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Akbar possessed an alert and discerning mind; he was a man of sound judgement, prudent in affairs and above all kind affable and generous.

Ministry for Pharmaceutical in the offing

A separate Ministry for Pharmaceutical is being created in the Government of India in the next one year .

Why AAP govt is after Delhi CP ?

AAP led Delhi govt has ordered an enquiry into an alleged complaint against B. S. Bassi, Commissioner of Police, Delhi. It is alleged that Bassi have purchased two flats in different group housing societies in Delhi. Bassi is due to retire in February next year and relations between him and the AAP govt have never been cordial. Now the buzz is that with this action Delhi govt want to check Bassi's post retirement rehabilitation chance, if any or AAP govt wants to give clear massage to his successor? .

Odd and Even

Reach home tired...plonk myself in my fav chair ...

Me: Bahadur where is my Coffee ...
Bahadur : Sahab aaya .... (comes in with my Cuppa).... ek request hai...
M: (Bracing myself for advance request)..Bollo...
B: Sahab ... (translated for convenience)...as per the odd even number car usage of the Topi Jhadoo Party I will wash cars accordingly ...
M: Okay ...so then I will cut your Car washing salary accordingly ....
B: (flustered) ... Kyon Sahab...kyon... this is Government's order...
M: Only on usage ...not on washing etc..
B: But why wash when not in use ...
M: Gadhe you fast on Tuesday and Saturday ...why do you brush your teeth on these days...leave brushing as teeth are not in use...
B: Chee Sahab...one more idea..I will walk Napoleon (my Pakistani Bully Dog) on days when you take out the Accent... and you take him for a walk on the days you take the Etios (cars have odd and even numbers)..
M: Why not take it a bit further and I pay you salary every alternate month...or better you can see TV only on alternate days...
<Napoleon ambles in....by wonder of imagination my conversing Dog> Napoleon: Boss this Bahadur has gone mad .... some new law has come out about Cars ...now this fool says I can only pee on tyres of odd and even numbered cars on alternate days...when you got to pee you got to pee...
<Kid comes in>
Kid: Dad this new Car rule has given me an idea ...can I go to school on alternate days ...or I will do my homework only on alternate days ...and we students are going to ask our Princi if we can we can alternate between Uniform and T'Shirts and Jeans ....
M: Don't eat my head. .. Attendance and Homework ..your teachers problems... and your second brainwave ..its your Princi's problem.... any complaint and then it becomes my job ... Mom and I will alternate to take you to task...
<Wife comes in>
Wife: Sunnte ho ..... this odd even number thing has created a storm in our Kitty Circuit... we will alternate between Desi and Western attire... and food too... Chinese and Italian ...and... and .... hairstyles too ...chalo give me your credit card ...got loads of shopping to do..
< All of them excepting Napoleon exit....my neighbor enters>
Neighbour: Just dropped in to say hullo...I'll have a Cuppa with you in the evening. .this new rule by AAP will hit the Middle Class homes which have 1 car ....you are lucky you have 2 cars with odd and even numbers... the rich and Sarkaar will not be effected...my wife has already made a Car usage timetable ....the Radio Taxi guys already have an attitude ... and I just used an Auto and the Autowallah gave me the look a Butcher gives to a Goat he's going to slaughter ..
M: Just wait if Kejri gets feedback this step will effect AAP votes ....he will mandate the easiest way... breathe from left nostril on one day... and right nostril next day....
<Neighbour exits and now only Napoleon is in the room>
N: Thank God Bahadur and your Battle Tank did not say ..Cook food on alternate days... by the way Boss why didn't you tell your Battle Tank that you will listen to her chik-chik on alternate days...convert this alternate jamboree into a blessing ...

VJS

BUREAUCRACY

Justice Dattu to be Chairman of NHRC ?
Name of outgoing CJI Justice H L Dattu is believed to have been cleared at a high level meeting for the post of the Chairman National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Name of one Member is also said to have been recommended.

Who will be new CIC -meeting today ?
Who will be new Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission?. Name is likely to be decided in a high level meeting scheduled for December 11.

