Dnote Xpress: Memories Takes Us Back, Dreams Takes Us Forward!

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Happy New Year

Issue: #20 | December 2015

Memories Takes Us Back, Memories Takes Us Back,

DREAMS TAKES US FORWARD!

DREAMS TAKES US FORWARD! CEO’s Note

2015 Overview

As the new year stands before us I would like to thank every member of the Fiinovation family for their hardwork and dedication.

The efforts of all the members made 2015 a very successful year for the organization. I will also like to thank all the stakeholders who have supported the venture. I am personally grateful to each one of you for your tremendous efforts, and I wish everyone a rewarding, joyous new year.

The Year 2015 can be summed up in two words complexed and perplexed. The journey to 2016 is intriguing as to what the next year has to o f f e r. P e n d i n g b i l l s , Adjournments and Political furore ensured g o v e r n m e n t ' s performance remained below expectations. India however managed to attract FDIs in various sectors with Make in India, Smart Cities, Digital India getting a big boost. From signing of Civil Nuclear deals to negotiations at the Paris Agreement, India ensured it makes it to global headlines. With GDP growth of more than 7 percent it became the fastest growing big economy overpassing its Asian rival China. It played a major role in evacuation efforts in Yemen and relief and rehabilitation efforts during the Nepal Earthquake. It suffered the impacts of climate change with insufficient monsoons that continued the rural distress and excessive rainfall in the coastal areas that brought cities like Kolkata, Chennai to standstill.

Let 2016 be the new chapter filled with success, health, happiness and new opportunities in our lives. As we go into the new year celebrations I would like to remember the victims of the recent Chennai floods, let us all join hands and help Chennai to rise again.

Retrospection - #ChennaiFloods The recent rains in south India created havoc in Tamil Nadu and Andhra. Overflow from arterial rivers flooded Chennai and brought it to a standstill. Essential Commodities including milk, water vegetables faced shortage of supply as transportation was completely cut off due to water logging and prices of vegetables sky rocketed.

Highest rain in a century Maximum rainfall in single day of December in Chennai

261.6

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

All time record (Dec 10 1901)

Rainfall in mm.

400 374 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0

Rainfall Recorded on Dec 2 2015

Excess Rainfall In Most Districts Oct to Dec 4 2015

Ariyalur Chennai Coimbatore Cuddalore Dharmapuri Dindigul Erode Kancheepuram Kanyakumari

Departure (in mm) from normal %

594.7 1522.7 314.1 1041.5 436.5 396.6 382.9 1681.4 664.3

40 130 8 89 49 8 37 214 48

Prices of vegetables sky rocket 2015

Rs./kg.

Bitter Gourd Brinjal Cabbage Garlic Lady’s Finger Onion Potato Tomato (Local)

(Nov.2)

(Dec.2)

32 28 18 120 36 48 24 36

52 70 24 220 50 48 32 36

Year In Review Three Social Schemes were launched Pradhan mantri suraksha bima yojana Pradhan mantri jeevan jyoti bima yojana Atal pension yojana

Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Bank was launched Will help finance more than 60,000 hawkers and small businesses promoting entrepreneurship, especially among backward classes

"Give it Up" campaign launched urging rich people to give up LPG subsidy

Swine Flu deaths in India Over 20 States in India reported 774cases of the H1N1 virus

India successfully evacuated 4,640 Indians and 960 foriegn nationals from Yemen One of the biggest evacuation mission that earned global acknowledgment including USA

Food for Thought

PAHAL (DBTL) Beneficiaries (in Cr.) : 14.74 Cash Given (in Rs. Cr.) : 24431 No. of People Given Up LPG Subsidy : 5546058

Sania Mirza Received Khel Ratna Won 10 titles including 2 Grand slams, and became world number 1 in doubles individual rankings

Tweets of the Year

The government offers 12 subsidised cylinders to every household with an LPG connection in a year, which costs the exchequer Rs 40,000 crore annually. If this number is brought down to nine or even six per household, then, according to experts, will save the government Rs 8,000 crore (according to estimates based on fuel prices in 2013-14).

India had imported 189.43 million tonnes of crude oil in 2014-15 for Rs 6.87 lakh crore. This fiscal, the imports are projected at 188.23 million tonnes, almost the same level as last year. The successful rollout of the FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric)-India scheme will result in an annual savings worth Rs 60,000 crore on India's oil import bill by 2020.

India signed a Rs 98,000 crore deal with Japan which includes key areas of defence and nuclear energy along with building of India's first bullet train network between Mumbai – Ahmedabad.

Narendra Modi@narendramodi Through the NITI Aayog we wish to ensure that every individual can enjoy the fruits of development & aspire to lead a better life.

Shekhar Kapur@shekharkapur Yoga means union. Between you and your spiritual self. Between you and your universal self. #InternationalDayofYoga

NASSCOM@nasscom The#DigitalIndia campaign aims to transform the entire ecosystem of public services through the use of information technology.

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