 Amateur radio is a non-commercial radio communication service. Amateur radio aims to provide emergency public service communication; technical training and experimentation. Amateur radio operators are commonly known as hams. The term “Ham radio” is used to describe the hobby of Amateur radio and not the equipment. Similarly the term “Ham” is used to describe a radio amateur enthusiast and not the equipment.Any citizen of INDIA who is above 12 years of age can become a ham by qualifying in the Amateurs station operators’ examination (ASO) and obtaining a valid Amateur wireless telegraph station license. The Ham is allowed to do the following:
The following activities are forbidden for the Ham:
For more details visit <a href="http://arsi.info/faq">The Amateur Radio Society of India (ARSI)</a> |
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The Winners are: Best Picture : Moon Light Nominations: Arrival, Fences, Hacksaw Ridge, Hell or High Water, Hidden Figures, La La Land, Lion, Manchester by the Sea, Best Actress: Emma Stone for La La Land Nominations: Isabelle Huppert for Elle, Ruth Negga for Loving, Natallie Portman for Jackie, Meryl Streep for Florence Foster Jenkins Best Actor: Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea Nominations: Anderw Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge, Ryan Gosling for La La Land, Viggo Mortensen for Captain Fantastic, Denzel Washington for Fences Best Supporting Actress: Viola Davis for Fences Nomination: Naomie Harris for Moon Light, Nicole Kidman for Lion, Octavia Spencer for Hidden Figures, Michelle Williams for Manchester by the Sea Best Supporting Actor: Maharshala Ali for Moon Light Nominations: Jeff Bridges for Hell or High Water, Lucas Hedges for Manchester by Sea, Dev Patel for Lion, Michael Shannon for Nocturnal Animals Best Documentary Feature: O. J.:Made in America Best Director: Damien Chazelle for La La Land Nominations: Denis Villeneuve for Arrival, Mel Gibson for Hacksaw Ridge, Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea, BArry Jenkins for Moon Light |
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Indian Premier League (popularly known as IPL) shall have its auction of 351 Players on 20th February 2017 at Hotel Ritz Carlton Bengaluru. The list includes 122 International Players and 23 Indian Players which are available at a price to the franchises. This time the number of players going under hammer is comparatively less as this Twenty-20 Series is 10th in a row and after this there will be juggling of the teams. Accordingly, most players shall go under auctioning once again next year. The next season will also see the return of former champions and now defunct teams of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. See more details in <a href="http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/ipl-auction-2017-date-players-list-and-participating-teams-351-players-to-go-under-the-hammer-on-20th-february/550179/">Financial Express</a> |
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5.2 Crores Internet Users have been added in India in the first 6 months ending on 30th June of the year 2015. Thus, Internet Users number has now crossed 35.2 Crores (as per data released by IAMAI on 3rd September 2015). Surprisingly, 21.3 Crores Users access the Internet through mobile devices.The Internet in India took more than a decade to move from 1 Crore to 10 Crores, and 3 years from 10 Crores to 20 Crores. However, it took only a year to move from 20 Crores to 30 Crores Users. Clearly, Internet is the mainstream in India today. |
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Shri S.S. Rajamouli has brilliantly created Bahubali Movie with the jaw-dropping VFX, Action, drama, war scenes, sound, special visual effects – all these are totally a visual treat. This is the grandest movie made in India by Shri S.S. Rajamouli, the director who had earlier given blockbusters such as Magadheera and Eega. The movie has already created a huge buzz among the audiences due to its cost and historical topic. Created in Telegu and Tamil, the movie has also been dubbed in Hindi and Malayalam. The Hindi theatrical version has been produced by Bollywood’s renowned diredctor Shri Karan Johar. Here are the top reasons you should watch this movie:
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Justice RM Lodha Committee has found both Meiyappan (son-in-law of former BCCI president Shri N Srinivasan) and Raj Kundra (husband of Bollywood actress Ms. Shipa Shetty) guilty of betting. The committee has declared both of them ineligible for participating in cricket for five years and suspended for life from all cricket activities and association with BCCI. Both the suspensions are effective from 14th July 2015.Justice RM Lodha Committee was appointed after the Supreme Court had directed an independent committee to perform the following tasks and deliver the verdict:
The committee may seek an extension of time to take a decision on IPL’s COO Shri Sundar Raman and to make recommendations to restructure the BCCI. #IPLVerdict |
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United Nations General Assembly has declared 21st June as the International Day of Yoga (also spelled/ pronounced as Yog in India). Yog is more than 6,000 years old physical, mental and spiritual practice originated in India (Bharat). The above declaration came after the call for the adoption of International Day of Yog by the Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly on 27th September 2014, wherein he has stated: "Yog is an invaluable gift of India's ancient tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; restraint and fulfillment; harmony between man and nature; a holistic approach to health and well-being. It is not about exercise but to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature. By changing our lifestyle and creating consciousness, it can help us deal with climate change. Let us work towards adopting an International Yog Day." This year Shri Narendra Modi has plans to make the International Yog Day a big event by organizing a mass yog session at India Gate in New Delhi. The grass near India Gate will be transformed into the venue for what it is hoped will be the biggest single yog session ever held, with up to 45,000 people running through a 35-minute routine. The participants will include the prime minister himself, most of his government and, they hope, many celebrities. Officials have been sent to round up volunteers from scores of countries to reinforce the international credentials of the ancient Indian practice. |
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Third party liability Insurance for vehicles is very common and is also mandatory in many countries. The vehicle insurance provides great relief to the third party towards compensating the losses, whereas the Law takes its own course in punishing the offender. A similar need has been felt in USA towards protecting the interest of general public by way of providing an option to get the compensation in case of damage caused by fire arms. This is also going to have similar deterrent effect as seen in decline of car accident in last decade due to non-affordable increase in premiums for irresponsible owners/ drivers. USA is considering to amend the legislation to make the insurance of liability to fire arms owners mandatory. This is because there is no drop observed in the damage caused due to fire arms in last few decades, and there is an outcry to protect the interest of general public. There are four historical scenarios which will determine the insurance premium:
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There are varied perceptions what message is received by the drivers following a truck which has a painted sign on back saying “Horn OK Please”. This may have been adopted in good olden days, just to remind the motorists that in case if you want to overtake, you need to honk so that truck ahead can give space to pass.Over the years traffic has increased many folds and truckers are finding it difficult to give site/ pass. But drivers are honking time and again to get attention. Is it bad, and whether Horn OK Please is really prompting to honk more? No clear answer. New York decided a couple of years ago to remove street signs asking drivers not to honk, although the fines remained. The city believes such signs do not actually alter public behaviour. The Maharashtra government has banned truck owners from painting the iconic Horn OK Please signs at the back of their vehicles. The government has said these signs encourage drivers to honk. Which strategy works right? No clear. There is no doubt, behavioural science is making its way into public policy. Human beings do not respond just to financial incentives. Fines alone do not lead to better driving practices. |
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Cronyism is the habit of extending partiality (or favours) to
long-standing friends, especially by appointing them to positions of
authority, regardless of their qualifications. Cronyism exists when
those in authority and the beneficiary are in social contact. Often, the
appointing authority is inadequate to hold his or her own job or position of
authority, and for this reason appoints individuals who
will not try to weaken him or her, or express views contrary.
Hence, cronyism is contrary in practice and principle to Meritocracy. If cronyism is widely followed by many in the society it is called as Culture of Cronyism. |
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