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1.Skill games (www.skill-games-with-prizes.com)
The skill games sites we feature include Paddy Power Games, Bluesquare Games, William Hill Games, VC Games, Ladbroke Games plus Coral Games, Jackpot Joy games, Game account, bet365 games and Skill Ground Games
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2.Indian Elections 2009 (www.indian-elections.com)
Know about the ELECTION Schedule, constituencies, candidates standing for elections.
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3.The Nuclear Saga IV - Atomic energy could have lit 40 million homes (www.hindustantimes.com)
Even without the Indo-US nuclear deal, at least 40 million more homes could have been lit up for an entire year in power-starved India if the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) had mined and used the extensive uranium reserves lying untapped for years.
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4.World Military Spending (www.globalissues.org)
A comprehensive look at world military spending and it impact. While the entire article may not be of great use in the GD/PI preparation, I have included it because it would be valuable aid in understanding war situations in the world currently... I would recommend reading of this article but Selective Reading.
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5.Chandrayaan - 1 (www.hindu.com)
This link is as good as it gets to understand/appreciate/critique the Indian mission to the moon. The link is a collection of links that you can go to. The links range from: Preparation to Countdown to Journey to Features. There are also interviews, press releases and graphics. A very good collection.
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6.The Great Job Loss II - Losing ground (www.flonnet.com)
Job losses mount in the ‘old’ export sectors – textiles and gems & jewellery.
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7.The Nuclear Saga V - Nuclear power programme monitored ‘informally’ (www.hindustantimes.com)
The honchos of India's atomic energy establishment sat in a November 2006 closed-door meeting, and the head of the nuclear programme said the unspeakable.
He admitted they had goofed up. -
8.Restoring order at Nirvachan Sadan (www.hindu.com)
In the next few days, the countdown to the world’s largest electoral exercise will begin. Later this week, the 14th Lok Sabha will hold its last sitting. And, the Election Commission is scheduled to announce the poll timetable. Also this week, the United Progressive Alliance government is expected to respond formally to Chief Election Commissioner N. Gopalaswami’s recommendation to the President for the removal of Election Commissioner Navin Chawla.
The Gopalaswami activism needs to be defeated. Otherwise, it will set a disastrous precedent. -
9.The Nuclear Saga I - Highlights of Indo-US nuclear deal (www.financialexpress.com)
Bullet points of the Indo-US Nuclear Deal
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10.The Nuclear Saga III - America's nuclear deal with India | Time to decide (www.economist.com)
In a dangerous and unstable world, isn’t cementing friendship with an up-and-coming power such as India worth breaking a few rules for?
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11.The Nuclear Saga II - What does Indo-US nuclear deal mean? (www.expressindia.com)
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12.Retail Therapy - II .... Retail chain flames out in key shareholders’ spat (www.livemint.com)
R. Subramanian and ICICI Venture slug it out, often in the press, as stores close and workers remain unpaid
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13.India protects remedies from foreign patents (www.hindu.com)
India’s battle to protect its traditional treatments is rooted in the belief that the developing world’s rich biodiversity is a potential treasure trove of starting material for new drugs and crops.
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14.Retail Therapy - I (www.flonnet.com)
Big Business is taking control of the supply chain in India, and there is growing unease among people who depend on retailing for livelihoods.
This is a July 2007 article but I would strongly recommend a read because it looks at the Retail Industry from a different perspective. Not the usual rose tinted ones of the Pink papers. Of course now with the Subhiksha episode the coverage will turn once again. -
15.Hard times in the big league (content-ind.cricinfo.com)
The deepening global recession seems to have finally caught up with the IPL. With just six weeks to go for the league's second season, franchises are scrambling to sign up sponsors and question marks have been raised - though IPL commissioner Lalit Modi emphatically denied them on Friday - within the industry about some of the league's long-term sponsorship deals.
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16.Singed but not burnt, India must learn from others’ mistakes (www.livemint.com)
Voicing his concern over India’s growth at Mint’s Clarity Through Debate event, Lord Meghnad Desai said in 40 years, India grew at one of the slowest paces humanly possible with 1% growth rate annually
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17.The meltdown: whose crisis is it, anyway? (www.hindu.com)
Very interesting article by P.Sainath on the Economic Crisis.
Through January the United States saw, on average, the loss of over 800 jobs every hour. Or 17,000 every day since the meltdown began in September. Here in India, too, things are slipping but the lessons remain unlearnt.
Remember The Crisis that struck India in 1991? The then Finance Minister, a Dr. M. Singh, told us that our balance of payments problem and shrinking forex reserves were truly a crisis. These, he said, called for reforms on a war footing. Oddly, 400 million human beings going to bed hungry every night was never thought of as a crisis. Certainly not one to be dealt with on a war footing. -
18.Economic downturn and sports (www.economist.com)
Nothing can entirely escape the economic downturn. But leading sports come close
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19.Dubai feels the heat (www.hindu.com)
Expats depart as work dries up and visas are rescinded. Too high, too fast: the party’s over for Dubai.
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20.Country Briefings: Pakistan (www.economist.com)
Data about our friendly neighbour Pakistan.
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21.60.4 lakh houses constructed under Indira Awas Yojna (www.moneycontrol.com)
Social Sector highlights...
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22.Your 10 minute resource to the Interim Budget (www.moneycontrol.com)
From spelling out the seven economic objectives from the Common Minimum Programme to indicating, albeit mildly, that his government, if re-elected will offer attractive tax sops, the speech was just what Corporate India expected – plain vanilla.
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23.Text of Pranab Mukherjee's Speech (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
For the record.
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24.(Part III - The Stimulus Series)) Congress and Administration Reach Deal on Economic Stimulus Plan (www.brookings.edu)
With yesterday’s agreement between House and Senate negotiators on an economic stimulus bill, the young Obama administration won a hard-fought and much needed victory. The compromise, which cut the overall cost of the legislation to $789 billion, pared back items dear to both liberals and the business community.
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25.(Part V - The Stimulus Series) Failure to Rise (www.nytimes.com)
Paul Krugman has his take on the stimulus bill. "The stimulus bill looks helpful but inadequate, especially when combined with a disappointing plan for rescuing the banks."
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