Famous Books and Their Writers

Famous Books And their Writers

1. Anita Desai-Fire on Mountain,In coustody,Fasting,Village by the sea,
2. Amritya Sen-Indentity and violence,The illusion of Destiny,Argumentative Indian
3. A.B.Vajpae-Rajniti ke Us Paar
4. Anita Nair-Ladies cope
5. arun Sourie-Courts And their Judgment,A secular Agenda,Falling Backward
6. Amrita Pritum-Death of city,Shadow of Swords,An Autobiograph,Pinjar,Rasidi Ticket.
7. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam-Ignited mind,wings of fire,India 2020,India my Dream,A vision of new Millenium.
8. Bimal Jalan-Future of India
9. Bill Gates-Business the speed of thought The road ahead.
10. Bill Clinton-My Life
11. Chandra Sekhar-dynamics of social Changes.
12. Dalai Lama-Ethics of new Millenium.
13. Gita Mehta-Snakes And Ladder,Essay on India.
14. Girish Kannad-Two Plays,Tughlaq
15. Indiar Goswami-The Shadow of Kamakhya,Chhinqmasta.
16. Javed Akhtar-Quier(Tarkash)
17. Jaswant singh-A call to honour,In Service of emergent India,Travels In Transoxiana
18. Khuswant Singh-Love,delhi,Truth and a little Malice,The sikhs,Train To pakistan
19. Kiral Bedi and Parminder singh-E-Governance Opportunites of India.
20. Kiran Desai-The inheritance of Loss
21. Kapil Dev-By Gods Grace
22. Mala Sen-Indias Bandit Queen,The true story of Phoolan Devi.
23. Nelson Mendela-Long Walk to Freedom,The Strugle in My life
24. Pt.Ravi Sanker-My Music,My life
25. Rudyard Kippling-Kim,Jungle Book,The light That Failed.
26. Sunnel Gavasker-sunny Days
27. stephen hawkings-A Brief History of Time,The Universe in Nut shell
28. Stayajit Ray-stranger stories
29. NassionNicholus Taleb-The Black swan
30. Derris Lessing-Golden Notebook(nobel prize 2007)
31. V.P Singh-Menzil Se zyda Safar
32. V.S.Naipaul-India:A wounded Civization.The Adventure of Gurudevas,A house for Mr Biswas,A bent In River.
33. Qurratulian Hyder-Aag ka Dariya
34. Rahi Masoom Raza-Adha Gaon
35. Vikram Seth-Golden Gate
36. Salman Rusdie-Midnight childreen

Varies National and International Organizations

1. SAARC(South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation)-

• founded in 1985
• for economic,technology social and cultural devlopment.
• affiliated countries,Bangladesh,India,Maldieves,Nepal,Pakistan,Sirilanka,Afganistan.
• Head Quater-Kathmandu(Nepal)
• State head meet annually
• foreign minister meet twice annually
• Secretary Mr Sheel Kant Sharma From March 2008 to present
• 14th meet -N Delhi (2007)
• 15th meet-Colombo(2008)
• 16th meet -Thimpu/Bhutan(2010)
• 17th Meet-Maldieves(2011)

2-BRICS(Big four countries)

• Brazil,Russia,India,China,South Africa(Last Added,First african Country)
• Meet in China 2011.

3-OECD(Organization of economic co-operation and development)

• No of members-34 countries
• HQ-Paris
• Esablished in 1961

4-Nato(North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

• 26 members

5-NAM(Non-Aligned Movement)

• 118 members
• have 2/3 of UN members
• covers 55% of world population
• submit-2012-Tehran

6-African Union

• 53 countries
• currency -Afro

7-Europian Union

• 27 countries
• currency -euro(accepted by 13 states only)

8-ASEAN(Association of Southeast Asian Nation)

• members 10 countries
• submits,2010-Vietnam(Hanoi) 

                     2011-Indonesia.

• officially invited US and Russia to participate as full members

Interantional Monetary Fund (IMF)

1-established in 1945 Braitenwood conference

2-Have 185 members countries(2009)

3-chief-Kriste Gillard from France

4-SDR(special Drwaing Rights) also called as paper gold.Its rate decided on rates of -US dollar(40%),Mark (21%),Yen(17%),Ponds And sterling(11 %)

5- Indian SDR incresed from 415.82 cr to 582.15 cr SDR.

6-India comes at 11^th position in termsof SDR

7-Indian Gold reserve 557.5 tone 10^th position in world

8-Wahington DC

International bank for Reconstruction and devlopment(IBRD)

IBRD along with their associate is called as WORLD BANK.

