India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sign an Agreement for Assam and Gujarat Solar Power Transmission System .

To Support Assam:

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Feb 28 2012 signed an agreement for the third and final $50 million tranche of an ADB loan.

This is the third and last tranche of total $ 320.6 million MFF, out of which loan assistance from ADB is $ 200 million and financing by Government of Assam is US$ 120.6 million. Tranches 1 and 2 are already under implementation.

To Support Gujarat:

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Feb 28 2012 signed an agreement for a $100 million ADB loan to develop a transmission system that will distribute 500 megawatts of solar power from the Charanka Solar Park in Gujarat.

This is a LIBOR-based loan from ADB’s Ordinary Capital Resources and has a term of 25 years including 5 years of grace period.

ABOUT ADB:

Established in 1966, we are a major source of development financing for the Asia and Pacific region. With more than $17.5 billion in approved financing, and 2,800 employees from 59 countries, ADB – in partnership with member governments, independent specialists and other financial institutions – is focused on delivering projects that create economic and development impact.

India is a founding member of ADB and its fifth largest shareholder. Since the beginning of lending operations in 1986, ADB has approved 159 loans.

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UPSC Interview By Rajesh Kankipati – AIR 103 (Purushotam Aggarwal Board), IAS 2010

Name : Rajesh Kankipati
Interview Before I may write anything, I take this opportunity to thank
1) Mr. K. Srinivasu IRS (IT) : My Interview Mentor.
2) Mr. R.C. Sinha- New Delhi IAS – He acclimatised me about many issues and made my approach towards interview more pragmatic and realistic.
3) My friends Aravind, Pradeep, Sandeep, Satish, Bindu and my intellectual friend Sai.
4) Mocks of Chanaknya IAS academy and the panel who made me realise my deficiencies and defects.

Background: B.Tech (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Pondicherry central University.
Hobbies: Reading Books (Non-Fiction) and Story Telling.
Place of Birth: Rajahmundry
Place of Residence: Ramagundam (Telangana)
Optionals: Public Administration and Sociology
CHAIRMAN (CM): Purushottam Aggarwal
Time: 4.25 p.m-5.00 p.m

Me: Rajesh Kankipati

I was the last candidate for the day Bell ring and attendant opened the door
Me: May I come in sir?
CM: Yes Rajesh come in Went near the table and said “namaste Sir” (Confusion whether to say Good Afternoon or Good evening)

CM: Rajesh Take your seat
Me: Thank You sir

CM: Your hobbies is story telling (in an angry tone with large voice) 
Me: Yes sir

CM: Do you write or imagine stories?
Me: I don’t write or imagine stories. I have a hobbies of reading books. So, whenever I read something that is worth sharing, I narrate it.

CM: Why do you do it?
Me: It would help in inculcating and imbibing good values

CM: Whom do you narrate to?
Me: No reservation against any age group. School going children, room mates, parents, professors, rickshaw puller, any one sir for that matter

CM: Can you say a story?
Me: A man came from America to deliver a lecture at Hyderabad. After the lecture was over he went to a nearby lake to enjoy the scenic beauty. On the other bank of the lake he saw a woman washing clothes. While she was washing, some of her body parts were exposed. Seeing this, he was tempted towards her. But being ethical and honest he tried to control his temptation. After washing clothes the woman went into the lake to have bath.

When she removed her clothes he was not able to control his temptations. So he jumped into the lake. Went near her, hugged and embraced her. Started mindlessly kissing her. She began to shout for help but no one came to her rescue. This man still goes on kissing her mindlessly. After some time of 2 min, he begins to feel some roughness over the surface of her body. To see what this roughness is he opens his eyes. He saw to his amazement that this lady was a blind and leper. And sir at that moment he said a word that really touched my heart, and he said “I never knew how leper my heart was till I touched this leper”. Sir the moral of the story is that everybody in life suffers from a leprosy of heart, if addressed I believe, the world would be a better place to live

CM: (with a very satisfied look asked me) whose story is this?
Me: Malcomm Mug ridge

CM: Who is he?
Me: I don’t know about him sir. I read about him in a book’ Chairman passes it to the first member

M1: Rajesh do you know what is a apocryphal story?
Me: Sir, I never heard about this term.

