When my family and I were still in danger, I emailed these words to a friend back home in America: "We're safe, but trapped by fires on three sides. The ocean will be our escape if necessary."
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A&E's YouTube channel just uploaded this "stunt" from an old episode of "Criss Angel: Mindfreak" of Angel jumping into a locked cage over the Grand Canyon and… are we supposed to think this is real?
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The 16-year-old boy had reached the Pearly Gates, the icy, chute-like section of Mount Hood just below the last push to the summit, when he lost his grip.Somehow, Gurbaz Singh survived, suffering only a broken leg.
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"WandaVision," Marvel's big show on Disney+ that follows Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettany's Vision from the Avengers Infinity Saga, will now premiere in 2020 instead of 2021.
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"Mayor Pete" has been perpetually dogged by a major issue: the youngest and most activated voters in his party all seem to — how to put this delicately? — hate his guts.
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Deep in the Sahel, as Muammar Qaddafi's Libya exploited instability in Chad to expand its territory, a daring operation took place to obtain one of the Soviet Union's most advanced attack helicopters. It was a complex plan involving Chadian rebel groups as well as French and American soldiers and spies, but it worked.
A Libyan Mi-24 Hind had been abandoned in a forward base not far from the frontier between Libya and Chad that had now been secured by Western-backed Chadian rebels. Though the helicopter was now in friendly hands, it was going to be a challenge to remove it from dangerous territory so close to the threat of Libyan fighter jets.
"South Korea and the United States will continue to stage their combined exercises in an adjusted manner to support efforts for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Seoul's defense ministry said Thursday." https://t.co/gzUOfO9xLS
Analysts said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's announcement on an end to moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests amounted to putting a missile "to Donald Trump's head."
Archaeologists found the earliest illustrated book — a copy of the 4,000-year-old "Book of Two Ways," which was inscribed in coffins of ancient Egyptians to guide their journey through the afterlife https://t.co/wQKTaYNcaH
Pilots have worn the astronaut-like pressurized suits for more than 60 years.
* The U-2 spy plane has flown continuously for the intelligence community and U.S. military for 64 years. * As the times have changed and technology improves, the suits have gotten better at keeping pilots comfortable and alive. * One company, the David Clark Company, has been the sole manufacturer of the suits since the 1960s.
The U.S. Air Force is continuing to improve the pressurized flight suit used by U-2 spy plane pilots, 64 years after the airplane's first flight. The service is using emerging tech, including 3D printing, to make the suits lighter, more comfortable, and most importantly, safer than ever before.
The U-2 spy plane first flew on August 1st, 1955. The black jet's ability to climb to extremely high altitudes and collect intelligence on adversaries and potential adversaries has kept it in Air Force service longer than any other aircraft. The airplane flies so high that pilots are required to wear a pressurized flight suit. Although the cockpit is normally pressurized, a sudden loss of pressurization could endanger a mission—and the pilot's life—so pilots wear full body suits that resemble the astronaut suits.
A wounded member of Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces) gets help during a protest to condemn air strikes on their bases, outside the main gate of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq December 31, 2019. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily
Trump speaks to reporters with US hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien after he named O'Brien as his fourth White House national security adviser [Tom Brenner/Reuters]
The White House National Security Council staff is being downsized sharply in a bid to improve efficiency within the policy coordinating body by consolidating positions and cutting staff.
A second, unspoken thrust of the overhaul is a hoped-for end to what many critics see as a string of politically damaging, unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information. Leaks of President Trump's conversations with foreign leaders and other damaging disclosures likely originated with anti-Trump officials in the White House who stayed over from the Obama administration, according to several current and former White House officials.
White House National Security Adviser Robert C. O'Brien is leading the NSC reform effort. He revealed in a recent interview with The Washington Times that 40 to 45 NSC staff officials were sent back in recent months to the agencies where they originally worked, with more likely to be moved out.
WNU Editor: President Kennedy's NSC had a policy making staff of 12. But when President Obama left the White House in 2016 there were 450!?!?!? These cutbacks should have been done in the first week of the Trump Presidency. But President Trump was elected without the support of the Republican establishment, and not having loyal people to fill in these positions has obviously taken a long time.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the 5th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). KCNA via REUTERS
Pyongyang, no doubt, is entering into a far more assertive phase. Given the overall situation, that would undoubtedly be a grave mistake for the regime. When regimes make grave mistakes, something must be wrong internally.
North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-un late last month promised to "shift to a shocking actual action"; hinted he would no longer honor a "commitment" to a testing moratorium; and "confirmed that the world will witness a new strategic weapon." There was also a reference to "the ultra-modern weapon system."
Kim's threats were delivered during the four-day 5th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party, which ended December 31.
Pyongyang, no doubt, is entering into a far more assertive phase. Given the overall situation, that would undoubtedly be a grave mistake for the regime. When regimes make grave mistakes, something must be wrong internally.
WNU Editor: Gordon G. Chang is right that expectations of a better life is now the state of mind for most North Koreans. The country is no longer a "closed country". North Koreans know how their neighbours are living, and they want the same thing. Failure to meet these expectations will result in a backlash against Kim Jong Un, starting within his inner circle and among the cadres within the Party.
We ranked the most overlooked deeds of the Trump government in 2019—and didn't even have to mention Ukraine.
In 2019, the Trump administration issued 44 executive orders, signed 94 bills into law and finalized more than three thousand new rules. One hundred judges were confirmed to the federal bench, the most of any year in Trump's term. Simply put, it was a busy year in Washington.
But there were dozens of stories that flew under the radar—policy changes and personnel sagas, norms eroded and scores settled—that captured the essence of what happened in the marrow of Trump's government. Often, these stories ran in parallel to the glitzier headlines that consumed Washington (SharpieGate, anyone?). But even as the Ukraine scandal unfolded and impeachment became a certainty, the Trump administration was leaving its mark on policy and government agencies in ways that often went unnoticed, and yet are likely to affect Washingtonians and the country for generations.
WNU editor: The above columnist is no fan of President Trump, and is deeply unsettled that the Trump administration has been able to achieve its policy goals for 2019. But what he fails to point out is that many of the bills that President Trump signed into law this year were first approved by a Democrat Congress. As to his observation that President Trump has been successful in distracting everyone while he pursued his agenda, on that point I agree with him 100%. So this statistic should surprise no one .... Donald Trump doubled his tweets in 2019 (NYPost).
At least 26 members of Afghanistan's security forces were killed in a new wave of Taliban attacks in northern Afghanistan, local officials said on January 1.
The insurgents claimed responsibility for all the attacks.
In northern Kunduz Province, at least 10 Afghan officers were killed and four others wounded in an attack on a police checkpoint in the district of Dashti Archi late on December 31, the head of the provincial council Mohammad Yusouf Ayubi said.
In Balkh Province, the Taliban killed nine police officers in an attack on their checkpoint. The fate of four other policemen who were at the checkpoint was unknown, said Mohammad Afzel Hadid, head of the provincial council.
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (pictured) criticized previous administrations during an online end-of-year address in which he asserted that Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán to enjoy the same power as a world leader
López Obrador took a blow at his predecessors while claiming Mexico's era of corruption is 'gone to the garbage dump of history'
Mexico's president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, closed out 2019 with a parting shot at his predecessors, saying the imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera had once wielded the same power as the country's president.
In a video message from the southern city of Palenque on Wednesday, López Obrador recounted his administration's successes in its first year and highlighted its challenges foremost surging violence.
He claimed without offering any evidence that he had already done away with the high-level corruption that was rampant in previous governments, but said it was crucial to draw a bright line between criminal elements and authorities so that the two sides do not mingle as they had in the past.
In a landmark ruling last week, a panel of five senior British judges ruled that a secret government policy of granting immunity to its state security service was "legal".
First though, some background to the issue.
British government policy holds implicitly that agents or informants operating for the state's security service, MI5, are permitted to commit crimes without fear of prosecution if those crimes are committed in the line of duty to protect national security.
This is tantamount to the British state granting its agents and proxies a "license to kill".
The activity at Yanliang Air Base is yet another glaring reminder that Beijing's military might seems to be on a nearly exponential growth curve.
Xi'an Aircraft Company, which makes China's most prominent large aircraft, among other responsibilities, has its primary plant located at the sprawling Yanliang Air Base that also houses China's Flight Test Establishment, as well as academic institutions that deal with aircraft design. Beyond being a strategic production line for China's aerospace industry, the installation supports testing for the vast majority of aircraft within the People's Liberation Army's stable and executes avionics and other systems integration work for those aircraft. As of late, Xi'an has been building China a fleet of airlifters that can help make its geopolitical aspirations abroad a reality, as well as providing updated long-range bombers to support its emerging anti-access military strategy.
WNU Editor: China has always been behind aviation. No more now. One can only speculate what China's air force is going to look like in 10, 20, or 30 years.
* US Army and service-funded researchers are making strides in numerous areas, including the material sciences, robotics, and artificial intelligence. * Alexander Kott, the chief scientist at Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory, recently picked the Army's top 10 science and technology advancements of 2019. * The list of potential game changers features things like artificial muscles for robots, self-repairing materials, and 3D printed steel that's tougher than anything commercially available, among other things.
US Army researchers and engineers have been busy this year, developing new capabilities and technologies meant to help modernize the force.
Alexander Kott, the chief scientist at Combat Capabilities Development Command's Army Research Laboratory, recently picked the Army's top 10 science and technology advancements of 2019. These are potentially game-changing developments intended to help Army soldiers fight and win on future battlefields.
The list includes research and development efforts in material science, robotics, and artificial intelligence.
I will be signing our very large and comprehensive Phase One Trade Deal with China on January 15. The ceremony will take place at the White House. High level representatives of China will be present. At a later date I will be going to Beijing where talks will begin on Phase Two!
* Observers say Trump could make additional demands when he travels to Beijing after a phase-one trade deal is signed * They could include buying more goods from the US and structural reforms
US President Donald Trump may use a trip to China to try to nudge Beijing into committing to changes in its economic model, according to observers.
And while a visit might help to ease trade frictions, they said Beijing would be bracing for the US leader to push for more concessions from China. Trump on Tuesday said a partial US-China trade pact – the so-called phase-one deal – would be signed on January 15, and he would also then travel to China for more talks.
"The ceremony will take place at the White House. High-level representatives of China will be present," Trump tweeted. "At a later date I will be going to Beijing where talks will begin on Phase Two!"
There was no mention of Trump's tweet in Chinese state media on Wednesday.
WNU Editor: In every business deal that I have done with the Chinese over 35 years, they have used this tactic of saying a deal has been agreed upon, and then showing up later wanting more concessions. President Trump is doing to the Chinese what the Chinese have been doing to everyone else for decades, but in this case President Trump is the one with the leverage because of his power on tariffs. I am also not surprised that Chinese state media is keeping much of this trade deal and President Trump's comments off the air. They do not know how to spin this as a win.
Thousands of Kataeb Hezbollah supporters left funerals held for 25 fighters killed by US strikes on Sunday night. They then marched towards the US embassy, pouring through the heavily fortified 'Green Zone' before reaching the gates of the compound. As the mood deteriorated security personnel headed into the building and carnage ensued outside, with rioters eventually tearing through the main gate and inside the main forecourt of the embassy
(Click on Image to Enlarge) This map shows the Embassy compound located along the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq
Sen. Bob Menendez (N.J.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is calling for the Trump administration to give Congress an explanation for the security failure at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after protesters stormed it on Tuesday.
Menendez condemned the attack in a statement in which he said that the U.S. is prioritizing ensuring American diplomats and personnel are safe. He also requested Iraq assist in protecting the U.S. personnel in the region.
"I call on all Iraqis, including the government and security forces, to continue our partnership with American security forces and diplomatic personnel to restore security and order," he wrote.
WNU Editor:The embassy's perimeter was not breached. The guard house at the entrance was burned down, but this small building was always exposed. The US Marines and embassy security responded quickly, and no serious casualties were reported. US military reinforcements in Baghdad came in quickly to aid the embassy, followed by US soldiers from Kuwait. All within hours after the first altercation. Hundreds of additional US forces were assembled in the U.S. and sent to the Middle East within 12 hours. From my vantage point everyone responded quickly and professionally. If there is a security failure it is within the Green Zone itself, and that is an Iraqi responsibility. It is clear to me that Iraqi forces turned a blind eye that permitted these protesters to show up, and that a discussion on how to prevent this from happening again in the future will need to be done.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen talks during a graduation ceremony for the Investigation Bureau agents in New Taipei City, Taiwan, December 26 , 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday the island would not accept a "one country, two systems" political formula Beijing has suggested could be used to unify the democratic island, saying such an arrangement had failed in Hong Kong.
China claims Taiwan as its territory, to be brought under Beijing's control by force if necessary. Taiwan says it is an independent country called the Republic of China, its official name.
Tsai, who's seeking re-election in a Jan. 11 vote, also vowed in a New Year's speech to defend Taiwan's sovereignty, saying her government would build a mechanism to safeguard freedom and democracy as Beijing ramps up pressure on the island.
* Police say at least 400 people arrested, mostly for illegal assembly and possession of offensive weapons * Violence escalates as night falls with at least five HSBC outlets smashed up or firebombed and Starbucks outlet vandalised
Hong Kong started the first day of the year with a massive anti-government protest march that ended in chaos, as radicals blocked roads, smashed traffic lights, threw petrol bombs, vandalised bank branches, trashed shops and also targeted the High Court, while police fired tear gas and water cannon, and arrested hundreds.
After ending the last day of 2019 with protest chaos, the city set the tone on New Year's Day for another year fraught with civil unrest as masked radicals rampaged on the streets of Hong Kong Island long after the organisers were forced to call off the march early by police.
Residents in Victoria and New South Wales count terrible cost during brief reprieve from disaster that has sent smoke as far as New Zealand
Nine people are confirmed dead, with four still missing, and more than 200 properties have been lost since Christmas Day in Australia's catastrophic bushfires.
Smoke still hung thick over the south-east of the country on Wednesday evening, even as weather conditions offered a reprieve to take stock of the destruction.
KH are leaving the area of the US embassy, with celebration chants and fireworks because they considered it as "victory" It's FINALLY over, happy new year everyone. pic.twitter.com/YYaog9vRCd
After being fired at with tear gas, demonstrators who rallied against deadly US air raids heed calls to retreat.
Protesters withdrew from the United States embassy perimeter in Baghdad after the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) paramilitary force ordered them to leave, a day after their dramatic demonstration.
Iraq's military confirmed on Wednesday that the protesters had left.
On Tuesday, thousands of Iraqi supporters of the largely Iranian-trained group had encircled and vandalised the embassy compound, outraged by US air raids in Iraq and Syria that killed 25 Hashd fighters over the weekend.
People across the globe have not just rung in a new year, but a new decade. Germany has joined the world in welcoming 2020. DW tracked the New Year's festivities live.
— Germany and the rest of Europe have welcomed 2020
— Sydney, Australia renowned fireworks show went ahead despite controversy over wildfires
— NYE protests disrupted festivities in Hong Kong, India and Lebanon
Approximately 750 #Soldiers will deploy to the region immediately & additional forces from the IRF are prepared to deploy over the next several days. This deployment is an appropriate and precautionary action taken in response to increased threat levels against U.S. personnel...
— Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper (@EsperDoD) January 1, 2020
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday that 750 U.S. soldiers will deploy "immediately" to the Middle East after violent protests at the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.
In a series of tweets, Esper said that more U.S. forces stand ready to deploy to the region.
"At the direction of the Commander in Chief @POTUS, I have authorized the deployment of an infantry battalion from the Immediate Response Force (IRF) of the @82ndABNDiv to the @CENTCOM area of operations in response to recent events in Iraq," Esper said.
The Fake News said I played golf today, and I did NOT! I had meeting in various locations, while closely monitoring the U.S. Embassy situation in Iraq, which I am still doing. The Corrupt Lamestream Media knew this but, not surprisingly, failed to report or correct!
"The corrupt lamestream media", as POTUS referred to mainstream left-leaning news outlets, were well aware of his busy meeting schedule as he was monitoring the situation in Iraq, but "failed to report or correct" things to make them reflect reality.
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at mainstream media who reported he was playing golf during an assault on the American Embassy in Iraq.
"The Fake News said I played golf today, and I did NOT!" Trump hit back at the claims, noting he held meetings at different locations while "closely monitoring the US embassy situation in Iraq" and adding he is still doing so.
