Current affairs briefing for 12th October, 2009

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Hi friends,

Here is our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2009/10/12102009.html

In today's briefing:

1.  AP gets Rs. 1000 crores as flood relief.

2.  Obama gets Nobel for Peace.  Know the other US Presidents who won Nobel?

3.  Investors looking at debt and shying away from equity?

4.  Reliance brothers are talking peace finally.

5.  Banking and Shipping to remain out of CCI purview?

6.  An excellent essay on the utility of mobiles in agriculture.

7.  Some stats on agriculture and food supply chains in India.

8.  What is neoclassical economic theory?  

9.  NASA rocket crashes on moon in search of water.

10.  Some titbits about Edgar Alan Poe.  And why a re-funeral for him now?

11.  Rani Jadhav is Chairman of TAMP.

12.  Who is the President of IOC?

13.  Rugby and Golf included in 2016 Olympics.

14.  Languages lessons: squall, ardour, palaver

That's enough for today.  Happy reading.