Two IAS officers short-listed for CMD of NTPC
Two IAS officers, Alok Tandan (1986 batch UP) and Tarun Kapoor (1987 batch HP), have been short-listed for the post of CMD NTPC.

Tug-of-war over between Technical, Non-technical officers over 200 JS level posts
A tug-of-war has been simmering between Technical and Non-technical officers since a move initiated for the creation of 200 Joint Secretary level posts for Technical officers in Government of India. However, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Secretary, Sanjay Kothari is said to be against the proposal while Cabinet Secretary maintains silence on the issue.

Railways to reduce number of services - recommends Committee ?
High Level Railway Structuring Committee strongly recommends reduction in the number of group-A services in Indian Railway. The committee has given two options. One is the amalgamation of all existing services into a single unified Railway Service. The second option is that IR should consolidate and merger the eight organized group -A services into two services- the Indian Railway Technical Servie (IRTech S) comprising five services-IRSME,IRSEE,IRSS, IRSE & IRSSE and the Indian Railway Logistic Service (IRLogS) comprising the three non-technical services IRTS,IRPS & IRAS. Bibek Deboroy, Member ,NIITI Aayog was Chairman of the Committee.

P K Singh to take over as Chairman of SAIL today
P K Singh is taking over the charge as Chairman, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) on December 11, 2015.
(We said this on August 31, 2015)

Raman selected as Director (Tech), SAIL
Raman, ED, SAIL, has been selected for the post of Director (Technical), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) at a Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on December 10. 2015. As many as 12 persons were interviewed for the same.

IPS is superior to IAS in Odisha
IPS seems to be superior to the IAS in Odisha. This is evident from the fact that 1985 batch IPS officers have been promoted to the rank of DG while IAS officers are still waiting for promotion to the rank of ACS.

Awasthi to be Dy Director (Administration) in PGI Chandigarh !
Himachal Pradesh cadre IAS officer Amitabh Awasthi is being appointed Deputy Director (Administration) in the PGI, Chandigarh.

Murguganandan to be MD of IPA ?
N Murguagandan is being tipped to be MD of the Indian Ports Association.Name of 1991 batch IAS officer of TamilNadu cadre has reached to the ACC.

Will Rao move as Chairman of Chennai Port Trust ?
Janardan Rao is likely to move as Chairman of the Chennai Port Trust.

IIS officer to be Member of Information Commission in AP
Indian Information Service officer K Venkateshwar is likely to be appointed Member of the Adhra Pradesh Information Commission. He is presently Dy Director DD in Hyderabad.

Panda Das to go on inter-cadre deputation to AP
2006 batch Telangana cadre IAS officer G S Panda Das is likely to go on inter-cadre deputation to Andhra Pradesh.

Madhu S Nair to assume charge as CMD, CSL on Jan 1
Madhu S Nair, CGM, CSL, will be taking over the charge as Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on January 1, 2016.

Is SE range bone of contention in Delhi Police transfers ?
Who will get South East range in Delhi Police? It is said that at least three IPS officers are trying to grab this coveted range whereas the present Joint Commissioner (JC) also trying to stay in the range till he is promoted. Now question is who will solve this puzzle ?

Devender Singh appointed as Economic Adviser, Labour
Devender Singh has been appointed as Economic Adviser, Labour & Employment Ministry. He is a 1986 batch IES officer.

Dani is Chairman of Land Reforms Commission in M P
I S Dani has been appointed Chairman of the Land Reforms Commission in Madhya Pradesh. He is former 1981 batch IAS officer of M P Cadre.

10 ST category officers working as JS in GoI
Around 10 officers belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST) are working as Joint Secretary in Government of India.

D K Venkatesh joins as Director (E R&D), HAL
D K Venkatesh, GM, HAL, has taken over the charge as Director (Engineering and R&D), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
(We said this on Aug 17, 2015)

Sunil Agrawal appointed Assistant DG, UIDAI, Delhi
Sunil Agrawal has been appointed as Assistant Director General at Director level, UIDAI, Delhi. He is a 1985 batch IDSE officer.

D D Maheshwari posted as Under Secretary, Health
Upon repatriation, D D Maheshwari has been appointed as Under Secretary, Health & Family Welfare.

