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Weekly Current Affairs updateFor the Week Feb 6 to Feb 12, 2011

Major news of the week

Section A: INDIA

India Post organises INDIPEX 2011 Labour Ministry to launch annual job survey

ICI sub!its re"ort on audit o# "olitical "arties$ accounts Census 2011 Phase t%o begins Co!!ittee to suggest %ays to ta& blac' !oney 'e"t abroad (ashtriya )%asthya *i!a +ojana to cover N(E,) %or'ers Panel to hear varsities in danger o# losing dee!ed status NP-EL National .ideo )erver inaugurated India/Pa'istan to resu!e tal's C/10 )u"er ercules inducted into I3 India4 Nor%ay "lan joint "olar research ,ovt5 to a!end Press and (egistration o# *oo's ct MoE3 clears ,irnar (o"e%ay "roject

,ovt5 to challenge )C on banned grou"s E(6 INDI 2011 organised Navy begins salvage o"erations o# IN) .indhyagiri ,ovt bans use o# "lastics #or "ac'aging tobacco "roducts Co!!on%ealth La% Con#erence organised Praja (ajya! !erges %ith Congress IIC-7Melbourne Institute research centre launched Landing )yste! at Leng"ui ir"ort a""roved 8 govt to construct 8argil ouse in Ne% Delhi *oo' on )huva"rasanna *hattacharya unveiled 3or!er 8arnata'a De"uty CM Pra'ash "asses a%ay

Section B: WO!D

osni Mubara' resigns as Egy"t$s President 8hanal s%orn in as Ne"al Pre!ier Maldivian to beco!e #irst )(C %o!an )ecretary/,eneral 9N %elco!es )outh )udan vote result :orld )ocial 3oru! organised in )enegal 3rance to return colonial era 8orean docu!ents +ale to return Machu Picchu arte#acts to Peru N) unveils ;0/degree i!age o# )un

Section C: AWADS

Punjab (attan? a%ard (ashtra"ati Nilaya! %ins ,arden Maintenance %ard N-PC %ins !ost res"ected "o%er co!"any a%ard National %ards #or e/,overnance given Dili" )hanghvi is E@+ entre"reneur o# the year Laureus %ards con#erred

chre'ar %ins )"orts Illustrated Li#eti!e chieve!ent :atson gets llan *order Medal -aylor4 :alters to be included in all o# 3a!e

3linto##4 -utu honoured %ith MCC li#e !e!bershi"

Section D: "CONOM# $ CO%OA&"

,ovt5 a""roves (s51100 crore #or reca"itali=ation o# ((*s 3oodgrains Production esti!ate #or 2010/11 at 2250A M- International Engineering -rade 3air organised

14000 co!"anies o"t #or BEasy E&it )che!e 2011$ .aidyanathan Co!!ittee on 3ar! )tatistics sub!its re"ort )hivraj Patil Co!!ittee on 2, sub!its re"ort Co!!ittee to revie% ntri&/Devas )/*and deal set u" ,ro%th in ,DP at !ar'et "rices at 5A #or 2010/11

India$s e&"orts gro% 25 during an 2011 Industrial gro%th at F5; in "r/ Dec 2010/11

"ril/an direct ta& collections u" 20 Co!!ittee calls #or centralised database o# natural resource India4 Isle o# Man sign -a& In#or!ation E&change gree!e

,ovt launches B)%abhi!aan$ to "ro!ote #inancial inclusion -(I reco!!ends huge increase in 2, s"ectru! #ee Con#erence o# Co!!on%ealth )tatisticians organised

*an' #unds #or gold loan cos5 not "riority/sector lending )tates to get (s A4000 cr #or C)- loss Ne% CPI to be unveiled on 3ebruary 1F

Co!!ittee on vocational edu5 in entertain!ent sector set u"

India/9) viation Coo"eration Progra!!e revie%ed )IL$s Chiria !ines get #orest clearance

India$s !iddle class "o"ulation to touch 2;A !n in yrs

BIndia has highest trans#er "ricing litigations$ 7 E@+ )urvey Projects %orth (s A5 la'h cr announced in 2010 )inga"ore re!ains No5 1 destination #or Indian travellers ,5 (a!as%a!y elected ICI President )hashi 8ant )har!a a""ointed 3inancial )ervices )ecretary

Section ": S%O&S

)"ot #i&ingG ICC bans Pa' "layers #or varying ter!s )outh Hone %ins Dulee" -ro"hy *CCI insures :orld Cu" #or (s 2

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Section A: INDIA

News round up

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India Post organised INDIPEX 2011, World Philatelic Exhibition at Pragati Maidan, Ne Delh!ro" Febr#ar$ 12 to 1%, 2011& 'he exhibition as organi(ed in collaboration ith tPhilatelic )ongress o! India #nder the a#s*ices o! the Federation Internationale de Philateand the Federation o! Inter+sian Philatel$& India !irst held s#ch an exhibition in 1-./ and tlast one in 1--& 'his as the sixth ti"e that s#ch an exhibition as organised in India&

'he ai" o! the exhibition as to *ro"ote *hilatel$ and *roide a !or#" !or interaction betee*hilatelic stakeholders i(& collectors, dealers, sta"* designers and *rinters and *osad"inistrations& 'he exhibition shocased so"e o! the best collection o! sta"*s, stationaand *hilatelic literat#re !ro" all oer the orld in di!!erent categories& 'here ere .-collectors !ro" 0 co#ntries ho *artici*ated in the exhibition a*art !ro" 2% *hilatelic dealeand 31 *ostal ad"inistrations& "ong the rare sta"*s on dis*la$ as the "ost ex*ensiIndian sta"*, the 4Inerted 5ead Fo#r nnas iss#ed in 1%./&

&he 4hadi Sta0p7 Man$ co#ntries hae ex*eri"ented ith alternate "aterials like silk etc& !or *rinting *ostage sta"*India Post, hoeer, has onl$ *rinted sta"*s on *a*er, incl#ding 3 sets o! scented sta"*s& 8#t !or the !irst ti"e, a s*ecsta"* *rinted on 9hadi as released b$ the President o! India hile ina#g#rating INDIPEX 2011 on Febr#ar$ 12& 'h9hadi sta"* is on Mahat"a :andhi and is *riced at ;s& 2.0& It as a *re"i#" li"ited edition in a "iniat#re sheet !or"in a s*ecial collectors *ack&

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all the 600 *l#s districts o! the co#ntr$ and 1&2 billion citi(ens& 'ill no, the res*onsibilit$ !or co#ntr$ ide s#re$s on e"*lo$"ent has been ith the National >a"*le >#r

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ill also co"*ile !ig#res on ke$ trends like e"*lo$"ent in the organised and #norganised sectors, seasonal e"*lo$"ene"*lo$"ent o! sched#led castes and tribes and e"*lo$"ent o! o"en as ell as e"*lo$"ent in r#ral and #rban areas&

In 2010, the labo#r "inistr$ had s#re$ed 300 districts across 2% >tates and Bnion 'erritories o! the co#ntr$ consisting /.,%.- ho#seholds to get data on e"*lo$"ent trends in 200-+10& *art !ro" trends in e"*lo$"ent, the st#d$ had alsco"*iled data on de"ogra*hic characteristics o! the ork !orce as ell as ages and social sec#rit$ bene!its& It has alsstarted =#arterl$ e"*lo$"ent s#re$s hose !indings are aailable ithin to "onths& 'he ai" o! the ne s#re$ is to g=#ick esti"ates that ill hel* in !ast *olic$ action in ti"es o! econo"ic crisis&

ICAI su+0its report on audit of political parties6 accounts to "C

'he Election )o""ission has acce*ted a re*ort b$ the acco#nting reg#lator that calls !or to#gh nor"s and radical changin the a$ *olitical *arties *re*are their acco#nts& 'he Instit#te o! )hartered cco#ntants o! India CI)I has reco""endethat all *olitical *arties in the co#ntr$ "#st *re*are !inancial state"ents and s#b"it a#dited acco#nts 4ithin six "onths the end o! a !inancial $ear to the Election )o""ission& 'he E) ants *olitical *arties to co"*#lsoril$ *#blish theacco#nts in nes*a*ers& 'he E) had asked the I)I to st#d$ the ;e*orting Fra"eork o! Political Parties& 'he I)s#b"itted the re*ort on Febr#ar$ 10, 2011&

I)I has s#ggested that hile a#ditors o! *olitical *arties sho#ld be a**ointed b$ the )o"*troller and #ditor :eneral India, there sho#ld be a rotation o! a#ditors at least a!ter eer$ three $ears to #sher in trans*arenc$ in state"ents&

'he acco#nting reg#lator has also reco""ended that hile all books o! acco#nts "#st be *re*ared b$ *olitical *arties oaccr#al basis as and hen transaction ha**ens the *arties "#st *re*are consolidated acco#nts incor*orating th

!inancials o! branch o!!ices in ario#s tal#kas, districts and states& )#rrentl$, *olitical *arties are not goerned b$ an$ legislation that "andates the" to *re*are !inancial state"ents exce

!or the Inco"e+'ax ct& lso, the$ dont hae an$ !inancial $ear or la !or ti"e li"it ithin hich the$ sho#ld !ile thstate"ents& Bnder the I+' ct, these *arties are exe"*t !ro" *a$ing taxes& 5oeer, !or clai"ing exe"*tion, the *artihae to "aintain *ro*er books o! acco#nts, shoing details o! donations "ore than ;s 20,000 and these acco#nts sho#be a#dited b$ chartered acco#ntants&

'he E) has been "aking e!!orts !or getting the acco#nts o! the *olitical *arties a#dited b$ a#ditors a**ointed b$ the )'he re*ort b$ the I)I is ex*ected to gie !resh i"*et#s to the "oe& I! i"*le"ented, the re*ort is likel$ to bring signi!icant changes in the a$ *olitical *arties !#nction in India&

)hie! Election )o""issioner > G H#raishi has alread$ tasked the I+' de*art"ent to !or"#late an action *lan !or "onitoriillegal cash !lo d#ring the #*co"ing *olls in ssa", West 8engal, 'a"il Nad#, 9erala and P#d#cherr$&

Census -)(( %hase two +e3ins 'he second *hase o! )ens#s 2011 began on Febr#ar$ 11, 2011, ith the en#"eration o! the First )iti(en, the President

