Wednesday 21 June 2017

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வாழ்க்கையின் உண்மை

ஒருவனுக்கு நான்கு மனைவிகள் இருந்தார்கள்.
ஆனால் அவன் தனது நான்காவது மனைவியை மட்டும் மிக அதிகமாக நேசித்தான். அந்த மனைவியின் அனைத்து ஆசைகளையும் நிறைவேற்றினான்.
அவளுக்கு தேவையானதை எல்லாம் செய்துகொடுத்தான்.
அவன் தனது மூன்றாவது மனைவியைக்கூட நேசித்தான்.
ஆனால் அவளை தனது நண்பர்களுக்கு முன்னால் காட்டிக்கொள்ள பயந்தான்.
பிறரோடு ஓடி விடுவாளோ என்று பயந்தான்.
அவன் தனது இரண்டாவது மனைவியையும் நேசித்தான்.
ஆனால் தனக்கு பிரச்சினைகள் வரும்போது மட்டும் அவளிடம் போவான். அவளும் அவனுடைய பிரச்சினைகளில் உதவினாள்.
ஆனால் அவன் ஒருபோதும் தனது முதல்மனைவியை நேசிக்கவே இல்லை. ஆனால் அவளோ அவன்மீது மிகவும் நேசம் வைத்திருந்தாள். அவனது எல்லா தேவைகளையும் அவள் கவனித்து கொண்டாள்.
ஒருநாள்...
அவன் மரணப்படுக்கையில் விழுந்தான். தான் இறக்கப்போவதை உணர்ந்துவிட்டான். தான் இறந்த பின் தன்னுடன் இருக்க ஒரு மனைவியை விரும்பினான்.
எனவே தன்னுடன் சாக யார் தயாராய் இருக்கிறார்கள் என அறிந்துகொள்ள விரும்பினான். தான் அதிகம் நேசித்த நான்காவது மனைவியை அழைத்தான்.
அவளோ அதிரடியாக மறுத்துவிட்டு அவனை விட்டு நீங்கினாள். அவன் தனது மூன்றாவது மனைவியை அழைத்தான்.
அவளோ நீயோ சாகப்போகிறாய்.
நான் வேறு ஒருவருடன் போகப்போகிறேன் என்று கூறிவிட்டு சென்றுவிட்டாள். பிறகு தனது இரண்டாவது மனைவியை அழைத்துக் கேட்டான்.
அவளும் சாரி என்னால் உன் கல்லறைவரைக்கும் கூட வரமுடியும். கடைசி வரை உன்னுடன் வரமுடியாது என்று மறுத்துவிட்டாள்.
நொந்துபோன அவன் இதயம் தளர்ந்து போனது. அப்போது தான் அவனது முதல் மனைவியின் குரல் ஒலித்தது. ‘’
நீ எங்கே போனாலும் நான் உன்னுடனே இருப்பேன்.
உன்னுடன் நான் கண்டிப்பாக வருவேன் ‘’ என்று சொன்னாள். ஆனால் அவளோ எலும்பும் தோலுமாக சாகும் தருவாயில் இருந்தாள். காரணம் அவன் அவளை நன்கு கவனித்துக் கொள்ளாததுதான். அவன் வருந்தினான். நான் நன்றாக இருக்கும் போதே உன்னையும் சரியாகக் கவனித்திருக்கவேண்டும். தவறிவிட்டேன் என்று அழுதான். அந்த
வருத்தத்திலேயே மரித்தும் போயினான்.

உண்மையில் நாம் அனைவருக்குமே இந்த நான்கு மனைவியர் உண்டு.

1. நான்காவது மனைவி நமது உடம்பு.
நாம் என்னதான் வாழ்நாள் முழுக்க நன்றாகக் கவனித்துக் கொண்டாலும் கடைசியில் நம்முடன் வரப்போவதில்லை.
நாம் இறந்ததும் அதுவும் அழிந்து போகிறது.
2. மூன்றாவது மனைவி நமது சொத்து சுகம்தான்.
நாம் மறைந்ததும் அவை வேறு யாருடனோ சென்றுவிடுகிறது.
3. நமது இரண்டாம் மனைவி என்பது நமது குடும்பம் மற்றும் நண்பர்கள்.
அவர்கள் நமது கல்லறை வரையில் தான் நம்முடன் கைகோர்ப்பார்கள்.
அதற்குமேல் நம்முடன் கூட வரப்போவதில்லை.
4. நாம் கவனிக்காமல் விட்ட முதல் மனைவி நமது ஆன்மா.
நாம் நன்றாக இருக்கும் போது நம்மால் கவனிக்கப்படாமல் நலிந்து சிதைந்து போய் இருந்தாலும் நம்முடன் இறுதி வரை கூட வரப்போவது நமது ஆன்மாதான்.


Saturday 17 June 2017

குறைகள் என்பது குறைத்து கொள்ள மட்டுமே மனதில் போட்டு குழப்பிக் கொள்ள அல்ல.......

