[12/09 8:08 am] +91 97856 00807: *_The Hindu Editorial - In the air: on the no-fly list_*
_The Centre’s decision to put unruly air passengers on a no-fly list ranging from three months to a lifetime, depending upon the gravity of the offence, is stringent but welcome. The list will be maintained by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, and be put in the public domain. The quantum of punishment is to be decided by an internal committee of the airline in question based on evidence produced by both the airline and the passenger within 30 days, during which time the passenger would not be allowed to fly. No compensation will be offered to the passenger in case the allegations of the airline are proven wrong. Aggrieved passengers can appeal within 60 days to an appellate committee. Other airlines will not, however, be bound by one airline’s no-fly ban. The no-fly list provisions look stringent, empowering airlines to impose strict penalties in case of alleged misbehaviour or graver offences by passengers. But in the case of India, these appear necessary in particular because of a widespread culture of entitlement, especially among ‘VIPs’, and growing incidents of air rage. The new rules are, specifically, a response to the recent case of unruly and violent behaviour by Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad on board an Air India plane six months ago. There have been other recent incidents of ‘VIP’ misbehaviour with airline staff — both in the air and on the ground. In Mr. Gaikwad’s case, Air India had imposed a temporary no-fly ban, which was subsequently withdrawn after a grudging apology from him. Existing guidelines and rules on unruly behaviour did not have provisions for a no-fly ban, necessitating these rules._
_The no-fly list system, which has been adopted by other countries too, is a relatively new development in civil aviation. Care must be taken by the airlines to ensure that the imposition of the no-fly ban is used as the last resort; ideally, it should remain in the books as a deterrent. While incidents of egregious behaviour by VIPs and unruly passengers have not been isolated events, passenger anger has also been a consequence of airline inefficiencies. The record of some airlines in ensuring service on time and avoiding over-booking of tickets that result in last-minute cancellation of tickets is not satisfactory. Airlines must be careful not to hold out the threat of the no-fly list to keep passenger frustration in check, and thereby evade giving a full explanation for their mistakes. Thanks to lower fuel prices and profitability, the civil aviation industry in India is in a phase of recovery and stability following a shakeout. This is a good time for airlines to enhance their reach and service and keep prices competitive as more Indians take to air travel. While this is a guaranteed way to keep both passenger angst and air rage in check, preventive measures such as a no-fly list should be enforced only for the most egregious of cases._
[12/09 8:09 am] +91 97856 00807: *_The Hindu Editorial - Back to the future: on the Nadal-Federer resurgence_*
_Men’s tennis appears to have been transported into the past this year. No one saw Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal splitting the Majors in 2017, but that is precisely what they have done. In winning the Australian Open and the Wimbledon in his 36th year, Federer showed he is that rare great — one who marries a handsome, timeless style and a clinical, ruthless mind to transcend what is thought possible. Nadal has been stretching the limits of possibility himself. From the time he won his first ATP match as a 15-year-old in 2002, he has been told that his frenetic, physical method would not last into his 20s. He was also told that his monotone game would find little success outside the familiar comforts of clay. And yet, as he soaked in the applause of a boisterous New York crowd on Sunday, he had not merely lasted, he had also won a third U.S. Open title, his 16th Major overall. The Spaniard had debunked the theory that he was a one-surface wonder in 2010, when he first triumphed at Flushing Meadows and completed the career Grand Slam. But before this Sunday, the 31-year-old had not won a Slam outside of Roland Garros since 2013. In ending that wait and closing the gap to Federer’s record 19 Majors, Nadal bullet-proofed his legacy as an all-court champion and kept the race to No. 20 alive._
_Sunday night also marked the end of the most successful player-coach relationshipin tennis. Toni Nadal, who has coached his nephew since he was four, had said that the U.S. Open would be his last Grand Slam on the road. Through 27 years and 16 Major titles, Toni has challenged and cultivated Nadal’s innate relentlessness. The addition of former World No. 1 Carlos Moya to the coaching team has played a part in the resurgence, but none of this would have been possible without Toni. In both the semi-final against Juan Martin del Potro, Federer’s conqueror, and the final against Kevin Anderson, the 6’8” South African on an impressive, heart-warming run, Nadal showcased the tactical mastery and technical advancement that he and Toni have so painstakingly worked towards. “I know we’re the same age,” Anderson told Nadal during the trophy ceremony, “but I feel like I’ve been watching you my whole life.” It was a measure of the impact Nadal has had on the sport — and also a tribute to his longevity, his incredible ability to overcome injury setbacks and return to a high level, as he has this year after a gloomy 2016. Another remarkable recovery story played out in the women’s draw: Sloane Stephens, who walked for the first time in April after foot surgery earlier in the year, put mind over matter to break through at her home Slam. The 24-year-old American has been picked out for great things; on Saturday, she delivered a popular, courageous triumph, the first, it would appear, of many._
[12/09 8:22 am] +91 97856 00807: *_Challenging Words in THE HINDU Article -_*
1)Reprisal (noun) (प्रतिहिंसा) - ri-pray-zul
Meaning - an act of retaliation, to hurt or punish someone because they have done something violent or unpleasant to you.
Synonyms - counterattack; revenge/retribution.
Antonyms - Kindness, pardon, leniency
Example - Witnesses of the severe case related to minister are unwilling to testify through fear of reprisals.
2)Enumerate (verb) (एक एक करके बताना) - Enyu-mer-ate
Meaning - to list or count off individually
Synonyms - calculate, compute, count.
Antonyms - estimate, randomize
Example -The hundreds of people that contributed to my book are too many to enumerate, so I will thank them collectively.
3)Alienation (noun) (अलगाव की भावना) - ale-ni-ashun
Meaning - to make an individual feel unwanted or removed from a group or relationship
Synonyms - isolation, detachment, estrangement/separation.
Antonyms - loyalty, attachment
Example -The restaurant owner hesitates to change his menu because he does not want to alienate his regular customers.
4)Rickety (adjective) (अस्थिर ,असुरक्षित) - rik-i-tee
Meaning - (of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse.
Synonyms- shaky, unsteady, unsafe/broken-down.
Antonyms - strong, stable, sturdy
Example - As it was an old rickety door, it thrashed as the strong wind came to it.
5)Flee (verb) ( भागना) - flee
Meaning - to run away
Synonyms- run, run away, leave/escape.
Antonyms - Appear, stay, arrive
Example - A police officer showed up just as the burglar was trying to flee the scene.
5)Exodus (noun) (निकास) - exo-dus
Meaning - a situation in which a lot of people leave a place or activity at the same time
Synonyms- mass departure, evacuation, leaving.
Antonyms - arrival,enflow, entrance
Example - Tired of the hardships of farming, many families have made an exodus from the village to the city.
6)Deport (verb) (निर्वासन) : de-port
Meaning - to evict, especially from a country
Synonyms - expel, banish, exile.
Antonyms - Allow, receive, permit
Example -The man filed for citizenship as a means to avoid a possible forced deport.
7)Humane (adjective) – (दयालु) - hyu-mane
Meaning - feeling or displaying worry about the misery of another
Synonyms - compassionate, kind-hearted, civilised.
Antonyms - cruel, inhumane, brutal
Example - As a vegetarian, I believe that people should only eat plants as part of an effort to be more humane to animals.
8)Unfold (verb)(होना): un-fold
Meaning -to develop or progress
Synonyms - happen, take place, occur.
Antonyms - contract, fold, block
Example - It took some time for the child’s personality to unfold, but eventually she came out of her shell.
9)Irony (noun) (विडंबना, व्यंग्य): e-rony
Meaning - a form of humour in which you use words to express the opposite of what the words really mean
Synonyms - paradox, incongruity, peculiarity.
Antonyms - honesty, genuineness
Example -A great example of irony in Indian society is that parents want their children to stand out in a crowd but expect them to do what everybody else is doing.
10) Impasse (कठिन स्थिति) - Im-pass
Meaning - a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement, a deadlock - Noun
Synonyms - deadlock, dilemma
Antonyms - solution, boon
Example - The government had reached an impasse.
[12/09 5:56 pm] +91 97856 00807: सामान्य ज्ञान प्रश्नोत्तरी : अर्थशास्त्र **
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1. भारत के केन्द्रीय बैंक का नाम बताएं?
►-भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक
2. भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक का मुख्यालय कहाँ हैं?