India, Pratibha Patil at ;ashtra*ati 8haan b$ a tea" o! )ens#s !#nctionaries led b$ )ens#s )o""issioner o! India, Dr& ))handra"o#li& In!or"ation on a n#"ber o! characteristics abo#t the Presidents *ersonal ho#sehold as collected b$ thEn#"erator& 'he second *hase called the Po*#lation En#"eration is being cond#cted si"#ltaneo#sl$ all oer the co#nt!ro" Febr#ar$ - to 2%, 2011& 'he !irst *hase o! the )ens#s, called the 5o#selisting and 5o#sing )ens#s, as co"*letin *ril>e*te"ber 2010&

)ens#s 2011 is the 1.thNational )ens#s o! the co#ntr$& 'he :oern"ent has also decided to *re*are a NationPo*#lation ;egister CNP; along ith the )ens#s 2011& 'he Indian )ens#s has been the "ost credible so#rce in!or"ation on de"ogra*h$, econo"ic actiit$, literac$ and ed#cation, ho#sing and ho#sehold a"enities, #rbani(atio!ertilit$ and "ortalit$, >ched#led )astes and >ched#led 'ribes, lang#age, religion, "igration, disabilit$ and "an$ othsocio+c#lt#ral data since 1%2&

Co00ittee set up to su33est ways to ta7 +lack 0oney kept a+road 'he :oern"ent co""ittee set #* to esti"ate the =#ant#" o! black "one$ ill s#ggest a$s to tax #nacco#nted "one

ke*t abroad& 'his as disclosed b$ the Finance Ministr$ on Febr#ar$ -, 2011 in an 1%+*age additional a!!idait !iled be!othe >#*re"e )o#rt& 'he *anel co"*rising the National Instit#te o! P#blic Finance and Polic$, the National Instit#te Financial Manage"ent and the National )o#ncil !or **lied Econo"ic ;esearch ill obtain in*#ts !ro" the de*art"enand stakeholders concerned !or its re*ort&

'he a!!idait, !iled in res*onse to a P#blic Interest Aitigation !iled b$ @#rist ;a" ?eth"alani and others seeking retrieal black "one$ !ro" abroad s*elt o#t the seen+*oint ter"s o! re!erence !or the *anel& 'he$ incl#de7 Ci assessJs#r#nacco#nted inco"e and ealth in India and abroadK Cii *ro!ile actiities engendering "one$ la#ndering in India anoerseas ith its ra"i!ications on national sec#rit$K Ciii identi!$ sectors in hich #nacco#nted "one$ is generated an

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exa"ine ca#ses that res#lt in generation o! s#ch "one$K Ci exa"ine "ethods e"*lo$ed in generation o! #nacco#nt"one$ and its conersion into acco#nted "one$K C s#ggest a$s to detect and *reent black "one$ and bring it bainto the "ainstrea" o! the econo"$K Ci s#ggest "ethods to tax #nacco#nted "one$ ke*t o#tside IndiaK Cii esti"a=#ant#" o! non+*a$"ent o! tax d#e to easion b$ registered cor*orate bodies&

ashtriya Swasthya Bi0a #ojana to co5er N"8S workers

'he goern"ent has decided to bring orkers ho hae orked #nder the National ;#ral E"*lo$"ent :#arante

*rogra""e !or a "ini"#" o! 1. da$s #nder the a"bit o! the ashtriya Swasthya Bi0a #ojanaC;>8G& ;>8G ill alcoer orkers !ro" the #norganised sector, incl#ding ricksha *#llers and do"estic orkers&

'he ;>8G *roides cashless health ins#rance coer to belo *oert$ line !a"ilies in the #norganised sector& 'he sche"is extended to !ie "e"bers o! the !a"il$, hich incl#des the head o! the ho#sehold, s*o#se and #* to three de*endentho are each gien cash coerage #* to ;s 30,000 !or "ost diseases that re=#ire hos*italisation&

Finance "inister Pranab M#kher@ee had anno#nced this as *art o! 8#dget 2010+11& 'he labo#r "inistr$ ill i"*le"ent!ro" the !iscal starting *ril 1 this $ear& ll those ho orked #nder the N;E: !or a *eriod o! 1. da$s in 2010+11, ill bbene!iciaries o! o#r health ins#rance sche"e starting 2011+12&

'he ;>8G ill also een coer those ho are aboe the *oert$ line b#t hae orked !or the r#ral e"*lo$"ent sche"*art !ro" this, the health ins#rance sche"e ill no also coer a#to ricksha driers, ricksha *#llers, anganaorkers, do"estic orkers, todd$+ta**ers and rag *ickers as ell&

'he labo#r "inistr$ had last $ear extended the sche"e to incl#de raila$ *orters, street endors and *ost"en& 'ill ecretar$ C'echnical Ed#cation as the )hair*ersonK >#nil 9#"ar, ddition>ecretar$ C5igher Ed#cationK and N&9& >inha, dditional >ecretar$ C'echnolog$ Enabled Aearning as its "e"bers& It habeen set #* !olloing the ?an#ar$ 11 directie o! the >#*re"e )o#rt that the // ed#cational instit#tions, set to lose tdee"ed #niersit$ stat#s, be heard&

'he Ministr$ has iss#ed notices to the #niersities and a!ter receiing their res*onse the co""ittee shall !orard th

res*onse to the reie co""ittee& 'he co""ents o! the reie co""ittee ill then be co""#nicated to the #niersitieEach instit#tion ill be indiid#all$ heard b$ the three+"e"ber co""ittee, hich ill *re*are a reasoned re*ort antherea!ter *re*are a co"*rehensie re*ort, hich shall be s#b"itted to the >#*re"e )o#rt&

'he reie co""ittee co"*rising P&N& 'andon, Mrinal Miri, :oerdhan Mehta and nandakrishnan had reieed thdee"ed+to+be+#niersities and diided the" in three categories& s "an$ as // s#ch #niersities ere !o#nd #n!it beco"e dee"ed #niersit$ on an aggregate assess"ent&

N%&"! National 9ideo Ser5er inau3urated

'he National Lideo >erer o! the National Progra""e on 'echnolog$ Enhanced Aearning CNP'EA, hich "akes tentire NP'EA content aailable thro#gh this serer, as ina#g#rated on Febr#ar$ -, 2011& With this Lideo >erer locatat II' Madras and connected to 1 :b*s link o! National 9noledge Netork and 1.. Mb*s link to the )olleges Lirt#Priate Netork CLPN #nder the National Mission on Ed#cation thro#gh In!or"ation )o""#nication 'echnologCNMEI)', e+content donload o#ld be *ossible !or all the Bniersities and )olleges that hae got connectiit$ #nder th

NMEI)'& t *resent, "ore than 2.0 Bniersit$JBniersit$ leel Instit#tions and nearl$ 11000 )olleges are alreaconnected on N9N and )ollege LPN and the$ co#ld straight aa$ start #sing or donloading the e+content !or thestorage and local #se&

'he National Progra""e on 'echnolog$ Enhanced Aearning CNP'EA is an In!or"ation )o""#nication 'echnolobased technical knoledge disse"ination *rogra""e in the higher ed#cation sector& Its "ain ob@ectie is to increase treach o! high =#alit$ engineering and sciences ed#cation across o#r co#ntr$, hich has the *otential to trans!or" India ina strong and ibrant knoledge econo"$& It inoles deelo*ing c#tting edge c#rric#la and deliering the sa"e as idand eb co#rses ith !ree and eas$ donloads !ro" the NP'EA ebsite at7 htt*7JJ&n*tel&iit"&ac&in& Bnder NP'EPhase+I, 12. co#rses in eb !or"at and 13. co#rses in ideo !or"at in technolog$, engineering and sciences hae beedeelo*ed& 'hese incl#de the corres*onding s$llabi *rescribed b$ I)'E+a**roed instit#tions and *rogra""es&


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India2%akistan to resu0e talks

India has decided to res#"e *eace talks ith Pakistan "ore than to $ears a!ter the$ ere s#s*ended !olloing thterrorist attacks in M#"bai& ll iss#es, incl#ding ?a""# and 9ash"ir, ill be disc#ssed& 5oeer the talks hae not beelabelled 4co"*osite dialog#e& Foreign secretar$, Nir#*a"a ;ao, ho "et her Pakistan co#nter*art in 'hi"*h# recentdescribed the decision to restart 4serio#s, s#stained and co"*rehensie talks as 4er$ *rag"atic& India and Pakistahae concl#ded !o#r ro#nds o! the co"*osite dialog#e& 'he !irst ro#nd o! the co"*osite dialog#e as held in iachenK econo"ic iss#esK W#llar barrageJ'#lb#l naigation *ro@ectK a>ir )reek Cat the leel o! additional secretariesJs#re$ors+general& 'hese co#ld be !olloed b$ "eetings beteen !oreig"inisters o! the to co#ntries in Ne Delhi b$ ?#l$ 2011&

'he decision to res#"e talks is being seen as a cli"bdon b$ India& Ne Delhi had been "aintaining that the talks co#not res#"e #ntil Pakistan ade=#atel$ addressed the iss#e o! terroris" in general, and the M#"bai attacks in *artic#laIsla"abad on the other hand insisted that the talks sho#ld !oc#s on all o#tstanding iss#es incl#ding ?9&

C2(); Super tealth& While the second aircra!t ex*ected to arrie in March, the rest are to be deliered in *hases thro#gh this $ear& 'he contract !or the aircra!t asigned in 200% at an esti"ated cost o! #nder 1&2 billion #nder the Foreign Militar$ >ales *rogra""e& 'he )hie! o! >ta!!, ir )hie! Marshal P&L& Naik, described the )+130? as the "ost *otent and ersatile aircra!t @oining its !leet as the I"oed toards "aintaining aeros*ace do"inance& !ter *hasing o#t the >#*er )onstellation in the "id 1-0s, the Ihad ind#cted an "erican "ilitar$ aircra!t&

'he )+130? is a !o#r+engine t#rbo*ro* aircra!t "an#!act#red b$ Aockheed Martin& It can be #sed !or troo* de*lo$"ens*ecial o*erations, air+to+air re!#elling, disaster relie! and h#"anitarian aid o*erations& Its technolog$ and con!ig#ratienables the aircra!t to *er!or" *recision lo+leel !l$ing, airdro*s, and landing in blacko#t conditions& E=#i**ed ith nigision i"aging, the )+130? is ca*able o! airdro**ing *ersonnel and "aterial een in co"*lete darkness& It can also land o

#n*re*ared or se"i+*re*ared landing stri*s and has sel!+*rotection to o*erate in hostile eniron"ents& 'he aircra!t ca*able o! #ndertaking lo+leel air+to+air re!#elling that enhances its range and ra*id !orard+basing o! *ersonnel ae=#i*"ent in e"ergent sit#ations&

