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Finmin Orders on DA - Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2014

No.1/1/2014-F-II (B)

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi

Dated: 27th March. 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees - Revised Rates effective from 1.1.2014.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Ministry’s Office Memorandum No.I-8/2013-E-II (B) dated 25th September, 2013 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is pleased to decide that the Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 90% to 100% with effect from January, 2014.

2. The provisions contained in paras 3, 4 and 5 of this Ministry’s O.M. No.1(3)/2008-E-11(B) dated 29th August, 2008 shall continue to be applicable while regulating Dearness Allowance under these orders.

3. The additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under these orders shall be paid in cash to all Central Government employees.

4. The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance shall not he made before the date of disbursement of salary of March. 2014.

5. These orders shall also apply to the civilian employees paid from the Defence Services Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services Estimates. In regard to Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders will he issued by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways, respectively.

6. In so far as the employees working in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned, these orders are issued with the concurrence of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

sd/-

(A.Bhattacharya)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Source: www.finmin.nic.in

[http://finmin.nic.in/the_ministry/dept_expenditure/notification/da/da01012014.pdf]

Google's Little Fun Features You Didn't Know

Over the couple of years Google always answered our search queries and it looks like the tech giant also had answers to your boredom, that you know very little about. The little fun features Google Search comes with such as Flight Simulator, Google Gravity and others can help the users if they are all bored with its most common feature, search. Read on to know 11 little fun features of Google as compiled by Times Of India.

#1 Zerg Rush

Search for ‘Zerg Rush’ on Google and you can see red and yellow O’s called the ‘Zerglings’ fall on the screen and eat your search results. You’ll have to defend the results by clicking on the Zerglings and eliminating them before they could cause any damage.

Best of all, Google keeps score that can be shared on Google+ or get back to the search results by closing the game. A widget on the right side tells you how many times you have clicked to eliminate Zerglings and how many were successful. If not, all the Zerglings will wipe out the search links.

Microsoft Office 2003 Also Near End Of Support!

  

With all the hubbub surrounding XP’s impending day of doom, the fact that support for Microsoft Office2003 ends on the exact same date seems to have been pushed well into the background.

Yes folks, as of April 8th there will be no more security updates forthcoming for Office 2003, which means no further patches to close as yet undiscovered vulnerabilities. As a none too gentle reminder, Microsoft recently put up a new post on its Office blog including an interesting infograph which shows just how much the computing world has changed in general over the past decade, since the launch of Office 2003.

While the 2003 software had a number of interesting features, including the first version of OneNote and the final version of Clippy, Microsoft is saying that individuals and businesses who are still using the software now need to move on – Microsoft is, of course, pushing its latest Office 365:

10 Best Anti-Virus Companies You Can Trust

When the upsurge of technology is appreciated for making lives easy, the other side of the coin depicts the insecurity and threats that the tech boom has caused. Espionage, Cyber Hacking, malware threats and other issues that put highly confidential and private informations at risk have become regular news in vernaculars. However, Anti-virus softwares are introduced as a solution to put a check to this malice. Hence internet era has now come a long way from the simple viruses that affect the PC’s to phishing, spamming, ransomewares and DDoS attacks. Read on to know the world’s 10 best anti-virus companies that acts as a protective shield helping users keep valuable information secure, as compiled by TheTopTen.

#1 Kaspersky

With the initial release of their product in 2006, Kaspersky Anti-Virus offers real-time protection, detection and removal of viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, adware, keyloggers malicious tools and auto-dialers. Headquartered in Russia, the Kaspersky Labs develops anti-virus that runs on Microsoft Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems. In addition to it the anti-virus company develops products for Internet and Mobile security.

#2 Avast!

With the name Avast standing as an acronym of "Anti-Virus – Advanced Set" the company develops Freemium anti-virus softwares. Headquarted in Prague, Czech Republic, Avast! provides its support on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms. With over 17.4 percent of the worldwide antivirus vendor market share as on 2012 the anti-virus still remains among the most trusted in the world.

7 Free Softwares Your Computer Must Have

Apart from installing the obvious software like Office, Firefox and VLC player, there are few more apps that are worth having on your system. These apps though not as popular as the previously mentioned, but are equally useful and important. What’s more, you these apps are absolutely free. Here is a list of 7 best software that you must have on your PC, as reported by Times Of India.