World Bank Associate are

1. IBRD
2. IDA(International devlopment Associate)
3. IFC(International Finance Corporation)
4. MIGA
5. ICSID(India is not member of this associate)

Robert Zollick(US) is chairman of world bank.

IDA is called as Soft loan wndow,ie no intrest on loan,for poor countries.

IMF gives short term loan to its members and help in recovering from BOP(Balance of Payment crisis).IMF expect full amount along with intrest

World bank give soft loan to poor nation for devlopment purpose ,not expect principal amount.

HQ -Washington DC

World Trade Organization

Established in 1995

have 153 members(2009)

Hq -Geneva

WTO associates-

Dispute settlement body (DSB)

Trade policy revied body(TPRB)

Asian Devlopment Bank (ADB)

HQ-Philipines Manila

Head- Haruthiko Kuroda (Japan)

Members-67 countries

Devloping 8(D8)

members -muslim countries

meet-2010 Hijerya

2011-karachi Pakistan

Economy Planning of India

Planned economy for India book writen by sir M .Vishwariya

Planning comission consituted in 1950 its non -constutional body

NDC(National Devlopment Council)consituted in 1952 ,headed by Prime Minister,Deputy chimraman-Montek singh ,Non consitutional body

Interstate council:consitutional body

by president under article 263

chairman -PM

First five Yrs Plan :1951-1956

11^th five yr plan:2007-2012

growth rate -9%(now corrected to 8.2%)

agriculture growth-4 %

Industrial Growth-9%

service sector Growth-11%

March 2011 General awerness

1-Posco steel plant-In odissa
                             -54000cr plant
                             -protested by two village ie Dhinkia &Gobindpur.
2-GSLV-F06 -Failed on 25 dec2010
                     -made by ISRO
                    -Geo-stationery satellite.
3-Praja Rajyum Party-Founder Film actor Chirenjeevi
                                 -merged with state congress
                                 have 18 out of 294 MLA.
4-world economic forum annual meeting held in Davos(Switzerland)
5-Laureus Sportsman of the year2011-Man - Rafel Nadal
                                                         Female- Lindsey Vonn(Alpine Skiing)
                                                           Team - Spain world cup Football team
                              life time achivment award -Zinden zidance(france Football)
Laureus sportsman of the year2010-Usain Bolt.

6-Sachin Tendulker and Priyanka Chopra to be Census ambassador
7-ISRO s band scam-2lack cr Rupees
                               between Antrix and Devas multimedia
                              Antrix is marketing unit of ISRO
                              ISRO head-K.Radhakrishnan.
8-Newsest country of world-southern Sudan(capital Juba)
9-world Bank President-Mr Robert Zoellick
10-ESOP-Employee stock option
11-PNB acquire 63.64% stake of JSC DANA Bank Kazakhistan,Value $23.675million
12-BOB take over Memon copertaion Bank (Mumbai Based)
13-Bank of Rajasthan and ICICI bank merger.
14-Ranji Trophy winner2010-Rajasthan
15-TIEA-tax information exchange agreement with 10 countries.
16-SWABHIMAAN-Movement to bring basic banking service to all 73000 unbanked villages with over   2000/population by March2012,
                      -5 cr new rural account with help of IBA and GOI.
17-CSR-(Corporate Social Responsibilities)  Companies whose turnover is 1000cr or net profit is 5cr or more have to give 2% of net profit for preceding 3 yrs as csr.

18-ADAG(Anil DhiruBhai Ambani Gp)
19-UNO Theme2011-"Promoting peace Reducing poverty and protecting the environmental".

20-PLR(Prime landing Rate)Bank can manipulate PLR to offer cheapest loan to selected customer.Now Base Rate system-no preferred customer excluding Agricultural loan,loan given to own employee,loan against deposit,export credit,

                              -set minimum level interest rate charges while giving out loan.

                             -Greater transperance.

21-Prime Minister Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) -Chairman Mr C.Rangarajan.

22-EXIM Bank of india will give-$1 billion to Bangladesh

                                                      -$416.39 million to srilanka for 3 infrastructure project

                                                      -$61.6 million to KEnya for power project

                                                      -$213 Million to Ethopia for sugar Industry.

23-Coinage Bill 2009 Amendment -July 2009,cabinet approved the introduction of Coinage bill 2009 to parliament to merge the four existing Acts relating to coinage,

• Indian Coinage act 1906
• The Small coin(offences)Act 1971
• The metal Token Act 1889
• The Bronze Coin(Legal Tenders)1918

Small coins-25 paisa,50 paisa,

Rupee coin-1 and above

Coin can be issue to the denomination of rupees 1000 as per Indian Coinage act(1906)

24-1 bn pound aid to India for four yrs(2015) by UK

25- $3.1bn to Pakistan for 2012 by USA.

