UNION BUDGET 2014-15

HIGHLIGHTS OF UNION BUDGET 2014-15 BY ARUN JAITLEY

HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF NARENDRA MODI GOVERNMENT'S FIRST BUDGET WHICH WAS PRESENTED  BY FINANCE MINISTER  ARUN JAITLEY

• TAX SLAB ON PERSONAL INCOME REMAINS UNCHANGED'
• INCOME TAX EXEMPTION LIMIT RAISED BY RS 50,000 TO 2.5 LAKH AND FOR SENIOR  CITIZENS TO RS 3 LAKH
• DEDUCTION LIMIT ON INTEREST ON LOAN FOR SELF OCCUPIED HOUSE RAISED TO RS 2 LAKH FROM RS 1.5 LAKH
• RS 150 CRORE ALLOCATED FOR INCREASING SAFETY OF WOMEN IN LARGE CITIES
• 5 IIMSTO BE OPENED IN HIMACHAL PRADESH , PUNJAB , BIHAR, ODISHA , RAJASTAN
• 5 MORE IITS IN JAMMU, CHATTISGARH, GOA, KERALA AND ANDHRA PRADESH
• 4 MORE AIIMS LIKE INSTITUTIONS TO COME UP IN AP,WEST BENGAL.MAHARASHTRA, UP
• PROPOSES TO LAUNCH DIGITAL INDIA PROGRAMME TO ENSURE BROAD BAND CONNECTIVITY AT VILLAGE LEVEL
• RS 100 CRORE SCHEME TO SUPPORT ABOUT 600 NEW AND EXISTING COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS
• 100 CRORE FOR METRO PROJECTS IN LUCKNOW AND AHMEDABAD
• EXPECTS RS.9.77 LAKH CRORE REVENUE CRORE FROM TAXES
• RS 2037 CRORE SET ASIDE FOR NAMAMI GANGE ( INTEGRATED GANGA CONSERVATION MISSION)
• KISAN VIKAS PATRA TO BE REINTRODUCED
• FDI LIMIT TO BE HIKED AT 49 PC IN DEFENSE , INSURANCE
• DISINVESTMENT TARGET FIXED AT RS 58,425 CRORE
• PANDIT MADAN MOHAN MALVIYA NEW TEACHERS TRAINING PROGRAMME LAUNCHED WITH INITIAL SUM OF RS 500 CRORE
• RS 7,060 CRORE FOR SETTING UP 100 SMART CITIES
• PROPOSES ULTRA MODERN SUPER CRITICAL COAL BASED THERMAL POWER TECHNOLOGY
• MINIMUM PENSION INCREASED TO RS 1,000 PER MONTH
• RS 100 CRORE SET ASIDE FOR WAR MEMORIAL TO BE SET UP WITH A WAR MUSEUM
• RS 100 CRORE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC FARMING
• EXCISE DUTY ON FOOTWEAR REDUCED FROM 12 pc TO 6 pc
• EPFO TO LAUNCH THE  UNIFORM ACCOUNT NUMBER SERVICE FOR CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS
• SWACH BHARAT ABHIYAN TO COVER EVERY HOUSEHOLD WITH SANITATION FACILITY BY THE YEAR 2019
• SET ASIDE RS 11,200 CRORE FOR PSU BANKS CAPITALISATION
• PROVIDES RS 500 CRORE FOR REHABILITATION OF DISPLACED KASHMIRI MIGRANTS
• RS 1,000 CRORE PROVIDED FOR PRADHAN MANTHRI KRISHI SINCHAYEE YOJANA FOR ASSURED IRRIGATION
• PLAN EXPENDITURE PEGGED AT RS 5.75 LAKH CRORE AND NON-PLAN AT RS 12.19 LAKH CRORE
• MORE PRODUCTIVE, ASSET CREATING AND WITH LINKAGES TO AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED ACTIVITIES WAGE  EMPLOYMENT WOULD TO BE PROVIDED UNDER MGNREGA

CAN YOU GUESS WHO IS THIS

IDENTIFY THE FOOTBALL PLAYER 

" IDENTIFY THE PLAYER WITH THESE CLUES , AND COMMENT THE NAME OF THE PLAYER "