CM: What story you said now is a apocryphal story. Then all the panel members laughed loud. I just gave a smile
M1: Rajesh when a story is of a doubtful authenticity but also carrying a prophetic message that is narrated with good dramatics is a apocryphal story.

Me: Thank you sir.
M1: Do you know India has a rich repository of ancient traditions of story telling. Can you name some of them?

Me: Sir Amarchitrakatha
CM: Don’t talk about all this. what you are saying is a recent phenomenon. We are asking you about ancient traditions (in a very angry tone).

Me: Sir, I am extremely sorry. I am not aware about the literary aspects of story telling. But I know that in Andhra we have a tradition of “Harikatha, Burrakatha and Tholubomma” and in north we have stories of Panchatantra.(CM was looking for the same answer.He concurred with me when I said this and to my amazement he knew abot Andhra stories.So I gave command to my brain that I should not bluff to him.come what ever may).

M1: Ok, You are from Rajahmundry, why did you go to Pond cherry to study?
Me:Sir I appeared for the AIEEE and I got seat at Pondicherry engineering college. And it is a central university. So I believed that my career prospects would be brighter.So I was attarcted.

M1: What is your opinion about grading system in schools?
Me: Sir It is a good move. That would help in de-stressing of the student because we see many child suicides for marks in schools.

M1: I don’t think it would make any difference. I was about to defend but he didnt allow me to reply.He wanted to de-motivate me.
M1: So you are an engineer, why I A S?
Me: Sir, I was inspired by many surrendered naxalaites to become an IAS officer. At a very early age of 12-3 years I came to know what an IAS officer can do. And sir apart from that I also understand that the career progression, prestige and esteem offered by these services are unparalleled.

CM: Rajesh What is this naxalism?
Me: Sir, naxalism is an extremist thought who believe in the doctrine of maoism

CM: what is this Maoism?
Me: Sir, they want to overpower and overthrow the state through an armed rebellion to establish a socialist state. They believe that power flows from the barrel of a gun and not the ballot

CM: So, do you think what they are doing is right?
Me: Sir, I have gone through the Planning commission document on Development challenges in extremist affected areas. And the report rightly acknowledges the good work done by the maosits.

CM: Do you feel they are also perpetuating injustice??
Me: Sir when their core interests get affected, they also join the corrupt political-bureaucratic-contractor nexus.

CM: U know one collector was abducted?
Me: Yes sir, Mr. Vineel Krishna

CM: Do you think the government was right in releasing the naxalaites for the release of collector
Me: Sir, Definitely the government was right. If he was not released it would be de-motivating for honest and sincere officers that government would not come to my rescue when I am in need

CM: But Rajesh, dreaded criminals were released
Me: Sir we need to have a anti-hostage policy and train the national disaster response force to deal with theses issues

CM: Do you know we have a anti-hijacking policy that says no negotiations. Do you support?
Me: Sir policies serve as a deterrent. But any decision should be taken based on the gravity of the situation.

M2: So, You are from Rajahmundry?
Me: Sir, I was born at rajahmundry, but I am from Ramagundam.

M2: So what is this Telangana movement?
Me: Sir it is a sub-regional movement, that should be seen in the context of demand for equity, development, empowerment and representation?

M2: Do you think Telngana is needed?
Me: Sir I strongly and sincerely feel that telangana state is needed?

M2: Why?
Me: Sir right from 1956 every provision and gaurantee was violated.4 cr people of telangana want it.And more importantly there is lack of representation of telangana leaders.

M2: Do you know 117 legislators go to state assembly from telangana?
Me: But thier representation in cabinet is very less.

M2: why?
Me: Sir while legislators are elected by people,cabinet is the prerogative of the CM.And CM is never from Telangana Region. Coastal Andhara and Rayalseema MLAs combined will have more number than Telangana. So representation is limited.

