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Most powerful supercomupter A Japanese supercomputer named ‘K' — capable of making 8.2 quadrillion calculations per second or equivalent to a million laptops working in tandem — has been named the most powerful system in the world. The computer is three times faster than its Chinese rival that previously held the top position, a New York Times report said. K, built by Fujitsu and located at the Riken Advanced Institute for Computational Science in Kobe, Japan, represents a giant leap forward in computing speed. Courtesy : The Hindu

hi friends The following topics have been asked in Mains 2013 to be written in 2500 words. 1. Be the change you want to see in others - Gandhiji 2. Is colonial mentality hindering India's success? 3. Science and Technology is the panacea for the growth and security  of the nation. 4. GDP alongwith GDH would be the right indices for judging the wellbeing of the country.

International Finance Corporation (IFC) Issues the first Tranche of  US $ 161 Million Under its US $1 Billion Global Rupee Bond Program Government in consultation with RBI and SEBI has been making concerted efforts to strengthen India’s capital market and open-up the economy in a  calibrated and careful manner to attract greater foreign capital flows and  investment keeping in view the evolving macroeconomic scenario and  financing needs of the economy. Recently International Finance Corporation ( IFC) launched a $1 billion offshore bond program—the largest of its kind in the offshore rupee market—to strengthen India’s capital markets.  Under the program, IFC will issue rupee-linked bonds and use  the proceeds to finance private sector investment in the country.  It may be noted that the exchange rate risk on the bond is borne by the investor.     On November 19, 2013 IFC issued the first tranche of US $ 161 million under its USD 1 billi

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India’s Advanced Weather Satellite INSAT-3d Successfully Launched India’s Weather Satellite INSAT-3D, carrying advanced weather monitoring payloads, was today launched successfully by Ariane-5 (VA214) launch vehicle from  Kourou , French Guiana. According to a Press Release issued by the Indian Space Research   Organisation   (ISRO) ,after a smooth countdown lasting 11 hours and 30 minutes, the Ariane-5  launchvehicle  lifted off right on schedule at the opening of the launch  windowat  01:24 hours IST today.  After a flight of 32 minutes and 48 seconds ,INSAT -3D was placed in an elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO),very close to the intended one. The orbital parameters of INSAT-3D, as recorded, are : Parameter                                                                   Targeted                                    Achieved Perigee (km)                                                                249.9                                        249.9 Apogee (km)    

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"When we devote attention and resources to the education, health and wellbeing of adolescent girls, they will become an even greater force for positive change in society that will have an impact for generations to come. On this World Population Day, let us pledge to support adolescent girls to realize their potential and contribute to our shared future." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Message for World Population Day 11 July 2013 Preventing early pregnancy and poor reproductive outcomes among adolescents in developing countries. WHO Photo 2013 Theme: Focus is on Adolescent Pregnancy As the world population edged to 7 billion people in 2011 (up from 2.5 billion in 1950), it has had profound implications for development. A world of 7 billion is both a challenge and an opportunity with implications on sustainability, urbanization, access to health services and youth empowerment. In 1989, in its decision 89/46, the Governing Council of the United Nations Develo

3 discovered Blocks offered to India; Iraq to consider investment in IOC’s Paradip Refinery India and Iraq to sign a number of MoUs for cooperation in various sectors Gas sale & purchase agreement signed between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to complete commitment of four countries for  TAPI gas pipeline project Steering Committee for TAPI pipeline project decides to form TAPI Ltd in time bound manner; committed to complete the project by 2017 PIB

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“The encounter was a joint operation between Gujarat police and Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB) in the State,” the CBI said in the charge sheet. Spelling trouble for the Narendra Modi government, the CBI today held that 19-year-old Ishrat Jahan was killed in a “fake” encounter in 2004 and charge sheeted seven police officers in the case, saying it was a joint operation between Gujarat police and the Intelligence Bureau. Those against whom the chargesheet was filed for murder and criminal conspiracy include absconding Additional DGP P.P. Pandey and suspended DIG D.G. Vanzara. “The encounter was a joint operation between Gujarat police and Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB) in the State,” CBI said in the charge sheet, adding, “the encounter was fake.” The CBI told the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate H.S. Khutwad that their investigation has established offence against all seven police officers charge sheeted in the case. The investigation is going on ag

Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry today leaves for a two-day visit to Mauritius from July 4-5, 2013 to attend the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) Economic and Business Conference. The theme of the Conference is “Deepening Economic Linkages for Balanced, Inclusive & Sustainable Growth”. The Ministerial level Conference proposes to bring together the Ministers of Commerce and Industry of the 20 IOR-ARC Member States (Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Yemen) and the six Dialogue Partner States (China, Egypt, France, Japan, UK and USA). Eighteen IOR-ARC Trade Ministers have confirmed their participation for the Conference. Shri Sharma would be meeting Mr. Taira Masaaki, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Economy, Trade & Industry, Japan and Mr. Richard M

