Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Indian Geography: Major Thermal Power Stations in India



Major Thermal Power Stations in India

Maharastra
Karadi
Nashik
Kaparkheda
Paras
Bhusawal
Parli
Uran
Ballarshah
Chola
Trombay
Kolhapur
Dhobal
Ujjaini

Gujarat
 Banas
Gandhinagar
Kachchh
Sabarmati
Wanskbori
Kawas
Sikka
Mahuva
Utran
Shapur
Porbandar
Kandla
Ahmedabad
Dhuvaram

Andhra Pradesh
 Ramagundam
Kothagudem
Nellore
Vijayawada
Bhadrachalam
Manuguru

West Bengal
 Bundel
Kolkata
Durgapur
Farakka
Murshidabad
Birbhum
Kalaghat
Titagarh
Mejia
Santaldih
Gauripur


Tamil Nadu
Neyveli
Methur
Ennore
Tuticorin

Uttar Pradesh
 Obra
Harduaganj
Renusagar
Rosa
Jawaharpur
Unchohar
Rihand
Kanpur
Mau
Gorakhpur
Dohrighat
Moradabad
Tundla
Bahraich

Madhya Pradesh
Singrauli
Satpura
Amarkantak

Jharkhand
Durgapur
Subarnarekha
Chandrapura

Chhattisgarh
Korba

Haryana
Faridabad
Panipat
Yamunanagar

Punjab
Bhatinda
Roopnagar

Delhi
Indraprastha
Rajghat
Badarpur

Rajasthan
Kota
Polana
Sawai Madhavpur
Banswara
Anta

Assam
Namrup
Bongaigaon
Chandarpur

Orissa
Talcher
Balimela

Bihar
Barauni
Kahalgaon






CAG





New CAG-Shashi Kant Sharma


The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is an authority established by the Constitution of India under Chapter V, under Article 148 – 151, who audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments, including those of bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government.

 CAG is also the external auditor of government-owned companies.

 The reports of the CAG are taken into consideration by the Public Accounts Committees, which are special committees in the Parliament of India and the state legislatures. 

The CAG is also the head of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, which has over 58,000 employees across the country. 

The CAG is ranked 10th and enjoys the same status as a judge of Supreme Court of India in Indian order of precedence.

List of members who served as CAG
SL No.
Name of CAG
From -To
1
V. Narahari Rao
1948-1954
2
A. K. Chanda
1954-1960
3
A. K. Roy
1960-1966
4
S. Ranganathan
1966-1972
5
A. Bakshi
1972-1978
6
Gian Prakash
1978-1984
7
T. N. Chaturvedi
1984-1990
8
C. G. Somiah
1990-1996
9
V. K. Shunglu
1996-2002
10
V. N. Kaul
2002-2008
11
Vinod Rai
2008-2013
12
Shashi Kant Sharma
2013
6 years of tenure or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier.



Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Latest Who's Who, Current Affairs




Latest Who’s Who
Sl.no
Name of the Post
By Whom
1
President of India
Shri Pranab Kumar Mukherjee
2
Vice President
Hamid Ansari
3
Prime Minster of India
Dr Manmohan Singh
4
Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Altamas Kabir
5
Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission
Justice K.G. Balakrishnan

6
Chairman of the Planning Commission of India
Dr. Manmohan Singh
7
Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of India
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
8
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Meira Kumar
9
Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Kariya Munda
10
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Mohammad Hamid Ansari
11
Deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha
P.J. Kurien
12
Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG)
Vinod Rai
13
Attorney General of India
Goolam E. Vahanwati
14
Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC): 
Pradeep Kumar
15
Chief Election Commissioner: 
V. S. Sampath
16
Governor of Reserve Bank of India
Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao
17
Chief of the Army Staff
General Bikram Singh
18
Chief of the Air Staff
Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne
19
Chief of the Naval Staff
Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi
20
Chief of the Integrated Defense staff: 
Lieutenant General Naresh Chandra Marwah
21
Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India
Shri Ajit Kumar Seth
22
Chairman of Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
U. K. Sinha
23
Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI): 
Ranjit Sinha
24
Central Information Commissioner (CIC): 
Satyanand Mishra
25
Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC)
Prof. Ved Prakash
26
Secretary General of Lok Sabha
T.K. Viswanathan
27
Secretary –General of the Rajya Sabha: 
SHRI SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF
28
Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO): 
K. Radhakrishnan
29
Chairman Atomic Energy Commission: 
Dr. Ratan Kumar Sinha
30
Chairperson of  Prasar Bharti of India
Smt. Mrinal Pande
31
Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharti of India 
Shri Jawhar Sircar
32
President of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII):  
S Gopalakrishnan
33
Director General of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII):  
Chandrajeet Banerjee
34
President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FICCI):
Naina Lal Kidwai