India. Norway plan joint polar research

n Indo+Noregian "eeting titled Pole to Pole as organised on Febr#ar$ 3, 2011 in Ne Delhi ith the ob@ectie *ro"oting collaboratie *olar research beteen the to co#ntries& 'he "eeting incl#ded an exhibition and a se"inar anas organised b$ the Ministr$ o! Earth >ciences and the ;o$al Noregian E"bass$ in collaboration ith the Ministr$National )entre !or ntarctic and albard region, hich is goerned b$ the >albard 'reat$ 1-20& 'he 'reat$ toda$ has /0 "e"ber co#ntries& India signed the 'reat$ in 1-23 hich gies it the right to establishresearch station there&

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'he Bnion )abinet on Febr#ar$ 10, 2011 decided to a"end the Press and ;egistration o! 8ooks ct, 1%6& 'he a"endect ill hae *roisions to *reent a *erson conicted o! terrorist acts or an$thing that threatens the sec#rit$ o! the sta!ro" bringing o#t *#blications& 'he ct o#ld also incl#de *roisions to *reent blocking o! titles to disco#rage non+serio*#blishers& 'he a"end"ents are ai"ed at strea"lining the age+old *rocesses and addressing certain iss#es goerned bthe *rint "edia *olic$ and the g#idelinesJr#les&

'he a"ended ct, to be titled the Press and ;egistration o! 8ooks and P#blications CP;8P ct, 2010, ill incl#de seerne de!initions s#ch as *#blications, nes*a*ers, "aga(ines, @o#rnals, nesletter, etc& 'he ct o#ld coer intern

edition o! nes*a*ers as ell& It o#ld also hae detailed *roisions !or eri!ication o! a title& 'here o#ld be stat#to*roision !or eri!ication o! circ#lation !ig#res o! *#blications& 'he ct o#ld *rescribe *roisions ith res*ect to li"its o!oreign nes content Cs$ndication and !oreign inest"ents& P#blishers o#ld also be re=#ired to co"*#lsoril$ !ile ann#state"ents&

Mo"* clears 8irnar opeway project

'he Ministr$ o! Eniron"ent and Forest has gien an 4in *rinci*le a**roal to the long+*ending Mo#nt :irnar ;o*e*ro@ect in ?#nagadh district in the >a#rashtra region o! :#@arat& 'he order, *ending since 1--., as signed b$ the Ministo! >tate !or Eniron"ent and Forest ?aira" ;a"esh on Febr#ar$ , 2011& 'he *ro@ect as being o**osed b$ so"eniron"entalists and others on the gro#nd that it o#ld threaten the near+extinct s*ecies o! the 4:irnari :iddh, the lonbilled #lt#res, as the :irnar region alone acco#nts !or abo#t 2. *er cent o! the s*ecies and abo#t 10 *er cent o! the to#lt#re *o*#lation in the >tate&

;a"esh has in a letter to the state goern"ent listed o#t six conditions incl#ding co"*letel$ changing the align"ent o! thro*ea$& 5e said the state goern"ent ill cond#ct a st#d$ to consider alternate align"ent o! the ro*ea$ *ro@ect, ithie to ens#re that it does not c#t across the *ri"e #lt#re habitat, and also "ini"ises dist#rbance to their nestinroosting and ranging sites o! the long+billed #lt#res and other ildli!e s*ecies and s#b"it a re*ort ithin to "onths&

8o5t' to challen3e SC on +anned 3roups:'he Bnion goern"ent has decided to challenge a >#*re"e )o#rt ordthat "e"bers o! banned gro#*s cannot be treated as cri"inals till the$ ind#lge in iolence, sa$ing *olice cannot ait !the" to carr$ o#t terror acts& 'he goerne"nt *lans to "oe a larger bench o! the a*ex co#rt to challenge the order o! thto+@#dge bench hich recentl$ had said that "ere "e"bershi* o! a banned gro#* ill not "ake a *erson a cri"in#nless he resorts to iolence or incites *eo*le to iolence or creates *#blic disorder b$ iolence or incite"ent to iolenc'he goern"ents ie is that a#thorities cannot ait !or each indiid#al "e"ber to co""it an$ cri"inal act and it is liabto take action against hi" since being a "e"ber o! a banned organisation, he s#bscribes to the ideolog$ o! that gro#hich beliees in iolence& ?#stices Markande$ 9at@# and :$an >#dha Misras r#ling on Febr#ar$ /, 2011 as *art o!

@#dge"ent ac=#itting r#* 8h#$an, conicted b$ a :#ahati co#rt #nder the no la*sed anti+terror la 'errorist aDisr#*tie ctiities CPreention ct& 8h#$an as a s#s*ected "e"ber o! the o#tlaed BAF that !ig#res at the to* o! tho"e "inistr$s list o! banned organisations&

A"O INDIA -)(( or3anised7 sias biggest aeros*ace ex*osition, ero India+2011 as organised b$ the Ministr$ De!ence at Gelahanka air base in 8engal#r# !ro" Febr#ar$ - to 13, 2011& 'he biennial eent co"*rised the !l$ing dis*laand static dis*la$ o! aircra!ts, the exhibition and the International >e"inar& While the !l$ing J static dis*la$s and thexhibition shocased *rod#cts !ro" all oer the orld, the International >e"inar gae in!or"ation on the c#rrent ane"erging technologies& 'he >e"inar as @ointl$ organised b$ De!ence ;esearch and Deelo*"ent ociet$ o! India Ce>I& 'he !ie+da$ eent as attended b$ ind#str$ delegates, exhibitors are*resentaties !ro" oer /0 !oreign co#ntries& 'he exhibition shocased the latest international technolog$ in the !ields "ilitar$ and ciil aircra!t, aionics and s#b+s$ste"s, as ell as radars in the de!ence and aeros*ace sector& ;eiteratinIndian :oern"ents co""it"ent to ens#re ra*id "odernisation o! the r"ed Forces ith state+o!+the+art s$ste"

e=#i*"ent and *lat!or"s, De!ence Minister & 9& nton$ stated that the de!ence ex*endit#re, c#rrentl$ at 2&.Q o! :DP, increase oer the next to decades&

Na5y +e3ins sal5a3e operations of INS 9indhya3iri7 'he Na$ began salage o*erations !or the !rigate INLindh$agiri hich is resting on sea bed at the naal dock$ard a!ter colliding ith )$*r#s+!lagged "erchant essel Nordlao!! the coast o! M#"bai in ?an#ar$ 2011& 'he o*eration to li!t IN> Lindh$agiri o#t o! ater started on Febr#ar$ %, 201'he decision to deco""ission or re+!it the essel ill be taken a!ter the o*eration is co"*leted&

8o5t +ans use of plastics for packa3in3 to+acco products7 'he eniron"ent "inistr$ on Febr#ar$ %, 20iss#ed a noti!ication banning the #se o! *lastics !or *ackaging g#tka and other tobacco *rod#cts& 'he >#*re"e )o#rt haearlier re@ected the goern"ents *lea !or "ore ti"e to noti!$ the la to reg#late the #se o! *lastic *o#ches !or g#tka an


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other tobacco *rod#cts& $ste" CIA> at the Aeng*#i ir*ort in i(al, Mi(ora"Presentl$, there are no reg#lar !lights to Mi(ora" d#e iss#es related to bad terrain, )iil iation >ec#rit$ concerns and lack o! IA>&

;4 3o5t to construct 4ar3il el@a, Minister o! )#lt#re and 5o#sing Brban Poerlleiation on Febr#ar$ 11, 11 released 8A)9, 8;

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Section B: WO!DNews round up

;) *ro@ects Wo"ens E"*oer"e

and Maternal 5ealthcare hae also got o!! the gro#nd ith enco#raging res#lts&

>N welco0es South Sudan 5ote result7 Bnited Nations >ecretar$ :eneral 8an 9i+"oon on Febr#ar$ %, 20elco"ed a historic re!erend#" granting inde*endence to >o#thern >#dan& 8an also co""ended >#danese Presideala 9iir Ma$ardit and the :oern"ent o! >o#the>#dan, !or !acilitating a largel$ *eace!#l re!erend#" in ?an#ar$& Peo*le o! >o#th >#dan co"*leted a eek+lore!erend#" in ?an#ar$ 2011 to decide hether the$ anted inde*endence !ro" North >#dan& Final res#lts sho that -%*er cent o! the ballots cast ere !or secession !ro" >#dans north& 'he "#d+h#t ton o! ?#ba ill be the ca*ital o! the neco#ntr$& 'o decades o! ar beteen the *redo"inantl$ M#sli" north and rebels in the )hristian+ani"ist so#th killed least 2 "illion *eo*le be!ore a 200. *eace agree"ent as reached&


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World Social *oru0 or3anised7 'he 11thedition o! the ann#al World >ocial For#" CW>F as organised in Daka>enegal !ro" Febr#ar$ 6 to 12, 2011& Nearl$ .0,000 actiists, grassroot orkers and intellect#als !ro" 120 di!!ereco#ntries *artici*ated in the W>F, hich began as an o*en s*ace here, the *eo*le ho are o**osed to neo+liberalis"and a orld that is do"inated b$ ca*ital or b$ an$ !or" o! i"*erialis", co"e together to *#rs#e their thinking and atoards the ca#se& o#th 9orea and France are set to sign an agree"ent on thret#rn o! 9orean ro$al doc#"ents looted d#ring the French inasion "ore than a cent#r$ ago, the !oreign "inistr$ said >eo#l on Febr#ar$ , 2011& 'he to co#ntries ill soon sign the deal in Paris on the retrieal o! the o#th 9orean President Aee M$#ng+baon the sidelines o! a :20 s#""it in >eo#l ends a longstanding dis*#te&

#ale to return Machu %icchu artefacts to %eru:Gale Bniersit$ in Febr#ar$ 2011 signed an agree"ent to ret#rn

Per# so"e .,000 Inca arte!acts re"oed !ro" the !a"ed Mach# Picch# citadel nearl$ a cent#r$ ago& 'he relics + stontools, cera"ics and h#"an and ani"al bones + ill be ho#sed in a ne centre in the cit$ o! )#(co& 'he deal ends a londis*#te oer the arte!acts, hich ere taken !ro" Mach# Picch# b$ "erican ex*lorer 5ira" 8ingha" in 1-12& Per# haarg#ed d#ring the dis*#te that the arte!acts ere lent in 1-11 b#t neer ret#rned& It !iled a las#it against Gale in 200Gale had said that it ret#rned those relics hich it borroed, hile it had !#ll onershi* o! "an$ others& It also took *rote"arches and a letter *enned b$ Per#ian President lan :arcia to his B> co#nter*art 8arack olar 'errestrial ;elations 'E;E#n directl$ beteen the"& 'he "ission is st#d$ing the >#ns great ex*losie eents that h#rl billions o! tonn

o! charged *articles at Earth eents that can disr#*t *oer grids and satellites& 'hese )oronal Mass E@ections C)MEcan also be ha(ardo#s to astrona#ts in s*ace&


