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Page Nos. PART - I GIST OF EDITORIAL & ARTICLE OF VARIOUS NEWS PAPERS AND MAGAZINE
1. NATIONAL Naxalism Aadhaar The Looming Perils Of Over-Fishing Cag: Some Answers To Clear Doubts And Misperceptions Government Lokpal Bill Judicial Delay May Become A Thing Of The Past Getting To Know The Abc Of Cag Towards A Level Playing Field A Major Milestone In Polio Eradication Who should judge the judges? Lessons In Judicial Restraint Spies Shouldnt Police Us The Railways Need Funds Needed, More Hungama Over Malnutrition Urban Planning Spending For A Healthy India Hasten Slowly Bodoland At A Crossroads PDS System Water Transport Imperatives Dont Burden The Poor Undergraduate Labour Law In India Media And Regulation
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 In Pursuit Of Inclusive Education For A Universal Old-Age Pension Plan Justice Dalveer Bhandari Became Member Of ICJ Advance Indian Standard Time By Half An Hour Justice For The Tillers Land Historical Roots Of The Moist Problem Marriage Laws Amendment Bill, 2010 Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012 Universal Health Produces Equity Updating Our Copyright Laws Better System For Better Results A Law That Enables Serological (Blood) Test Kits For Diagnosing Active Tb Universities For Research And Innovation Bill, 2012 Farm Suicides Rise In Maharashtra, State Still Leads The List Aadhaar And Mgnrega Are Made For Each Other Breathing Uneasy Over Tb Naresh Chandra Report Our Democracy Must Empower Voters From Kargil To Parakram, A Lesson In Forceful Persuasion Disturbing Trends In Judicial Activism Defending The Indefensible The Age Of Judicial Reform Prohibition Of Employment As Manual Scavengers And Their ...... Development Partnership Administration Winning The Case For Promotion Quotas In The Company Of Men Sedition? Seriously? Bill For Land Gives True Value A Fair Deal For Domestic Work Deep Waters Wont Run Still Not In Their Comfort Zone Highlights Of The Draft Bill On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities NSA Announces Cyber Security Cooperation With Private Sector
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 The Quest For Naga Accord The Power Of RTI Striking At The Root Of Corruption Growing Crisis Of Drug Prices The Promise Of Unconditional Money 117th Constitution Amendment Bill Explanatory Note: Why People Oppose The Rush To Cash Transfers And Uid Needed, Urgent Electoral Reforms Cash Transfers Can Help Make India Less Unequal, But Are ........... When India Had 1,500 Fast Track Courts Two Years Without Polio Drug testing on trial National cyber security architecture in the offing An abomination called AFSPA Scoring higher on education From Bengal Famine to Right to Food Wrestling with a shocker 2. INTERNATIONAL War And Human Rights What Kabul Needs To Hear From Bonn Punishing Palestinians Vulture Funds Targeting Worlds Poorest Nations Customs Union: Russia How To Ignore Somalia A Slow But Necessary Ascent Don't Ask, Don't Tell' law? First Test For New Myanmar Chinas Star Trek, Steadily Paced Responsibility To Protect Health Insurance Scheme Of Usa C.S.T.O. U.N. Treaty on Global Arms Trade Rigging The Rate
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 An Uncharacteristic Surrender Japans 30-Year Plan To Be Nuclear-Free A Sobering Report On Hunger A Russian Bridge Across Eurasia Militaristic Engagement World Conference On International Telecommunication C.E.R.N. Between A Rock & The Republicans 3. ECONOMY Major Steps Taken By The R.B.I To Support Decline Of Rupees Against Dollar The Private Sectors Turn To Deliver Zero Score Household Low Expectations Reserve Currency Bringing Back Whats Ours Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme Re-Examine The Methodology For Fixing A Poverty Line Foreign Trade Policy (Ftp) (2009-14) Elinor Ostrom Bad Move On Gaar Inclusive PDS Inflation And Downgrading The Sovereign Rating Premium On Regulation IMF And Exchange Rate Dont Ink This Nib Shome Panels Wrong Call More FDI In Insurance Will Undermine Economic Security Risky Futures That Banks Can Do Without Diluting Gaar

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Fourteenth Finance Commission The risk business needs better cover Its not prudential to bank on discretion 4. ENVIRONMENT Carbon Emissions Show Biggest Jump Ever Recorded
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 Evergreen Hornbills Climate Talks: Delayer Countries Flex Muscles Role Of Green Revolution Thirst In The Land Of Malhaar Secrets Of The Western Ghats Of Mines, Minerals And Tribal Rights Asian Unicorn' At Risk Of Extinction From Poaching Initiatives Taken By Government To Protect Locally Endangered Species It'll Take More Than Markets To Build A Green Future To Know, Is To Protect Watershed In Fight For Survival Desertification Is Nearly As Critical As Climate Change Lethal Ingredients In The Rio+20 Mocktail A Natural Choice For World Heritage Status Genetically Modified Crops No Panacea For Food Security India And Climate Change Bird Calls For Help Advantage Of Green Building Practices A Sure Recipe For Disaster Include The Poor In Biodiversity Conservation Red Marks In Indias Green Report Card The Economics Of Nature At Sea Over Marine Conservation Beware Of Permafrost Peril, Climate Talks Told Why A National Water Framework Law Recycle grey water Development minus green shoots 5. INDIA & THE WORLD Challenges Ahead For Indias Nuclear Diplomacy Indo-Pak Relation For A Fair, Free Trade Pact With Europe For Oil And Peace, India Must Stand Up In The Two Sudans Maritime Cooperation Brics Is The Defender Of The Developing World
