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In Europe,
earthquake hits northern Italy,
six people died
In Europe, earthquake hits northern Italy, reportedly six people
died, including 37-year-old German woman and also 100-year-old
woman among dead reported.
According to news reports, howmany people were injured in this
earthquake still not known.
Reportedly the earthquake hit the region of Emilia-Romagna at
4.00 AM local time, news reports said.
-The AENNS (20.05/2012)
In India,
steep fall in its currency rupee,
it is matter of great concern,
Centre trying to resolve issue,
RBI steps in
In India, its currenecy rupee steeply fallying and it is a great
concern, reportedly the Centre is trying to resolve the issue.
Reportedly Finace Minister Pranab Mukherjee told journalists in
New Delhi, it is a matter of great concern that rupee is steeply
fallying, saying we are watching the situation. The Centre is
not sitting idle, we are trying to resove the issue. This is due
to the Eurozone crisis. There is also currency crisis in emerging
markets including Brazil, news reports said.
According to news reports, at the forex market, the domestic currency
rupee has been falling against the U.S. currency dollar over the
past few days, and on Friday, early trade, the rupee threatened
to breach the 55-level as it slumped to 54.91 against the American
currency - the fresh all time low it hit in the third straight
session as copious fund outflows continued amid Eurozone worries.
Reportedly the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had stepped in and
stemmed the rupee's slid, said news reports.
0The AENNS (20/05/2012)
Inflation shot up to double
digit mark at 10.32 per cent
on account of
vegetable prices shoot up
in India
In India, inflation reportedly shot up to the double digit mark
at 10.32 per cent in April, on the account of substantial increase
in vegetable, edible oils and milk prices shoot up high, news
reports said.
Reportedly the Consumer Price Index (CPI) the inflation for March
was revised to 9.38 per cent from the provisional estimate of
9.47 per cent as the government data released in New Delhi on
Friday, news reports said.
According to news reports, vegetable prices recorded the maximum
in prices, up 24.55 per cent followed by edible oils - 17.63 per
cent and milk products - 14.94 per cent in April, year-on-year
basis.
Prices of egg, fish and meat shot up 9.95, while non-alcoholic
beverage become costlier 9.52 per cent. Among other items, prices
of cereal and its products saw a rise of 3.94 per cent over the
April 2011 level, news reports said.
Reportedly as per the wholesale Price Index (WPI) data released
earlier this week, inflation also rose to 7.32 per cent in April
on account of steep spurt in vegetables as they turned costlier
by 60.97 per cent during April, news reports said.
-The AENNS (18/05/2012)
In India,
exports grow,
trade deficit down
In India, reportedly exports grew by 3.2 percent to USD 24.5 billion
in April, while imports rose 3.8 percent leading to lowest trade
deficit down in the country has logged in a year, according to
Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar said.
According to news reports, during the first month of current fiscal
imports aggregated to USD 37.9 billion, leaving a trade deficit
of USD 13.4 billion, news reports said.
Reportedly Mr. Khullar said this is the lowest trade deficit we
have had in last one year...In month April, we decelerated imports
, and said exporting sector which registered healthy growth in
April, include engineering, electronic, pharmaceutical and chemical.
However, exports of gems and jewelries contracted by 25.7 percent
to USD 2.6 billion, news reports said.
-The AENNS ( 11/5/2012)
In Europe,
France elects new President
Hollande ousting Sarkozy
 
Francois Hollande .............. Nicolas Sarkozy
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In Europe, France on Sunday, elects new President Francois Hollande
ousting President Nicolas Sarkozy in election.
Reportedly Socialist challenger Hollande won with 51.9 per cent
against Conservative Sarkozy's score of 48.1 per cent in a presidential
election race, and there was loud cheering at Socialist Headquarters
in Paris, news reports said.
There is a major victory for the Socialists who return to power
after a gap of 22 years.
Mr Sarkozy now reportedly becomes the second President in France's
current Vth Republic to serve just one term.
He took several reforms but often appeared to change course mid-way
and has failed to fulfil his promises, news reports said.
-The AENNS (07/05/2012)
In Asia,
ADB's Board of Governors elects
India's Finance Minister Mukherjee
as chair of organisation
In Asia, India's Fianace Minister Pranab Mukherjee was on Saturday
elected as chair of the Asian Development Bank's Board of Governors,
reportedly India will host the 46th annual meeting of the ADB
in New Delhi next year, news reports said.