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Section C: AWADS

INDIA

?rd;nanpith Award conferred on ON9 4urup7 Pri"e Minister, Dr& Man"ohan >ingh con!erred the ?nan*ith a

on Mala$ala" *oet ia >ankara Pillai C1-%/ and M&'& Las#dean Nair -1--.& 5e as also na"ed !or the Pad"a >hri in 1--% and Pad"Libh#shan in 2011& cce*ting the aard 9#r#* said7 4When one da$ I acate this rented abode called Earth, I ill leaeital ele"ent o! "$ liing *resence here that is "$ *oetr$&

;ayati 8hosh wins I!O %ri@e7 'he International Aabo#r

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NATIONAL AWARDS ON e-GOVERNANCE 2010-11: WINNERS

AWARD PROJECTCategory 1 - Excee!ce "! Go#er!$e!t Proce%% Re-e!g"!eer"!g

GOLD Proce%%"!g o& I!co$e Tax Ret'r!% at Ce!tra"(e) Proce%%"!g Ce!ter* +a!gaoreDirectorate o# Inco!e -a& )yste!sJ4 Inco!e -a& De"art!ent4 ,overn!ent o# India5

SILVER e-Sta$,"!g &or CA Ser#"ce%4 Ministry o# Cor"orate ##airs4 ,overn!ent o# India5+RON.E Aa%t/" GIS a%e) Pro,erty Tax I!&or$at"o! Sy%te$4 Directorate o# Munici"al d!inistration4 9rban Develo"!ent

De"art!ent4 ,overn!ent o# 8arnata'a5

Category 2 - Exe$,ary Re-'%e o& ICT-a%e) So't"o!%GOLD Pa!c/ Ta!tra 3 Gra$ Pa!c/ayat/a O!"!e Sy%te$4 (ural Develo"!ent and Panchayatha (aj De"art!ent4 ,overn!ent o#

8arnata'a and NIC

SILVER Geo"!&or$at"c% "! I$,e$e!tat"o! o& 4ore%t R"g/t% Act* 2005 "! a/ara%/tra4-ribal (esearch and -raining Institute4 -ribal Develo"!ent De"art!ent4,overn!ent o# Maharashtra5

+RON.E e-gra!t(4 Centre #or Develo"!ent o# I!aging -echnology C/DI-J4 )cheduled CastesK )cheduled -ribes Develo"!entDe"art!ent4 ,overn!ent o# 8erala5

Category 6 - O't%ta!)"!g Per&or$a!ce "! C"t"(e!-ce!tr"c Ser#"ce De"#ery

GOLD SWAGAT 3 State-7")e Atte!t"o! o! Gr"e#a!ce% y A,,"cat"o! o& Tec/!oogy4

Chie# Minister$s 6##ice4 ,ujarat5SILVER Aarogya$4 District ealth )ociety4 *ag"at @ 5P5 Nagar4 ,overn!ent o# 9ttar Pradesh5

+RON.E Tee Sa$a)/a! 3 Ca Ce!tre &or C"t"(e! 4ac""tat"o! a!) Gr"e#a!ce% Re)re%%a 4Madhya Pradesh )tate Electronic Develo"!ent Cor"oration4 De"art!ent o# I-4 ,overn!ent o# Madhya Pradesh5

Category 8 - I!!o#at"#e 9%e o& Tec/!oogy "! e-Go#er!a!ceGOLD +TRAC 20104 *angalore -ra##ic Police4 ,overn!ent o# 8arnata'a5

SILVER I!tegrate) Water%/e) a!age$e!t Progra$$e IWP4 ,ujarat )tate :atershed Manage!ent gency4 De"art!ent o#(ural Develo"!ent4 ,overn!ent o# ,ujarat5

+RON.E e-D"%a%ter a!age$e!t Ce4 Collector 6##ice4 ,adchiroli4 ,overn!ent o# Maharashtra5

+RON.E e-Go#er!a!ce4 Co!"uter De"art!ent4 (aj'ot Munici"al Cor"oration4,overn!ent o# ,ujarat5

Category - I!!o#at"#e 9%e o& ICT y PS9% &or C'%to$er;% +e!e&"t%

GOLD 4"!a!c"a I!c'%"o!4 Punjab National *an'4 Ne% Delhi5SILVER E!/a!ce) Nat"o!a Tra"! E!

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cons#"er *rod#cts, Interglobe Enter*rises MD ;ah#l 8hatia !or serices, ?ai*#r ;#gs )o"*an$ MD N 9 )ha#dhar$ !start+#*, ?indal >teel Poer Lice+)hair"an and MD Naeen ?indal !or energ$ in!rastr#ct#re and >hrira" 'rans*oFinance MD ; >ridhar !or "anager&

S%O&S

!aureus Awards conferred: >*ains ;a!ael Nadal as chosen !or the Aa#re#s World >*orts"an o! the Gear in bDhabi on Febr#ar$ , 2011& Nadal ca"e ahead o! FIF 8allon dor inner Aionel Messi and $o#ngest+eer For"#la *orts kid7 Ar0an ;affer CcrickeDo"estic *er!or"ance7 ajasthan anji tea0K Surprise packa3e7 shish 9#"ar Cg$"nasticsK Coach7 :ar$ 9irsteSports ad0inistrator7 )ol& P&9&M& ;a@a CboxingK Outstandin3 contri+ution to sport7 ;elianceK Sportin3 0o0en/x/00" rela$ o"ens tea"s in at Delhi )o""onealth :a"esK #oun3 player7 Likas 9rishan CboxingK !ifeti0achie5e0ent7 ;a"akant chrekarK 8a0e chan3er7 L&L&>& Aax"anK Athlete7 >o"de Dear"anK &ea07 Indian 'ecricket tea"K "ditor6s choice7 >#shil 9#"ar CrestlingK Sports0an of the #ear7 >achin 'end#lkar &

Watson 3ets Allan Border Medal7 Shane Watsonca**ed an o#tstanding *la$ing $ear b$ inning #stralian cricketo* indiid#al aard, the llan 8order Medal, !or the second straight $ear on Febr#ar$ , 2011 in Melbo#rne& 'he 2-+$eaold all+ro#nder, ho also on his second consec#tie s0an 4hawajaas na"ed state *la$er o! t$ear and N>W *ace"an &rent Copelandas the $o#ng *la$er o! the $ear& Watson scored /3. r#ns at /%&33 ith !ohal!+cent#ries in #stralias 3+1 shes series loss to England in Noe"ber+?an#ar$, and hit a career+best 161 not od#ring #stralias 6+1 one+da$ series in oer England in ?an#ar$+Febr#ar$& >ince being reinstated in the #stralia 'eside as an o*ener in ?#l$ 200-, Watson has a"assed 1,6-6 r#ns in 1- 'ests at /-&%%&

&aylor. Walters to +e included in hane Warne, :lenn Mc:rath and >ir Ian 8otha", ho are alread$ li!e "e"bers o! the cl#b&


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Section D: "CONOM# $ CO%OA&"

News round up

8o5t' appro5es s'(()) crore for recapitali@ation of Bs

'he Bnion )abinet on Febr#ar$ 10, 2011 a**roed the reca*itali(ation o! ;egional ;#ral 8anks C;;8s to i"*roe the)a*ital to ;isk Weighted ssets ;atio );; in the !olloing "anner7

Ca >hare o! )entral :oern"ent i&e& ;s&1,100 crore ill be released as *er *roisions "ade b$ the De*art"ent Ex*endit#re in 2010+11 and 2011+12& 5oeer, release o! :oern"ent o! India share ill be contingent on *ro*ortionarelease o! >tate :oern"ent and >*onsor 8ank share&

Cb ca*acit$ b#ilding !#nd ith a cor*#s o! ;s&100 crore to be set #* b$ )entral :oern"ent ith N8;D !or training aca*acit$ b#ilding o! the ;;8 sta!! in the instit#tion o! N8;D and other re*#ted instit#tions& 'he !#nctioning o! the F#nd be *eriodicall$ reieed b$ the )entral :oern"ent& n ction Plan ill be *re*ared b$ N8;D in this regard and sent :oern"ent !or a**roal&

Cc dditional a"o#nt o! ;s&00 crore as contingenc$ !#nd to "eet the re=#ire"ent o! the eak ;;8s, *artic#larl$ those the North Eastern and Eastern ;egion, the necessar$ *roision ill be "ade in the 8#dget as and hen the need arises&

Back3round7 'he ;egional ;#ral 8anks C;;8s ere established in 1-. ith the ob@ectie to create an alternatie channel coo*eratie credit str#ct#re ith a ie to ens#re s#!!icient instit#tional credit !or r#ral and agric#lt#re sector& 'he ;;8are integral seg"ent o! the Indian banking s$ste" ith !oc#s on sering the r#ral areas& s on date %2 ;;8s ar!#nctioning in the co#ntr$&

;;8s are @ointl$ oned b$ :oern"ent o! India, the >tate :oern"ent concerned and the >*onsor 8anks& 'he iss#eca*ital o! ;;8s is s#bscribed b$ )entral :oern"ent, >tate :oern"ent and s*onsor banks in the *ro*ortion o! .0Q1.Q and 3.Q, res*ectiel$&

>#bse=#ent to reie o! the !inancial stat#s o! ;;8s b$ the Bnion Finance Minister in #g#st, 200-, it as !elt that a largn#"ber o! ;;8s had a lo )a*ital to ;isk eighted ssets ;atio C);;& co""ittee as there!ore constit#ted >e*te"ber, 200- #nder the )hair"anshi* o! Dr 9 ) )hakrabart$, De*#t$ :oernor, ;8I to anal$se the !inancials o! t;;8s and to s#ggest "eas#res incl#ding re+ca*italisation to bring the );; o! ;;8s to at least -Q in a s#stainab"anner b$ 2012& 'he )o""ittee had s#b"itted its re*ort in Ma$, 2010&

