspiration for many social activist today also Like ‘Anna Hazare’ that we can see in the movements led by ‘Anna Hazare’ to promote rural development, increase government transparency & against corruption. He has also been given ‘Padam Bhushan’ award by Government of India for his contribution for development & structuring of ‘Relegan Siddhi’ village in his efforts in establishing this village as a model for others. On similar lines we can see the Contribution of ‘Arvind Kejriwal’ for his contribution to the enactment of the Right to Information Act, for which he has been also awarded ‘Ramon Magsaysay award’. Even Barack Obama has stated that his biggest inspiration came from Mahatma Gandhi – The message he shared with the World.<br/><br/>
So to see the change in the world not only we have to bring changes in our self but also have to contribute actively for the welfare of the society through any positive means the values & ideas shared by Mahatma Gandhi, which we has been followed by various social activist for the welfare of the society because the future depends on what you do Today. It has been said by Edmund Burke that “All that is necessary for the triumph of evils is that Good men do nothing”.
</div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-73692408493515990742013-09-20T18:52:00.001+05:302013-09-20T18:54:11.359+05:30Wall Paintings of India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<div align="right"><b>- By Vijaya Lakshmi (Student of Indiancivils.com)</b></div><br/>
Painting is one of the most delicate forms of art giving expression to human thoughts and feelings through the media of line and color.<br />
Below are some of the eminent mural paintings of Ancient and Medieval India.<br /><br/>
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<td valign="top">Ancient India</td>
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<li>Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra </li>
<li>Bagh caves, Madhya Pradesh </li>
<li>Badami caves, Karnataka</li>
<li>Sittannavasal, Tamil Nadu</li>
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<li>Jatakas, collection of stories, recording the previous births of the Lord Buddha.</li>
<li>Principal characters in heroic proportions.</li>
<li>Stories illustrated are continuous and elaborate.</li>
<li>Religious painting of Brahma, Shiva, etc.,</li>
<li>Ceiling Decoration with flora and fauna.</li>
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<td valign="top">Medieval India</td>
<td valign="top">Ellora Caves , Maharashtra<br /></td>
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<li>Epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture</li>
<li>Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temples</li>
<li>Rectangular panels with thick borders.</li>
<li>Figures represent twist of the head, painted angular bents of the arms, the concave curve of the close limbs,the sharp projected nose and the long drawn open eyes</li>
<li>Fresco- secco method of painting</li>
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<td valign="top">Medieval India</td>
<td valign="top">Rajarajeshwara temple, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu
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<li>Figures are full of movement and throbbing with vitality (Dancers)</li>
<li>Portray Shiva in action, destroying demonic forts, dancing etc.</li>
<li>Done in a fresco method over the surface of the rock.</li>
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<td valign="top">Late Medieval painting</td>
<td valign="top">Veerabhadra Temple, Andhra Pradesh
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<td valign="top"><ul>
<li>Paintings are pressed within broad friezes and illustrate Shivaite and secular themes</li>
<li>Two-dimensional painting</li>
<li>Fresco-secco method of painting</li>
</ul>
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<b>Common Characteristics</b>
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<li>Most of the colors’ were locally available. </li>
<li>Brushes were made up from the hair of animals, such as goat, camel, mongoose, etc.</li>
<li>The principal colors’ in use were red ochre, vivid red (vermilion), yellow ochre, indigo blue, lapis lazuli, lamp black (Kajjal), chalk white, terraverte and green.</li>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-30258035358925083692013-08-14T10:57:00.000+05:302013-08-14T10:57:46.429+05:30Women's Reservation, An Illusion!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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To all the people who were hopeful that we will have a constitutional provision to improve the position of women in our democracy, things are looking a bit gloomy for now. When the Women's reservation bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha amid trans-party cooperation, Sonia Gandhi, Sushma Swaraj and Brinda Karat coming together to get justice for womanhood, there was light at the end of the tunnel.Women have never had such dominating presence in the echelons of power with a President, Opposition Leader, the Guiding force behind the ruling party and more from the weaker sex. With maverick politicians in the regional parties out in the open protesting the bill in its original form and recommending watering down amendments, the bill looks a distant dream.
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The history of women's reservation dates back to the Panchayati Raj Act of 1992 which provides for 33% reservation in local self-governance. Then the Deva Gowda Govt in 1996 proposed women’s reservation in a similar form, which was followed by another ambitious attempt by IK Gujaral which was all stalled at its birth. The women’s reservation bill proposes to provide reservation of 33 % in the parliament, state legislature and local bodies. The reserved seats for women will be rotated in every two terms and the SC/ST reservation will mandate 33 % reservation for women within its fold. The proposal is only for a pilot period of 15 years.
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Why do we need women’s reservation? The arguments for and against are various but one aspect that can be quiet compelling is our relative performance with regard to gender empowerment. You will be surprised to hear that women in India is far behind their equals in Pakistan and Bangladesh and is ahead of only countries like Yemen and Saudi Arabia. We consider ourselves modern when the representation of women in the parliament, in higher education, in the corporate sector is abysmal. The number of women who die during pregnancy and girls who do not complete schooling is alarming.
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So is reservation a panacea to all the ills that the women in the country is suffering from, not likely but it could be a good start. Better representation will pave way for more sensible law making, more empowerment and more development to the country. But there are inherent flaws in the current proposal which is ambiguous in terms of reservation for women from backward classes; it will lead to proxy candidates in the form of politician’s kith and kin contesting. The proposal to rotate seats after two terms will not let to develop a relationship between the candidate and the constituency. The fate of the pilot period could be similar to the 10 year threshold kept for SC/ST reservation which continues even today.