WNU Editor: Where I live in Canada the CBC reporter did say this morning that President Trump went to play golf while the crisis at the US embassy in Baghdad was unfolding. That is false, and the CBC has not corrected this story as of now. But President Trump does play a lot of golf, and he does it at his resorts .... Trump spent 1 of every 5 days in 2019 at a golf club (CNN). In comparison to former President Obama (another avid golfer), the former President played golf 333 times over his 8 years in office (see here). As to what is my take on Presidents playing golf. I said it was positive that then President Obama was playing golf, and ditto today for President Trump. People in executive positions do need to be distracted from what they are doing. Golf and other sports do clear one's head, and you are better focused when you get back to work. As for the media coverage of this story. This is not the first time that they have erred on the topic of President Trump playing golf .... Newsweek fires journalist who reported Trump was golfing for Thanksgiving before he secretly travelled to Afghanistan (The Independent).
WNU Editor: You may not want war, but war may want you .... Trump says he does not want, nor foresee, war with Iran (Reuters). My prediction. Iran is going to back down, but will keep the demonstrations loud and less violent.
* Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has strongly condemned deadly US strikes on Iraq * Supreme leader warned his country was ready to confront threats from the US * President Donald Trump warned the Islamic republic would pay a 'big price' * He accused Iran of 'orchestrating' the attack on the US embassy in Baghdad
Iran's supreme leader today strongly condemned deadly US strikes on Iraq and warned his country was ready to confront threats after US President Donald Trump issued one against the Islamic republic.
It was Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's first remarks since Sunday's deadly US strikes on the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary network in western Iraq.
The United States carried out the raids in retaliation for rocket fire that killed an American civilian contractor at a base in northern Iraq on Friday.
Khamenei said in a speech broadcast on state television: 'I and the government and the nation of Iran strongly condemn this American crime.'
WNU Editor: Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei should not underestimate what the U.S. can do. They can do a lot. Iran is already suffering from U.S. sanctions and isolation.
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US Marines fired tear gas at the Iran-backed militia and their supporters early on Wednesday as the siege outside the US embassy in Baghdad continued for a second day. Iraqi flags were seen being flown, as well as the yellow of Kataeb Hezbollah
While Washington leaders have attempted to draw parallels between the Iraqi protesters demonstrating peacefully for months and the violent group who attacked the US Embassy in Baghdad Tuesday, the truth is that nonviolent protesters have also been victims of these violent groups, an Iraqi-American activist told Sputnik.
Several hundred protesters stormed the International Zone (IZ) in central Baghdad on Tuesday, laying siege to the US Embassy there and prompting police to fire tear gas into the crowd.
WNU Editor: An eye-opening report on what is the Iraqi sentiment towards these embassy "protesters". And what is even more surprising about this report is that it is from Russian media, not from a Western news source.
Demonstrators waving Iraqi flags outside the US embassy in Iraq as the siege rumbled on for a second day. Trump has squarely levelled blame at Iran for the assault on the consulate
Cooking pots set up outside the embassy where 50 tents and a number of portable toilets have been shipped in for the long haul
* Yesterday thousands of demonstrators - many of them members of Iran-backed militia - rushed the heavily fortified Green Zone after US strikes killed 25 members of the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah in air strikes * One militant said: 'God willing if this fire reaches inside the embassy, we will not spare a single employee' * President Donald Trump's reinforcements were engaged early Wednesday as tear gas was fired to disperse those who had spent the night outside the main gates. Several ambulances arrived to ferry the wounded * Yesterday's riot, which included smashing through the embassy's security area, setting fires around the complex and hurling rocks, ended in a camp being set up outside the consulate * Some 50 tents, portable bathrooms and cooking pots were shipped in as hundreds of the furious mob prepared a sit-in at the embassy's gates, demanding that the US withdraw from Iraq
Pro-Iran militia have stormed the US embassy in Baghdad for a second day, with US marines firing tear gas on the militants this morning following demands for American blood in retaliation for airstrikes on Iraq.
Yesterday thousands of demonstrators - many of them Iran-backed militants - rushed through the heavily fortified Green Zone after US air strikes killed 25 members of the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah in air strikes Sunday night.
One furious militant said: 'God willing if this fire reaches inside the embassy, we will not spare a single employee.'
President Donald Trump's reinforcements were engaged early Wednesday when tear gas was fired to disperse those who had spent the night outside the main gates. Several ambulances arrived to ferry those stricken by the gas.
WNU Editor: There are a number of impressive pictures in the above Daily Mail post. It is in Iran's interest to have these demonstrations continue. It diverts attention away from the massive anti-Iran demonstrations that have been occurring daily in Iraq for the past few months, as well as suppressing coverage of the anti-government demonstrations and hardships in Iran itself.
DONALD TRUMP took a swipe at Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron in his New Year message as he responded to reporters' questions over his impeachment proceedings.
FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron plans to introduce significant changes on the EU in 2020 and the years that follow, as his chief adviser reveals he wants to steer the bloc back onto the global stage.
AUSTRALIA remains at the mercy of devastating wildfires which ignited in 2019, as scorching temperatures grip the country and life-threatening conditions continue. Are Australia's wildfires worsening?
ARCHAEOLOGISTS discovered "the ketchup of the Roman world" buried in Pompeii for almost 2,000 years in what has been dubbed "an incredible discovery" during a documentary.
GOOGLE has been taking advantage of Ireland's tax loopholes for years, but the American company has finally conceded defeat and announced it will no longer use the so-called "Double Irish" and "Dutch sandwich" loopholes that has saved the company billions of dollars.
DONALD TRUMP was warned he will play a key role in ensuring North Korea does not carry through its threat of resuming nuclear and missile tests in 2020 after Kim Jong-un announced Pyongyang is working on a new weapon.
AUSTRALIA BUSHFIRE firefighters were caught in a hellish blaze in New South Wales as they battled to stop and escape the disaster raging through the country.
UNITED Nations chiefs admit they are "deeply concerned" by North Korea's latest couched threat to launch a terrifying new strategic weapon against Donald Trump's USA.
IRAQ has been urged to "step up" in its defence of US forces in the Middle East against Iran-backed militia attacking the US embassy in Baghdad on Tuesday.
Taiwan’s military chief and seven others have died after a helicopter carrying high-level defense officials crash-landed Thursday morning in a mountainous region south of capital Taipei.
The Ministry of National Defense (MND) reported the casualties during an afternoon news conference. Taiwan’s chief of general staff, Shen Yi-ming, is among the dead. Five people survived the accident.
Taiwan’s official broadcaster Central News Agency also confirmed the death of Shen.
The 62-year-old took office as the top chief last year. He had earlier served as the 22nd Air Force commander of the Air Force and Deputy Minister of Defense, and has undergone military training in France and the U.S.
“I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the families of the victims,” Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen wrote on Facebook. She added that Shen is an “outstanding general” and that his death is saddening.
The tragedy comes at a tense time for the self-ruled island, which is claimed by China. On Tuesday, the Taiwanese parliament passed an anti-infiltration law to combat perceived threats to the island’s democratic independence from mainland China as the island gears up for a presidential vote on Jan. 11.
The incumbent, Tsai, is running on the promise of upholding the territory’s sovereignty and maintaining a distance from the mainland. Beijing has said that it would not rule out using force against the island.
The Taiwanese UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter took off just before 8 a.m. and last made contact at 8:07 a.m., according to a defense ministry news conference. Taiwan air force commander-in-chief Hsiung Hou-chi said the helicopter went down in the hilly district of Wulai, and that the crash was caused by mechanical or environmental factors, which were yet to be clarified. Two rescue helicopters and 91 personnel were dispatched to the scene.
“Some of the people (on board) are still inside trapped, some have gotten out,” Hsiung said. “But as for the details, we still need the further report from the search and rescue team on the scene.”
The exact cause of the crash and conditions of the five who survived is not known.
According to the defense ministry, the helicopter was on a routine mission to visit soldiers stationed in Yilan, a county in the territory’s northeast, ahead of the Chinese New Year.
(TOKYO) — Japanese prosecutors raided the Tokyo home of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn after he skipped bail before a trial on financial misconduct charges and left for Lebanon.
Tokyo prosecutors and police did not immediately comment Thursday. Japanese media reported and showed photos of the raid.
Government offices are closed this week for the New Year’s holidays.
It is unclear how Ghosn avoided the tight surveillance he was under in Japan and showed up in Lebanon.
Ghosn said Tuesday in a statement that he left for Lebanon because he thought the Japanese judicial system was unjust, and he wanted to avoid “political persecution.”
He said he would talk to reporters next week.
Japan does not have an extradition treaty with Lebanon.
Lebanon has said Ghosn entered the country legally, and there was no reason to take action against him.
His lawyers in Japan said they had no knowledge of the escape and they had all his passports. Ghosn has French, Lebanese and Brazilian citizenship.
Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV, without identifying sources, reported Thursday that Ghosn had two French passports.
Earlier Japanese reports said there were no official records in Japan of Ghosn’s departure, but a private jet had left from a regional airport to Turkey.
Ghosn, who was charged with under-reporting his future compensation and breach of trust, has repeatedly asserted his innocence, saying authorities trumped up charges to prevent a possible fuller merger between Nissan Motor Co. and alliance partner Renault SA.
His 1.5 billion yen ($14 million) bail that Ghosn posted on two separate instances to get out of detention is being revoked.
(PERTH, Australia) — Thousands of tourists fled Australia’s wildfire-ravaged eastern coast Thursday ahead of worsening conditions as the military started to evacuate people trapped on the shore further south.
Cooler weather since Tuesday has aided firefighting and allowed people to replenish supplies. Vehicles formed long lines at gas stations and supermarkets, and traffic was gridlocked as highways reopened. But fire conditions were expected to deteriorate Saturday as high temperatures and strong winds return.
“There is every potential that the conditions on Saturday will be as bad or worse than we saw (on Tuesday),” New South Wales Rural Fire Service Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers said.
Authorities said 381 homes had been destroyed on the New South Wales southern coast this week and at least eight people have died this week in the state and neighboring Victoria, Australia’s two most-populous states, where more than 200 fires are currently burning.
New South Wales authorities in the morning ordered tourists to leave a 250-kilometer (155-mile) zone along the picturesque south coast. State Transport Minister Andrew Constance said it is the “largest mass relocation of people out of the region that we’ve ever seen.”
In Victoria, where 68 homes have burned this week, the military was helping thousands of people who fled to the shore as a wildfire threatened their homes Tuesday in the coastal town of Mallacoota. Food, water, fuel and medical expertise were being delivered and about 500 people were going to be evacuated from the town by a naval ship.
“We think around 3,000 tourists and 1,000 locals are there. Not all of those will want to leave, not all can get on the vessel at one time,” Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The early and devastating start to Australia’s summer wildfires has led authorities to rate this season the worst on record. About 5 million hectares (12.35 million acres) of land have burned, with at least 17 people dead and more than 1,300 homes destroyed.
Prime Minster Scott Morrison said the crisis was likely to last for months. “It (fires) will continue to go on until we can get some decent rain that can deal with some of the fires that have been burning for many, many months,” Morrison told reporters on Thursday.
Smoke from the wildfires caused the air quality in the national capital, Canberra, to be the world’s worst and was blowing into New Zealand.
Indonesian authorities re-opened the Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta for limited operations, as the death toll rises from the city’s worst flooding in almost seven years.
At least 16 people have died from the New Year’s Day flooding, with half of the victims in Jakarta, according to the disaster mitigation agency. Heavy monsoon rains had lashed the Indonesian capital and nearby cities since New Year’s Eve, and the weather agency expects the adverse weather to last until next week.
State-run airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II allowed the use of 30 meters of the 45-meter-width runway starting Wednesday afternoon at Halim Perdanakusuma, the city’s second-biggest airport. For now, the facility only caters to Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 planes, according to Polana B. Pramesti, the Transport Ministry’s director-general of civil aviation.
Located in East Jakarta, Halim Perdanakusuma supports the main Soekarno-Hatta international airport and hosts flights for PT Garuda Indonesia’s low cost carrier Citilink and private airline PT Lion Mentari Airlines.
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As many as 45 flights from the Lion Air group were diverted and rerouted, while 29 flights were canceled on Jan. 1, the airline said in a statement.
The rains submerged homes and cars and cut access as many roads in Jakarta were not passable. More than 700 areas in greater Jakarta region suffered from power outages, state-run electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara said on Jan. 1. Commuter trains suspended some operations, PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia said on Wednesday.
The country’s weather agency forecasts possible thunder and strong wind in the coming days, the Cabinet Secretariat wrote in a Jan. 2 statement.
President Joko Widodo ordered government agencies to prioritize security and rescue measures. Infrastructure matters will be discussed after the evacuation process is completed, the president told reporters in Jakarta on Thursday.
The Jakarta provincial government on Wednesday instructed schools and some offices to be prepared to provide shelter.
In January 2013, more than 30 million residents of the city were affected by flooding that killed dozens of people and inundated areas including the central business district.
–With assistance from Tassia Sipahutar, Yoga Rusmana, Harry Suhartono and Eko Listiyorini.
(BAGHDAD) — Iran-backed militiamen withdrew from the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Wednesday after two days of clashes with American security forces, but U.S.-Iran tensions remain high and could spill over into further violence.
The withdrawal followed calls from the government and senior militia leaders. It ended a two-day crisis marked by the breach of the largest and one of the most heavily fortified U.S. diplomatic missions in the world.
The attack and its volatile aftermath prompted the Pentagon to send hundreds of additional troops to the Middle East and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to delay a European and Central Asian trip.
In an orchestrated assault, hundreds of militiamen and their supporters broke into the embassy compound, destroying a reception area, smashing windows and spraying graffiti on walls to protest U.S. airstrikes against an Iran-backed militia over the weekend that killed 25 fighters.
The U.S. blamed the militia for a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base in the northern city of Kirkuk last week that killed a U.S. contractor.
The protesters set up a tent camp overnight and on Wednesday set fire to the reception area and hurled stones at U.S. Marines guarding the compound, who responded with tear gas. There were no injuries on either side and no American staff were evacuated from the compound.
The Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group of state-allied militias — many backed by Iran — called on its supporters to withdraw in response to an appeal by the Iraqi government, saying “your message has been received.”
By late afternoon the tents had been taken down and the protesters relocated to the opposite side of the Tigris River, outside the so-called Green Zone housing government offices and foreign embassies. U.S. Apache helicopters circled overhead.
“After achieving the intended aim, we pulled out from this place triumphantly,” said Fadhil al-Gezzi, a militia supporter. “We rubbed America’s nose in the dirt.” Trump has vowed to exact a “big price” for an attack he blamed squarely on Iran.
Kataeb Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia targeted by the U.S. airstrikes, initially refused to leave but later bowed to demands to disperse. The militia is separate from the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, though both are backed by Iran.
“We don’t care about these planes that are flying over the heads of the picketers. Neither do we care about the news that America will bring Marines,” said Mohammed Mohy, a spokesman for Kataeb Hezbollah. “On the contrary, this shows a psychological defeat and a big mental breakdown that the American administration is suffering from,” he said, before withdrawing from the area.
The violence came as Iran and its allies across the region have faced unprecedented mass protests in recent months and heavy U.S. sanctions have cratered Iran’s economy.
Iraq has been gripped by anti-government protests since October fueled by anger at widespread corruption and economic mismanagement, as well as Iran’s heavy influence over the country’s affairs. Those protesters were not involved in the embassy attack.
The Pentagon sent an infantry battalion of about 750 soldiers to the Middle East. A U.S. official familiar with the decision said they would go to Kuwait. Pompeo postponed a trip that was scheduled to start in Ukraine late Thursday so that he can monitor developments in Iraq and “ensure the safety and security of Americans in the Middle East,” said State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus.
Iran denied involvement in the attack on the embassy. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted by media as saying that “if the Islamic Republic makes a decision to confront any country, it will do it directly.”
Iran later summoned the Swiss charge d’affaires, who represents American interests in Tehran, to protest what it said was war-mongering by U.S. officials.
Public consular operations at the embassy were suspended and future appointments cancelled, it said in a statement.
Tensions have steadily risen since Trump withdrew the U.S. from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and embarked on a campaign of maximum pressure through economic sanctions. Iran has responded by abandoning some of its commitments under the deal.
U.S. officials have blamed Iran for the sabotage of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf and a drone attack on Saudi oil facilities in September that caused a spike in world oil prices. But the Trump administration has not responded with direct military action, apparently fearing a wider conflict.
The U.S. has sent more than 14,000 additional troops to the Gulf region since May in response to concerns about Iranian aggression. At the time of the attack, the U.S. had about 5,200 troops in Iraq, mainly to train Iraqi forces and help them combat Islamic State extremists.
The U.S. and Iran have vied for influence over Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. Iran has close ties to Iraq’s Shiite majority and major political factions, and its influence has steadily grown since then.
