Civils: UPSC Starts Issuing Admit Cards To Civil Services Prelims

UPSC Starts Issuing Admit Cards To Civil Services Prelims

  Updated: July 25, 2014 01:17 IST
Amid uncertainty over the change in pattern of civil services examination, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) today started issuing admit cards to the aspirants for the preliminary exam scheduled to be held on August 24.

The UPSC has put up a link on its website for students to download e-admit cards for the prelims. The link to download the admit cards is available till August 24, according to information put up on the UPSC website.

A three-member government appointed committee is looking into the demands of civil services aspirants to change the pattern of the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) to give level-playing field to those coming from rural areas.

"Government will decide on the issue within another 2-3 days," Minister of State for Personnel, Public grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh said on Monday.

Mr Singh had earlier urged the UPSC, which conducts the civil services examination to select Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers among others, to postpone the preliminary exam in view of the students demand.

There has been no change in the date of civil services preliminary examination, which is August 24, according to the admit cards being issued to the candidates.

There are two compulsory papers of 200 marks each in the preliminary examination. These papers are also known as CSAT I and CSAT II.

The CSAT-II paper carries questions on comprehension, interpersonal skills including communication skills, logical reasoning and analytical ability, decision-making and problem- solving, general mental ability, basic numeracy, and English language comprehension skills (of Class X level).

Students have been objecting to the level of aptitude and English language questions being asked in the CSAT II paper claiming they are much above the standard prescribed for the examination.

The civil services examination is conducted in three stages-- preliminary, main, and interview-- to choose candidates for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.

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IAS Exam (UPSC Civil Services Exam) Pattern and syllabus

Civil Services Exams conducted by Union Public Service Commission. The
exam is conducted in two phases:
1.Preliminary Test
2.Mains Exam including Personality TestPreliminary Examination:The
Preliminary Examination comprising of two compulsory Papers of 200 marks
each and of two hours duration each. Detailed below is the new syllabus
and pattern of the Preliminary Examination, which is brought to the
notice of the prospective candidates intending to appear at the Civil
Services Examination (CSE) in 2011 onwards:
Paper I - (200 marks) Duration: Two hours
*.Current events of national and international importance

*.History of India and Indian National Movement

*.Indian and World Geography - Physical, Social, Economic geography of
India and the World

.*.Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System,
Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

*.Economic and Social Development – Sustainable Development, Poverty,
Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiatives, etc.

*.General issues on Environmental ecology, Bio-diversity and
ClimateChange - that do not require subject specialization

*.General Science.Paper II- (200 marks) Duration: Two hours

*.Comprehension

*.Interpersonal skills including communication skills;

*.Logical reasoning and analytical ability

*.Decision making and problem solving

*.General mental ability• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations,
orders of magnitude etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts,
graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. -Class X level)

*.English Language Comprehension skills (Class X level).

*.Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills ofClass X
level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through
passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation
thereof in the question paper

.*.The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.Mains
Exam:The written examination will consist of the following
papers:Paper-ISection

1-----Essay - 200 MarksSection

2-----English Comprehension & English Précis - 100 Marks (Of
Matriculation/ Xth standard level)Paper-IIGeneral Studies–I - 250
Marks(Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World
and Society)

Paper-III----General Studies –II - 250 Marks(Governance, Constitution,
Polity, Social Justice and International relations)Paper-IVGeneral
Studies –III - 250 Marks(Technology, Economic Development,
Bio-diversity, Environment, Security and Disaster
Management)Paper-VGeneral Studies –IV - 250 Marks(Ethics, Integrity and
Aptitude)

Paper-VIOptional Subject – Paper 1 - 250 MarksPaper-VIIOptional Subject
– Paper 2 - 250 MarksSub Total (Written test) - 1800 MarksPersonality
Test - 275 Marks.

Grand Total - 2075 Marks

Science and Tech: World’s Largest Wind-Solar Hybrid Installation Unveiled In Jamaica

The world's largest hybrid renewable energy project to date was recently commissioned on the rooftop of the Myers, Fletcher, & Gordon (MFG) law firm in Kingston, Jamaica. Developed by WindStream Technologies, the landmark urban installation consists of 50 WindStream SolarMill units to harness available wind and solar resources.

The SolarMill is a new distributed energy technology consisting of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWT), solar panels and proprietary "smart" electronics. The energy generated by each SolarMill can either be used off grid with a storage system or inverted for use in grid-tied applications. Occupying the roof space, about the size of a solar panel, each SolarMill provides the highest energy density currently available in the renewable market.

The installation is said to generate over 106,000 kWh of renewable energy annually, (25 kW of wind and 55 kW of solar) with a return on investment (ROI) of less than four years. Over the course of the projected 25-year life span, the energy cost savings are expected to exceed $2 million. WindStream competed for and was awarded the project for its ability to maximize energy production and ROI within the confines of limited roof space.

"This was a bold undertaking and we expect to reap rich rewards through our partnership with WindStream," says Donovan Cunningham, COO of Myers Fletcher & Gordon.

The MFG SolarMill installation is a part of a larger effort by Jamaica Public Service (JPS) to provide greater access to renewable energy solutions in a country where the cost of energy is over three times the U.S. average. JPS and WindStream also collaborated with Eaton Houghton of Caribbean ESCO as the Caribbean's lead energy efficiency auditor for the project.

