November 8th

· Britain will introduce entrepreneur visa

o Implications

· Jal Cyclone

· Central Zoological Authority (CZA).

o Corporation Zoo

o Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve

· Elections in Myanmar

o International reaction

o Implications on India

· Partial Removal of AFSPA being planned, from JK

· Koli fisherfolk community's dance

o The Kolis are said to be the original inhabitants of Mumbai.

· India to procure C-17 Globemaster III, a tactical transport aircraft made by Boeing.

o & Ultra-light Howitzers

· The draft Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill, 2010

o The Bill seeks to protect children against offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography and provide for establishment of special courts for trial of such offences.

· Orissa planning to use Telementoring in health services

· All-religion harmony centre @ Ayodhya Disputed site

o The Centre will aim at spreading awareness on seven issues -- communal harmony, Dalit rights, women empowerment, female infanticide, education, prohibition and economic equality.

o Sahstry said the proposed seven-storey structure will house a Hindu temple, a mosque, a Buddhist centre, a Gurudwara, a Jain temple, a church and a “religious parliament”.

· Nuclear Waste Management – Protest in North Germany

· Entrepreneur Visa- UK will introduce this new category of visa in order to woo Indian entrepreneurs.

· China to reduce reliance on mineral imports effecting the Iron ore exports to the country

· The ‘Aichi Target'

o the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

o Nagoya conference

· The Global Hunger Index 2010

o Universal PDS

§ A universal PDS, which ensures that nobody is excluded but where a process of self-selection will mean the well-off do not draw the benefits in any significant measure, is the obvious answer to the worst forms of mass hunger and chronic food insecurity.

· Lord Swaraj Paul’s Contribution to Britain

· Reasons explaining why inflation is such a major concern.

(a) Although there has been some moderation recently, the Wholesale Price Index-based inflation, 8.6 per cent in September, remains significantly above the target level of 5.5 per cent for March 2011.

(b) Despite a satisfactory monsoon, food prices have not moderated. Persistently high inflation, in such a situation, points to the existence of structural factors that cannot be tackled by monetary measures alone. These factors tend to heighten inflationary expectations.

(c) With the economy growing close to the target, the risks of inflation spilling over to other sectors is real.

(d) Global commodity prices, already high despite a weak recovery in the advanced countries, may rise further on the back of strong demand from the fast growing developing countries.

(e) The loose monetary policies pursued by the developed countries will flood emerging markets like India with surplus liquidity.

· Pentaerythritol trinitrate is an extremely powerful plastic explosive. The white powder is popular with extremists because it is available on the black market and very difficult to detect at airport checkpoints.

· A high-performance ‘metal-insulator-metal' diode has been created. This could form the basis of a new approach to electronics and solve a quest in fundamental material science.