Iran helped to mobilize tens of thousands of mostly Shiite militiamen to battle the Islamic State group when it stormed across northern and western Iraq in 2014 as the armed forces collapsed. The U.S. and Iran both provided vital aid to Iraqi forces, who eventually declared victory over the extremists in December 2017.
The political influence of the Popular Mobilization Forces has risen in recent years, and their allies dominate the parliament and the government. That has made them the target of the anti-government protesters, who have attacked Iranian diplomatic missions and the local headquarters of parties affiliated with the militias across southern Iraq.
They have also set up a sprawling protest camp in central Baghdad, and for weeks have been trying to enter the Green Zone. Iraqi security forces have beaten them back with tear gas and live ammunition, killing hundreds.
The militiamen and their supporters, however, were able to quickly enter the Green Zone and mass in front of the embassy, with little if any resistance from authorities.
Iraq’s government vehemently condemned the airstrikes on the militia, saying it violated national sovereignty. But Iran and its allies might have also seen the attack as a way of diverting attention from the anti-government protests.
“Iran has been trying to provoke the U.S. into helping it solve its Iraq problem,” said the Crisis Group, an international think tank. “The Trump administration, by responding to the attacks in Kirkuk and elsewhere with airstrikes, has obliged.”
The former head of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA, who was awaiting the first of two trials in Tokyo, somehow evaded almost round-the-clock manned and video surveillance and heavy restrictions on his freedom of movement to flee to Lebanon.
From there, Ghosn released an email Tuesday decrying the “injustice and political persecution” of the Japanese judicial system. The 65-year-old faced charges of financial misconduct and raiding corporate resources for personal gain, allegations he denies.
Soon after he resurfaced, the internet lit up with unconfirmed reports and theories of how Ghosn, now an international fugitive, pulled off an escape befitting a Hollywood thriller — one that will be very hard for Japanese authorities to live down. There are still more questions than answers.
In one speculative account, which cited no sources, Lebanese television station MTV reported that Ghosn smuggled himself out of Japan in a large musical instrument box after a Christmas band visited his residence in Tokyo. He was then shipped out of the country and later entered Lebanon from Turkey on a private plane.
Ghosn’s getaway followed weeks of planning, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. A team of accomplices assembled last weekend to carry out his exfiltration, and his wife, Carole, played a major role in the operation, the newspaper said.
Ghosn was taken from his court-monitored residence in Tokyo onto a private jet, bound for Turkey, from where he continued on to Lebanon, landing there early Monday morning, it said.
A detailed report in the French daily Le Monde, citing unidentified sources, similarly reported that Carole Ghosn organized the escape with the help of her brothers and their contacts in Turkey, and that her husband entered Lebanon with an ID card. He may have decided to flee because of new information Japanese authorities could have obtained from a Swiss bank and from offshore centers including Dubai, the newspaper reported.
The Lebanese newspaper Annahar, by contrast, reported that Ghosn entered the country with a French passport. The former industry heavyweight has Lebanese, French and Brazilian citizenship, though all his passports had been taken from him. Meanwhile, a report that Ghosn met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun was denied by an official at the presidency.
French newspaper Les Echos said Ghosn may have left Japan under a false identity with a forged passport, after boarding a private plane from a smaller airport where he was less likely to be recognized.
The U.K.’s Guardian said Lebanon officials were instructed by political leaders to ignore arrival formalities for Ghosn at the Beirut airport, citing a senior figure in the country’s ruling class that the newspaper didn’t identify.
The French foreign ministry, for its part, said it doesn’t know how Ghosn pulled off the caper. Lebanon’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Ghosn entered the country legally and it was unaware how he fled Japan and arrived in Beirut.
The Asahi newspaper in Japan suggested Ghosn may have flown out of Kansai Airport near Osaka, citing records from the Ministry of Transport that indicated a private jet left Japan for Istanbul in the evening of Dec. 29. On social media, would-be sleuths also posted private-jet flight information on aircraft that left for Istanbul the same day that Ghosn may have left the country.
A long-range Bombardier Inc. business jet left Kansai airport on Sunday night, arriving Monday morning in Istanbul, the Journal report said, citing flight-tracking data. A smaller jet left the airport for Beirut just over half an hour later, it said.
Ghosn’s vanishing act has trended on Twitter and inspired a fair amount of word play, as in “Ghosn with the Wind” and “Ghosn, Ghosn Gone.” Tesla Inc.’s Elon Musk also chimed in, tweeting “Carlos Gone.”
It wasn’t just casual tweeters alone. Masahisa Sato, a ruling party lawmaker in Japan, questioned in a tweet whether Ghosn was helped by another country in leaving Japan, and called Ghosn’s actions illegal.
Japan’s foreign ministry said by email Wednesday they are looking into the matter and can’t offer a comment.
In Japan, Ghosn’s escape dominated the front pages of domestic newspapers on New Year’s Day. Articles reported on speculation of how Ghosn was able to escape, the difficulty of extradition from Lebanon, and that his trial — set to begin in April — was unlikely to occur.
The Sankei newspaper, citing unnamed top officials in the prosecutor’s office, reported on anger and frustration there. Those in the office told the paper that Ghosn had made a mockery of Japan’s justice system, blamed the courts and Ghosn’s lawyers for him being out on bail, saying it was obvious he would escape.
Ghosn is expected to give a press conference from Lebanon in his new home after the holidays. In the meantime, red-faced Japanese law enforcement and customs officials have some explaining to do.
–With assistance from Abbas Al Lawati, Geraldine Amiel, Alan Katz, Lisa Du and Isabel Reynolds.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex posted a heartfelt message on Instagram that featured a new photo of their son.
In the Instagram post, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wished everyone a Happy New Year and said that they “loved meeting so many of you from around the world and can’t wait to meet many more of you next year.”
The video post showed a variety of pictures of the couple and their appearances throughout the year.
2019 was a big year for the couple as they welcomed their newborn son, Archie, who was featured in a new photo at the end of the video. Archie was born on May in May, about a year after the couple wed at Windsor Castle.
The New Year’s message comes about a week after the threesome opted to skip the Royal Family 2019 Christmas celebration, announcing that they would spend “extended family time” with Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland.
(PERTH, Australia) — Australia deployed military ships and aircraft Wednesday to help communities ravaged by apocalyptic wildfires that have left at least 17 people dead nationwide and sent thousands of residents and holidaymakers fleeing to the shoreline.
Navy ships and military aircraft were bringing water, food and fuel to towns where supplies were depleted and roads were cut off by the fires. Authorities confirmed three bodies were found Wednesday at Lake Conjola on the south coast of New South Wales, bringing the death toll in the state to 15.
More than 175 homes have been destroyed in the region.
Some 4,000 people in the coastal town of Mallacoota fled to the shore as winds pushed a fire toward their homes under a sky darkened by smoke and turned blood-red by flames. Stranded residents and vacationers slept in their cars, and gas stations and surf clubs transformed into evacuation areas. Dozens of homes burned before winds changed direction late Tuesday, sparing the rest of the town.
Victoria Emergency Commissioner Andrew Crisp told reporters the Australian Defence Force was moving naval assets to Mallacoota on a supply mission that would last two weeks and helicopters would also fly in more firefighters since roads were inaccessible.
“I think that was our biggest threat in terms of what are we doing with the children if we need to go in the water to protect ourselves given the fact that they are only 1, 3 and 5,” tourist Kai Kirschbaum told ABC Australia. “If you’re a good swimmer it doesn’t really matter if you have to be in the water for a longer time, but doing that with three kids that would have been, I think, a nightmare.”
Conditions cooled Wednesday, but the fire danger remained very high across the state, where four people are missing.
“We have three months of hot weather to come. We do have a dynamic and a dangerous fire situation across the state,” Crisp said.
In the New South Wales town of Conjola Park, 89 properties were confirmed destroyed and cars were melted by Tuesday’s fires. More than 100 fires were still burning in the state Wednesday, though none were at an emergency level. Seven people have died this week, including a volunteer firefighter, a man found in a burnt-out car and a father and son who died in their house.
Firefighting crews took advantage of easing conditions on Wednesday to restore power to critical infrastructure and conduct some back burning, before conditions were expected to deteriorate Saturday as high temperatures and strong winds return.
“There is every potential that the conditions on Saturday will be as bad or worse than we saw yesterday,” New South Wales Rural Fire Service Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers said.
The early and devastating start to Australia’s summer wildfires has led authorities to rate this season the worst on record and reignited debate about whether Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative government has taken enough action on climate change. Australia is the world’s largest exporter of coal and liquefied natural gas, but Morrison rejected calls last month to downsize Australia’s lucrative coal industry.
Morrison won a surprise third term in May. Among his government’s pledges was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26% to 28% by 2030 — a modest figure compared to the center-left opposition Labor party’s pledge of 45%.
The leader of the minor Australian Greens party, Richard Di Natale, demanded a royal commission, the nation’s highest form of inquiry, on the wildfire crisis.
“If he (Morrison) refuses to do so, we will be moving for a parliamentary commission of inquiry with royal commission-like powers as soon as parliament returns,” Di Natale said in a statement.
About 5 million hectares (12.35 million acres) of land have burned nationwide over the past few months, with at least 17 people dead and more than 1,000 homes destroyed.
Some communities canceled New Year’s fireworks celebrations, but Sydney’s popular display over its iconic harbor controversially went ahead in front of more than a million revelers. The city was granted an exemption to a total fireworks ban in place there and elsewhere to prevent new wildfires.
Smoke from the wildfires meant Canberra, the nation’s capital, on Wednesday had air quality more than 21 times the hazardous rating to be reportedly the worst in the world.
The smoke has also wafted across the Tasman Sea and into New Zealand.
Pope Francis has apologized for angrily slapping the hand of a woman who was holding on to him and pulling him toward her as he walked through the Vatican City‘s Nativity scene on New Year’s Eve.
The following day, the pontiff apologized for the interaction while giving his annual New Year’s well wishes to the public in St. Peter’s Square. “I say ‘excuse me’ for the bad example,” he said in unscripted remarks, adding that “so many times we lose patience. Me, too.”
Video of the incident went viral on social media, and shows the Pope walking through a crowd of Catholic pilgrims on New Year’s Eve. As he tried to walk away from one group, a woman can be seen grabbing his hand and yanking him closer to her. As he tried to pull away from her, she would not let go. The Pope, who appeared frustrated, then slapped her on the hand and frowned as he walked away.
The following day, Pope Francis spoke out against violence toward women during his New Year’s Day homily in St. Peter’s Basilica, equating it to profaning God, according to the Associated Press.
He noted that “many times women’s bodies are sacrificed on the profane altar of advertisements, of profit, of pornography,” and lamented that women are ”continually offended, beaten, raped, forced into prostitution” and forced to have abortions — a procedure the Catholic Church is against.
The Pope also said he hoped that in the new year women worldwide would take on more leadership roles.“If we want a better world, that is a house of peace and not a courtyard of war, may the dignity of every woman be at the heart of it. Women are givers and mediators of peace, and should be fully associated with decision-making processes.”
Women are not able to become priests in the Catholic Church. The pontiff did not say how roles for women might be specifically expanded in the church in the coming year.
(MEXICO CITY) — At least 16 inmates in a central Mexico prison were killed and five more were wounded in a riot that closed out a violent 2019 for the country, authorities said.
Zacatecas state security secretary Ismael Camberos Hernández told local press that authorities confiscated four guns that they believe were introduced to the Cieneguillas state prison during prison visits Tuesday. He said the prison had been searched for weapons on Saturday and Sunday and no guns were found.
The melee broke out around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and the prison was brought under control by 5 p.m., according to a statement from the state security agency.
Fifteen of the victims died at the prison and one died later at a hospital.
One prisoner was detained with a gun still in his possession and the other three were found inside the prison, the statement said. Camberos said not all of the victims died from gunshot wounds. Some were stabbed and others beaten with objects.
No guards or police were wounded, Camberos said.
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Maharashtra Engineering Services Result 2020 will be declared soon @ mpsc.gov.in. The Board Of Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) has conducted the MPSC Engineering Services Mains Exam to fill 1161 vacancies on 24th November 2019. The Shortlisted Candidates from Maharashtra engineering services preliminary examination 2019 have appeared for MPSC Mains Examination 2019. The MPSC Officials will release MPSC Engineering Services Mains Result 2020 in the month of January 2020(Tentatively). And also, check MPSC Engineering Services Mains Cut off Marks and Merit List 2020 from this page. Hence, all the aspirants can check and download the MPSC Engineering Services Result 2020 from this site.
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NABARD Assistant Manager Jobs 2020 Notification released @ www.nabard.org || 154 Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’ Vacancies in NABARD Careers: National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) being one of the premier Banking Institutes of India. Applications are invited from Indian citizens for the post of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ in the Subordinate Service in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Applicants who are waiting for the Central Govt Jobs in Across India can apply for this post through Online. The link will be LIVE from 10th January 2020 to 31st January 2020.
NABARD Recruitment 2020
Candidates can apply only ON-LINE on the NABARD website www.nabard.org between 10th January 2020 and 31st January 2020 NABARD is an all India Apex Organization, wholly owned by the Government of India and is equal opportunity employer. Before applying, candidates should read all the instructions carefully and ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria for the post. Here we have provided the complete details of NABARD Bank Assistant Manager Vacancies.
Assistant Manager in Grade A (Rural Development Banking Service)
139
Assistant Manager in Grade A (Rajbhasha Service)
08
Assistant Manager in Grade A (Legal Service)
03
Assistant Manager in Grade A (Protocol & Security Service)
04
Total
154
Eligibility Criteria for NABARD Assistant Manager Recruitment 2020
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NABARD Recruitment 2020 Notification @ www.nabard.org || 73 Office Attendant Group ‘C’ Vacancies in NABARD Careers: National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) being one of the premier Banking Institutes of India. Applications are invited from Indian citizens for the post of Office Attendant in Group ‘C’ in the Subordinate Service in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Applicants who are waiting for the Central Govt Jobs in Across India can apply for this post through Online. The link will be LIVE from 25th December 2019 to 12th January 2020.
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Vacancies & Reservation for the post of Office Attendant (OA)
State/Office
UR
SC
ST
OBC
EWS
PWBD
EXS
EXS
DISEXS
Andhra Pradesh
01
06
14
03
Arunachal Pradesh
01
Chhattisgarh
03
Goa
01
Gujarat
03
Haryana
04
01
Himachal Pradesh
01
Jammu & Kashmir
01
Karnataka
03
Karnataka (BIRD Mangaluru)
02
Kerala
02
01
Maharashtra (HO-Mumbai)
07
08
06
02
Meghalaya
01
Mizoram
01
Nagaland
02
New Delhi
03
Odisha
01
01
Rajasthan
02
01
01
Telangana
01
01
Uttar Pradesh
06
02
Uttrakhand
02
Tripura
01
Total
48
01
09
13
02
73
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Age Relaxation
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Others – Rs. 450/-
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3. What are the important dates I must know for NABARD Jobs 2020? A. Candidates must make note of the following date
Starting Date of Application – 25th December 2019
Last Date To Apply Online – 12th January 2020
Last Date to Pay Application Fee Online – 12th January 2020
4. What are the eligibility criteria for NABARD Bank Office Attendant Jobs? A. Candidate should have passed 10th Standard (S.S.C./Matriculation) from the concerned State/UT coming under the State/Regional Office to which he/she is applying to be eligible for NABARD Jobs. The candidate must be below 30 years of age.
5. What is the selection process for NABARD Bank Careers? A. Candidates will be selected based on Online Tests and Language Proficiency Test (LPT).
6. How much will I be paid for NABARD Jobs 2020? A. Candidates will be paid Basic pay of Rs.24000/- p.m.
7. What is the application fee that I will have to pay for NABARD Office Attendant Recruitment? A. SC/ST/PWBD/EXS candidates will have to pay – Rs. 50/- as application fee and other candidates have to pay Rs. 450/-.
History of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD):
NABARD was created following the recommendations of the B.Sivaraman Committee (by Law 61 of the Parliament of 1981) of 12 July 1982 to implement the law of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of 1981. NABARD Bank replaces the Rural Planning and Agricultural Credit Department (ACD). and the Credit Cell of the Reserve Bank of India and the Agricultural Refinancing and Development Corporation (ARDC). It is one of the major agencies that provide credit for the development of rural areas. NABARD is the specialized bank for agriculture and rural development in India.
The initial NABARD corpus was 100 crore. Following the review of the composition of the capital stock between the Indian Government and the RBI, the capital disbursed as of 31st May 2017, amounted to Rs. 6,700 crore, while the Indian government had 6,700 crores (100%). participation). The authorized share capital is 30,000 crore. NABARD's international partners include organizations affiliated with the World Bank and global development agencies active in agriculture and rural development. These organizations help NABARD by advising and providing monetary support for the improvement of the population in rural areas and by optimizing the agricultural process.