G P Sai Krishna Prasad posted to Department of Commerce
G P Sai Krishna Prasad has been posted to Department of Commerce and relieved of his duties from DGFT headquarters. He is an ITS officer.

Ms N J Shaikh joins as Director (Fin), NFDC
Ms N J Shaikh, DGM RCF, has recently joined as Director (Finance) National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).
(We said this on Sept 4, 2015)

Attachment of Reddy with RA, Hyderabad extended
The attachment of G Seetharam Reddy, Joint DGFT, RA, Vijaywada with RA, Hyderabad has been extended for a period of another three months. He is an ITS officer.

Dhirendra Bhadur Singh deputed as GM, RCIL
Dhirendra Bhadur Singh has been deputed as General Manager, RCIL, Kolkata. He is an IRSSE officer.

Two IRSSE officers deputed to LMRC
Mudit Anand and Naveen Kumar Singh have been appointed as Deputy Chief Signal & Telecom Engineer, Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Limited (LMRC), Lucknow. They are IRSSE officers.

All 3 IRPS officers of 1978 batch to retire next year
Sanjay Mookerjee. S. Subramhanyan and K.B.Nanda , 1978 batch IRPS officers are in service and these three are superannuating in 2016. Subramhanyam is posted as FA & CAO at RWF, Mumbai. He will retire in February next year. Nanda , FA & CAO is posted at Izzatnagar, is due to retire in October 2016. Sanjay Mookerjee, senior most 1978 batch officer is Financial Commissioner at Railway Board. He will retire in November 2016.

Six states to have Flood Forecast stations first time
Believe it or not six states of India - Arunachal, Himachal, Kerala, Sikkim, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu will have flood forecasting stations for the first time. Maximum 14 stations will be set up in T.N. Ministry of Water Resources will set up 80 more such stations in those states already having flood forecasting stations in the current five year plan.

PESB seeks applications for CMD, MOIL Ltd
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has invited applications for the post of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, MOIL Limited falling vacant next year on September 1, 2016. Those willing to apply can send their applications to the PESB before January 21, 2016.

Meera Swarup is new JS &FA Finance (UPDATED)
Ms Meera Swarup, IA&AS 1988 has been picked up for the post of JS&FA, Ministry of Finance. DoPT did a yeoman's job by processing her case for the offer list and holding a CSB for the post in a jiffy.

8 IAS officers of 2013 batch get postings in Karnataka (UPDATED)
As many as eight IAS officers of 2013 batch have been posted as Assistant Commissioner to various Sub-divisions in Karnataka. Accordingly, Ms S A Aswathi posted to Udupi district while Dr Avinash Menon Rajendran was appointed to Hospet and Dr K V Rajendra to Puttur Sub-division. Similarly, Dr R Selvamani has been posted to Lingasugur sub division, Raichur; M P Mullai Muhilan to Jamakhandi; Mrs R Snehal to Chikkamgaluru; L Chandrashekhar Nayaka to Dharwad and Venkata Raja was posted as Assistant Commissioner, Bidar Sub-division, Bidar district.

S S Deswal appointed as ADG, SSB (UPDATED)
S S Deswal has been deputed as Additional Director General in the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) for a period of four years. He is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Haryana cadre.

David Lalrinsanga joins Delhi Govt (UPDATED)
After return from deputation, David Lalrinsanga has joined the Government of Delhi. He is a 1995 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

CBEC Member, Ms Ray gets charge of Northern zones (UPDATED)
Ms Ananya Ray, Member (L&J), Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) has been assigned the charge of Northern Zones.

CBEC Member, B K Bansal gets charge of Western zones (UPDATED)
B K Bansal, Member (Customs), Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) has been assigned the charge of Western Zone.

CBEC Member, Krishan Kumar Sharma gets charge of North Western zones (UPDATED)
Krishan Kumar Sharma, Member (Taxpayers' Services), Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) has been assigned the charge of North Western Zones.

Ms Surbhai Sharma appointed as Deputy Secretary, Commerce (UPDATED)
Ms Surbhai Sharma has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. She is an IRS-IT officer.