►- मुम्बई में
3. भारत में एक रूपये के नोट पर वित्त मंत्रालय के
सचिव के हस्ताक्षर होते हैं। अन्य नोटों पर?
►-भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक के गवर्नर
4. भारत में करेन्सी नोट पर उसका मूल्य कितनी
भाषाओं में लिखा होता है?
►-17
5. भारत में राष्ट्रीय आय की गणना किस संगठन
द्वारा की जाती है?
►-केन्द्रीय सांखियकीय संगठन
6. किस बैंक में कोई भी व्यक्ति अपना व्यक्तिगत
खाता नहीं खोल सकता हैं?
►-भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक
7. भारत में किस फसल के मामले में हरित क्रांति
सर्वाधिक सफल रहीं?
►-गेहूँ
8. योजना आयोग का अध्यक्ष कौन होता हैं?
►-प्रधानमंत्री
9. भारत में किस विदेशी बैंक की सर्वाधिक शाखाएं
कार्यरत हैं?
►-स्टैण्डर्ड चार्टर्ड, बैंक ब्रिटेन
10. देश में किस भारतीय बैंक की सर्वाधिक शाखाएं
हैं?
►-भारतीय स्टेट बैंक
11. 'सॉफ़्ट करेन्सी' से क्या तात्पर्य है
►-वह मुद्रा जिसकी आपूर्ति माँग की अपेक्षा
अधिक हो।
12. भारत में मुद्रा स्फीति ज्ञात करने के लिए
किसका प्रयोग किया जाता है ►-थोक मूल्य
सूचकांक
13. भारत का सबसे बड़ा व्यावसायिक बैंक कौन-सा
है
►-भारतीय स्टेट बैंक
14. भारत का सबसे पुराना स्टॉक एक्सचेंज कौन-सा
है
►-बम्बई स्टॉक एक्सचेंज
15. भारत में नए निजी बैंकों की स्थापना के लिए
कितनी न्यूनतम चुकता पूँजी होना आवश्यक है
►-200 करोड़ रुपये
16. भारत में करेंसी नोट कौन जारी करता है
►-भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक
17.देश के लिए राष्ट्रीय आय का पहला अनुमान
किसने तैयार किया था
►-दादाभाई नौरोजी
18. भारत की राष्ट्रीय आय का प्रमुख स्त्रोत क्या
है
सेवा क्षेत्र
19. योजना आयोग की 1999-2000 की रिपोर्ट के
अनुसार गरीबी रेखा के नीचे जनसंख्या का उच्चतम
प्रतिशत किस प्रान्त में पाया गया?
►-उड़ीसा
20. वर्तमान समय में भारत में किस प्रकार की
बेरोजगारी की समस्या बहुत गम्भीर बनी हुई है?
►-शिक्षित बेरोजगारी
21. 'भारतीय जीवन बीमा निगम' (एल.आई.सी.)
की स्थापना कब हुई थी?
►-1956 ई.
22. वह भारतीय राज्य जिसका वित्तीय लेन-देन
भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक के माध्यम से नहीं होता है-
►-जम्मू-कश्मीर
23. भारत की राष्ट्रीय आय का प्रमुख स्रोत क्या
है?
►-सेवा क्षेत्र
[13/09 6:20 am] +91 97856 00807: *ग्रेगोरी कैलंडर के अनुसार 13 सितंबर वर्ष का 256 वाँ ( लीप वर्ष में यह 257 वाँ ) दिन है। साल में अभी और 109 दिन शेष हैं।*
*• 13 सितंबर की महत्त्वपूर्ण घटनाएँ*
1791 - फ्रांस के राजा लुई14वें ने नया संविधान अंगीकार किया।
1882 - एंग्लो-मिस्र युद्ध: तेल अल केबिर की लड़ाई लड़ी गई।
1914 - प्रथम विश्व युद्ध: जर्मनी और फ्रांस के बीच एस्ने की लड़ाई शुरू हुई।
1922 - पोलैंड की संसद ने जिडायनिया बंदरगाह निर्माण अधिनियम पारित कर दिया गया।
1923 - स्पेन में सैन्य तख्ता पलट। मिगेल डे प्रिमो रिवेरा ने सत्ता संभाली और तानाशाह सरकार की स्थापना की। ट्रेड यूनियनों को 10 साल के लिए प्रतिबंधित कर दिया गया।
1947 - प्रधानमंत्री जवाहरलाल नेहरु ने 40 लाख हिंदुओं और
मुसलमानों के पारस्परिक स्थानांतरण का सुझाव दिया।
1948- उप प्रधानमंत्री वल्लभ भाई पटेल ने सेना को हैदराबाद में घुस कर कार्रवाई करने और उसे भारतीय संघ के साथ एकीकृत करने का आदेश दिया।
1968 – अल्बानिया वारसाॅ संधि से अलग हुअा।
2000 - भारत के विश्वनाथन आनन्द ने शेनयांन में पहला फ़िडे शतरंज विश्व कप जीता।
2001 - ओसामा बिन लादेन को पकड़ने हेतु अमेरिका द्वारा
पाकिस्तान पर दबाव डाला गया।
2002 - इस्रायल ने फ़िलिस्तीन अधिकृत गाजा पट्टी पर हमला किया।
2005 - सुरक्षा परिषद की स्थायी सदस्यता हेतु समर्थन देने के लिए संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका ने मानकों की घोषणा की।
2006 - इब्सा (भारत-ब्राजील-साउथ अफ़्रीका त्रिगुटीय संगठन) का पहला शिखर सम्मेलन ब्राजील की राजधानी ब्रासीलिया में शुरू।
2007 - नेशनल एरोनॉटिक्स स्पेस एडमिनिस्ट्रेशन (नासा) के वैज्ञानिकों ने बृहस्पति से तीन गुना बड़े गृह का पता लगाया। रूस के राष्ट्रपति ब्लादिमिर पुतिन ने प्रधानमंत्री मिखाइल फ़ेदकोव के आग्रह को स्वीकार करते हुए केन्द्रीय कैबिनेट को भंग किया।
2008 - दिल्ली में तीन स्थानों पर 30 मिनट के अंतराल पर एक के बाद एक चार बम विस्फोट हुए। इनमें 19 लोगों के मृत्यु और 90 से अधिक घायल।
2009 - लोक सभा में एंग्लो इंडियन समुदाय के प्रतिनिधि के रूप में
कोच्चि के चार्ल्स डायस को मनोनीत किया गया। चन्द्रमा पर बर्फ़ खोजने का इसरो-नासा का अभियान असफल हुआ।
2013 – तालिबान आतंकवादियों ने अफ़ग़ानिस्तान के हेरात शहर में संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के वाणिज्य दूतावास पर हमला किया जिसमें अफ़ग़ान नेशनल पुलिस के दो जवानों की मौत हो गई और 20 लोग घायल हाे गए।
*• 13 सितंबर को जन्मे व्यक्ति*
1909 - रे बॉअडन- इंग्लैंड के फुटबॉलर।
1912 - रीटा शॉ- अमेरिकी अभिनेत्री।
1973 - महिमा चौधरी - भारतीय
अभिनेत्री
1926 - नगेन्द्र बाला - भारत की महिला क्रांतिकारी।
1946 - मेजर रामास्वामी परमेस्वरन - परमवीर चक्र सम्मानित भारतीय सैनिक
1939 - भगवत रावत - प्रसिद्ध कवि एवं निबंधकार।
1845 - हैनरी कॉटन - भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस के अध्यक्ष।
*• 13 सितंबर को हुए निधन*
1997 - अंजान - भारतीय हिन्दी फ़िल्मों के मशहूर गीतकार, शायर।
1929 - जतीन्द्रनाथ दास - भारत के प्रसिद्ध क्रान्तिकारी।
1928 - श्रीधर पाठक - भारत के प्रसिद्ध कवि।
2012 – रंगनाथ मिश्रा- भारत के 21वें मुख्य न्यायाधीश।
*• 13 सितंबर के महत्त्वपूर्ण अवसर एवं उत्सव*
• विश्व भाईचारा एवं क्षमादान दिवस
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[13/09 8:44 am] +91 97856 00807: *Taxes need to be eased to make petrol and diesel more affordable to consumers*
_Petrol and diesel prices have crept up slowly over the last three months, but without inviting the kind of anger and criticism usually directed at such fuel price hikes. The price of petrol in Delhi, for instance, has cumulatively increased by almost ₹5 since the introduction of the daily pricing policy on June 16 this year. Daily pricing is now being seen by many as a ploy to increase prices while allowing the government to escape any political backlash. The government, for now, has ruled out any change to the current pricing policy arguing that it, in fact, ensures that the benefit of lower international crude oil prices is passed on to domestic consumers. A comparison of crude oil prices with domestic petrol and diesel prices, however, suggests that this argument is far from convincing. In 2012, when India purchased a barrel of crude for around $120, a litre of petrol was sold at around ₹65 in retail fuel stations. Today, when the Indian crude basket price has dropped to around $50, the retail price of petrol is well over the ₹70 mark. This does not come as much of a surprise. The deregulation of petrol and diesel pricing, in 2010 and 2014 respectively, caused fuel prices to be determined primarily by the forces of supply and demand rather than input costs. Traditionally, fuel prices were determined on a cost-plus basis, which led domestic prices to fall in line with the cost of inputs like crude oil._
_Hike of fuel prices: On a glide path?_
_Still, lower international crude oil prices should have led to lower domestic fuel prices even under the free pricing regime, if not for the heavy taxes imposed on domestic fuels. Excise duty and value added tax are the main culprits in this regard. In fact, about half the price paid by the Indian end-consumer for petrol goes towards paying these taxes. The government’s excise duty collection, for instance, has more than doubled during the period 2014-17, from ₹99,184 crore to ₹2,42,691 crore. This suggests quite clearly that the government, not the consumer, has been the biggest beneficiary of lower crude oil prices since 2014. These taxes impose an artificial limit on the amount of supply that can be profitably sold to the Indian consumer, which in turn leads to consumers paying higher prices for petrol and diesel. In fact, an alternative tax such as the goods and services tax (GST), even at its highest slab of 28%, would substantially lower the current tax burden on fuels. Apart from making petrol and diesel more affordable to many more people in the lower rungs of the economy, it will also decrease the economic distortions caused by extraordinarily high taxes imposed on automobile fuels that are widely used. Along with lower taxes, greater competition in the fuel retailing market will allow further cost efficiencies to kick in and lead to lower prices for consumers._
[13/09 8:44 am] +91 97856 00807: *U.S. President Donald Trump has put another category of immigrants in legal limbo*
