It has been confirmed now that second edition of IPL would be played in South Africa. The decision was made after a meeting between IPL Commissioner, Lalit Modi and Cricket South Africa Chief Executive Gerald Majola at Johannesburg on Tuesday.
England was not considered as the venue due to the inclement weather that prevails in the month of May during which England’s domestic season would be also be starting. There was a fear that 70% to 75% of IPL matches would be affected by rain and weather if England was chosen as the venue. Even though some of the franchisees preferred England as the venue, there was always an alternate available for IPL and that was South Africa. Further while shifting IPL out of India, it was promised that the first match of the day at 4.00 PM and the second match of the day would be at 8.00 PM, Indian Standard Time. IPL had assured the Indian viewing public that the prime time for watching the match on Television would not be compromised. This timing could be achieved more practically in South Africa than in England.
The first match of the season will be played on 18th April 2009.
Matches will be held in 6 cities - Johannesburg, Durban, East London, Centurion, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, which will also hold the Opening Ceremony.
There will be total six venues for the matches across South Africa.
more at IPL Official Site
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31st March, 2009 up to 5:00 PM
Admission forms after this date and time will not be accepted
Calender 1.Examinations Sunday, 24th May, 2009 2.Declaration of Result Before 15th June, 2009 3.First Counseling MBBS, BDS, BVSc & AH 14th - 15th - 16th July, 2009 4.Second Counseling MBBS, BDS, BVSC & AH 23rd -25th Aug., 2009 5.Place of Counselling for all Courses RUHS, Pratap Nagar, Jaipur SALIENT FEATURES 1.One day, two papers scheme. 2.Computerized (OMR) examination cum application form. 3.Bonafide resident of Rajasthan but studying in other state can apply. 4.Certificate for physically handicapped candidates from Medical Board only constituted by State Government. 5.Intimation for counseling through Notice Board & website of the University and advertisement in State level news papers. 6.Registration No. on Website. www.ruhsraj.org (After May 10, 2009) 7.Answer sheets shall be OMR type in triplicate and answers to be marked by black ball point pen only. 8.Standard Answer key shall be published in State level news papers and on the website of RUHS. 9.Cost of the form (Rs 910/-) includes the examination fee & postal charges for sending admit card & mark sheet. Form will be sold through branches of the Oriental Bank of Commerce from 4th March, 2009.
If you are unsatisfied with your marks in RAS mains and feel something has gone terribly wrong then you can apply to RPSC for retotalling. Check out this notice of RPSC for details.
INC(Indian National Congress) today releases its Manifesto for the coming Lok Sabha Elections 2009. Criticising both BJP and Left parties, congress appeal to give votes to congress. The manifesto starts with the wordings : Aam Aadmi Ke Badhte Kadam Har Kadam Par Bharat Buland
The main points of INC Manifestos are :
The Work Programme: 2009-2014
·We will guarantee the maximum possible security to each and every citizen.
·We will ensure the highest level of defence preparedness and also take further steps for the welfare of the defence forces and their families
·We will accelerate the process of police reforms
·We will build on the success of the NREGA and take the scheme forward.
·Along the lines of NREGA, we will enact a National Food Security Act
·We will guarantee health security for all
·We will ensure comprehensive social security to those at special risk
·We will be make quality education affordable to everyone
·We will implement a nation-wide skill development programme
·We will expand schemes for improving well-being of farmers and their families
·We will democratize and professionalize the functioning of cooperatives
·We will give even greater impetus to the empowerment of weaker sections of society.
·We will combat communalism of all kinds and caste atrocities with determination
·We will bring a sharp focus on the special needs of children, especially the girl child
·We will make elected panchayat institutions financially
·We will connect all villages to a broadband network in three years time
·We will give special focus to the small entrepreneur and to small and medium enterprises
·We will maintain the path of high growth with fiscal prudence and low inflation
·We will introduce the goods and services tax from April 1, 2010.
·We will give a completely new look to urban governance
·We will offer a new deal to our youth to participate in governance
·We will protect India’s natural environment and take steps to rejuvenate it
·We will carry out a massive renewal of our extensive science and technology infrastructure
·We will pursue judicial reforms to cut delays in courts
·We will continue to be sensitive to regional aspirations
·We will ensure energy security for our country
We will take further steps to preserve and promote our heritage
·We will continue to pursue an independent, pro-India foreign policy
·The Indian National Congress will intensify the involvement of overseas Indians in development
APPEAL FROM CONGRESS :
Vote for the Idea of India: Vote Indian National Congress
Vote for Unity through Diversity: Vote Indian National Congress
Vote for Economic Growth with Communal Harmony: Vote Indian National Congress
Vote for Economic Growth with Social Justice: Vote Indian National Congress.