M2: Why no CM from Telangana?
Me: Sir a CM has to command the respect of the majority of people in the state and the support of the legislators, Which a telangana leader may fail to get because of his regional aspiration. And as Weber says there is a need of charismatic authority which a Telangana leader might fail to get because of the regional aspirations

M2: wanted to ask further, But CM intervened and stopped him and passed it on to the third member who was a lady. I felt M2 was from coastal andhra region. He was not agreeing with me. But it is the opinion and demeneaour when we say our opinion matters more than our answer.

M3: Rajesh we had the fortune of listening a story from you. Now i will say a story and you should say the moral of the story. A young blind boy is begging on the road with a slate in his neck.The slate reads.”I am Blind, Please help me”. A man passes by the lane everyday and finds that noone drops any money in his plate ever. SO he rubs the text on the slate and writes, “The day is beautiful, But Sorry, I am not able to see. Please help me”. Then everyone starts to give him money. What is the moral of the story?

Me: Madam may i use an analogy to explain the moral of the story?

M3: Oh Yes!
Me: Looked at CM and said, sir may i be allowed to use the pencil and paper.

CM: Go Ahead
Me: I wrote on the paper “GOD IS NO WHERE”, and i said sir any number of times we see, we read it GOD IS NO WHERE. But the same sentence can also be read as “GOD IS NOW HERE” if we attach the “W” in Where beside the word “NO” and it becomes “NOW”. So in life we need to acknowledge postiveness to grow high .So, the moral of the story is there is a power of positiveness if harnassed man can be successful like the blind boy.

CM: I am not convinced with you.It is the power of expression that said “The day is beautiful ” but not the power of positiveness.
Me: Sir I agree with you. But i feel it is the power of the positiveness of the expression.Expressions are there everywhere.But when positive energy gets augmented, the face of the expression changes.

M3: What is social marketing?
Me: Sorry madam, i never heard about this.

M3: Do you know Amitabh bachchan comes on the TV to advertise for polio.
Me: Madam, No TV, Old Rajindernagar is very costly.

CM :No rajesh, even in print media we see Sehwag and Bollywood stars promoting social causes?
Me: Sir i understand it is Corporate social responsibility. But i am not aware if CSR and social marketing are similar in concept.

M4: Rajesh you are from rajahmundry?
Me: Sir i was born there, but i am from ramagundam.

M4: Do you know in rajahmundry tobacco grows?
Me: Yes sir.

M4: What is the kind of tobacco grown?
Me: Sir it is called Virginia tobacco.

M4: So in India the area under tobacco is decreasing. What is the reason?
Me: Sir in 2008 India signed the Convention on banning of tobacco substances. There is a mandate under the convention to decrease area cultivated under tobacco.

M4: Do you think it is justified?
Me: Sir while tobacco is causing many health hazards, it is also supporting livelihoods. So government has to provide altenative skills for livelihood. And the area should be decreased in a phased manner.

M4  o you know what ITC is doing?
Me: I don’t know sir

M4: It is doing what you have just said.
Me: Thank you sir. I am humbled.

M4: Ramagundam has a power plant, do you think thermal energy should be encouraged?
Me: Sir thermal energy should be encouraged keeping in view our growth rates, infrastructure needs and keeping in mind the technology and efficiency aspects.

M4: Do you know the unit cost of a thermal and hydro power plant?
Me: Sir thermal is Rs2-Rs3/KWHr while hydro energy is Rs 1/KWHr

M4: So why cant we encourage hydropower?
Me: Sir,while there is every need to diversify our energy basket, thermal energy is an imperative to us keeping in view the needs.Apart from that hydropower plants involve lot of tribal displacement, submergence and huge gestation period.

CM: Ok, Rajesh, Your interview is over.
Me: Sir can i remove the paper i used and throw in the dustbin

CM: NO. NO. It is not your job.
Me: Thank you sir I walked without showing my back till the door. I bowed again in humility to the board at the door and came out. The lady member smiled. And I came out.

My Observations: Interview is not a question and answer session. It is about discussion. Always the question is from biodata and news papers. Interview is not about what you say but about how you say. It is about demeanor. Mark is not for knowledge. Mark is for confidence, honesty, intellectual integrity, knowing ground realities and variety and depth of your understanding. Trust the board. Don’t have prejudices.