_Nearly 800,000 people in the U.S. now face the possibility of losing their jobs, driver’s licences and university seats and even of being deported to a country that was not their home. The looming legal limbo for this sizeable cohort, which includes around 8,000 Indian nationals, is a direct result of President Donald Trump’s decision on September 5 to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. This is a major Obama-era executive action designed to protect those who arrived in the U.S. as children accompanying their undocumented migrant parents. The logic of the Obama administration was that so long as such childhood arrivals integrated lawfully and productively into American society, not committing any crimes, paying their taxes and being upstanding members of the broader community, there could be no reasonable argument to uproot their lives and send them to their parents’ country of origin. Now Mr. Trump has turned that logic on its head in an apparent effort to deliver on his campaign promise to crack down on all forms of undocumented immigration. While he previously appeared sympathetic toward DACA, Mr. Trump has effectively passed the buck to Congress by calling on it to come up with legislation for a lasting solution to the problem “through the lawful democratic process”. No new applications are being processed. Existing beneficiaries requiring renewal of permits for a further two-year period have until March 5, 2018 to get it done._
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_Beyond that deadline, their continuance in the U.S. would require lawmakers to come up with a bill similar to the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, a legislative proposal that went beyond piecemeal benefits, granting its recipients residency and setting out a path to citizenship. Such a bill, encapsulating widely acceptable principles underpinning a path to citizenship for deserving migrants, has eluded Capitol Hill for decades. During Barack Obama’s presidency, the comprehensive immigration reform package proposed by the Gang of Eight bipartisan Senators came close to resolving this gaping hole in the immigration policy. Had it been passed, the 11 million undocumented workers in the U.S. may have found a modicum of solace in the knowledge that one day they could emerge from the shadows into the mainstream. Painful questions surrounding visa issues, including the political soft target that the H-1B visa is, could have been laid to rest and this would have, for example, fostered a climate of greater predictability for manpower planning at tech companies. Yet that bill never did pass into law, owing to the partisan bickering that Americans have come to despise of their representatives in Washington. Given the hostile political climate and bitter polarisation of the U.S. electorate along party lines, there is a real risk that short-term point-scoring on specific aspects of immigration reform could trump the need for a more robust, sustainable remedy._
[13/09 8:58 am] +91 97856 00807: *Challenging Words in THE HINDU Article -*
1) Peril (noun) (जोखिम) - per-il
Meaning - risks/difficulties (of a particular activity), grave and imminent danger
Synonyms - Hazard, danger, jeopardy, menace
Antonyms - safety, security, welfare
Example - Although Vikram Singh knew he was possibly putting his life in peril by enlisting in the army, he wanted to help protect his country.
2)Prudential (adjective) (विवेकपूर्ण) - proo-den-shul
Meaning - showing care and forethought, especially in business.
Synonyms - circumspect, prudent, judicious
Antonyms - imprudent, foolish, impetuous
Example - The US prudential rules prevented banks from lending more than fifteen per cent of their capital to any one borrower’
3) Oligopolistic(adjective) (अल्पाधिकारी) - ol-i-gop-o-lis-tic
Meaning - the market condition that exists when there are only a few sellers.
Synonyms - Patent, ownership, holding
Antonyms - distribution, scattering
Example - Diesel and petrol industry is oligopolistic in nature.
4) Spin-off (noun) (अतिरिक्त उत्पाद,अनपेक्षित लाभ ) - spin-off
Meaning - a by-product or incidental result of a larger project.
Synonyms- outcome, result, by-product.
Antonyms - original, prototype, source
Example - The company put out a report on commercial spin-offs from its research.
5) Collusion (noun) ( मिलीभगत) - co-loo-zhun
Meaning - a private agreement for a dishonest purpose
Synonyms- conspiracy, complicity, collaboration.
Antonyms - Honesty, integrity, morality
Example - Some stock brokers, in collusion with bank officials, obtained large sums of money for speculation.
5)Resorting (verb) (उपयोग) - re-sort-eng
Meaning - turn to and adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
Synonyms- use, utilize, employ.
Example - The RBI is resorting more to open market operations in recent days.
6)Crackdown (noun) (कार्रवाई): krak-doun
Meaning - a series of severe measures to restrict undesirable or illegal people or behaviour.
Synonyms - suppression, repression, attack
Antonyms - defend, protect
Example - A crackdown against terrorism started by Government after the serial blasts in the crowded market.
7) Accountability(adjective) (जवाबदेही) - a-koun-t-bil-i-tee
Meaning -the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility.
Synonyms - responsibility, liability, answerability
Antonyms - reprieve, undependability
Example - In a large bureaucracy, there is often not enough accountability to ensure good service.
8)Predominant (adjective) – (सर्वाधिक) - pre-domin-ant
Meaning - being the main thing or issue
Synonyms - primary, main, most important.
Antonyms -minor, unimportant, inconsiderable
Example - Flying continues to be the predominantmeans of travel despite increased airfares.
9)Rating shopping (Phrase)
Meaning -Rating shopping occurs when an issuer chooses the rating agency that will assign the highest rating or that has the most lax criteria for achieving a desired rating. Rating shopping rarely involves corporate, sovereign, and municipal bonds. However, it is common for securitization issues. Rating shopping has a strong effect when one rating agency's criteria is much more lax than its competitors' criteria. Unless investors demand multiple ratings on deals, issuers will tend to use only ratings from the agency with the most lenient standards.
[13/09 10:11 am] +91 97856 00807: *Current Affairs One liner of the day: 11 September 2017*
• Mountain ranges of this planet have been named after Nepali and New Zealand mountaineers - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary - Pluto
• The central government has set up this online service facility to resolve foreign trade-related issues of the traders - Contact@DGFT
• This state would be providing skill development training to 30000 surrendered militants - Assam
• This city would be hosting the BWF World Senior Badminton Championship 2017 - Kochi
• This country has sought India’s support in handling the Rohingya issue by mounting pressure on Myanmar to take back the refugees who have taken shelter in the country – Bangladesh
• Name the author of the book, India`s Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes - Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh
• To provide support and counseling to Indians in distress, India has open its second Indian Workers’ Resource Centre at - Sharjah, UAE
• Person awarded with N R Madhava Menon Best Law Teacher Award - Tahir Mahmood
• Anti Tank Guided Missile that was successfully test-fired recently - Nag Missile
• State that celebrates Himalaya Diwas every year on 9 September - Uttarakhand
• Mobile wallet app 'Speedpay' is a joint initiative of - Punjab National Bank and BSNL
• The winner of the 2017 US Open Men’s Singles title is - Rafael Nadal
• The winner of the 2017 US Open Women’s Singles title is - Sloane Stephens
• The winners of the 2017 US Open Women’s Doubles title are - Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău
• The Navratna company that is all set to become a Maharatna firm is - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.