26-GRAMMY 53rd Annual 2011 Award-

• Record of the year-Need you Now( by Lady Antebellum)
• Best country Album-Need you Now.
• Album of the year-The Suburbs (by arcade fire)
• Best New Artist- Esperanza Spalding
• Best pop Vocal Album-The fame Monster (by Lady Gaga)

27-HDFC bank likely to enter in education foray from k to x11

28-HDFC bank acquire CREDILLA(education loan finance company)

29-PIPE-(Private investment in public equity)

30-UIDAI

• Unique Identification Authority of India.
• chairperson-Mr Nandan Nilkani
• Launched under scheme AADHAR 29 sept 2010 in Mahahrastra Dist Nandrbar,vill Tembhalii
• BPL family get 100 Rs for enrollment in AADHAR scheme.
• 12 digit no will issue in this scheme
• contain scan of photograph,IRIS,ten finger print

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Budget 2011-2012

1-Total expenditure -12,57,729cr
2-Indian economy expected to grow by 9%
3-Gdp expected to grow by 8.6%(real)
4-Fiscal deficit decreases from 5.5 of GDP in bossiness year to 5.1 in RE
5-priority sector loan increased to 25lack from 20 lack
6-Surchrage on domestic companies decreases to 5.5 from 7.5.
7-Central excise duty is 10%
8-Disinvestment planned in 2011-12 -400billion
9-6000cr for PSU bank
10-500cr for regional rural bank
11-5000 cr to SIDBI
12-3000cr to NABARD for handloom worker
13-Ntional food security bill to be introduce
14-Aganwadi worker will get now 3000/month instead of 1500/month
15-Indira Gandhi old age pension age reduce to 60 yr from 65 yr
16-200cr for green india
17-200cr fo cleanup lakes
18-Sugam-scheme for low tax payer.
19-Tax exemption-increase to 1.8 lack
                           senior citizen age reduce to 60 from 65
                        above 80 yrs tax exemption is 5 lack
Finance minister chief economic advisior -Mr Kaushik Basu.

April2011 General awerness

1- MP constituency fund hiked to 5 crore,earlier it was 2 crore.

2-SFC(Stretgic force command)

3-India test fire DHANUSH And PRITHVI 2-surface to surfce missile 

4-India test fire Interceptor missile

5- SEZ(special economic zone)-investment by central govt 1.95 lkh core

                                               -374 proposal notified out of587 SEZ proposal approved

                                               -79 out of 139 active SEZ is in southern zone

                                               -higest in Andhra pradesh ie 32


6-India largest importer of arms in world.9%of toatal world(2006-10)

   China comes at second place.

7-Bill against child abuse introduce in Rajya Shabha.

8-Pakistan Test fied Half 2(Ballistic missile)

9-IAEA(International atomic Enegy Agency)

10-Assam River Island 'Majuli' added in UNESCO heritage list

11-Deodhar Trophy Winner-NorthZone

12-FSLC(financial sector legislative reform commission) chairman Mr B.N.Krishna.

13-PSU Bank NPA crossed 68000crore.In which half is priority sector loan 30000 crore (agicultue 70%,20%SSI)


14-Maharatna company-turnover above 20,000 crore Earlier it was 25,000 crore
                                    -net worth 10,000cr in last 3 yrs
                                    -net profit 2,500cr
                                    -now five Maharatna compnies,ONGC,INDIAN OIL,SAIL,NTPC,COAL INDIA,


15-Navratna compnies-now 16 compnies
                                   last added is Nevillie Lignite.


16-NCEFC(National clean energy fund)-300cr/yr available
                                                             -Govt assistance less than 40%
                                                             -fund genrated via cess on coal produced in India and coal imported    
                                                               in India

.
17-Orissa Incurred loss of 1,164cr in 2009-10 in CAG report.


18-Orissa is now Odissa.




19-ILO-International Labor Organization

20-Chief election commissioner-Shabudin Yaquoob Quareshi.

21-Davis cup Winner 2010-Serbia

22-34th national game- organize in Jharkhand

23-57 National film Award-Best Actor-Amitabh Bachan (film Paa)

                                          -Best Actresses-Ananya Chattergy (film Abohoman)

                                         -Best Film-Kutty Srank(Mulyalum)

24-Winner FICCI Frames Decades of Global Achievement Hon our -Aishwarya Rai Bacchan.

