List of RBI Governors
S. No. Governor Tenure Notes
1 Sir Osborne Smith 1935-1937 First Governor of the RBI
Did not sign any bank notes
2 Sir James Taylor 1937-1943 Governor during WWII
Started the practice of signing bank notes
3 Sir C D Deshmukh 1943-1949 First Indian Governor of RBI
Oversaw Independence & Partition
Represented India at the Bretton Woods Conference 1944
Served as Minister of Finance 1950-1956
4 Sir Benegal Rama Rao 1949-1957 Longest serving Governor
Was Indian Ambassador to USA prior to RBI
Witnessed commencement of Five Year Plans, and transformation of Imperial Bank of India to SBI
5 K G Ambegaonkar Jan 1957 – Feb 1957 Did not sign any bank notes
6 H V R Iyengar 1957-1962 Witnessed introduction of decimal coinage
Variable cash reserve ration (CRR) introduced
7 P C Bhattacharya 1962-1967
8 L K Jha 1967-1970 Witnessed nationalization of banks (1969)
Appointed as Ambassador to US in 1970
9 B N Adarkar May 1970 – June 1970 Served as India’s Executive Director at the IMF
10 S Jagannathan 1970-1975 Witnessed oil shock, expansion of banking services, shift to floating rates
Relinquished office to serve as Executive Director at IMF
11 N C Sen Gupta May 1975 – Aug 1975
12 K R Puri 1975-1977
13 M Narasimhan May 1977 – Nov 1977 Only Governor to be appointed from the Reserve Bank cadre
Chairperson of Committee on Financial System (1991) and Committee on Banking Sector Reforms (1998)
Served as Executive Director for India at the World Bank and the IMF
14 Dr. I G Patel 1977-1982 Served as Secretary at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Witnessed demonetisation of high denomination bank notes and “gold auctions”
Witnessed nationalization of six banks (1980)
Secured IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (1981). This was the largest arrangement of the IMF at the time
15 Dr. Manmohan Singh 1982-1985 Witnessed comprehensive legal reforms in banking sector
16 A Ghosh Jan 1985 – Feb 1985
17 R N Malhotra 1985-1990 Served as Executive Director of IMF prior to RBI
Made efforts to develop money markets
18 S Venkitaraman 1990-1992 Managed balance of payments crisis
Adopted IMF’s stabilisation programme
Supervised devaluation of the Rupee
Witnessed launch of economic reforms
19 Dr. C Rangarajan 1992-1997 Ushered in unprecedented central bank activism
Introduced comprehensive measures to strengthen and improve efficiency of banking sector
Establishment of unified exchange rate
Cap on automatic finance by the Bank to the Government
20 Dr. Bimal Jalan 1997-2003 Represented India on the Executive Boards of the IMF and World Bank prior to RBI
21 Dr Y V Reddy 2003-2008 Executive Director to IMF prior to RBI
22 Dr. D Subbarao 2008-Present Prior to RBI, he has been
* Secretary to the PM’s Economic Advisory Council (2005-2007)
* Lead economist in the World Bank (1999-2004)
* Finance Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh (1993-1998)
* Joint Secretary, Dept. of Economic Affairs (1988-1993
Friday, March 5, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Daily Dose ---- 1 Genral Science Biology
Vitamin Chemical Name Deficiency disease
A Retinol Night blindness
B1 Thiamine Beri-Beri
B2 Riboflavin Cheilosis
B5 Niacin Pellagra
B6 Pyridoxine Convulsions in child
B12 Cynacobalamin Pernicious anaemia
C Ascorbic Acid Scurvy
D Calciferol Rickets
E Tocopherol Sterility
K Phylloquinone Haemophilia
A Retinol Night blindness
B1 Thiamine Beri-Beri
B2 Riboflavin Cheilosis
B5 Niacin Pellagra
B6 Pyridoxine Convulsions in child
B12 Cynacobalamin Pernicious anaemia
C Ascorbic Acid Scurvy
D Calciferol Rickets
E Tocopherol Sterility
K Phylloquinone Haemophilia
Daily News --- 14th Feb 2010
1 . Pune blast: Role of IM not ruled out, Govt wants Headley access
Investigators were piecing together clues to unravel the identity of terror group behind the Pune bomb blast and the role of Indian Mujahideen (IM) is not being ruled out, as India renewed the demand for access to US terror suspect David Headley.
No arrests have been made in the attack in which officials said the deadly RDX and Ammonium Nitrate were suspected to have been used.
2.
15 MLAs from Telangana region submit resignation to Speaker
Rejecting the Terms of reference of the Sri Krishna Comm appointed to go into the issue of separate statehood, 15 MLAs from the Telangana region, including those of the ruling Congress, today submitted their resignation to Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker.
3.