[13/09 10:11 am] +91 97856 00807: *करेंट अफेयर्स एक पंक्ति में: 11 सितम्बर 2017*
• वह खिलाड़ी जिसने हाल ही में वर्ष 2017 का यूएस ओपन पुरुष एकल ख़िताब जीता – राफेल नडाल
• भारत ने राष्ट्रमंडल भारोत्तोलन चैंपियनशिप 2017 में जितने पदक जीते हैं- 37
• उपराष्ट्रपति ने जिस शहर में भारत की पहली ग्रीनफील्ड स्मार्ट सिटी की आधारशिला रखी है- राँची
• जिन्होंने यूएस ओपन महिला एकल खिताब 2017 जीता है- स्लोन स्टीफंस
• जिस देश की मदद से पाकिस्तान में 5वां न्यूक्लियर पावर प्लांट शुरू हुआ है- चीन
• केंद्र सरकार ने जल संकट से निपटने हेतु जिस राज्य को 60000 करोड़ रुपये देने का घोषणा किया है- महाराष्ट्र
• स्मार्ट सिटी परियोजनाओं के प्रभाव के आकलन हेतु केंद्र सरकार ने प्रतियोगिता आयोजित करने की घोषणा की, प्रतियोगिता में सरकार ने जितने लाख रूपये के पुरस्कार की घोषणा की- 50 लाख
• रक्षा मंत्री निर्मल सीता रमन ने ‘नाविका सागर परिक्रमा’ के तहत आईएनएसवी तरणी को झंडी दिखाकर रवाना किया, नाविका सागर परिक्रमा की विशेषता है- इसमें सभी महिला क्रू हैं
• हरेंद्र सिंह को भारतीय वरिष्ठ महिला हॉकी टीम का कोच नियुक्त किया गया है. उन्हें जिस पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया- द्रोणाचार्य पुरस्कार
• भारत ने दूसरी अंडर-16 दक्षिण एशियाई बास्केटबॉल चैंपियनशिप जीत ली. यह प्रतियोगिता जहाँ आयोजित की गई- काठमांडु
• जिस राज्य सरकार ने स्वास्थ्य विभाग के डॉक्टरों की किसी भी तरह की हड़ताल पर अगले छह महीने के लिए प्रतिबंध लगा दिया- हरियाणा
• फ्लोरिडा में हाल ही में आये इस चक्रवाती तूफ़ान से तीन लोगों की मौत हो गयी और संपत्ति का भारी नुकसान हुआ – इरमा
• अखिल भारतीय अखाड़ा परिषद ने सूची जारी कर इतने बाबाओं को फर्जी बताया है – चौदह
• केंद्र सरकार द्वारा विदेशी व्यापार संबंधी मुद्दों के प्रभावी समाधान हेतु आरंभ की गयी ऑनलाइन सुविधा – contact@DGFT
• डीआरडीओ द्वारा विकसित टैंक रोधी मिसाइल जिसका हाल ही में राजस्थान में सफल परीक्षण किया गया – नाग.
[14/09 2:17 pm] +91 97856 00807: *( 14 सितम्बर से पुनर्निर्देशित ) ग्रेगोरी कैलंडर के अनुसार 14 सितंबर वर्ष का 257 वाँ ( लीप वर्ष में यह 258 वाँ ) दिन है।साल में अभी और 108 दिन शेष हैं।*
*14 सितंबर की महत्त्वपूर्ण घटनाएँ*
• 1770 - डेनमार्क में प्रेस की स्वतंत्रता को मान्यता मिली।
• 1833 - विलियम वेंटिक, भारत में पहला गवर्नर जनरल बनकर आया।
• 1901 - अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति विलियम मैकेंजी की अमेरिका में गोली मारकर हत्या कर दी गई।
• 1917 - रूस आधिकारिक तौर पर एक गणतंत्र घोषित हुआ।
• 1959 - लूना- 2 चंद्रमा की सतह पर उतरा। यह चंद्रमा की सतह तक पहुँचने वाली मानव निर्मित पहली वस्तु थी। इसने सोवियत संघ और अमेरिका में अंतरिक्ष स्पर्धा की शुरुआत की।
• 1960 - खनिज तेल उत्पादक देशों ने मिलकर ओपेक की स्थापना की।
• 1999 - किरीबाती, नाउरू और टोंगा संयुक्त राष्ट्र में शामिल हुए।
• 2000 - माइक्रोसॉफ्ट ने विंडोज एम.ई. की लांचिंग की।
• 2000 - प्रधानमंत्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी ने अमेरिकी सीनेट के दोनों सदनों की सुयंक्त बैठक को सम्बोधित किया, ओलम्पिक मशाल सिडनी पहुँची।
• 2003 - गुयाना-बिसाउ में सेना ने राष्ट्रपति कुंबा माला सरकार का तख्ता पलटा।
• 2003 - एस्टोनिया यूरोपीय संघ में शामिल हुआ।
• 2006 - परमाणु ऊर्जा में सहयोग बढ़ाने पर इब्सा में सहमति। तिब्बत के आध्यात्मिक निर्वासित नेता दलाई लामा को संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका के सर्वोच्च न्यायालय सम्मान से सम्मानित करने की घोषणा। विश्व के सबसे बुजुर्ग जयपुर के निवासी 137 वर्षीय हबीब मियां अस्पताल में भर्ती।
• 2007 - जापान ने तानेगाशिया स्थित प्रेक्षेपण केन्द्र से पहला चन्द्र उपग्रह एच-2ए प्रक्षेपित किया।
• 2008 - रुस के पेर्म क्राई में पेर्म हवाई अड्डे पर एअरोफ़्लोट विमान 821 के दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हो जाने से विमान में सवार सभी 88 लोग मारे गए।
• 2009 - भारत ने श्रीलंका को 46 रनों से हराकर त्रिकोणीय सीरीज का कॉम्पैक कप जीता।
भारत में लिएण्डर पेस व चेकगणराज्य के लुकास ड्लोही ने महेश भूपति और मार्क नोल्स की जोड़ी को हराकर यू. एस. ओपन के पुरुष युगल का ख़िताब जीता।
*• 14 सितंबर को जन्मे व्यक्ति*
• 1914 - गोपालदास परमानंद सिप्पी (जी.पी.सिप्पी)- फ़िल्म निर्देशक।
• 1930 - राजकुमार कोहली- फ़िल्मों के निर्माता।
• 1932 - दुर्गा भाभी- प्रसिद्ध भारतीय स्वाधीनता सेनानी और क्रांतिकारी।
• 1963 - रॉबिन सिंह- भारतीय क्रिकेटर।
• 1921 - मोहन थपलियाल- कथाकर।
*• 14 सितंबर को हुए निधन*
• 1947 - कविवर चन्द्र कुंवर बर्त्वाल- हिंदी के कालिदास रूप में प्रसिद्ध ।
• 2008 - राल्फ रसेल- मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब के प्रख्यात विशेषज्ञ एवं
उर्दू के विद्वान।
• 1992 - चंद्रसिंह बिरकाली - आधुनिक राजस्थान के सर्वाधिक प्रसिद्ध प्रकृति प्रेमी कवि।
• 1985 - रामकृष्ण शिंदे - हिन्दी सिनेमा के जानेमाने संगीतकार थे।
• 1971 - ताराशंकर बंद्योपाध्याय-
ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार से सम्मानित प्रसिद्ध बांग्ला साहित्यकार।
*• 14 सितंबर के महत्त्वपूर्ण अवसर एवं उत्सव*
• हिन्दी दिवस ,
• विश्व बन्धुत्व एवं क्षमा याचना दिवस
• राष्ट्रीय हिन्दी दिवस (सप्ताह)
_The Centre’s decision to put unruly air passengers on a no-fly list ranging from three months to a lifetime, depending upon the gravity of the offence, is stringent but welcome. The list will be maintained by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, and be put in the public domain. The quantum of punishment is to be decided by an internal committee of the airline in question based on evidence produced by both the airline and the passenger within 30 days, during which time the passenger would not be allowed to fly. No compensation will be offered to the passenger in case the allegations of the airline are proven wrong. Aggrieved passengers can appeal within 60 days to an appellate committee. Other airlines will not, however, be bound by one airline’s no-fly ban. The no-fly list provisions look stringent, empowering airlines to impose strict penalties in case of alleged misbehaviour or graver offences by passengers. But in the case of India, these appear necessary in particular because of a widespread culture of entitlement, especially among ‘VIPs’, and growing incidents of air rage. The new rules are, specifically, a response to the recent case of unruly and violent behaviour by Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad on board an Air India plane six months ago. There have been other recent incidents of ‘VIP’ misbehaviour with airline staff — both in the air and on the ground. In Mr. Gaikwad’s case, Air India had imposed a temporary no-fly ban, which was subsequently withdrawn after a grudging apology from him. Existing guidelines and rules on unruly behaviour did not have provisions for a no-fly ban, necessitating these rules._
_The no-fly list system, which has been adopted by other countries too, is a relatively new development in civil aviation. Care must be taken by the airlines to ensure that the imposition of the no-fly ban is used as the last resort; ideally, it should remain in the books as a deterrent. While incidents of egregious behaviour by VIPs and unruly passengers have not been isolated events, passenger anger has also been a consequence of airline inefficiencies. The record of some airlines in ensuring service on time and avoiding over-booking of tickets that result in last-minute cancellation of tickets is not satisfactory. Airlines must be careful not to hold out the threat of the no-fly list to keep passenger frustration in check, and thereby evade giving a full explanation for their mistakes. Thanks to lower fuel prices and profitability, the civil aviation industry in India is in a phase of recovery and stability following a shakeout. This is a good time for airlines to enhance their reach and service and keep prices competitive as more Indians take to air travel. While this is a guaranteed way to keep both passenger angst and air rage in check, preventive measures such as a no-fly list should be enforced only for the most egregious of cases._