"The SolarMill installation is an excellent model for other businesses to follow," says Travis Campbell, COO of WindStream Technologies. "If you are interested in energy efficiency and saving money, SolarMills are a simple, cost-effective solution."

source: http://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2014/07/worlds-largest-wind-solar-hybrid-installation-unveiled-jamaica/

Science and Tech: Turning a smart phone into a high-resolution microscope ,Scientist almost threw away new superlens

An Australian National University scientist has discovered a simple, cheap way of turning a smart phone into a high-resolution microscope, opening the door to a revolution in science and medicine in developing countries.

SOURCE: 

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Science and Tech: New material puts a twist in light

New material puts a twist in light

David Powell twisting light. Credit: ANU

Scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) have uncovered the secret to twisting light at will. It is the latest step in the development of photonics, the faster, more compact and less carbon-hungry successor to electronics.

A random find in the washing basket led the team to create the latest in a new breed of materials known as metamaterials. These artificial materials show extraordinary properties quite unlike natural materials.

The work is published in Nature Communications.

"Our material can put a twist into light – that is, rotate its polarisation – orders of magnitude more strongly than natural materials," said lead author Mingkai Liu, a PhD student at the ANU Research School of Physics and Engineering (RSPE).

"And we can switch the effect on and off directly with light," said Mr Liu .

Electronics is estimated to account for two per cent of the global carbon footprint, a figure which photonics has the potential to reduce significantly. Already light carried by fibre optics, has replaced electricity for carrying signals over long distances. The next step is to develop photonic analogues of electronic computer chips, by actively controlling the properties of light, such as ; its polarisation.

read more at :  http://phys.org/news/2014-07-material.html

Shakira sets world record as first to get 100M FB likes

Colombian singer Shakira set a new world record in the social media
realm after she became the first person to reach 100 million likes on
her Facebook account.

No less than Guinness World Records confirmed the pop star set the
social media record.

"The Colombian singer-songwriter reached the benchmark figure after
posting a photo of herself in the Maracanã Stadium in Rio, Brazil last
Sunday, prior to her performance during the closing ceremony of the 2014
FIFA World Cup," Guinness World Records said.

Shakira holds the distinction as most liked person on Facebook ahead of
pop stars Rihanna and Eminem.

For her part, Shakira said she was "honored and humbled" about the
milestone.

The singer also took to Facebook and Instagram to thank her fans.

"I am honored and humbled about reaching this milestone, because it's
one that's purely about connecting with my fans from all parts of the
globe. Social media and specifically Facebook has helped myself and
other artists bridge the gap between the stage and the audience. We've
been able to create a conversation, where both artists and fans can
share with one another their thoughts, achievements, the most important
moments of their lives in photographs and videos, and have a real,
ongoing dialogue," she said.

Guinness World Records quoted Justin Osofsky, Facebook's VP of Global
Operations and Media Partnerships, as saying: "The combination of
Shakira's global appeal, her authentic engagement with fans and her use
of Facebook as a multi-media platform has positioned her to achieve the
incredible milestone of 100M fans."

source
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/371053/showbiz/showbizabroad/shakira-sets-world-record-as-first-to-get-100m-fb-likes

Movie Update: Bahubali Movie Working Stills | Bahubali Movie Stills

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Bahubali Movie Working Stills, Bahubali Movie Onlocation Photos, Bahubali shooting photos, Bahubali movie team photos, Bahubali movie team working photos

Science and Tech :Li-fi protocol allows use of the internet at the speed of light

Sisoft Company in Mexico has developed a technology that can illuminate a large work space, an auditorium or an office, while providing full mobile internet to every device that comes into the range of the light spectrum.

The Mexican group managed to transmit audio, video and Internet across the spectrum of light emitted by LED lamps. This new technology, called Li-Fi or light fidelity, is presented as an alternative to Wi-Fi because it will maximize the original provided speed of the internet to offer safer data transfer and a transfer rate of up to 10 gigabytes per second.

The Li-Fi device circulates data via LEDs that emit an intermittent flicker at a speed imperceptible to the human eye. "As Wi-Fi uses cables to spread our connections, wireless transmission Li-Fi uses LED lamps that emit high brightness light", said Arturo Campos Fentanes, CEO of Sisoft in Mexico.

read more at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-li-fi-protocol-internet.html#ajTabs

Science and Tech: Future electronics may depend on lasers, not quartz

Future electronics may depend on lasers, not quartz

Vahala's new laser frequency reference (left) is a small 6 mm disk; the quartz "tuning fork" (middle) is the frequency reference commonly used today in wristwatches to set the second. The dime (right) is for scale. Credit: Jiang Li/Caltech

Nearly all electronics require devices called oscillators that create precise frequencies—frequencies used to keep time in wristwatches or to transmit reliable signals to radios. For nearly 100 years, these oscillators have relied upon quartz crystals to provide a frequency reference, much like a tuning fork is used as a reference to tune a piano. However, future high-end navigation systems, radar systems, and even possibly tomorrow's consumer electronics will require references beyond the performance of quartz.

Now, researchers in the laboratory of Kerry Vahala, the Ted and Ginger Jenkins Professor of Information Science and Technology and Applied Physics at Caltech, have developed a method to stabilize microwave signals in the range of gigahertz, or billions of cycles per second—using a pair of laser beams as the reference, in lieu of a crystal.

Quartz crystals "tune" oscillators by vibrating at relatively low frequencies—those that fall at or below the range of megahertz, or millions of cycles per second, like radio waves. However, quartz crystals are so good at tuning these low frequencies that years ago, researchers were able to apply a technique called electrical frequency division that could convert higher-frequency microwave signals into lower-frequency signals, and then stabilize these with quartz.