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Another alternative to the cumbersome Women’s reservation bill is to bring changes in the people representation act making it compulsory of political parties to yield 33% percentage of its candidate, women to maintain the party’s registration. There has to be some amendments to the structure of the houses as the current strength of 545 members in the parliament is based on the 1971 population which is actually half of the current population. More representation will let us yield more people which will to certain extend thwart the opposition put forward by the dissidents. The opposition is mainly arising out of fear of losing sitting seats and lack of future opportunities to contest.
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Let’s further look at the case of Pakistan, they have reserved 60 seats for women in the 360-member National Assembly and 17 in the 100-member Senate with a view to empower women. According to a report, 42 percent of private member bills, 27 percent of questions and 24 percent of resolutions in parliament came from women parliamentarians. If this can happen in the socially medieval (as perceived by most of us) so what’s stopping us from taking the plunge.
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At least like what someone said “If all the countries in the world were ruled by women, we wouldn't have any war, just a bunch of countries who don't speak to each other” It might lead to an end of the boisterous cacophony and all the drama prevalent in our parliament.
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Ps. The post was written in June 2011, and some of the examples used in context are based on that time frame.
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-27478155425951016992013-08-05T12:42:00.000+05:302013-08-05T12:42:45.567+05:30How 11 Indians Pulled off The Impossible! A Book Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div style="background-color:lightblue; color:blue; align:center">Book: Making Breakthrough Innovations Happen<br>
Author: Porus Munshi<br>
Genre: Business/Innovation/Entrepreneurship
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<div style="color:red; font-family:Tempus Sans ITC; align:center"><b>This is another interesting book that you may find compelling to read. A collection of case studies, well analysed and presented.</b></div><br>
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Few of the Case studies which really caught my fancy are<br>
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<li>Transformation of Surat from the filthiest city into the second cleanest town within two years, reducing the number of malaria deaths from 20,000 to 0 in just twenty months, a case of miracle urban transformation.</li>
<li>Trichy Police implementing community policing and reducing crime rates by an astounding 60% and managing a city of 3 million people with 260 constables, a case study on how the police can manage community with friendliness rather than force.</li>
<li>How titan beat the Swiss in their own field of expertise by developing the thinnest watch Titan Edge.<br>
The rest are about ITC, CavinKare Su-kam etc. The book has good flow to it bringing out interesting details and how the same can be used by us in ordinary situation. This is a must read for The few us who still believe we can change, we can make things happen and that nothing is impossible as such.</li>
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<div style="background-color:green; color:yellow;" align:center>The book is very inspiring and can give you some good case studies to substantiate your arguments.</div>
<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-49090924332413020842013-08-02T15:16:00.000+05:302013-08-02T15:16:02.240+05:30Contemporary Relevance of Gandhian Doctrines<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;" trbidi="on">
<div align="right"><b>- By Abraham Cyril</b></div><br>
<i>“Generations to come, it may well be, scarce believe that such a man as this one ever in flesh and blood walked upon this Earth.”</i> - <b>Albert Einstein on Gandhi</b><br><br>
During the tumultuous period of the first half of the previous century, where power mainly relied on violence and its sustenance, Gandhiji had an old fashioned respect for his own calling. He knew what it was he was doing. Another Gandhijayanti has passed with not much of attention being given, but the ever increasing relevance of Mahatma and his doctrines both inside and outside the country has forced the author to go for a re-visit and contemporary analysis of the Gandhian doctrines. Gandhi never believed in the establishment of any "ism" in his name. Yet, Gandhian core values of what Kripalani has termed the "Gandhian Way" stands out as a distinct ideology of non-violence and peace. Lech Walesa, leader of the Solidarity movement and later President of Poland, observed during his visit to New Delhi that when we fought with violence we failed, but when we fought with non-violence we succeeded.
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The unfettered commitment towards the religious scriptures had paved way for Gandhiji in developing his universal concepts of Satyagraha and non-violence. Gandhiji was much prophetical in declaring that unity in diversity is not a theoretical proposition but a practical reality. Respect for each nation; be it USA or Libya, China or Pakistan, respect for each language; displayed by the diversities within the country, respect for each political system - all these are the lessons of Indian democracy. Cooperation and coexistence are what the world needs today. He suggested that all human activities in the administrative domain should be need-centric and not greed-centric. This has direct link to Sustainable development - the need of the hour. Gandhi laid out an important foundational principle in defining the recently much talked about concept of Governance, where he emphasized on the sovereignty of the people over the sovereignty of the state by establishing Swaraj; which was totally people centric and participation centric. The existing governance setup is so complex that a common man will always require a support system just to approach the government or administration. In his framework of governance, the village will be managed by a panchayat which will be a living political entity. These panchayats will be voluntarily associated by an ever widening circle of such village republics. It is not an apex sustained by the bottom, but an oceanic circle where the centre will be the individual always ready to perish for the circle of villages and so on. In this dynamic process, the individual must move from consuming to conserving, spending to saving and depleting resources to sustaining them.
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In the world scenario as mentioned Gandhism or the modern Gandhigiri can be the real problem solver. Conflicts between the nations can be resolved by Gandhian methods; new institutional arrangements or by altering behaviour of the concerned states, initiation of Confidence Building Measures, use of Track-II diplomacy, etc which can open new vistas for durable peace. Trusteeship system envisaged by Gandhiji wherein the rich could contribute for the wellbeing of the deprived sections of humanity. This can also mitigate the demand of a New International Economic Order. Further, Gandhism believes in unilateral disarmament. Change in the perception of terrorism, i.e, seeing it as a socio-psychological problem and changing the attributional errors of the fundamentalist and transforming such individuals is inevitable.