[12/09 8:09 am] +91 97856 00807: *_The Hindu Editorial - Back to the future: on the Nadal-Federer resurgence_*
_Men’s tennis appears to have been transported into the past this year. No one saw Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal splitting the Majors in 2017, but that is precisely what they have done. In winning the Australian Open and the Wimbledon in his 36th year, Federer showed he is that rare great — one who marries a handsome, timeless style and a clinical, ruthless mind to transcend what is thought possible. Nadal has been stretching the limits of possibility himself. From the time he won his first ATP match as a 15-year-old in 2002, he has been told that his frenetic, physical method would not last into his 20s. He was also told that his monotone game would find little success outside the familiar comforts of clay. And yet, as he soaked in the applause of a boisterous New York crowd on Sunday, he had not merely lasted, he had also won a third U.S. Open title, his 16th Major overall. The Spaniard had debunked the theory that he was a one-surface wonder in 2010, when he first triumphed at Flushing Meadows and completed the career Grand Slam. But before this Sunday, the 31-year-old had not won a Slam outside of Roland Garros since 2013. In ending that wait and closing the gap to Federer’s record 19 Majors, Nadal bullet-proofed his legacy as an all-court champion and kept the race to No. 20 alive._
_Sunday night also marked the end of the most successful player-coach relationshipin tennis. Toni Nadal, who has coached his nephew since he was four, had said that the U.S. Open would be his last Grand Slam on the road. Through 27 years and 16 Major titles, Toni has challenged and cultivated Nadal’s innate relentlessness. The addition of former World No. 1 Carlos Moya to the coaching team has played a part in the resurgence, but none of this would have been possible without Toni. In both the semi-final against Juan Martin del Potro, Federer’s conqueror, and the final against Kevin Anderson, the 6’8” South African on an impressive, heart-warming run, Nadal showcased the tactical mastery and technical advancement that he and Toni have so painstakingly worked towards. “I know we’re the same age,” Anderson told Nadal during the trophy ceremony, “but I feel like I’ve been watching you my whole life.” It was a measure of the impact Nadal has had on the sport — and also a tribute to his longevity, his incredible ability to overcome injury setbacks and return to a high level, as he has this year after a gloomy 2016. Another remarkable recovery story played out in the women’s draw: Sloane Stephens, who walked for the first time in April after foot surgery earlier in the year, put mind over matter to break through at her home Slam. The 24-year-old American has been picked out for great things; on Saturday, she delivered a popular, courageous triumph, the first, it would appear, of many._
[12/09 8:22 am] +91 97856 00807: *_Challenging Words in THE HINDU Article -_*
1)Reprisal (noun) (प्रतिहिंसा) - ri-pray-zul
Meaning - an act of retaliation, to hurt or punish someone because they have done something violent or unpleasant to you.
Synonyms - counterattack; revenge/retribution.
Antonyms - Kindness, pardon, leniency
Example - Witnesses of the severe case related to minister are unwilling to testify through fear of reprisals.
2)Enumerate (verb) (एक एक करके बताना) - Enyu-mer-ate
Meaning - to list or count off individually
Synonyms - calculate, compute, count.
Antonyms - estimate, randomize
Example -The hundreds of people that contributed to my book are too many to enumerate, so I will thank them collectively.
3)Alienation (noun) (अलगाव की भावना) - ale-ni-ashun
Meaning - to make an individual feel unwanted or removed from a group or relationship
Synonyms - isolation, detachment, estrangement/separation.
Antonyms - loyalty, attachment
Example -The restaurant owner hesitates to change his menu because he does not want to alienate his regular customers.
4)Rickety (adjective) (अस्थिर ,असुरक्षित) - rik-i-tee
Meaning - (of a structure or piece of equipment) poorly made and likely to collapse.
Synonyms- shaky, unsteady, unsafe/broken-down.
Antonyms - strong, stable, sturdy
Example - As it was an old rickety door, it thrashed as the strong wind came to it.
5)Flee (verb) ( भागना) - flee
Meaning - to run away
Synonyms- run, run away, leave/escape.
Antonyms - Appear, stay, arrive
Example - A police officer showed up just as the burglar was trying to flee the scene.
5)Exodus (noun) (निकास) - exo-dus
Meaning - a situation in which a lot of people leave a place or activity at the same time
Synonyms- mass departure, evacuation, leaving.
Antonyms - arrival,enflow, entrance
Example - Tired of the hardships of farming, many families have made an exodus from the village to the city.
6)Deport (verb) (निर्वासन) : de-port
Meaning - to evict, especially from a country
Synonyms - expel, banish, exile.
Antonyms - Allow, receive, permit
Example -The man filed for citizenship as a means to avoid a possible forced deport.
7)Humane (adjective) – (दयालु) - hyu-mane
Meaning - feeling or displaying worry about the misery of another
Synonyms - compassionate, kind-hearted, civilised.
Antonyms - cruel, inhumane, brutal
Example - As a vegetarian, I believe that people should only eat plants as part of an effort to be more humane to animals.
8)Unfold (verb)(होना): un-fold
Meaning -to develop or progress
Synonyms - happen, take place, occur.
Antonyms - contract, fold, block
Example - It took some time for the child’s personality to unfold, but eventually she came out of her shell.
9)Irony (noun) (विडंबना, व्यंग्य): e-rony
Meaning - a form of humour in which you use words to express the opposite of what the words really mean
Synonyms - paradox, incongruity, peculiarity.
Antonyms - honesty, genuineness
Example -A great example of irony in Indian society is that parents want their children to stand out in a crowd but expect them to do what everybody else is doing.
10) Impasse (कठिन स्थिति) - Im-pass
Meaning - a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement, a deadlock - Noun
Synonyms - deadlock, dilemma
Antonyms - solution, boon
Example - The government had reached an impasse.
[12/09 5:56 pm] +91 97856 00807: सामान्य ज्ञान प्रश्नोत्तरी : अर्थशास्त्र **
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1. भारत के केन्द्रीय बैंक का नाम बताएं?
►-भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक
2. भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक का मुख्यालय कहाँ हैं?
►- मुम्बई में
3. भारत में एक रूपये के नोट पर वित्त मंत्रालय के
सचिव के हस्ताक्षर होते हैं। अन्य नोटों पर?
