1. Coal allocation scam Coal allocation scam or Coalgate‚ is a political scandal concerning the Indian government’s allocation of the nation’s coal deposits to public sector entities (PSEs) and private companies by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In a draft report issued in March 2012‚ the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) office accused the Government of India of allocating coal blocks in an inefficient manner during the period 2004–2009. Over the Summer of 2012‚ the opposition BJP
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the new millennium‚ the reforms were slowed down as the Left parties in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) were against privatisation and globalisation of Indian economy. However‚ the process of reforms gathered momentum when Dr. Manmohan Singh-the Finance Minister in Rao’s government and the author of economic reforms became the Prime Minister in the Congress-led United Progressive
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crowds‚ surging forward to catch a glimpse or to touch him as though he were a living god. Not only expected to win a fourth consecutive term as chief minister in December polls‚ Modi is also seen as a serious contender to take on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in national elections due in 2014 if he wins convincingly in Gujarat. "Look at how many people are here‚" Modi said in an interview in his campaign bus‚ pointing and waving at a crowd of thousands assembled in Alina village. "They’re even standing
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Hema; Sustainable Development through Corporate Social Responsibility‚ ‘Pratibimba’-The journal of IMIS. 3. Srivastava‚ R.M.‚ Management Policy and Strategic Management: Concepts‚ Skills and Practices‚ 362-379‚ Himalaya Publishing House. 4. Singh‚ Dr. Manmohan‚ High Responsibility Entails Social Responsibility‚ Materials Management Review‚ March 2007‚ p-4‚ 5. 5. The challenges for corporate social responsibility in India by John Quigley 6. Some information from google.com 7. Some editorials of
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Introduction Corruption is one of the main reasons for the various problems in the country. The effect of corruption has many dimensions related to political‚ economic‚ social and environmental effects. In political sphere‚ corruption impedes democracy and the rule of law. In a democratic system‚ public institutions and offices may lose their legitimacy when they misuse their power for private interest. Corruption may also result in negative consequences such as encoring cynicism and reducing interest
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Week 5 Case Analysis SEC/460 December 4‚ 2011 Terrorism either international or domestic is an act to gain attention for a cause and to get a point across at the expense of innocent people. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (2011) proclaims that “Throughout its more than 100-year history‚ the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has protected the American people from threats to our way of life. As some of our greatest threats—gangsters‚ public corruption‚ hate crimes‚ cyber attacks‚ white-collar
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Comparing the Governments and Economies of China‚ India‚ Japan‚ and Korea The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the government and economies of four countries in Asia: China‚ India‚ Japan‚ and Korea. Topics that will be discussed are their governments‚ economies‚ resources‚ and citizens. China China‚ officially the People’s Republic of China‚ is a single-party state‚ meaning there is only one political party. China was founded on January 1‚ 1912. The per Capita GDP for the
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India is popularly considered as a nation which gives due importance to the rights and liberties of its citizens. It has absorbed the ideals of democracy in its truest sense. The Government is indeed “by the people‚ to the people and for the people”. However‚ it is difficult to imagine that in a country like ours‚ exists a law which makes a mockery of the basic human rights. The recent violence in Kashmir triggered a nationwide debate on the validity of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act‚ 1958
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Kumar with 87% ISC pays Rs.185000 in an engineering college and Rajiv with 56% ISC pays Rs.80000 only in the same college. What made this difference? The answer is “caste based reservation”. Kumar belonged to a Brahmin family whereas Rajiv was from ‘scheduled caste’. Admittedly‚ caste is a social reality and a mechanism of oppression in an Indian society. But going deep into this society two main questions arise – Is caste only the mechanism of oppression? Is everyone amongst the ‘upper castes’
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