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Having discussed the international relevance it will be highly unfair if we ignore the recent upsurge of Gandhian values and methodology in India during the movement, India against corruption or better known as Anna Hazare movement. If we apply Gandhian conception of democracy and freedom, all criticisms against Anna's movements would seem most unfair and unjust. After all, by democracy Gandhi never meant once every five years phenomenon; he regarded it as a continuous process of people's active involvement in all spheres of decision-making, though it necessarily won't give a freehand for making a mockery of Gandhian methodology of Satyagraha and extending it to Fast(s)-unto death in terms of hours or days at best. Corruption being a inimical menace; what was seen was the cathartic release of pent-up feelings of the people of both the emerging India and the protesting Bharat. Time will say the degree of Gandhian nature of Hazare movement, as some of late deviations are already being observed. Any visible change to eradicate corruption in the country will be a tribute to Gandhiji whether it is Anna Hazare movement or the ruling establishment's timely response to the cause. But, the fact of the matter is that Gandhism portrays the real Zeitgeist.
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-31850531867189093762013-07-31T12:50:00.000+05:302013-07-31T14:51:18.705+05:30Should a moratorium be imposed on all fresh mining in tribal areas of the country? <div lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">“The hill is our god and the earth our Goddess. Between
the two, we have the rains and water. Those wanting to mine here will slowly
take over all this. Where will we go then?”</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">This is very a simple question of </span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #404040;">Dongria
Kondh man from Lakpaddar, Niyamgiri Hills but do we have answer to this
question?</span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Scientist
all over the world believe that the world exists because nature adheres to the
principles of symbiotic relation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="qna-txt">A symbiotic relationship as defined by the ecologists is a
relationship between two entities and which is mutually beneficial for the
participants of the relationship. If one of them suffers the other is bound to
get affected by it. Don’t we see<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
principle of symbiosis between the tribals and the forests? Will they not be
subject to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>destruction if they are
separated from each other suddenly?</span></span></div>
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<span class="qna-txt"><span lang="EN-US">History of tribals dates back to where history
of India starts. The first Five year Plan for 1951 to 1956 had a positive
policy for assisting the tribals. The first<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>plan<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>clearly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>mentioned that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>we have to assist the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>tribals </span></span><span lang="EN-US">to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>develop<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>their<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>natural<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>resources<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>evoke<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>productive economic life wherein
they will enjoy the fruits of their own </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;">labour</span><span lang="EN-US"> and will not be exploited by more
organized economic forces from outside. But after 66 years of independence have
we been able to keep our promises or have we become the very reason threatening
the very aspect of their existence?</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
mining projects both by government and private sectors since independence have displaced
about 60 million tribals. This has<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>resulted in landlessness, joblessness, homelessness, marginalization,
food insecurity, increased morbidity and mortality, loss to access to common
property resources, social disarticulation, differential risk identities and
risks to also host population. Mining displaced thousands of people from their
traditional sources of sustenance. One can imagine the plight of innocent
people whose communities were shattered along with their meager sources of
livelihood as a consequence of their forced displacement under mega irrigation,
mining, industrial or infrastructure projects. The infrastructure projects
though increases productivity and production to a great extent, are not unmixed
blessings. They give rise to involuntary displacement thereby creating untold
miseries for the ousted as has been experienced in the completed and ongoing
projects.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The mining industry's growth is inextricably linked
to environmental and human right violations. Several million adivasis and
dalits have already been evicted to accommodate mines and related industries,
and several more have been impacted due to land degradation and environmental
imbalances caused by mining. Mining has destroyed the water balance in
drought-prone states like Orissa, Gujarat and Rajasthan. In areas like
Kashipur, Orissa, new mining projects threaten indigenous populations and forests
in the watershed that are critical in replenishing the fresh water resources of
the country. In other areas such as in the coal mines of Jharkhand or the
mica mines of Southern Andhra Pradesh, mining has polluted the air and water
over vast areas leading to a noticeable decline in the health of people living
there</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We
have many examples in our country that describes the unbroken history of broken
promises. Jharkhand is one of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>state
where tribals have been the worst affected. On 15 November 2000, when Jharkhand
came into being, a long standing demand for separate statehood was fulfilled,
not merely to establish a distinct identity but also to do away with the
centuries of injustice. “Development” for the sake of urban lifestyle became
synonymous to up-rooting poor Tribals from their traditional land and
lifestyle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The political-corporate nexus
became active to grab the Tribals’ land, minerals, and other resources became
apparent when over 42 MOUs were signed soon after the state was formed. Reports
of Indian People’s Tribunal on Environment and Human Rights indicate that a
total number of 6.54 million people have so far been displaced in Jharkhand in
the name of development<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.</b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A similar situation exists in Chhattisgarh as well. <span style="color: #2a2a2a;">Seven percent of the country’s bauxite, about 198 million
tones, is available in the Sarguja, Jashpur, Kawardha, Kanker and Bastar
districts. It is being mined at present in Sarguja by the now privatized
Sterlite and the Hindalco companies. Hundreds of adivasi families have lost
their lands. In the name of employment one person from the affected family were
employed as lowly paid contract labor. Discontent is rife among these landless
adivasi miners. Sixteen percent of the country’s coal (39,545 million tons) is
to be found in the Raigarh, Sarguja, Koriya and Korba districts of northern
Chhattisgarh. In 2007, the adivasis of Khamariya Village, raising objections to
giving up their lands to the Jindal Coal Mines, were beaten up during in a
public hearing arranged by the district administration. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In Madhya Pradesh the foundations of illegal mining operations
are laid down by <i>benami land</i> deals. In the Satpura Forest Range of the
Betul district, illegal mining operations are carried out on <i>patta </i>lands
given to tribal people for farming under the Forest Rights Act. It has been
reported that families of high profile politicians own many mining companies
that carry out illegal operations in mineral rich areas like Sehore and
Betul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Similar illegal mining operations
are rampant in Andhra Pradesh also. The bauxite mining in the Araku Valley has
been going on in the lands of small tribal farmers. In many cases the Andhra
Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation acted as a front for private companies
and took over lands of small farmers.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Throughout India, Adivasis have become increasingly
conscious and have organized dozens of grassroots movements to oppose further
land-grabs and displacement and they have been asking only one question as to
whose country is it anyway? Can stakeholder agreements and promises to share
mining profits with Adivasi communities help settle these conflicts<b>?</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Indian Supreme Court on 18 April 2013
rejected an appeal to allow the company to mine the Niyamgiri Hills. Instead,
it has said that local tribal councils themselves should decide within the next
three months whether or not the project should go ahead. This certainly is a
landmark victory in recognizing indigenous rights in India but the final result
has yet to come.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh
Sunday mooted 20-year moratorium on mining in tribal areas of Andhra Pradesh.