Vote for Security, Stability, Continuity and Integrity: Vote Indian National Congress
A Vote for the Congress is a Vote For Your Future and the Future of Your Children.
DLF Indian Premier League 2009 to be played outside India most probably in South Africa or England due to reluctance of various state government to provide security measures seeing the General Elections in the country. So, what will be the consequences ?
There are lots of evidences that the Earth's surface is warmer today than it was a century ago. As for why this is so, research by thousands of scientists strongly suggests that the cause is the largely uncontrolled and still increasing release of anthropogenic (human-caused) greenhouse gases. Yet there remain a few scientists who oppose these conclusions, claiming that either the evidence for significant global warming is unreliable or that, granting the problem, the sources are natural cycles over which we have little or no control.
The conclusions held by leaders in a variety of fields can't help but have a profound impact on social, political, and economic policy. Thus each side has expended considerable effort to convince the public, and through it the political establishment, of the validity of its stance. But because neither has been entirely successful, particularly in the United States, policies have been inconsistent and changeable, subject to partisan wrangling, corporate lobbying, and a general inadequacy of resolve.
The importance of the issue was most forcefully brought to the public's attention with Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. Their unusual severity, being among the strongest ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico, reminded a number of network newscasters of recent scientific reports predicting an increase in hurricane severity.
WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE THAT SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL WARMING IS OCCURRING?
If the summarized results of thousands of scientific studies that appear in the Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control-Climate Change 2001, The Scientific Study are valid, the answer is unambiguously that significant global warming is occurring.
Climate scientists define global warming as the measured increase in the mean Earth surface temperature over a specified time interval. The most reliable data are properly averaged over land and ocean surfaces, statistically weighted according to the density of measurements within each equal-area element.
So, according to the IPCC 2001 report, the Earth's surface has warmed by approximately 0.6 degrees Centigrade over the twentieth century.The warming hasn't been uniform over the globe, however. In general it has been greater over the land than the oceans and, probably for that reason, greater over the northern hemisphere than the southern. There is also some speculation that the greater industrial activity, hence greater greenhouse gas emission, in the northern hemisphere may have contributed.
Of particular concern is the rapid temperature rise over the last quarter of the twentieth century. The curve of increasing surface temperature in the twentieth century shows a definite increase in the first part of the century, then an extended plateau over the years 1940 to 1975, and finally the rapid increase.
If the weight of evidence suggests a problem is both real and likely to become more serious with time, most reasonable people would say that doing nothing is the height of folly. Therefore, notwithstanding the aforementioned uncertainties, there remains the fact that an enormous body of well-calibrated observations supports the unambiguous rise in global surface temperature.
HOW SERIOUS ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBAL WARMING?
It remains necessary to ask if the likely harmful effects of global warming sufficiently outweigh the probable benefits of policies that might have harmful economic consequences. Furthermore, we need to ask about the likely positive effects of global warming? Might the news be good rather than bad?
There is some truth in this latter idea. Moderate global warming will enhance the agricultural productivity over parts of the globe. Climate models haven't advanced to the point of yielding accurate predictions of the detailed effects on all regional climates, but all of the more sophisticated models, in agreement with observations, predict that warming is greatest at the higher northern latitudes. Thus, for example, it seems probable that large areas of Russia and Canada could become more productive as the Earth's surface warms, though this could be offset by insufficient regional rainfall, currently difficult to predict.
But are these benefits likely to significantly offset the known harmful effects of global warming? Let's review the negative consequences.
Perhaps most disturbing is sea-level rise. Water expands with increasing temperature, causing the sea level to rise accordingly. Many of the world's glaciers are also retreating and very few are growing. If greater warming should induce significant melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (anchored in the ocean below sea level) or, worse, a significant part of the Greenland Ice Cap, the rise in sea level could exceed twenty feet or more. The effect on major coastal cities, if warming continues, is likely to become significant by the end of the twenty-first century and will be disastrous or even catastrophic if the warming exceeds moderate increases of a few degrees Fahrenheit.