HPCL Result 2020 to be released soon for the Project Engineer, Refinery Engineer, Law Officer, Quality Control Officer, Human Resource Officer, Fire, and Safety Officer Post @ www.himachal.nic.in. Check and download Cut off Marks, Merit List Here. Many Candidates have participated in the Written Exam and eagerly waiting for the HPCL Result date. The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has conducted the Written Test on 17th November 2019. The HPCL Board is Planning to release the result in the month of January (Tentatively). So, all the aspirants can check and download the HPCL Result 2020 from this site.
HPCL Result 2020 – Available here
The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) will declare the results for various posts as soon as possible on their official webpage hindustanpetroleum.com. A huge number of Aspirants appeared for the written exam on 17th November 2019. After completing the Written Examination candidates are waiting for the HPCL Project Engineer Result 2020. Moreover, the result will be released in the month of January 2020 (Tentatively). Hence, you can check and download HPCL various posts using our website.
HPCL Project Engineer Result 2020 – Overview
Organization Name
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL)
Post Name
Project Engineer, Refinery Engineer, Law Officer, Quality Control Officer, Human Resource Officer, Fire, and Safety Officer
To check results candidates should have their roll number and password along with them. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) will release the HPCL Project Engineer result based on the performance of the candidates. As the higher authority commenced the exam on 17th November 2019, candidates can check their HPCL Exam Results 2020 from the month of January 2020 (Tentatively). The selection process is based on three processes namely Written Test, Group Task and Interview.
HPCL Cut Off Marks 2020 @ hindustanpetroleum.com
From this article, you can have detailed information about the HPCL Cut Off Marks 2020. The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited has not yet released the exact cutoff marks. Selecting the Candidates for the Next level is completely depends upon the Cut Off Marks. The cutoff marks play an essential role in every participant life. The candidates should know the cutoff marks before appearing in the examination to score high marks. The board will soon announce the cutoff marks in their official web page. The board of higher authority has some conditions for fixing Cut Off Marks. They are given below.
Candidates category (General, OBC, SC, ST)
The number of seats available
The number of candidates attended the exam
The difficulty level of the question paper
Analysis based upon the previous year cut off marks
HPCL Merit List 2020
In this section, the Candidates can have some ideas about the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) Merit List 2020. Generally, the authority will announce the Merit after releasing the Result. All the candidates whose names are listed on the HPCL Exam Merit List 2020 have the highest preference to move for the next level of the selection process. We will update the latest information on our web page. Here you can check and download your merit list from this page. In the upcoming section, we have given the stepwise procedure to check the HPCL Exam Result 2020.
How to check the HPCL Exam Result 2020?
Initially, applicants can visit the official website of the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) @ hindustanpetroleum.com.
Then the Homepage of HPCL Appears on the Screen.
Then click on the “Career” tab on the top of the screen.
And a new page opens on the screen.
In Career Section click on the "Our Current Openings" tab on top of the screen.
And then Search for the link related to download the HPCL Project Engineer & Other Posts Result 2020.
MANUU Result 2020Updated: Dear Students !!! Maulana Azad National Urdu University has recently announced the MANUU Results 2020. The Results are released as per semester wise by the Board of University. MANUU Semester Exam Results links are attached for Maulana Azad National Urdu University Distance Mode and Regular Mode Courses. Here we will keep an update about the MANUU University Results 2020 and also we will provide the downloading steps for your easy convenience. In case of any detailed information regarding the University Results, check out the official website @ manuu.ac.in
Students of Maulana Azad National Urdu University, this is the right time to check out your exam results. The University conducts examination twice a year like odd semester and even semester. Download the MANUU Results 2020 and also the Mark Sheet here. We have attached the direct links which will direct to the Official Website @manuu.ac.in. Students can get the complete BA, B.Sc, B.Tech, M.Tech, MCA, B.Ed, M.Ed, and also Various Other Courses Results right here. You can also have the MANUU Revaluation Results, Regular and Supplementary Results from this recruitment.guru webpage.
Maulana Azad National Urdu University is a Central University located in the city of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. The Maulana Azad National Urdu University was established by an Act of the Parliament in January 1998, with an All India jurisdiction to promote and develop the Urdu language and to impart vocational and technical education in Urdu medium through conventional and distance modes. It has many fields like Administration, School of Languages, Linguistics and Indology, School of Education and Training, Arts and Social Sciences, Saiyid Hamid Library, School of Mass Communication and Journalism, Computer Science and Information Technology, Polytechnic, ITI, UGC.
MANUU Regular/ Supplementary Results 2020
Students are waiting for the results if they scored well they will lead to next year. But if they will not get more marks they can apply for the Revaluation Results. Once they applied for the Examination, the higher level Examiner will check the paper again. They can get the revaluation results within the time. Also if they still get fail marks, they can apply for the supplementary examination. For each and every semester Students can apply for the revaluation after the announcement of the main examination results. The MANUU will take a week or more to process the exam papers to announce the MANUU Revaluation Results. Do stay updated with the official website to know about the latest Revaluation Exam Results.
OPSC Result 2020: Appeared for the Odisha Public Service Commission written examinations. Then you can find the results for all Odisha PSC exam online on our page. Aspirants who are looking for the OPSC Results 2019 can find the direct link at the end of the page. Hence, check the details regarding the examination and check your OPSC exam result online.
Odisha Public Service Commission Medical Officer Result 2020 will be released soon. Candidates who have participated in the Odisha Public Service Commission wait for the latest update of Result. Odisha Public Service Commission gives the recruitment notification for various vacancies like a medical officer (assistant surgeon), civil services examination, groups 1, 2, 3 & other every year. However, for those candidates who have applied for the vacancies and appeared for the written examinations, we have given the direct link to check the result online here. As per the latest update from the Odisha Public Service Commission, the candidates who had completed the exam on 22nd December 2019, will get the result on January 2020 (Tentatively). The Correct Result Date will be updated into our website when it confirmed officially. The link will get activated once the result is released officially.
OPSC Assistant Town Planner Result 2019 Released @ www.opsc.gov.in – The Odisha Public Service Commission has commenced the Written examination for Assistant Town Planner Posts on 10th November 2019. A huge number of applicants attended the Examination and now start searching for the OPSC ATP Exam Result 2019. However, the Odisha PSC Board has announced the OPSC Assistant Town Planner Exam Result 2019 on 21st December 2019. Therefore, the candidates can get the OPSC Exam Results 2019 through this page. Moreover, the aspirants can also download the Odisha Assistant Town Planner Cut Off Marks 2019, Odisha Assistant Town Planner Merit List 2019 from this site.
OPSC Geologist, Geophysicist, Mining Officer Result 2019 – The officials of Odisha Public Service Commission have conducted the exam for Geologist, Geophysicist, Mining Officer posts. Aspirants those who appeared for the OPSC Geologist Exam 2019 on 8th September 2019 must verify this article completely. The officials are going to released the Odisha PSC Result 2019 on 29th November 2019.
OPSC Result Assistant Agriculture Engineer (AAE) Result 2019 – The officials of Odisha Public Service Commission have conducted the exam for Assistant Agriculture Engineer post. Aspirants those who appeared for the OPSC AAE Exam 2019 on 17th November 2019 must verify this article completely. The officials are going to release the OPSC AAE Result 2019 in December 2019 (Tentatively).
OPSC Assistant Agriculture Engineer Result 2019 – Click Here
OPSC Cut Off Details
Cut off marks are the minimum qualifying marks applicants must score to get qualified for further rounds. However, the cut off marks are decided by the board and hence there would be no ambiguity. The OPSC Cut Off marks are decided by the officials for various categories. Moreover, the OPSC Cut Off marks varies every year depending on the crowd. Those contenders have to reach the expected marks to attend further rounds. Hence guys prepare well for the exam to be part of the board.
Odisha PSC Merit List 2019
The OPSC Results 2019 will be here soon when released by the officials. Results play an important role for those applicants who had appeared for the examination. To help contenders easily check their OPSC Merit List 2019 we have provided direct links and steps. OPSC Exam Result 2019 is released by the officials and hence there would be no ambiguity. Moreover, results can be viewed only by those contenders who had appeared for the exams. However, we have provided direct links and steps to help candidates easily get their results. Hence stay tuned on our page and check your results as soon as possible.
Steps to Download OPSC Exam Results 2019
First, applicants have to visit the official website of Odisha Public Service Commission ie. www.opsc.gov.in
Then check the OPSC Results 2019.
The result page appears
Enter your hall ticket number carefully and click on the submit button.
A result page appears.
Check your name on the OPSC Merit List 2019.
Download the results.
Finally, take the printout of the OPSC Result 2019.
NABARD Result 2019: Candidates can make use of this page to check their NABARD Exam Results 2019 for various posts. A huge number of applicants had applied for the post and attended the examination. Hence such applied contenders are eagerly waiting to check their NABARD Results 2019. By checking results aspirants can evaluate their performance in the examination. However, we have provided a direct link to help individuals easily get NABARD results.
NABARD Development Assistant Result 2019 -Released @ nabard.org | The board of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is planning to declare the NABARD Development Assistant Mains Exam Result 2019 on 31st December 2019. Hence, Candidates who had completed the NABARD Development Assistant Mains exam on 29th November 2019, they can check your result from the below link.
NABARD Development Assistant Mains Result 2019
Organization Name
National Bank for Agriculture Rural Development (NABARD)
NABARD Assistant Manager Grade A Result 2019 – National Bank for Agriculture Rural Development (NABARD) has Recently Uploaded Select/Waitlist for the Post of Assistant Manager and Other Various Post Grade A Recruitment 2019 on 28th September 2019. Those Candidates who have Appeared in this Exam Can Download Mains Exam Result from the below link. Here we have provided a direct link to access your result. Moreover, candidates can get the complete details from the official website i.e, www.nabard.org.
NABARD Assistant Manager Grade A Result 2019
Organization Name
National Bank for Agriculture Rural Development (NABARD)
NABARD Assistant Manager Grade A Select/Wait List – Click Here NABARD Grade A Result 2019 – Click Here
NABARD Manager Grade B Result 2019 – National Bank for Agriculture Rural Development (NABARD) has Recently Uploaded Select/ Wait List for the Post of Assistant Manager and Other Various Post Grade B Recruitment 2019 on 27th September 2019. Those Candidates who have Appeared in this Exam Can Download Mains Exam Result from the below link. Here we have provided a direct link to access your result. Moreover, candidates can get the complete details from the official website i.e, www.nabard.org.
NABARD Manager Grade B Result 2019
Organization Name
National Bank for Agriculture Rural Development (NABARD)
NABARD Manager Grade B Select/Wait List 2019 – Click Here NABARD Manager Grade B Result 2019 – Click Here
All the applicants can get the NABARD Bank Assistant Manager Result from this article. We have dedicated this page to upload all the latest results released from the NABARD Bank Assistant Manager Recruitment Result. NABARD Grade A Result Date has been announced and the Selection list has been uploaded. The National Bank for Agriculture Rural Development (NABARD) will conduct the Examination for every year for the Recruitment.
The online procedure for NABARD Grade A and Grade B recruitment 2019 was started on 10 May 2019 and continued till 26 May 2019. This year, NABARD will recruit 87 vacancies for the post of Officers in Grade 'B' and Grade A. Along with the Results, NABARD Grade A Cut off & Merit list will soon announce on the official website. All the candidates can get the NABARD Grade B Cut off & Merit List from this article. Here we will be updating the Cut off marks & Merit List.
How to check NABARD Bank Result 2019?
Click the official website of National Bank for Agriculture Rural Development (NABARD) i.e, www.nabard.org
On the home page, click on the Career Notice tab
On the new page, Applicants can download the NABARD Grade A 2019 result & NABARD Grade B Result 2019
A new page will be open with NABARD Bank Assistant Manager Result Pdf
Download or take a print out of the result for further reference.,
FSSAI Syllabus 2020 is available now for the posts of Technical Officer, Food Safety Officer, Personal Assistant & Other. Candidates who are applying for the given posts can get here the complete FSSAI Exam Pattern and Syllabus in detail. So, go through the complete FSSAI Exam Syllabus that we have mentioned here and start your exam preparation.
FSSAI Syllabus 2020
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has released the recruitment notification recently for various posts. This time a total of 275 vacancies has been released. Candidates who are interested in Central Government Jobs can apply for Technical Officer, Food Safety Officer, Personal Assistant & Other. The application process is online and the last date to apply online is 25th April 2020. For further details go through the FSSAI Notification 2020 Syllabus.
The FSSAI Technical Officer Syllabus 2020 will help the candidates to stay updated with the latest syllabus and exam pattern details. Candidates can start their exam preparation once they apply for the posts. Here we have updated every bit of information regarding the FSSAI Exam Syllabus 2020, so follow our page regularly. Also, get all the details of the FSSAI Food Safety Officer Exam Syllabus 2020 details.
FSSAI Technical Officer Syllabus 2020 – Details
Name of the Organization
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
Number of Vacancies
275
Name of the Posts
Assistant Director, Technical Officer, Food Safety Officer, Personal Assistant & Other
Candidates who are applying for the various posts under FSSAI mentioned above will be selected based on the following criteria: For Assistant Director, Administrative Officer and Deputy Manager there will be Computer Based Test (CBT), Written Examination and Interview. And for Personal Assistant post, there will be Computer Based Test (CBT), Written Examination and Skill Test. For all other posts, the selection process will be according to the following criteria –
FSSAI Selection Process:
Computer Based Test (CBT)
Written Examination
Interview
FSSAI Exam Pattern and Syllabus 2020
Candidates who are appearing the exam they can check the FSSAI Exam Pattern here. We have provided the complete Exam Pattern and Syllabus Pdf from the Official Website. Below is the given details for FSSAI Syllabus for Technical Officer Exam and all other posts.
For Assistant Director (Technical), Technical Officer and Central Food Safety Officer:
Parts
Subjects
No of Questions
Total Duration
Part A
General Aptitude and Computer Literacy
25
120 Mins
Part B
Functional Knowledge Test
75
Total Questions
100
It will consist of 100 Objective MCQ Type Questions
The total duration of the examination is 120 Mins
For every correct answer, 4 Marks would be given and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer
Subject Topics and No of Questions
General Aptitude
Subject
No. of Questions
General Intelligence
05
General Awareness
05
English Language and Comprehension
05
Computer Literacy
10
Functional Knowledge
Indian and International Food Laws (An Overview)
25
FSSAI – Role, Functions, Initiatives ( A General Understanding)
25
Subject Matter Knowledge
25
Total
100
For Assistant Director & Administrative Officer:
Parts
Subjects
No of Questions
Total Duration
Part A
General Aptitude and Computer Literacy
25
120 Mins
Part B
Functional Knowledge Test
75
Total Questions
100
It will consist of 100 Objective MCQ Type Questions
The total duration of the examination is 120 Mins
For every correct answer, 4 Marks would be given and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer
Subject Topics and No of Questions
General Aptitude
Subject
No. of Questions
General Intelligence
05
General Awareness
05
English Language and Comprehension
05
Computer Literacy
10
Functional Knowledge
Indian and International Food Laws (An Overview)
10
FSSAI – Role, Functions, Initiatives ( A General Understanding)
10
Subject Matter Knowledge
55
Total
100
Assistant Manager (IT) & IT Assistant:
Parts
Subjects
No of Questions
Total Duration
Part A
General Aptitude
25
120 Mins
Part B
Functional Knowledge Test
75
Total Questions
100
It will consist of 100 Objective MCQ Type Questions
The total duration of the examination is 120 Mins
For every correct answer, 4 Marks would be given and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer
Subject Topics and No of Questions
General Aptitude
Subject
No. of Questions
General Intelligence
10
General Awareness
10
English Language and Comprehension
05
Functional Knowledge
Indian and International Food Laws (An Overview)
05
FSSAI – Role, Functions, Initiatives ( A General Understanding)
05
Subject Matter Knowledge
65
Total
100
For Assistant & Junior Assistant Grade-I:
Subjects
No. of Questions
General Intelligence
20
Quantitative Aptitude
20
English Language
15
General Awareness
25
Computer Literacy
10
FSSAI – Role, Functions, Initiatives ( A General Understanding)
10
Total
100
It will consist of Objective Type Questions i.e. 100 Questions
Total Duration of the examination is 120 Minutes
For every correct answer, 4 Marks is given, and 1 mark will be deducted
For Personal Assistant Posts:
Subjects
No. of Questions
General Intelligence & Reasoning
20
General Awareness
20
Computer Literacy
10
English Language & Comprehension
50
Total
100
It will consist of Objective Type Questions i.e. 100 Questions
Total Duration of the examination is 120 Minutes
For every correct answer, 4 marks given, and for every wrong answer, 1 mark will be deducted.
