Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act‚ 1994. Backdrop. Son preference and discrimination against the girl child is almost universal in India and manifests itself in many ways‚ including sex selection i.e. pre-birth elimination of female fetuses. This practice has led to decline in the Child Sex Ratio in most parts of India. The Child Sex ratio‚ which is the number of girls per 1000 boys in the 0-6 years age group has declined from 976 in 1961 to 914 in 2011. The Child Sex Ratio
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Nero’s Guests P. Sainath: Inequality and India’s Agrarian Crisis Suleiman Naiem SOC 160 Film Reflection Paper Summary: The documentary deals with India’s agrarian crisis and the fact that nearly 200.000 farmers have committed suicide in India over the last 10 years. Despite India’s fast growing and politically free media‚ the mainstream media hardy reflected the farmers’ distress. There are several fashion‚ sport and movie correspondents‚ however‚ not a single correspondent is working
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Global Thought at India Institute of King’s College‚ London. India and Singapore on 2 April 2013 signed an enhanced air services agreement to build on the existing 216 weekly flights and meet the growing demand for air connectivity. Oscar Winning Screenplay Writer‚ Ruth Prawer Jhabvala died in New York on 3 April 2013. She was the winner of two Academy Awards. Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar appointed Chief Justice for High Court of Himachal Pradesh. Supreme Court of India issued notice to
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THE MARKET DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (MDA) ON PRODUCTION SCHEME Khadi is handspun and hand woven cloth made by around a million traditional rural artisans. Handspun and hand woven characteristic is the unique selling proposition of Khadi. Govt. of India has been providing sales promotional assistance‚ popularly known as rebate on the retail sale value of khadi in order to facilitate the product to compete with other textile products in the market. The rebate scheme provides discount on khadi and polyvastra
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lokpal bill of Anna Hazare. It also states the corruption in India and the need for anti-corruption laws.It also tells the news and updates on the lokpal bill and how the Jan lokpal bill differs from the government lokpal bill. Why is there a need for anti-corruption laws? All of us are aware of the fact that the country‚ whom we love so much has been in the clutches and the diabolical jaws of the virus‚ called corruption. Corruption in India is the main cause of its every failure. Every developmental
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All India Services Branch Frequently Asked Questions Q1: What are the Rules and Regulations under which promotions to IAS/IPS/IFoS are governed? Ans: Promotions to three All India Services IAS/IPS/IFoS are governed under the respective IAS (Recruitment) Rules 1954‚ IPS (Recruitment) Rules 1954 and IFoS (Recruitment) Rules 1966 and the IAS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations 1955‚ IPS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations 1955 and IFoS (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations 1966. The selection
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INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK (A Govt of India Undertaking) Central Office‚ 763‚ Anna Salai‚ Chennai - 600002 www.iob.in Advt No. : HRDD/RECT/ 04 / 2012 Good People to Grow with Dated: 15.10.2012 RECRUITMENT OF SPECIALIST OFFICERS (IBPS CWE LINKED) - OCTOBER 2012 Indian Overseas Bank‚ a leading Public Sector Bank with headquarters in Chennai having geographical presence all over India and abroad invites Online applications from Indian Citizens for recruitment against 387 vacancies for various
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FINANCE AND INDUSTRY 1. Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs)‚ a newly created class for overseas investors‚ will be able to invest up to $81 billion (close to Rs 4 lakh crore) in government and corporate debt securities in India‚ as notified by market regulator SEBI. a. This would include investments up to $30 billion in government debt. b. Up to $51 billion investment in corporate debt securities will be allowed. 2. RBI allowed minor above 10 years of age to operate bank accounts. a. As per guidelines
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Regional passport officer New Delhi seeking in return a copy of the statement of reasons for such order. However the government of India‚ Ministry of External Affairs refused to produce any such reason in the interest of general public. Maneka Gandhi then filed a writ petition under Article 32 of the constitution in the Supreme Court challenging the order of the government of India as violating her fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 21 of the constitution. The main issues before the court
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Corporation plant in Bhopal‚ India. The most important is the moral and ethical duty to preserve and protect human life. Union Carbide’s management‚ both in the United States and India failed to sufficiently protect its employees‚ the surrounding communities and environment from harm while operating its plant. It appears that the safety procedures at the plant were not a high priority for either Union Carbide officials or the Indian government. In respects to the Government of India‚ they would have had
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