Mr. Mukherjee who attended the 45th annual meeting of the ADB's
Board of Governors meeting in Manila, reportedly said India is
very happy to accept the chair, and said India was the founding
member of the ADB in 1966, its lending operations in India began
two decades later.
As a major multilateral lending organisation, the Manila-headquarted
ADB has 67 members, of which 48 are from Asia, and the US and
Japan are the largest shareholders and India is the fifth largest.
Reportedly ADB's three year country operation business plan for
India for 2012-14 will provide lending assistance of USD 6.25
bn to support inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth,
said Secretary of the ADB, news reports said.
-The AENNS (07/05/2012)
In South Asia,
India announcing to write off
USD 200 million of 1 billion
LC offered to Bangladesh
In South Asia, reportedly India has announced that it will write
off USD 200 million of USD one billion line of credit offered
to Bangladesh and promised to implement all bilateral agreements,
including those that have witnessed delays, news reports said.
Reportedly India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday
that New Delhi had decided to consider USD 200 million of that
amount as a grant rather than credit, and Bangladesh can utilise
the fund for its priority projects, he told a group of senior
editors as he wound up a 24 hour trip to Dhaka, news reports said.
-The AENNS (07/05/2012)
In Asia,
global currencies issue
will be discussed
at ADB meeting
-says India's
Finance Minister Mukherjee
Pranab Mukherjee
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In Asia, India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who will assume
chairmanship of Asian Development Bank(ADB) on Saturday, reportedly
said the global issues which have a bearing on the Asian economies
would be discussed at the meeting, news reports said.
Reportedly the main areas of concern for Mr. Mukherjee were eurozone
and Japan as they provide a big market to merchandise from the
developing world. Unless recovery in Japan and Europe is fast
trucked...it will have its impact, European crisis is expected
to cast its shadow.
Mr.Mukherjee reportedly said the Asian region is still doing better
than the developed countries, further he said "We will review
the world economy ... the Asian region is one the important contrbution
to the world economy, and said India will be hosting the ADB annual
meeting next year in New Delhi.
In several Asian countries, except China, the Balance of Payment
(BoP) is under stress, which leads the currency depreciation,
said Mr. Mukherjee.
Reportedly Mr. Mukherjee said certain fundamentals in the Indian
economy have to be corrected against the backdrop of the rating
agency Standard and Poor's downgrading outlook for the country's
sovereign rating, reportedly Mr.Mr Mukherjee who is attending
45th annual meeting of the ADB Board of Governors, in Manilay,
told journalists, news reports said.
-The AENNS (05/05/2012)
In Britain,
Conservative Boris Johnson
wins London mayoral election
Boris Johnson
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In Britain, London mayoral election was a focal point and media
waited long enough to know the result who would win the race.
At last, the result was announced at mid night that Conservative
Boris Johnson was re-elected as a London mayor.
Conservative Boris Johnson won the London mayoral election because
of his personal popularity rather than an endorcement of Tory
policies. Reportedly he went out of his way to disassociate himself
from his party's policies, projecting himself as his own man.
The campaign was marked by bitter clashes between him and London
mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone, news reports said.
-The AENNS (05/05/2012)
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In India,
country's economy integrate
further with global economy,
higher FDI cap may be a need
to relook at sector caps
-says RBI study report
In India, as the county's economy integrate further with global
economy, there may be a need to relook at the sectoral caps restrictions
on FDI flows, says Reserve Bank of India's study report released
earler this month, on FDI flows to India.
Reportedly the study said there are certain sectors, including
agriculture, where FDI is not allowed, while sectoral caps in
some sectors such as insurance and media are relatively low compared
to the global pattern.
According to news reports, RBI said demand for raising the present
FDI limit of 26 percent in the insurance sector may be reviewed
taking into account the changing demographic patterns as well
as the role of insurance companies in supplying the required long-term
finance in the economy.
About the retail sector, the study report said that given the
international experience, it is argued that FDI in retail would
help in reaping the benefits of organised supply chains and reduction
in wastage in terms of better prices to both farmers and consumers.
Reportedly main apprehensions are the FDI in retail would expose
the domestic retailers and hence significant job losses. A balanced
and objective view need to be taken in this regard.
According to news reports, FDI in retail has long-term benefits
for the economy which outweigh any potential threats to domestic
retailers...The so called threat to mom and pop stores is completely
unfounded, as the structure of the distribution and retail network
is completely different from the developed markets, news reports
said.