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 Brics Starts Building Sensors Across The World USA-Iran And India India And South China Sea India China Relations Still Seriously Mismatched India Is Not A Global Power Settle The Siachen Dispute Now Who governs the high seas? India & Myanmar Second Chance In Asias Cockpit 16th Summit Of Nam Still Relevant After All These Years Green Shoots In India-Myanmarties Dealing With Pakistans Brinkmanship Give-And-Take At The Border Sir Creek Filling The Strategic Space In South-East Asia For Russia, Deepening Friendship With India Is A Top Foreign Policy Priority For An India-Led Security Architecture In South Asia India must get in on the ground floor MCQs for Final Practice PART - II INITIATIVES TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENTS IN VARIOUS SECTORS 1. SOCIAL SECTOR Childrens Right To Protection Emerging Structures And Mechanisms Awas Yojana JNNURM: serving the urban poor International Literacy Day Expenditure on holding elections Quotable Quotes Of Mahatma Gandhi Legal Aid Clinics Scheme Citizens right to grievance redress bill 2011
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 Empowering the workers Empowering the adolescent Girls Sabla Backward Regions grant Fund National Policy on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Improving the Justice Delivery System in the Country Healthy mother and healthy child ensuring zero expense deliveries ........ Disabled Get Social Justice Drug abuse a holistic approach Tackling the backlog of cases in the courts The right of every child: the right to education Strengthening secondary education Communal harmony Water security in rural area MGNREGA E -Panchayat- an innovative way for enhanced working E-governance initiatives-changing lives for the better Indian education: looking ahead Education National urban sanitation policy Swabhimaan: a unique financial inclusion initiative Women and children welfare schemes: breaking new frontiers Pre-conception & pre-natal diagnostics techniques act, 1994 Making contract labour act more worker friendly Bridging rural-urban divide through ICT for better life in rural communities Need to regulate Indian surrogacy industry NFCH for promoting communal harmony proactively Rajiv Gandhi national drinking water mission - a success story Population stabilisation- the way ahead Rehabilitation of manual scavengers In pursuit of increasing employment and employability of women E-office for effective and transparent governance POCSO act providing child-friendly judicial process Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana Schemes & facilities for the senior citizens Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana
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 Urban women self-help programme (uwsp) National service scheme Direct benefits transfer: timely and quick transfer to beneficiaries Rashtriya Bal Swaasthya Karyakram A New Preventive Health Care Initiative 2. FINANCIAL SECTOR Tourism in India: an overview External debt: definitions and concepts Public expenditure reforms Design clinic scheme frequently asked questions FDI in multi brand retail Improving road transport Telecom sector growing from strength to strength E-procurement system for transparent governance PSES - performance overview Indian agriculture prepares itself for a new phase Infrastructure debt fund Aviation New and innovative schemes for technology development of Msmes Jago Grahak Jago An Initiative Towards Consumer Education ...... Revised series of wholesale price index (base 2004-05=100) to reflect.... Market information at farmers fingertips: a new initiative by NABARD Sericulture for developing the rural economy Tapping the huge potential of food processing sector Building corridors - fuelling growth - DFC carrying India to new height Eastern regions to become the food bowl of the country Financial inclusion to bring every household in banking ambit Status of saving and investment in India Some Steps to Boost Retail Investors Participaation Achievement & Technology demonstration of ICAR Status of manufacturing growth in India Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) Project Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy 3. ENERGY SECTOR Solar cities on the anvil