No fuel price hike for now
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Oil Minister Murli Deora on Sunday discussed an "all-acceptable" hike in fuel prices but it appeared the two failed to reach a consensus and the fuel price hike may not happen immediately
4.Air India on look out for hoarding space to woo flyers
National carrier Air India plans to book space on highways and expressways cutting across the eastern and western side of Mumbai as part of its efforts to woo customers.
5.
Five militants killed in US drone attack
At least five suspected militants were killed and four others injured in a US drone attack in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region in northwest Pakistan on Sunday.
6.
Pak seeks civil nuclear deal with EU
The European Union should treat Pakistan at par with India and accord it the same access in civil nuclear technology as given to New Delhi, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.
Investigators were piecing together clues to unravel the identity of terror group behind the Pune bomb blast and the role of Indian Mujahideen (IM) is not being ruled out, as India renewed the demand for access to US terror suspect David Headley.
No arrests have been made in the attack in which officials said the deadly RDX and Ammonium Nitrate were suspected to have been used.
2.
15 MLAs from Telangana region submit resignation to Speaker
Rejecting the Terms of reference of the Sri Krishna Comm appointed to go into the issue of separate statehood, 15 MLAs from the Telangana region, including those of the ruling Congress, today submitted their resignation to Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker.
3.
No fuel price hike for now
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Oil Minister Murli Deora on Sunday discussed an "all-acceptable" hike in fuel prices but it appeared the two failed to reach a consensus and the fuel price hike may not happen immediately
4.Air India on look out for hoarding space to woo flyers
National carrier Air India plans to book space on highways and expressways cutting across the eastern and western side of Mumbai as part of its efforts to woo customers.
5.
Five militants killed in US drone attack
At least five suspected militants were killed and four others injured in a US drone attack in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region in northwest Pakistan on Sunday.
6.
Pak seeks civil nuclear deal with EU
The European Union should treat Pakistan at par with India and accord it the same access in civil nuclear technology as given to New Delhi, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Info Regarding the IAS---2010
Though i know that many of us knew about all this but still for those who are searching for this on web and by chance opened this web page i am putting some information here--------------
Exam details ;
-The Exam is notified in the month of november/december and last date for submission of form will be in the month of january.
-The prelims exam will be conducted in the month of may.
-The results for the prelims exam will be out in the month of August/september.
-Next Mains Exam will be held in the month of october/November.
-Results of Mains Exam will be out in the month of feb/march.
-Finally Interview will be held in the month of April.
-Final result will be out in the month of may/june
Subjects for Preliminary Examination:
paper I - The General Studies paper is compulsory.
Subjects for Paper II (one subject to be selected) -
1.Agriculture,
2.Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science,
3.Botany,
4.Chemistry,
5.Civil Engineering,
6.Commerce,
7.Economics,
8.Electrical Engineering,
9.Geography,
10.Geology,
11.Indian History,
12.Law,
13.Mathematics,
14.Mechanical Engineering,
15.Medical Science,
16.Philosophy,
17.Physics,
18.Political Science,
19.Psychology,
20.Public Administration,
21.Sociology,
22.Statistics,
23.Zoology.
You have to choose any one subject from the above list. You can opt to any subject, it entirely depends on your interest and some little knowledge about any subject.
Its not necessary that you should take only technical subjects, here you can opt to arts/humanities subject or medical science or Science/technical subjects. But ultimately it depends on your interest.
About Preliminary Exam preparation,
- one paper is optional i.e. your choice
- One paper is compulsory i.e. General Studies.
- Now i will tell you how to prepare for General Studies(GS) paper.
- if one wants to have command over GS, then he has to prepare 8 major area i.e.
History
Geography
Polity
Science
Economy
Mental Abiltiy
Current Affairs
General Knowledge.
- For all the above topics, best way to start is from Basics i.e. NCERT Books of Class 6th to Class 12th.
- For History - NCERT + Spectrums Modern India
- Geography - NCERT + GoCheng leong + a good atlas like orient longman/oxford.
- Polity - NCERT + any good guide book like laxmikanth's indian polity/ Jojo mathews's Indian constitution and polity.
- Science - i think Ncert class 6th to class 12th is more than enough.
- Economy - NCERT class 11th and 12th + pratiyogita darpan's special issue on indian economy + Read and make notes of newspaper about current economy.
- Mental Ability - R.s.Agarwal.
- Current Affairs - one has to be thorough with newspaper readings of atleast one year back from the date of exam.
- General Knowledge - India year book + Manorama year book or Chronicle year book.
- if one is thorough with the above topics from the above materials, then he/she will definitely crack this exam easily.
All the best for 2010.
Exam details ;
-The Exam is notified in the month of november/december and last date for submission of form will be in the month of january.