-The AENNS (01/05/2012)
In India,
UNSG Ban Ki-Moon says in Delhi,
India as regional and global
force would find way to do more
in advancing peace and security,
building common ground with
its neighbours
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon from the left talking
to Indian Premier Dr. Manmhan Singh on the right
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In India, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is in New Delhi, during
his visit to the country in April 2012, reportedly he hoped, saying
India as a regional and global force, would find a way to build
and strengthen common ground and even to do more in advancing
peace and security globally, and also said it was imperative for
the country to tackle its own human rights challenge through legislation,
policy and action to protect citizens regardless of gender, identity
or social origin though every country faces such challenges.
India reportedly urged the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to
ask member nations not to cut down financial and technological
aid for public health initiatives across the globe for the benefit
of global community, news reports said.
-The AENNS (28/4/2012)
In US,
IMF and World Bank hold
G-20 countries meeting
in Washington, India asks
G-20 need policies to create
jobs and support investment
India's Finance Minister,
Pranab Mukherjee
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In the US, IMF and the World Bank hold G-20 countries meeting
in Washington, and leaders had consequently tasked to main jobs
and employment issues into the framework excercise. Persistent
high unemployment trends to have significant long-lasting detrimental
impacts on the economy, holding back economic recovery further,
and adding to social tensions and adversely affecting productivity
and growth in medium to long-term.
India's Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee reportedly said the
world has been pre-occupied with dealing with problems in the
financial sector.
Mr. Mukherjee reportedly argued saying some countries have been
stressing the need to step up effects to support investment in
the real sector, and especially in infrastructure at a global
level to help revive global growth and support demand and jobs
creation.
He said this route to reviving global growth has not received
attention that it merits. To the extent that much of this investment,
including in infrastructure will occur in developing countries,
it would also help rebalance global demand, and redirect savings.
Some developed countries also need to increase investment and
upgrade their infrastructure, saying G20 countries will need to
develop a framework to assess the progress much on G20 commitments.
The Framework Working Group, he said has indicated that assessment
in some areas is complicated by the lack of a common framework
to assess progress, news reports said.
What is needed globally is some countries need to encourage small
businesses and cottage industries, which can create wealth and
jobs, and this sector needs attention and it seems, this sector
is a backbond of the economy, said observers.
-The AENNS (21/4/2012)
In US,
next World Bank President
is annouced on Monday,
Kim 52 will replace Zeollick
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In the US, next World Bank President is announced on Monday, Dr.
Jim Young Kim of the United States, nominated by the US President
Barack Obama, would replace current president Robert B Zeollick
who steps down at the end of his five year term. Seaul-born Kim
is currently President of Dartmmouth college, news reports said.
Dr. Kim was selected from three candidates. The other two were
Jose Antonio Ocampo, the former Columbian central banker and UN
official, and Ngozi Okenjo tweala.
Reportedly Dr. Kim 52, will take over at the beginning of July,
after current President Zeollick steps down at end of his five-year
term, news reports said.
-The AENNS (17/4/2012)
In global urban
population growth
over 40 years,
Asia will lead
largest increase
-says U.N.'s report
The U.N.'s 2011 Review of the World's urbanisation prospects said
India, China will witness unprecedented increase in their urban
population in the next 40 years, posing new challeges of providing
jobs, energy and infrastructure to their people, reportedly a
U.N. report said.
Reportedly India will add another 497 million to its urban population
between 2010 and 2050, while China will see 341 million people
moving into urban cities followed by Nigeria (200 million), the
U.S. (103 million) and Indonesia (92 million), news reports said.
According to news reports, Africa's utban population will increase
from 414 million to over 1.2 billion by 2050 while that of Asia
will will soar from 1.9 billion to 3.3 billion.
The U.N. reportedly said both regions would together account 86
per cent of all increase in the world's urban populations.
Reportedly a U.N. release said on Thursday, this unprecedented
increase in urban population will provide new opportunities to
improve education and public services in Asia and Africa, as more
concentrated population become easier to reach, news reports said.
However, reportedly it warned that the trend would also pose new
challenges of providing urban jobs, housing, energy and infrastructure
to mitigate urban proverty, expansion of slums and deterioration
of the urban environment, said news reports.
-The AENNS (6/4/2012)
In Britain,
new visa rules come into effect
for non-EU students from April 6
In Britain the Home Office announced that a new selective system
would come into effect for non-EU students from April 6, so that
only the most talented international graduates can apply to stay
in this country for work purpose, and said that means, only those
graduating from a university, having a job offer from a reputable
employer accredited by the U.K Boarder Agency at a salary of £20,000
or more, will be able to continue living and working in the U.K.
in order to benefit the British economy.