*ood3rains %roduction esti0ate for -)()2(( at --') M&

'he second adance esti"ates o! cro* *rod#ction !or 2010+11 ere released on Febr#ar$ -, 2011& Foodgrain *rod#ctiod#ring 2010+11 is esti"ated at 232&0 "illion tonnes co"*ared to 21%&11 "illion tonnes in 200-+10& 'his is onl$ "arginabelo the record *rod#ction o! 23/&/ "ill ion tonnes o! !oodgrains in 200%+0-&

iceo#t*#t is ex*ected to be -/&01 "illion tonnes in 2010+11 against %-&0- "illion tonnes in 200-+10, wheatis likel$ to %1&/ "illion tonnes co"*ared to %0&%0 "illion tonnes last $ear and pulseso#t*#t is ex*ected at 16&.1 "illion tonneagainst 1/&66 "illion tonnes& 'he coarse cerealso#t*#t at /0&0% "illion tonnes are also set to exceed last $ears leel 33&.. "illion tonnes& "ong the non+!ood cro*s, the oilseedso#t*#t is likel$ to be 2&%/ "illion tonnes this $ear again2/&%% "illion tonnes last $ear, cottonis ex*ected to be 33&- "illion bales o! 10 kilogra"s each against 2/&2 "illion balelast $ear, hile s#garcane *rod#ction is likel$ to be 336&6- "illion tonnes against 2-2&3 "illion tonnes last $ear&

'his high leel o! *rod#ction ill be achieed des*ite signi!icant cro* da"age d#e to ides*read dro#ght in 8iha?harkhand,

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International "n3ineerin3 &rade *air or3anised

th edition o! Eco+Prod#cts International Fair CEPIF 2011 and 1- th International Engineering 'rade Fair CIE'F eorganised in Ne Delhi on 10+12 Febr#ar$, 2011& 'he EPIF *roides a *lat!or" !or international and Indian co"*anies share knoledge and ex*erience regarding latest eco technologies& It also *roides a "arketing en#e to shocase thlatest eco technologies and eco *rod#cts to :oern"ent, Ind#stries and the P#blic a*art !ro" *roiding a b#sines*lat!or" !or b#$ers and sellers to "eet and ex*lore b#siness collaborations&

I"&*7 120 billion b$ 201.& ?a*an as the Partner )o#ntr$ at IE'F 201!or the third ti"e a!ter 1-- and 200&

"%I*7 'he 3+da$ EPIF 2011 as @ointl$ organi(ed b$ the De*art"ent o! Ind#strial Polic$ and Pro"otion, Ministr$ )o""erce Ind#str$, :oern"ent o! IndiaK sian Prod#ctiit$ 200 billion and is groing at 1.Q eer$ $ea)onc#rrent ith the Fair, an international con!erence on the the"e 4:reen Prod#ctiit$ !or >#stainable Energ$ Eniron"entS as also organi(ed&

(.))) co0panies opt for E"asy "7it Sche0e -)((6

)lose to 13,000 co"*anies hae taken reco#rse to the Eas$ Exit >che"e, 2011 !loated b$ the Ministr$ o! )or*ora!!airs, said M#rli Deora, Minister !or )or*orate !!airs on Febr#ar$ -, 2011& 'he sche"e, #nder >ection .60 o! t)o"*anies ct, as introd#ced to allo de!#nct co"*anies to re"oe their na"es !ro" the ;egistrar o! )o"*anies&as o*erational !ro" ?an#ar$ 1 to 31, 2011, and has been extended till *ril 30&

In another deelo*"ent, loss+"aking #nlisted co"*anies ill no onards no longer need :oern"ents *er"ission to !"anagerial salaries& 'he >ched#le XIII o! the )o"*anies ct 1-.6 is being a"ended to *roide !or it& >o long as thconditions s*eci!ied in >ched#le XIII, incl#ding 4s*ecial resol#tion o! shareholders and absence o! de!a#lt on *a$"ent creditors, are !#l!illed, :oern"ents a**roal ill not be re=#ired& 'he *ri"ar$ *#r*ose o! reg#lations oer "anagerre"#neration is to *rotect stakeholders, *artic#larl$ shareholders and creditors& 'he change is being bro#ght in as tMinistr$ does not hae eno#gh *eo*le to deal ith a**lications b$ #nlisted co"*anies, hich are si"ilar to *riate li"iteco"*anies, according to a release&

)o"*anies are diided into *riate li"ited and *#blic li"ited co"*anies& Priate li"ited co"*anies are not s#b@ect to ali"its on "anagerial re"#neration& P#blic li"ited co"*anies are o! to t$*es listed co"*anies Chose shares are listeon a stock exchange and #nlisted co"*anies& Nor"all$, the general *#blic does not hold shares in #nlisted co"*anieP#blic li"ited co"*anies Clisted and #nlisted ith no *ro!itsJ inade=#ate *ro!its are c#rrentl$ re=#ired to a**roach thMinistr$ !or a**roal in those cases here the re"#neration o! DirectorsJ e=#ialent "anagerial *ersonnel exceeds certali"its&

9aidyanathan Co00ittee on *ar0 Statistics su+0its report

'he )o""ittee o! Ex*erts on agric#lt#ral statistics has reco""ended a radical restr#ct#ring o! !ar" statistics in a *hase"anner to ens#re ob@ectie, reliable and ti"el$ esti"ates o! cro* ise areas and $ields& 'he )o""ittee o! Ex*ertheaded b$ Pro!& Laid$anathan, as constit#ted in 200- to st#d$ a s$ste" o! agric#lt#ral statistics and reco""ennecessar$ i"*roe"ents&

'he Ex*ert )o""ittee, hich had earlier s#b"itted its interi" re*ort in ?#l$, 2010, s#b"itted its !inal re*ort on Febr#a11, 2011& 'he ;e*ort sa$s that the de!iciencies in the c#rrent s$ste", o! both area and $ield esti"ation, arise !roshortco"ings in instit#tional arrange"ents to collect, s#*erise and alidate basic data on large scale on dierse cro*'he i""ediate !oc#s, there!ore, sho#ld be on *#tting in *lace an instit#tional arrange"ent that o#ld *roide reliable anti"el$ data needed !or "onitoring agric#lt#ral trends and !or *olic$ "aking at the state and national leels&


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'he )o""ittee has reco""ended setting #* o! National )ro* >tatistics )entre CN)>) as the nodal agenc$ to #ndertathe ork in collaboration ith the De*art"ents o! gric#lt#re and >*ace& Its *ri"ar$ res*onsibilit$ ill be to *roide reliaband ti"el$ esti"ates, at state and national leels, o! area #nder "a@or cro*s thro#gh co"*lete en#"eration o! *lots selected sa"*le illages and o! cro* $ields based on *ro*erl$ cond#cted cro* c#tting ex*eri"ents&

'he )o""ittee has also reco""ended the ex*ansion o! the *resent re"ote sensing *rogra""e& 'he ai" is to *roidreliable and alidated in+season !orecasts and end+season esti"ates o! area !or a ider range o! cro*s at state an

national leels, as ell as co"*rehensie and detailed *lot leel data o! land #se and cro*s at illage leel&

Shi5raj %atil Co00ittee on -8 su+0its report

'he ?#stice >hira@ Patil )o""ittee has criticised the !irst co"e, !irst sered CF)F> *olic$ ado*ted b$ both the BP anthe ND goern"ents beteen 2001 and 200- !or giing teleco" licences and allocating 2: s*ectr#"&

;eco""ending co"*lete trans*arenc$ in radio aes allocation in !#t#re, it *ointed o#t that licences ere iss#ed in 200on the F)F> basis at 2001 *rices, ignoring the 'eleco" ;eg#lator$ #thorit$ o! India C';I reco""endations that has#ggested a#ction o! s*ectr#"&

'he co""ittee, in its 1/3+*age re*ort "ade *#blic on Febr#ar$ 10, 2011, said the F)F> basis as not @#sti!ied hen theere seeral a**licants, there as co"*etition and the reso#rce as scarce& co"*an$ "aking an a**lication earlier itsel! cannot be the basis !or selection&

'he re*ort #nderlined need !or co"*rehensie legislation !or the teleco" sector, as in co#ntries s#ch as #stralia and NeRealand, !or better s*ectr#" "anage"ent& It reco""ended the setting #* o! an inde*endent leel s*ectr#" a#thorit*ro"oting co"*etition and "axi"ising release o! s*ectr#" to societ$&

)o""#nications and I' Minister 9a*il >ibal !or"ed the co""ittee in Dece"ber 2010 to look into *roced#res !olloebeteen 2001 and 200- Ccoering both the ND and the BP goern"ents in iss#ing o! licences and allocation s*ectr#"&

Ma@or bene!iciaries7 'he co""ittee also !o#nd that at least three o*erators 'ata 'eleserices Ai"ited C''>A, 8hairtel and Idea )ell#lar ere "a@or bene!iciaries o! ario#s !li*+!lo*s b$ the goern"ent& rbitrar$ decisions taken b$ tDo' "ight hae hel*ed these o*erators in getting o#t+o!+t#rn s*ectr#" or in iolation o! ario#s nor"s& ll these ano"alieere carried o#t b$ senior Do' o!!icials b$ 4arbitrar$ and 4selectie "anner, the re*ort said&

Co00ittee to re5iew Antri72De5as S2Band deal set up

'he :oern"ent on Febr#ar$ 10, 2011 a**ointed a high+*oered co""ittee to reie ario#s as*ects o! the controers

deal I>;+band s*ectr#"& 'he t"e"ber )o""ittee, headed b$ 8 9 )hat#redi, Me"ber, Planning )o""ission, ill reie the technical, co""ercia*roced#ral and !inancial as*ects o! the gree"ent beteen ntrix and Deas M#lti"edia Pt& Atd& Media re*orts hastated that the De*art"ent o! >*ace, hich co"es directl$ #nder the Pri"e Minister, had allocated 0 M5( o! >+8ans*ectr#" to Deas M#lti"edia !or ;s 1,000 crore& 'he act#al al#e o! this as esti"ated to be aro#nd ;s 2 lakh crore, tre*orts clai"ed& 'he Pri"e Ministers

'he >+band s*ectr#", hich is *art o! the Deas+I>;< deal, is extre"el$ al#able !or "obile broadband serices, in ter"o! #sage as ell as "one$& 'he !re=#enc$, also knon as 2&. :5( band, is globall$ #sed !or *roiding "obile broadbanserices #sing !o#rth generation technologies s#ch as WiMax and Aong 'er" Eol#tion CA'E& 'his !re=#enc$ band #ni=#e beca#se it has a s#bstantial a"o#nt o! s*ectr#" C1-0 M5( that can be *#t to #se !or "obile serices& ll oths*ectr#" bands #* to 3&. :5( incl#de signi!icantl$ s"aller a"o#nts o! s*ectr#" !or terrestrial "obile co""#nication, are not aailable& :loball$, this !re=#enc$ band has been *#t #* !or a#ction in "an$ co#ntries and has !etchegoern"ents billions o! dollars&