1. HIS FAMILY IS OF  MIDDLE CLASS ITALIAN ORIGIN

2.HE SHARES  HIS BIRTH PLACE WITH  CHE GUEVERA

3.HE HOLDS TWO PASSPORTS.ARGENTINA'S AND SPAIN'S

4.HE PLAYED HIS YOUTH FOOTBALL CAREER FOR NEWELL'S OLD BOYS FOOTBALL CLUB

5.HIS FIRST CONTRACT WITH THE CLUB WAS DETAILED ON A PAPER NAPKIN

6.HE WAS ASKED TO PLAY FOR SPAIN, BUT HE CHOSE TO WAIT FOR CALL FROM
ARGENTINA

7.HIS DEBUT FOR ARGENTINA LASTED JUST 47 SECONDS, AND  HE WAS SENT OF WITH RED CARD

8.

             

ANOTHER GANDHI'S

PERSONALITIES CALLED AS ANOTHER GANDHI'S

• KERALA GANDHI- K .KELAPPAN
• BIHAR GANDHI-Dr. RAJENDRA PRASAD
• FRONTIER GANDHI-KHAN ABDUL GAFFER KHAN
• MODERN GANDHI-BABA AMTHE
• AMERICAN GANDHI-MARTIN LUTHER KING
• AFRICAN GANDHI-KENNATH KOUNDA
• KENYAN GANDHI-JOMO KENYATTA
• SRI LANKAN GANDHI-ARIYA RETNE
• MAYYAZHI GANDHI-I.K.KUMARAN MASTER
• INDONESIAN GANDHI-AHMED SUKARNO
• BALKAN GANDHI-IBRAHIM RUGOVA
• GERMAN GANDHI-GERARD FISCHER
• SOUTH AFRICAN GANDHI-NELSON MANDELA

WORLD CUP FOOTBALL 2014

 TOP 5 PLAYERS WHO SUFFERED MORE NUMBER OF TACKLES

 AT THE END OF PRE QUARTER MATCHES, 56 MATCHES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. HERE ARE THE TOP 5 PLAYERS WHO SUFFERED MORE NUMBER OF TACKLES IN THE GROUP STAGE AND PRE QUARTER STAGE




1.

THE CHILEAN FORWARD SUFFERED  34 TACKLES

2  .                                                                                                                                                          

WINGER OF THE BRAZIL SUFFERED 31 TACKLES

3 .                                                                                                                                                       

      

THE GREEK FOOTBALLER SUFFERED 23 TACKLES

4 .                                                                                                                                                     

MIDFIELDER OF THE SWISS TEAM  SUFFERED 22 TACKLES

5  .                                                                                                                                                       

SWISS STRIKER SUFFERED 22 TACKLES

COMMENT THE NAME OF THE PLAYERS                                                                                         

LAKES

FACTS ABOUT LAKES

• THE STUDY OF INLAND WATERS IS CALLED AS

LIMNOLOGY

• THE COUNTRY CALLED AS 'THE LAND OF THOUSAND LAKES' IS

FINLAND

• THE LAND CALLED AS 'THE LAND OF TEN THOUSAND LAKES' 

MINNESOTA OF AMERICA

• THE COUNTRY IN WHICH 60 PERCENTAGE OF LAKES IN THE WORLD IS OCCUPIED 

CANADA

• LARGEST LAKE IN THE WORLD

CASPIAN SEA

• LARGEST FRESH WATER LAKE IN THE WORLD

LAKE SUPERIOR

• DEEPEST LAKE IN THE WORLD

LAKE BAIKAL

• LONGEST FRESH WATER LAKE IN THE WORLD

TANGANYIKA

• HIGHEST LAKE IN THE WORLD

LHAGBA POOL OF TIBUT

• HIGHEST NAVIGABLE LAKE IN THE WORLD

TITICACA OF SOUTH AMERICA

• LARGEST LAKE IN AFRICA

VICTORIA LAKE

• LAKE CALLED AS 'BLUE EYE OF SIBERIA'

