JalliKattu: Guidelines by SC + Government Anayottam race Anavaal pidi Ritual In this article, we shall see certain South Indian festivals. JalliKattu: Guidelines by SC + Government UPDATE: In May 2014, SC Banned Jallikattu altogether, this article was written [...]
Gandhi in South Africa Gandhi: 1890s till 1900s Gandhi in Boer War (1899) Gandhi in Zulu Wars (1906) 1913-14: The Peak of protests Transvaal March 1913 Sugarcane Protests December Enquiry Evaluation of Gandhi in S.Africa #1: Gandhi as an [...]
Great Himalayan National Park Draft Notification on W.Ghats Great Himalayan National Park: UNESCO nomination why in News? March 2014: Government nominated it for UNESCO heritage site, because of its fragile ecology and inaccessibility. located at Kullu, Himachal Pradesh At [...]
[Act 4] Economy Related E1: RBI: RFPI = FII + QFI E2: RBI: more banks can import gold under 80/20 rule E3: CPSE-ETF Exchange Traded Funds E4: State GSDP: Chindu feels something fishy E5: Gas Pricing postponed on EC [...]
After victory of Narendra Modi, the Ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh automatically becomes part of the topic “Post-Independence: Foreign policies of various Prime Ministers.” for General Studies paper 2 in UPSC civil service exam. There are many possible (and better) [...]
Obama's NSA reforms Obama handsover over ICANN to world D1: Obama’s NSA reforms Interview Questions: What do you know about NSA snoop gate? How is President Obama planning to fix it? What do you know about Patriot Act and [...]
Prologue What is Fed tapering Why is it called Fed Tapering? How can Fed Tapering affect India? Worst case scenario [WCS] by Fed Tapering WCS1: Hot money gone / Flight of Capital WCS2: Weaker Rupee= bigger CAD + bigger [...]
Prologue Desi Vaccine against Fed Tapering? Volatility in Forex market: Why should Rajan intervene? [More onions 1] BRICS bank [More onions 2] Currency Swap agreement with Japan [More onions 3] Dollar swap for Oil companies [More onions 4] FCNR [...]
#1: MH 370 & Anti-hijacking Policy in India #2: Tourist visa on arrival #3: energy coop with Sudan + USA PIB Misc. Mock MCQ Questions #1: MH 370 & Anti-hijacking Policy in India 8th March 2014: A Passenger flight [...]
Prologue Characters in QE movie [Act I] Subprime crisis: toxic assets (2007) [Act II] Quantitative Easing (2008) Why can’t LOW repo rate solve problem? Quantitative Easing: "Electronic" Money OUT OF THIN AIR Concept#1: QE = NOT OMO Concept #2: [...]
Prologue What to Ignore from PIB (March 1 -7)? 1st March: Ignore this junk 2nd March: Ignore this junk 3rd March: Ignore this junk 4th March: Ignore this junk 5th March: Ignore this junk 6th March: Ignore this junk [...]
SSC CGL 2014 Postponed to second half of 2014 SSC CGL 2013: Re-Exam on 27th April (only 7 centers) SSC CGL 2014 Postponed to second half of 2014 Background: Earlier, SSC Combined Gradulate Level exam (CGL 2014) was to [...]
Prologue Outcomes: 3rd BIMSTEC summit Why is BIMSTEC important for India? Potential: Trans border Connectivity Obstacles What has China done in BIMSTEC countries? What has India done for BIMSTEC? Mock Questions Prologue There are two types of summits in [...]