-The prelims exam will be conducted in the month of may.
-The results for the prelims exam will be out in the month of August/september.
-Next Mains Exam will be held in the month of october/November.
-Results of Mains Exam will be out in the month of feb/march.
-Finally Interview will be held in the month of April.
-Final result will be out in the month of may/june
Subjects for Preliminary Examination:
paper I - The General Studies paper is compulsory.
Subjects for Paper II (one subject to be selected) -
1.Agriculture,
2.Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science,
3.Botany,
4.Chemistry,
5.Civil Engineering,
6.Commerce,
7.Economics,
8.Electrical Engineering,
9.Geography,
10.Geology,
11.Indian History,
12.Law,
13.Mathematics,
14.Mechanical Engineering,
15.Medical Science,
16.Philosophy,
17.Physics,
18.Political Science,
19.Psychology,
20.Public Administration,
21.Sociology,
22.Statistics,
23.Zoology.
You have to choose any one subject from the above list. You can opt to any subject, it entirely depends on your interest and some little knowledge about any subject.
Its not necessary that you should take only technical subjects, here you can opt to arts/humanities subject or medical science or Science/technical subjects. But ultimately it depends on your interest.
About Preliminary Exam preparation,
- one paper is optional i.e. your choice
- One paper is compulsory i.e. General Studies.
- Now i will tell you how to prepare for General Studies(GS) paper.
- if one wants to have command over GS, then he has to prepare 8 major area i.e.
History
Geography
Polity
Science
Economy
Mental Abiltiy
Current Affairs
General Knowledge.
- For all the above topics, best way to start is from Basics i.e. NCERT Books of Class 6th to Class 12th.
- For History - NCERT + Spectrums Modern India
- Geography - NCERT + GoCheng leong + a good atlas like orient longman/oxford.
- Polity - NCERT + any good guide book like laxmikanth's indian polity/ Jojo mathews's Indian constitution and polity.
- Science - i think Ncert class 6th to class 12th is more than enough.
- Economy - NCERT class 11th and 12th + pratiyogita darpan's special issue on indian economy + Read and make notes of newspaper about current economy.
- Mental Ability - R.s.Agarwal.
- Current Affairs - one has to be thorough with newspaper readings of atleast one year back from the date of exam.
- General Knowledge - India year book + Manorama year book or Chronicle year book.
- if one is thorough with the above topics from the above materials, then he/she will definitely crack this exam easily.
All the best for 2010.
Classical Indian Dance
Classical Indian Dance
1. Kathakali and Mohini Attam from Kerala.
2. Bharata Natyam from Tamil Nadu.
devdassis related
3. Kuchipudi from Andhra Pradesh
radha krishna related
4. Odissi from Orissa
geet govind related
5. Kathak from Uttar Pradesh
radha kirshna related
6. Manipuri from Manipur
This dance style was originally called jogai which means circular movement. In ancient texts it has been compared to the movement of the planets around the sun.
1. Kathakali and Mohini Attam from Kerala.
2. Bharata Natyam from Tamil Nadu.
devdassis related
3. Kuchipudi from Andhra Pradesh
radha krishna related
4. Odissi from Orissa
geet govind related
5. Kathak from Uttar Pradesh
radha kirshna related
6. Manipuri from Manipur
This dance style was originally called jogai which means circular movement. In ancient texts it has been compared to the movement of the planets around the sun.
Daily News-- 12 Jan 2010
The Narendra Modi government in Gujarat suffered a setback with the Supreme Court directing a CBI probe into the 2005 Soharabuddin Sheikh encounter case.
In a landmark verdict against the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court today held that the office of the Chief Justice of India comes within the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) law, saying judicial independence is not a judge's privilege but a responsibility cast upon him.
The coveted Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development was on Tuesday bestowed on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who said India and Bangladesh should work together to achieve peace and progress in South Asia
Industrial growth has gathered pace as factory production rose by 11.7 pc in November 2009, fuelled by stimulus-backed demand for manufactured goods, particularly consumer goods
The crisis in Indian hockey on Tuesday deepened with the striking players walking out of an inconclusive meeting with Hockey India officials, prompting the establishment to serve a fresh 48-hour ultimatum to the players to resume training or get axed from the World Cup squad.
In a landmark verdict against the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court today held that the office of the Chief Justice of India comes within the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) law, saying judicial independence is not a judge's privilege but a responsibility cast upon him.