BAIKAL LAKE

• SECOND LARGEST FRESH WATER LAKE IN THE WORLD

VICTORIA LAKE

• THE COUNTRY IN WHICH FRESH WATER LAKE 'GALILEE SEA' IS SITUATED

ISRAEL

• THE LAKE WHICH IS OFTEN CALLED AS 'TIBERIOUS LAKE ' AND 'KINNARAT LAKE'

GALILEE SEA

• THE LAKE WHICH CONSIDERED AS THE OLDEST LAKE IN THE WORLD

LAKE BAIKAL

• LARGEST LAKE IN EUROPE

LAKE BALATON

• THE COUNTRY WHICH HAS 1,87,888 LAKES

FINLAND

• LARGEST LAKE IN SOUTH AMERICAN CONTINENT

LAKE MARACAIBO

• LARGEST LAKE IN INDIA

CHILKA OF ODISHA

• LARGEST FRESH WATER LAKE IN INDIA

KOLLERU OF ANDHRA PRADESH

HEAD OF OFFICES

HEADS OF OFFICES IN INDIA

CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES

• PRESIDENT OF INDIA-PRANAB MUKHARJEE
• CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA-RAJENDRA MAL LODHA

POLITICAL OFFICES

• PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA-NARENDRA MODI
• CHAIRMAN OF RAJYA SABHA-MOHAMMAD HAMID ANSARI
• SPEAKER OF LOK SABHA-SUMITRA MAHAJAN

HEADS OF GOVERNMENT APEX WING

• DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION-MONTEK SINGH AHLUWALIA
• CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA-V.S.SAMPATH
• CHAIPERSON OF NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION-JUSTICE K.G.BALAKRISHNAN
• CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL INFORMATION COMMISSION-Mr.RAJEEV MATHUR
• CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR MINORITIES-NASEEM AHMED
• CHAIRMAN OD NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SC-P.L.PUNIA
• CHAIRMAN OD NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR ST-Dr.RAMESHWAR ORAON
• CHAIRPERSON OF NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN-Ms.MAMTA SHARMA
• CHAIRMAN OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION-RATAN KUMAR SINHA
• CHAIRMAN OF ISRO-K.RADHAKRISHNAN
• CHAIRMAN OF UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION-D P AGARWAL
• CHAIRMAN OF NATIONAL KNOWLEDGE COMMISSION-SAM PITRODA

HEAD OF FINANCIAL BODIES

• CHAIRMAN OF 14 TH FINANCE COMMISION OF INDIA-Y.V.REDDY
• GOVERNOR OF RESERVE BANK OF INDIA-RAGHURAM RAJAN
• CHAIRMAN OF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA-UPENDRA KUMAR SINHA

BUREAUCRATS

• CABINET SECRETARY OF INDIA-AJIT SINGH
• NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR-AJIT KUMAR DOWAL
• SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE RAJYA SABHA-SHUMSHER K.SHERIFF
• SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE LOK SABHA-P.SHREEDARAN
• ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA-MUKHUL ROHATGI
• COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA-SHASHI KANT SHARMA
• SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA-RANJIT KUMAR
• FOREIGN SECRETARY-SUJATHA SINGH
• UNION HOME SECRETARY-ANIL GOSWAMI

DEFENSE AND SECURITY

• CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF-GENERAL BIKRAM SINGH
• CHIEF OF AIR STAFF-AIR CHEIF MARSHAL ARUP RAHA
• CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF-ADMIRAL ROBIN DHOWAN

LONGEST RIVERS

10 LONGEST RIVERS IN THE WORLD 

1. Nile(Africa) -6650 Km
2. Amazon(South America)-6400 Km
3. Yangtze-Kiang(Asia)-6300 km
4. Mississippi(North America)-6275 Km
5. Yenisei(Asia)-5539 Km
6. Yellow River(Asia)-5464 Km
7. Ob-Irtysh(Asia)-5410 Km
8. Parana(South America)-4880 Km
9. Congo(Africa)-4700Km
10. Amur(Asia)-4444 Km