►-भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक के गवर्नर
4. भारत में करेन्सी नोट पर उसका मूल्य कितनी
भाषाओं में लिखा होता है?
►-17
5. भारत में राष्ट्रीय आय की गणना किस संगठन
द्वारा की जाती है?
►-केन्द्रीय सांखियकीय संगठन
6. किस बैंक में कोई भी व्यक्ति अपना व्यक्तिगत
खाता नहीं खोल सकता हैं?
►-भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक
7. भारत में किस फसल के मामले में हरित क्रांति
सर्वाधिक सफल रहीं?
►-गेहूँ
8. योजना आयोग का अध्यक्ष कौन होता हैं?
►-प्रधानमंत्री
9. भारत में किस विदेशी बैंक की सर्वाधिक शाखाएं
कार्यरत हैं?
►-स्टैण्डर्ड चार्टर्ड, बैंक ब्रिटेन
10. देश में किस भारतीय बैंक की सर्वाधिक शाखाएं
हैं?
►-भारतीय स्टेट बैंक
11. 'सॉफ़्ट करेन्सी' से क्या तात्पर्य है
►-वह मुद्रा जिसकी आपूर्ति माँग की अपेक्षा
अधिक हो।
12. भारत में मुद्रा स्फीति ज्ञात करने के लिए
किसका प्रयोग किया जाता है ►-थोक मूल्य
सूचकांक
13. भारत का सबसे बड़ा व्यावसायिक बैंक कौन-सा
है
►-भारतीय स्टेट बैंक
14. भारत का सबसे पुराना स्टॉक एक्सचेंज कौन-सा
है
►-बम्बई स्टॉक एक्सचेंज
15. भारत में नए निजी बैंकों की स्थापना के लिए
कितनी न्यूनतम चुकता पूँजी होना आवश्यक है
►-200 करोड़ रुपये
16. भारत में करेंसी नोट कौन जारी करता है
►-भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक
17.देश के लिए राष्ट्रीय आय का पहला अनुमान
किसने तैयार किया था
►-दादाभाई नौरोजी
18. भारत की राष्ट्रीय आय का प्रमुख स्त्रोत क्या
है
सेवा क्षेत्र
19. योजना आयोग की 1999-2000 की रिपोर्ट के
अनुसार गरीबी रेखा के नीचे जनसंख्या का उच्चतम
प्रतिशत किस प्रान्त में पाया गया?
►-उड़ीसा
20. वर्तमान समय में भारत में किस प्रकार की
बेरोजगारी की समस्या बहुत गम्भीर बनी हुई है?
►-शिक्षित बेरोजगारी
21. 'भारतीय जीवन बीमा निगम' (एल.आई.सी.)
की स्थापना कब हुई थी?
►-1956 ई.
22. वह भारतीय राज्य जिसका वित्तीय लेन-देन
भारतीय रिज़र्व बैंक के माध्यम से नहीं होता है-
►-जम्मू-कश्मीर
23. भारत की राष्ट्रीय आय का प्रमुख स्रोत क्या
है?
►-सेवा क्षेत्र
[13/09 6:20 am] +91 97856 00807: *ग्रेगोरी कैलंडर के अनुसार 13 सितंबर वर्ष का 256 वाँ ( लीप वर्ष में यह 257 वाँ ) दिन है। साल में अभी और 109 दिन शेष हैं।*
*• 13 सितंबर की महत्त्वपूर्ण घटनाएँ*
1791 - फ्रांस के राजा लुई14वें ने नया संविधान अंगीकार किया।
1882 - एंग्लो-मिस्र युद्ध: तेल अल केबिर की लड़ाई लड़ी गई।
1914 - प्रथम विश्व युद्ध: जर्मनी और फ्रांस के बीच एस्ने की लड़ाई शुरू हुई।
1922 - पोलैंड की संसद ने जिडायनिया बंदरगाह निर्माण अधिनियम पारित कर दिया गया।
1923 - स्पेन में सैन्य तख्ता पलट। मिगेल डे प्रिमो रिवेरा ने सत्ता संभाली और तानाशाह सरकार की स्थापना की। ट्रेड यूनियनों को 10 साल के लिए प्रतिबंधित कर दिया गया।
1947 - प्रधानमंत्री जवाहरलाल नेहरु ने 40 लाख हिंदुओं और
मुसलमानों के पारस्परिक स्थानांतरण का सुझाव दिया।
1948- उप प्रधानमंत्री वल्लभ भाई पटेल ने सेना को हैदराबाद में घुस कर कार्रवाई करने और उसे भारतीय संघ के साथ एकीकृत करने का आदेश दिया।
1968 – अल्बानिया वारसाॅ संधि से अलग हुअा।
2000 - भारत के विश्वनाथन आनन्द ने शेनयांन में पहला फ़िडे शतरंज विश्व कप जीता।
2001 - ओसामा बिन लादेन को पकड़ने हेतु अमेरिका द्वारा
पाकिस्तान पर दबाव डाला गया।
2002 - इस्रायल ने फ़िलिस्तीन अधिकृत गाजा पट्टी पर हमला किया।
2005 - सुरक्षा परिषद की स्थायी सदस्यता हेतु समर्थन देने के लिए संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका ने मानकों की घोषणा की।
2006 - इब्सा (भारत-ब्राजील-साउथ अफ़्रीका त्रिगुटीय संगठन) का पहला शिखर सम्मेलन ब्राजील की राजधानी ब्रासीलिया में शुरू।
2007 - नेशनल एरोनॉटिक्स स्पेस एडमिनिस्ट्रेशन (नासा) के वैज्ञानिकों ने बृहस्पति से तीन गुना बड़े गृह का पता लगाया। रूस के राष्ट्रपति ब्लादिमिर पुतिन ने प्रधानमंत्री मिखाइल फ़ेदकोव के आग्रह को स्वीकार करते हुए केन्द्रीय कैबिनेट को भंग किया।
2008 - दिल्ली में तीन स्थानों पर 30 मिनट के अंतराल पर एक के बाद एक चार बम विस्फोट हुए। इनमें 19 लोगों के मृत्यु और 90 से अधिक घायल।
2009 - लोक सभा में एंग्लो इंडियन समुदाय के प्रतिनिधि के रूप में
कोच्चि के चार्ल्स डायस को मनोनीत किया गया। चन्द्रमा पर बर्फ़ खोजने का इसरो-नासा का अभियान असफल हुआ।
2013 – तालिबान आतंकवादियों ने अफ़ग़ानिस्तान के हेरात शहर में संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका के वाणिज्य दूतावास पर हमला किया जिसमें अफ़ग़ान नेशनल पुलिस के दो जवानों की मौत हो गई और 20 लोग घायल हाे गए।
*• 13 सितंबर को जन्मे व्यक्ति*
1909 - रे बॉअडन- इंग्लैंड के फुटबॉलर।
1912 - रीटा शॉ- अमेरिकी अभिनेत्री।
1973 - महिमा चौधरी - भारतीय
अभिनेत्री
1926 - नगेन्द्र बाला - भारत की महिला क्रांतिकारी।
1946 - मेजर रामास्वामी परमेस्वरन - परमवीर चक्र सम्मानित भारतीय सैनिक
1939 - भगवत रावत - प्रसिद्ध कवि एवं निबंधकार।
1845 - हैनरी कॉटन - भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस के अध्यक्ष।
*• 13 सितंबर को हुए निधन*
1997 - अंजान - भारतीय हिन्दी फ़िल्मों के मशहूर गीतकार, शायर।
1929 - जतीन्द्रनाथ दास - भारत के प्रसिद्ध क्रान्तिकारी।
1928 - श्रीधर पाठक - भारत के प्रसिद्ध कवि।
2012 – रंगनाथ मिश्रा- भारत के 21वें मुख्य न्यायाधीश।
*• 13 सितंबर के महत्त्वपूर्ण अवसर एवं उत्सव*
• विश्व भाईचारा एवं क्षमादान दिवस
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[13/09 8:44 am] +91 97856 00807: *Taxes need to be eased to make petrol and diesel more affordable to consumers*
_Petrol and diesel prices have crept up slowly over the last three months, but without inviting the kind of anger and criticism usually directed at such fuel price hikes. The price of petrol in Delhi, for instance, has cumulatively increased by almost ₹5 since the introduction of the daily pricing policy on June 16 this year. Daily pricing is now being seen by many as a ploy to increase prices while allowing the government to escape any political backlash. The government, for now, has ruled out any change to the current pricing policy arguing that it, in fact, ensures that the benefit of lower international crude oil prices is passed on to domestic consumers. A comparison of crude oil prices with domestic petrol and diesel prices, however, suggests that this argument is far from convincing. In 2012, when India purchased a barrel of crude for around $120, a litre of petrol was sold at around ₹65 in retail fuel stations. Today, when the Indian crude basket price has dropped to around $50, the retail price of petrol is well over the ₹70 mark. This does not come as much of a surprise. The deregulation of petrol and diesel pricing, in 2010 and 2014 respectively, caused fuel prices to be determined primarily by the forces of supply and demand rather than input costs. Traditionally, fuel prices were determined on a cost-plus basis, which led domestic prices to fall in line with the cost of inputs like crude oil._
_Hike of fuel prices: On a glide path?_
_Still, lower international crude oil prices should have led to lower domestic fuel prices even under the free pricing regime, if not for the heavy taxes imposed on domestic fuels. Excise duty and value added tax are the main culprits in this regard. In fact, about half the price paid by the Indian end-consumer for petrol goes towards paying these taxes. The government’s excise duty collection, for instance, has more than doubled during the period 2014-17, from ₹99,184 crore to ₹2,42,691 crore. This suggests quite clearly that the government, not the consumer, has been the biggest beneficiary of lower crude oil prices since 2014. These taxes impose an artificial limit on the amount of supply that can be profitably sold to the Indian consumer, which in turn leads to consumers paying higher prices for petrol and diesel. In fact, an alternative tax such as the goods and services tax (GST), even at its highest slab of 28%, would substantially lower the current tax burden on fuels. Apart from making petrol and diesel more affordable to many more people in the lower rungs of the economy, it will also decrease the economic distortions caused by extraordinarily high taxes imposed on automobile fuels that are widely used. Along with lower taxes, greater competition in the fuel retailing market will allow further cost efficiencies to kick in and lead to lower prices for consumers._
[13/09 8:44 am] +91 97856 00807: *U.S. President Donald Trump has put another category of immigrants in legal limbo*