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 R-apdrp: giving new heights to power reforms Improving energy efficiency RGGVY: turning the wheel of rural india Ultra mega power projects Biomass - a storehouse of clean energy Wind energy: a natures bonanza for eternity Tapping energy from small hydro power projects Deriving energy from waste Hydrogen: energy of the future Bio-diesel an eco-friendly fuel Solar India Nano Mission - towards global knowledge hub Green economy 4. ENVIRONMENTAL SECTOR Western Ghats: challenges of sustainable development Protecting biodiversity of the eastern ghats Organic farming in India Mangroves for the future Green productivity for sustainable energy and environment: need of ....... Impact of black carbon on climate Green India mission a way to enhance eco-systems Green India mission to increase forest cover National green tribunal Celebrating biodiversity NEMMP 2020: a wise investment for our future generations Thanjavur Veena & G.I. Tiger Population in India Nuclear power is our gateway to a prosperous future 5. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGICAL SECTOR Research & development in nanoelectronics: India getting ready to .... Science & technology in pursuit of excellence & social development Improving forecasting services Nasa confirms Chandrayans discovery of water on moon Traditional knowledge digital library (TKDL) an effective and ......
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 Isros successful mission C-band polarimetric doppler radar- better Some facts about Indias defence technology NCAOR: the Indian gateway to polar regions Biotechnology information network International conference on chronic hypoxia: an overview Largest solar telescope in the world Telecom Sector in India Dornier - 228 Surveillance Aircraft 6. OVERSEAS INDIAN India and AARDO in search of new horizons Initiatives for overseas Indians Indian peacekeepers in north kivu province, Congo Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) Welfare schemes for Indian diaspora youth PART - III CURRENT EVENTS OF NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE 1. NATIONAL 2. INTERNATIONAL 3. INDIA & THE WORLD 4. ECONOMICS 5. ENVIRONMENT 6. PERSONS IN NEWS 7. AWARD 8. SPORTS MCQS for Final Practice PART - IV SPECIAL MATERIAL ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY All about ESSO Isros Successful Mission
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 C-band Polarimetric doppler radar- better Biomass - a storehouse of clean energy Wind energy: a natures bonanza for eternity Tapping energy from small hydro power projects Deriving energy from waste Hydrogen: energy of the future Defence Technologies in India NCAOR: the Indian gateway to polar regions Bio-diesel an eco-friendly fuel Solar India Nano mission - towards global knowledge hub Celebrating biodiversity Magic of Graphene Carbon Nanotubes Reviving traditional methods to protect farm livestock Indian scientists traverse shortest path to south pole Synthetic blood now closer How pollution damages human airways Six small planets orbiting a star found Finland far ahead in nuclear waste management Cholera vaccination post-outbreak beneficial Nanolasers for faster microprocessors Why agriculture policies are outdated and contradictory Dengue vaccine developed Nano solution for safe water Gene swapping by flu viruses Has the earths sixth mass extinction already arrived? Engineered fungus to fight malaria Chinas lunar probe to bring back rocks Impact of wrong use of a clean fuel How the nuclear plant crisis happened What the radiation dose levels mean Graphite and diamond For more solar energy
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 Orissa farmers take to Emu bird farming Background radiation and radioactivity in India1 3D glasses Tri-gate: Intel enters the 3-d for transistors IVF embryos: new genetic testing technology Gagan making GPS more accurate Moon Express Inc. Rare Earths Wise investment in hydrographic services capacity building needed Most powerful supercomupter Bionic specs for the blind to see 1000 genome-wide association studies lack global coverage Chinas ambitious space program Bio-input good substitute for fym in pulses Graphene to shape future computers Irradiation makes cow dung bio-fertilizer safer Oxygen molecules detected in orion constellation Endosulfan entangle: when pesticide turns pest DNA found in meteorites National project on climate resilient agriculture launched Earths orbit Antimatter mystery solution closer Breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells Firing lasers to make rain? Bio fertilizers for tree cultivation Powering power sector Multidrug-resistant TB on the rise A promising service in 3g mobile networks Dish TV reception Monster star, with shells spotted PSLV puts 4 satellites in orbit Induced pluripotent stem cells cure liver cirrhosis Graphene spurs next generation chips Worlds biggest virus found