The new technique, which Vahala and his colleagues have dubbed electro-optical frequency division, builds off of the method of optical frequency division, developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology more than a decade ago. "Our new method reverses the architecture used in standard crystal-stabilized microwave oscillators—the 'quartz' reference is replaced by optical signals much higher in frequency than the microwave signal to be stabilized," Vahala says.

read more at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-future-electronics-lasers-quartz.html

Tech Buzz: New Online Payment Service for Quicker Checkout Launched by Visa

New Online Payment Service for Quicker Checkout Launched by Visa















Payment processor Visa is launching a new service called Visa Checkout that eliminates a few steps in online payment.






Visa Checkout joins similar services like eBay's PayPal, MasterCard's MasterPass, Amazon's one-click checkout and others. It's not Visa's first effort. In 2012, Visa launched a similar V.me service, which Visa Checkout is replacing.

The company and its retailing partners, including Neiman Marcus, Pizza Hut, Staples and others, hope a quicker payout will lead to fewer abandoned shopping carts online. As more customers shop on smaller screens like smartphones and tablets, the hassle of entering in credit card numbers and billing addresses is becoming a sticking point and payment processors have been working to find ways to simplify the process.

Users can sign up with Visa credit and debit cards, as well as other branded cards, and enter their card information just once. Then they will be able pay for things via Visa by only entering their username and password at participating sites. The service is currently being offered in the U.S., Canada and Australia

Tags: Visa Checkout,Visa credit,debit cards,Online Payment Service

BRICS Update: India to head 100 billion dollar BRICS Development Bank

India to head 100 billion dollar BRICS Development Bank to be set up at Shanghai in China.

The capital for the bank will be split equally among the five participating countries. The bank will have its headquarters at Shanghai in China. Brazil's President, Dilma Rousseff announced the creation of the bank at a Brics summit meeting in Fortaleza, Brazil yesterday. At first, the bank will start off with 50 billion dollars in initial capital.

The emergency reserve fund which was announced as a Contingency Reserve Arrangement, will also have 100 billion dollars and will help developing nations avoid short term liquidity pressures, promote further Brics cooperation, strengthen the global financial safety net and complement existing international arrangements.

General Awareness: All about BRICS

BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

BRICS

(Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa)

 

The grouping was originally known as "BRIC" before the inclusion of South Africa in 2010. The BRICS members are all developing or newly industrialised countries, but they are distinguished by their large, fast-growing economies and significant influence on regional and global affairs; all five are G-20 members.


ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS

Current Affairs: Participants at BRICS Summit 2014,Presidents of BRICS,6th BRICS Summit July 2014

6th BRICS Summit, BRICS July 2014

BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

Dates: 15th to 17th July 2014

Host Country: Brazil

Host City: Fortaleza


Participants at BRICS Summit 2014


Member and its Representatives

Brazil: Dilma Rousseff, President

Russia: Vladimir Putin, President

India: Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

China: Xi Jinping: President

South Africa: Jacob Zuma, President

Current Buzz: World Cup Champions Germany Return Home to Huge Fan Party

Philipp Lahm emerges from the aircraft with the World Cup trophy in hand as the Germans returned home to a rousing welcome
.Germany's World Cup-winning team returned home on Tuesday to celebrate the country's fourth title with huge crowds of fans.

The team's plane touched down at Berlin's Tegel Airport midmorning after circling the "fan mile" in front of the landmark Brandenburg Gate.

Captain Philipp Lahm carried the trophy off the aircraft to cheers and a chorus of "Football's Coming Home" from fans gathered on the airport's viewing terrace.

He was followed by midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, draped in a German flag and sporting a bandage under his right eye, the result of a cut in the 1-0 win over Argentina in the final on Sunday.

From the airport, the team set off for downtown Berlin in a bus painted with the years of Germany's World Cup victories: The previous occasions were in 1954, 1974 and 1990.

They were to make the last part of the trip to the Brandenburg Gate on an open truck. The "fan mile" started filling up hours before the arrival, with some waiting overnight to get a place at the front.

"We're all excited to see what it will be like," Schweinsteiger told ARD television. "This time, thank God, we have the cup with us."

"It will only sink in for us in the next few days."

The team's plane was about an hour behind schedule, its departure from Rio de Janeiro delayed after a luggage truck hit the aircraft and damage to the paintwork had to be inspected.

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FIFA World Cup 2014 Stats and awards: Lionel Messi, named World Cup's 'best player

Golden Ball: Lionel Messi (Argentina)
Golden Glove: Manuel Neuer (Germany)
Golden Boot: James Rodriguez (Colombia)
Young Player Award: Paul Pogba (France)
FIFA Fair Play Award: Colombia

Lionel Messi, named World Cup's 'best player,' still falls short of Diego Maradona

Messi had a very good World Cup, though arguably not a great one. He scored four goals, a couple of them beauties, all of them in the group stage. He managed a lovely assist to Angel di Maria against Switzerland for the match winner. He will be 31 when the next World Cup rolls around, however, when it may be too late to become Maradona anymore.