Finally assessment is from what you have answered not from the question that you have not answered. Board cant test your personality from a question you have not answered. So forget the question that you have not answered and answer the question to the best of your ability in a question you know.

The easiest question in an interview is the question that you don’t know. so feel happy about it. Finally its all about the attitude one displays that pulls or pushes you on the ladder of marks.

All the best.

Thanks & Regards
Rajesh. K

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Indian soccer legend Sailendra Nath Manna, popularly known as Sailen Manna, died in Kolkata on 27 February 2012.

He continued to don the green and maroon jersey of  Mohun Bagan till his retirement in 1960. Known for his keen game sense, Manna was famed for his anticipation, covering and set pieces.

Sailen Manna – Factfile

Sailendra Nath Manna, born Sep 1, 1924.

International debut: July 31, 1948, vs France (London Olympics).

International caps: 14.

International tournaments: 

Olympics: 1948, 1952 (captain).
Asian Games: 1951 (captain), 1954 (captain).
Quadrangular (Colombo Cup): 1952 (captain), 1953 (captain), 1954 (captain).

International Laurels:
Gold Medal: 1951 Asian Games
Champion in Quadrangular Cup: 1952, 1953, 1954.

State-level:
Represented Bengal in the National championship from 1944-1954, captained 1949-1954. Won the Santosh Trophy in 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953.

Club level:
Played for Mohun Bagan from 1942-1960, captained 1950-1955.

Trophies Won:
Calcutta Football League: 1943, 1944, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960.
IFA Shield: 1947, 1954, 1956, 1960.
Durand Cup: 1953.
Rovers Cup: 1955.

Awards:
Padma Shri: 1971
AIFF Player-of-the-Millennium: 2000.

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Hunger can be defined as an uneasy or painful sensation caused by want of food; craving appetite.World hunger refers to the aggregated to the world level. The target set at the 1996 World Food Summit was to halve the number of undernourished people by 2015 from their number in 1990-92.The estimated number of undernourished people in developing countries was 824 million in 1990-92.In 2009 the number had climbed to 1.02 billion.

According to the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Global Hunger Index 2011 India’s food security continues to be alarming. It ranks 67 of the 81 countries of the world with the worst food security status. This means that there are only 14 countries in the world whose citizens have worst nutritional status.

The GHI is based on 3 indicators – the proportion of the population that is undernourished, the proportion of children who are under weight and under five child mortality.

India’s GHI for 2011 was 23.7 lower than it was 15 years ago giving it a rank of 67.Pakistan,Nepal,Rwanda and Sudan did better than India while Bangladesh, Haiti and Democratic Republic of Congo were countries which are worse than India.

India is being among the countries with the least improvement in last 10 years. It has however moved from having an extremely alarming food security situation to alarming.China, Brazil and India are among the countries that have more than halved their GHI scores over the last decade.

The Indian government is not able to introduce a Food Security Bill in the monsoon session and there is little agreement over who qualifies as poor enough to receive subsidized food grain. There is growing volatility in global food markets which is due to three factors: increasing use of food crops for biofuels, extreme weather conditions and climate change and increased volume of trading in commodity future markets.

The report says, ‘The principal problem is that many people in the world do not have sufficient land to grow, to purchase enough food.’

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The sister duo of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle has achieved many doctorates in their lives. But for the first time, their brother Hridaynath Mangeshkar has been awarded a doctorate.

This veteran composer got the doctorate from Lokmanya Tilak University in Pune. Sharing his thoughts, Hridaynath reportedly mentioned that three members of a family who didn’t have even higher education but hold three honorary doctorates is indeed a great honour.

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The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 26, 2012.

 The full list of winners at the 84th annual Academy Awards.