*இரு வேறு பார்வைகள்* !!

“வீட்டிலே காபி கொடுத்தாள்
மனைவி. உள்ளே ஓர் எறும்பு கிடந்தது.
அதைக் கண்ட கணவன் காபியை
விடக் கொதிக்க ஆரம்பித்துவிட்டான்.
விளைவு? சண்டை. சந்தோசமான
வீடு மூன்று நாள் துக்க வீடாக மாறிவிட்டது.

இதே சம்பவம் இன்னொரு வீட்டிலும் நடந்தது.
அந்த வீட்டில் உள்ள கணவன் காபியில் செத்து மிதக்கும் எறும்பை எடுத்தான். அவன் மனைவியை அழைத்து மெதுவாகச் சொன்னான். “உன் காபிக்கு என்னை விடவும் தீவிர ரசிகன் இந்த எறும்புதான். உன் காபிக்காக உயிரையே கொடுத்து விட்டது பார். இது போல் ரசிகர்களை வீணாய் இழந்து விடாதே.”மனைவி சிரித்தாள். தன் தவற்றை உணர்ந்தாள். அதன்பிறகு அவர்கள் வீட்டுக் காபியில் எறும்பு சாகவில்லை.அவர்கள் வீட்டின் மகிழ்ச்சியும் சாகவில்லை.

குறைகள் என்பது குறைத்து கொள்ள மட்டுமே மனதில் போட்டு குழப்பிக் கொள்ள அல்ல.......🤔🤔😚


Thursday 15 June 2017

Daily news 11 june 2017

1. Ayush Ministry launches yoga awareness drive using attractive mascots

i. The Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) under the Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India, has initiated a Yoga Awareness Drive through Mascots and Flash Mobs (YogMob) prior to International Yoga Day (21st June) to increase the popularity of Yoga, especially among the youth. The campaign is underway at Delhi NCR, Haryana and Lucknow.
ii. The first such event was held in Rohini area of the National Capital. According to the Ministry, illustrative Yoga sessions with the help of mascots were organised where the Mascots demonstrated a few Yoga asanas to the crowd. The mascots Provide an eye-catching way of helping boost the awareness of International Day Of Yoga. They are connecting with families by providing added entertainment and interactivity, especially at Malls, Public Places, Events & Recreational Tourist Areas.

Static Takeaways-

On December 11 in 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 21st as the International Day of Yoga.
Yoga is a 5,000-year-old physical, mental and spiritual practice Having its origin in India, Which Aims to transform both body and mind.
The Ministry of AYUSH was formed on 9th November 2014 to ensure the optimal development and propagation of AYUSH systems of health care.
2. Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee to receive Legion d' Honneur

i. Thespian Bengali actor, Soumitra Chatterjee has been conferred with the France's highest civilian honour, the coveted Legion of Honour. The award will be presented to the Kolkata-based actor by the Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler. The award comes to the octogenarian Bengali screen legend exactly 30 years after Satyajit Ray got the honour by the then French President Francois Mitterrand in 1987.
ii. Dadasaheb Phalke award winner, Chatterjee featured in some of Ray’s most talked about movies such as Apur Sansar, on one of the famous Apu trilogy, Charulata, Aranyer Din Ratri and Sonar Kella.

Static Takeaways-

Soumitra Chatterjee first worked with Ray in `Apur Sansar' in 1959.
Soumitra Chatterjee or Soumitra Chattopadhyay is an Indian Bengali film and stage actor and poet.
3. EU, France grant 3.5m euros to curb emissions in India

i. Aiming to reduce emissions and promote sustainability to help India’s smart city programme, France and the European Union have extended a grant of 3.5 million euros under the ‘Moblise Your City’ (MYC) initiative. Three Indian cities- Nagpur, Kochi and Ahmedabad -- will get the grant as part of the EU’s commitment under the Paris Climate agreement according to French Development Agency (AFD).
ii. More funds would be provided to India as the loan to take forward the smart city and sustainable transport initiatives in the three cities on the pilot basis. The MYC, supported by the French and German government, also has financial support from the European Union (EU).

Static Takeaways-

Emmanuel Macron is present President of France.
Prime Minister of France is Edouard Philippe.
The European Union is a unique economic and political union between 28 European countries that together cover much of the continent.
The EU was created in the aftermath of the Second World War.
4. NITI Aayog launches SATH programme

i. Furthering the agenda for cooperative federalism, NITI Aayog has launched SATH, a program providing ‘Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital’ with the State Governments. The vision of the program is to initiate transformation in the education and health sectors. The program addresses the need expressed by many states for technical support from NITI.
ii. NITI Aayog invited all States and Union Territories for the three-stage selection process out of which 16 responded. Five States were shortlisted post project presentation by 14 States. Subsequently, three States will be selected through further assessments. SATH programme will be implemented by NITI Aayog along with global consultancy McKinsey & Company and IPE Global consortium in the three selected States after the signing of MoUs.