Victor R. Caivano/AP Lionel Messi can't bring the World Cup back home to Argentina after losing Sunday's final.

read more at http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/soccer/bondy-messi-named-world-cup-best-player-falls-short-maradona-article-1.1865508

Discover: Boron 'buckyball' discovered

Boron 'buckyball' discovered

Researchers have shown that clusters of 40 boron atoms form a molecular cage similar to the carbon buckyball. This is the first experimental evidence that such a boron cage structure exists. Credit: Wang lab / Brown University

The discovery 30 years ago of soccer-ball-shaped carbon molecules called buckyballs helped to spur an explosion of nanotechnology research. Now, there appears to be a new ball on the pitch.

Researchers from Brown University, Shanxi University and Tsinghua University in China have shown that a cluster of 40 boron atoms forms a hollow molecular cage similar to a carbon buckyball. It's the first experimental evidence that a boron cage structure—previously only a matter of speculation—does indeed exist.

"This is the first time that a boron cage has been observed experimentally," said Lai-Sheng Wang, a professor of chemistry at Brown who led the team that made the discovery. "As a chemist, finding new molecules and structures is always exciting. The fact that boron has the capacity to form this kind of structure is very interesting."

Wang and his colleagues describe the molecule, which they've dubbed borospherene, in the journal Nature Chemistry.

Carbon buckyballs are made of 60 carbon atoms arranged in pentagons and hexagons to form a sphere—like a soccer ball. Their discovery in 1985 was soon followed by discoveries of other hollow carbon structures including carbon nanotubes. Another famous carbon nanomaterial—a one-atom-thick sheet called graphene—followed shortly after.

After buckyballs, scientists wondered if other elements might form these odd hollow structures. One candidate was boron, carbon's neighbor on the periodic table. But because boron has one less electron than carbon, it can't form the same 60-atom structure found in the buckyball. The missing electrons would cause the cluster to collapse on itself. If a boron cage existed, it would have to have a different number of atoms.

Wang and his research group have been studying boron chemistry for years. In a paper published earlier this year, Wang and his colleagues showed that clusters of 36 boron atoms form one-atom-thick disks, which might be stitched together to form an analog to graphene, dubbed borophene. Wang's preliminary work suggested that there was also something special about boron clusters with 40 atoms. They seemed to be abnormally stable compared to other boron clusters. Figuring out what that 40-atom cluster actually looks like required a combination of experimental work and modeling using high-powered supercomputers.

source and read more at

http://phys.org/news/2014-07-boron-buckyball.html

Business Buzz: How rupee-dollar rates are determined

Ever wondered why the rupee quotes at 53.2 or 50 and not at Rs 20 or Rs 80 to a dollar?

It’s not much different from how the prices of your mangoes are determined, for example. Whether currency movements or prices of mangoes, the most important factor determining their price is the same – market forces of demand and supply.

If the demand for dollars increases, the value of dollar will appreciate. As the quotation for Rs/$ is a two way quote (that is, the price of one dollar is quoted in terms of how much rupees it takes to buy one dollar), an appreciation in the value of dollar would automatically mean a depreciation in Indian rupee and vice-versa.

For example, if rupee depreciates, a dollar which once cost Rs 47 would cost, say, Rs 50. In essence, the value of dollar has risen and the buying power of rupee has gone down.

Besides the primary powers of demand and supply, the rupee-dollar rates are determined by other market forces as well.

Market sentiments

During turbulent markets, investors usually prefer to park their money in safe havens such as US treasuries, Swiss franc, gold and so on to avoid losses to their portfolios. This flight to safety would lead to foreign investors redeeming their investments from India. This could increase the demand for dollar vis-à-vis Indian rupees.

Speculation

There are derivative instruments and over-the-counter currency instruments through which one can speculate/ hedge the underlying currency rates. When speculators sense improvements/ deterioration of the sentiments of the markets, they too want to benefit from such rising/ falling dollar. They then start buying/selling dollar which would further change the demand/ supply of the dollar.

RBI Intervention

When there is too much volatility in the rupee-dollar rates, the RBI prevents the rates from going out of control to protect the domestic economy. The RBI does this by buying dollars when rupee appreciates too much and by selling dollars when the rupee depreciates significantly.

Imports and Exports

Ever give thought as to why our government is trying to incentivise exports and reduce imports? There are a lot of schemes and incentives for exporters while importers are burdened with many conditions and taxes. This is to protect our economy from high rupee depreciation. Importing foreign goods requires us to make payment in dollars thus strengthening the dollar’s demand. Exports do the exact reverse.

Public Debt / Fiscal policy

Whenever our Government fails to match expenses with equivalent revenue, there is a shortage of funds. To finance this, the Government at times opts to borrow money from institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF. This debt, accrued interests, and the payments made, also lead to currency fluctuations.

Interest Rates

The prevailing interest rates on the government bonds attract foreign capital to India. If the rates are high enough to cover the foreign market risk and if the foreign investor is comfortable with the fundamentals or credit ratings, money would start pouring into India and thus provide us with a supply of dollars.

read more at http://m.thehindubusinessline.com/money-wise/how-rupeedollar-rates-are-determined/article4629962.ece/

61st IDEA FILMFARE AWARDS 2013 (SOUTH) WINNERS list -Tamil Kannada MALAYALAM and TELUGU

The 61st Idea Filmfare Awards (South) night was glitzy affair where most of the stars from the southern film industry were present. While Mahesh Babu, Fahad Fazil, Prem and Adharva won the best male actor awards, Nithya Menen, Ann Augustin, Amulya and Nayanthara swept the best female actor awards at the awards ceremony held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai.

