Are revolutions made or do they really come. Carlyle felt that sick time gives it birth. But there is increasing evidence that the USA has been engineering revolutions by , among others, massive funding. That the Arab Spring was the result of New Age Technology like Face Book, Twitter etc., is increasingly becoming clear. Colin […]
Month: November 2011
38. Current Affairs Fourth week of November Unit Two
Continuing the series on current affairs, we deal in this issue with the sad demise of ndira Raisom of Assam, a Jnanapeeth Award winner, Probiotics, the ICC, , the Syrian crisis, How revolutions occur, impact lap tops and wi-fi, the controversy of the Mullaperiyar dam, and Solar energy, […]
37. All about FDI
Even though there has been a talk for a long time about allowing Foereign investors like Wal Mart in investing in Retail business, the sudden decision (0wing to US Pressure) to allow FDI has raised a heated controversy in India. all abut this: Government’s view, the Opposition View and Media View. Points taken from TOI […]
36. Parliament of India Unit Two
This is the second of the series on Parliament of India. Answers should be short and precise. […]
35. Parliament Unit One
Answer the following questions on the Parliament of India. Your answers should be precise, to the point and brief. This blog should be read along with the blog on the Decline of the Legislature. […]
34. Current Affairs 2012 Fourth week November Unit one
In this issue we shall study 1.Opposition to FDI Government has decided to allow 51& FDI in Retail allowing foreign companies to open shop in India. This has been done without Parliamentary consultation. An angry Sharad Yadav declared ” This decision of government will render crores of small business and vendors unemployed and destroy the […]
33 A. President of India Unit One
This is a discussion on various aspects of the role and functions of the President of India. You are advised to answer the questions carefully and also look at the answers given by others […]
33. Discussions on Environmental Hazards Unit one
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32. Current Affairs November Third Week Unit 5
In Unit 4 of November Third week I took up the issue of good governance. I shall now refer to a remarkable Conference held by Economic times under the name Agenda for Renewal. It has rightly been compared to the Bombay Plan drawn up during the Freedom Struggle by prominent Industraialists. Nehru was associated with it and incorporated many […]
31. Current Affairs 2012 November Third Week unit 4
This issue will deal with the concept of Smart Cities and Better Governance in India […]