Static Takeaways-

The National Institution for Transforming India, also called NITI Aayog, was formed via a resolution of the Union Cabinet on January 1, 2015.
NITI Aayog is the premier policy ‘Think Tank’ of the Government of India, providing both directional and policy inputs.
The Government of India, in keeping with its reform agenda, constituted the NITI Aayog to replace the Planning Commission instituted in 1950.
Arvind Panagariya is Vice-Chairman of Niti Aayog.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is Chairperson of NITI Aayog.
5. Michael Venus-Ryan Harrison clinch French Open men's doubles title

i. Michael Venus became New Zealand's first Grand Slam champion since 1974 when he partnered American Ryan Harrison to the French Open men's doubles title. Venus and Harrison defeated Santiago Gonzalez of Mexico and American Donald Young 7-6 (7/5), 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 in the final at Roland Garros.
ii. The 29-year-old is just New Zealand's second Grand Slam winner in the modern era after Onny Parun teamed up with Australian Dick Crealy to win the men's doubles crown in Paris 43 years ago.

6. Jelena Ostapenko won French Open title 2017

i. Jelena Ostapenko won her first Grand Slam title by beating Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in just under two hours in the women’s final of the French Open 2017. With this win, the unseeded Latvian became the youngest women’s champion at Roland Garros in 20 years.
ii. Ostapenko also recovered from a break behind in the third set and finished the contest with a flashing backhand winner to become the first unseeded player to win the title since Briton Margaret Scriven in 1933.

Static Takeaways-

Simona Halep is a Romanian professional tennis player.
The French Open is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, France.
Michael Venus-Ryan Harrison clinches French Open men's doubles title 2017.
7. Adam West, TV's Batman dies at 88

i. A well known US actor, Adam West died in Los Angeles. He was suffering to leukaemia for some time. He was 88. Adam West rose to prominence in the 1960s for a TV series Batman. First appearing in season two in 2002, he voiced Quahog's eccentric Mayor Adam West, described by series creator Seth MacFarlane as an "alternate universe", satirised version of the actor.


Daily news 12 june 2017

1. India, Mauritius sign MoU to institutionalize cooperation between Parliaments

i. India and Mauritius have signed an MoU to institutionalize cooperation between Parliaments of the two countries. The MoU was signed by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and Speaker of National Assembly of Mauritius Santi Bai Hanoomanjee in Port Louis.
ii. Mrs. Mahajan was on a five-day visit to Mauritius from 6th of June with a Parliamentary delegation.

Static Takeaways from above News-

The President of Mauritius is Ameenah Gurib-Fakim.
Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius.
The currency of Mauritius is Mauritian rupee.
2. Govt launches Tele Law to provide legal aid in rural areas via video conferencing

i. The government of India has launched ‘Tele Law’ service to provide legal aid for the people living in rural areas through video conferencing. The service has been launched to make legal aid easily accessible to the marginalized communities and citizens living in rural areas.
ii. The Ministry of Law and Justice partnered with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to provide legal aid services through its Common Service Centres, CSC at the panchayat level, spread across the country. The service was launched by IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
iii. Under the scheme, the Tele-Law portal will be available across the CSC network connecting the citizens to legal service providers. In the first phase, the Tele-Law scheme will be tested as a pilot across 1000 CSCs in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Takeaways from above News-

Ravi Shankar Prasad is the Law & Justice, Electronics & Information Technology Minister of India.
3. Dr. Jitendra Singh Announces “Hill Area Development Programme” for Northeast

i. The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Dr Jitendra Singh announced the launch of “Hill Area Development Programme” (HADP) for Northeast in Imphal, Manipur.
ii. He announced the launch of the program to address a meet of Investors and Entrepreneurs, organized by NEDF (North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd), with joint participation of the Union Ministry of DoNER and the Government of Manipur.
iii. The program aims to bridge the gap between the hill and valley districts in terms of infrastructure, quality of roads, health and education. HADP was launched during the Fifth Five Year Plan aimed at balanced regional development.

Static Takeaways from above News-

Keibul Lamjao National Park is situated in Manipur.
Nongthombam Biren Singh is the newly selected CM of Manipur.
4. Kolkata to get India's first underwater Metro

i. Kolkata, the ‘City of Joy’ is about to experience a wonder in the form of an underwater Metro train which will run beneath the Hooghly river. It’s one of the path-breaking projects in India as never before a tunnel has been dug beneath a flowing river.
ii. The entire project is 16.6 km long, out of which 10.8 km runs under the ground. Of this 10.8 km, 502 meters is under the water. The project connects Howrah to the west and Salt Lake to the east.
iii. The project is expected to be completed by December 2019.

