| Selected Articles From Various Newspapers & Journals: Civil Services Mentor Magazine July 2012 Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:40 PM PDT |
| Rising Pricing in India: Unwanted Evil: Civil Services Mentor Magazine July 2012 Posted: 25 Jun 2012 11:27 PM PDT 
Rising Pricing in India: Unwanted Evil The problem of rising prices is one of the most important problems that India is facing now. Over the past several years rising prices have become a chronic malady in India's national life. They have given rise to widespread distress, especially among people who are already living at the subsistence level and also among those in the fixed income group, viz., wage earners and the salaried c lasses. Because of persistent increases in the prices of the necessaries of life, the number of people living below the poverty line has been steadily increasing. The unprecedented rise in prices of almost all the important necesscities of life has posed a serious problem before us. Millions of people find it hard to earn one square meal a day, because prices of food grains, edible oils, sugar other food articles have been r aising very rapidly. This has caused great unrest among common people. The annual average of whole sale prices index always owes an increasing trend. This alarming rate of increase in prices has thrown the countries economic out of gear and made common man's life miserable millions in India to-day sleep without food at night. All their day's work does not even promise them sufficient to eat and drink. Everybody is complaining of increasing prices day by day. Prices have become double in the last few years and there are many things which are now beyond the r each of common people. This phenomenal increase in prices is not the result of any simple factor. There are several factors which are responsible for it. Apart from industrialists, manufacturers and middle men, our government is also at fault. It is increasing taxes. read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012.Books for Civil Services ExaminationsGet Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online. |
| Personal Guidance Programme for History Mains Posted: 25 Jun 2012 04:38 AM PDT 
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| The Rupee is Under Attack: Civil Services Mentor Magazine July 2012 Posted: 25 Jun 2012 03:18 AM PDT 
The Rupee is Under Attack Indian Rupee breached the Rs 55 per dollar mark and closed at 56 on 30th May, 2012 - its weakest since May 14, 2009. Most forex dealers In Mumbai during the week predicted that in the absence of any positive news, the rupee could soon touch the 60 mark against the dollar. From an investors' perspective, the movement of rupee may not matter much as only a few can f igure out that unlike Sensex, the rupee going up is not positive news, but on the contrary, it actually means rupee is becoming weaker. Many wrongly think that if rupee goes up it is something good for them not realising when the Indian currency depreciates ag ainst any foreign cur rency it has many negative impacts from the economic point of view. Due to Risk Aversion on the part of Currency Investor s, the Demand for the US Dollar has gone up wor ld over. Uncertain Economic Situation around the globe is another reason. FII's The Rupee is Under Attack turning Net-Sellers and withdrawing funds from the Indian Market. The concept of Risk Aversion is the same irrespective of what timeframe you are talking about. But, the cur rent situation is much more riskier & pronounced than what was in 2007-08. Back then, the problem was localized to debt problems (loans & mortgages) in USA and had only a ripple effect across the globe. Right now, the problem is more profound and markets world-over are in a crisis and some countries are on the verge of Default. So, people are much more risk averse than what they were in 2008 and hence the situation is much worse than during the mortgage economic crisis. read more © 2012 www.upscportal.comStudy Kits for IAS Mains 2012.Books for Civil Services ExaminationsGet Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online. |
| Yemen is Bleeding: Civil Services Mentor Magazine July 2012 Posted: 25 Jun 2012 01:17 AM PDT 
Yemen is Bleeding A suicide bomber killed more than 90 soldiers and left over 200 people injured in Yemeni capital Sanaa. Terrorist group Al-Qaida claimed the responsibility of the attack. The suicide bomber, dressed in military outfit, detonated his hidden explosives when the chief of army staff was watching the parade. The two top military officials managed to survive the multiple bombings. The west Asian country, which is also the poorest among the Arab nations, is facing a great danger from the radical Islamic elements in the country. It has been battling the Islamist militants scattered across the region. Yemen over the past few years has emerged as a strong base of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. The strong presence of Islamic fanatics in the country poses a grave threat not only to regional security but also to the global peace. Militants have taken the maximum advantage of political turmoil in Yemen over the past one year to gain a foothold in the country. The political uprising in the country in 2011 saw the president Ali Abdullah Saleh stepping down after a long year of rule. read more © 2012 www.upscportal.comStudy Kits for IAS Mains 2012.Books for Civil Services ExaminationsGet Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online. |