Skill Test in Stenography
The candidates will be given one dictation for 10 minutes in English / Hindi at the speed of 80 w.p.m. for the post
Candidates need to transcribe on computer
The transcription time will be 50 minutes for English and 65 minutes for Hindi respectively
For Hindi Translator Posts:
Paper
Subject
No. of Questions
Paper 1
General Hindi
100
General English
Paper 2
Translation and Essay Descriptive Paper
4 Question each having 25 Marks
Paper 1 will consist of two parts and it will be Objective in Nature
The total duration of the examination will be 120 minutes
For every correct answer, 4 Marks would be given and 1 Mark will be deducted for every wrong answer
Paper 2 will be descriptive in nature
For Deputy Manager, Assistant Manager Posts:
Parts
Subjects
No of Questions
Total Duration
Part A
General Aptitude and Computer Literacy
25
120 Mins
Part B
Functional Knowledge Test
75
Total Questions
100
It will consist of 100 Objective MCQ Type Questions
The total duration of the examination is 120 Mins
Every correct answer carries 4 marks and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
Subject Topics and No of Questions
General Aptitude
Subject
No of Questions
General Intelligence
05
General Awareness
05
English Language and Comprehension
05
Computer Literacy
10
Functional Knowledge
Indian and International Food Laws (An Overview)
10
FSSAI – Role, Functions, Initiatives ( A General Understanding)
10
Subject Matter Knowledge
55
Total
100
For a detailed syllabus go through the Syllabus Pdf that we have mentioned here in the below section. Aspirants can download the syllabus and start their exam preparation according to the desired posts.
Download FSSAI Assistant Syllabus 2020 Pdf
Here, aspirants can get the complete syllabus pdf, previous year questions papers, and all other necessary links.
WBPSC Admit Card 2020 for various West Bengal Public Service Commission Recruitment direct download links are updated here. Applicants who had applied for the WBPSC vacancies can make use of this page and download WBPSC Exam Admit Card 2020. Candidates can also visit the official website of West Bengal PSC for details regarding the hall tickets.
WBPSC Admit Card 2020
Candidates who are looking for WBPSC hall ticket online download link can find here. The direct download links for West Bengal PSC written exam, interview, and document verification are listed below. To make it easy for the visitors we have given the vacancy wise details in the table below. Hence, check the details and click on the respective link to download the WBPSC Admit Card 2020. Interested aspirants can visit the official pscwbonline.gov.in page.
Candidates can download the admit card for the post of Clerk on its official website on 10th January 2020. Therefore, Aspirants are suggested to download the admit card from the below table. Hence, the Clerk exam will be held on 25th January 2020.
Download the WBPSC Admit Card on 27th December 2019. Thus, the admit card will be available at the bottom of the table to download. Make sure to get the hall ticket before the exam date i.e. 11th January 2020. Hence, the West Bengal Public Service Commission will issue the admit card to the successful applicants of Works Accountant on its official portal.
The West Bengal Public Service Commission is going to conduct the examination from 20th to 26th February 2020. So, the commission is going to issue the admit card on 03rd February 2020. Thus, the exam appearing candidates can download the WBPSC Admit Card from the bottom of the section.
WBPSC Audit & Accounts Hall Ticket 2020 – Download
Industrial Development Officer & Clinical Instructor
The West Bengal Public Service Commission is going to conduct the examination from 22nd December 2019 & 29th December 2019. So, the commission is going to issue the admit card on 12th December & 19th December 2019, for different posts. Thus, the exam appearing candidates can download the WBPSC Admit Card from the bottom of the section.
Description
Details
Post Name
Industrial Development Officer & Clinical Instructor
WBPSC Development Officer & Clinical Instructor Hall Ticket 2019 – Download
WBPSC Admit Card 2020 – Lecturer
Download the admit card for the Lecturer exam from now onwards. Here is the direct link to download the WBPSC Admit Card 2020. Hence, the WBPSC Lecturer Admit Card has been issued on 31st December 2019. Get the exam date after printing the hall ticket. Make sure to download it soon to avoid the last time rush.
West Bengal Public Service Commission is allowing to applicants of assistant professor vacancies to download admit card. Hence, find the links for West Bengal PSC Asst Prof exam admit card below and download it today. Aspirants need to enter the login details to download the hall ticket.
Gondwana University Result 2020Released: Dear Students !!! Gondwana University has released the Sem examination result according to the Faculty of Department. Those who have attended the Winter 2019 Sem exam for BA, B.Sc, B.Com, MA, M.Sc, M.Com and also various other courses can check the updated Gondwana University Result Winter 2020. We have provided with the direct link which will take you to the Gondwana University Official Website. Moreover, all the students can check the Gondwana University Summer/Winter Result 2020 on this recruitment.guru webpage without any confusion.
Gondwana University conducts Sem examination as subdivided into Winter and Summer sessions. The University has released the Summer Session exam results and also Gondwana University Result for Winter 2020 for the previously conducted exams. Those who are searching for the updated Sem exam results can get it here through Online mode. Affiliated colleges and students who are studying under the Gondwana University can check with the Sem examination result for the BA, B.Sc, B.Com, MA, M.Sc, M.Com, BCA, BL, MCA, and also various other courses from the below-given table. The Gondwana University Results 2020 should be selected according to the Faculty of Department to get their respective results.
Latest Gondwana University Results Winter 2020: Click Here
The University of Gondwana is a university established in 2011 in the city of Gadchiroli, in the state of Maharashtra, central India. It takes its name from the Gondwana region in central India. On July 23, 2010, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to establish the University of Gondwana for the region comprising the districts of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The resolution was proposed by the Minister of Higher Education and Technology of the time, Rajesh Tope. The new university was incorporated by notification in the subsection of section 3 of the Maharashtra University Act of 1994. On September 27, 2011, the University of Gondwana was expelled from RTMNU, Nagpur.
Gondwana University Revaluation Result 2020
Gondwana University conducts regular as well as supplementary examination for those who are studying under the University. Those students who have failed in the main Sem examination has one more chance of getting passed in the exam. Those who wish that their examination paper should be evaluated once again to improve their scoring can use up the revaluation opportunity. For each and every Sem Students can apply for the revaluation after the announcement of the Gondwana University Result of the Main examination. The Gondwana University will take a week or more to process the exam papers to announce the Gondwana University Revaluation Results. To get the updated Gondwana University Result of Revaluation to check out the Official Website @ gondwanaexams.org. as well as on this page.
GPSC Syllabus for Various Gujarat PSC Recruitment 2019 is available on our page. This is our Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) Syllabus page. Where we update all latest GPSC Exams Syllabus and Test Pattern details for both Prelims and Mains Examinations 2019. However, aspirants who applied for various GPSC Vacancies like Deputy Section Officer, Horticulture Officer, Class I, II, II, Principal, Veterinary Officer, Paediatrician, State Tax Inspector & Other can check the syllabus of GPSC details below. Also, get the GPSC Previous Question Papers, Sample Question Papers in our GPSC Previous papers page.
Gujarat Public Service Commission Officials are going to conducting the Computer Based Examination for recruiting 231 Professor & Associate Professor Vacancies. Interested candidates can apply for this GPSC Recruitment 2019 before 30th November 2019. So, aspirants are requested to know the complete GPSC Associate Professor Syllabus 2019-20 to prepare well for the Computer Based Examination. To help out the candidates, we have provided the Gujarat Public Service Commission Associate Professor Syllabus and also the Exam Pattern 2019-20 on this webpage.
Aspirants must refer to this page and therefore prepare well for the examination in order to gain the highest marks in the examination. Accordingly, to gain the post of the Professor, Associate Professor, all the applied candidates must have a complete idea on some factors such as the GPSC Associate Professor Exam Pattern 2019-20, Syllabus and also the GPSC Associate Professor Selection Process 2019-20. We suggested the aspirants refer to GPSC Associate Professor Syllabus 2019-20 along with the GPSC Previous Year Papers to secure top marks in the written examination. Scroll down to get more detailed information about the Gujarat Public Service Commission Associate Professor Syllabus 2019-20.
GPSC Associate Professor Exam Syllabus 2019-20 – Overview
Type of Examination: Both Objective and Descriptive Examination
Time Duration: 3 Hours
Selection Procedures:
The selection process of the Odisha Public Service Commission comprises three successive stages. All the applied candidates must know the following selection rounds to recruit as an Associate Professor.
Computer-Based Examination
Personal Interview
Document Verification
Download GPSC Associate Professor Syllabus 2019-20 PDF
Concerned Subjects – GPSC Associate Professor Syllabus 2020
Hindi Literature
Medical Science
Gujarati Literature
Sanskrit Literature
Physics
Geology
Philosophy
Geography
Law
Management
Political Science & International Relation
Civil Engineering
Psychology
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
English Literature
Commerce and Accountancy
Agriculture
Electrical Engineering
Mathematics
History
Public Administration
Statistics
Botany
Economics
Sociology
Chemistry
Mechanical Engineering
Zoology
GPSC Associate Professor General Studies Syllabus
Current Affairs
Economy
General Knowledge of Science
Polity
History of State And Country
Sports-Related News
Latest Events
Persons in Headlines
Sports
Name of Ministers
Budget
English Language – Gujarat PSC Associate Professor Syllabus
Idioms and Phrases
Sentence Improvement
Synonyms
Sentence Arrangement
Substitution
Prepositions
Antonyms
Fill in the blanks
Passage Completion
Spotting Errors
Substitution
Sentence
Active and Passive Voice
Completion
Spelling Test
Error Correction
Transformation
Para Completion
Joining Sentences
Error Correction
GPSC Professor Syllabus 2020 – Gujarati Language
Vocabulary
Antonyms
Articles
Pronouns
Adjectives
Prepositions
Conjunctions and Question tag
Verb and Tense Agreement between subject and verb Gerund Participles
GPSC Assistant Professor Syllabus 2020 Pdf is provided here. Applicants who have applied for the GPSC Lecturer post can check the GPSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern on this page. Hence, interested candidates can get the Gujarat PSC Lecturer Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2020 on this page. Using the GPSC Syllabus 2019 Pdf, you can obviously get to know the topics to read. Moreover, you can also check gpsc.gujarat.gov.in to be clear about the GPSC Exam Pattern, Exam Dates, and so on.
GPSC Assistant Professor Syllabus – GPSC Exam Details
Would you like to refer GPSC Lecturer Syllabus 2020 Pdf? If yes, you’re in the right place. On this page, you can get the direct download links for GPSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern. Refer to the Gujarat PSC Lecturer Syllabus to prepare for the exam in an effective way.
GPSC Lecturer Syllabus for General Studies Paper 1
Environmental Studies
Education
Sports and Games
Current Events
Government Policies as well as Welfare Schemes
Human Resource Development
The Education System in Gujarat
Health
General Science
The Constitution of India
Geography of Gujarat
Disaster Management
Gujarat PSC Lecturer Exam Syllabus 2020 for General Studies Paper 2
Human Resource Development
Welfare Schemes and the Problems and Issues
Development and Environmental Issues and mitigation measures
Sports and Games
Important Events before and after the independence of India
Geography of Gujarat
Disaster Management
The Government Policies
National and International events
The education system in Gujarat
General Science
The Constitution of India
Current Events
GPSC Exam Syllabus 2020 for the Gujarati Language
Antonyms
Spelling
The Figure of Speech
Comprehension
Proverbs
Synonyms
GPSC Lecturer Exam Syllabus 2020 Pdf for Reasoning
GPSC Syllabus for Industrial Promotion Officer – All the applied applicants who want to qualify the Exam should look at the Exam Pattern. We have proposed the total details about the GPSC IPO Exam 2020. Contenders must look at this page for the Exam Pattern & Syllabus details to make your readiness simple. Before endeavoring the test preparation, note down the syllabus topics we have listed below.
Gujarat PSC Exam Syllabus for Industrial Promotion Officer
Preliminary Exam Part-I
Geography of India-Physical
Economic
Social
Natural Resources and population-related topics- with special reference to Gujarat
The cultural heritage of India-Literature
Art, Religion, and Architecture- with special reference to Gujarat
History of India with special reference to Gujarat
Indian Economy and Planning
General Mental Ability
General Science
Environment and Information & Communication Technology
Daily events of Regional
National and International Importance including Sports
Indian Polity and the Constitution of India:
Preamble
Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties
Directive Principles of State Policy
Composition of Parliament
Powers of the President of India
Powers of Governor
Judiciary
Provisions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and backward classes of the society
Attorney General
NITIAayog
Panchayati Raj Institutions
Finance Commission
Constitutional and Statutory Bodies: Election Commission of India, Union Public Service Commission, State Public Service Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General; Central Vigilance Commission, Lokpal, and Lokayukta, Central Information Commission
Preliminary Exam Part-II
Important Engineering Materials
Lubricants
Natural and Synthetic Fibres
Elements of Mechanical Engineering
Elements of Electrical Engineering
Electrical Wiring
Illumination
Safety & protection
Elements Computer and IT Engineering
Principles of Management
Production & Operations Management
Economic System and Business
Financial Management
Human Resource Management
Entrepreneurship
Constitutional Support and Framework for Entrepreneurship
Small Business & Management of MSMEs
Organizational setup and functions of various departments/ divisions/ institutions/ boards under the ministry of commerce and industry, Government of India
Various Government Policies and Acts
Bank Loan and other Alternative Financing Methods for Start-ups
Business Plan Writing
Product Certification
Export Promotion of handloom and handicraft products
State Government's policy for vocational training
Current Trends and Recent Advancements in the field of Industrial Development
GPSC Exam Syllabus for Mechanical Engineering 2020
GPSC Mechanical Engineering Syllabus Pdf 2020 here. Gujarat Public Service Commission has reported the Examination Date for Mechanical Engineering as 19th January 2020. Competitors who have applied for the Gujarat PSC Mechanical Engineering Exam and searching for the GPSC Syllabus & Exam Pattern download GPSC Syllabus alongside the Exam Pattern from this page. Here we have given the Syllabus, Exam Pattern & Exam Date details. Aspirants start readiness as quickly as time permits and perform well in the written examination.
Gujarat GPSC Director Exam Syllabus here. The Preliminary Exam for Director Post is happening on 05th January 2020. Gujarat Public Service Commission Exam Pattern and Syllabus for the Director Exam are available for download in the below section. Candidates who have been searching for the Syllabus and Exam pattern scroll down to reach the right place for downloading it.
GPSC Designated Officer Syllabus – Candidates who are appearing for the Gujarat Designated Officer Exam will be searching for Syllabus & Exam Pattern. We are providing GPSC Designated Officer Syllabus & Exam Pattern for the guidance of candidates. The Designated Officer Exam GPSC Syllabus pdf is also available for download from the link given below. Candidates can check for GPSC Syllabus & Gujarat PSC Exam Pattern to start their preparation.
Maru Gujarat Syllabus Details of Designated Officer Exam 2020
GPSC Syllabus 2019 Pdf is provided here for the Law Officer, Vaidya Panchkarma & Other posts. Candidates who applied for Law Officer Recruitment in Gujarat can download the GPSC Syllabus along with the Exam pattern. The GPSC Board Officials have planned to conduct the GPSC Law Officer Exam on 05th January 2020. We are providing the complete Syllabus Details for Law Officer, Vaidya Panchkarma & Other posts. Check the provided GPSC syllabus & Exam pattern.
GPSC Syllabus 2019: Dear Candidates !! Gujarat Public Service Commission Board Authority is planning to conduct the Written Examination on 08th December 2019 for employing 412 Deputy Section Officer/Deputy Mamlatdar Post. Aspirants can use this wonderful opportunity to get their desired jobs in the Gujarat Public Service Commission. S0, aspirants are advised to check the detailed GPSC Deputy Section Officer Syllabus 2019 to prepare well for the written Examination.
Aspirants who are appearing for the Gujarat PSC Examination can download the GPSC DySO Syllabus 2019and then start to prepare effectively for the examination. To secure the highest marks in the examination, candidates must refer to the GPSC Deputy Section Officer Exam Pattern 2019, Syllabus and also the GPSC Deputy Section Officer Previous Papers given on this webpage. Also, our team recruitment.guru has given the direct link to download GPSC Deputy Section Officer Syllabus 2019 at end of this page. Go through the entire article to know more about the Gujarat PSC Syllabus 2019.