Many other damaging effects of global warming are known with near certainty. Warming increases the incidence of pathogens responsible for many human and animal diseases. Warming induces changes in weather patterns And warming means that a smaller fraction of the Earth's surface will be covered by snow and ice, which reflect sunlight more effectively than other land and sea surfaces. This increased absorption of sunlight sets in motion an unstable process that further enhances global warming.
IS HUMAN ACTIVITY THE CHIEF CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING TODAY?
It is often noted by critics of the current consensus that many natural processes might contribute to global warming and that one or more of them may be the dominant driver or drivers. It is therefore necessary to look at this claim and see if it holds up.
The lack of a convincing argument based on solid research for any hypotheses leads us to ask what we humans are doing that may be causing global warming. This leads naturally into an examination of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. Unlike the more speculative discussion of possible causes reviewed above, a very strong case can be made that carbon dioxide, in particular, is probably a significant driver, and could well be the dominant driver, of the current rapid rise in global mean surface temperatures.
There is no disagreement over the occurrence of the greenhouse effect to which carbon dioxide contributes. The question becomes how much greenhouse effect is good for us. Carbon dioxide is a well-studied gas that readily absorbs Earth's infrared radiation and reradiates part of it back to the Earth, thus causing warming.
The most effective driver of global warming reported in the IPCC 2001 report identify carbon dioxide as the strongest contributor. To summarize, the extensively studied and well-known greenhouse effects of carbon dioxide are so strong that, combined with its persistence in our atmosphere, we can reasonably conclude that the increasing atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide from human activity is very likely the dominant driver of global warming, and the warming effects will probably become worse with time for several decades, even after the emission rate has subsided.
There are other greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming. Methane is the most important of these, but nitrous oxides also contribute and their concentration is rapidly increasing. All these gases are well mixed and will remain in the atmosphere for many decades. Aerosols also play an important role in global warming, and the effect of most of them, especially the sulphates, is generally toward cooling, as we have learned from the effect of large volcanic eruptions
TOWARD A SOLUTION
Given all this, what can be done? Unfortunately, at this moment, there seem to be no technologically workable schemes for removing enough carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to make a measurable difference.
There are, after all, things that can be done. Reopening a serious international dialogue, and not just saying a few good words, would be a useful if inadequate start. Not every problem must be solved before the weight of evidence becomes so compelling that certain initial steps become almost mandatory. We already know how to make more fuel-efficient automobiles, yet no national policy has surfaced to accomplish this. The scientific and engineering communities are the ones best suited to identify the scientific research that is still needed and the technical projects that show the greatest promise. These issues should be decided by them and not the politicians. Once solutions look promising, as a few already do, industry will be all too ready to jump in, for at that stage there is money to be made. And only a fool would underestimate human ingenuity when given a proper incentive, or the strength of American industry once the boiler is lit under it.
The important thing is to get started doing some of these things in earnest, and not for us to stick our head in the sand doing business as usual until the water comes in over our eyelids. If we wait long enough, it will.
Dissatisfied with the evaluation process of the Union Public Service Commission, members of a student body, Youth for Justice, held a protest outside the commission on Monday. They demanded more transparency in the evaluation process of the UPSC. The protesters submitted an RTI application to know the process through which “scaling” of a candidate is done — through scaling marks of students are reduced or increased arbitrarily.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is on five day official state visit to India. During this she will be meeting various dignitaries. The meeting with Indian President will be really remembering as both head of states are the first woman to become President in their respective countries. Dr Bachelet is polyglot, speaks Spanish, English, German, Portuguese and Frenchand is in the list of most powerful women in the world.The last Chilean Presidential visit to India was by Ricardo Lagos in early 2005
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) released its manifesto for the upcoming general elections in New Delhi on March 16. The policy calls for an alternative to Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led alliances CPI(M) MANIFESTO
The Bharatiya Janata Party today laid out a grand vision for transforming India and empowering Bharat using the power of information technology (IT). Unveiling the BJP’s IT Vision document, the National Democratic Alliance’s prime ministerial candidate Shri LK Advani said, “A future NDA Government, if elected to office in the coming parliamentary elections, would give high priority to the realisation of this vision, which would help India overcome the current economic crisis; create productive employment opportunities on a large scale; accelerate human development through vastly improved and expanded education and healthcare services; check corruption; and make India’s national security more robust.”
