INDIA & WORLD
India, Pak exchange list of Nuclear Installations
India
and Pakistan on 1 Jan. 2012 exchanged lists of their nuclear
installations and facilities under a two – decade – old pact prohibiting
attacks on atomic assets, days after senior officials of the two sides
held talks in Islamabad on nuclear and conventional CBMs. “The
Governments of the two countries are required to exchange lists of their
nuclear installations and facilities on January 1 every year under the
terms of the “ Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks against Nuclear
Installations and facilities “ that was signed in December 1988.
India, Pak set to start trade in power, petro goods
Plan is to transfer 500MW via Punjab, surplus Diesel from Bhatinda Refinery”
India and Pakistan are strengthening business links in 2012, with the
stage set for start of trading in electricity and petroleum products.
Officials from the two countries have decided to trade in electricity
through a specially – built high voltage direct current link between
Amritsar and Lahore. The plan is to transfer 500MW through the Punjab
border with the tariff linked to the market rate.
China denies visa to IAF officer, Indian defence team cancels the visit
India
on 6 Jan. 2012 cancelled the visit by a military delegation to China
after one of its members hailing from Arunachal Pradesh, was denied Visa
by China.
12 Indian diamond traders return after detention in China
Twelve
diamond traders returned to India from China on Jan. 6, 2012 after
being released from a detention centre in Shenzhen, where they had been
kept for nearly two years.
India to give MFN status to Bangladesh
India
on Jan. 6, 2012 said that it was keen to give Bangladesh ‘ most
preferred nation ‘ status for trade across the border and would try to
ensure capital flows to that country for business.
India to seek new waivers from US on new sanctions on Iran
As
new US sanctions of Iran’s oil sector take effect, India, which expects
to be hit, will ask the US for waivers to minimise the effect of the
curbs that may be given to Washington’s key allies like Japan, Turkey
and South Korea, who, like New Delhi, are all importers of Iranian oil.
India decides to send small tri – service delegation to China
In
an overnight U-turn India has decided on 7 January 2012 to go ahead
with sending a military delegation to China next week but reduced it to
15 members to the original 30 after Beijing refused to issue a visa to
an IAF officer from Arunchal Pradesh.”
India for labour treatises with Europe, Oz
The
government is negotiating human resource mobility partnership
agreements with the Netherlands, France, Australia and the European
Union in a move aimed at greater inroads for Indian professionals into
such markets.
India, South Africa for early conclusion of Customs union pact
India
and South Africa on Jan. 9, 2012 agreed to ensure an early conclusion
of the India – SACU ( Southern African Customs Union ) Preferential
Trade Agreement and the Bilaterial Investment Promotion and Protection
Agreement.
India, Singapore in talks for changes in trade agreement
The
India – Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement ( CECA )
would require some amendments, particularly in the area of mutual
recognition of professional qualification in order to make it relevant
to the present business relations between the two countries..
Mali signs $100-m line of credit with Exim Bank of India
The
West African nation of Mali on January 11, 2012 signed a $100 million
line of credit with the Exim Bank of India. This line of credit will be
used for transmission of power from Cote d’Ivoire, Mali’s neighbour, to
the capital city of Bamak.
India’s push for UN veto to stall reforms: Berlin
As
the issue of expansion of UNSC permanent membership gathering momentum,
Germany for the first time on 16 January 2012 has openly warned India
that its insistence on veto rights for new permanent members will not
just delay the reform process but also not help turning the UNSC into a
more decisive body.
India, China agree on a border peace mechanism
India
and China on 17 Jan.2012 agreed to set up a working mechanism on border
management to deal with important affairs related to maintaining to
peace and tranquility in the border areas.
Mahindra Rajapaksa committed to settling Tamils issue
Sri
Lankan President Mahindra Rajpaksa on 17 Jan. 2012 repeated his
commitment to follow the “”13th Amendment plus approach”" to achieve a
political solution to the Tamils issue even as the External Affairs
Minister S.M. Krishna urged Sri Lanka to move towards an expeditious
political settlement.
