Why Government Budget? #1: Contingency fund of India (Art.267) #2: Public Accounts of India (Art.266) #3: Consolidated fund of India (Art.266) What is Vote on Account? What’s interim budget? Vote on Account vs Interim budget Interim budgets in the [...]
IMPORANT: SSC CGL has extended the last date to apply (22nd Feb for part 1 online). #1: Green bar/logo on left sidebar= can’t read text from article #2: font size is ridiculously small #3: Cannot see sidebar of “Job [...]
Background After the change of civil service (Mains) exam syllabus in 2013, UPSC aspirants had been demanding additional age/attempt limit. Large scale protests organized during December session of parliament.. So far, UPSC and Personnel ministry had shown an indifference [...]
Prologue [Act I] Government side: Fiscal Policy, Macroeconomics India's bogus GDP growth rate Fiscal deficit 4.8% target = Mission impossible #6? CAD & gold FATF: Desi Diamonds = Money laundering Interim budget/Vote on Account? [Subsidy] LPG: nau se baara [...]
Prologue [Act III] FDI related current affairs [2014FebWeek1] [FDI] Multi brand Retail: "Gaddari" by Delhi & Rajasthan [FDI] Lobbying by Walmart and Amazon [FDI] Railways: FM, HM oppose Chinese FDI [FDI] Drugs Pharmaceuticals [FDI] Vodafone: fully foreign owned [FDI] [...]
Prologue [Act 6] Bilateral/Policy affecting Indian Interests #1: Visa on Arrival for 180 countries #2: [USA] Dushmani with Indian pharma cos. #3: [USA] India's Aviation safety sucks #4: Pakistan- MFN status for India (hum nahi Denge) #6: India and [...]
D1-Sino-India: BDCA Pact D2-Sino-China: Economic Dialogue and IT Pact D1: Sino-India BDCA Pact This was signed in October 2013, but topic is in news during April 2014 because Army officers of both sides met each other as per the [...]
Details Education Introduction Electronic Vs Paper material Tempo and style Prelims (CSAT) IFoS Mains English IFoS Mains GK IFoS Mains (Optional Subjects) Marksheet IFoS: Physical test Medical Checkup Your interview by UPSC UPSC Interview Q&A Transcript Career Backup Insecurity [...]
Prologue #2: @RBI fix accountability in monetary policy making Monetary Policy Committee MPC Decision by Majority MPC: Accountability for #EPICFails MPC: Summary #3: @Government give Cover fire to RBI #: MNREGA: #: MSP #: Fiscal Deficit #: Loan Waiver [...]
This article meant for those who cleared RBI Grade “B” officer written exam in 2013 and preparing for interview stage: Prologue Questions asked to me: WARNING about low scores My observations about the RBI Interviews Work-profile of Grade “B” [...]
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 [...]