Static Takeaways for IBPS PO Exam-

Managing Director of Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Ltd is Satish Kumar.
Howrah Bridge is a propped cantilever bridge with a suspended span over the Hooghly River in, Kolkata, West Bengal.
5. GST Council revises rates for 66 items

i. At its meeting in New Delhi, the council revised rates on 66 items such as pickles, sauces, fruit preserves, insulin, cashew nuts, insulin, school bags, coloring books, notebooks, printers, cutlery, agarbattis and cinema tickets, following representations from industry.
ii. Restaurants, manufacturers and traders having a turnover of up to Rs 75 lakh can avail of the composition scheme with lower rates of 5%, 2%, and 1%, respectively, with lower compliance, against Rs 50 lakh previously.
iii. A GST rate of 5% will be applicable on outsourcing of manufacturing or job work in textiles and the gems and jewelry sector. Bleaching and cleaning of human hair, a big industry in Midnapore, will not face any tax.

Takeaways from above News-

GST Council is Headed by Finance Minister of India Mr. Arun Jaitley.
6. The French Open 2017- Complete list of Winners

i. The French open title 2017 was held recently from 22 May-11 June 2017 at Roland Garros in Paris, France. Here is the complete list of all the winners in different categories of The French Open 2017.

French Men's Singles Open Title- Spain's Rafael Nadal (10th French Title) defeated Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland).
French Women's Singles Open Title- Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko (1st Grand Slam Title) defeated Simona Halep (Rome).
French Men's Doubles Title- Michael Venus (New Zealand) and Ryan Harrison (USA) defeated Santiago Gonzalez and Donald Young.
French Women's Doubles Title- Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) and Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) defeated Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua.
French Open Mixed Doubles title- Rohan Bopanna (India) and Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) defeated Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Robert Farah.
7. Shashikant Kutwal wins gold at world chess championship for differently-abled

i. Shashikant Kutwal has won the gold medal at the 17th World Individual Chess Championship for differently-abled.
ii. The World Chess Championship was held in Slovakia. Shashikant Kutwal is a railway employee with Pune Division.

Static Takeaways from Above News-

The Capital of Slovakia is Bratislava and its Currency is Euro.
8. Poet, essayist Haraprasad Das gets Kalinga Literary Award

i. Legendary poet and essayist Haraprasad Das was conferred with the covetous Kalinga Literary Award for his work and contribution to literature at the fourth edition of Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF).
ii. The three-day literary festival was inaugurated by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. This year the KLF introduced two new awards -- the Kalinga International Literary Award, which was received by Anand Neelakantan for his contribution towards literature, and the Kalinga Karubaki Award, which was given to Paramita Satpathy for her contribution to Odia poetry.

9. Jairam Ramesh’s book on the naturist in Indira Gandhi launched

i. The book “Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature”, was launched by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at the Indira Gandhi Memorial.
ii. The book was authored by Former Union minister Jairam Ramesh. The 488-page book was launched to mark the birth centennial year of the former Prime Minister.


Daily news 14 june 2017

1. IRDAI takes over management of Sahara Life Insurance

i. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has taken over the administration of Sahara India Life Insurance, a first of its kind move in the insurance sector.
ii. R.K. Sharma, general manager, IRDA has been appointed as the administrator with “immediate effect” to manage Sahara India Life Insurance Company.
iii. The current board of Sahara India Life is headed by Chairman OP Srivastava. Sanjay Agarwal is whole-time director and CEO.

Takeaways from Above News-

Lucknow-based Sahara India Life Insurance was the first wholly Indian owned life insurance company in the private sector.
It is promoted by Sahara Pariwar Group headed by Subrata Roy.
2. Uttar Pradesh tops the list with maximum child labor in the state– CRY report

i. According to the Child Rights and You (CRY) report, over 8 lakh children in India between the age group 5 and 6 years are engaged in child labor.
ii. Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of 2,50,672 children engaged in labor, followed by Bihar with 1,28,087 children and Maharashtra where the number stands at 82,847.
iii. The report has outlined that reach of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), which was introduced with the intent of providing a strong base to these children, is quite limited as it covers only 50% percent of this population.

Takeaways from Above News-

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) was Launched on October 2, 1975, by Government of India.
Its Objective is to provide food, organization preschool education, and primary healthcare to children under 6 years of age and their mothers.
CRY is an organization working to restore child rights in India.
It was founded in the year 1979 by Rippan Kapur.
3. Sikkim govt signs MoU with British Council

i. The Human Resource Development department of Sikkim government signed an MoU with the British Council to enhance the quality of education in the state. The MoU will improve the educational structure of the schools of Sikkim.
ii. The purpose of the MoU is to support the aims and aspirations of the young people of Sikkim through collaborative projects in the area of English, education, and skills by strengthening the capacity of the teachers and other professionals, working with youth in the state and support its cultural economy.