'he co""ittee ill also reie the ade=#ac$ o! *roced#res and a**roal *rocesses !olloed b$ ntrix, I>;< aDe*art"ent o! >*ace, and s#ggest i"*roe"ents and changes& 'he )o""ittee has been asked to s#b"it reco""endations to Pri"e Minister Man"ohan >ingh ithin one "onth& >ingh is "inister in+charge o! De*art"ent >*ace& Noted aeros*ace ex*ert ;odda" Narasi"ha, Me"ber, >*ace )o""ission is the other "e"ber o! the co""ittee

8rowth in 8D% at 0arket prices at F'G for -)()2((

'he )entral >tatistics tatistics and Progra""e I"*le"entation on Febr#ar$ , 2011 released tadance esti"ates o! national inco"e at constant C200/+0. and c#rrent *rices, !or the !inancial $ear 2010+11& 'he


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esti"ates are based on antici*ated leel o! agric#lt#ral and ind#strial *rod#ction, anal$sis o! b#dget esti"ates o! goern"eex*endit#re and *er!or"ance o! ke$ sectors like, raila$s, trans*ort other than raila$s, co""#nication, banking anins#rance, aailable so !ar& 'he salient !eat#res o! these esti"ates are detailed belo7

Advance Estimates of National Income and Expenditures on GDP, 2010-11(At 2004-05 prices)

Item 2008-09 2009-10

(QE)

2010-11 (AE)

A. Estimates At Areate !evel

1. National Product "#s. $rore%

1.1 Gross National Income (GNI) at factor cost 41!"125 44#4854

(".9)

48449"1

(8.5)

1.2 Net National Income (NNI) at factor cost !##9890 !94#540

(".5)

42#9994

(8.2)

2. Domestic Product "#s. $rore%

2.1 Gross $omestic pro$%ct (G&') at factor cost

2.2 Gross $omestic pro$%ct (G&') at maret prices

41#2509

44#29#"

449!"4!

(8.0)48#9!1"

(9.1)

48"92!2

(8.#)5!425"1

(9.")2.! Net $omestic pro$%ct (N&') at factor cost !#952"4 !9"5429

(".# )

4!04255

(8.!)

&. Estimates At Per $apita !evel

'op%lation (million) 1154 11"0 118#

'er capita NNI at factor cost (s.) !1801 !!"!1

(#.1)

!#00!

(#.")

'er capita G&' at factor cost (s.) !#0"0 !8408 41140Note: The figures in parenthesis show the percentage change over previous yea, QE: Quick Estimate; AE: Advance Estimate

Advance Estimates of National Income for t'e (ear 2010-11(At c%rrent prices)

Item 2008-09 2009-10(QE)

2010-11 (AE)

A. Estimates At Areate !evel

1. National Product "#s. $rore%

1.1 Gross National Income (GNI) at factor cost 52491#! #0952!0

(1#.1)

"204492

(18.2)

1.2 Net National Income (NNI) at factor cost 4#858"! 54!955"

(1#.1)

#4##8#0

(18.9)

2. Domestic Product "#s. $rore%

2.1 Gross $omestic pro$%ct (G&') at factor cost

2.2 Gross $omestic pro$%ct (G&') at maret prices

528208#

5582#2!

#1!!2!0(1#.1)

#5502"1(1".!)

"25#5"1(18.!)

"8""94"(20.!)

2.! Net $omestic pro$%ct (N&') at factor cost 4"18"9# 54""55"

(1#.1)

#5189!9

(19.0)

2.4 Gross National &isposa*le Income 5"52909 #"59!84 8054010

&. Estimates At Per $apita !evel

'op%lation (million) 1154 11"0 118#

'er capita NNI at factor cost (s.) 40#05 4#492

(14.5)

5452"

(1".!)


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'er capita G&' at factor cost (s.) 45""2 52421 #1185

Advance Estimates of GDP at )actor $ost *( Economic Activit(

"at constant 200+-0 prices%

#s. crore

In$%str+

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

'ercenta,e can,e oer

preio%s +ear

(QE) (AE) 2009-10 2010-11

1. a,ric%lt%re forestr+ / fisin, #54118 #5#9"5 #92499 0.4 5.4

2. minin, / %arr+in, 9"244 10!999 110482 #.9 #.2

!. man%fact%rin, #55""5 "1!428 ""#!!" 8.8 8.8

4. electricit+ ,as / ater s%ppl+ 8!!44 88#54 9!1!! #.4 5.1

5. constr%ction !!255" !55918 !84282 ".0 8.0

#. tra$e otels transport an$ 108"5"5 119!282 1!24049 9." 11.0

comm%nication

". financin, ins%rance real estate "0#"12 ""1"#! 85!"95 9.2 10.# / *%siness serices

8. comm%nit+ social / personal 545184 #09"24 #44#5# 11.8 5."

serices

9. G&' at factor cost +,12,0 +,+/,+/ +,,2/2 .0 .

QE: Quick Estimate; AE: Advance Estimate

Advance Estimates of GDP at )actor $ost *( Economic Activit("at current prices%

#s. crore

In$%str+

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

'ercenta,e can,e oer

preio%s +ear

(QE) (AE) 2009-10 2010-11

1. a,ric%lt%re forestr+ / fisin, 92894! 108929" 1!4150! 1".! 2!.2

2. minin, / %arr+in, 1!8#49 1542#9 1822"8 11.! 18.2

!. man%fact%rin, 81#21" 905224 10!#155 10.9 14.5

4. electricit+ ,as / ater s%ppl+ 841#4 92#"1 100#!5 10.1 8.#

5. constr%ction 451414 501"0# 58"048 11.1 1".0

#. tra$e otels transport an$ 1!08#40 14""45# 1"24915 12.9 1#."

comm%nication

". financin, ins%rance real estate 84919! 102"158 12989#! 21.0 2#.5

/ *%siness serices

8. comm%nit+ social / personal "048## 885449 9850"4 25.# 11.!

serices

9. G&' at factor cost ,22,0 ,1//,2/0 ,2,1 1.1 1./



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EPENDI34#E5 6) GDP A3 7A#8E3 P#I$E5 IN 2010-11"at 200+-0 prices%

In$%str+

(s. in crore)AE3 G&'

A 6A7E

'IE3 ()E:pen$it%res of Gross &omestic 'ro$%ct

2008-092009-10 2010-11

2009-10

2010-

11(QE) (AE)

1. 'riate inal ons%mption

E:pen$it%re ('E) 2#522"! 284#410 !0"9898 58.5 5".#

2. Goernment inal ons%mption

E:pen$it%re 485212 5#48!5 5"94"9 11.# 10.8

!. Gross i:e$ apital ormation

(G) 14524"4 155912# 1#894#0 !2.0 !1.#

4. an,e in 3tocs 901#8 1"208! 184!28 !.5 !.5

5. ;al%a*les #00#2 92#2# 110"2" 1.9 2.1

#. E:ports 1040"#5 98!508 1101148 20.2 20.#

". LessImports 1!5988# 1!!5211 1419!#5 2".4 2#.#

8. &iscrepancies 41899 -140#0 1#89# -0.! 0.!

GDP at mar9et prices +,+2, +,,/1 ,/+2,1 100.0 100.0


EPENDI34#E5 6) GDP A3 7A#8E3 P#I$E5 IN 2010-11"at current prices%

In$%str+

(s. in crore)AE3 G&'

A 6A7E'IE3 ()E:pen$it%res of Gross &omestic 'ro$%ct

2008-092009-10 2010-11

2009-10

2010-

11(QE) (AE)

1. 'riate inal ons%mption

E:pen$it%re ('E) !25"800 !"8201! 449!48" 5"." 5".0

2. Goernment inal ons%mption

E:pen$it%re #1#4!0 "8544! 8909"8 12.0 11.!

!. Gross i:e$ apital ormation

(G) 1"8880! 201#18# 2!0"!"# !0.8 29.!

4. an,e in 3tocs 112519 214#19 255#84 !.! !.2

5. ;al%a*les "221! 11!!"4 14"#85 1." 1.9

#. E:ports 1!28"#5 1298!"1 1#105"1 19.8 20.4

". LessImports 1#14040 1#!98"2 1900118 25.0 24.1

8. &iscrepancies 201!! -198#! "2285 -0.! 0.9

GDP at mar9et prices ,2,2/ ,0,21 ,,+ 100.0 100.0



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India6s e7ports 3row -'HG durin3 ;an -)((

Indias ex*orts hae registered a groth o! 32&.Q d#ring ?an#ar$ 2011, at B> 20&6 billion hile i"*orts ere B> 2%billion& D#ring the *eriod *ril+?an#ar$ 2010+11, ex*orts reached a leel o! B> 1%/&6 billion at a groth o! 2-&/Q hthe i"*orts ere B> 23&6 billion ith a groth o! 1&6Q and a trade de!icit o! B> %- billion& )o""erce >ecreta;ah#l 9h#llar said that ex*orts o#ld cross B> 220 billion d#ring 2010+11&

I0ports7 D#ring *ril+?an#ar$ 2011, the !olloing sectors hae done ell i(&, engineering, 0Q C /. billionK ge"s@eeller$, -&3Q C2/&. billionK *etrole#" oil *rod#cts, 36Q C 30 billionK cotton $arn "ade+#*s, .2Q C/& billionelectronics, 3%Q C 6&/ billion and *lastics linole#", /0Q C3& billion& Ex*orts o! rice, iron ore and egetables are on tnegatie groth beca#se o! ban on ex*orts on these sectors&

"7ports7 s regards i"*orts d#ring *ril+?an#ar$ 2011, the groth esti"ates on the !olloing sectors are Ptatistics tatistics and Progra""e I"*le"entation on Febr#ar$ 11, 201'he :eneral Index stands at 3.3&6, hich is 1&6Q higher as co"*ared to the leel in the "onth o! Dece"ber 200-& 'hc#"#latie groth !or the *eriod *ril+ Dece"ber, 2010+11 stands at %&6Q oer the corres*onding *eriod o! the *reio#$ear&