* BEST PICTURE – The Artist

* BEST DIRECTOR – Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)

* BEST ACTOR – Jean Dujardin (The Artist)

* BEST ACTRESS – Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)

* SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Octavia Spencer (The Help)

* SUPPORTING ACTOR – Christopher Plummer (Beginners)

* CINEMATOGRAPHY – Hugo

* FILM EDITING – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Australian Kirk Baxter)

* ART DIRECTION – Hugo

* COSTUME DESIGN – The Artist

* MAKE-UP – The Iron Lady

* FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM – A Separation (Iran)

* ANIMATED FEATURE FILM – Rango

* ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – Midnight in Paris

* ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – The Descendants

* VISUAL EFFECTS – Hugo

* MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG) – Man or Muppet, from The Muppets (New Zealander Bret McKenzie)

* SOUND EDITING – Hugo

* SOUND MIXING – Hugo

* DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE) – Undefeated

* DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT) – Saving Face

* SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION) – The Shore

* SHORT FILM (ANIMATED) – The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore

OSCAR WINNERS PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED THIS SEASON:

* Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award – Oprah Winfrey

* Honorary Award – James Earl Jones

* Honorary Award – Dick Smith

* Gordon E Sawyer Award – Douglas Trumbull

* Award of Merit – ARRI cameras

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Iranian family drama A Separation defeated films from Israel, Belgium, Poland and Canada to win the country’s first Academy award in the foreign film category.

A Separation  is a universally acclaimed 2011Iranian drama film which won the 84th Academy Award for best foreign language film on 2012, becoming the first Iranian movie to win the title.

Directed by Asghar Farhadi, the film also won the best foreign film at the Golden Globes. Farhadi was nominated for a best screenplay Oscar.

A Separation also received the Golden Bear for Best Film and the Silver Bears for Best Actress andBest Actor at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival, becoming the first Iranian film to win the Golden Bear.

It won the 69th Golden Globe Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film. The film was also nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award, a rare nomination for a foreign language film.

The only other Iranian movie nominated at the Oscars was 1997’s Children of Heaven which lost to Life Is Beautiful from Italy.

The other films competing were Michael R Roskam’s Bullhead from Belgium; Philippe Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar from Canada; Joseph Cedar’s Footnote from Israel; and Agnieszka Holland’s In Darkness from Poland.

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A 72-year-old Nepalese man who is about the size of a toddler has been declared the world’s shortest person.

A Nepalese man has won a world record for coming up short.

Chandra Bahadur Dangi was officially recognized as the world’s shortest living man, Guinness World Records announced on Feb 26.

The pint-sized 72-year-old who lives in a remote mountain village about 250 miles west of Kathmandu stands just 21.5 inches, two inches shorter than Junrey Balawing, the Philippines man who previously held the record.

Dangi is also an inch shorter than Gul Mohammed, an Indian man once recognized as the shortest ever verified by Guiness.

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About Guiness  World Record:

Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U.S. editions as The Guinness Book of World Records), is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The book itself holds a world record, as the best-selling copyrighted book series of all time. It is also one of the most frequently stolen books from public libraries in the United States.

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The International Monetary Fund on Feb 24 2012 approved a plan to distribute about $1.1 billion in profits from past gold sales to IMF member countries, with the expectation they would return the money to fund an anti-poverty loan programme.

Under the IMF board’s decision, the $1.1 billion in gold sales profits would be distributed once member countries have provided “satisfactory assurances” that they will return at least 90 percent, or $978 million, for the currently zero-interest loan program for low-income countries.

The IMF board approved a limited sale of the Fund’s gold reserves in 2008 to diversify income soures.

The sales carried out between October 2009 and December 2010 generated total revenue of about $14.8 billion, of which $10.6 billion was profit.

The Fund has already decided to place at least $6.8 billion of the profits in an endowment to diversify the IMF‘s income away from the money it earns on loans.

It still has not decided how to distribute another $2.7 billion in profits from the gold sales.

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Directions (Q. No. 1-5): In this section each item consists of a word or a phrase . It is followed by forewords or phrase. Select the word or phrase which is closest to the opposite in meaning of the bold word or phrase.

