Current affairs briefing for 16th April, 2011

[Ramakrishna C]

Hi friends,

We are back after a long unscheduled hiatus.  

Here we go with our link for today: http://indiancurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2011/04/16042011.html

In today's briefing:

1.  Is the Joint Committee that is drafting the Lok Pal bill encroaching Parliament's role?

2.  Will Lok Pal be sufficient to fight corruption in the country?

3.  Some noteworthy thoughts excerpted for you from today's ET.

4.  Binayak Sen gets bail from SC.

5.  Some stats about our oil economics.

6.  BRICs considering an alternative to the dollar?  It is too early say experts.

7.  What can telecom spectrum contribute to the country's GDP?  

8.  Normal monsoon is forecast.

9.  Language lessons: melange, au courant, quail.

That's it for today.  Happy reading.

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