The Union Development Minister also strongly believed that unregulated mining
have resulted to Maoist problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
cannot deny this fact that in the recent past we have seen an extreme growth in
the number of Maoists. Mining sector has proved to be devastating for tribal
but we cannot deny the fact that India’s mining industry is an increasingly
important part of the economy, employing hundreds of thousands of people and
contributing to broader economic growth.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Roughly 70% of India’s power
generation currently comes from coal. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As India's
economy shows signs of slowing, mining remains one of the bright spots on its
horizon. India is the world's third largest producer of coal and the fourth
largest of iron ore. Its mining industry is predicted to grow to $36.2bn by
2016.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
geological survey of India estimates that the country has around 277 billion
tons of coal reserves and the consumption of coal is expected to increase by
around 1500 million tons per year by 2031.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is
impossible to close down mines but the best possible solution is to take a
middle path and impose moratoriums on fresh mining in the tribal areas. These
moratoriums can be used to stop mining in India’s forests until proper
environmental and social assessments are carried out. Millions of people in
India live near or within forests, and rely on them for their livelihoods.
According to the Centre for Science and Environment around 26000 hectares of
forested land have been diverted for coal mining since 2007. Any new mine will
also need the infrastructure around it, including power plants, roads and rail
– requiring even more land. Therefore keeping the present conditions of mining
sector in mind moratoriums in fresh mining areas is one of the way out<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to deal with these issues. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Moratorium
on developmental projects in tribal territories, will prevent land acquisition
and displacement of tribal communities. The moratorium period can be also used
as a transition phase where a particular tribal society is first developed by
providing them basic need like school; hospital road facility connecting them
to cities; good and healthy living conditions. The government could also start
various skill development program in the village. The government should actively
put more meaningful governance in place for the whole sector.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The government should conduct a study and demarcate those areas only
where mining can be done in a sustainable manner and auction it to the highest bidder.
The government should recover money that has been lost from the illegal mining
carried out all over the country. The government should take necessary action
against those who have violated the law by terminating all leases and making up
for loss suffered by the State. A positive step towards safeguarding tribals’
rights is the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Bill, 2011. The
Bill has been prepared after several rounds of consultation and workshop with
all Stakeholders .It seeks a complete and holistic reform in the mining sector
with provisions to address issues relating to sustainable mining and local area
development, benefit sharing mechanism to the people affected by mining operations.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mining
firms in India employ hundreds of thousands of people and are seen as a center
of rapid economic growth. But mining can be a uniquely destructive industry if
it is not properly regulated. Irresponsibly run mining operations can damage health,
environment and livelihoods of the same local residents who are meant to benefit
from mining. Every level of social structure is damaged when a mine or metals
factory takes over indigenous people’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>land, their ecologically-attuned economy, strongly egalitarian power
structure, material culture and cultivation systems based on self-sufficiency,
and an identity based on rootedness to the land that often seems very hard for
non-tribals. Imposing moratorium in fresh mining areas will definitely give
them some relief.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Indian Government
should take the condition of the tribal seriously. Let’s not mine them out of
existence but stretch our<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>helping hands
and save them<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and their culture which
they have preserved from times immemorial.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-IN; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">“Only after the last tree
has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the
last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.”</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">This article is just a collection of views from
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">“Good for others not for me"<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">This has been
the tag line for transparency laws in India. Recently, there has been a lot of debate
over the CIC’s order of bringing in the Political parties under the ambit of
RTI. The 54 page judgment given by CIC on
3rd June describes Political Parties as Public Authorities. This judgment was given
after providing ample opportunity to the representative of various Political
Parties to respond on the issue and have taken inputs from the Election
Commission's and Income Tax Department. The Commission argues that the judgment
is based on the basic need to bring in transparency into the management and funding
of Political Parties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Summary<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Directs
all national parties to appoint information officers and provide information
sought under the act within six weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">To comply
with the provisions of the RTI Act by way of making voluntary disclosures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Justification:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Political
parties are substantially financed indirectly by the central government through
concessional land allotments, tax exemptions etc, and thus they are held to be
public authorities under Section 2(h) of the RTI Act.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">The
criticality of the role played by political parties in our democratic set-up
and the nature of duties performed by them also point towards their public character,
bringing them under the ambit of section 2(h). i.e., the performance of public
duty by political parties which “in spite of being non-governmental wield or
directly or indirectly influence exercise of governmental power” to “affect the
lives of citizens in every conceivable way”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Demands by CIC<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Enable
anyone to ask for internal deliberations of a party including inter-party
discussions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Disclose basis
for selection of candidates.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Divulge
details on money raised and funding of political parties.<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"> Association for Democratic
Reforms (ADR) views<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Lack of
scrutiny had led to parties being able to accumulate unexplained wealth running
into hundreds of crores of rupees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Political
parties must be treated as public authorities because they receive substantial
government support in the form of free air time on Doordarshan and All India
Radio during elections, discounted rents for party offices and large income-tax
exemptions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Views in support<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Political
parties have lost their legitimacy due to opaque financing, leaders with a
criminal background, subversion of institutions, exposés of bipartisan scams
and abuse of power.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">2.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">State power works through institutionalized channels. The
powers and functions of each and every state organ are defined through
well-defined processes; state functionaries are held accountable not for
outcomes, but adherence to due process. The government bodies are
constitutionally liable to treat all citizens equally, except where permissible
in law. Even the apex court had already ruled before the advent of the RTI Act
that citizens have a right to know about the assets and criminal records of
those who stand for elections. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">3.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Section 2
(h) of the act states that a non-government organization substantially
financed, directly or indirectly by funds provided by the appropriate
government, is included in the definition of a public authority. The commission
looked at the figures of funds and these appeared to show that crores of rupees
of government money had indeed been given to the political parties and could be
considered “substantial funding”. Thus should be, willing to part with
information to citizens as per the law. There have been a number of court judgments
that have confirmed this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">4.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">There have
been cases where private organizations have been declared as public authority
by the respective high courts eg: CWG, Benglaru Airport authority, Delhi Sikh
Gurudwara Sikh management committee etc.,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">5.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">The order
doesn’t interfere with the decision making process of the parties. Sec 8(d) of
the act states “information
including commercial confidence,
trade secrets or
intellectual property, the disclosure of
which would harm the
competitive position of
a third party,
unless the competent authority is
satisfied that larger
public interest warrants
the disclosure of
such information”. Here political
party can refuse to provide information demanded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">6.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">As per Sec
8(j) , any information which relates
to personal information