The new rules come into effect from April 6, are part of a government
crackdown on non-EU immigration to fulfil the Conservative Party
election pledge to drastically cut down immigration levels.
In a separate move, the government announced that it was freezing
the annual cap on highly skilled workers for two years, and it
will remain at 20,700 till 2014.
This follows criticism from the business sector that constant
changes in the rules created uncertainty and made it difficult
for businesses to plan for future, news reports said.
The AENNS (6/4/2012)
In India,
RBI says Indian companies
will need to obtain its prior
permission to operate foreign
currency account abroad
In India, reportedly the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a notification
on Monday said Indian companies would require to obtain prior
permission of the RBI to operate foreign currency account in foreign
country, for the purpose of overseas direct investments in that
country, news reports said.
Reportedly it added that the remittances sent to the Foreign Currency
Accounts (FCA) by the Indian companies should be utilised only
for making overseas direct investments into the joint venture
or wholly - owned subsidiaryes abroad, and said any amount received
in the account by way of dividend and or other entilement from
the subsidiary shall be repatriated to India within 30 days from
the date of credit, and should submit the details of debits and
credits in the FCA on yearly basis to the designated bank with
a certificate from the statutory auditors certifying that the
FCA was maintain as per the host country laws and extant regulations
as applicable, news reports said.
-The AENNS (3/4/2012)
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Poetic Vision
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Vallabh Kaviraj
a longstanding
Indian origin
poet, writer,
journalist
and newspaper
editor in London,
he himself composed
his all peoms and
published
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called "Inspiration"
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Human
O human! self trouble not the world,
compare self as the same as all,
function inside you as same
as others of all,
why should be troubled
or trouble fellows in the world ?
O wild waves! be not thunder
and be not selfish to harm
safe boats in the sea!
Forget not the earth, from the sun,
all stars related in the sky,
human has the bed that is earth
and the blanket for all is the sky.
It is I respect others,
naturally I am respected by others.
It is I earn living,
consequently it is also
helped others
in earning living.
It is the related world,
no mistake, human works
for her/himself
as well as for others
in the civil world.
-Vallabh Kaviraj
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Peace on Earth
Nature is troubled with rusty air,
all creatures fear everywhere,
what will happen if none care!
none believe God is where!
Fighting fighting everywhere,
but none got an end anywhere.
It is human creature,
should understand,
because sensitive creature
on the land.
Human should be happy
on the land,
let be asked when?
Honesty that all understand
and rusty air will clear then.
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Gujarati poem
Pralaya
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Today's India
needs strong unity
nationwide to achieve
prosperity and peace
Vallabh Kaviraj
in London
*India, the glorious ancient land with full of resources, manpower,
rich culture and a considerable wealth of all kinds, is now seen
globally as the land of opportunities for prosperity and world
peace in this New Age.
*India is many-but it is a great one nation with over one billion
people who have different languages, different religions, traditions
and customs though culturally they are one people who have lived
together culturally for centuries, that was the beauty of the
great country India.
*Today's India is gaining a strong ground in the globalised world.
Its progressive economy attracted a large number of world's countries
to build bilateral relations. The country has got a considerable
natural resources, wealth and talented manpower.
*Geographically its paramount boundry from Kashmir to Kanyakumari,
its wall of moutains in the east and sea routes of Arabian sea
and Indian ocean give a vast opportunity to build its strength
as well as to create more wealth to become a rich nation again.
*India was one paramount nation before its Independence which
was gained on 15th of August 1947. The British Raj maintained
a strong unity of India and built up a powerful British Empire
during its rule in India.
*However, unfortunately partition of India, creating Pakistan
out of one nation India before 15th of August 1947, caused a grave
concern to the whole South Asia region.
*In 1971, Bangldesh was created out of east Pakistan, since, India
has to face another boundry issue, and in 1961, China and India
fought a war over Tibet issue and caused a boundry issue that
is not resolved yet.
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In India,
five states held
assembly elections
this year,
governing Congress Party
gets support below
its expectation
Mrs Sonia Gandhi
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In India, five states held their Assembly elections this year,
and polls show the governing Congress Party gets less support
than other four states in the election, news reports said.
According to news reports, Sonia Gandhi Congress Party President
met a large number of Congress Party office bearers individually
on Wednesday at the AICC head quarters in New Delhi and told them
to pull up the socks for the coming electoral battle, and dismissed
polls defeat damaging the UPA government at the centre.