35
President of National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM):
Som Mittal
36
Chairman of National Association of Software and Service Companies  (NASSCOM):
Krishnakumar Natarajan
37
President of ASSOCHAM: 
Rajkumar Dhoot
38
Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI): 
Mr R Lakshmipathy
39
Chairman of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): 
Prof. D. P. Aggarwal
40
Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI): 
Rahul Khullar
41
Chairman of Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority (IRDA):  
T S Vijayan
42
Chairman of the State Bank of India:  
Pradeep Chaudhuri
43
Chairman of National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD):
Dr.Prakash Bakshi

44
Director General of Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
Samir K.Brahmachari
45
Director of Indian Agriculture Research Institute(IARI): 
Hari Shankar Gupta
46
Chairman of Life Insurance Corporation of India: 
D. K. Mehrotra
47
Chairman cum Managing Director of (CMD) of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC): 
 A K Roy
48
Chairperson of the Children Film Society of India
Amol Gupte
49
Chairman of National Film Development Corporation of India: 
Ramesh Sippy
50
Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB): 
Amrita Patel
51
Chairman of Sangeet Natak Academy: 
Ms. Leela Samson
52
President of Sahitya Academy: 
Dr. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
53
Chairman, National Commission for Backward Classes
Mr. Justice M.N. Rao
54
Chairman, UPSC
Prof. D.P. Agarwal
55
Chairman, National Commission on Farmers (NCF)
Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
56
Chief Information Commissioner
Mr. Satyanand Mishra
57
Chairman, Staff Selection Commission
Mr. N. K. Raghupathy
58
Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research
Dr. Vishwa Mohan Katoch
59
Register General and Census Commissioner of India
Mr. C. Chandramouli
60
Chairman Law Commission
Mr. P. V. Reddi
61
President, Indian National Academy of Engineering
Mr. Baldev Raj
62
Chairman, Audit Bureau Circulation
Mr. Sam Balsara
63
Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT)
Dr. Poonam Kishore Saxena
64
Chairperson, National Commission for Women
Ms. Mamata Sharma
65
Chairman, 13th Finance Commission
Dr. Vijay Kelkar
66
Chairman, National Knowledge Commission
Mr. Sam Pitroda
67
Chairman, Investment Commission
Mr. Ratan Tata
68
National Security Advisor and Special Advisor to PM (Internal Security)
Mr. Shiv Shankar Menon
69
Director IB
S. A. Ibrahim
70
Director, Research and Analytical Wing (RAW)
Mr. Sanjeev Tripathi
71
Director General, NSG
Mr. Subhash Joshi
72
Director General, CRPF
Mr. Pranay Sahay
73
Director General, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
Mr. Rajiv
74
Director General, Railway Protection Force
Mr. P. K. Mehta
75
Director General, Indo Tibetan Border Police
Mr. Ranjit Sinha
76
Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister and Director General DRDO
Dr. V. K. Saraswat
77
Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt.
Dr. R. Chidambaram
78
Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities
Mr. Wajahat Habibullah
79
Chairman, National Statistical Commission
Prof. R. Radhakrishna
80
Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal
Shri Arun Chaudhary
81
Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Shri Kunwar Singh
82
Chairman, National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Mr. P. L. Punia
83
Director General National Investigation Agency (NIA)
Mr. S. C. Sinha
84
Director General, Indian Coast Guard
Vice Admiral M. P. Muralidharan
85
Solicitor General
Mr. Mohan Parasaran
86
Chairman Lalit Kala Academy
Mr. K. K. Chakravarty