Static Takeaways from Above News-

Khangchendzonga National Park is situated in Sikkim.
Rangit Dam is a famous Dam in Sikkim.
4. G7 environment ministers meeting 2017 held in Bologna, Italy

i. Group of Seven (G7) Environment Ministers Meeting was held in Bologna, Italy to discuss issues ranging from climate change to sustainable development and litter at sea. The meeting was attended by the Environment Ministers of the seven countries (US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan) and the Commissioners of the European Union for Environment and Climate.
ii. ‘5-year Bologna Roadmap’ was adopted at the meeting, which focuses on important issues such as resource efficiency indicators, citizen involvement, awareness on food waste and economic analysis of the efficient use of resources.

Takeaways from Above News-

G7 members include US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan.
G7 presidency rotates annually between member countries. The Presidency for the year 2017 is held by Italy. Canada will hold the G7 presidency in 2018.
Rome is the Capital of Italy.
Paolo Gentiloni is the Prime Minister of Italy.
5. India's first canal top solar PV system at NTPC Mouda

i. State-run power giant National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has energized India's first 150 kWp canal top solar PV System on cooling water (CW) channel inside power station premises at its 2,320 MW, Mouda Thermal Power Project, near Nagpur in Maharashtra.
ii. This novel Solar PV system makes use of side walls of CW channels as load bearing structure thereby significantly decreasing cost of civil and mounting structure.

Important Takeaways from above News-

NTPC was Incorporated on November 7, 1975.
Shri Gurdeep Singh is the Chairman and MD of NTPC.
6. Telangana launches PashuBazar website for online cattle sale

i. The Telangana government has launched a website to facilitate this service. The online sale or purchase of cattle through pashubazar.telangana.gov.in website will help farmers as the cattle need not be brought to shandies every time and farmers can save on transportation cost on cattle.
ii. Special Chief Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Suresh Chanda launched the website developed with NIC’s support. The Pashu Bazaar platform was developed to help farmers to sell their animals without physically taking them to weekly markets. The farmer can keep maximum five registrations for sale at any time.

Takeaways from above News-

K. Chandrashekar Rao is the CM of Telangana.
E. S. L. Narasimhan is the Governor of Telangana.
7. India ratifies two key ILO conventions on child labour

i. India ratified two key ILO conventions on child labor, according to a statement issued by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya, who is in Geneva stated that the ratification reaffirmed India’s “commitment to a child labor free society”.
ii. According to ILO, the Government of India deposited with the International Labour Office the instruments of ratification of the two fundamental ILO Conventions concerning the elimination of child labor, the Minimum Age Convention (No 138) and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (No 182).
iii. India is the 170th ILO member state to ratify Convention No 138, which requires states to set a minimum age under which no one shall be admitted to employment or work in any occupation, except for light work and artistic performances.

Important Takeaways from Above News-

ILO Director-General is Guy Ryder.
The ILO was created in 1919.
ILO Headquarters in  Geneva, Switzerland.
8. NASA confers Exceptional Public Service Medal to Michael A'Hearn posthumously

i. NASA has posthumously awarded the Exceptional Public Service Medal to Michael A’Hearn, one of the world’s leading comet scientists. A’Hearn died at the age of 76.
ii. The NASA Medal is for “fundamental work on comets and small bodies of the solar system, leadership in space missions, and ensuring public access to data from NASA missions and related projects.”

Takeaways from above News-

National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the full form of NASA.
Robert M. Lightfoot Jr. is NASA Acting Administrator.
NASA was established in 1958.
9. Virat Kohli becomes No.1 ranked ODI batsman

i. In a major shakeup at the top of the rankings after the group stages of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, Indian captain Virat Kohli displaced South Africa’s AB de Villiers as the No.1 ranked ODI batsman in the world while Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood took over from Proteas pacer Kagiso Rabada as the No.1 ranked bowler.
Top three ODI Batsman are-

Virat Kohli (IND)
David Warner (AUS)
AB de Villiers (SA)
Top Three ODI Bowlers are-

Josh Hazlewood (AUS)
Imran Tahir (SA)
Mitchell Starc (AUS)
10. Ex-Uttarakhand CM Pokhriyal authors book on Vajpayee ‘Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal Ji’

i. Former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank, has officially handed over the first copy of the 450-page book titled -‘Yug Purush, Bharat Ratna, Atal Ji’ to the President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee.


Tuesday 13 June 2017

Daily news 13 june 2017

1. Indian girl bags Little Miss Universe Internet 2017 crown at Little Miss Universe in Georgia

i. A 12-year-old Padmalaya Nanda from Odisha has created history by becoming the youngest girl to bag the "Little Miss Universe Internet 2017" and "Little Miss Actress" crowns at the Little Miss Universe 2017 at the port city of Batumi in Georgia.
ii. This is the first time that a 12 yr Indian girl has won this beauty pageant title. She will now participate in the "Little Miss World 2017" competition that will be held at Greece from Sept 25 to Oct 1, 2017.

