How to get PDF 1. Install Google Chrome Browser. 2. Open the webpage in Google Chrome Browser and come back here. 3. Now press "Ctrl" and "P" keys on your keyboard simultaneously. 4. New Window comes. There you've the option to save the page as a "PDF" and don't worry these instructions will not be printed. Sci-Tech: 3G (3rd Generation Mobile Technology) –Study Note General studies What is 3G ? 3G is short for third-generation mobile telephony services. based on an International Telecommunication Union standard called IMT-2000. 3G services were first launched by NTT DoCoMo of Japan in October 2001, followed by Korea in January 2002. Difference from 2G 3G phones work in higher bandwidths of 15-20 MHz, currently available mobile phones are loosely regarded as 2G or 2.5G, and use 30-200 KHz bandwidth. What is Bandwidth? measure of the width of a range of frequencies used while transferring data from one point to another, and is measured in hertz. Advantages / uses 1. facilitates faster, better and simultaneous delivery of audio and non-audio data. 1. 3G networks offer 1. download speeds of 14.4 Mbits/second 2. uploads of 5.8 Mbits/second. 2. with 3G services telecom carriers will be able to provide video broadcast and other value- added services such as 1. tele-medicine, 2. mobile banking, 3. stock transactions, 4. e-learning etc, through wireless communications at a faster pace and with high quality. 3. Various government services (e-governance) to the masses would be facilitated through the medium of mobile phone powered by a higher bandwidth of 3G. 1 Importance of the topic 1. General Studies G/S : Prelims , Mains (Science & Tech Portion) 2. Essay / Interview. URL to article: http://mrunal.org/2009/06/sci-tech-3g-3rd-generation-mobile.html 2 How to get PDF 1. Install Google Chrome Browser. 2. Open the webpage in Google Chrome Browser and come back here. 3. Now press "Ctrl" and "P" keys on your keyboard simultaneously. 4. New Window comes. There you've the option to save the page as a "PDF" and don't worry these instructions will not be printed. [Notes on] General Studies-Mains 2009‘s Important Topics Medstream project (the Infrastructure Corridor) between Turkey and Israel will lead oil, natural gas and optic fibers/water/electricity India has shown great interest in the project, and that it wishes to participate as a major investor in the project. New Constitution of the Maldives In June 2008, assembly, called the ―Special Majlis‖, competed a new constitution It was ratified by the president on 7 August 2008, with proposed elections to be held in October 2008 and March 2009 it states that ―a non-Muslim may not become a citizen of the Maldives‖ and therefore it removed citizenship from around 3,000 Maldivians (0.85% of the population). B.K.Chaturvedi Committee on Oil And Gas Procing Recommended The committee had recommended rise in petrol and diesel prices imposition of ‗Metro Extra´ tax of Rs 2 per litre on diesel in four installments in large cities where the fuel was being used in expensive cars. bringing petrol prices in alignment with market rates by march 2009 and diesel by 2010 with an indicative ceiling, which means prices would have to be increased every month Committee is also against subsidized LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) supply and says there should be one time increase of Rs 75 per cylinder and only six refills should be permitted this year. 3 all subsidies should have a monetary ceiling and should be restricted to only below poverty line families. a proposal of smart cards or cash transfers for such families. completely slashing import duty on petrol and diesel. South Asian Water Disputes Indo-Pakistan dispute over the Wular Barrage (The Indus Waters Treaty), Indo-Bangladesh water dispute over the Farakka Barrage (The Ganges Water Treaty) and the Indo-Nepal dispute over the Mahakali River Treaty. ‘Project Arrow’ department of posts (DoP) launched ‗Project Arrow‘, to bring the rural populace in direct communication with the outside world and bring benefits of development to their doorsteps. one-stop shop for retail products and offer a single window facility for banking, money remittances and other financial products and services including social and civic initiatives such as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and National Old Age Pension Scheme. Collection Of Stats Bill 2007 To widen the base for data collection to cover individuals and households along with industrial and commercial units. amend the Collection of Statistics Act, 1953to meet the challenges arising out of liberalisation and globalisation regime manifested, particularly by the WTO Agreement. Penalties for offences, such as refusal to furnish information or providing incorrect data, would vary from Rs 1000 to Rs 10,000 individuals and industrial and commercial enterprises. The offences would be tried in a summary way to avoid prolonged litigation. Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana (school), 4 renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). In 2008, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India‘s highest civilian honour Ganga River Basin Authority for comprehensive management of the basin. Ganga Basin states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Jharkhand. West Bengal ministry of environment and forests will issue the notification under the Environment Protection Act, replace the current piecemeal efforts to clean up the Ganga with an integrated approach that sees the river as an ecological entity. authority chaired by the prime minister will consist of the chief ministers of the Ganga basin states as members along with related ministers of the central government. SACOSAN-III Third South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN-III), New Delhi, 16-21 Nov 2008 The Prime Minister said that sanitation has to be located in an integrated framework of public health policy to ensure that sanitation activities are indeed adequately funded. 20 per cent of toilets built in the country are not functional due to lack of adequate maintenance and poor construction? ―Nirmal Gram Puraskar‖ is an incentive based scheme given to gram panchayats for achieving complete sanitation facilities in their villages by the Rural Development Ministry. BIMSTEC On 6 June 1997, a sub-regional grouping was formed in Bangkok and given the name BIST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand Economic Cooperation). Myanmar joined the organization as a full member at a Special Ministerial Meeting held in Bangkok on 22 December 1997, upon which the name of the grouping was changed to BIMST-EC. 5 BIMSTEC provides a unique link between South Asia and Southeast Asia bringing together 1.3 billion people – 21 percent of the world population, a combined GDP of US$750 billion, and a considerable amount of complementarities. A study shows the potential of US$ 43 to 59 billion trade creation under BIMSTEC FTA. BIMSTEC covers 13 Priority Sectors lead by member countries in a voluntary manner; namely, Trade & Investment, Technology, Energy, Transport & Communication, Tourism, Fisheries, Agriculture, Cultural Co-operation, Environment and Disaster Management, Public Health, People-to-People Contact, Poverty Alleviation and Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crimes. Shaurya missile a canister launched hypersonic surface-to-surface tactical missile developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) for use by the Indian Armed Forces. range of between 600-700 km capable of carrying a payload of one-tonne conventional or nuclear warhead International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) is a year-long celebration of astronomy, taking place in 2009 coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope by Galileo Galilei publication of Johannes Kepler‘s Astronomia nova in the 17th century. The Year was declared by the 62nd General Assembly of the United Nations Raghurajan Committee on Financial Sector Recommended hasten the development of the debt market so that banks don‘t bear all the risk of infrastructure investments. He also called for setting up small local area banks so that there is faster financial inclusion. He thinks that renminbi (Chinese currency) will replace $ as internation currency. 6 RBI would lose creditability if it monetizes the deficit. He said one way the RBI can distance itself from the government is by transferring the responsibility of debt management to the government. debt management office basically manages the issuance and auction of government bonds. This is currently being done by the RBI. Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is an organisation of 15 Caribbean nations and dependencies. CARICOM‘s main purposes are to promote economic integration and cooperation among its members, to ensure that the benefits of integration are equitably shared, and to coordinate foreign policy Seat of Secretariat Georgetown, Guyana Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 7-9 January 2008, Chennai 9 January being the arrival of Mahatama Gandhi in india from South Africa. event has been organized every year since 2003 sponsored by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry). generic drug is a drug which is produced and distributed without patent protection. The generic drug may still have a patent on the formulation but not on the active ingredient. International Year of Natural Fibres United Nations General Assembly declared 2009 as the International Year of Natural Fibres objectives of the International Year of Natural Fibres would be: To raise awareness and stimulate demand for natural fibres; 7 To encourage appropriate policy responses from governments to the problems faced by natural fibre industries To foster an effective and enduring international partnership among the various natural fibres industries; To promote the efficiency and sustainability of the natural fibres industries.