The title sponsor of the 61st Idea Filmfare Awards is Idea Cellular, associate sponsors are NAC Jewellers and Reliance Trends and the telecast partners are Asianet (Malayam), Vijay TV (Tamil), Swarna TV (Kannada), Maa TV (Telugu). Others include Radio Mirchi (Radio partner), Close up (Beauty partner), Signature, Packaged Drinking Water (Beverage partner), Orienta Cine Advertising (Multiplex partner), and The Awards Gallery (Trophy partner).

61st IDEA FILMFARE AWARDS 2013 (SOUTH) WINNERS

TAMIL

Name of the category	Name	Film
Best Film	Ram	Thangameengal
Best Director	Bala	Paradesi
Best Actor (Male)	Adharva	Paradesi
Best Actress (Female)	Nayanthara	Raja Rani
Best Supporting Actor (Male)	Satyaraj	Raja Rani
Best Supporting Actor (Female)	Dhanshika	Paradesi
Best Music Director	AR Rahman	Kadal
Best Lyrics	Na Muthukumar	Aananda yazhai (Thangameengal)
Best Playback Singer - Male	Sriram Parthasarathy	Aananda yazhai (Thangameengal)
Best Playback Singer - Female	Shakthisree Gopalan	Nenjukullea (Kadal)

TECHNICAL AWARDS

Best Choreography	V.J Sekar	Top Lessi Poddi (Iddarammayilatho)
Best Cinematography	Rajeev Menon	Kadal

SPECIAL AWARDS OF THE NIGHT

Lifetime Achievement Award	Balu Mahendra and Jayabaratthi
Critics Best Actor	Prithviraj (Celluloid)
Critics Best Actor	Dhanush (Mariyaan)
Best Debut (Male)	Nivin Pauly (Neram) and Gautham Karthik (Kadal)
Best Debut (Female)	Nazriya Nazim (Neram)

KANNADA

Name of the category	Name	Film
Best Film	-	Mynaa
Best Director	Pawan Kumar	Lucia
Best Actor (Male)	Prem	Charminar
Best Actress (Female)	Amulya	Shravani Saubramanya
Best Supporting Actor (Male)	Achyuth Kumar	Lucia
Best Supporting Actor (Female)	Kalyani	Jayammana Maga
Best Music Director	Arjun Janya	Bhajarangi
Best Lyrics	Siddu Kodipura (Banalli Badalago)	Simpallag Ond Love Story
Best Playback Singer - Male	Poorna Chandra Tejaswi )Thinbedakammi)	Lucia
Best Playback Singer - Female	Sowmya Raoh (Karagida Baanalli)	Simpallag Ond Love Story

MALAYALAM

Name of the category	Name	Film
Best Film	-	Drishyam
Best Director	Shyamaprasad	Artist
Best Actor (Male)	Fahad Fazil	North 24 Kadam
Best Actress (Female)	Ann Augustin	Artist
Best Supporting Actor (Male)	Murali Gopi	Left Right Left
Best Supporting Actor (Female)	Asha Sarath	Drishyam
Best Music Director	M.Jayachandran	Celluloid
Best Lyrics	Madhu Vasudev (Ottakku Padunna)	Nadan
Best Playback Singer - Male	Vijay Yesudas (Thirayum Theeravum)	Memories
Best Playback Singer - Female	Vaikom Vijayalakshmi (Ottakkupadunna)	Nadan

TELUGU

Name of the category	Name	Film
Best Actor (Male)	Mahesh Babu	Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
Best Actor (Female)	Nithya Menen	Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde
Best Director	Trivikram	Attarintiki Daredi
Best Film	BVSN Prasad	Attarintiki Daredi
Best Supporting Actor (Male)	Sunil	Tadakha
Best Supporting Actor (Female)	Manchu Lakshmi	Gundello Godari
Best Lyricist	Srimani (Aardugula Bulletu)	Attarintiki Daredi
Best Playback Singer (Male)	Kailash Kher (Pandagala Digivachavu)	Mirchi
Best Playback Singer (Female)	Chitra (Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu)	Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
Best Music Director	Devi Sri Prasad	Attarintiki Daredi
Best Choreographer	Sekhar (Top Lesipoddi)	Iddarammayilatho

Movie News: Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards - Telugu

The presentation of 61st Film Fare Awards took place in Chennai on Saturday. In Telugu category, Attarintiki Daredi walked away with maximum number of awards including that of Best Film and Best Director. However Mahesh Babu won the black lady for his astonishing performance in Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu. Here is the list of the winners:

Best Actor Award (Male) - Mahesh Babu (SVSC)
Best Actor (Female) - Nithya Menen ( Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde )
Best Film - Attarintiki Daredi
Best Director (Telugu) - Trivikram Srinivas ( Attarintiki Daredi)
Best Music Director (Telugu) - Devi Sri Prasad (Attarintiki Daredi)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male) - Sunil ( Tadakha)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Female) - Lakshmi Manchu (Gundello Godari)
Best Playback Singer (Male) (Telugu) - Kailash Kher : Pandagala Digivachavu (Mirchi)
Best Playback Singer (Female) (Telugu) - Chitra: (Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu)
Best Lyrics (Telugu) - Srimani : Aardugula Bulletu (Attharintiki Daredi
Best Choreographer - VJ Sekhar : Top lesi poddi (Iddarammayilatho)

Tele buzz: How To Find Your Own Mobile Number in Docomo, Airtel and Reliance

How To Find Your Own Mobile Number in Docomo, Airtel and Reliance

Check Your Own Mobile Number In Docomo

Docomo Logo

There are various service codes to find out your own mobile number in Docomo. Codes are following and you can use one of them.