China’s Rail Network To Touch India’s Border
China
has announced it will aceelerate plans to expand a railway network in
Tibet to reach the two towns near the border i,e from Lasha to Xigaze
and the town of Nyingchi which lies in a prefecture bodering of
Arunachal pradesh , under five years plans 2011 -2015.
Indian Factories Fail To Move Up
India’s
states as a competitive industrial production economy remained
unchanged .India ranked 42nd in 2009 on a competitive industrial
production index lower than much smaller economies like Thailand ,
Mexico ,accordingly to the latest report of (U N I D O ) .
Safeguard Passwords From Phishing
Satistics
says India is among the top three countries targeted for phishing
attacks .It is estimated that there are three crore victims of
identity theft annually with losses of nearly Rs 10,00,000 crore to the
companies . phishing is among the more popular security attacks on
banks and personal information , the others being screen logger and key
logger .
India ‘s Anti Subsidy Plan To Hit China
The
Indian government is ready with a plan to act against countries that
provide subsidy to local producers and make exports more competitive ,
Although anti – subsidy action is a trade defence measure,permitted by
the World Trade Organisation (WHO) the move is expected to hit China .
The government is setting up a Directorate General of Trade Remedies ,
which will deal with anti- subsidy ,anti dumping and countervailing
actions .
India – Pakisthan Deal
India
has offered to export petroleum products, including petrol , to
Pakisthan .by road , rail and sea assumes significance in the backdrop
of the forthcoming Pakisthan visit of the Indian Trade Minister .The
praposal will be worked out in next few weeks .
India & Thailand Likely To Sign Free Trade
India
and Thailand are likely to sign the free trade agreement by the middle
of the year, The Pm of Thailand Ms YingluckShina Watra addressing a
bussiness conference pitched for opening trade in services and
investment between India and Thailand .
India ‘s Ranks 131 In Press Freedom
India’s
ranking in a global press freedom index fallen singnificantly in the
past years . India fell to 131 out of 179 on the press freedom indes
compiled by reporters without borders .
India Has The Most Toxic Air
India
has the World’s most toxic air which infact , the entire South Asian
regions fare badly in the analysis .India holds the very last rank
among 132 nations in terms of air quality with regards to its effects on
human health . India scored a miniscule 3.73 out of a possible 100
points .
N T P C New Project In Bangladesh
Bangladesh
‘s state owned power development board had signed a $ 1.5 billion , 50
: 50 joint venture deal with public sector N T P C to build a 1,320 mw
coal fired power plant in Bangladesh .
India To Grant $1.5 Million To Chicago
India
will provide a grant of $ 1.5 million to the University of Chicago to
establish a Vivekananda chair for Indian studies , as part of the
initatives to mark the 150 th birth anniverssary of the 19 th century
Swami Vivekananda and polymath Rabindranath Tagore .
Indian Deal For France ,126 Fighters
India
on 31 st Jan selected the French fighter Rafale over the Eurofighter
Typhoon in a multibillion dollor contract for the supply of 126 Medium
Multi Role Combat Aircraft ( M M R C A ) the country ‘s largest defence
deal . The defence ministry said that the product was picked upon the
basis of it being the lowest bidder , after complex calculations
,including the life cycle costs .The total deal is estimited to be worth
of $ 10.2 billion ( 54,000 crore ).wich was the mojor supplier from
French defence , Dassault Aviation who plyed a major role Kargil conflit
in 1999 .
Bangladesh To Buy 11 Broad Guage Locos From India
The
Bangladesh Railway on 31 st linked a major deal with India to Acquire
10 braod guage diesel electric locomotives ,allowing the expansion of
train services in the country .
Oriental Bank of Commerce – Various Vacancies 2013:
Oriental Bank Rural Development Trust (OBCRDT) under Oriental Bank of
Commerce has issued notification for the recruitment of 15 support staff
at Rural Self Employment Training Institutes. OBCRDT is running 5 Rural
Self Employment Training Institutes (OBC RSETI) at Palwal (Haryana),
Sriganganagar (Rajasthan), Balekhan Jaipur (Rajasthan), Shankerpur
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) and Zira Ferozepur (Punjab). Eligible candidates
may apply through prescribed application form on or before 28-02-2013.
For more details regarding age limit, educational qualification,
selection, how to apply and other details are given below…
