Life of an IFS officer: An anonymous in-service officer talks it out
This is as candid as it can get. Watch out for his comment when he is asked if he would still pick IFS over IAS/ IPS?
Year: 2016
Prelims tit-bits- Polity part 2
1. Emergency provisions Taken from Wiemar constitution A national emergency(art 352) can be proclaimed due to war, external aggression or armed rebellion not on the ground of internal disturbance) though the proclamation of national emergence requires the approval of both the houses (special majority), lok sabha’s approval( simple majority) alone suffices for revocation president can unilaterally… Continue reading Prelims tit-bits- Polity part 2
All that you need to know about the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana
Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) is a conditional maternity benefit scheme. It is being implemented using the platform of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme. This scheme is for the pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age or above for first two live births to contribute to a better enabling environment by… Continue reading All that you need to know about the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana
5 dedicated schemes on Protection of Women
With special emphasis on the universalisation of women helpline number.
One Stop Centre Scheme and the Nirbhaya Fund. What’s the connect?
Heard of Sakhi centres? They are the one stop centre under the Nirbhaya fund for women safety.
Tit-bits for prelims (what do you think)
Hello everyone As prelims is not more than 80 days away, we thought of different ways of helping you in your preparation. In this context UW announced a test series on the forum. Now to help you with the factual stuff, we came up with the idea of presenting confusing and important factoids in card… Continue reading Tit-bits for prelims (what do you think)
Economic Survey For IAS | Chapter 11 | Powering One India
Importance of reliable power for economic growth, open access policy, from power deficit to power surplus, various schemes for power sector, installed electricty capacity
Tina Dabi on her strategy for Political Science
IAS Rank #1 on her strategy for success @Pol Science
Artika Shukla: Tale of a Varanasi girl who got 4th rank in IAS 2015 exam
26 year old Varanasi girl, Artika Shukla has secured 4th rank Civil Services Examination 2015. She believed that “If one has a dream, they should just follow it”. She gives all credit to his elder brother. source Why IAS? From her college days she always wanted to do something for the youth of the country. She wanted… Continue reading Artika Shukla: Tale of a Varanasi girl who got 4th rank in IAS 2015 exam
Don’t miss your IAS Prelims by that 1 question!
Hello Everyone, Though I am really occupied with some stuff till this month end but then something happened which set me off to write this blog. Just few minutes back one of my pupils sent his Prelims mark-sheet to me and called me up to say that he just missed the Prelims by one question,… Continue reading Don’t miss your IAS Prelims by that 1 question!
Request for 3 new explains with infographs.
Please make explains on 1. DTAA- Mauritius, the new agreement, its implications and all that. 2. Patents n its related stuff. This we need definitely with infographs. Please? 3.NSG-NPT link. Why is it important for India and stuffs like that. Please consider this, CD. These three are a bit difficult for me to understand.
Civil Services Prelims 2015 Official Answer Keys
Here is the official answer key. http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/answerkeys/2015/CSP_2015/CSP_15_GS_I_AKy.pdf http://www.upsc.gov.in/exams/answerkeys/2015/CSP_2015/CSP_15_GS_II_AKey.pdf No need for further mahabharat on controversial questions. Just accept the answer and move on. What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?* a) The Earth’s rotation on its axis *b) Convergence of the two equatorial currents* c) Difference in salinity of water d) Occurrence of… Continue reading Civil Services Prelims 2015 Official Answer Keys
print issue of cd magazine
Hi , when are you going to release print magazines of cd , if you are not please ,tell me so that I will buy ecopy and get a print of it . Thank you ; praveen.singada@gmail.com
PROJECT CSE P IN 2.5 MONTHS
CURRENT AFFAIRS FROM WHICH MONTH?? FOR CSE 2016 PRE
A story of perseverance: Jasmeet Sandhu, Rank 3
My success mantra is 'hardwork is the key to success'
The countdown to the Prelims 2016
Hello everyone, source As I had mentioned earlier, I shall not be available now till the end of this month, so just thought of writing a piece on how to manage the days leading up to the Preliminary Examination in August. With Paper II being only qualifying in nature, your score in Paper I shall… Continue reading The countdown to the Prelims 2016
[E&B Bodies #6] Centre for Science and Environment
The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a public interest research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi CSE researches into, lobbies for and communicates the urgency of development that is both sustainable and equitable Established in 1980, CSE works as a think tank on environment-development issues in India, poor planning, climate shifts… Continue reading [E&B Bodies #6] Centre for Science and Environment
Ask me anything Geography – GS Pre / mains/ optional.
Want some help with geography? The thread is for you.
Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan: The J&K kid who cracked UPSC twice
What do we do when we fall? We rise again to fight. 23-year-old Khan made it to the coveted Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in his second attempt. In his first attempt, he got through the Indian Railway Traffic Services (IRTS) but this time he cracked the code. The son of a school teacher, Athar… Continue reading Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan: The J&K kid who cracked UPSC twice
Tina Dabi: Catch up on the strategies of UPSC 2015 topper
Cracking Civil Services in the very first attempt is no mean task!