The rupee is at historic low of 58.2-to-the dollar, having been subject to a sharp 7.5 per cent nominal depreciation since early May. Given the short-term perspectives of interested market observers, attention has been focused on some immediate triggers such as the signal of a possible retreat on monetary easing in the United States and India’s adverse report card in terms of GDP growth, inflation and above all the current account deficit. Since the former could strengthen the dollar, it is seen as having encouraged a reverse flow of capital to the United States in search of dollar denominated assets. On the other hand, poor numbers in India are seen as provoking a pull out of capital from the country. It is the resulting exodus of capital, visible recently in the debt market, that is seen as underlying the rupee’s decline. The role of these factors, among that of many others, as possible proximate explanations of the rupee’s descent cannot be denied. But a more fundamental underst

India’s first dedicated navigation satellite, the IRNSS-1A, developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation, was successfully put in orbit. The launch vehicle, PSLV-C22, bearing the 1,425-kg navigation satellite, blasted off the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here at the scheduled lift-off time of 11.41 p.m. As the PSLV-C22 tore into the night skies and set off four stages of ignition and separation, all the while gaining in altitude and velocity, down on earth, twitchy mission controllers at the command centre awaited the final confirmation of the mission’s success. A round of applause greeted the successful kick-starting of the fourth stage of ignition, arguably the most critical component of the mission to place the satellite in the targeted orbit. About 20 minutes after the lift-off, the PSLV-C22 completed its task of injecting the IRNSS-1A into a sub geosynchronous transfer orbit with a 284-km perigee (nearest point to the Earth) and 20,650 km apogee (f

PM reviews National e-Governance Plan. The second meeting of the Prime Minister’s Committee on the National e-Governance Plan ( NeGP ) was held on 1 st July 2013 to review the progress of implementation of  NeGP . The  NeGP  was approved by Government of India in May 2006 with the vision to “Make all Government services accessible to the common man in his locality, through common service delivery outlets and ensure efficiency, transparency & reliability of such services at affordable costs”. 2.                    As per the decision of the last meeting of the Committee, two Expert Groups, viz., an Expert Committee for preparation of an HR policy for e-Governance headed by  Shri   Nandan   Nilekani  and an Expert Group on  NeGP  chaired by Dr Sam  Pitroda  were constituted. The recommendations of both the committees will be of immense benefit for fast tracking the implementation of all e-Governance initiatives in the country. During the meeting today, the implementation of th

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Well we all are aware of Intelligence Quotient but how many of us are aware of Emotional Quotient(Emotional Intelligence). A very apt move by UPSC to include it in MAINS syllabus, because in present scenario EQ is lacking. We are having highly intelligent officers but the RED TAPISM shows they lack EQ. Everything in this world cannot be counted in terms of monetary benefits and materialism, that is not basic human nature. There are certain things which surpass these things " feel GOOD factors ". Thats why the lifestyle diseases, the stress levels have increased, Anxiety, Depression. The youth is not able to cope with such pressures thats why Suicides have increased, Anti Social Elements have increased. Its high time people understand that things like happiness, love, humility, empathy.sympathy are all very important too than IQ alongwith Honesty, Trustworthiness, compassion, love for Environment, (The nature which sustains us we are destorying it how can that be cal

Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) or farm science centres exist in almost all districts of the country to support farming activities. But only a handful of them are able to conceive new innovative ideas and transform them into action at the field level. The Kerala Kannur kendra is one such institution that has been successful in introducing an agro bio pharmacy and farmers’ engineering service and training (FEST) centre. The major problem faced while adopting organic farming is the non-availability of trustworthy organic products and the cumbersomeness of preparation of organic products. Different products An array of products ranging from tobacco decoction to pheromone traps are produced and sold at the pharmacy. The labour for the production of these items is provided by different self-help groups trained by the Kendra. “It is a concept conceived by us and is aimed at providing inputs required for organic agriculture. Safe use of insecticides is just one of the numerous tools

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad dedicated to the Nation the Asia’s First Bio-Safety Level-IV Laboratory established by ICMR with support from Department of Science & Technology at Pune today.  Addressing the inaugural programme, Shri Azad said ever since the establishment of the Department of Health Research, there has been several achievements to the credit of our scientists working in the field of health and medicine and this Lab is an outstanding example of their capabilities. The Department of Health Research has not disappointed the nation, whether it was facilitating the development of domestic reagents and domestic vaccine for Influenza-A (H1N1), increasing the number of Labs from 2 to 46, both within one year’s time, or working on new challenges. For instance, 75 leads of potential public health importance have been identified for development and evaluation including new regimens for the treatment of Kala-Azar, new drug combinations for t

Jamini  Roy (1887 – 1972) was one of the earliest and most significant modernists of 20 th  century Indian art who played a prominent role in breaking away from the art practices of his time. His career spanning over nearly six decades had many significant turning points showcasing the versatility in his visual language. Trained in the British academic style of painting in the early decades of the 20 th  century,  Jamini  Roy became well-known as a skilful portraitist. He received regular commissions after he graduated from the Government Art School in what is now Kolkata, in 1916. However, the first three decades of the 20 th  century saw a sea-change in cultural expressions in Bengal.   The growing surge of the nationalist movement prompted all kinds of experiments in literature and the arts. In visual arts also the experiments were clearly manifest with the founding of the Bengal School by  Abanindranath  Tagore rejecting European naturalism and the use of oil as a medium.