THE HINDU: Delivering on Make in India

In  its  last  18  months,  the  UPA  government  faced  up  to  an  economic reality:  new  investments  had  come  to  a  halt  and  projects  worth  lakhs of  crores  of  rupees  caught  in  red  tape  were  turning  unviable,  posing a  threat  to  banks  that  had  lent  for  them.  The  then  Prime  Minister, Manmohan  Singh,  heeded  Finance  Minister  P.  Chidambaram’s concern  about  the  impact  on  public  sector  banks  if  these  projects were  not  brought  back  on  track  through  high-level  intervention.  When the  NDA  government  assumed  office,  it  found  that  the  mechanism that  Dr.  Singh  had  approved  to  fix  the  problem  —  a  project  monitoring group  in  the  Cabinet  Secretariat  to  steer  around  roadblocks  to  bigticket  manufacturing  and  infrastructure  projects  —  had  helped  clear projects  worth  Rs.6.5  lakh  crore.  In  June  2014,  the  Prime  Minister’s Office  asked  the  group  to  ascertain  if  the  projects  it  had  helped  had begun  operations.

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Ques. : 1 The Make in India week was held in Mumbai recently in an effort to boost manufacturing in India. What is the share of manufacturing in the gross domestic product (GDP)?
1) 11 per cent
2) 15 per cent
3) 17 per cent
4) 25 per cent
5) 28 per cent
Answer:- 3) 17 per cent

Ques. : 2 The Marshall Islands is in process to sue India and others in International Court of Justice. Capital city of the tiny island country is
1) Majuro
2) Bridgetown
3) Nassau
4) Luanda
5) Tirana
Answer:- 1) Majuro

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22-January-2016 19:09 IST

17 States and Six Central Ministries to Showcase their Tableaux in Republic Day Parade – 2016

This year Republic Day Parade on Rajpath will witness tableaux from 17 States and Six Ministries of the Central Government. These tableaux will showcase varied themes starting from country’s rich cultural heritage and socio-economic development to nation’s progress in key areas like IT, Women, Empowerment and Environment Protection. A brief write-up on each tableaux highlighting its significance is given below:

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Jagor Folk Dance

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15 LESSONS FOR INDIA Delhi ODD-EVEN

15 LESSONS FOR INDIA- Delhi ODD-EVEN




Emergency situation needs emergency measure: Delhi is facing one of the worst spells of air pollution this winter. The odd-even measure is a fitting response to such an emergency situation. Analysis already shows that the 15-day car-control measures have curtailed pollution.


Public participates if politicians show will: The evident acceptance of the experiment despite early apprehensions shows that people are willing to become sensible participants if those in power show the will to take tough measures. The experiment has immense lessons for the rolling out of schemes which need public participation.

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                                      OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION-ANSWER

1. Which of the following films has won the prestigious Golden Peacock award at the IFFI 2015?
[A]Mustang
[B]The Measure of a Man
[C]Embrace of the Serpent
[D]Eisenstein
Answer: Embrace of the Serpent

2. What per cent of FDI is allowed in E-Commerce sector in India?
[A]49%
[B]51%
[C]75%
[D]100%
Answer: 100%

3. Which of the following companies has launched the 􂀘Safe Move-Traffic Safety Campaign􂀙?
[A]Mahindra & Mahindra
[B]Ashok Leyland
[C]Hyundai Motor India
[D]TVS Motor
Answer: Hyundai Motor India