the disclosure of
which has no
relationship to any public
activity or interest ,or which would cause
unwarranted invasion of
the privacy of the
individual, can be denied unless it is
in public interest. Thus, in case the parties do not want to disclose the name
of the donors, the same can be done under this clause.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">7.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">In the
face of a disobedient political class, the order has also provided a grip to
force transparency and a little of accountability on political parties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">8.<span style="line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It is important to note that
political parties exist in a framework of unequal distribution of formal and
informal power individually and collectively, and different power combinations
assert themselves at different times to affect decision-making. It is useful to
evaluate the notion of transparency and accountability of political parties
against this backdrop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">9.<span style="line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Citizens will become more aware, which may influence their
votes, and perhaps the way political parties work. It will uncover records — or
the fact that there are no records — kept by them. These will slowly change the
government, and institutions will become more accountable as currently there is
no law which mandates the political parties to maintain books of records. Even
if some embarrassing information is revealed, it would lead to improvements in
their functioning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Views Against<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Political
parties are not governmental organizations or state-funded entities. There was
no constitutional provision for a political party. A political party is an
association of citizens who come together voluntarily to form a party on the
basis of an ideology, programme and leadership.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">The
political parties allege that they are not substantially funded by the government
rather by their supporters including people, corporate houses etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Under the
present law, every recognized political party had to submit its annual
statement of accounts and finances to the Income Tax Department and to the
Election Commission. The Election Commission had been providing information
about political parties’ audited accounts and finances to anyone who applied
for it under the RTI Act.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">The
political party concerned can move for their disqualification. This has been
cited to accord political parties a <b><u>statutory status</u></b>. This is
obfuscation. The relevant issue is to stop defection by elected representatives
who betray the mandate given to them. It applies to members of legislative bodies
but does not apply to other members of parties who are free to leave a party
and join another. But this disqualification of a member can be done only by the
presiding officer of the House and not by a political party.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">5.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Under the law
currently, parties are already accountable to the income tax authorities, the
Election Commission and, in their political performance, the people. There is
already a mechanism for accountability available. The RTI Act envisages that
information on record must be furnished to any citizen, unless the entity is
exempt as per the provisions of Section 8 or 9. The information commission comes into the
picture only when there is a dispute between the citizen and a PIO on the issue
of providing information. Essentially, CIC has done now is that it has made
political parties accountable to the information commission under the garb of
making them accountable to people. The RTI is a citizen empowerment tool, not a
commission empowerment one.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></b><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Approach to
regulation is not normative. It is instrumental. It is a function of our gut
instincts of trust and distrust. Since we distrust political parties at the
moment, we assume they ought to be regulated more tightly.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">The CIC adduces
that “in spirit these political parties can be said to have been constituted by
their registration by the election commission of India, a fact akin to
establishment or constitution of a body or an institution by an appropriate
government”. But, even a marriage is valid only when recognized by a public
authority; it does not mean public authority institutes the marriage. Merely
registration doesn’t makes it public authority and accountable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">There is a case
for disclosing funding sources. It jeopardizes freedom of association if we
think all internal decisions of parties should be subject to some form of legal
or public scrutiny. The order may pave the way for far-reaching interference in
the internal affairs of parties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">The
decision of the CIC, if implemented, will have far-reaching implications for
containing corruption. This is, however, not likely to happen for the following
reasons:</span><b><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">In the
case of political parties, there is limited scope for the enforcement of the
penalty clauses as per Section 20 (1 and 2) of the RTI Act, through which the
CIC imposes monetary penalty and recommends disciplinary action against the
public information officer (PIO). It would be difficult to recover compensation
from parties, if awarded to information seekers under Section 19 (8)(b) of the
act, on grounds of perpetual harassment for obtaining information. It is
alleged that a few office bearers of parties have dubious character and
criminal records. If such persons are appointed PIOs, who will dare approach
them for accessing information, by putting himself in danger?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">The organizational
structure of government bodies and that of voluntary associations like
political parties is totally different. The RTI Act has been adopted keeping in
view government servants, who plan and execute policies and programmes for the
welfare of the people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Therefore, a large part of the act, mainly
Section 4 that deals with the maximum disclosure of information about a public
authority, and Section 8 that deals with exemptions from disclosure, are
entirely irrelevant for political parties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Similarly, there are provisions, such as
Section 2(j), which require the public authority to allow scrutiny of the
day-to-day affairs and activities. This may not, however, be desirable due to
the voluntary nature of such functions. Clearly, the CIC cannot afford to be
oblivious to the role of a political party in a democratic country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Other options <o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Section
2(h) of the act has been defined such that public authorities could be easily
identified. Those bodies not covered in the definition of public authorities
could be asked to furnish the information under Section 2(f), which stipulates
that a citizen can seek any "information relating to any private body
which can be accessed by a public authority under any other law for the time
being in force".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">In view of this, instead of holding political
parties as public authorities, irrespective of the functions they perform, the
CIC could have asked the EC to obtain the desired information under Section
2(f) from the concerned parties and that information could be shared with the
requester. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Such an order could have served the twin purpose
of putting details of political funding in the public domain and avoiding
unnecessary legal controversy on whether political parties could be brought
within the ambit of the RTI Act as public authorities.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Vijay Laxmi Merita (Student of www.indiancivils.com)<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://adrindia.org/content/political-parties-under-rti-landmark-judgement-cic"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">http://adrindia.org/content/political-parties-under-rti-landmark-judgement-cic</span></i></b></a></span><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.epw.in/editorials/cics-nudge.html"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">http://www.epw.in/editorials/cics-nudge.html</span></i></b></a></span><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.frontline.in/the-nation/cic-vs-parties/article4794591.ece"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">http://www.frontline.in/the-nation/cic-vs-parties/article4794591.ece</span></i></b></a></span><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.frontline.in/the-nation/parties-cry-foul/article4794592.ece"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">http://www.frontline.in/the-nation/parties-cry-foul/article4794592.ece</span></i></b></a></span><b><i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/politics-in-the-time-of-sunshine/article4788480.ece"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/politics-in-the-time-of-sunshine/article4788480.ece</span></a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/demanding-transparency-in-political-finance/article4938187.ece"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/demanding-transparency-in-political-finance/article4938187.ece</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A regular query by most of the new
entrants to civil service preparation is, what books I should read, what
magazines should i track, what newspapers I should follow etc. In the first
among a series of posts, I will share with you some of the interesting sources
from which you can gather information, some good books to build your basic
understanding, books to broaden your thought etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This post is especially for those of you
who are planning to give your preliminary examination in 2014 and those of you
who feel that they have the time to go through at least some of these books. I
wouldn’t recommend students expecting to appear for mains 2013 to read these
now, as the time you have is very limited and very precious. These books are mere suggestions and you can
