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And The Winner Is…!

(Article originally posted on BookAdda blog  ) And The Winner Is…! By  RIDHI MALHOTRA  |  Published:  OCTOBER 22, 2012 This literary award season was officially launched with the declaring of Chinese author Mo Yan as the winner of Nobel Prize for Literature. At BOOKADDA, we’ve reviewed the literary award winners of 2012. The creative works have been judged the best of their kind. What is your take on their win? Tell us in the comments! 1. The 2012 Man Booker Prize The winner of the Man Booker Prize is chosen from a shortlist of six books authored by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. Each of the six shortlisted writers is awarded £2,500 and a specially commissioned beautifully hand-bound edition of his/her book. The winner receives £50,000. The judges took nine months to come to a conclusion. This definitely wasn’t easy. The scrutiny involved hard work, reading and re-reading of books at least three times by the judges and waiting...

Civil Services Mentor Magazine November-2012

Free digital magazine from upscportal.com BOOK DETAILS Medium:  English Price: Rs. 90 (E-book is FREE) Pages:  128 Publisher:  UPSCPORTAL.COM Shipping Time:  8-12 Working days. TOPICS OF THE BOOK Articles Nirmal Bharat Yatra Jal Satyagraha: Public Power FDI in Retail: Back to Economic Reform Intellectual Property Rights Who should control the water resources? Selected Articles from Various Newspapers & Journals Current Affairs National Issues International Issues India & the World Economy Science and Technology Sports Award & Prizes In the News HELP LINE! For any Help: CALL us @  011-45151781 Or  Contact us © www.upscportal.com

Economic Survey 2011-12

Summary of Economic Survey  2011-12 Ø  Indian economy…estimated to grow by 6.9% in 2011-12…due to weakening industrial growth….indicates a slowdown compared not just to the previous two years….when the economy grew by 8.4%/….but also from 2003 to 2011...except 2008-9 economic downturn, when the growth rate was 6.7 percent. Ø   The Economic Survey 2011-12, presented by the Finance Minister, Sh Pranab Mukherjee in the Lok Sabha, however predicts 7.6% GDP growth in 2012-13 and 8.6% in 2013-14    Ø   With agriculture and services continuing to perform well, the slowdown can be attributed almost entirely too weakening industrial growth.

India 2012 - A must buy

INDIA- 2012 by Publication Division A book that is mandatory to have...!!!! Much awaited book of the year India-2012 was finally out on february 27,2012.It covers all important areas regarding this country such as science and technology,defence,agriculture etc... As it is published by govt of India(ministry of Information and broadcasting,department of publication division)the information in this book is more genuine that any other book. for the people who are preparing for competitive exams(especially for UPSC exams)this book will be very useful.It is more better than having any other gk book.so friends order your copy and start reading... Book Summary of India 2012 India 2012 Reference Annual gives a comprehensive view of country's progress in the field of rural and urban development, industry and infrastructure, science and technology, art and culture, economy, health, defence, education and mass communication. The Reference Annual incorporates sections on gene...