1. *580#
2. *1#
3. *124#

Check Your Own Mobile Number In Airtel

Airtel Logo

There are also various service codes for Airtel. They are following -

1. *121*9#
2. *140*1600#
3. *400*2*1*10#

If you are not getting your mobile number with either of the codes in Airtel then just type FREE and send it to 54321 or send blank SMS to 59130 you will get your mobile number in a massage.

Check Your Own Mobile Number In Reliance

Reliance Logo

Reliance codes to find out your own number are following -

1. *1#
2. *111#

Friends I think that this article will help you to find out your mobile number for Docomo, Airtel and Reliance

read more at http://allusefulinfo.com/how-to-find-your-own-mobile-number-in-docomo-airtel-and-reliance/

Tech update: How to Make Free Calls Without any Software From PC

you may have tried lot of softwares and applications that uses VOIP
technology connects you to the mobile number you've requested.
you might observed it takes lot of time to download such kind of
softwares as well as registering an account is too obvious.
Here's the catch, web based applications, mostly referred by browser
based applications that let you call mobile phone from pc using internet
connection.
These are almost free and you don't need to download any software for
that as they are web based which are already installed on the website
server.
you simply need to launch the application and use it for your own
purpose, in our case getting the interface of dial pad to enter the
mobile number.
Make Free Calls Without any Software
About 40 countries now included to make absolutely free mobile calls
from your PC, no special requirements if the country you want to call is
in the list, however if it's not then you would need to sign up and
create an account and then buy credit which will allow you call for many
times to to any country.

The most popular free international calls application was by evaphone,
as it stoped their free service, call2friends is the second free service
that's working till now so far, so get it used and save bucks.


read more at
http://trixking.blogspot.in/2014/06/how-to-make-free-calls-without-any.html

Tech buzz: MindRDR lets Google Glass users take photos and post them using only concentration

A team at interactive studio company This Place has announced the development of an app for Google Glass that provides a bridge between the wearable device (via Bluetooth) and a Neurosky EEG biosensor headset—allowing the wearer of both to take a photograph and post it to Facebook or Twitter using only their mind.

 
Google Glass has pros and cons—it's worn on the face, thus it doesn't have to be held, and with a lens right over the eye, it can be used for a huge variety of purposes. On the down side, commands are given by voice, "Okay Glass…" or by sliding a finger along the side-frame. By most accounts, both approaches leave much to be desired—speaking out loud to your device in public can be either annoying to others or embarrassing to the user, while stroking the side-frame can grow tiresome. Into this void steps the folks at This Place—they want people to be able to give Google Glass commands using only thoughts. MindRDR is just the first tiny baby-step. The app takes data from the EEG sensor and converts it to visual information via a white line overlaid over imagery in the camera's viewfinder. Concentrating on the line causes it to slowly move upwards. When it reaches the top of the viewfinder, a picture is taken—repeating the exercise results in the photo being posted to either the user's Facebook or Twitter account.
Clearly, this is not rocket science, but it's not supposed to be. The team at This Place acknowledge the limitations of the app but at the same time suggest it should be viewed not as something anyone would want now, but something that will develop into something truly useful, which users will want. To help make that happen, they've released the code for the app, making it open source. The hope is that other groups will take the technology further, adding functionality, reducing the size of the EEG sensor—doing things that will result in users someday being able to control the device entirely with their mind.

read more at http://phys.org/news/2014-07-mindrdr-google-glass-users-photos.html

New Algorithm Finds the Most Beautiful -Shortest Route Across a City

Forget the Shortest Route Across a City; New Algorithm Finds the Most Beautiful

If you prefer beautiful routes over short ones, GPS mapping algorithms are of little use. But Yahoo researchers have come up with an approach that could change that.

 

The way we navigate in cities has been revolutionized in the last few years by the advent of GPS mapping programs. Enter your start and end location and these will give you the shortest route from A to B.

That’s usually the best bet when driving, but walking is a different matter. Often, pedestrians want the quietest route or the most beautiful but if they turn to a mapping application, they’ll get little help.

read more
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/528836/forget-the-shortest-route-across-a-city-new-algorithm-finds-the-most-beautiful/

Current Affairs: 11 wealthiest women in technology industry a page from TOI site

1. Meg Whitman

She made her fortune at eBay before becoming CEO of HP in 2011, tops our list. She's reportedly worth $1.9 billion. Meg is also the only female tech executive to crack Forbes list of 400 richest Americans.

2. Sheryl Sandberg

Her net worth hovers around $1 billion, made her mark as Facebook's Chief Operating Officer. She's also become famous for her bestselling book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, published last year.

3. Marissa Mayer

She was the 20th employee at Google and sits on Walmart's board of directors. She became CEO of Yahoo in July 2012. VentureBeat estimates Mayers net worth at $300 million.

4. Ginni Rommety

She became IBM's CEO two years ago. Estimating Rommety's net worth is tricky. Since she didn't crack Forbes list of wealthy Americans, we can assume she's worth less than $1 billion. In 2012, her total compensation was $16.1 million.

5. Safra Catz

She became an Oracle exec in 1999 and has since then worked her way up and is now the President and CFO. In 2013, she earned over $44 million in stock and options, according to SEC. She reports to founder and CEO, Larry Ellison.