Static Takeaways-

The Capital of Georgia is Tbilisi.
Its Currency is Georgian lari.
2. RBI Issues New Rs500 banknotes with inset letter ‘A’

i. In continuation of issuing of Rs500 denomination banknotes in Mahatma Gandhi (new) series from time to time which are currently legal tender, a new batch of banknotes with inset letter “A” in both the number panels, bearing the signature of Dr. Urjit R. Patel Governor, Reserve Bank of India; with the year of printing '2017’ on the reverse, are being issued.
ii. The new series earlier released and currently, in circulation has the inset letter "E". They will continue to be valid. The design of these notes is similar in all respects to the Rs500 banknotes.

Banking Takeaways-

Shri B.P. Kanungo is the newly appointed Deputy Governor of RBI
The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
RBI was nationalized in 1949.
3. Nalanda model of water conservation chosen for National Award

i. A model of water conservation adopted successfully by the authorities in Nalanda district of south-central Bihar, has been selected for the national award for excellence in the Mahatma Gandhi national rural employment guarantee program (MGNREGP), by the ministry of rural development.
ii. The award for excellence will be conferred on ‘Project Jal Sanchay’, the water conservation model developed in chief minister Nitish Kumar’s native district, at a function to be organized at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on June 19.

Static Takeaways-

Valmiki National Park located in West Champaran district of Bihar.
Nalanda University is one of the oldest University in Bihar.
4. World’s largest floating Solar Farm launched in China

i. China has launched world’s largest floating solar farm in  Anhui province. The 40-megawatt power plant has 160,000 panels resting on a lake that emerged after the collapse of a coal mine in central Anhui province.
ii. As per the Reports, China has been the world's largest investor in clean energy since 2012, spending $88 billion on the wind and solar power in 2016.

Static Takeaways-

The capital of China is  Beijing and its Currency is Renminbi.
The President of China is Xi Jinping.
Qinghai Lake is the largest Lake in China.
5. Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar Make It to Forbes World's Highest-Paid Celebrities List

i. The Forbes list of world’s highest-paid celebs is out and has Sean Combs right at the top. On the list, Bollywood big stars with Shah Rukh Khan leading the charge at the 65th position with $38 million in earnings this year.
ii. On his heels is Salman Khan at the 71st spot with $37 million earned in 2016-2017. Akshay Kumar is at 80th position with $35.5 million. Unlike last year, Amitabh Bachchan has not made to the list.

Top three names in the list are-

Sean Combs $130 Million (Musicians),
Beyoncé Knowles $105 Million (Musicians),
J.K. Rowling $95 Million (Authors).
Important Takeaways-

Forbes is an American business magazine was founded in 1917
Forbes headquarter is in New York City, USA.
6. World’s smallest & cheapest private jet ‘Vision Jet’ launched in USA

i. The World’s smallest and cheapest private jet 'Vision Jet' was launched in the USA recently. The Vision Jet can haul five adults up to 1,150 miles at 28,000 feet.
ii. It is the first Private Jet with a single engine and can be conveniently operated by a single pilot, thus keeping production and maintenance costs low for the users. The jet can fly at a speed of 345mph and has an operating altitude of 28,000 feet.

Static Takeaways-

The Capital of the USA is Washington D.C.
Its President is Donald Trump.
Vice President of USA is Mike Pence.
7. Jitu Rai-Heena Sidhu clinch gold medal in ISSF World Cup

i. India’s Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu combined to clinch the gold medal in mixed team 10m air pistol event of the ISSF World Cup, beating Russia in the final in Gabala, Azerbaijan. France beat Iran by an identical score to win the bronze in the event.
ii. 430 athletes from 45 countries are competing for medals in the ongoing World Cup, which is the last chance for rifle and pistol shooters to qualify for the ISSF World Cup Finals.

Static Takeaways-

The Capital of Azerbaijan is Baku.
The Currency of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani manat.
8. Rafael Nadal rises to second in ATP world rankings

i. Rafael Nadal’s magnificent run to a 10th French Open title has earned the Spaniard a move into second in the latest ATP world rankings.
ii. The Top three players in the list are- 1. Andy Murray, 2. Rafael Nadal, and 3. Stan Wawrinka.

Important Takeaways-

ATP stands for Association of Tennis Professionals.
Chris Kermode is the Executive Chairman & President of ATP.
9. Lewis Hamilton wins Canadian GP for sixth time

i. Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for the sixth time. He won against Sebastian Vettel’s overall championship and lead to 12 points.
ii. It was Hamilton’s third victory of the season and also his third in a row. It was the three-time champion’s sixth victory at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. It was the 56th title of his career.

Static Takeaways-

The Capital of Canada is Ottawa.
Its Currency is Canadian dollar.
Lewis Hamilton races for the Mercedes.
10. Veteran Telugu Poet, Writer C Narayana Reddy Passes Away

i. Legendary Telugu poet and writer C Narayana Reddy passed away. He was 85. He was honored with Padma Shri in 1977 and Padma Bhushan in 1992 by the Government of India.
ii. He had received the Jnanpith Award for the year 1988. He was also the president of the Telangana Saraswatha Parishath. He was also a former Rajya Sabha MP.