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 Enabling India to shine in the world of science When 60 nanoseconds threaten modern physics Worlds smallest car from nanotechnology Smart grid is the energy internet of the future Use of microalgae helps in controlling pollution Cell phone Blue brain project: modelling the human brain in the lab More potent ways to design HIV drugs found Top breakthroughs of the year 2011 Rubber-mixed bitumen for roads Indias mangrove cover rises Worlds highest resolution lunar images released Soil fertility Management to sustain production Hominin genome sequenced Students space web experiment to be launched soon Indias alarming share of global new leprosy cases Cancer killed 5.56 lakh people in India in 2010 Earth make-up differs from that of the sun How black holes grow bigger Tiny gene change affects IQ A way to improve climate predictions Solar storms threaten high-tech civilisation The safest way for plutonium disposal clues to a universal flu vaccine found Two meteorological equators Dragon capsule to dock with the iss Large solar telescope operational Green rust could scrape toxic metals What next after a higgs boson-like particle? Glaciers in the Himalayas are shrinking rapidly, says study An eco-friendly organic led developed Navy commissions full-scale station in Lakshadweep Army Chief Reviews conduct of Shoor Veer' on western border Hello 4G! Smaller phones, faster data
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 Seaports, airports to get radiation detection equipment Untreated groundwater a serious health issue, says survey With missile defence shield, India in elite club Bio-fuel potential Build interception capabilities without hindering' growth INS Vindhyagiri, stuck with ammunition, to be destroyed GSLV Mk-III launch in 2014: VSSC chief Tuberculosis declared notifiable disease India likely to withdraw from South China Sea ISAC India's proposal for government control of Internet to be discussed .......... India overtakes China in arms import Slowly but surely the Web warms up to new protocol India's resolution on mental health adopted at World Health Assembly New Telecom Policy seeks to abolish roaming charges Dragon leaves space station for journey home Zinc supplement can reduce infant deaths Indian scientists in team that sequenced tomato genome U.S. unleashed Stuxnet worm on Iran: leak Centre need not consult DTAB before banning drugs, says High Court On an urgent note, work on 26 major roads along China border begins Single authority oversight for intelligence agencies favoured Solar- Powered Plane Makes History India Supports Global Fundiing of Health R&D for Poor UNICEF report says diarrhoea and pneumonia are top killers of children The business of IPv6 INS Vikramaditya undergoing sea trials IAF to acquire 75 Swiss Pilatus trainer aircraft Kudankulam atomic power plant getting ready for commissioning Footprint of God particle found? Elusive particle found, looks like Higgs boson Agni-I launch a success Asian space powers gear for more moon missions Court reassured on storage of spent fuel from reactors
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 Scientists create artificial jellyfish Bio-hydrogen produced from wastewater, industrial effluents Secondary uranium source may go dry soon: IAEA Are you ready for UHDTV? A device that detects arsenic content in drinking water Mars rover faces a tricky landing Key to finding life on Mars lies in the deserts of Chile Army Commander reviews joint exercise India plans to establish two more missile testing ranges Prithvi-II missile test, a success No major health fallout from typical exposure, say studies Shrinking heat shield of the planet Major uranium deposit found in Rajasthan Agriculture University develops new wheat varieties ISRO scores a centum ISRO exhorts industry to take bigger space bites World divided, India undecided as 193 nations gear to decide the ........... A special eye up in the sky to constantly watch over the country IAEA safety team to visit Rajasthan plants Mars eclipses capture rovers curiosity HAL delivers Mars satellite structure Services disrupted as INSAT-3E loses crucial Earth link 12th Plan priority for rabies control GM crops a threat: experts Tectonic breakup triggered massive Indian Ocean quake Curiosity rover finds ancient riverbed on Mars Ariane launches GSAT-10 from Kourou Scientists parasitise virus to develop biological Internet India may take the lead in Budapest cyberspace security dialogue India gearing up to fight mid-sea threats in Asian region Ministry, NSA agree on balancing security concerns with freedom ............ Nuclear-capable Dhanush successfully test-fired Australia unveils colossal telescope Physics Nobel for quantum scientists