1. Dexpot

It is common to have a messy desktop, thanks to shortage of time to organize the same. However, with Dexpot one can have multiple desktops. Being virtual desktop software, Dexpot lets you have separate desktops for work and play. Each desktop can have different running apps, different icons and a suitable wallpaper to go with the theme. The best part is you can switch between the desktops with keyboard or mouse shortcuts. It is available for free if you are using it for privately.  

2. Rainmeter

If you are one of those who like to tinker your desktop but could not do enough with what Windows offers, Rainmeter opens a lot more doors for you. It modifies desktop in a way better than other available apps. The app replaces the desktop with a skin that is friendlier to add widgets and notes upon. You can modify the desktop appearance to a level never imagined with just Windows around. You can happily choose from thousands of skins available for free from the community.

10 Illegal Things You Do On Internet Unknowingly

Present day’s internet literate generation use web to get things done with great comfort and ease. There are many applications that you may use on a daily basis, which we won’t realize was illegal until caught on hop. Editing an image or downloading a file or even connecting to an unsecured Wi-Fi connection may put you into serious trouble. We have slated down a list of 10 illegal things that you do online as compiled by Mashable.

#10 Ad Blockers

You may be many a times irritated by the ads that pop up all of a sudden as you do something. Most times they are annoying and nuisance forcing you to close it without care or install an ad blocker. However blocking the advertisements that pops up on the screen is illegal in certain countries as on the other side the advertisers pay high for exhibiting their messages. There are companies which make heavy loses every year with the use of these ad-blockers.

#9 Making GIFs and Memes

It is illegal to make memes or parody by using any copyrighted materials. Even in the name of criticism it is not allowed to use the sources. However it is close to impossible to check the GIF making as it is widely distributed and no one is really sure of its origin.

 

Dropbox To Partner Mobile Service Providers On Its Indian Debut

Dropbox, the free online storage service company, which is on par with the growth of Facebook and Twitter is to finally enter India by partnering local mobile service providers and the web companies.

The online storage company when recently said it had no plans of setting up an office in India, seems to be okay with partnership arrangements. The company couldn’t resist to enter one of the fastest growing internet markets in the world that would take Dropbox to a whole new level. “For us it doesn't make sense to have a local sales team in the short term, but we'll work through partners," VP and business development head, Sujay Jaswa said, as reported by Times Of India. Jaswa also said that the company is in talks with several companies but declined to disclose the company’s identities “as the talks are in the early stages”.

How Tech Has Changed Us In Weird Ways

Technology has altered the human brain,” is a universal fact, since technical advancements have an incredibly deep effect on the way our brain works. The Tech has made us to feel, think and even dream differently. While it has made drastic impact on our attention skill, memory and sleep routine, some researchers claim that tech has few positive impacts as well. It has bestowed new skills to make us more creative, to organize our lives, and make our mind free from frustrations. Many studies conducted on the impact of technology on our brains, here are some of the most interesting findings, as compiled by Mashable.

#1 Dreaming In Color

Television has deeply affected our brain, especially our dream. In 2008, a Dundee University research established that adults above the age of 55, who 

had brought up with a black and white TV, were more likely to experience the dream in black and white. But the younger generations, brought up in the era of Technicolor, always dreamed in color. The American Psychological Association verified these findings.

#2 Sleeping Problems

Tech –savvy people are used to fall asleep, by looking at the glow of laptop or Smartphone display. The bright light produced by the Smartphone, laptop, and tablet screens disturbs our body’s internal light cues and sleep inducing hormones. This bright light can fool the brain by thinking it is still day time and causes long lasting effect on our internal sleep clock. Our eyes are very sensitive to the blue color produced by the screen, which makes harder to fall asleep, especially for those who suffers from insomnia.

With XP's Deadline On Brink And 95 Pct ATMs On It, RBI Warns Banks

April 8^th being the deadline for axing the support for Windows XP, more than 95 percent of the ATMs apparently are still using the same OS, which may increase the vulnerabilities of friendly cash machines. Hence RBI is said to be asking banks to upgrade to a newer platform soon.

Though the company is pulling the plugs on the windows XP, it would still continue to offer the security support to the product till 2015. However Microsoft also warns that even with the extended support the effectiveness of “out-of-service operating system is limited.”

Google Encrypts All Emails For A Spy-Free Gmail

In a bid to stop snooping on its users, Google has overhauled its Gmail service in a big way - encrypting every single email you send or receive.

