(Download) Current Affairs Part- I: Yojana Do You Know

YOJANA DO YOU KNOW

  • What is the Indo-U.S. Civilian Nuclear Deal?
  • What are theHydeAct and the 123Agreement?
  • Who are the Nuclear SuppliersGroup?
  • What does India get from theAgreement?
  • And what does India give?
  • What are the three flexibilitymechanisms put in place of the Kyoto Protocol for reducing GHGemission?
  • What is Joint Implementation?
  • What is Clean DevelopmentMechanism?
  • What is “Additionality” in a CDMproject ?
  • What are some of the concerns regarding CDM?
  • What does the Women’s Reservation Bill provide?
  • How did the Bill originate?
  • What is the objective of the Bill?
  • What are the apprehensions regarding theBill?
  • What is the status of the Bill now?
  • What is theHumanDevelopment index (HDl)?
  • How wasHDI Formulated?
  • How does India fare in the Human Development Report of 2009,?
  • What isHuman Poverty Index?
  • What is GenderRelated Development Index?
  • What areMillennium Development Goals ?
  • What is rainwater harvesting?
  • Why should rainwater be harvested?
  • How can rainwater be harvested?
  • Is rainwaterharvesting a newconcept in India?
  • Howis rainwater harvesting being done in rural areas?
  • What are themain Budget Documents placed before the Parliament?
  • What is theAnnual Financial Statement?
  • What are Demand for Grants?
  • What areAppropriation Bills?
  • What is Finance Bills?
  • What is the Macro Economic Framework Statement?
  • What is the Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement?
  • What isMediumTermFiscalPolicy Statement?
  • What is the FRBMAct?
  • When was the idea of a Republic first conceived?
  • What is Expenditure Budget?
  • What is Receipt Budget?
  • When was the Constituent Assembly framed and howwas the Constitution Drafted?
  • Who were some of the prominent figures in the ConstituentAssembly?
  • What were the main Objectives of the Constitution?
  • In drafting the Constitution, what were the ideas that influenced the drafters?
  • What is the significance of the Preamble to the Constitution?
  • What is the Nuclear Liability Bill 2010?
  • Why is it important?
  • What are the main features of the Bill?
  • What compensation does the Bill stipulate?
  • How will the system operate?
  • What is the history of the Commonwealth Games?
  • What was the debate regarding the Bill ?
  • What are the major highlights of the XIX Commonwealth Games held at Delhi from 3rd to 14th October, 2010?
  • Which are the sports that will be played in the Delhi Common wealth Games?
  • What is the significance of Queen’s Baton Relay?
  • Why do we need a new direct Tax code?
  • What do theDelhi Gamesmascot and emblem signify?
  • If enacted, when would the DTC 2010 come into force?
  • What are the salient features of the code?
  • How is income classified under theDTC2010?
  • What are broad provisions relating to salary income under the code?
  • What are the proposed tax rates under the Code?
  • Total Income Tax Rates
  • Wealth tax
  • Dividend Distribution Tax (DDT)
  • Special rates for non-residents
  • What is the objective of the Unique dentification Project?
  • Will it be compulsory to get a UID number?
  • Capital Gains
  • How will the UID database be created?
  • How will a UID number be issued?
  • Howwill authentication be done?
  • How will inclusion of the underprivileged be ensured under the project?
  • How secure would the database be?
  • What is the institutional set up underwhich this project is being implemented?

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