Mrs Gandhi told the party officials that after those five states
held elections, a number of states are going to polls this year
Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh will go to polls, and Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh Rajsthan and Chhattisgarh next year, and Lok Shabha
polls are due in middle of 2014.
When asked whether people's anger on the issue of price rise had
led the result, she said maybe. Every election is a lessen for
us, whether we win or lose and added saying Party's poor show
will be examined.
Mrs Gandhi ascibed wrong selections of canddates, too many leaders
and organisational weakness as among key factors that contributed
to the party's dismal performance.
To persistant questions on who would be party's prime ministerial
face for the next Lok Shabha polls, Mrs Gandhi said, 2014 is a
long way off and she did not bother to answer further, news reports
said.
-The AENNS (8/3/2012)
In India,
65th Martyrdom Day
of father of nation
Mahatma Gandhi
is being observed
on Monday 30, January
Mahatma Gandhiji
In India, the 65th Martyrdom Day of the father of the nation Mahatma
gandhi is being observed on Monday 30, January, and a number of
functions organised throughout the country to mark the occasion,
news reports said.
-The AENNS (30.1.2012)
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Premier
Dr. Singh says
despite impressive
growth of GDP,
level of under-nutrition unacceptably
high in our country
Premier Dr. Manmohan Singh
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In India, releasing a report on Hunger and Malnutrition in New
Delhi on Tuesday, Premier Dr. Manmohan Singh reportedly said the
problem of malnutrition is a matter of national shame. Despite
impressive growth of GDP, the level of under-nutrition in the
country is unacceptably high, news reports said.
Reportedly Prime Minister Dr. Singh said the government cannot
rely soley on the Integrated Child Development Scheme to tackle
it, and pointed out that India had not succeeded in reducing the
levels of manutrition fast enough and said though the ICDS continues
to be our most important tool to fight malnutrition, we can no
longer rely soley on it and we need to focus on districts where
malnutrition levels are high where conditions causing malnutrition
prevail and said that policy makers and programme implementers
need to clearly understand many linkages - between education and
health, sanitation and hygiene, drinking water and nutrition and
the shape their responses accordingly. He said he had always believed
that mother's education level, economic status of the family,
sanitation and hygiene, status of woman in the family, breastfeeding
and other good child rearing practices affect children's nutrition,
the survey has broadly validated these hypotheses.
Premier Dr. Singh reportedly said his government was working to
launch a strengthened and restructured ICDS to start a multi-sectoral
programme for 200 high burden districts and initiate a nationwide
communication campaign against malnutrition, news reports said.
-The AENNS (10/1/2012)
In India,
10th Pravasi
Bharatiya Divas
an annual event
being held
this year in Jaipur,
Rajasthan,
Premier Dr. Singh
calls upon
Indians living
abroad to play
more active role
and contribute
much more
to building of
modern India
Premier
Dr.Manmohan Singh
In India, an annual event for NRIs, PIOs and overseas Indians
is being held this year in Jaipur, Rajasthan, where Premier Dr.
Manmohan Singh and several other ministers as well as industrial
magnets, entrepreneurs and government functionaries attended the
event.
Among others, Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs Minister
Vayalar Ravi, acting Rajasthan Governor Shivraj Patil and Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot attended the inauguration session, news
reports said.
The three-day festival started on Saturday, reportedly on Sunday
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh calls upon the Indians living
abroad to play a more active role and contribute much more to
building of a modern India and promised significant steps to facilitate,
encourage and promote their engagement with the country of their
origin. The past decade witnessed an increase in the influence
and impact of the global Indian, he reportedly said.
Premier Dr. Singh reportedly said that while the notifications
had been issued to enable Indian residents abroad to participate
in the country's election processes, a Bill had been introduced
in Parliament to merge and streamline the PIO and overseas citizens
of India schemes by amending the citizenship Act.This would provide
for an overseas Indian card that would be given to foreign spouses
of the holders as well.
Inaugurating the 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas festival in Jaipur,
Premier Dr. Singh also announced the right of franchise to the
non-resident Indians who are registered under the Representation
of People Act 1950. A new pension and life insurance fund for
overseas Indian workers, to enable them to voluntarily save for
their return and resettlement, has also been introduced.
The Premier of Trinidad and Tobago Kamala Persad-Bissessar is
the Chief Guest at the three-day festival of Pravasi Bharatiya
Divas this year held in Jaipur. About 1,900 NRIs and PIOs are
taking part in the flagship event, which will focus on India's
success in diverse fields and invited them to strengthen their
bonds with their ancestral land, news reports said.
-The AENNS (08/01/2012)
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