either choose to read all or part or even none. I will write individual review of each of
these books soon, to give you a preview of its contents. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">India
after Gandhi -Ramchandra Guha / India Since Independence- Bipin Chandra (post Independence India )<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unbound- Gurucharan Das (impact of liberalisation on Indian Economy)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Love’s a good Drought- P Sainath (Rural India and its problems)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Indian
Development- Amartya Sen ( Indian Development model and its Analysis)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">India’s
Struggle for Independence- Bipin Chandra ( Indian Freedom Struggle)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of India- Sunil Khilnani ( Anlysis of
the Idea of India)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Indicana- Shashi Tharoor/ Does the Elephant Dance- David M Malone (Contemporary Indian foreign Policy)</span></div>
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Argumentative Indian - Amartya Sen (Interesting Analysis of various issues)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;">§<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Making
Breakthrough Innovation Happen- Porus Munshy ( inspiring innovation stories
from India)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">In this post we will be looking at what are some of
the chapters that are relevant for UPSC mains from the book listed above. This
is unlike conventional book reviews where emphasis is on assessing the whole
book and summarizing its content. The need to reduce the number of pages to
read or number of books to refer is a common demand for student preparing for
civil service examination. This is true specially in c<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>ase
of students looking forward to appear for mains in the immediate future. The
dilemma to balance endless sources of study material and limited time is a
difficult one to manage.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">India since Independence is a well written book with
impartial evaluation of significant events in the post independent India. The
book is divided into 41 chapters spread out in 770 pages. So out here I will
list the respective chapters from the book and interlink it with the topics
mentioned in the syllabus that it can be helpful for. </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">4</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;">
<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">5</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
Evolution of Constitution and main features</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The
Architecture of the Constitution:<br />
Basic Features and Institutions</span></div>
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<td style="background: #D8D8D8; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 216; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="236"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings,
evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure</span></div>
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<td style="background: #4F81BD; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;">
<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">7</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">8</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">9</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">10</span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 290.6pt;" valign="top" width="387"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Consolidation of India As a Nation</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Consolidation of India As a
Nation: The Linguistic Reorganization of the States</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Consolidation of India As a Nation: Integration
of the Tribals</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Consolidation of India As a Nation: Regionalism
and Regional Inequality</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Post-independence
consolidation and reorganization within the country.</span></div>
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<td style="background: #4F81BD; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;">
<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">12</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Foreign Policy: The Nehru Era</span></div>
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<td style="background: #D8D8D8; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 216; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="236"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">India
and its neighbourhood- relations.</span></div>
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<td style="background: #4F81BD; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;">
<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">25</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">26</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">27</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">28</span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 290.6pt;" valign="top" width="387"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Indian Economy, 1947-1965: the
Nehruvian Legacy</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Indian Economy, 1965-1991</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Economic Reforms Since 1991</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The Indian Economy in the New
Millennium</span></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="236"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Indian
Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth,
development and employment.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Inclusive
growth and issues arising from it.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Effects
of liberalization on the economy, changes in industrial policy and their
effects on industrial growth.</span></div>
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</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="background: #4F81BD; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;">
<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">29</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">30</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">31</span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">32</span></b></div>
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<td style="background: #D8D8D8; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 216; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 290.6pt;" valign="top" width="387"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Land
Reform: Colonial impact and legacy of the national and peasant movements</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Land
Reforms: Zamindari Abolition and Tenancy Reforms</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Land
Reforms : Ceiling and the Bhoodan Movement</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Land
Reforms: Cooperatives and an Overview</span></div>
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<td style="background: #D8D8D8; border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-background-themecolor: background1; mso-background-themeshade: 216; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 177.2pt;" valign="top" width="236"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Land
reforms in India.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="background: #4F81BD; border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 40.85pt;" valign="top" width="54"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;">
<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">33</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;">
<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">34</span></b></div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 290.6pt;" valign="top" width="387"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Agriculture Growth and the Green
Revolution</span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Agrarian Struggles Since Independence</span></div>
</td>
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related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices;
Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues
of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of
animal-rearing.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">35</span></b></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Revival and Growth of Communalism</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Social
empowerment, communalism, regionalism & secularism.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">37</span></b></div>
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Untouchability, Anti-caste Politics and Strategies</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-IN" style="color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: background1;">38</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">§<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">This is in case of a strategic approach to preparation
for students with shortage of time, otherwise the ideal suggestion would be to
read the book from cover to cover.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-13450885486930189592012-10-09T16:33:00.000+05:302012-10-09T16:33:51.296+05:30How important is the Interview test?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">While filling in the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_online.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_online.htm">application
form</a> for the Civil Services <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_prelim.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_prelim.htm">Preliminary</a>
and <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_main.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_main.htm">Main</a>
examination, candidates are also asked to fill in their preferences for their
appointment in various services once they qualify. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">According to <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_cutoff.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_cutoff.htm">statistical
results</a>, people who score more than 60% enjoy a huge possibility getting
into the service of their own choice, once they qualify in the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_interview.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_interview.htm">interview</a>.