6. Ursula Burns

She became the first African-American woman in July 2009 to lead a Fortune 500 company as Xerox CEO and Chairwoman. She started out as an intern in 1980. Her compensation last year was over $7.5 million, according to SEC.

7. Susan Wojcicki

She became YouTube's CEO after becoming SVP of advertising at Google. Founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page rented her garage as Google's first office. Her position at YouTube guarantees her a fortune upwards of $10 million.

8. Renee James

She became President of Intel in May 2013, instantly becoming one of the most powerful women in business and technology. Her total compensation in 2012 was over $15 million, and that was before she became president.

9. Amy Hood

She became Microsofts CFO last May and reports to CEO Satya Nadella. Her total compensation neared $7.5 million. Before transitioning to CFO, Hood led Microsoft's business team in acquiring big names like Skype and Yammer.

10. Angela Ahrendts

She cut her teeth at Burberry, where she rose to CEO, before joining Apple this year as Head of Retail and Online Stores, a role created just for her. She's the first woman to join CEO Tim Cook's executive team. She has been awarded $76 million in stock (based on current value) that vests over the next four years.

11. Lucy Peng

She is an Alibaba founder, became the company's Chief People Officer in June after successfully growing its small lending and microfinance operations. The ecommerce company recently announced an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, claiming a value of around $120 billion. For reference, Amazon is worth approximately $137 billion. Peng's fortunes will undoubtedly skyrocket when the company completes its IPO.

read  more at http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/11-wealthiest-women-in-technology-industry/articleshow/38102679.cms

The highlights of Union Budget India 2014 :

Here are the highlights of Union Budget 2014 tabled by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday:


* Tax proposals on indirect tax front would yield Rs 7,525 crore.

* ​Indian Custom Single Window Project to be taken up for facilitating trade.

* Clean energy cess increased from Rs 50/ tonne to Rs 100/tonne.

* Additional 5% excise tax to be levied on aerated drinks with added sugar (cold drinks). Tobacco products also to get costly as excise duty hiked to 72%

* Government announces reduction in excise duty for specified food package industry from 10% to 6%.

*​ Excise duty on footwear reduced from 12% to 6%

* Government announces measures to encourage manufacture of LCD/LED panels of TVs.

* Housing loan rebate to raised from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh.

* Net effect of direct tax proposals is revenue loss of Rs 22,200 crore.

* Government proposes to increase investment limit under Section 80C from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh.

* Tax exemption limit for small and marginal, and senior tax payers changed from Rs 2.0 to Rs 2.5 lakh. For senior citizens, no tax for income up to Rs 3 lakh per annum.

read more http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/budget-2014/union-budget-2014/Highlights-of-Union-Budget-2014/articleshow/38115864.cms

How to increase iPhone or Android's battery life

To increase  iPhone or Android's battery life:

 

 
 

• Turn the screen brightness down

  On iOS 7, use the dimming slider on the Control Centre (swipe up from the bottom of the screen), or in any version of iOS go to Settings -> Wallpaper & Brightness -> Brightness. It’s often a good idea to turn off auto-brightness, which makes the screen brighter when you’re in bright surroundings. 

  On Android, use the screen brightness toggle in Quick Settings (swipe down from the top to bring down the Notification Shade and tap the top right had quick settings toggle if needed) the brightness slider under display settings. Some Android phones, including Samsung devices, let you increase or decrease the screen brightness while still maintaining automatic adjustment.

• When you can, switch to Airplane mode

  On iOS 7, swipe up for Control Centre and press the “Airplane” icon on the top left.
  On Android, swipe down for the Notifications Shade, switch to Quick Settings and tap the “Airplane” icon.

• Turn off Wi-Fi and Blutooth

  On iOS, swipe up for Control Centre: if the Wi-Fi or Bluetooth icons are showing white, press them so they’re showing as grey.
  On Android, swipe down for the Notifications Shade, switch to Quick Settings and tap the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth icons so that they are greyed out.

• Turn on Airplane mode but enable Wi-Fi

  On iOS, swipe up for Control Centre, touch the Airplane icon so it goes white: the Wi-Fi icon will go grey. Then touch the Wi-Fi icon, which will go white.
  On Android, swipe down for the Notifications Shade, switch to Quick Settings and tap the “Airplane” icon, then tap on the Wi-Fi icon which will light up.

• Turn it into a phone without internet

  On iOS, to turn off mobile data go to Settings -> Mobile (or Cellular in the US) -> Mobile data: turn this off.
  On Android, turn off mobile data by going into Settings –> Data usage –> untick Mobile data to turn it off.

• Manually check email, Twitter or Facebook

  On iOS, the best way is to deactivate those apps in the Notification Centre - though you might not remember to reinstate them. But if you really need to, go to the Notification Centre and choose “none” for the activation style.
  On Android, turn off “Sync” by going into Settings –> Accounts and then tap each account you want to turn Sync off for. Once in each account, uncheck Sync. Google, Exchange, Twitter, Facebook, Evernote and many other accounts have Sync options. Users can still check their email manually by using the Gmail or applicable app and manually refreshing their email.
  Some Android phones also have a Sync toggle in Quick Settings, which disables Sync for all accounts on the device.

• Turn off the screen faster

  On iOS, go to Settings -> General -> Auto-Lock and reduce this (the lowest possible setting is 1 minute). Alternatively, any time you’ve done looking at the screen, press the power button on top of the device to turn off (and lock) the screen. It’s also a good idea to have a passcode set - as most people already do - just in case you lose your device. (Do that in Settings -> Passcode; on the iPhone 5S it is “Touch ID & Passcode”.)
  On Android, reduce the Screen timeout within Settings –> Display –> Screen timeout.