_Nearly 800,000 people in the U.S. now face the possibility of losing their jobs, driver’s licences and university seats and even of being deported to a country that was not their home. The looming legal limbo for this sizeable cohort, which includes around 8,000 Indian nationals, is a direct result of President Donald Trump’s decision on September 5 to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy. This is a major Obama-era executive action designed to protect those who arrived in the U.S. as children accompanying their undocumented migrant parents. The logic of the Obama administration was that so long as such childhood arrivals integrated lawfully and productively into American society, not committing any crimes, paying their taxes and being upstanding members of the broader community, there could be no reasonable argument to uproot their lives and send them to their parents’ country of origin. Now Mr. Trump has turned that logic on its head in an apparent effort to deliver on his campaign promise to crack down on all forms of undocumented immigration. While he previously appeared sympathetic toward DACA, Mr. Trump has effectively passed the buck to Congress by calling on it to come up with legislation for a lasting solution to the problem “through the lawful democratic process”. No new applications are being processed. Existing beneficiaries requiring renewal of permits for a further two-year period have until March 5, 2018 to get it done._
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_Beyond that deadline, their continuance in the U.S. would require lawmakers to come up with a bill similar to the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, a legislative proposal that went beyond piecemeal benefits, granting its recipients residency and setting out a path to citizenship. Such a bill, encapsulating widely acceptable principles underpinning a path to citizenship for deserving migrants, has eluded Capitol Hill for decades. During Barack Obama’s presidency, the comprehensive immigration reform package proposed by the Gang of Eight bipartisan Senators came close to resolving this gaping hole in the immigration policy. Had it been passed, the 11 million undocumented workers in the U.S. may have found a modicum of solace in the knowledge that one day they could emerge from the shadows into the mainstream. Painful questions surrounding visa issues, including the political soft target that the H-1B visa is, could have been laid to rest and this would have, for example, fostered a climate of greater predictability for manpower planning at tech companies. Yet that bill never did pass into law, owing to the partisan bickering that Americans have come to despise of their representatives in Washington. Given the hostile political climate and bitter polarisation of the U.S. electorate along party lines, there is a real risk that short-term point-scoring on specific aspects of immigration reform could trump the need for a more robust, sustainable remedy._
[13/09 8:58 am] +91 97856 00807: *Challenging Words in THE HINDU Article -*
1) Peril (noun) (जोखिम) - per-il
Meaning - risks/difficulties (of a particular activity), grave and imminent danger
Synonyms - Hazard, danger, jeopardy, menace
Antonyms - safety, security, welfare
Example - Although Vikram Singh knew he was possibly putting his life in peril by enlisting in the army, he wanted to help protect his country.
2)Prudential (adjective) (विवेकपूर्ण) - proo-den-shul
Meaning - showing care and forethought, especially in business.
Synonyms - circumspect, prudent, judicious
Antonyms - imprudent, foolish, impetuous
Example - The US prudential rules prevented banks from lending more than fifteen per cent of their capital to any one borrower’
3) Oligopolistic(adjective) (अल्पाधिकारी) - ol-i-gop-o-lis-tic
Meaning - the market condition that exists when there are only a few sellers.
Synonyms - Patent, ownership, holding
Antonyms - distribution, scattering
Example - Diesel and petrol industry is oligopolistic in nature.
4) Spin-off (noun) (अतिरिक्त उत्पाद,अनपेक्षित लाभ ) - spin-off
Meaning - a by-product or incidental result of a larger project.
Synonyms- outcome, result, by-product.
Antonyms - original, prototype, source
Example - The company put out a report on commercial spin-offs from its research.
5) Collusion (noun) ( मिलीभगत) - co-loo-zhun
Meaning - a private agreement for a dishonest purpose
Synonyms- conspiracy, complicity, collaboration.
Antonyms - Honesty, integrity, morality
Example - Some stock brokers, in collusion with bank officials, obtained large sums of money for speculation.
5)Resorting (verb) (उपयोग) - re-sort-eng
Meaning - turn to and adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation.
Synonyms- use, utilize, employ.
Example - The RBI is resorting more to open market operations in recent days.
6)Crackdown (noun) (कार्रवाई): krak-doun
Meaning - a series of severe measures to restrict undesirable or illegal people or behaviour.
Synonyms - suppression, repression, attack
Antonyms - defend, protect
Example - A crackdown against terrorism started by Government after the serial blasts in the crowded market.
7) Accountability(adjective) (जवाबदेही) - a-koun-t-bil-i-tee
Meaning -the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility.
Synonyms - responsibility, liability, answerability
Antonyms - reprieve, undependability
Example - In a large bureaucracy, there is often not enough accountability to ensure good service.
8)Predominant (adjective) – (सर्वाधिक) - pre-domin-ant
Meaning - being the main thing or issue
Synonyms - primary, main, most important.
Antonyms -minor, unimportant, inconsiderable
Example - Flying continues to be the predominantmeans of travel despite increased airfares.
9)Rating shopping (Phrase)
Meaning -Rating shopping occurs when an issuer chooses the rating agency that will assign the highest rating or that has the most lax criteria for achieving a desired rating. Rating shopping rarely involves corporate, sovereign, and municipal bonds. However, it is common for securitization issues. Rating shopping has a strong effect when one rating agency's criteria is much more lax than its competitors' criteria. Unless investors demand multiple ratings on deals, issuers will tend to use only ratings from the agency with the most lenient standards.
[13/09 10:11 am] +91 97856 00807: *Current Affairs One liner of the day: 11 September 2017*
• Mountain ranges of this planet have been named after Nepali and New Zealand mountaineers - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary - Pluto
• The central government has set up this online service facility to resolve foreign trade-related issues of the traders - Contact@DGFT
• This state would be providing skill development training to 30000 surrendered militants - Assam
• This city would be hosting the BWF World Senior Badminton Championship 2017 - Kochi
• This country has sought India’s support in handling the Rohingya issue by mounting pressure on Myanmar to take back the refugees who have taken shelter in the country – Bangladesh
• Name the author of the book, India`s Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes - Shiv Aroor and Rahul Singh
• To provide support and counseling to Indians in distress, India has open its second Indian Workers’ Resource Centre at - Sharjah, UAE
• Person awarded with N R Madhava Menon Best Law Teacher Award - Tahir Mahmood
• Anti Tank Guided Missile that was successfully test-fired recently - Nag Missile
• State that celebrates Himalaya Diwas every year on 9 September - Uttarakhand
• Mobile wallet app 'Speedpay' is a joint initiative of - Punjab National Bank and BSNL
• The winner of the 2017 US Open Men’s Singles title is - Rafael Nadal
• The winner of the 2017 US Open Women’s Singles title is - Sloane Stephens
• The winners of the 2017 US Open Women’s Doubles title are - Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău
• The Navratna company that is all set to become a Maharatna firm is - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited.