'he Indices o! Ind#strial Prod#ction !or the Mining, Man#!act#ring and Electricit$ sectors !or the "onth o! Dece"ber 20stand at 216&-, 3%.&0, and 2/-&3 res*ectiel$, ith the corres*onding groth rates o! 3&%Q, 1&0Q and 6&0Q as co"*areto Dece"ber 200-& 'he c#"#latie groth d#ring *ril+ Dece"ber, 2010+11 oer the corres*onding *eriod o! 200-+10 these three sectors hae been &Q, -&1Q and /&Q res*ectiel$, hich "oed the oerall groth in the :eneral Index

%&6Q& s *er Bse+based classi!ication, the >ectoral groth rates in Dece"ber 2010 oer Dece"ber 200- are .&2Q in 8as

goods, C+ 13&Q in )a*ital goods and 6&6Q in Inter"ediate goods& 'he )ons#"er d#rables and )ons#"er non+d#rablhae recorded groth o! 1%&.Q and C+ 1&1Q res*ectiel$, ith the oerall groth in )ons#"er goods being 3&-Q&

April2;an direct ta7 collections up -)G

Direct tax collections in the !irst 10 "onths o! 2010+11 C*r 2010+?an 2011 gre b$ 20&3 *er cent at ;s 3,1,.01 croragainst ;s 2,63,6. crore in the sa"e *eriod a $ear ago& Corporate inco0e ta7recei*ts ere ;s 2,16,%2 crore, #* 2/&*er cent !ro" ;s 1,3,-- crore in the corres*onding *eriod last $ear& %ersonal inco0e ta7collections, incl#ding sec#rititransaction tax and resid#al !ringe bene!it taxJ banking cash transaction tax, gre b$ 11&% *er cent to ;s 1,00,1-1 crorco"*ared ith ;s %-,.61 crore in the $ear+ago *eriod& 'he goern"ent had b#dgeted an oerall tax reen#e o! ;s ,/6,00crore in the c#rrent !inancial $ear, hich as reised to ;s ,%2,000 crore last "onth& 'he 8#dget esti"ate o! ;s /,30,00

crore !or direct taxes as increased b$ ;s 1,000 crore&Direct &a7 collections

Js crK Apr2;an -))F2() Apr2;an -)()2(( 8rowth JGK

)or*oration tax 1,3,-- 2,16,%2 2/&%

Personal inco"e tax %-,.61 1,00,1-1 11&%

'otal 2,63,6. 3,1,.01 20&3

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high+leel co""ittee chaired b$ !or"er Finance >ecretar$ shok )hala on Febr#ar$ -, 2011 stressed the need !orcentralised and trans*arent database in res*ect o! all nat#ral reso#rces handled b$ the central goern"ent& 'he co""itteon #ggest "eas#res to o*ti"ise the bene!its o! s#ch #tilisation !or all stakeholders, hile ens#ring s#stainabilit$ o! t

reso#rcesK >#ggest "eas#res !or *ro"oting trans*arenc$ and enhancing e!!ectieness in allocation, *ricing and #tilisation o! the

reso#rcesK >#ggest changes in legal, instit#tional and reg#lator$ !ra"eork to i"*le"ent the aboe reco""endations

India. Isle of Man si3n &a7 Infor0ation "7chan3e A3ree0ent

India and Isle o! Man signed a 'ax In!or"ation Exchange gree"ent C'IE on Febr#ar$ /, 2011 in Aondon& 'his is thsecond 'IE being signed b$ India& First 'IE as signed b$ India ith 8er"#da in Delhi in alient !eat#ro! the agree"ent are7 It is based on international standard o! trans*arenc$ and exchange o! in!or"ation& In!or"ation "#st be !oreseeabl$ releant to the ad"inistration and en!orce"ent o! the do"estic las o! the )ontractin

Parties concerning taxes coered b$ the agree"ent& 'he re=#esting >tate has to *roide so"e "ini"#" details abo#t the in!or"ation re=#ested in order to @#sti!$ th

!oreseeabl$ releance criteria& In!or"ation is to be treated as secret and can be disclosed to onl$ s*eci!ied *erson or a#thorities, hich are tax a#thoriti

or the a#thorities concerned ith the deter"ination o! tax a**eal& It also *roides !or disclos#re o! in!or"ation to an$ other *erson or entit$ or a#thorit$ or an$ other @#risdiction ith th

ritten consent o! the co"*etent a#thorit$ o! the re=#ested Part$& 'here is a s*eci!ic *roision that the re=#ested Part$ shall *roide #*on re=#est the in!or"ation een tho#gh that Pa

"a$ not need s#ch in!or"ation !or its on tax *#r*oses& 'here is a s*eci!ic *roision !or *roiding banking and onershi* in!or"ation& 'he gree"ent also allos exchange o! *ast in!or"ation in cri"inal tax "atters&

8o5t launches ESwa+hi0aan6 to i0pro5e spread of +ankin3 ser5ices in rural areas7 'he goern"ent oFebr#ar$ 10, 2011 la#nched >abhi"aan, the !inancial incl#sion ca"*aign that ai"s to bring banking serices to a#nbanked r#ral areas in the co#ntr$& Finance Minister Pranab M#ker@ee said that banking serices ill be rolled o#t 20,000 illages in 2010+11& D#ring the last b#dget, Finance Minister Pranab M#kher@ee had anno#nced a target o! coeri3,000 ne areas ith *o*#lation o! 2,000 and aboe #nder the banking serices b$ March 2012& It as also "andatthat banks o#ld hae to o*en !ie crore ne acco#nts d#ring the *eriod& Meanhile the FM has ca#tioned the bankagainst selecting rong entities as their b#siness corres*ondents *ersons acting as inter"ediaries beteen r#ral *eo*and banks& 5e !#rther said b#siness corres*ondents C8)s are the !ace o! the banks and the$ sho#ld be conscio#s re*#tational risks that co#ld arise i! the rong kind o! 8)s, or those ho are *roiding technolog$ as back#*, are selecte

8)s are *ersons, ho besides hel*ing r#ral *eo*le to o*en bank acco#nts, o#ld !acilitate in banking transactions&

&AI calls for hu3e increase in -8 spectru0 fee: 'he 'eleco" ;eg#lator$ #thorit$ o! India C';I co""itttasked ith calc#lating the al#e o! 2: s*ectr#" in the 1,%00 M5( band at 2010 *rices s#b"itted its re*ort on Febr#ar$ 2011& 'eleco" co"*anies both ne o*erators and the old ones ill hae to *a$ h#ge additional a"o#nts, i! thgoern"ent agrees to the reco""endations& 'he ';I has reco""ended that the *rice o! *an+India 2: licence Cthco"es ith contracted 6&2 M5( s*ectr#" be !ixed at ;s&10,-2&/. crore oer six ti"es higher than the 2001 *rice ;s&1,6.% crore that as charged !ro" ne o*erators in 200%& It also said that each M5( o! s*ectr#" on *an+India basbe$ond 6&2 M5( sho#ld be charged at ;s& /,.1&% crore& 'he earlier *rice o! *an+India 1 M5( s*ectr#" based on th2001 cost as @#st ;s& 26&.1 crore& 'he reised *rice no is ;s&1,6-&. crore C#* to 6&2 M5( and ;s& /,.1&% cro


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Cbe$ond 6&2 M5(& 'he ';I reco""ended that these *rices be i"*le"ented retros*ectiel$ !ro" *ril 1, 2010& 'elecoco"*anies hae ob@ected to ';I reco""endations calling the" #n!air& 4Loda!one Essar strongl$ disagrees ith 'rane set o! reco""endations hich are !laed, illogical and discri"inator$ against the o*erators ho ere the !irst inest dee*l$ to b#ild the sector and ho are aggressiel$ *#shing a r#ral roll+o#t *rogra""e, sa$s Marten PieterLoda!one Essar )Eingh at )ochin on Febr#ar$ 12011& 'he *ro@ect is a "a@or "ilestone achieed in "ariti"e sector in the deelo*"ent o! the co#ntr$s logistiin!rastr#ct#re& 'he I)'', Lallar*ada" is Indias !irst dedicated International )ontainer 'ransshi*"ent 'er"inal deelo*eb$ )ochin Port 'r#st and MJs India :atea$ 'er"inal Pt Atd CI:', a s#bsidiar$ o! MJs D#bai Port World CDPW thro#ghP#blic Priate Partnershi* CPPP on 8#ild tatisticians organised b$ the Ministr$ o! >tatistics and Progra""e I"*le"entation in Ne Delhi !ro" +10 Febr#ar$, 2011& It aattended b$ "ore than .00 *artici*ants co"*rising delegates !ro" "ost o! the co""onealth co#ntries, Internationtate :oern"ents, Bniersities, re*#ted Instit#tes, Ex*erts a

cade"icians& 'he !o#r da$s con!erence deliberated on iss#es o! releance to co""onealth co#ntries *artic#larl$ in th!ield o! "anaging econo"ic, social and eniron"ental iss#es& It also dealt ith the c#rrent iss#e o! deelo*ing a**ro*riaecono"ic and social indicators "eas#ring b#bbles in the econo"$, the *rogress o! societies and iss#es o! de"ogra*htransition& t the end o! the con!erence, a orking gro#* o! ten co#ntries na"el$ #stralia, 8eli(e, )a"eroon, )anad:hana, :#$ana, India, >o#th !rica, 'onga and B9 as constit#ted to g#ide !or contin#it$ o! the netork )o""onealth >tatistics and !or eoling !#t#re !ra"eork&

Bank funds for 3old loan cos' re0o5ed fro0 priority2sector lendin3 7 'he ;esere 8ank o! India has decided

re"oe the *riorit$ sector lending bene!it aailable to co""ercial banks, #nder the agric#lt#re classi!ication, !or loans Cand assign"ent *ort!olios !ro" gold loan co"*anies like Mana**#ra" and M#thoot& 'he re"oal o! the *riorit$ sectbene!it is ex*ected to red#ce the attractieness o! bank lending to this sector& 'his co#ld increase the borroing costs gold loan co"*anies& 'ill recentl$, loans !ro" banks constit#ted nearl$ . *er cent o! gold loan co"*anies aggregaborroings as on >e*te"ber 30, 2010& 'he *riorit$ sector lending bene!it has also hel*ed these co"*anies "aintain a locost o! borroings !ro" banks, at %&0 to 10&. *er cent& ;ating agenc$ );I>IA has esti"ated the oerall cost o! borroin!or gold loan co"*anies to increase b$ 1.0 to 200 basis *oints oer the "edi#" ter" as a res#lt o! this *olic$ change&