According to the firm, "this ensures that your messages are safe not only when they move between you and Gmail's servers, but also as they move between Google's data centres”, said the firm.

Gmail now always uses an encrypted HTTPS connection when you check or send email and it can not be turned off.

“No one can listen in on your messages as they go back and forth between you and Gmail’s servers,” the firm said in a press release.

10 Most Common Malwares And Their Preventions

Security Threats are increasingly becoming sophisticated by the day with cyber criminals finding new ways to hack your personal and financial data. With Smartphones becoming ubiquitous and most of other products, be it car or house security system getting taste of internet connectivity, hackers are now finding  wide range of devices to infect with malicious threats. Here is the list of   10 most common security treats and their prevention as compiled by Norton.com.

#1 VIRUS

A virus is a small piece of software that can spread from one infected computer to another without user’s knowledge or permission. Virus will spread only when it is transmitted by a user through network or internet, or via removable disk such as CDs or memory disks. Some virus can delete, corrupt 

or steal your data from your system, and even can reformat your hard disk. Some other viruses can replicate themselves and present video, text, or audio messages. Even if they are not meant to cause damage, they can take up memory and can cause erratic behavior, system crashes and loss of data.

Top 5 Cloud Storage Services To Backup Your Data

With the advent of cloud servers and cloud storage, it has become easier than ever before to have a backup of all your significant files online. You can be self-assured about the security of your vital files and the ease of accessing them from anywhere in the world at anytime. Cloud Storage Services such as DropBox, Google Drive, One Drive, and Box provides plenty of storage space to backup your data at absolutely no cost. Listed below are the top 5 cloud storage services as compiled by Tech Advisor

Dropbox

Dropbox is a file hosting service that provides users with file synchronization, client software and cloud storage facilities. This service is offered on client software for Mac OS X, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Blackberry OS, iOs, Android, and window phones.

Dropbox enables the user to create local folders on their computer which can be synchronized with an online version so that the user can access the data even offline. The offline editing feature of Dropbox provides an option of making select files offline and the files appear online as soon as you place it in the Dropbox folder. This free account comes with 2GB of storage, and for those who want more can opt for paid accounts with price ranges of $10 per month for 100GB and $50 per month for 500GB. Dropbox also offers 500MB of additional storage for each person you get to sign up to the account, with a limit of 16GB.

Security features include two-step authentication and an AES 256-bit encryption for all files held on the Dropbox server.

5 Latest Smartphones To Buy Under 10,000

Owning a Smartphone was once a costly affair. Now with its growing market, it’s in your pocket without making a hole in it. If you are on a hunt for a cool Smartphone which weighs light on your wallet, than 2014 seems to be riding high on low-cost handsets. With various top companies like Nokia, Sony, introducing budget Smartphones, take a look at top Smartphones available in the market costing less than 10,000.

1. Nokia Lumia 525, (Rs.9,899 as on Flipkart): The stylish Nokia Lumia 525 comes with a super sensitive 4-inch touch screen at 480 x 800 pixels resolution. The handset comes with a scratch-resistant glass protection to save it from all the adventures you go on with it.

The back cover is changeable with variety of colors to choose from. It runs on a dual-core 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor coupled with 1GB of RAM, which can handle all the games you want play on the phone. The Windows Phone 8 based deviece comes with 8GB memory internal which can be expanded up to 64GB and has Wi-Fi and GPS facility as well. A 5MP camera with 4x optical zoom can be found on the rear side; unfortunately there is no flash and no front camera.

Windows 8.1 - Customizing the Start Screen

Customizing the Start Screen - Working With Tiles

Microsoft placed on the Start Screen all of the tiles they felt you would need, most of them tied to programs that they have a vested interest in! They created a few groups of tiles to make it easier for you to find the tile you would like to use. They made the tiles different sizes, again based on some decision by a Microsoft committee. It is very easy for you to customize the Start Screen by moving tiles around, creating your own groups and resizing the tiles.

Creating a Tile Group:

When you press and hold, either using your finger on the screen or your mouse button, you can then drag the tile to the left or right and move it to another group or create a new group of tiles. When you drag your tile to the far right, to the right of any existing groups, and release your mouse or finger, a new group is formed. Once a new group is created you can name the group by clicking in the group name box located above and to the left of the newly established group.