GPSC Accounts Officer Syllabus 2019: Dear Aspirants !! Gujarat Public Service Commission Officials are planning to conduct the Written Examination for filling 4o vacancies of the Accounts Officer Class 2 Post. Therefore Gujarat Public Service Commission Board Authority will be announced the Preliminary Examination on 01st December 2019 and the Mains Examination Date will be announced soon. So aspirants use this golden chance to achieve their dream job in Gujarat. We advised the candidates to read the complete GPSC Accounts Officer Syllabus 2019 to prepare well for the Examination.
Aspirants who have applied for the GPSC Recruitment 2019 must know the GPSC Accounts Officer Exam Pattern 2019 and the syllabus to gain the qualifying marks in the Written Examination. So, in order to help the aspirants, we have provided the GPSC Accounts Officer Syllabus 2019 on this Page. Also, we have given the direct link to download GPSC Accounts Officer Syllabus 2019 PDF. Scroll down to know more information about Gujarat PSC Accounts Officer Syllabus 2019.
As per the below-given selection rounds, the officials of the Gujarat Public Service Commission will conduct the Examination for all the candidates whoever applied for the post of the Accounts Officer, Class-2. Candidates who have qualified in the Written Examination can go for the final stage that is Interview. So, all the aspirants must know Gujarat PSC selection procedures are prescribed below
Prelims Examination
Mains Examination
Personal Interview
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GPSC Accounts Officer Prelims Exam Syllabus 2019
General Studies
History
Cultural Heritage
Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations
GPSC Syllabus 2019: Hello Folks !! Gujarat Public Service Commission officials are now going to recruit various posts for Police Inspector. Therefore, the Gujarat Public Service Commission Officials are conducting a Written Examination on 25th November to 29th November 2019to fill Various Vacancies of the Police Inspector Posts. Candidates who have applied for Police Inspector Post, are eagerly waiting for the GPSC Police Inspector Exam Pattern and Syllabus to start their preparations. All the aspirants may read the whole page to get more information, vital for the examination perspective.
Hence, cracking the written examination for an individual is not an easy task at all. So all the aspirants should take an entire analysis of GPSC Police Inspector Syllabus and Exam Pattern along with the GPSC Previous Years Question Papers to make preparation efficient for GPSC Police Inspector Recruitment 2019. To prepare well for the written examination candidates should refer all the topics and sub-topics covered for the written examination. Also, We suggested the candidates to read the GPSC Police Inspector Syllabus 2019 to secure top marks in the Gujarat Public Service Commission Examination.
(Only for those candidates who succeed Preliminary Examination)
Candidates
Test
Qualifying Standard
All Male Candidates
5000 Meter Running
In 25 minutes
All Female Candidates
1600 Meter Running
In 9.30 minutes
GPSC Police Inspector Mains Exam Pattern
(Only for those candidates who qualified prescribed Physical Efficiency Test and having prescribed Physical Standards)
Type of Examination
Name of the Subject
Time Duration
Number of Marks
Descriptive
Gujarati
3 Hours
200
English
3 Hours
200
General Studies-I
3 Hours
200
General Studies-II
3 Hours
200
Total Marks of Written Examination
800
Personality Test (Only for those candidates who qualified in Mains Written Examination)
100
Total Marks to be considered for Final Selection
900
Selection Procedures: Selection Procedures for GPSC Police Inspector Exam will be based on the following phases. Candidates who want to get through this exam have to perform well in all of these phases.
Preliminary Examination
Physical Efficiency Test
Mains Examination
Interview
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Knowing the GPSC Police Inspector Syllabus 2019 and Exam Pattern before the examination will helpful for the aspirants during the written examination. For the sake of applicants, we are providing the Police Inspector Syllabus, all the aspirants can check the GPSC Police Inspector Syllabus 2019 given below.
GPSC Preliminary General Studies Syllabus 2019
History
Indian Polity
Indian Economy & Planning
Constitution,
Social Justice & International Relation
National & International Current Affairs
Geography
General Mental Ability
Cultural Heritage
Science & Technology
GPSC Police Inspector Exam 2019 Syllabus for Gujarati
Synonyms
Substitution
Preposition
Sentence Improvement
Para Completion
Joining Sentences
Error Correction
Sentence Arrangement
Error Correction
Passage Completion
Sentence Completion
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Fill in the blanks
Active Voice and Passive Voice
English – GPSC Police Inspector Syllabus
Spelling Test
Substitution
Passage Completion
Idioms and Phrases
Sentence
Completion
Error Correction
Transformation
Antonyms
Active and Passive Voice
Substitution
Para Completion
Joining Sentences
Error Correction
Sentence Improvement
Synonyms
Prepositions
Sentence Arrangement
Fill in the blanks
Spotting Errors
GPSC Police Inspector Syllabus 2019 – General Studies-I
History
Cultural Heritage
Art and Craft of Gujarat: Socio-Cultural contribution
Life of Adivasi (Tribes)
Pilgrimage and Tourist Places of Gujarat
Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations
Indian Economy and Planning
Indian Public finance
Trend, composition, structure, and direction of India's Foreign Trade
Gujarat economy-An overview
Geography
Physical: World, India, and Gujarat
Social: World, India, and Gujarat
Economic: World, India, and Gujarat
Science and Technology
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Energy policy and Nuclear Policy of India
Environmental Science
General Geography
General Mental Ability
Current Events of Regional, National and International Importance
GPSC Syllabus 2019 – General Studies-II
Indian Polity and Constitution
Indian Constitution and its salient features.
Judiciary in India
Parliament and State Legislatures
Distribution of powers between the Union and States
Public Administration and Governance
Meaning, Nature and Scope of Public Administration
Role of Civil Services in Democracy.
Development processes
Good governance and e-governance
Rights Issues (Human rights, Women rights, SC/ST rights, Child rights), etc
Applicants who have appeared for the Gujarat PSC Assistant Engineer Recruitment 2019 notification, are now hunting for the GPSC Assistant Engineer Syllabus 2019 and also the GPSC Exam Pattern. The officials of the organization have not yet mentioned the exact date of the examination. We here intimate the candidates with the apt information when once the officials publish the notice on their web portal. For those contenders, we have offered you with the vital information about the Gujarat PSC Syllabus for Asst Engineer Posts to finish the exam in such a way to score an excellent result. Accordingly, to perform well in the upcoming examination, all the applied candidates must hold the given GPSC AE Syllabus 2019.
After the completion of the applying process for the recruitment, then you must start your exam preparation plan. To make your task easy even in the preparation process, we have enclosed the topics for the candidates to complete the examination easily. We had also included the precise Syllabus & the GPSC Assistant Engineer Exam Pattern 2019. Also, we gave you the topics easily within the PDF format. So, every competitor can get detailed information from this page. Grab the subject wise topics assigned to the Assistant Engineer wrote examination. For the efficiency of competitors, we have introduced you to the subject wise topics with the GPSC Assitant Engineer Syllabus 2019 in this post.
All the applied candidates who are going to qualify the examination should check out the examination pattern. We suggest you know all the topics enrolled for the test. Well, all the contenders must check out this page for the precise GPSC Assistant Engineer Exam Pattern 2019 to make your preparation easy. Before attempting the test, every participant task should be noting down the clear exam pattern. By notifying the examination pattern candidates can get the confidence over the time duration, name of the subjects and the number of sections allowed for the test. The more detailed information about the Exam Pattern and the negative marking will be given by the officials later on their site.
GPSC Assistant Engineer Exam Pattern 2019
Part
Name of the Subject
Number of Questions
Number of Marks
Part A
General Studies
100
100
Part B
Concerned Subjects
200
200
Total
300
300
Type of Examination: Objective Type Examination
Time Duration: 3 Hours
Selection Procedures:
Gujarat Public Service Commission will conduct the following rounds as a part of the GPSC Selection Process 2019. They are the Written Test and Personal Interview. And, the candidates must note down that the Selection Rounds for all the posts that are the Assistant Engineer, Law Officer, Dental Surgeon will be the same. So, all the applied candidates must perform well in the given below selection rounds to get their dream job in Gujarat Public Service Commission.
From this section, applied candidates can download the GPSC Assistant Engineer Syllabus 2019 PDF. Candidates by notifying the concerned syllabus with the examination pattern will assist you to attain an excellent result. Furthermore, to download the GPSC Assistant Engineer Syllabus 2019, we had incorporated the precise link to the end of this page. Besides, candidates who get qualified in the written exam will have the chance to enter further into the selection process. Consequently, writing down the topics for the stipulated subjects enhances your performance level in the Written Exam. Instantly, note down the below-listed topics for each subject required for the test. Observe the succeeding topics required to prepare for the test.
GPSC AE & Other Posts Syllabus – General Studies
Current Affairs
Economy
General Knowledge of Science
Polity
History of State And Country
Sports-Related News
Latest Events
Persons in Headlines
Sports
Name of Ministers
Budget
GPSC Assistant Engineer, Law Officer & Civil Engineering Syllabus
Engineering Mechanics
The Strength of Materials
Elements of Structural Analysis
Elements of Geotechnical Engineering
Surveying
Fluid Mechanics & Machinery
Reinforced Concrete Structures
The design of the Structure
Civil Engineering Materials
Bridge Engineering
Hydrology
Bridge Superstructure
Soil Mechanics
Transportation Engineering
Steel Structures
Bridge Architecture etc
Mechanical – GPSC Dental Surgeon, AE & Other Posts Syllabus
Engineering Mechanics
Energy conservation
Engineering Materials
The Strength of Materials
Management Information System
Machining and Machine Tool Operations
Thermodynamics
Meteorology and Inspection
Product Design and Development
Fluid Machines
Heat Transfer
Fluid Mechanics
Theory of Machines
Operations Research
Machine Design
Industry Safety
Inventory Control
Machining and Machine Tool Operations
Metal Casting
Production Planning and Control
Computer Integrated Manufacturing Design
Inventory Control
GPSC Law Officer, AE & Dental Electrical Syllabus
Non-conventional Energy sources like Wind, Solar, Biomass
Measurement of Electrical Power
Present Power Sector scenario in India and others Electrical
Power Engineering
Distribution Network Installation & load studies
Functions of capacitors & reactors
Low Voltage constraint & resolving thereof
Analysis of Dist Transformers, Meters & Testing
Engineering topics
Switchgear & protection (MC/LV) & LT Switchgear design and testing
Distribution HT/LT Line parameters
Performance of line fault analysis
Important Links Related To Gujarat Public Service Commission
Gujarat Public Service Commission released recruitment notification for Horticulture Officer Class 2 Post. Candidates who have all applied for the posts may be searching for GPSC Horticulture Officer (HO) Syllabus along with exam pattern details. On this page, you will get all the details related to the GPSC HO Exam pattern & syllabus and also a direct link to download GPSC Horticulture Officer Previous Papers Pdf. For many more details related to GPSC Exam 2019 read further sections of an article or the official website.
Gujarat PSC HO Exam Syllabus – Overview
Description
Details
Organization Name
Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC)
Post Name
Horticulture Officer, Class-2
Vacancies
Various
Category
Syllabus
GPSC HO exam date 2019
Update Soon
Job Location
Gujarat
Official Website
gpsc.gujarat.gov.in or gpsc-ojas.gujarat.gov.in
Selection Process:
Preliminary (Objective) Test
Personal Interview
GPSC Horticulture Officer (HO) Exam Pattern 2019 Pdf
Subject Name
No of Questions
Total Marks
Section – 1
General Studies
100
100
Section – 2
Concerned Subjects (Horticulture)
200
200
Total
300
300
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General Studies
Geography of India-Physical, Economic, Social, Natural Resources and population-related topics- with special reference to Gujarat
Constitutional and statutory Bodies: Election commission of India, Union Public Service
Commission, State Public Service Commission, Comptroller, And Auditor General;
Central Vigilance Commission, Lokpal, and Lokayukta, Central Information Commission
General Mental Ability
The cultural heritage of India-Literature, Art, Religion, and Architecture with special
reference to Gujarat
History of India with special reference to Gujarat
Indian Economy and Planning
Preamble
Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties
Directive Principles of State policy
Composition of Parliament
Powers of the President of India
Powers of Governor
Judiciary
Provisions for Scheduled castes, Scheduled Tribes and backward classes of the society
Attorney General
MTIAavos
PanchayatiRai Institutions
Finance Commission
General Science, Environment and Information & Communication Technology
Daily events of Regional, National and International including Sports
Concerned Subjects (Horticulture)
Fruit Science
Various Schemes for Horticulture Development of Central Government and Gujarat State Government
Organizational setup and functions of various divisions/ institutions/ boards under the Department of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare and Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Government of India. Horticulture Division of State Government
Vegetable Science
The scenario of horticulture in the state
Hi-Tech horticulture
Weed Management in Horticulture Crops
Principles of Seed Production and quality control in Horticultural Crops
Fundamentals of Soil and water conservation Engineering
Waste Management in Horticulture industry
Current trends and Recent Advancements in the field of horticulture.
Floriculture and Landscape Architecture
Plantation, Spices, Medicinal, and Aromatic Crops
Post-Harvest Technology
Natural Resource Management (Horticulture)
Basic Concepts for Horticulture Development
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GPSC State Tax Inspector Syllabus
Syllabus for GPSC State Tax Inspector Recruitment 2019 is available here. The Gujarat Public Service Commission has released the Notification for State Tax Inspector. Where there are 200 Vacancies for the post and the aspirants can apply Online to GPSC Recruitment from our page. Furthermore, here we have updated the latest GPSC State Tax Inspector Syllabus for both Prelims and Mains Examination 2019.
The GPSC Syllabus for State Tax Inspector is listed topic-wise in the section following. Also, check the GPSC State Tax Inspector Exam Pattern for Prelims and Mains here. Later, download the GPSC Syllabus pdf free from the link given at end of the session. I hope our details help you in your Preparation for GPSC Prelims and Mains Exams for State Tax Inspector.
Gujarat Public Service Commission Exam Pattern 2019
The Gujarat Public Service Commission Selection process for State Tax Inspector is having Prelims and Mains Examinations. However, the GPSC Prelims and Mains Exam Pattern for State Tax Inspector is given here. Go through the details and plan your preparation for GPSC Prelims Examination.
GPSC Prelims Exam Pattern – State Tax Inspector
S.No
Subjects
No of Questions
Time
1
General Knowledge
200
2 Hrs
Total
200
2 Hrs
Questions Type – Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions.
Question Paper will be in Gujarati & English Language
Time Duration: 2 Hrs (120 Mins).
The Maximum Marks will be 200.
Each Question Carries One Mark.
GPSC Mains Exam Pattern – State Tax Inspector
S.No
Subjects
No of Questions
Time
1
Gujarathi
100
3 Hrs
2
English
100
3 Hrs
3
General Studies-I
100
3 Hrs
4
General Studies-II
100
3 Hrs
Total
400
12 Hrs
Question Paper Type: Descriptive Type.
Check the Complete Syllabus details below and check the Syllabus pdf for minimum Qualifying marks.
GPSC State Tax Inspector Syllabus 2019 for Class 3
Let’s Check the topic wise GPSC Syllabus for State Tax Inspector Class 3 Post. Candidate can refer to the following topics and later download the GPSC Syllabus Pdf from the link at end of the session.
GPSC Syllabus for Administrative Services Class I, Civil Services Class I & II and Municipal Civil Services Class II is available here. The aspirants who applied for the GPSC Recruitment 2019 can check the details in the section below. However, we provided the latest and updated GPSC Exams Syllabus and Test Pattern for both Prelims and Mains Examination below.
GPSC Syllabus for Class I and Class II Posts
Description
Details
Post Names
Gujarat Administrative Services Class I, Civil Services Class I & II and Municipal Civil Services Class II
The Selection process undergoes Prelims and Mains Examinations followed by an interview. However, the detailed GPSC Exam pattern for Civil Services Class I and Class II are given below. Go through the details and check the GPSC Syllabus topic wise below and start your preparation. Also, don’t forget to download the GPSC Syllabus pdf for free from the link given below.
GPSC Civil Services Prelims Exam Pattern
S.No
Section
Marks
Time
1
General Studies-I
200
2 Hrs
2
General Studies-II
200
2 Hrs
Total
400
4 Hrs
Questions will be Objective type MCQ’s.
The Question Paper will be in English & Gujarat
Candidates who qualify in prelims are eligible for mains.
GPSC Main Examination Pattern
S.No
Section
Marks
Time
1
Gujarati
150
3 Hrs
2
English
150
3 Hrs
3
Essay
150
3 Hrs
4
General Studies-1
150
3 Hrs
5
General Studies-2
150
3 Hrs
6
General Studies-3
150
3 Hrs
Total
900
18 Hrs
All Papers are Descriptive Type
Candidates who qualified in Mains are eligible for Personality Test.