Sanjiv Shankar appointed as CIT in PrCCIT office, Delhi region (UPDATED)
Upon return from deputation, Sanjiv Shankar has been appointed as CIT in the office of Principal CCIT, Delhi region. He is an IRS-IT officer.

M Jagdish Babu appointed as CIT I PrCCIT office, Hyderabad (UPDATED)
Upon return from deputation, M Jagdish Babu has been appointed as CIT in the office of Principal CCIT, Hyderabad, AP region.

Orders of M N Vijay Kumar for MD, IMPCL issued (UPDATED)
The orders of M N Vijay Kumar, GM, KAPL, for the appointment as Managing Director, Indian Medicines Pharmaceuticals Corporation Limited (IMPCL) have been issued by the Government of India.
(We said this on June 9, 2015)

12 IAS officers of UT cadre confirmed in IAS (UPDATED)
As many as 12 IAS officers of 2012 batch of UT cadre have been confirmed in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) with effect from September, 2014. The officers are: Nitika Pawar, Kannan G, Satyandra Singh Dursawat, Himanshu Gupta, Aravi Gopi Krishna, Naveen S L, Prince Dhawan, Vikram Singh Malik, Harleen Kaur, Sonal Swaroop, Chaudhari Abhijit Vijay and Shin De Deepak Arjun.

Killu Sivakumar Naidu appointed as Additional Commissioner, GHMC, Telangana (UPDATED)
Killu Sivakumar Naidu, who was waiting for posting, has been posted as Additional Commissioner, GHMC, Hyderabad in Telangana. He is a 2011 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.

NBCC CMD addresses Investors, Analysts at Conference in Mumbai (UPDATED)
Dr Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC, has attended an Annual Investor Conference 2015 named "The Stock Called India" organized by IDFC Securities in Mumbai, recently. Dr Mittal, addressed a large investment fraternity comprising Foreign and Domestic Institutional Investors, Analysts, Financial Institutions and Media Personnel. Viz-a-viz dwelling upon number of issues about stocks, he, during the main IDFC conference themed "CEO TRACK", also gave a detailed account of NBCC's growth story, success, operational strategy including the future outlook and focus of the Company.

CBI arrests Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai (UPDATED)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Piramal Chambers, Mumbai for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 5 lakhs from the complainant.

Himanshu Kumar Lal appointed as Deputy Secretary, UIDAI (UPDATED)
Himanshu Kumar Lal has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Delhi. He is a 2003 batch IPS officer of Orissa cadre.

CORPORATE

Air India CMD is WTTCII Vice Chairman
Chairman and Managing Director of Air India Ashwani Lohani has been appointed as Vice Chairman of World Travel & Tourism Council India Initiative (WTTCII) for year 2016-17

Toor appointed as Independent Director of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd
Azad Singh Toor has been appointed as Independent Director of Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited

Joshi appointed CFO of Ambuja Cements Ltd
Suresh Joshi has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Ambuja Cements Ltd w.e.f. February 2016.

Oberoi Group President is WTTCII Chairman
Kapil Chopra who is President of Oberoi Group has been appointed as Chairman of World Travel & Tourism Council India Initiative (WTTCII) for year 2016-17.

Kalra appointed Independent Director of Satin Creditcare Network Ltd
Satin Creditcare Network Ltd has appointed Anil Kumar Kalra as Independent Director of the company.

Jadhav resigns as Director of Shreeyash Industries Ltd
Chandra Sheker Jadhav has resigned as Director of Shreeyash Industries Ltd.

Kumar promoted as VP & Head of ESPN (India & South Asia)
Ramesh Kumar has been promoted as Vice President & Head of ESPN (India & South Asia)

Joshi resigns as CFO of Cinerad Communications Ltd
Harshwant Joshi has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of Cinerad Communications Ltd

Ms Kalani appointed CS of Nikki Global Finance Ltd
Nikki Global Finance Ltd has appointed Ms Gunjita Kalani as Company Secretary of the company.