Rearranging Tiles in a Group:

To rearrange a tile within a group use your mouse or finger to click/press and drag the tile around. Depending on the size of the tile, other tiles within the group might also be rearranged. If you are using your finger and are having trouble accomplishing this because the page scrolls and the tile does not move, briefly drag the tile up or down before dragging left or right.

Microsoft in World’s Most Ethical Companies list for the 4th year running

Microsoft has been included in the World’s Most Ethical Companies list for the 4th year running. The survey was carried out by the Ethisphere Institute, an independent center of research promoting best practices in corporate ethics and compliance. The World’s Most Ethical Company award recognizes Leading Companies that Place Ethical Business Practices and Standards as a Central Element of their Growth and Performance Objectives.

Microsoft was awarded under the “COMPUTER SOFTWARE” category along with Adobe Systems, Symantec, Terdata Corportation, Wipro Limited and salesforce.com, inc. Microsoft’s competitor, Google, also made it to the list under “COMPUTER SERVICES” category. The lists included 144 honorees representing 41 industries and had 21 first-time honorees. Interestingly, the list was mostly dominated by the companies from the US.

Fix: Hidden files and folders in Folder Options is missing

We know that the Windows operating system contains some files and yet other system files and folders which are hidden by default. These are hidden so that the end-user does not by chance end up deleting or modifying their contents as they are required by the system to function properly. But there may be times, when you may need to show these hidden files and folders.

Show Hidden files and folders

To do this, type Folder Options in start search and hit Enter to open Folder Options window. Under the View tab, check the Hidden files, folders and drives check box. If you need to also show the system protected hidden files and folders too, uncheck the Hide protected operating system files  option.

Click Apply and exit. The hidden files and folders will now be visible.

Free Standalone eScanAV Anti-Virus Toolkit MWAV for Windows

Many of us, these days, prefer to use a second opinion malware scanner on our Windows computer, just to be doubly safe, even though we may be having an  antivirus software installed on it. We have already seen a list of standalone on-demand Antivirus Scanners for Windows. Today we will check out eScan Anti-Virus Toolkit.

Second opinion malware scanner

If in doubt, one can always visit online antivirus scanners to scan our computers, or if its a single file, get it scanned with an online malware scanner using multiple antivirus engines. But if you are looking to have a standalone on-demand antivirusscanner installed locally, you may check out eScanAV Anti-Virus Toolkit.

eScanAV Anti-Virus Toolkit (MWAV) is a free software that lets you scan and remove detected viruses, spyware, adware,rootkits and any other malware that may have infected your computer. It is a portable tool that requires no installation. You can run it from your computer, USB drive or any external drive, as it co-exists well with all security software.

BOOT YOUR WINDOWS XP/VISTA/7/8 FROM USB DRIVE

Backup, create image of your bootable USB drive

WinToFlash - Complete Solution for Bootable USB

What is in WinTO Flash

WinToFlash is likely to make a big difference to the way you work. It will make life a lot easier for you. Quickly and simply install the program you needs and in no time at all you will find yourself writing essays on Windows and using your USB. The WinToFlash makes the job hassle free for you.

WinToFlash help you pull over the contents of a Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8 installation disk and prep the USB drive to become a bootable replacement for the optical drive. This is about you can install your Windows from flash drive or card, HDD, etc. to your computer or netbook.
And this is not all it can do. WinToFlash can transfer your live CD or DVD to USB card, for example, BartPE. After all you can erase your USB media and format it with Windows for everyday use.

Risks of Using Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) File – Avoid malicious redirection, Identity Theft

Any URL is basically an IP address that you can remember easily. In other words, every working URL on the Internet is actually an IP address. The concept of IP addresses goes beyond URLs and extends to all the peripherals and computers on your network. This article is about what Proxy Auto-Config or PAC files are, what the risks are, and how to protect your browser from deliberate redirections that are malicious in most cases. For that, you need to understand the IP addresses and DNS (see next paragraph to know about local caches). Any device in your network has an IP address. Click the link ahead to know more about DNS and how DNS works.

Between you and the website you are visiting, there are at least two caches. One is the ISP cache that contains IP addresses of most visited sites and the other is a local file on your disk. The HOSTS file contains IP records of the websites you frequently. This caching is done to speed up access to the websites/URLs you intend to wish. Though HOSTS may also be compromised by changing the IP address assigned to the related URL, the most dangerous method is malicious PAC files. In the case of the latter, you do not even know for days that your machine has been compromised.