The coveted Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development was on Tuesday bestowed on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who said India and Bangladesh should work together to achieve peace and progress in South Asia
Industrial growth has gathered pace as factory production rose by 11.7 pc in November 2009, fuelled by stimulus-backed demand for manufactured goods, particularly consumer goods
The crisis in Indian hockey on Tuesday deepened with the striking players walking out of an inconclusive meeting with Hockey India officials, prompting the establishment to serve a fresh 48-hour ultimatum to the players to resume training or get axed from the World Cup squad.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Governors-General
Governors-General
Governors-General of Fort William in Bengal, 1773-1833
*Warren Hastings (1773–1785)
*Sir John MacPherson, (1785–1786) (Provisional)
*Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1786–1793)
*Sir John Shore, 1st Baronet (1793–1798)
*Sir Alured Clarke (1798) (Provisional)
*Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1798–1805)
*Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1805)
*Sir George Hilario Barlow (1805–1807) (Provisional)
*Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto (1807–1813)
*Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1813–1823)
*John Adam (1823) (Provisional)
*William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1823–1828)
*William Butterworth Bayley (1828) (Provisional)
*The Lord William Bentinck (1828–1833)
Governors-General of India, 1833-1858
*The Lord William Bentinck (1833–1835)
*Sir Charles Metcalfe, 2nd Baronet (1835–1836) (Provisional)
*George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland (1836–1842)
*Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough (1842–1844)
*William Wilberforce Bird (1844) (Provisional)
*Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1844–1848)
*James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1848–1856)
*Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1856–1858)
Governors-General and Viceroys of India, 1858-1947
*Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1858–1862)
*James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1862–1863)
*Sir Robert Napier (1863) (Provisional)
*Sir William Denison (1863–1864) (Provisional)
*Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence (1864–1869)
*Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1869–1872)
*Sir John Strachey (1872) (Provisional)
*Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier (1872) (Provisional)
*Thomas George Baring, 2nd Baron Northbrook (1872–1876)
*Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton (1876–1880)
*George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1880–1884)
*Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin (1884–1888)
*Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1888–1894)
*Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1894–1899)
*George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon (1899–1904)
*Arthur Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill (1904) (Provisional)
*George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon (1904–1905)
*Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1905–1910)
*Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1910–1916)
*Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (1916–1921)
*Rufus Isaacs, 1st Earl of Reading (1921–1925)
*Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton (1925–1926) (Provisional)
*Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Baron Irwin (1926–1931)
*George Joachim Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen (1929) (During Lord Irwin's absence on leave)
*Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Earl of Willingdon (1931–1936)
*Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow (1936–1943)
*Archibald Wavell, 1st Viscount Wavell (1943–1947)
*Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1947)
Governors-General of India, 1947-1950
*Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1947–1948)
*Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (1948–1950)
Governors-General of Fort William in Bengal, 1773-1833
*Warren Hastings (1773–1785)
*Sir John MacPherson, (1785–1786) (Provisional)
*Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1786–1793)
*Sir John Shore, 1st Baronet (1793–1798)
*Sir Alured Clarke (1798) (Provisional)
*Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1798–1805)
*Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1805)
*Sir George Hilario Barlow (1805–1807) (Provisional)
*Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Baron Minto (1807–1813)
*Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings (1813–1823)
*John Adam (1823) (Provisional)
*William Pitt Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1823–1828)
*William Butterworth Bayley (1828) (Provisional)
*The Lord William Bentinck (1828–1833)
Governors-General of India, 1833-1858
*The Lord William Bentinck (1833–1835)
*Sir Charles Metcalfe, 2nd Baronet (1835–1836) (Provisional)
*George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland (1836–1842)
*Edward Law, 2nd Baron Ellenborough (1842–1844)
*William Wilberforce Bird (1844) (Provisional)
*Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1844–1848)
*James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (1848–1856)
*Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1856–1858)
Governors-General and Viceroys of India, 1858-1947
*Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1858–1862)
*James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1862–1863)
*Sir Robert Napier (1863) (Provisional)
*Sir William Denison (1863–1864) (Provisional)
*Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence (1864–1869)
*Richard Southwell Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1869–1872)
*Sir John Strachey (1872) (Provisional)
*Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier (1872) (Provisional)
*Thomas George Baring, 2nd Baron Northbrook (1872–1876)
*Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Baron Lytton (1876–1880)
*George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1880–1884)
*Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin (1884–1888)
*Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1888–1894)
*Victor Alexander Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1894–1899)
*George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon (1899–1904)
*Arthur Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill (1904) (Provisional)
*George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Curzon (1904–1905)
*Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1905–1910)
*Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1910–1916)
*Frederic John Napier Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (1916–1921)
*Rufus Isaacs, 1st Earl of Reading (1921–1925)
*Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton (1925–1926) (Provisional)
*Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Baron Irwin (1926–1931)
*George Joachim Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen (1929) (During Lord Irwin's absence on leave)
*Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Earl of Willingdon (1931–1936)
*Victor Alexander John Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow (1936–1943)
*Archibald Wavell, 1st Viscount Wavell (1943–1947)
*Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1947)
Governors-General of India, 1947-1950
*Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1947–1948)
*Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (1948–1950)
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