Total Marks for the Final Selection is Mains (900) + Personality Test (100) = 1000 Marks.
GPSC Syllabus 2019 pdf
Prelims Examination Syllabus
General Studies 1
History, Cultural Heritage
Constitution, Policy, Social Justice & International Relations.
General Mental Ability.
General Studies 2
Indian Economy and Planning, Geography, Science & Technology.
Current Events of Regional, National and International Importance.
Mains Examination Syllabus
Gujarati Language
Essay, Letter Writing, Grammer, Translation Etc.
English Language
Essay, Letter writing, Press Release/Appeal, Report Writing. Writing on Visual Information, Formal Speech Etc.
Essay
Knowledge/Awareness of Variety of Subjects.
Their Ability to compose a sustained Piece of Writing in form of easy is tested.
General Studies 1
Indian History.
Cultural Heritage and
Geography
General Studies 2
Indian polity and Constitution
Public Administration and Governance
Ethics in Public Service
General Studies 3
Science & Technology.
Indian Economy and Planning
Current Events of Regional, National and International Importance.
GPSC Syllabus for Administrative Services Class I, Civil Services Class I & II and Municipal Civil Services Class II Pdf is available below. Download GPSC Syllabus Pdf for complete Topic Wise Syllabus details.
Welcome to our GPSC Syllabus page. I hope you aware of GPSC Recruitment 2019 for 354 Vacancies of Principal, Veterinary Officer, Paediatrician, Child Development Project Officier, Research Officer & Other. However, the latest UPSC Exam Syllabus for the above-mentioned Posts is updated in the section below. The aspirants who are appearing for the GPSC Online Examination can check the Post wise GPSC Syllabus & Exam Pattern in the sections below.
GPSC Exam Syllabus Details
Description
Details
Job Designation
Principal, Veterinary Officer, Paediatrician, Research Officer & Other
Generally, a huge number of candidates will apply for the GPSC Recruitment 2019. So, the board conducts the Prelims and Mains online computer-based examination for candidates who applied for GPSC Vacancies. Hence, it will be a tuff competition for the candidates who are going to attend the GPSC Prelims and Mains Examination 2019. However, we advise checking the UPSC Syllabus and exam pattern before starting the preparation. Also, download the GPSC Jobs wise Syllabus Pdf from the links in the following section. For more details visit the Official GPSC Website.
GPSC Syllabus for Prelims Examination 2019
Paper
Subjects
Medium
Questions
I
General Study
Gujarathi
100
II
Concerned Subject
English
200
Total
300
Online Computer Based Examination for both Prelims & Mains.
Objective Type Multiple Choice Questions.
Each Question Carries One Mark.
GPSC Syllabus 2019 Pdf
The Aspirants who applied for the GPSC Jobs 2019 can check the Prelims and Mains exams Syllabus details below. Also, download the free GPSC Syllabus Pdf for respective posts in the sections below. Furthermore, check out the GPSC Previous Year Question Papers and Study material from the link at the end of the article.
The Vacancy wise respective GPSC Syllabus is given in the sections below. Check out the Syllabus for Posts you applied for. Also, download the GPSC Syllabus 2019 Pdf for free.
Gujarat PSC Exam Syllabus – Paediatrics
Basic Sciences
Growth and Development
Neonatology
Nutrition
Cardiovascular
Respiratory
Gastrointestinal & Liver disease
Nephrology & Urologic Disorders
Neurologic Disorders
Haematology & Oncology
Endocrinology
Infections
Emergency and Critical Care
Immunology & Rheumatology
ENT
Skin Diseases Etc.
Gujarat Public Service Commission Syllabus – Professor (Homeopathic Material Medica)
Homeopathic Philosophy
Anatomy
Physiology
Bio-Chemistry
General Concepts
Material Medica
Science & Philosophy
Homeopathic Pharmacy
Pathology
Pharmacodynamics
Research Methodology Etc.
Gujarat Public Service Commission Syllabus 2019 Pdf – Veterinary Officer
Veterinary Anatomy
Veterinary Physiology
Livestock Production Management
Veterinary Biochemistry
Veterinary Pathology
Animal Genetics & Breeding
Veterinary Microbiology
Animal Nutrition
Veterinary Pharmacology Etc.
For More GPSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern details check out the table below.
Download GPSC Prelims Exam Syllabus 2019 Pdf
Associate Professor / Reader (Anatomy), Class-1 in Homoeopathy College
GPSC Syllabus 2019 Pdf is provided here. Candidates who have applied for the Gujarat PSC exam can check the GPSC Class 1 and 2 Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2019 on this page. With the help of the Gujarat Engineering Service Syllabus, you can start your exam preparation. You can also refer to the GPSC Exam Pattern, Exam dates, and other important details of the Gujarat Engineering Service, Class-I & Class-II Examination here. Start your exam preparation with the GPSC Syllabus 2019 for civil engineering available here.
Do You like to refer to the GPSC Syllabus for Class 1 and Class 2 exam? If yes, here it is. Refer to the detailed GPSC Syllabus and Exam Pattern for Gujarat Engineering Service, Class-I & Class-II Examination here.
GPSC Administrative Service Class-1 Syllabus – English
Essay
Letter Writing
Press release/Appeal
Report Writing
Writing on Visual Information
Formal Speech
Precis writing
Reading Comprehension
English Grammar
Tenses
Voice
Narration (Direct-Indirect)
Transformation of sentences
Use of Articles and Determiners and use of Prepositions
Use of Phrasal verbs and use of idiomatic expressions
Administrative Glossary
Synonyms/Antonyms
One-word substitution
Cohesive devices/Connectives/Linkers
Affixes
Words that cause confusion like homonyms/homophones
TRANSLATION
Translation of a short passage (of about 150 words) from Gujarati to English
GPSC Civil Services Class-1, 2 Syllabus – General Studies
Current Events.
General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology).
Political science.
Economics.
Eminent/ Important person and places in the news.
History.
Earth Geography and Solar System.
Latest Inventions.
History and Culture of Indian and Gujarat State.
Indian Economy.
Geographical landmarks.
Indian National Movement.
GPSC Syllabus for Engineering Aptitude
Engineering Aptitude covering Logical reasoning and Analytical ability.
Engineering Mathematics and Numerical Analysis.
General Principles of Design, Drawing, Importance of Safety.
Standards and Quality practices in production, construction, maintenance and services.
Basics of Energy and Environment: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, Climate Change, Environmental impact assessment.
Basics of Project Management and the basics of Material Science and Engineering.
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based tools and their applications in Engineering such as networking, e-governance, and technology-based education.
Ethics and values in the Engineering profession.
Gujarat PSC Administrative Service Class-1 Syllabus – Gujarati Language
Comprehension.
Synonyms.
Translation of Sentences.
Grammar.
Vocabulary.
Error Detection.
Antonyms.
Fill in the Blanks.
Plural Forms
Phrases/Muhavare etc.
GPSC Syllabus 2019 Pdf for Civil Engineering (Preliminary)
Building Materials
Solid Mechanics
Structural Analysis
Design of Steel Structures
Design of Concrete and Masonry structures
Construction Practice, Planning, and Management
Building Construction
The flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines and Hydro Power
Hydrology and Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering and Foundation Engineering
Surveying and Geology
Transportation Engineering
Current Trends and Recent Advancements in the field of Civil Engineering
GPSC Civil Engineering-I (Mains) Syllabus
Building Materials
Solid Mechanics
Structural Analysis
Design of Steel Structures
Design of Concrete and Masonry structures
GPSC Syllabus 2019 Pdf for Civil Engineering-II (Mains)
Building Construction
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NEW DELHI: He rarely speaks to the media. But he frequently makes headlines. He loves a good argument. And what he says produces plenty of arguments, too.Meet National Company Law Appellate Tribunal chairman Justice Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya (69), who headed the bench that delivered the judgment reinstating Cyrus Mistry as chairman of Tata Sons.As the Tatas get ready to appeal in the SC against Justice Mukhopadhaya's order, the ex-Supreme Court judge is in the news again. He has been here before. Sometime back, the SC overturned another of NCLAT's headline-making orders that had put financial and operational creditors at par when distributing proceeds from a bankruptcy sale.Justice Mukhopadhaya though is unruffled — and he quotes Rabindranath Tagore to make his case. The judge, who has delivered over 1,800 judgments, quoted these lines from a Bengali verse by Tagore: "Roth bhaabe aami deb, poth bhaabe aami, murti bhaabe aami deb, haanse antarjaami (The Lord's chariot, the path on which it is driven, and the idols, they all think they are to be worshipped, and God is amused)." And then Justice Mukhopadhaya explains: "A judge is like a saint, he can't give, neither can he take. This is judgeship… what is to happen, has to happen. It is Almighty who decides." It's not "individuals" but "cases" that matter, Justice Mukhopadhaya says, when asked about heavyweight litigants who appear before him. Is any case special? "No, not at all. Every case is important to me, every case is sensitive to me. Case dekhna hai, not the person. I have handled cases like fodder scam, where a sitting chief minister's name figured," Justice Mukhopadhaya says when ET asks whether the high stakes in the Tata-Mistry case weighed on his mind.He is naturally unwilling to go into specifics of the case. But he does point to Chapter 16, Sections 241 and 242 of the Company's Act that deal with "oppression and mismanagement". Companies need to work on corporate governance to avoid internal strife spilling over to courts and tribunals, the NCLAT chairman says. 73063528 On the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Justice Mukhopadhaya says, the "IBC is for resolution. The idea is to avoid liquidation. It is not for money claims, not for filing suits, not adversarial…", but "it is forward-looking". "Remember, if corporates survive, employment will be generated. Bankers, financial institutions will survive. Small businesses, poor and farmers — everyone will benefit," he says.Justice Mukhopadhaya took over as NCLAT chief in 2016. His earlier stint in the Supreme Court also saw drama. He was part of the bench that ruled that any MP or MLA will lose House membership immediately upon being sentenced to two or more years in jail for any crime. The judgment dramatically overturned Section 8(4) of the Representation of the People Act. And it affected politicians as important as Lalu Prasad.He was also part of the two-judge Supreme Court bench that controversially upheld the constitutionality of Indian Penal Code's Section 377, which criminalised homosexuality. That judgment was later overturned by a larger bench of the apex court. 73063538 SENSE OF HUMOURThe judicial burden has done nothing to affect his sense of humour. "I am not serious in the court. I do crack jokes. I may show my anger, but not for the actual purpose of the anger," he says. "Sometimes I speak more than lawyers," he adds.Though many judges do not like high-pitched arguments, for Justice Mukhopadhaya it is like "music to my ears"."I feel charged by people, and when there is fierce argument… 'halla gulla' in my court, it is like jugalbandi (duet)," he says.And what makes a good judge? Justice Mukhopadhaya says a good judge must have 56 qualities, referring to the 56 bhog offered traditionally to Lord Krishna.A second-generation lawyer, he did his schooling and college from Bihar and practised at Patna and Ranchi bench of Patna High Court before being appointed a judge in the Patna High Court in 1994. He served at different high courts across the country before becoming chief justice of the Gujarat High Court, and then being elevated to the Supreme Court in 2011.And how does he deal with stress? Yoga for an hour every day, and playing with his dog.
NEW DELHI: India could look at a calibrated increase in the goods and services tax rates to shield consumers from sudden price shocks, apart from minimising exemptions, as it seeks to lift tax revenue collections. A panel of officials on revenue augmentation, comprising officials from the states and the Centre, is reviewing the current rate structure.There is a view that rate increases can be carried out in a benign manner, either through small increases in lower rates or by moving some items to a higher bracket in tranches."There is a need to re-look at the structure. How you do it is another issue," said a government official. "You can do it in a calibrated manner to avoid sudden shocks. This is one option."About 150 items that are exempt from GST are likely to get a close look. There are over 260 items currently in the 5% slab.Processed items cannot be in the lowest slab or the exempt category because it also leads to problems of input tax credits for them and erodes their competitiveness, said the official. GST collections have averaged Rs 1,00,646 crore so far in the current financial year, short of about Rs1.12 lakh crore a month needed to meet the budget target. 73063343 The panel's suggestions are likely to be examined by the GST Council, the apex decision-making body for the tax, at its next meeting. The GST Council secretariat had asked the states on November 27 to suggest ways to boost revenue, including rate rationalisation and reducing exemptions.States such as Punjab suggested slabs of 10% and 20%, with a third rate of 25% for sin and luxury goods. Others such as West Bengal and Delhi do not back significant changes at the current juncture, especially pertaining to rate increases.Currently, GST has seven rate categories – exempt, 0.25%, 3%, 5%, 12%, 18% and 28%.The officers panel is also looking at how to minimise exemptions in both goods and services and raise the revenue-neutral rate – that single rate of GST at which there is no loss of tax. This was estimated at 15.5% when GST was rolled out on July1, 2017.The panel had presented a paper at the previous meeting of the council, but was asked to look into issues in more detail and come back with a more comprehensive report.It had suggested restructuring slabs, increasing rates on some goods to correct inverted duty structures, including on mobile phones, and revisiting rates on items that had seen a reduction to 18% from 28%.Some businesses have asked to be moved from the exempt category or 5% tax bracket without input tax credit to the higher 12% rate where they can adjust tax paid on inputs against final liability.The panel had highlighted an over Rs 63,000 crore shortfall in compensation cess in the current financial year, which, with moderate revenue growth, is a key challenge. Tax experts said given the current economic scenario, large-scale changes seem difficult."However, the government may want to explore merging the 5% and 12% slabs into a single rate of say, 8 or 9%. Alternatively, the 12% and 18% slabs may be merged into a single rate of 15% or 16%," said Pratik Jain, indirect taxes leader at PwC.Jain said there is a need to have a long-term plan on GST rates and start working towards it, rather than changing them frequently. There is little evidence to suggest that rate increases would necessarily result in revenue augmentation, he added.
NEW DELHI: Future Group's 'Sabse Saste Din' sale, centred around Republic Day, will also feature on Amazon.in, reflecting a broadening of the alliance between the two sides, said two persons with knowledge of the matter. Items are offered at a discount during the sale that runs for five-six days at Future Group stores such as Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar. Amazon acquired a stake in Kishore Biyani's retail venture last year.The sale will operate through a web store on Amazon's marketplace. The Future Group will deliver products ordered on the web store through its network of outlets and warehouses."All Future Group big properties (discount events) will also be celebrated on Amazon," said one of the persons. "This is the first time 'Sabse Saste' sales will happen outside of Future Group's stable," said the second person.Amazon and Future Group didn't respond to queries.The Future Group already sells its private brands and other products ranging from food and fashion to furniture on Amazon. The marketplace also has an arrangement with Big Bazaar outlets for pickup and delivery of groceries to consumers purchasing through online supermarket Amazon Pantry. 73063484 The 'Sabse Saste Din' sales are the biggest discounting event for the Future Group, generating millions of footfalls at its stores nationwide. However, it's been on the wane in recent years due to the rapid growth of ecommerce platforms such as Flipkart and Amazon that offer discount sales through the year besides similar campaigns by other brick-andmortar stores.Last year, Amazon agreed to acquire a 49% stake in Biyani's Future Coupons, which owns 7.3% of Future Retail, with an option to buy the entire holding at a later stage. This gives the US ecommerce titan roughly 3.6% stake in India's largest listed retail entity and Biyani's flagship venture, Future Retail.In November, Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC received approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to invest about Rs 1,500 crore to acquire the 49% stake in Future Coupons.The 'Sabse Saste' initiative on Amazon is part of a wide range of joint programmes that both are planning, according to the persons. Biyani told ET last month that his group expects $1 billion of incremental revenue from its association with Amazon in the next two-three years."The Amazon partnership that rolls out now will build upon this in gaining new business and customers without additional costs or capex," Biyani had said. "We believe we can create around a billion dollars of additional new business from the Amazon partnership alone in the next 24-36 months."Amazon plans to tap Future's vast network of physical stores to expand hyperlocal platform Amazon Now into newer cities, ET reported in December. The two sides are also exploring the possibility of allowing Amazon Prime members and digital wallet Future Pay customers to avail of common benefits and privileges.