• Turn off location detection

  On iOS, go to Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services and turn it “Off”. This will prevent you getting maps and a lot of location-based information (and means your phone won’t be able to reset its time zone when you arrive at your destination).
  On Android, go to Settings –> Location and switch it to “Off”. This will disable location services for all apps. Alternatively you can change accuracy of location information (and reduce power consumption) by tapping “Mode” under Location and changing to Battery or Power saving, which uses Wi-Fi and mobile phone signal to estimate the phone’s location, rather than GPS.

• Don’t listen to music, watch video or play games

  Decoding MP3s or MP4s, and doing the calculations for a game all make demands on the phone’s processor.

• Minimise the photos you share. 

  Using the camera can be a significant drain on the battery, especially video recording. When you need the battery to last, stop taking photos.
  While dimming the screen and turning off radios will give you the greatest benefit in terms of battery saving, there are still some platform-specific ways to save battery life if you just want to simplify things.

Tech Update:Windows 9 will see Microsoft paying more attention to desktop

According to various reports, the next version of Windows, codenamed Threshold, will reportedly arrive in March 2015. Notably, Threshold will incorporate a variety of features targeted at Windows "desktop" users who predominantly do work with their machines using a keyboard and mouse.

According to ZDNet, Threshold is being planned around a number of primary product versions, or SKUs, each of which would cater towards different types of devices.

Specifically, a "modern" consumer SKU will be catered towards Windows Phones, phablets and hybrid devices with an emphasis towards Modern apps. In addition, a "traditional" consumer SKU would offer the highest level of familiarity with users already familiar with a Windows PC.

Finally, an enterprise SKU will deliver all the usual features in the consumer editions, but with added support for group policy and device management, among other enterprise-centric features. And unlike the SKUs for consumers, the enterprise version might be subject to IT policies for organizations that do not want to automatically adopt Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) regular updates.

read more at http://www.fiercecio.com/techwatch/story/report-windows-9-will-see-microsoft-paying-more-attention-desktop/2014-07-01

Tech Buzz:How to Improve Battery Life and Performance of your

What This Command Do ?

This command will generate useful information about your laptop’s energy comsumption. If  you use it correctly, you can extend your battery life and performance by great amounts.

How to Use This Command ?

Just follow below simple steps

Step 1:To start, open the Start Menu and type “cmd” in the Start Search. 

Step 2: When the “cmd” icon appears, right click it and select “Run as administrator”. 

Step 3:Then the command line opens, run the command “powercfg -energy” without quotes. 

Step 4: Now Press “Enter” .


Windows 7 will scan your system and find ways to improve performance and power efficiency.
The results will be exported to an HTML file, which will usually be saved in the “System32” folder.

To navigate to the file, follow the path it gives you after completion. Read The file to know what is Causing so much power to drain

read more at http://geekofreak.com/2013/08/Improve-Battery-life-and-Performance.html#ixzz36JLfnq1Z

Roger Federer's "surreal" journey leads to ninth Wimbledon final

Roger Federer set a Wimbledon final clash with Novak Djokovic after
dismissing Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-4 6-4 in Friday's semi-finals at the All
England Club.

The 32-year-old Swiss is through to his ninth final at The Championships
and is bidding to win an unprecedented eighth title. Victory would mark
his 18th Grand Slam championship win and first since beating Andy Murray
on Centre Court two years ago.

"I'm extremely happy to be in another final," Federer told BBC
television as he walked off court after beating first-time semi-finalist
Raonic in one hour and 41 minutes. "It would mean a lot [to win
Wimbledon again]. I feel unbelievably proud every time I walk the
grounds here. I know I don't have 10 [years] left. I'll try to enjoy it.
The first one in 2003 was a dream come true; it's surreal that I've been
so successful here."

read more at
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/06/27/Wimbledon-Friday-Federer-Raonic.aspx

Roger Federer's "surreal" journey leads to ninth Wimbledon final

Roger Federer set a Wimbledon final clash with Novak Djokovic after
dismissing Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-4 6-4 in Friday's semi-finals at the All
England Club.

The 32-year-old Swiss is through to his ninth final at The Championships
and is bidding to win an unprecedented eighth title. Victory would mark
his 18th Grand Slam championship win and first since beating Andy Murray
on Centre Court two years ago.

"I'm extremely happy to be in another final," Federer told BBC
television as he walked off court after beating first-time semi-finalist
Raonic in one hour and 41 minutes. "It would mean a lot [to win
Wimbledon again]. I feel unbelievably proud every time I walk the
grounds here. I know I don't have 10 [years] left. I'll try to enjoy it.
The first one in 2003 was a dream come true; it's surreal that I've been
so successful here."

read more at
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2014/06/27/Wimbledon-Friday-Federer-Raonic.aspx

Tech Buzz :Ekocycle 3D printer uses recycled plastic bottles as component in filament cartridges

Cubify has announced that it will be selling a $1199 printer later this year called the Ekocycle Cube 3D Printer—it will be using recycled PET plastic bottles as one component in its filament cartridges—a single cartridge will hold the equivalent of three 20oz. bottles, making up 25 percent of its content.

Entertainer Will.i.am, chief creative officer for 3DSystems, designer of the printer (in collaboration with Coca-Cola), is serving as a promoter to drum up support for the printer and for the creation of eco-friendly technology in general.