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 Digital divide widens even as costs drop globally HAL signs design contract for Multirole Transport Aircraft On Internet rules, India now more willing to say ICANN BrahMos gains sub-strategic super weapon capability Anti-collision trial of trains successful Invar Bill to create bank for DNA profiling of accused coming New satellite to boost Indias remote sensing ability DRDO to conduct eighth ballistic interceptor missile test this month Russia-built multirole stealth frigate INS Tarkash commissioned into Navy Centre opposes moratorium on GM field trials Army places Rs. 700-crore orders for versatile device Rescue of Indian submarines demonstrated at Naval exercise Now, coastal vulnerability is classified Finger prints The safest way for plutonium disposal Consuming plutonium for producing energy is the superior option' Two meteorological equators X-ray radioactivity Large solar telescope operational Stem colour Is curd a probiotics? Electromagnets Will the new type of oral polio vaccine be effective? Human ancestors originated in Asia, not Africa, says study A unique observatory to study quakes in Koyna- Warna area Red hot metal Developing a novel search engine Artificial brain with billion connections Green rust could scrape toxic metals What next after a Higgs boson-like particle? A bacterium that did not live on arsenic Worlds reefs in rapid decline
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 An eco-friendly organic LED developed Rover: first step to human space programme to Mars A new oxidant in the atmosphere identified Scientists question a basic conclusion of A-bomb survivors study Is there life on Mars? If yes, what will it look like? Sharp drop in HIV cases in India Challenges of space travel 80 % of human genome has an active role or function Glaucoma is in the genes, says study Starting ART early prevents tuberculosis C.V. Raman Super-spreading, key in dengue transmission Improving yield through ISF management Receptors on cell surfaces sense environment Methods to measure, manipulate quantum systems Quantum Computer Optical clocks Efficient way to turn waste into resource BCG: a vaccine for more than just TB Energy physics in toto will make a switch Boron management in cole crops Significance of Martian methane Seas rising 60 % faster than UN forecast Hybrid desalination plant at Kalpakkam Hottest planet cold enough for ice Well come to India to build a major experiment Plants respond to touch NASA to turn asteroid into space station Active research work in organic fertigation LHC to re-awaken in 2015 with doubled energy, luminosity Biased, unscientific report on electromagnetic radiation A different kind of experiment at CERN IAEA team finds defects at Rawatbhata Panel bats for aeronautics commission
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 India, Maldives carry out joint military exercise Isro Eyes A 6-Tonne K A Band Satellite Defence shipbuilding R&D project on the slow track HIV epidemic showing signs of reversal: WHO Joint naval exercise with Russia Navy gets first of 8 P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft from Boeing Astra missile test-fired successfully Baby picture of the Universe unveiled Ammonium nitrate, after loose imports, falls into rebel hands K-15 all set to join Arihant Second stealth frigate from Russia arrives Defence Technology Commission expected to be set up soon NASAs Kepler Space telescope More Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Plant Liability Rules Leave Very Little Recourse When A Challenge Led To Little Things And A Big Impact New Evidence of Water on Mars Seeking Answers From The Grail Science Pushing the Boundaries of Magnetic Storage Not Much Of A Sea-Based Deterrent Reading the Rain like Science Fiction Small is Beautiful Talks Less, Text More Going Green, With A Large Side Order Of Mercury Still Sprouting after 32,000 Years Einstein Stands Tall Its A High Five Moment For The Agni Tryst with transiting Venus The Bose in the particle Other Indian contributions A magnificent 100 Desirability of nuclear power is the real question India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO)
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 Our policy is to reprocess all the fuel put into a nuclear reactor Setting an example A Black Beauty from Red Planet Work to begin in Ladakh on worlds largest solar telescope Multiple-target missiles to redefine warfare Chennai Declaration holds key for antibiotic resistance Indian firms to supply parts for billion-dollar telescope Malaria-causing parasite found in Andamans Anti-radiation missile by DRDO to be ready in 3-5 years Home-grown GPS Gagan likely by 2014 Underwater missile takes off successfully Safe drinking water A prime number with 17 m. digits Mark-2 to be powered by GE F-414 engine 2012 DA14 will miss Earth, but it will be a close fly-by It was the largest celestial body to hit Earth in 100 years Studies confirm cosmic rays originate in the aftermath of exploding stars Iron Fist sets desert sky ablaze PSLV-C20 puts SARAL, 6 other satellites in precise orbits At last, hideout of dormant TB bacteria found DNA as an information storage device Water from the cold underworld Sixty years of IT in India Antarctica needs MPAs Indian role in SKA Life from the stuff between stars A submerged continent found Getting serious about science Searching for Earths twin Archaeology needs support Sharper Eye On Earths Waters MCQS for Final Practice

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