25-Govt Constituted FSLRC(Financial Sector Legislative Reform Commission)-Chairman Mr B.N.Krishna.

26-Dr Sidharth Mukherjee-Pulitzer Award 2011 for book The Emperor of All Meladies"A biography of Cancer".  

27-Dada Shaeb Falke award-Best debutant-Sonakhi  Sinha

                                             Legendary Award-Shatrudhan Sinha

28-PSLV-C16-Launched successfully near Chennai satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota)

                      -have 3 statelite*Resorce sat 2

                                              *An Indo Russian Youth Sat

                                              *Singapores's first satelite X Sat.

                      -placed in 822 km orbit

29-BWF-Badminton World Federation

30-World champion In Badminton -Lilyana Natasir (Indonesia)

31-Miss India Earth 2011-Hasleen Kaur

     Miss India World 2011-Kanishtha Dhanker

    Miss India Internet-Ankita Shorey

32-Pop Star Michel Martelly -Declered Haiti President

33-Krishna Punnia -first women to win gold medal in Commenwelth Game.

34-NASCOM Chairman-Rajendra Pawar(founder NIIT)

35-M.H.Dhoni-Most powerfull pepole in world by Times Magzine 

36-Europian Union will now headed by  HUNGRY from 1 st for 6 month

37-Estonia Accepted Euro As currency, earlier currency was CRUNE

38-G4 country-India,Brazil,Germany,Japan

39-IAEA(International atomic Energy Agency)-

• accepted to build a International atomic Fuel Bank
• supported by America and 35 IAEA countries.

40-IEF(International Energy Forum)

• is biggest gp of Energy Minister of World
• IEF countries are responsible for 90% demand and supply of oil.

41-BCIM(Bangladesh,China,India,and Myanmar Regional co-operation)

• 9th meet on 17-19 th jan 2011 in China Kuming
• Kuming,Madal dhaka,Kolkata Economic Gallery will be form.

42-OSCE(Organization for security and Co-operation in Europe)

43-EU- meet on 16 dec 2010 at Brusels

          -agree to form Permanent Crisis fund will be called as European Stability Mechanism (ESM)

44-UN new agency UN Women- Headed by Chile President Michele Chinchila.

45-China Economy have surppass the Japapn Economy with GDP 10.3%

46-World Bank first time issue a YUAN Bond.

47-FDI in India 2010-$23.7 Arab less than 31.5 % than previous year 2009 ie $35.6 Arab

Feb 2011 General awareness

1-Times magazine top 25 all time political icon,

• Mahatma gandhi,
• Emperor Akbur,
• Dalai lama,
• Mao Zidong,
• Adolf Hitler,
• Benito Mussolini
• Released  on 100 Birth Anniversary of US President Mr Ronald Regon.

2-17th Commonwealth  law conference held in Hyderabad,inaugurated by Mr  Manmohan Singh.

3-Nepal New Prime minister Mr Jhalanth Khanal.

4-ICRAR(Indian Council of agriculture Research)

5-Agriculture growth target for 12th five year plan -4%,

       "                 "      likely to achieve -3.5%(2007-12)

6-SEBI barres 39 company from stock exchange for circular trading.

7-India CAD(Current Account deficit) -3.5% of GDP.

8-Free trade agreement in between Japan and India

 Agreement is of $ 12 arab in which 90 % will come in FTA

9-TAPI-(Turkimistan afganistan,Pakistan,India)

• agreement is called "Frame work Agreement"
• 17000 km Long
• from Turkimistan Daultabad to Fazilka India

10-Tista and Feni River water distribution  Agreement is in between India and Bangladesh for 15 Yrs.

11-DGH(directer General Of Hydrocarbon)

12-Lasith Malinga announced retirement from Test Cricket.

13-India Got rank119 /169 in Human development Index.

14-United Nation declares this year as International Year of Forest 2011.

15-Tiger summit Russia 2010

• at Sant Pitsberg in South Africa.
• 13 countries participated in it,and agree to double the Tigers no. by 2012
• current population of Tiger in World is 3500.
• All 13 countries will initiate a project called as "Global Tiger Recovery Project"
• 1500cr will be given as financial help.

16-East Asia Summit-

• at Vietnam(Hanoi) on 30 oct 2011
• 16 members out of which 10 are ASIAN members and rest 6 are India,China,Japan Australia,Newziland,Korea

17-START(Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)

• in between Russia And US
• it will take place of MASCO or SORT(Strategic offensive Reduction Treaty)
• SORT will end in 2012

18-PAC-(public account committee)