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1. First woman President of Indian National Congress – Annie Besant (1917)
2. First Indian woman President of Indian National Congress – Sarojini Naidu (1925)
3. First woman Ambassador from India– Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (to USSR from 1947-49)
4. First woman Governor of an IndianState– Sarojini Naidu (UP from 1947-48)
5. First woman Minister of an IndianState– Vijay Lakshmi Pandit (UP)
6. First Mayor of Delhi– Aruna Asif Ali (1958)
7. First woman Central Minister – Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
8. First woman Film star to be a member of Rajya Sabha – Nargis Dutt
9. First woman Chief Minister of an IndianState– Sucheta Kriplani (UP from 1963-67)
10. First woman Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi (1966-77 & 1980-84)
11. First woman Speaker of an IndianState– Shano Devi
12. First woman winner of the Bharat Ratna – Indira Ghandi (1971)
13. First woman Judge of the Supreme Court – Justice M Fatima Bevi (1989)
14. First woman Chief Justice of a High Court – Leila Seth (CJ of Himachal Pradesh 1991)
15. India’s officially recognized billionth citizen – Aastha (Born on May 11, 2000 at ND)

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BSNL announced it would bring three tablets in partnership with Pantel, a company based in Noida. Of the three, the cheapest one will be sold for Rs 3,250, a few hundred rupees more than the commercial version of Aakash tablet.

The 7-inch tablet - BSNL Penta T PAD IS 701R - is powered by 1ghz processor and comes with 256MB RAM. It has a resistive screen and runs on Android operating software. The tablet will be sold along with special data plans and 3G services from BSNL.

The two other tablets are priced at Rs 10,999 and Rs 13,500. Both have capacitive screen, which has better touch sensitivity. These two tablets are also made by Pantel . Pantel website shows that the company has started a prebooking for all three.

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Mr. Rahul Bhatia, Group Managing Director, InterGlobe Enterprises, the country’s foremost travel conglomerate, was named as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year 2011 on Feb 23 2012.

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Winners – 2011:

• Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011: Rahul Bhatia, Group Managing Director, InterGlobe Enterprises;
• Lifetime Achievement : Deepak Parekh, Chairman, HDFC;
• Business Transformation: Deep Kalra, Founder & CEO, Makemytrip (India);
• Consumer Products: Dr. Anand Burman, Chairman, Dabur India
• Life Sciences and Healthcare: Dr. Desh Bandhu Gupta, Founder & Chairman, Lupin;
• Manager: Natarajan Chandrasekaran, MD & CEO, Tata Consultancy Services;
• Manufacturing: Vivek Chaand Sehgal, Founder & Chairman, Samvardhana Motherson Group;
• Services: Analjit Singh, Founder & Chairman, Max India Group;
• Start-up : Dr. BS Ajaikumar, Founder & Chairman, Healthcare Global Enterprises;

About The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® is the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs. The unique award makes a difference through the way it encourages entrepreneurial activity among those with potential, and recognizes the contribution of people who inspire others with their vision, leadership and achievement. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses, recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs in more than 140 cities in 50 countries.

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Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 152,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential.

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Eighteen-year-old engineering student Sachin Kukke of Bangalore is the only Indian to win the global YouTube Space Labscience competition from the Asia-Pacific region, the world’s leading online video portal stated.

Sachin of BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, is the regional winner from India in the 17-18 year-old category for his experiment, which aims to measure the thermal conductivity of ferrofluids in microgravity.

he contest for 14-18 year-olds was to design a science experiment that can be performed in space.

Sachin’s experiment was short-listed with that of nine other Indian students in the top 60 who participated from 80 countries in the contest, conducted in October 2011 by YouTube in partnership with global PC maker Lenovo and the Vienna-based Space Adventures, which organised flights for the world’s first private space explorers.

Sachin will join five other winners from different geographical regions in Washington DC March 22 to take the zero gravity flight and participate in a series of events, including a special tour of the Udvar-Hazy air and space museum at Dulles and an awards ceremony at the Newseum.

The six winners were selected by about 150,000 YouTube users worldwide by voting for their favourite experiment.

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President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign has roped in three well-known Indian-origin Americans — actor Kalpen Modi, California Attorney General, Kamla Harris and Sai Iyer, who served as a White House intern in 2011.

The three figure among 35 Obama Campaign national co-chairs, who will act as key surrogates and ambassadors in the run up to the November presidential elections.