Reliance Communications' (RCom) committee of creditors (CoC) will meet on Thursday to consider bids of Reliance Jio , Bharti Airtel , Varde Partners and UVARCL.According to people aware , the CoC is expected is expected to seek extension of deadline for the completion of the asset sale process . The bankrupt telco RCom and its units are under the reins of resolution professional (RP) -Deloitte and the resolution process is slated to be completed by January 10. "But, now COC will seek extension of deadline till February end," said a person aware of the development . ET had reported earlier that the CoC overseeing the bankruptcy resolution of Reliance Communications (RCom) expects to raise at least Rs 14,000 crore from the sale of the telco's assets, including spectrum, fibre and towers, based on bids received.At that level, the haircut would be about 70% for financial lenders that have filed claims of Rs49,000 crore against RCom and its units Reliance Telecom and Reliance Infratel.Assets up for sale include airwaves in the 850 MHz band in 14 of India's 22 telecom circles, about 43,000 telecom towers, some fibre and data centres. The spectrum is the most valuable asset. The bankruptcy court had, in a separate insolvency proceeding for Aircel, ruled that the CoC can sell airwaves, rejecting a telecom department plea. The government wanted the spectrum to be returned to it due to unpaid dues, saying it was the owner of the airwaves, and not the telcos. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is expected to challenge the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) order soon.Bharti Airtel has made the highest bid of Rs 9,000 crore and has offered upfront payment but wants all the assets and not parts of it, said the people cited above. However, the CoC feels it will get better value by selling the assets separately.Private equity fund Varde Partners and UV Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (UVARCL) have said they will pick up the assets as a going concern and repay lenders as and when they manage to sell towers, fibre and spectrum to other buyers later.At the time of its bankruptcy filing, RCom had debt of Rs 46,000 crore, making it one of India's largest insolvencies. As many as 53 financial creditors, including local and foreign banks, nonbanking finance companies and funds, have claimed Rs 57,382 crore as dues from the company, out of which Rs 49,224 crore has been accepted by the resolution professional.Top Indian financial lenders include State Bank of India with a verified exposure of over Rs 4,800 crore followed by Bank of Baroda (Rs 2,500 crore), Syndicate Bank (Rs 1,225 crore) and Punjab National Bank (Rs 1,127 crore). Top overseas lenders include China Development Bank (Rs 9,900 crore), Exim Bank of China (over Rs 3,356 crore) and Standard Chartered Bank (Mumbai and London, Rs 2,100 crore).Besides banks, operational creditors such as tower companies, equipment vendors and DoT have claimed nearly Rs 30,000 crore in dues, of which over Rs 21,000 crore has been verified. By contrast, in the case of Aircel, the resolution plan has earmarked just about Rs 16.5 crore for hundreds of operational creditors, which had claimed about Rs 20,000 crore in dues.
NEW DELHI: Future Group's 'Sabse Saste Din' sale, centred around Republic Day, will also feature on Amazon.in, reflecting a broadening of the alliance between the two sides, said two persons with knowledge of the matter. Items are offered at a discount during the sale that runs for five-six days at Future Group stores such as Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar. Amazon acquired a stake in Kishore Biyani's retail venture last year.The sale will operate through a web store on Amazon's marketplace. The Future Group will deliver products ordered on the web store through its network of outlets and warehouses."All Future Group big properties (discount events) will also be celebrated on Amazon," said one of the persons. "This is the first time 'Sabse Saste' sales will happen outside of Future Group's stable," said the second person.Amazon and Future Group didn't respond to queries.The Future Group already sells its private brands and other products ranging from food and fashion to furniture on Amazon. The marketplace also has an arrangement with Big Bazaar outlets for pickup and delivery of groceries to consumers purchasing through online supermarket Amazon Pantry. 73063484 The 'Sabse Saste Din' sales are the biggest discounting event for the Future Group, generating millions of footfalls at its stores nationwide. However, it's been on the wane in recent years due to the rapid growth of ecommerce platforms such as Flipkart and Amazon that offer discount sales through the year besides similar campaigns by other brick-andmortar stores.Last year, Amazon agreed to acquire a 49% stake in Biyani's Future Coupons, which owns 7.3% of Future Retail, with an option to buy the entire holding at a later stage. This gives the US ecommerce titan roughly 3.6% stake in India's largest listed retail entity and Biyani's flagship venture, Future Retail.In November, Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC received approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to invest about Rs 1,500 crore to acquire the 49% stake in Future Coupons.The 'Sabse Saste' initiative on Amazon is part of a wide range of joint programmes that both are planning, according to the persons. Biyani told ET last month that his group expects $1 billion of incremental revenue from its association with Amazon in the next two-three years."The Amazon partnership that rolls out now will build upon this in gaining new business and customers without additional costs or capex," Biyani had said. "We believe we can create around a billion dollars of additional new business from the Amazon partnership alone in the next 24-36 months."Amazon plans to tap Future's vast network of physical stores to expand hyperlocal platform Amazon Now into newer cities, ET reported in December. The two sides are also exploring the possibility of allowing Amazon Prime members and digital wallet Future Pay customers to avail of common benefits and privileges.
MUMBAI: Bank lending to India's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) shrank from a year earlier as well as the beginning of FY20, despite measures by the government to boost credit flow to these businesses as lenders turned cautious due to slowing economic growth.The contraction in gross credit flow to the sector could be on the back of risk-averse lending by top banks as slowing consumption and stalling manufacturing growth have rubbed off on many of these businesses and raised likelihood of defaults, bankers and industry experts told ET.Gross loans to MSME sector fell 3.43% to Rs 4.65 lakh crore in November from Rs 4.81 lakh crore in March, as per RBI data. The drop was 0.5% from November 2018.While loans to micro and small businesses shrank 3.4% since the beginning of FY20 against a contraction of 2.7% in the same timeframe last year, advances to medium-sized firms contracted 3.6% as against growth of 1.4% during March-November 2018. Between November 2018 and 2019, gross loans to micro and small industries fell 0.1% and medium-sized units contracted 2.4%, compared with growth of 1.1% and 11%, respectively, a year earlier."In an environment of slowdown, where the overall credit growth of the industry is waning, most banks increase scrutiny standards while giving loans, especially to the corporate sector," said a banker requesting anonymity. "There have been several instances of promoters of these smaller companies trying to leverage more than what was on the block to get quick access to working capital. Banks are now becoming more prudent while lending to them." 73063380 The shrinking credit pie comes even after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman made revival of MSMEs a priority in recent policies. The sector's contribution to GDP is estimated to be 30% and these small businesses are instrumental in generating employment. Throughout last year, the government instructed banks to disburse working capital loans to these businesses through new schemes and channels such as festive season loan melas, the PSB59 loan portal and older ones including Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana and TREDS-based bill discounting platforms. "Banks lend with the concept of risk returns. If a particular credit is not commercially viable, then banks won't disburse it despite the broader directions they may have been given," said Prakash Agarwal, head of banking and financial ratings at India Ratings.'RISK AVERSION NEW GUIDING PRINCIPLE'"With risk aversion being the new guiding principle of the Indian banking industry, banks have started to reduce working capital limits, increase risk premium — thereby charging effective interest of over 16% — and insist on additional security when these SMEs are not even generating positive Ebitda," said Sridhar Ramachandran, CIO of IndiaNivesh Renaissance Fund. "Even large public-sector banks, once the backbone of economic development and now rightly concerned about nonperforming assets, are avoiding lending to companies that are less than investment grade."The Reserve Bank of India has warned banks about mounting defaults in accounts structured under the government's MUDRA scheme, signifying risks associated with such loans."The MUDRA is a case in point… while such a massive push would have lifted many beneficiaries out of poverty, there has been some concern at the growing level of non-performing assets among these borrowers," RBI deputy governor MK Jain said at a recent industry event. "Banks need to focus on repayment capacity at the appraisal stage and monitor the loans through the lifecycle much more closely." The Micro Units Development & Refinance Agency Ltd (MUDRA) was set up by the government to develop and refinance micro-enterprises by supporting finance institutions that lend to such businesses engaged in manufacturing, trading and service activities.
As Calendar 2019 ended, we saw the market end near the high point of the year. Despite a negative ending on the last trading session of the year, Nifty50 ended the year with strong gains of 11.53 per cent on a yearly basis.That said, the year has left us with so much to read on the long-term charts and offered many cues that suggest the year 2020 may become one of capped gains. 73057411 The above is the long-term 20-year monthly chart of the Nifty50 index. As evident, since the beginning of 2018 and all through 2019, the index marked incremental highs. However, these highs on the frontline index have come with a continued bearish divergence on the RSI. The bearish divergence has occurred as Nifty marked higher levels, while the RSI did not remain in sync and made lower tops instead. This pattern is yet to be resolved.Additionally, despite the 11.53% of gain in Nifty, this gain has remained limited to contributions from just five stocks: Reliance, ICICI Bank, HDFC, HDFC Bank and Kotak Bank, which added over 85% of the total gains.Another vital thing to note from a technical perspective is that there has been less and less of contribution from the broader market in last two years, even as the frontline index gained. 73057420 Nifty500 represents the broader market, which represents over 95% of the total free-float market cap. As seen in the above chart, when it hit its high, the rise in the market was secular. The secular participation was reflected through the RS Line, which compares the performance of Nifty500 index against that of Nifty50.The rising nature of this line until 2018 shows the broader market performed far better than Nifty50 and the gains were secular in nature. However, since the beginning of 2018 and through the entire 2019, whenever Nifty500 revisited its peak, the RS Line, which compares the two indices, has continued to see a secular decline. This indicated lesser and lesser participation of the broader market, even as only Nifty50 gained, that too, thanks to gains in just five stocks. 73057430 73057432 Even during 2019, while Nifty50 gained 11.53 per cent, the Midcap Index lost 4.42 per cent and the Smallcap index 9.91 per cent.Nifty's monthly charts continued to show a bearish divergence and this pattern is not yet resolved. Also, the occurrence of a Spinning Top on the candles pointed to the likely exhaustion of the up-move. What made matters worse was that the broader market breadth remained dismal, and that's why the absence of participation in the up-move of the broader market will become a cause of concern going ahead.In the current technical setup, Nifty needs to resolve the negative divergence against the lead indicators. Along with this, if the broader market fails to perform, it will not be surprising the upside remains capped for Nifty all through 2020.(Milan Vaishnav, CMT, MSTA, is a Consulting Technical Analyst and founder of Gemstone Equity Research & Advisory Services, Vadodara. He can be reached at milan.vaishnav@equityresearch.asia)
The market for participatory notes is expected to shrink more as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has further liberalised the rules for FPI participation, said Sriram Krishnan, managing director, global transaction banking for Deutsche Bank India, in an interview with Pavan Burugula. Easing of investment limits and merger of NRI and FPI investment routes are key demands of FPIs currently, he added. Edited excerpts:What changes are foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) expecting in terms of regulations and taxes?FPIs would like to see the end of capital gains tax. Also, looking at what China has done recently by removing all investment limits, if we follow suit, then India can get included in the global bond indices, which will trigger inflows from large funds that track such indices. This can be quite significant. In terms of regulations, NRIs have for long been asking for a level-playing field, and would like to see the merger of the NRI regime with the FPI regime. The finance minister has, in fact, announced this in the Union Budget.How does India score in terms of ease of entry norms for FPIs compared to the other emerging markets?Having said this, we believe Sebi's recent changes are path-breaking. The entire FPI universe now comprises of just two categories, and almost 75-80% fall under Category I. For those investors wanting to set up as Category I, all that is required is a simple application form and a few documents. So this time, the liberalisation has produced a very meaningful result. From the point of portfolio investment flows, what we have seen in calendar year 2019 is significantly better than 2018, which saw net outflows of over $11 billion. The announcements by the finance minister have since helped, and FPIs have invested over $6 billion in the past two months, and the improving global liquidity is expected to help further. What is the future of participatory notes?As an access product, while participatory notes have a place on the shelf, as a percentage of overall foreign portfolio investments, their share has come down from about 20% in December 2009 to just 2.3% in October 2019. Perhaps the key reason for their past popularity was around the cost and the difficulty level in setting up as FPI. Over the years, progressive market-entry liberalisation has led to a decline in P-note issuances. Operating cost for FPIs has also gone down with greater efficiencies being introduced in the market. Also, with certain rule changes, for example, prohibition of issuance of ODIs (offshore derivative instruments) referencing derivatives without a one-toone hedge, the relevance of P-notes for Indian security markets is expected to further reduce over time. We can certainly expect the recent transformative changes to further encourage direct entry.
NEW DELHI: There was 54 per cent increase in data breaches in 2019 as compared to 2018 and 2020 will see significant rise in the number of mobile-focused malware and banking Trojans, a new report has predicted.With 5G and Internet of Things (IoT) devices arriving on the horizon, data speed will increase but the speed of cyber attacks would also rise, said the report from leading accounting and consulting firm Grant Thornton."Threat actors are expected to deploy advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI)-led attacks to boost the speed and impact of their campaigns. IoT will throw new challenges to data security," said the report titled 'Cyber Trends in 2019 and Predictions for 2020'."Cyber attacks are on the rise and will continue to rise. It's not a matter of if but a matter of when. A framework-driven approach with continuous monitoring will help companies mature their cybersecurity posture and address incidents proactively," said Akshay Garkel, Partner, Cybersecurity & IT Risk Advisory, Grant Thornton India LLP.According to the report, cybersecurity incidents including cyber bullying have skyrocketed by more than six times from the last year and data analytics will be critical to predict crime patterns and to reduce cybercrimes.The report expects the number of smartphone users in India to reach 673 million this year."Ninety-five per cent of cybersecurity breaches are expected to arise due to human error. Human-centric security continues to be a major concern and requires people-centric solutions as well as technology," the findings showed.In 2019, 4.3 billion estimated records were breached as 34 per cent of reported cybersecurity breaches involved internal actors."Every 14 seconds, a ransomware attack was carried out on companies in 2019 while 71 per cent of reported breaches were financially motivated," the report said.
NEW DELHI: With bullish hiring sentiments, private sector players are likely to create seven lakh jobs and the overall increase in salaries is projected to be around 8 per cent in the New Year, according to a survey.MyHiringClub.com & Sarkari-Naukri.info Employment Trend Survey (MSETS) 2020 indicated that most employers are optimistic about their hiring plans."Around 7 lakh new jobs are expected to be created in new calendar year 2020. Major contributors will be start-ups which are expected to create more jobs in every sector," MyHiringClub.com & Sarkari-Naukri.info CEO Rajesh Kumar said.The survey covered 4,278 companies across 12 industry sectors in 42 major cities.Bengaluru, Mumbai, Delhi & NCR, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmadabad and Pune were among the top places in terms of places generating a total of 5,14,900 jobs and rest number of jobs opportunities will be in Tier-II and Tier–III cities in 2020."Tier II and Tier III cities are able to create more jobs compared to metros due to companies moving their setup gradually from metros to these cities to keep cost control. In 2020, technology or technical skills are more in demand compared to other skills," he noted.Going by the survey, around 5.9 lakh jobs against expected 6.2 lakh jobs were generated in 2019.In 2020, retail and e-commerce sector will lead the table and is expected to generate 1,12,000 jobs followed by IT & ITeS (1,05,500), FMCG (87,500), Manufacturing (68,900), BFSI (59,700) and Healthcare (98,300), the survey said.South zone is expected to retain its number one position in 2020 as it is expected to create 2,15,400 jobs, followed by North (1,95,700), West (1,65,700) and East (1,25,800), it noted.As per the survey, salaries and bonuses in the country are projected to see single-digit hike, while the overall anticipated overall salary increment for 2020 is 8 per cent."Increments have been conservative at 8 per cent and bonuses have been 10 per cent, attributable to the prevailing market sentiment. The increment and bonus percentages have increased by 1 per cent points across levels compared to last year, with most impact at top management level," Kumar said.Shine.com CEO Zairus Master said reskilling will be a priority for existing employees in 2020.He noted that to address this skills shortage, recruiters are shifting their focus to hiring professionals with the ability to adapt to changing roles in flexible organisational structures.Further, he said the coming year will also witness a renewed focus on data literacy. "Organisations will be on the lookout for professionals who can read and analyse volumes of data to facilitate deeper insights and informed decisions about the organisation's workforce," he added.
Couples should be ready for a job loss, especially if they work in the same industry, as both can get affected together.Mukherjee and Guha decided to cut down the initial costs of setting up a house after marriage by not redoing it from scratch and using appliances and furniture they already had Source: LM
It's easy to get tempted and take loans in tough situations, but remember that this can dent your money life.Shanbhag had to quit her job in a hurry even amid a slowdown. She rode out the tough phase by sticking to a budget and steering clear of loans Source: LM
At the start of 2019, Salunkhe was worried because defaults and downgrades of companies affected some of his debt funds but his planner helped him rejig the portfolio Source: LM
Once children are in college or start their careers, retirement is the next major milestone for empty-nesters.Bakshi was hoping that rentals from his real estate investments would fund his retirement years, but is now rethinking his investments Source: LM
Individuals in the middle-aged group should look at increasing their current income through various channels.Kalsi is unsure about the kind of salary increment he will get this year and has postponed upgrading his car and has cancelled a foreign trip with his family Source: LM
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