Prologue Monetary Policy reform: Where to focus? #1: Focus on Exchange rate #2: Focus on Multiple indicators #3: focus on inflation Nominal anchor (CPI) method: Benefits/Advantages of Nominal anchor (CPI) method: Drawbacks/Limitations/Anti-arguments Why Target inflation? Nominal vs Real interest [...]
“Cut-Paste-Bulleting”= doesn’t count as article Separate Author page rule revisited Book rule revisited (for February competition) Crowdsourcing = #Epicfail? Rules for February competition Blacklisted topics Technical requirements January 2014 Entries and winners Platinum Winners Gold Silver Non General studies [...]
Prologue What is monetary policy? Quantitative Tools #1: Reserve Ratios (SLR and CRR) #2: Open Market Operation (OMO) #3: Policy Rate Bank Rate Liquidity Adjustment facility (LAF) LAF Repo Rate Marginal Standing facility (MSF) Reverse repo Rate Repo Rate [...]
Topper List UPSC helpdesk IFoS Mains: October 2013 IFoS Interviews: December 2013 RTI reveals only 515 candidates wrote GK paper, only 714 filled up DAF for IFoS exam. IFoS final result: released on 29th January 2013. Final marksheets of [...]
Prologue Bancassurance #1: Referral Model #2: Corporate Agent model #3: Broker Model Benefits of Broker model? Anti-Arguments: Broker Model Nachiket on Insurance Cross KYC Reforms in NBFC bancassurance models Allow NBFCs to take deposits NBFCs as mutual funds agents [...]
Prologue Securitization What happened in Sub-prime crisis? Shadow Banking Shadow Banks: Why bad? Shadow Banking in India? Should India be worried? Gold Loan Companies as Shadow Banks? RBI’s safeguards on Gold loan NBFC Wholesale Bank? Wholesale Investment Bank vs [...]
To all, Mr.Ramdhan Dagar (Ex RBI Officer cum UPSC topper) has shared his experiance, job profile and career growth in RBI. read the following article: Click ME RBI had conducted written exam for Grade “B” Officers in November 2013. Result [...]
UPDATE: 10 Feb 2014: Central Government approved TWO Extra attempts. Click me for more Old information below: Prologue Personnel Ministry on Anti-UPSC protests Government did receive petitions Minister’s reply in Rajya Sabha= We’ll change nothing No new Committee about [...]
Minimum Passing marks in English & Language papers Principle used to fix minimum passing marks in Mains? Candidates selected for Mains (Categorywise) Attendance in Mains-2013 Tentative Result dates for Mains-2013 Re-evaluation of Mains answersheet? Absence in one of the [...]
Nothing much important here. Just for public record. Matter #1: Income and Expenditure of UPSC Matter #2: RTI applications & fines by CIC Matter #1: Income and Expenditure of UPSC For the financial year 2012-13 (i.e. 1 April to [...]
Important: SSC CGL has made some changes in the notification about age/education for certain jobs. CLICK ME WARNING Exam Syllabus and Strategy? Important Dates and links for application Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Can I apply multiple times? Validity of [...]
Prologue Accepting Deposits: Why Remove SLR? Why Priority sector lending? What if PSL target not met? Additional safeguards under PSL PSL target raised to 50% Base Rate Agri. interest subvention scheme Debt relief= bad habits PSL: Misc. Issues/recommendations Mock [...]
What is Financial Inclusion? We need financial Inclusion because Financial Inclusion: Steps taken so far Six Visions Statements Vision #1: UEBA Bank account for Adult Vision#2: Access Points for Banking/Payment Services Rural Branching Mandate White label Business Correspondence Agents [...]