Page-20 of Current Affairs - November, 2011

The fears of Dotcom Bubble 2.0

November 4, 2011

The dot-com bubble or Internet Bubble was a speculative bubble during the 1995–2000 with a climax in 2000 during which stock markets in industrialized nations saw their equity value rise rapidly from growth in the Internet sector and related fields. ..

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Financial Inclusion: New operational guidelines on Financial Inclusion

November 4, 2011

The new RBI guidelines on Financial Inclusion have shifted the onus from “‘one district-many banks” to “‘one district-many banks-one leader bank“. The new operational guidelines are for the implementation of a transfer system (Electronic Benefit Transfer) for servicing low-value accounts ..

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Differentiated Bank Licences and Issues with New Licenses in India

November 4, 2011

The Indian financial system currently consists of commercial banks, co-operative banks, financial institutions and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). The commercial banks can be divided into categories depending on the ownership pattern, viz. public sector banks, private sector banks, foreign banks. ..

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Central Educational Institutions (reservation in admission) amendment bill

November 4, 2011

The Government has recently agreed to move an official amendment to the Central Educational Institutions (reservation in admission) amendment bill, as demanded by MPs of CPM and BSP. It has been reported that a specific provision in the bill stating ..

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Impeachment of Justice Soumitra Sen

November 4, 2011

On 19 August 2011, in a historic first, the Rajya Sabha voted in favour of impeaching Calcutta High Court judge Justice Soumitra Sen, finding him guilty of misappropriating funds as a judge and of misrepresenting facts. This was the first ..

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Current Affairs : November 2, 2011

November 2, 2011

Odisha Government prepares Rs 20 crore Plan to protect elephant from electrocution After some 100 elephants lost their lives, Orissa government has formulated a Rs 20 crore action plan to protect the wild elephants from electrocution in elephant corridors. It ..

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Current Affairs : November 1, 2011

November 1, 2011

West Bengal moots Four-tier plan to upgrade health infrastructure The West Bengal Government has mooted a four-tier plan to upgrade the health infrastructure in the state while initiating formulation of a policy to invite private participation in the sector. Magma ..

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