States to 3et s .))) cr for CS& loss7 'he Bnion )abinet on Febr#ar$ 10, 2011 cleared a s#" o! ;s ,02- crore aco"*ensation to states !or 2010+11 !or the losses the$ s#!!ered d#e to red#ction in the central sales tax C)>' rate& s *ao! rationalising its tax str#ct#re, the goern"ent had red#ced )>' rates !ro" / *er cent to 3 *er cent ith e!!ect !ro" *1, 200, and 2 *er cent a $ear later&

New C%I to +e un5eiled on *e+ruary (7 'he goern"ent on Febr#ar$ , 2011 said the ne cons#"er *rice serie!or rural, ur+anand co0+ined Jrural and ur+anK!or ?an#ar$, re!lecting the i"*act o! *rice rise on the co""on "an, be released on Febr#ar$ 1%& 'hese cons#"er indices ill be aailable !or !ie "a@or gro#*s !ood, beerages antobacco, !#el and light, ho#sing, clothing, bedding and !ootearK and "iscellaneo#s& 'he goern"ent also releases !o)PI C)ons#"er Price Index in!lation series )PI !or ind#strial orkers, )PI !or agric#lt#ral labo#rers, )PI !or r#labo#rers and )PI !or #rban non+"an#al e"*lo$ees hich it ill contin#e& 8esides, holesale *rices are "eas#red the WPI index& 'he *resent !o#r )PI n#"bers do not enco"*ass all the seg"ents o! the *o*#lation and as s#ch the$ 4dnot re!lect the tr#e *ict#re o! the *rice behaio#r in the co#ntr$, the chie! statistician, '&)&& nant, said& 'he base !or thne series ill be ?an#ar$+Dece"ber 2010&


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Co00ittee on 5ocational education in entertain0ent sector set up7 'he goern"ent on Febr#ar$ -, 20decided to set #* a co""ittee to *re*are a dra!t c#rric#l#" !or ocational ed#cation in the "edia and entertain"ent secto'he co""ittee o#ld co"*rise I)'E chair"an > > Mantha, )E< o! Exchange !or Media n#rag 8atra and oth"e"bers !ro" the entertain"ent ind#str$& 'he decision as taken d#ring a ro#nd+table "eet attended b$ abo#t 12re*resentaties o! the "edia ind#str$ and senior 5;D Ministr$ o!!icials hich as chaired b$ 5;D Minister 9a*il >ibaFie s#b+co""ittees o#ld also be set #* to *re*are a dra!t c#rric#l#" !or di!!erent areas s#ch as 'L, adertising, theat

and *rint&

INDIA2>S A5iation Cooperation %ro3ra00e re5iewed7 La$alar ;ai, Minister !or )iil iation and :ar$ Aockthe isiting B> )o""erce >ecretar$ on Febr#ar$ , 2011 acknoledged the coo*eration beteen the aiation sectors the to co#ntries thro#gh the India+B> iation )oo*eration Progra""e C)P& 'he )P bilateral *artnershi*, la#nchin 200, targets "#t#al interests in s#**orting "odernisation re=#ire"ents o! Indias ra*idl$ groing iation >ector& 'hBnited >tates 'rade and Deelo*"ent genc$ CB>'D is the lead s*onsor o! the )P and !#nds technical assistan*rogra""es !or the Directorate :eneral o! )iil iation CD:) and ir*orts #thorit$ o! India CI& 'he to Ministealso *resided oer a b#siness delegation in hich b#siness heads o! ario#s co"*anies *artici*ated&

SAI!6s Chiria 0ines 3et forest clearance7 )hiria iron ore "ines o! >IA in the >aranda !orest in Paschi">inghbh#" district o! ?harkhand got !orest clearance !ro" the Ministr$ o! Eniron"ent and Forests on Febr#ar$ -, 201'he a**roal is s#b@ected to the #s#al 13 s*eci!ic conditions goerning !orest clearance like those relating

co"*ensator$ a!!orestation and Net Present Lal#e& Forest clearances had been gien to >IA earlier in ?#l$ 1--% an

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2010, #* !ro" 20 *er cent in 200%& inga*ores share has gone don to 2/ *er cent in 2010 !ro" 3*er cent in 200%& For b#siness trael, >inga*ores share has also !allen !ro" 2. *er cent in 200% to 1. *er cent in 2010&

8' a0aswa0y elected ICAI %resident7 'he Instit#te o! )hartered cco#ntants o! India CI)I has elected )& ;a"asa"$ as President and )& ?a$dee* N& >hah as Lice President !or the $ear 2011+12 b$ the 21st)o#ncil o! Instit#on Febr#ar$ 12, 2011& ;a"asa"$ as sering a Lice *resident o! the I)I !or 2010+11& n ill#strio#s and ersati

*racticing )hartered cco#ntant since 1-%/, he is also a !ello "e"ber o! the Instit#te o! )o"*an$ >ecretaries o! IndCI)>I& 5ailing !ro" )oi"batore C'a"il Nad#, he has ast ex*erience in the !ield o! taxation, co"*an$ la "atters, a#dand internal a#dit, "anage"ent cons#ltanc$ o! "ore than to decades& !acilitator o! I)I as Partner in Nation 8#ildinghe also re*resents I)I on a n#"ber o! adisor$ co""ittees, incl#ding as "e"ber o! National disor$ )o""ittee o

cco#nting >tandards CN)>& 5e has also been no"inated to the >tanding )o""ittee on 'D> !or the $ear 2011 !exchange o! ideas on enhancing ol#ntar$ 'D>J')> co"*liance, strengthening *artnershi* ith tax *ractitioners, taded#ctorsJcollectors and third *art$ *artners, and *ro"oting ed#cation and aareness o! 'D>J')> *roisions a"ongst thded#ctorsJcollectors and tax *a$ers besides "ini"i(ing sco*e !or grieances&

Shashi 4ant Shar0a appointed *inancial Ser5ices Secretary7 >hashi 9ant >har"a, an o!!icer o! Indid"inistratie >erice CI>7 1-6 8atch o! 8ihar cadre, has taken oer the charge as >ecretar$, De*art"ent o! Financ>erices, Ministr$ o! Finance, on Febr#ar$ -, 2011& >har"a has s#cceeded ;& :o*alan ho as recentl$ a**ointed a>ecretar$, De*art"ent o! Econo"ic !!airs, Ministr$ o! Finance& Prior to this a**oint"ent, >har"a as >ecreta

De*art"ent o! In!or"ation 'echnolog$ in the Ministr$ o! )o""#nications and In!or"ation 'echnolog$&


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Section ": S%O&S

Spot fi7in3: ICC +ans %ak players for 5aryin3 ter0s

n anti+corr#*tion trib#nal o! the International )ricket )o#ncil in Doha, Hatar on Febr#ar$ ., 2011 banned !or"er Pakistca*tain >al"an 8#tt !or ten $ears, Moha""ad si! !or seen $ears and Moha""ad "ir !or !ie $ears !or their role in

s*ot+!ixing betting sca"&

state"ent read o#t at the trib#nal said7 4'he trib#nal heard the charges as "ir agreed to bol no+balls, and did bono+balls and 8#tt as *art$ to the boling o! those deliberate balls, and the trib#nal i"*ose the !olloing sanctions& 4Aanka de!ended their total o! 2+- restricting the to#rists to 2.1& Mendis !inished ith /+/6 and sea"er Perera ith 3+3hile *ace"an Dilhara Fernando took 2+/.& >ri Aanka on the second "atch b$ eight ickets a!ter the o*ening ga"e abandoned d#e to rain&

Australia +eat "n3land ,2( in ODI series7 #stralia ra**ed #* an e"*hatic 6+1 series in oer a isitors Englaith a conincing .+r#n in in the seenth and !inal one+da$ international at the W) :ro#nd in Perth on Febr#ar$ 2011& 'he ho"e side "ade 2-+ a!ter inning toss, and in re*l$ England "anaged @#st 222&

Sehwa3 to captain Delhi Darede5ils7 Lirender >ehag ill ret#rn to lead the Delhi Daredeils in the !o#rth edition the Indian Pre"ier Aeag#e& 'he 32+$ear+old o*ener had ca*tained the tea" in the !irst to seasons, leading the" to thse"i!inals& 5e ste**ed don !ro" the *ost be!ore the 200- )ha"*ions Aeag#e& :a#ta" :a"bhir took oer the reins the tea" at that stage b#t he o#ld no be *la$ing !or 9olkata 9night ;iders a!ter being released b$ the Daredeils aheao! last "onths *la$ers a#ction&


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Book on wo0en6s cricket released7 International )ricket )o#ncil CI)) President >harad Paar and >*orts Minist@a$ Maken released a co!!ee table book on o"ens cricket, Wo"ens )ricket World, in Ne Delhi on Febr#ar$ %, 201'he book, ritten b$ *ro"inent o"an cricketer n@#" )ho*ra and >#nil Gash 9alra, relies the @o#rne$ o! o"encricket !ro" 1/., the $ear in hich the !irst recorded "atch as *la$ed&

Book on Sachin &endulkar released7 >achin :eni#s Bn*l#gged, an antholog$ o! essa$s on >achin 'end#lk

edited b$ @o#rnalist >#resh Menon, as released on Febr#ar$ %, 2011& 'he book is& 'he book !eat#res articles o'end#lkar ritten b$ e"inent riters and *la$ers like Peter ;oeb#ck, Mike )oard, 9#"ble and Draid&

;4 &yre announces ;4 acin3 Asia series7 ?9 '$re on Febr#ar$ 11, 2011 anno#nced the la#nch o! a ne raciseries ?9 ;acing sia >eries& 'he cha"*ionshi* ill r#n #nder the *atronage o! ?9 '$re brand b#t ill re"ain #nder th"anage"ent o! Motors*ort sia, the biggest "otors*ort *ro"oter and organiser in the continent& 'he ?9 ;acing series shocase a line+#* o! driers !ro" all corners o! the orld incl#ding sia+Paci!ic, E#ro*e and !rica& 'he race car ill christened For"#la ?9 '$re Paci!ic and ill r#n on ?9 t$res& 'he races ill co""ence in *ril, the en#es being Mala$si9orea, Indonesia, )hina, >inga*ore and India& 'he series ill consist o! 1% races on six eekends in the 2011 season&

Cha0pions &rophy hockey in Dec: Delhi ill host the )ha"*ions 'ro*h$ 5ocke$ to#rna"ent !ro" Dece"ber 1 11, 2011 !olloed b$ the "ens and o"ens hocke$ =#ali!iers !or the 2012 Aondon o"de Dear"an lost to >o#th !ricas 9ein nderson 6+/, 6, 2+6 in the !inal o! the 'P >o#th !rican

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