The Board Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises (BRPSE) today gave away the BRPSE Turnaround Awards 2012 to two Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) – Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) and Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL), for having posted profits continuously for three years after their revival. Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises The Board [...]
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The Indian rupee has continued its free fall against the dollar, falling by over 26 per cent in the past year. Rupee has hit a record closing low of 57.11 to a dollar on 22-June-2012. [...]
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India’s Growing Energy Demands and Overseas Energy Resources India has a growing energy demand owing to the increase in industry, economic activity and, most importantly, the second largest population in the world. It is well-known among intellectual and policymaking circles that there is a significant gap in the energy demand and supply for a while [...]
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India’s gross domestic product growth had dropped to a nine-year low of 5.3% this year in the quarter ended March, raising fears of a prolonged economic slowdown. The index of industrial production (IIP) increased by just 0.1 per cent in April 2012. The global credit rating agencies such as Standard & Poors and Fitch had [...]
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Business Facilitators Model and Business Correspondents Model: A step towards financial inclusion Business Facilitators and Correspondents Model is a strategy that has been advocated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ensuring greater financial inclusion and increasing the outreach of the banking sector, especially in the rural areas. The model intends to use the services [...]
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The global credit rating agencies (CRA), such as Standard & Poors (S&P), Moody’s and Fitch Ratings, are an integral part of the functioning of the global financial system, particularly in the capital debt market. The CRAs enable assessing the creditworthiness of borrowers, enabling investors and lenders to make informed credit decisions. CRAs are commercial firms [...]
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The CSO’s statistics for the last quarter of 2011-12 was released The statistics show an economy growing at its slowest pace in any quarter over the past three years. It clocked just 5.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year. (January-March, 2012). This in turn pulled down the estimated annual growth rate to [...]
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The Government has set up the Manufacturing Industry Promotion Board (MIPB) to coordinate matters pertaining to the implementation of the National Manufacturing Policy and boost the growth of the manufacturing sector. The Manufacturing Industry Promotion Board (MIPB) will be headed by the Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma. The Board has been tasked to periodically [...]
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This is for you.The following questions are from English Language and Comprehension. Like this you can get daily five questions from all subjects.Try it and all the Best…
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This is for you.The following questions are from Economy . Like this you can get daily five questions from all subjects.Try it and all the Best.
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Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee presented the Union Budget for 2012-13 on March 16 2012. Following are some of the key highlights of the Union Budget 2012-13, presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Parliament on March 16 2012. Tax burden for individuals to come down: Income tax exemption limit raised from Rs 1,80,000 to [...]
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Paper-I Section-A 1. Sources and approaches to study of early Indian history. 2. Early pastoral and agricultural communities. The archaeological evidence. 3. The Indus Civilization: its origins, nature and decline. 4. Patterns of settlement, economy, social organization and religion in India (c. 2000 to 500 B.C.) : archaeological perspectives. 5. Evolution of north Indian [...]
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Many of the Aspirants had asked the suggested books for RBI Mains Exam. This list is prepared after consultation with previous RBI toppers. Syllabus for RBI Mains Paper II – Economic and Social Issues: Syllabus Topics Suggested Books Finance :The Union Budget – Direct and Indirect taxes; Non-tax sources of revenue; Outlays; New Measures; Financial [...]
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