Sunday 4 June 2017

Indian economy: Latest GDP estimates show the worst is not over

GDP

Finally, we have the numbers we have been waiting for. The latest GDP estimates are out, showing how the Indian economy steadily decelerated through the past year — a slide that got only worse with demonetisation. For the full year ended March 31, economic growth slowed to 7.1% from 8% a year earlier, and slipped sharply to 6.1% in the January-March quarter — the slowest in 13 quarters. The numbers vindicate what critics of demonetisation had predicted. These also deflate the government’s claim that the economic pain from its November 8 decision to scrap high-value currency notes would be temporary, with limited impact. Yet, most policy makers continue to be in denial.
Sample this: The government’s chief statistician, TCA Anant, refused to link the slowdown through the third and fourth quarter to demonetisation that brought widespread economic disruptions and sharply depressed both consumption and investment demand, with sectors such as construction and retail sales being the worst hit. Arvind Subramanian, the government’s chief economic adviser, said he thinks the worst is over. Finance minister Arun Jaitley argued what happened over the last two quarters of 2016-17 was more of an extension of the deceleration that had already set in from July.
I sincerely hope they do not believe in what they have said — that they have been forced by their occupational hazards to make these comments. Because, a closer scrutiny of the estimates points to a scenario that is more worrying than what the headline numbers would suggest.
The growth in gross value added (GVA), which factors out indirect taxes from estimating the value of GDP and is seen as a more appropriate measure of economic expansion,was 5.6% in the fourth quarter. The frequent revisions in excise duties on fuel and fuel products, which we saw through 2016-17, explain why GDP growth in the quarter turned out to be a half percentage point higher than the growth in GVA.
Further, if the impact of government spending and agriculture is factored out, the growth of GVA for the rest of the economy turns out to be just 3.8% in the January-March period. The corresponding figure in the same quarter a year ago was 10.7%. In other words, the deceleration in the sectors that the economy leans on for jobs and sustainable growth was much sharper than what we see in the headline GDP numbers. The construction sector, hardest hit by the note-ban decision, contracted; financial services grew just 2.2% and growth in mining slowed sharply.
All of these explain why the news of unemployment has returned to make headlines. Ironically, many of the victims continue to support demonetisation, with the hope that it would weed out corruption, destroy black money and help script a better future for them. The numbers we have now do not present a rosy outlook for the immediate future, however.
The most worrying pointer from the latest GDP data relates to investment demand. It slipped sharply through the year to end with a 2.1% contraction in the last quarter, underscoring an environment of fast-eroding business confidence and shrinking opportunities to find and deploy new capital.
To say that the worst is over would not only be naïve, but disastrous in its consequences. Make no mistake, even the sustained rally in the stock market should not be construed as evidence of either improving sentiments or the fundamentals getting better.
The Sensex has been rising because of expectations that the Reserve Bank of India would cut interest rates on the back of moderating inflation, that the monsoon will be good enough to spur demand and that the government will finally resolve the long-pending problem of bad loans. It is also hoped that the goods and service tax (GST) will be a game-changer.
As of now, these are hopes and expectations, and just that. There is little on the ground to suggest things will turn around soon. If anything, come July 1, we might see yet another disruption, when GST rolls out.

Thursday 1 June 2017

மனைவி அமைவதெல்லாம் இறைவன் கொடுத்த வரம்.

#மனைவி #அமைவதெல்லாம்!!!!

