• India and US
• India and Pakistan
• India and China
• India and Saudi Arabia
• India and Sri Lanka
• India and Japan
• India and Switzerland
• India and Iran
• India and UK
• India and Netherlands

• Inflation Indexed Bonds (IIBs) to be launched
• WPI Inflation eased to 4.89 Percent
• CCEA approved the Same Scale of Allocation to APL Families
• RBI directed Banks to follow Clean Note Policy
• IMF approved 1.3 bn Dollars loan for Cyprus
• Exports in India grew up by 1.6 percent in April 2013
• CCEA approved Exchange Trade Fund for PSU stocks
• Stronger Powers proposed to SEBI for tackling Ponzi Schemes
• India is the largest Producer and Consumer of Chickpeas in World
• BSE launched broad-based Islamic Equity Index
• SC upheld 51 Percent FDI in Multi-brand Retail
• CCEA approved Proposal to set-up 2 Major Ports

• Nawaz Sharif’s Party PML-N got Majority
• North Korea Test Fired Four Missiles
• India was granted an Observer Status by Arctic Council
• US slapped Sanctions against 4 Iranian Nuclear Supply Companies
• Zimbabwe’s New Constitution signed into Law
• Ireland Unveiled the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill
• Enrico Letta is Italy’s new Prime Minister
• Largest Biogas Plant of the World Inaugurated
• British Parliament agreed to Outlaw Caste Discrimination
• China exported Arms worth 11 Billion US Dollars in 5 Years
• British Territories Signed Deal on sharing Tax Information
• Nevada Became First US State to Legalize Online Casino
• Maryland, First southern US state to Abolish Death Penalty
• US Congress introduced Explosive Materials Background Check Act
• Work on Inga Dam to Start in 2015
• France legalise Gay Marriage

• Changes to National Rural Livelihoods Mission approved
• MoU for Improving Living Conditions of Destitute Women
• Life Saving Drugs to be Cheaper by up to 80%
• India Unveiled its First Indigenously developed Rotavirus Vaccine
• Board of Governors of MCI Reconstituted
• Inter-Ministerial Group to tackle Fraudulent Money Pooling Activities
• National AIDS Control Support Project Approved
• Monetary Assistance under IAY Hiked
• Approval for Women Self Help Groups to Get Low Interest Loans
• 6-Member Expert Committee to measure Backwardness of States
• Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Got Approval SC
• Age Limit for Financial Assistance under JSY for Institutional Deliveries Relaxed
• The Year 2013 declared as Water Conservation Year-2013
• Launch of the National Urban Health Mission approved
• Special Vaccination Programme in High-Risk Areas launched
• OBC Creamy layer Criteria raised to 6 Lakh Rupees
• MoHUPA Proposed Launching NULM

Preliminary Examination of the Combined Competitive Examination 2013

ADVT. NO 06/2013

The Assam Public Service Commission will hold the Preliminary Examination of the Combined Competitive Examination 2013 for screening candidates for the Main Examination for recruitment to the under-mentioned services/posts in accordance with the Assam Public Services Combined Competitive Examination Rule 1989. The date of Examination will be notified in due course.

Assam Civil Service (Jr Grade)

Total Posts: 90

Pay Scale 12500-40000, Grade Pay 5400, Pay Band PB-4.

Assam Police Service (Jr. Grade)

Total Posts: 60

Pay Scale 12000-40000, Grade Pay 5400, Pay Band PB-4.

Assistant Registrar of Cooperative Societies

Total Posts: 7

Pay Scale 12000-40000, Grade Pay 5400, Pay Band PB-4.

Superintendent of Taxes

Total Posts: 11

Pay Scale 12000-40000, Grade Pay 5400, Pay Band PB-4.

Inspector of Taxes

Total Posts: 13

Pay Scale 8000-35000, Grade Pay 4300, Pay Band PB-3.

Labour Officer

Total Posts: 03

Pay Scale 12000-40000, Grade Pay 5400, Pay Band PB-4.

Asstt. Employment Officer

Total Posts: 27

Pay Scale 8000-35000, Grade Pay 4300, Pay Band PB-3

Labour Inspector

Total Posts: 11

Pay Scale 8000-35000, Grade Pay 4300, Pay Band PB-3.

Inspector of Excise

Total Posts: 16

Pay Scale 8000-35000, Grade Pay 4300, Pay Band PB-3

District Transport Officer

Total Posts: 03

Pay Scale 12000-40000, Grade Pay 5400, Pay Band PB-4.

