Current affairs briefing for 20th October, 2009

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Hi friends,

Here we go with our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/10/20102009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  China is reportedly building a dam across Brahmaputra.  This is raising the hackles of Indian politicians here.

2.  Pakistan is facing a grim situation -- because of Taliban.

3.  IIT entrance to have more weightage for Class XII performance.  Two committees appointed to make Class XII more relevant.

4.  New inflation index will debut on November 14.

5.  Raj Rajaratnam.  Who is he?  Why is he in the news?

6.  Two excellent articles on understanding the consumer preferences and SEC classification.

7.  UAE is the biggest importer from us!

8.  What should we care about rare earths?

9.  More planets found outside the solar system.

10.  India is headed for diabetes explosion, warn doctors.

11.  Language lessons: Rolodex, Blighty, Beeb, invective, diffidence.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.