ஒரு காலத்தில் ஒரு கிராமத்தில் கொல்லன் ஒருவன் வாழ்ந்து வந்தான், இரும்பு சாமான்கள் செய்து விற்று பிழைப்பு நடத்தி வந்தான்,
அவனுக்கு அன்பும் அழகும் நிறைந்த மனைவி இருந்தாள், அவன் வாழ்கை உழைப்பும், காதலும், ஊடலுமாக மகிழ்ச்சி வெள்ளமாய் ஒடிக்கொண்டிருந்தது.
எல்லாக் கதைகளிலும் வழக்கமாக வருவது போல் நம்ம கொல்லன் வாழ்க்கையிலும் சோதனை காலம் வந்தது,,,
நவநாகரீக காலத்தின் துவக்கமாய் இருந்த நேரம் அது, கொல்லப் பட்டறை தொழில் நலிவுற்றது, வருமானம் நாளுக்குநாள் குறைந்துகொண்டே வந்து அன்றாட உணவுக்கே வறுமை என்ற நிலை வந்துவிட்டது,,,
கொல்லனுக்கோ ஊடலிலும், காதலிலுங்கூட நாட்டம் இல்லாமல் விரக்தி மனதில் குடிகொண்டது,,, சோகமே உருவாகிவிட்டான்,,,
ஒருநாள் மாலை வேளையில் மனைவியின் மடியில் தலைசாய்த்து வானத்து நட்சத்திரங்களை பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருந்தான்,மனதில் எதிர்காலம் குறித்த கவலைகள் எழுந்து கண்ணீர் துளிகளாய் கரைந்தோடியது, அதைக் கண்ட மனைவி ஆறுதலாய் பேசினாள், "ஐயா எஞ்சாமி எதுக்கு கலங்குதீக, இந்த தொழில் இல்லைன்னா என்ன, பக்கத்து காட்டுல போய் விறகு வெட்டி அதை அக்கம் பக்கத்து கிராமத்துல வித்தா நாலு காசு கிடைக்குமே, அதை வெச்சு ராசாவாட்டம் வாழலாமே" என்றாள்.
புது நம்பிக்கை புது உற்சாகம் உள்ளத்தில், கொல்லன் விறகுவெட்டி ஆனான், அந்தத் தொழிலில் ஓரளவு வருமானம் கிடைத்தது. வீட்டில் தினமும் சோளக்கஞ்சி, கொள்ளுத் துவையல் கூடவே மனைவியின் சிரித்த முகமும் கனிவான கொஞ்சலும் அவனுக்கு ஒரளவு மகிழ்ச்சியை தந்தாலும், சற்றே சோகமும் இழையோடி இருந்தது,
ஒருநாள் ஊடலும் சரசமுமாய் இருந்த வேளையில் மனைவி கேட்டாள் "மாமோய்,,, இன்னும் ஒங்க மனசுல ஏதோ சோகமிருக்காப்ல தெரியுதே, என்ன அது?"
விறகுவெட்டியான நம்ம கொல்லன் சொன்னான் "பட்டறைத் தொழில் நல்லாயிருந்த காலத்தில் நம்ம வீட்டில் தெனந்தெனம் நெல்லுச்சோறும் கறிக்கொழம்புமாய் இருக்கும், இப்போ இப்படி வயித்தக்கட்டி வாழுறோமே, அதுதான்டி குட்டிம்மா மனசுக்கு என்னவோ போல இருக்கு,
இப்படி விறகு சுமந்துகிட்டு ஊர் ஊரா சுத்தினால் கிடைக்கிற வருமானம் நமக்கு நல்லபடியா வாழ பத்தலயே"
என்றவனுக்கு கண்கலங்கவும் தவித்துப் போனாள் அவள் "வேணாஞ்சாமி வேணாம், நீக ஏங் குலசாமி, கண்ணு கலங்காதீக, என்னோட நகை நட்ட வித்தா கொஞ்சம் காசு கிடைக்குமே,,, அதை மூலதனமா போட்டு நாம ஒரு விறகு கடை வச்சிரலாம், காட்டுல விறகு வெட்டுற ஜனங்களுக்கு கூலி கொடுத்து விறகு வாங்கிப் போடுவோம், கடைன்னு ஆயிட்டா எந்த நேரமும் ஜனங்க விறகு வாங்க வருவாக, நமக்கு நல்லபடியா வருமானம் கிடைக்கும" என்றாள்.
மீண்டும் புத்துணர்ச்சி நமது கொல்லனின் உள்ளத்தில், விறகுவெட்டியானவன் விறகுக்கடை முதலாளியானான், வருமானம் பெருகியது, அப்புறமென்ன வீட்டில் கறிசோறுதான்,,,
ஆனால் வாழ்க்கை அடுத்தடுத்த சோதனைகளை ஏற்படுத்தாமல் விட்டுவிடுமா என்ன, வந்தது கெட்ட நேரம், விறகு கடையில் தீ விபத்து!...
அத்தனை முலதனமும் கரிக்கட்டையாகி விட்டது,,,
தலையில் அடித்துக் கொண்டு அழுதான் விறகு கடை முதலாளி,,,
நண்பர்கள் பலரும் வந்து ஆறுதல் சொன்னார்கள், கலங்காதே நண்பா மறுபடியும் விறகுவெட்டி வாழ்க்கை நடத்து, எதிர்காலத்தில் எதாவது நல்லது நடக்கும் என்றார்கள்.
மனைவி வந்தாள்,,,
கண்ணீர் துடைத்தாள்,,,
அவன் தலைசேர்த்து நெஞ்சோடு கட்டியனைத்தாள்,,,
கண்ணீர் மல்க சொன்னாள்;
"இப்போ என்ன ஆயிடுச்சுனு எஞ்சாமி அழுதீக, விறகு எரிஞ்சு வீணாவா போய்ட்டு, கரியாத்தானே ஆகியிருக்கு, நாளைலயிருந்து கரி யாவாரம் பண்ணுவோம்"
தன் தலை நிமிர்த்தி அவளின் முகம் பார்த்தவனுக்கு மீண்டும் வாழ்வில் ஒளி தெரிந்தது
மனைவி அமைவதெல்லாம் இறைவன் கொடுத்த வரம்.
நன்றி.