Over 42 lakh Indian computers infected with malware

Over 42 lakh computer systems, including mobile phones, were infected in India by June last year with 'botnet' malware being used for various kind of cybercrimes.

As per the data shared by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) with other government departments, the botnet infected systems in the country was 25,915 in 2007 which peaked to about 65 lakh in 2012.

The number of botnet infected system grew rapidly and reached over 60 per cent in first half of 2013.

Bank ATM’s still not ready for XP Armageddon

In less than a month’s time we could see more computer machines installed in ATMs, running Windows XP or with Windows XP Support being exposed to potential threats. Why? Microsoft is pulling the plug on Windows XP on April 8. This raises serious security and compliance issues for the systems’ operators as it is estimated that more than six out of 10 ATM machines in the US run Windows XP.

According to the data made available by ATM Industry Association (ATMIA), about 38% of the nearly 425,000 ATMs in the U.S. that are powered by Windows XP will have migrate to a newer OS. On the other hand, The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), the body that oversees security standards in the payments industry, has come clear on the process – ATMs still on Windows XP after April 8 will need to have certain compensating controls in place to be considered PCI compliant. It estimates that Windows XP powers 95% of ATMs in the world.

Microsoft working on next-gen 'no-touch' screens

Tech giant Microsoft is working on next generation technology that will enable 'no-touch' phones, tablets and televisions that can be operated from afar, without the need to swipe them. 

The technology will allow users to control a screen with their fingers even from the other side of the room and put their hands through a screen to 'touch' objects. 

Microsoft said it is has begun to create machines that move far beyond touchscreens. 

Rico Malvar, Microsoft's chief scientist, said work has begun on new screens that can be manipulated without needing to approach a gadget. 

The company is building an electronic bracelet that can detect movements in a person's fingers, allowing them to imitate the actions of poking and flicking the screen to operate a device. 

Pathfinder Apps

Everyone knows how to use maps on their phone. But do you also know that some of these apps give you turn-by-turn navigation for most towns in India? Actually smartphones and their navigation apps are much more advanced than traditional navigation devices. They can track your location real time, guide you to destinations, show nearby points of interest and, in some cities, even update you about traffic. Even paid mapping apps will cost you just a fraction of what a decent navigator comes for. 

Here is a look at the best navigation apps.

GOOGLE MAPS 

Price: Free

The most popular mapping software, this app can be downloaded to any platform and is free. The app tracks your location and you can search for and get directions to any location. Voice navigation and traffic updates are now available. There is the option to choose between walking, public transport and car for a destination.

Seven tech problems you can solve your own

There are technological problems that have become a part of our lives and we have adjusted to live with these, but some of it can be solved in a few minutes if we apply ourselves -

1. FREE ALTERNATIVES TO PAID SOFTWARE

Microsoft Office might be the best companion for work, but not everyone can afford it. The best free alternative to MS Office is the Apache OpenOffice, an open source office software. OpenOffice comes with replacements for most of Office's components and has a word processor in Writer, spreadsheet in Calc and presentation maker in Impress. http://www.openoffice.org/

Another software that we lust to own legitimately is Adobe Photoshop. We found a good replacement for Photoshop in Photoscape, an easy software that lets you do even advanced editing. This software is especially good if you are trying to edit or convert RAW images, which most other free software cannot handle.

FunMouse: Add creative and productive shortcuts to Mouse Gestures and Clicks

Mouse utilities are great, they let you perform different functions with your mouse and make it more productive and creative. This time we’ve reviewed a utility that lets you be creative and productive at the same time. FunMouse brings you shortcuts that can be assigned to different mouse strokes or mouse clicks and believe me or not; you can even measure the distance covered and clicks made on your mouse, which seems very interesting to me. FunMouse is Windows 8 compatible too.

With FunMouse, you can add up to three shortcuts each at eight different positions on-screen getting a total of 36 shortcuts. There are eight pre-defined positions on screen and you add a different shortcut for a different action like left click, right-click or touch. For left click and right-click, the shortcuts can be Show Start, Prevent Screensaver, Start Screensaver, Lock Computer, Show Desktop, Shutdown and Mute.

R NET COMMUNICATION 4.0 STRING / BINARY ISSUES AND SOLUTION

After COD we have faced many Issues in Postman , Despatch, Treasury and Sub accounts. Now days in many Sub offices are dealing CODs without any Issues.

In Some offices while running R Net Communication it shows an error message as String or binary data would be truncated. The Statement has been terminated.