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'Odd-even' formula raises more questions than answers

While it is too early to dismiss the 'odd-even' formula proposed by the Delhi govt as mere gimmick, it raises more questions than answers. On the one hand there is virtually no public transport system - the Metro is highly overcrowded and cannot carry any more burden, DTC has been too neglected for a long time, the auto rickshaw drivers loot the public, take you for a 'ride' - and on the other hand there is no enforcement of existing pollution norms in Delhi. One thing I don't understand is the reason for no pollution check. No vehicle - whether car or motorcycle - carries a valid PUC. Since there is no checking of PUC certificates, no one bothers to get their vehicles pollution checked. The pollution checking centres are lying idle.

Remember the late 1990s when the levels of pollution had risen to alarming levels. The Court had to forcibly make the state govt convert the DTC buses and all other public transport vehicles including auto rickshaws from diesel to CNG. The situation had vastly improved. But we made the mistake of allowing diesel run private cars. The cheaper diesel option entices car buyers and with the technological advancement, diesel cars are not that difficult to maintain. The solution now is to ban new diesel cars from Delhi roads and all existing diesel cars must convert to CNG within a pre-determined time frame.

We talk only about polluting cars. What about scooters/motorcycles? Don't two-wheelers pollute? Delhi's two-wheeler population is more than double that of cars. The CSE data says two-wheelers contribute 31 per cent whereas cars and other four-wheeled vehicles contribute 20 per cent of Delhi's vehicular pollution.

It needs no mention that beating the system is too easy for a majority. If nothing else, buy another vehicle with a different number sequence. We are not China. A democracy has its own limitations.
The high and mighty who support the formula will be sincere to the cause only if they commute to their place of work either by walk/cycling or by public transport at least on alternate days. Otherwise, it will be mere attention grabbing. If they order their office to provide different vehicles on different days, it will be a farce.

Agreed. The situation is grim. But we were in a slumber and allowed the situation to get grim. Now don't punish the hapless middle class alone because the richer class already have fleet of cars. They do not have to be worried about odd or even numbers.

The debate leads to a situation somewhat akin to the world climate talks where the ones who have contributed more to the problem, or have created and nurtured the problem, are now lecturing and trying to muzzle the middle class guy who has just one motor car.

The real beneficiaries of this ill-conceived prescription will be taxi, auto and private bus operators in the short term and the automobile manufacturers in the longer term.

Padmanabhan

Delhi is not alone

Most cities and towns in India have very polluted air. At least Delhi is thinking of doing something for it, right or wrong. Most cities need to do something about it. Maybe the Central Government can convene a meeting of all Municipal Commissioners/ administrators of the towns and cities worst affected (smaller towns could be as badly affected as metros)along with the Environment Secretaries of the states to which these towns and cities belong, to work out an action plan in tandem with the State Governments to deal with the issue. Data and best practices can be shared, resources pooled and uniformity of approach ensured. For instance, if burning of crop stubble is reduced in Punjab, Delhi and UP will also benefit, apart from Punjab.

Vijay Kumar

Restrict car manufacturing and sale to combat pollution

There is huge supply of cars in the Indian market and the companies are making all out efforts to sell more and more cars. Approvals for manufacturing new cars is constantly on the rise. There is no restriction of buying cars and those who have money buy more than one car. Unless this whole business of manufacturing and regulating car sale is seriously tackled gimmicks like Odd-Even number cars plying on certain days cannot succeed as witnessed in other countries where this has been tried.

Dr Roshan Sunkaria

High-tech bank frauds

High-tech frauds thrive in the shadow of India's banking boom. The astronomical figure of fraud of rupees 12000 crores in one year speaks volumes of the large-scale involvement of tech-savvy people in the crime and the colossal failure of the bank authorities to prevent and contain this sophisticated robbery. The online banking and ATM transactions are proving nightmarish for the bank customers. The menace is speedily spreading like plague, The prime reason of the spread of this menace is disinterest of the banks to pursue such cases and the equal apathy of the law enforcing agencies to crack the whip to solve such cases. The Ministry of Finance and RBI must intervene to issue instructions to the banks to lodge police complaints in such cases at the instance of the defrauded account holders and pursue them. The compensation/ reimbursement of such losses may also be insured and ensured, otherwise many hapless persons would continue to be targeted fearlessly.

Surinderjit Singh Sandhu, Amritsar

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