Shri Rajnath Singh, Party President, and Shri Arun Shourie, BJP MP and former Minister of Communications and Information Technology in the Vajpayee Government , were also present.
The highlights of the 30-page IT Vision document are:
Multipurpose National Identity Card (MNIC) with unique Citizen Identification Number (CIN) for every Indian citizen in 3 years; to replace all other identification systems.
1.2 crore (12 million) new IT-enabled jobs in rural areas.
1 crore (10 million) students to get laptop computers at Rs 10,000. Interest-free loan for anyone unable to afford it.
National Digital Highway Development Project to create India's Internet backbone, and Pradhan Mantri Digital Gram Sadak Yojana for last-mile access even in the remotest of villages.
Broadband Internet (2 Mbps) in every town and village, at cable TV prices (less than Rs 200/month).
All schools and colleges to have Internet-enabled education.
100% financial inclusion through bank accounts, with e-Banking facilities, for all Indian citizens. Direct transfer of welfare funds, preferably to the woman of the house.
Every BPL family to be given a free smart mobile phone, which can be used by even illiterate users for accessing their bank accounts.
Number of mobile subscribers to be increased from 40 crore at present to 100 crore in five years. Internet users to equal mobile subscribers. India to equal China in every IT parameter in five years.
Video conferencing to be made affordable and universally accessible.
Primary Health Centre in every village to be linked to the National Telemedicine Service Network. Basic health insurance scheme for every citizen, using the IT platform. Cashless hospitalisation.
India’s ranking in the United Nations’ Human Development Index, which is currently 128, to be improved to 50 in five years, with the long-term objective of bringing India within Top Twenty by 2020.
Massive expansion in the use of IT in agriculture, rural development, SMEs, retail trade, and informal and unorganised sectors of the economy.
National e-Governance Plan to cover every Government office from the Centre to the Panchayats. The ‘E Gram Vishwa Gram’ scheme, launched by Shri Narendra Modi in Gujarat, to be implemented nationwide.
Government spending to be made corruption-free. A former Prime Minister had once said, “If I put Rs. 100 in the pipeline in Delhi, only Rs. 15 reach the end beneficiary.” In contrast to Congress governments’ Leaky Pipeline, the BJP’s IT Pipeline will ensure 100% benefit to people. Those who misappropriate public funds will be punished.
All post offices to be converted into IT-enabled Multi-Service Outlets. All telephone booths to be upgraded to Internet kiosks.
Citizens will have a simple 1-800 BSNL Toll Free Number, which will be accessible 24x7x 365 days of the year, to contact their Member of Parliament.
Unlimited VoIP access to all
e-Bhasha: National Mission for Promotion of IT in Indian Languages.
Special focus to bring women, SC/STs, OBCs and other weaker sections of society within the ambit of IT-enabled development.
Use of IT for the protection of India’s priceless cultural and artistic heritage.
Government to standardise on ‘open standard’ and ‘open source’ software.
Domestic IT hardware industry to be aggressively promoted to minimise dependence on imports.
Domestic hosting industry to be promoted to minimise international bandwith charges.
An independent body, Digital Security Agency (DSA), to be set up for cyber warfare, cyber counter-terrorism, and cyber security of national digital assets.
Recruitment of Probationary Officers - Project 2008 - Notification of Results
The following are the Roll Numbers of candidates who are found provisionally eligible for appointment as Probationary Officers in JMG/S I on being found medically fit and verification / submission of requisite certificates / documents:
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23704104
23704124
23704128
23704223
23704273
23704500
23704614
23704624
23704699
23704723
23804854
24100177
24100574
24301343
24410628
24501439
24501484
24501518
24501570
24501744
24501872
24501913
24502077
24502133
24502153
24502470
24502544
24503233
24503241
24503245
24503528
24503789
24504190
24504216
24504227
24504988
24610636
24610637
24706062
24706446
24706999
24707014
24707067
24707453
24707734
24707897
24708181
24708725
24708783
24708941
24708956
24709457
24709458
24710009
24710146
24710296
24710403
24710534
24810758
24810869
Necessary intimation will be sent to the above candidates about the details regarding the medical examination, completion of further formalities etc.
All care has been taken in compiling the list. However, Bank reserves the right to rectify any inadvertent error.
No separate communication shall be sent to candidates whose Roll Numbers do not find a place in the above list. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.
Decision of the Bank in all matters pertaining to selection process shall be final and binding.