Eligibility:

• The Candidate must be an Indian citizen.
• He/She should not be less than 21 years and more than 38 years of age as on 01.01.2013. The upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST candidates i.e. upto 43 years. There will also be relaxation of upper age limit in respect of Persons With Disability by 5 years i.e. upto 43 years. The age limit of the candidates will be calculated on the basis of the Matriculation/HSLC Admit Card/Certificate issued by a recognized Board/ Council, and no other document shall be accepted in lieu thereof for the purpose.
• A candidate must hold a Degree from any of the Universities incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India or other Educational institutions established by an Act of parliament or declared to be Deemed as a University under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or possess such qualification as may be declared equivalent by the Government.
• Candidates must possess the prescribed qualification on the date of submission of their applications.
• Candidates awaiting results of the qualifying examination on the closing date of submission of application need not apply.
• Persons with Disability should ascertain the post for which a particular category of disability is entitled for reservation as per the advertisement and should apply/opt the preference accordingly at the time of filling up forms for Main Examination.

Stages of The Examination

The Combined Competitive Examination consists of two successive stages:

• (I) The Preliminary Examination
• (II) The Main Examination (Written and Interview).

 The Preliminary Examination

a) The Preliminary Examination will consist of two papers of objective type multiple choice questions of two hours duration each.

Main Examination:

The Main Examination consists of (A) Written Examination and (B) Interview Test.

(A) Written Examination:

a) On the results of the Preliminary Examination, the number of candidates to be admitted to the written part of the Main Examination will be 11 to 12 times the number of vacancies aforesaid. The selection will be strictly on the basis of merit adhering to the norms of Vertical and Horizontal Reservation as per prescribed law in force.

b) The written examination will consist of the following papers of 3 hours duration each. The questions of the Examination will be of conventional essay type:

(B) Interview Test:

• On the results of the Written part of the Main Examination the number of candidates to be called for interview will be about twice the number of vacancies advertised. The selection will be strictly on the basis of merit adhering to the norms of Vertical and Horizontal Reservation as per prescribed law in force.
• The interview will carry 200 marks with no qualifying marks.
• The candidates will be interviewed by the Commission with the assistance of advisers deputed by the Government of Assam.
• The marks scored at the interview will be added to the marks scored in the written part of  the Main Examination and the ranking of the candidates will be determined on the basis of the total marks obtained.
• The Commission shall recommend exactly the same number of candidates for different posts as notified.
• The candidates will be allotted Cadre strictly on the basis of merit cum preferences opted by candidates in their applications for the Main Examination.
• The Commission shall not recommend a candidate for a post which he/she has not opted for.

Centres for the Preliminary Examination

• The centres for the Combined Competitive Preliminary Examination are: BONGAIGAON, BARPETA, DHUBRI, DIBRUGARH, DHEMAJI, DIPHU, GOLAGHAT, GOALPARA, HAFLONG, JORHAT, KOKRAJHAR, KARIMGANJ, MANGALDOI, MORIGAON, NAGAON, NALBARI, NORTH LAKHIMPUR, SILCHAR, SIVASAGAR, TEZPUR, TINSUKIA AND GUWAHATI.
• The Combined Competitive (Main) Examination will be held in Guwahati only.
• The Centres and the date (even after it is notified) for holding examination may however be deferred by the Commission at its discretion. Candidates admitted to the examination will be informed of the time table and place or places of examination. The candidates should note that no request for change of centre will be granted.

Fee:

• Application Fees : NIL
• Examination Fees –Rs 25/- for SC, ST(P) & ST(H). For others Rs 50/- to be deposited only through e-Challan with State Bank of India.
• The journal number generated by the Bank should be uploaded in the online application System of the Commission.
• Fee is not refundable.
• Fees for the Main Examination will be notified in due course of time

How To Apply:

Candidates are Required to Apply For The Preliminary Exam. Through Online Mode Only, No Other Mode For Submission of Application is Allowed.

Click Here To Apply Online

Courtesy : APSC

Rectt. Result - 04 posts of Economic Officer

FOLLOWING IS THE LIST OF THE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN  RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE POST OF ECONOMIC OFFICER IN  DIRECTORATE OF ECONOMICS & STATISTICS, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE  AND COOPERATION, MINISRY OF AGRICULTURE [ADVT. NO. 08/2012, ITEM  NO. 01, (VACANCY NO. 12080801411) DATED 11.08.2012], ON THE BASIS OF  THE RESULT OF THE WRITTEN TEST HELD BY UNION PUBLIC SERVICE  COMMISSION ON 21.04.2013 AND INTERVIEWS HELD FROM 12.08.2013 TO  13.08.2013. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED FOR  APPOINTMENT IS FOUR (04).

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES OF CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION, 2013

Candidates are advised to read carefully the Rules of the Examination, which include conditions of eligibility etc. as published in the Gazette of India dated 05th March, 2013 and Corrigendum published in the Gazette of India dated 25th March, 2013.

Candidates should ensure that all modules of the Online Application Form are filled in correctly. No correspondence will be entertained by the Commission from candidates to change any of the entries made in the Application Form. In case of NIL information, candidates are advised to clearly write NIL or NA or “0” in the relevant module. No module should be left blank.