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">About 90% of the candidates, who qualify for the interview, score
around the range of 55%. If you are able to score more than 58%, it is quite
likely that you would be appointed in a <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/resources/jobs_civilservices.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/resources/jobs_civilservices.htm">Class I
service</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Confidence, self-assurance, tact and diplomacy play a key role for a
successful interview test. The selectors in the interview panel analyse the
thought process of the candidates and their ability and presence of mind to
tackle tricky questions with diplomacy, without provoking controversies or
attacking a particular section of a society with prejudice or racist
remarks.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Candidates can score well in the interview if they keep themselves
updated about the core socio-economic issues, foreign relations and current
affairs of our country and converse about the relevant issues with clarity of
expression.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-2524875507679491212012-10-09T16:23:00.000+05:302012-10-09T16:28:24.833+05:30Rules for choosing optional subjects for the Main examination<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A candidate is eligible to choose an optional subject that he has not studied during the graduation or post graduation level. In addition, candidates can write the exam in English or any of the 22 languages listed in the Eighth schedule of the Indian constitution.<br />
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However, a student cannot write different papers of the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_main.htm" target="_blank">Civil Services Main Examination</a> in different languages.<br />
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Candidates are required to choose <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_main.htm#optional" target="_blank">two optional subjects</a> of their choice for the main examination. However, the following combinations of optional subjects are not allowed.<br />
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1. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science.<br />
2. Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science and Medical Science.<br />
3. Anthropology and Sociology.<br />
4. Commerce & Accountancy and Management.<br />
5. Management and Public Administration.<br />
6. Mathematics and Statistics.<br />
7. Of the Engineering subjects, viz., Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering – not more than one subject.<br />
8. Political Science & International Relations and Public Administration.<br />
9. Two literature subjects cannot be opted together. Only one of them can be chosen.<br />
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Besides, the candidate can also opt for taking the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_interview.htm" target="_blank">interview</a> in the same national language that he has chosen to write in the Main examination.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-84614121263631593632012-09-15T02:24:00.001+05:302012-09-15T02:24:06.081+05:30Eligible number of attempts to appear in Civil Services examination<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Many students have numerous queries regarding the number of attempts
that they are eligible for to appear for the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_overview.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_overview.htm">civil
services examination</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Except for people belonging to the scheduled castes (SC) and
scheduled tribes (ST), for whom there are no restrictions, there is an upper
limit for the number of attempts to qualify for the civil services
examination.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> People falling under the general quota category are allowed a maximum
of 4 attempts whereas people from other backward castes (OBC category) are
allowed a maximum of 7 attempts for appearing in the examination. Besides, only
the candidates belonging to communities that are listed in the central list of
OBCs are eligible for these concessions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> There is no additional relaxation for candidates who are physically
handicapped. They are allowed for the same number of attempts as any other
aspirant, depending on the category they fall in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> If
a candidate has only applied for the civil services <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_prelim.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_prelim.htm">preliminary
examination</a> but has not appeared for any of the papers, it is not counted as
an attempt. However, if the candidate has completed writing any one paper of the
preliminary examination and signed the attendance, it is still counted as an
attempt even if he discontinues attempting the rest of the papers in the
middle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><i><a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_eligibility.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_eligibility.htm">Click
here</a> to know more the eligibility and restrictions to appear for civil
services preliminary examination.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-50662058633971642482012-09-15T02:18:00.000+05:302012-09-15T02:18:33.730+05:30Preparation Tips for the UPSC interview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> The last and the most important step for qualification in the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_overview.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_overview.htm">Indian
Civil Services examination</a> is the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_interview.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_interview.htm">interview</a>.