[13/09 10:11 am] +91 97856 00807: *करेंट अफेयर्स एक पंक्ति में: 11 सितम्बर 2017*
• वह खिलाड़ी जिसने हाल ही में वर्ष 2017 का यूएस ओपन पुरुष एकल ख़िताब जीता – राफेल नडाल
• भारत ने राष्ट्रमंडल भारोत्तोलन चैंपियनशिप 2017 में जितने पदक जीते हैं- 37
• उपराष्ट्रपति ने जिस शहर में भारत की पहली ग्रीनफील्ड स्मार्ट सिटी की आधारशिला रखी है- राँची
• जिन्होंने यूएस ओपन महिला एकल खिताब 2017 जीता है- स्लोन स्टीफंस
• जिस देश की मदद से पाकिस्तान में 5वां न्यूक्लियर पावर प्लांट शुरू हुआ है- चीन
• केंद्र सरकार ने जल संकट से निपटने हेतु जिस राज्य को 60000 करोड़ रुपये देने का घोषणा किया है- महाराष्ट्र
• स्मार्ट सिटी परियोजनाओं के प्रभाव के आकलन हेतु केंद्र सरकार ने प्रतियोगिता आयोजित करने की घोषणा की, प्रतियोगिता में सरकार ने जितने लाख रूपये के पुरस्कार की घोषणा की- 50 लाख
• रक्षा मंत्री निर्मल सीता रमन ने ‘नाविका सागर परिक्रमा’ के तहत आईएनएसवी तरणी को झंडी दिखाकर रवाना किया, नाविका सागर परिक्रमा की विशेषता है- इसमें सभी महिला क्रू हैं
• हरेंद्र सिंह को भारतीय वरिष्ठ महिला हॉकी टीम का कोच नियुक्त किया गया है. उन्हें जिस पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया- द्रोणाचार्य पुरस्कार
• भारत ने दूसरी अंडर-16 दक्षिण एशियाई बास्केटबॉल चैंपियनशिप जीत ली. यह प्रतियोगिता जहाँ आयोजित की गई- काठमांडु
• जिस राज्य सरकार ने स्वास्थ्य विभाग के डॉक्टरों की किसी भी तरह की हड़ताल पर अगले छह महीने के लिए प्रतिबंध लगा दिया- हरियाणा
• फ्लोरिडा में हाल ही में आये इस चक्रवाती तूफ़ान से तीन लोगों की मौत हो गयी और संपत्ति का भारी नुकसान हुआ – इरमा
• अखिल भारतीय अखाड़ा परिषद ने सूची जारी कर इतने बाबाओं को फर्जी बताया है – चौदह
• केंद्र सरकार द्वारा विदेशी व्यापार संबंधी मुद्दों के प्रभावी समाधान हेतु आरंभ की गयी ऑनलाइन सुविधा – contact@DGFT
• डीआरडीओ द्वारा विकसित टैंक रोधी मिसाइल जिसका हाल ही में राजस्थान में सफल परीक्षण किया गया – नाग.
[14/09 2:17 pm] +91 97856 00807: *( 14 सितम्बर से पुनर्निर्देशित ) ग्रेगोरी कैलंडर के अनुसार 14 सितंबर वर्ष का 257 वाँ ( लीप वर्ष में यह 258 वाँ ) दिन है।साल में अभी और 108 दिन शेष हैं।*
*14 सितंबर की महत्त्वपूर्ण घटनाएँ*
• 1770 - डेनमार्क में प्रेस की स्वतंत्रता को मान्यता मिली।
• 1833 - विलियम वेंटिक, भारत में पहला गवर्नर जनरल बनकर आया।
• 1901 - अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति विलियम मैकेंजी की अमेरिका में गोली मारकर हत्या कर दी गई।
• 1917 - रूस आधिकारिक तौर पर एक गणतंत्र घोषित हुआ।
• 1959 - लूना- 2 चंद्रमा की सतह पर उतरा। यह चंद्रमा की सतह तक पहुँचने वाली मानव निर्मित पहली वस्तु थी। इसने सोवियत संघ और अमेरिका में अंतरिक्ष स्पर्धा की शुरुआत की।
• 1960 - खनिज तेल उत्पादक देशों ने मिलकर ओपेक की स्थापना की।
• 1999 - किरीबाती, नाउरू और टोंगा संयुक्त राष्ट्र में शामिल हुए।
• 2000 - माइक्रोसॉफ्ट ने विंडोज एम.ई. की लांचिंग की।
• 2000 - प्रधानमंत्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी ने अमेरिकी सीनेट के दोनों सदनों की सुयंक्त बैठक को सम्बोधित किया, ओलम्पिक मशाल सिडनी पहुँची।
• 2003 - गुयाना-बिसाउ में सेना ने राष्ट्रपति कुंबा माला सरकार का तख्ता पलटा।
• 2003 - एस्टोनिया यूरोपीय संघ में शामिल हुआ।
• 2006 - परमाणु ऊर्जा में सहयोग बढ़ाने पर इब्सा में सहमति। तिब्बत के आध्यात्मिक निर्वासित नेता दलाई लामा को संयुक्त राज्य अमरीका के सर्वोच्च न्यायालय सम्मान से सम्मानित करने की घोषणा। विश्व के सबसे बुजुर्ग जयपुर के निवासी 137 वर्षीय हबीब मियां अस्पताल में भर्ती।
• 2007 - जापान ने तानेगाशिया स्थित प्रेक्षेपण केन्द्र से पहला चन्द्र उपग्रह एच-2ए प्रक्षेपित किया।
• 2008 - रुस के पेर्म क्राई में पेर्म हवाई अड्डे पर एअरोफ़्लोट विमान 821 के दुर्घटनाग्रस्त हो जाने से विमान में सवार सभी 88 लोग मारे गए।
• 2009 - भारत ने श्रीलंका को 46 रनों से हराकर त्रिकोणीय सीरीज का कॉम्पैक कप जीता।
भारत में लिएण्डर पेस व चेकगणराज्य के लुकास ड्लोही ने महेश भूपति और मार्क नोल्स की जोड़ी को हराकर यू. एस. ओपन के पुरुष युगल का ख़िताब जीता।
*• 14 सितंबर को जन्मे व्यक्ति*
• 1914 - गोपालदास परमानंद सिप्पी (जी.पी.सिप्पी)- फ़िल्म निर्देशक।
• 1930 - राजकुमार कोहली- फ़िल्मों के निर्माता।
• 1932 - दुर्गा भाभी- प्रसिद्ध भारतीय स्वाधीनता सेनानी और क्रांतिकारी।
• 1963 - रॉबिन सिंह- भारतीय क्रिकेटर।
• 1921 - मोहन थपलियाल- कथाकर।
*• 14 सितंबर को हुए निधन*
• 1947 - कविवर चन्द्र कुंवर बर्त्वाल- हिंदी के कालिदास रूप में प्रसिद्ध ।
• 2008 - राल्फ रसेल- मिर्ज़ा ग़ालिब के प्रख्यात विशेषज्ञ एवं
उर्दू के विद्वान।
• 1992 - चंद्रसिंह बिरकाली - आधुनिक राजस्थान के सर्वाधिक प्रसिद्ध प्रकृति प्रेमी कवि।
• 1985 - रामकृष्ण शिंदे - हिन्दी सिनेमा के जानेमाने संगीतकार थे।
• 1971 - ताराशंकर बंद्योपाध्याय-
ज्ञानपीठ पुरस्कार से सम्मानित प्रसिद्ध बांग्ला साहित्यकार।
*• 14 सितंबर के महत्त्वपूर्ण अवसर एवं उत्सव*
• हिन्दी दिवस ,
• विश्व बन्धुत्व एवं क्षमा याचना दिवस
• राष्ट्रीय हिन्दी दिवस (सप्ताह)