All relevant enclosures relating to educational qualifications, age, community, Physical disability etc. should be enclosed  with the printed copy of the Application Form sent to the Commission.

Research and Statistics Section

F.1/25/2013-R&S

Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2013

No. 12/0/2013-EI(B): A combined competitive examination for recruitment to Grade IV of the Services mentioned in Para 2 below will be held by the Union Public Service Commission commencing from 9th November, 2013 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation in the Gazette of India dated the 17th August, 2013.

Eligibility Conditions :

• Freedom that Must have Limits
• Restraint is the key
• Legacy of Change through Justice
• Lesson from an Unsettled Boundary
• Workplace Sexual Harassment
• The Disconnect with Disability
• Indigenising Defence
• Reaping the Information Dividend through Social Media
• Hotspot in a Spot
• An Ecosystem to Save, or Squander
• The Significance of Niyamgiri
• Between mass Hunger and Bursting Granaries
• When Development Triggers Caste Violence

The victory of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s party, the geographically fragmented verdict, the lack of a clear ideological distinction between the political parties in the fray and the poor showing of progressive, left wing forces – suggest that there are part things “new” and part things “old” in Pakistani politics following the election results in 2013.

The main slogan for the May 2013 Pakistan elections, was one of change, for a naya (new) Pakistan. In important ways, the 2013 elections were as important and as critical as the 1988 elections which began the process of electoral politics – albeit not democracy – in Pakistan after a long, dark and cruel military dictatorship.This time round, in 2013, while the transition, the first ever from a democratically elected government to another, is very different compared to 1988, the importance of a break from the past, is perhaps more powerful than that of the 1988 elections.

National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET)

UGC Planning To Change NET Exam Pattern

The University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) is most likely to see a change in its pattern from next June, Prof DN Reddy, UGC member, has said.

During the consultations, Reddy said that two anomalies were pointed out by the faculty and students in the current NET examination pattern. They are conducting the exam in objective pattern without negative marking and testing subjects in paper-II and Paper-III out of three papers. The former JNTU vice-chancellor was addressing the UGC regional consultation on review of NET examination pattern at Osmania University here on Saturday organised by the UGC’s Southern Eastern Regional Office (SERO).

The Karakoram Pass played a significant role in the flourishing trade on the Silk Route between India-China and Central Asia. The pass was shut down and trade stopped in 1949 when Xinjiang became a part of People’s Republic of China. Leh was a busy cosmopolitan commercial town, with traders from Central Asia, Kashgarh, Yarkand, Kabul, Tibet, Kashmir, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh who stayed on for one or two months after their exhausting journey.

The trade, through the Karakoram, influenced the dress, food and dance forms of Ladakh. On the other side of the Pass, “Chini Bagh” at Kashgarh (the residence of the British Joint Commissioner of Trade), “Gurdial Sarai” and “Kashmiri Kucha” (street) at Yarkand, where Indian traders used to stay, still remind us of the magnitude of commerce that took place. The Bactrian camel (double hump) of Nubra valley is a relic from Xinjiang. A generation of people in Nubra still speaks the Uyghur dialect. Food served in some of old streets of Leh has a distinctly Central Asian flavour.

Sport is a big phenomenon of today, it is very important part of today life. However, sport is rather contradictory phenomenon. It is connected with big humanistic values and it formats life and values of billions of people on the one side. It is also connected with dirty business, doping, corruption and violence on the other side. Corruption in sport should be matter of concern not of pessimism. We are not speaking about decline of sport values. But we are facing of a new challenge. This challenge is higher as the issue is still not dealt with properly. We may perhaps compare doping in sport with corruption in sport. However, doping has been seriously treated for many years now, with number of experts, scientific background and international co-ordination structures. Nothing of it exists in the area of corruption in sport yet.

Just over a decade after cricket was hit by one its biggest scandals, three Pakistani cricketers were given prison sentences last week by a London court on charges of spotfixing. For the first time in cricket’s history, players face jail terms of between six and 30 months, besides the prospect of never again playing the game. This is in stark contrast to investigations into match-fixing in 2000 where the central figure was the former South African captain, Hansie Cronje. Cricketers from various countries were alleged to have been involved, including a former captain of the Indian team who is now a member of the Indian Parliament. Enquiry commissions were set up in South Africa and Pakistan following the scandal, but most players got away with bans, fines or in some cases just a reprimand. After the events of 2000, cricket’s governing body, the International Cricket Council, set up the Anti-Corruption and Security Unit to tackle the menace of match fixing. But ironically it was a sting operation by the now discredited and defunct News of the World in 2010 which exposed the spot-fixing by the Pakistani cricketers and provided evidence for sentencing.