While you have a few hours to prove your skills in <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_prelim.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_prelim.htm">written
examination</a>, the interview test explores your spontaneity, general
knowledge, reasoning and decision making skills in addition to your soft skills
like clarity in thoughts and expression, ability to interact and also your
presence of mind!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> There is no thumb rule or guide book to prepare for the UPSC
interview. In fact, it is a continuous process and should be done throughout the
preparation. The best way to tackle the interview stage is to have a fair idea
of <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_prelim.htm#textbooks" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_prelim.htm#textbooks">subjects
of varied interests</a> by reading newspapers, journals, magazines, editorial
columns and reviews.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> It may also be worthwhile to practice mock interviews if you are
doing group study with other civil services aspirants. The ability to carry on
an interesting and constructive conversation with clear and correct
pronunciation of words will go a long way to qualify in the
interview.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Interview questions are not at all tough to tackle if you are aware
of the current affairs and socio-economic issues and are able to tackle
questions related to them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> You can browse the internet for quick tips of tackling interviews and
also contact the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/faculty/thinktank.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/faculty/thinktank.htm">thinktank panel</a> of
the indiancivils team and request for further help in tackling tricky
questions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-32171596114071266772012-09-03T00:19:00.002+05:302012-09-03T00:19:14.271+05:30Making your UPSC interview, a success story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> You have crossed a major part of your journey to fulfil your dream of
joining the Indian civil services once you qualify in the preliminary and mains
examination. The last step is to give a good interview and impress the panel who
are evaluating you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> The first step to display your confidence is to show a positive body
language. Ensure that you follow the formal dress code while appearing for the
interview and sit with the right posture. Maintain a calm composure and do not
get into long-winded discussions that are irrelevant to the topics
asked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Note that the key to a good interview is to grasp the question and
answer briefly only with the relevant points with clarity of expression. Show
your appreciation and knowledge of various topics in current affairs like
socio-economic problems or foreign relations that are relevant to the question
asked. Your answers should also reflect your personal viewpoints that do not
trigger any controversies, but reflect a concern for the economic growth and
progress of our country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">To know more about the interview, visit <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_interview.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_interview.htm">http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_interview.htm</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-IN" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Indiancivils.com would be proud and happy to guide students who
qualify for the interview through the expert <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/faculty/thinktank.htm" title="http://www.indiancivils.com/faculty/thinktank.htm">thinktank panel</a> who
have valuable experience in the past of qualifying in the UPSC
interview.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-11476524061796779712012-08-10T22:22:00.001+05:302012-08-10T22:22:39.163+05:30Facts about India and Current Affairs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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How much do you know about your motherland? Are you familiar with various facts about India in different domains – geography, sports, politics, entertainment, foreign relations and trade, education, employment, history, freedom movement and any other topic such as these?<br />
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Well, scoring in <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_prelim.htm" target="_blank">CSAT (Prelims)</a> is not really tough if you are aware about your country and keep yourself updated about <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_prelim.htm#textbooks" target="_blank">current affairs</a>.<br />
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The key is to purchase the latest yearbook (most popular being, Manorama Year book) and also subscribe to popular journals and magazines (like FrontLine and World Focus) during the course of your preparation. Attempt the extensive question bank in the year book and also concentrate on the major headlines related to current affairs in the magazines.<br />
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Make it a point to read the newspaper. The Hindu and The Indian Express are recommended. However, considering the fast-paced life and limited time at your disposal, you should quickly be able to differentiate between ‘sensational news’ and ‘headlines’ and concentrate more on what is important.<br />
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Do you want further assistance on ‘<a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/virtual/sample_video.htm" target="_blank">success strategies</a>’ while preparing for the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_overview.htm" target="_blank">Civil Services Examination</a>? Attend the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/virtual/orientation.htm" target="_blank">orientation programme</a> conducted by <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/" target="_blank">Indiancivils.com</a> and also <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/courses/courses_list.aspx#join" target="_blank">register for our courses</a> conducted by our <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/faculty/core_faculty.htm" target="_blank">experienced faculty</a> team.<br />
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Register for the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/virtual/features_advantages.htm" target="_blank">Virtual classroom sessions</a> now!!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-76826893012572398712012-08-03T12:48:00.001+05:302012-08-03T12:48:17.522+05:30Easy subjects to score for CSAT (Prelims)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In order to score well in prelims, civil services aspirants can thoroughly prepare for some topics that are quite straightforward and easy to score. Most of them involve light reading of well-organised resources on a regular basis.<br />
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Some of them include questions that:<br />
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<b>·</b> are based on statistics<br />
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<b>·</b> are map based<br />
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<b>·</b> related to polity and current affairs<br />
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<b>·</b> test comprehension and decision making skills<br />
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Do you commute for long hours to your office in a bus? Do you travel frequently? Then carry a copy of Manorama Year book and a small pocket notebook to make important notes. You can spend about 20 minutes after lunch to just glance through the topics and even prepare flash cards.<br />
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Some of the general knowledge topics are quite tedious to read and hence, schedule a time for preparing for these while you are at home. Otherwise, you can keep browsing through the latest headlines to keep yourself updated about the current affairs.<br />
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Make it a point to <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/virtual/sample_test.aspx" target="_blank">practice sample tests</a> regularly from the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/courses/csat_qbank.htm" target="_blank">comprehensive question bank</a> at <i>Indiancivils.com</i> and attempt questions that have appeared in the previous years. You may also contact our <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/faculty/core_faculty.htm" target="_blank">faculty</a> for any further queries or clarifications while preparing for <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/exams/civil_services_exam_prelim.htm" target="_blank">CSAT (Prelims)</a>.<br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7302064584013919238.post-86889955709529332902012-08-02T20:06:00.000+05:302012-08-02T20:10:26.960+05:30Smart Preparation Tips to score well in Civil Services Examination<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Many civil services aspirants wrongly assume that they need to dedicate 10 to 15 hours every day for effective preparation. How many of you realise that the quantity of time spent for preparing does not matter and quality is what finally matters?<br />
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<b>·</b> Go through the syllabus and highlight sections that are easy to cover.<br />
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<b>·</b> Make a note of areas that are easy to score.<br />
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<b>·</b> Write down those topics which you find easy.<br />
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<b>·</b> Note down topics which you are very unsure of or find it difficult to understand.<br />
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Plan a schedule for preparing for subjects that are weak on a regular basis and practice questions from the <a href="http://www.indiancivils.com/virtual/sample_test.aspx" target="_blank">comprehensive question bank</a> so that you know the kind of questions that have appeared in the previous year examinations.<br />
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