About Three Indian-Americans:

• An eminent Hollywood actor, Kalpen Modi, is the former White House Associate Director for the Office of Public Engagement.

• Kamala Harris is the powerful Attorney General of California .
•  Sai Iyer is a student at the Virginia Commonwealth University and OFA (Obama For America) volunteer leader from Virginia.

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Author JK Rowling has announced plans to publish her first novel for adults, which will be “very different” to the Harry Potter books she is famous for.

The book will be published worldwide, although no date or title has yet been released.

The freedom to explore new territory is a gift that Harry’s success has brought  Rowling to create new thing.

The writer published seven Potter books, which have sold more than 450 million copies around the world.

The books, about a boy wizard, became a worldwide phenomenon and were turned into eight blockbuster films starring Daniel Radcliffe.

When the final instalment of the book series went on sale in 2007, thousands of copies sold in minutes.

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India loses $20 billion due to road accidents annually, which the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates is enough to feed 50% of the nation’s malnourished children. Officially, at least 1.34 lakh people died on Indian roads in 2010, while experts claim the figure could be about 1.5 lakh considering the under reporting of such cases.

International experts felt that the high use of cellphones while driving is increasing the chance of accidents globally. “The chance of accidents increase four-fold in such cases.

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The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) is a United States government organization responsible for national and internationalcounterterrorism efforts. It is based in a modern complex in McLean, Virginia called Liberty Crossing,near Tysons Corner. NCTC advises the United States on terrorism.

NCTC’s Counterterrorism Center provides information on known terrorist groups, individual terrorists, and technical information on topics such as biological and chemical threats.

The Director of NCTC is a Deputy Secretary-equivalent with a unique, dual line of reporting: (1) to the President regarding Executive branch-wide counterterrorism planning, and (2) to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) regarding intelligence matters. NCTC follows the policy direction of the President, and National and Homeland Security Councils.

NCTC is staffed by more than 500 personnel from more than 16 departments and agencies (approximately 60 percent of whom are detailed to NCTC). NCTC is organizationally part of the ODNI.

The role of NCTC:

The role of the NCTC is to put to rest all possible confusion regarding intelligence sharing. It would be a hub where intelligence is analysed and a decision would be taken on whether it would be actionable or not.

The basic idea is to prevent confusion regarding intelligence inputs and also ensure that none of the police forces from the states enter into a blame game regarding intelligence sharing as one got to see during the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai.

Activities:

The center analyzes terrorism intelligence (except purely domestic terrorism); stores terrorism information; supports U.S. counterterrorism activities using information technology (IT); and plans counter-terrorism activities as directed by the President of the United States, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council.

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This is for you. The following questions are from Ancient India.  Like this you can get daily five questions from all subject. Try it and all the Best .

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As a part of the Chacha Nehru Sehat Yojna (CNSY), Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on 20 February 2012 launched a Major State-wide de-worming campaign. The campaign was launched by administering chewable tablets to 50 school-going children at her residence.

Aim Of Major State-wide De-worming Campaign:

Since soil-transmitted worms are the commonest infestations in pre-school and school-age children from poor communities, the campaign aims to de-worm the children and save them from worm-infested diseases such as anaemia, malnutrition, and physical and mental retardation.

Regular de-worming is the most effective way of immediately reducing worm burden and relieving children of the disease.

Worms damage the health of children, limit their access to education and thwart their overall development. De-worming is by far the best way to immediately improve the quality of life for our children.

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Former Australian Cricket Captain Ricky Ponting on 21 February 2012 announced his retirement from the One day cricket. Ricky Ponting, who led the Australian squad twice to world cup victory in 2003 and 2007, announced his retirement after he was dropped from the one day squad.
Ponting’s record in the one day cricket has been quite impressive as in 275 ODIs he has accumulated 13,704 runs at an average of 42.03. Next only to Sachin Tendulkar, Ponting has 30 centuries and 82 fifties in ODI in her name.
Ponting had made his one day debut against South Africa on 15 February 1995. He was made the captain of Australian one day squad in 2002 during the series against South Africa.

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