http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/upper-age-limit-for-upsc-ias-exam-may-soon-be-cut-to-26-years/articleshow/53831897.cms Is this going to happen in the next year?

Read this interesting piece of study – http://accountabilityindia.in/how-commonplace-%E2%80%98outstanding%E2%80%99

This could be a question for MAINS, I believe?

I was reading Shah Faisal’s FB post + general google alerts on media clampdown of J&K newspapers… Has the issue just blown out? Can someone give me the context please of what went wrong and how?

http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/upsc-declares-final-result-of-civil-services-examination-2015-tina-dabi-secures-1st-rank_1883793.html Kiss kiss ka hua hai/ jaan pechaan/ or if there is someone in the platform over here – please let us know!

Read this case of an IPS officer struggling to get posting coz he questioned amit shah – donno about the truth in the article but kaafi sad scene hai yaar… http://www.indiasamvad.co.in/Investigation/Exclusive-CBI-cop-Tamgadge-who-questioned-Amit-Shah-in-Ishrat-case-is-struggling-for-posting–13249

Check here – http://www.upsc.gov.in

http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/flush-with-finance-53593 Over 73 per cent of rural Tamil Nadu defecates in the open. The construction cost is a major deterrent for poor people. “It equals our monthly income,” says Trirathimala of Chettikulam village in Tiruchirappalli district. Realising this critical gap in providing sanitation, Gramalaya started a microfinance programme, the Gramalaya Urban and Rural Development Initia-tive… Continue reading Interesting case study to read – micro finance + zero defecation

Chief Justice of India crying, farmers committing suicide, half of India reeling under severe drought, unprecedented rural-urban migration, job growth lowest in six years, 8.32 crore under-age married girls, poor women being trapped and forced into slavery, Kashmir witnessing unrest, tribal women being raped and molested in Chhattisgarh and the list goes on. Saying Bharat… Continue reading The state of our nation

Anyone knows the reason why?

both are for martime security in a way right?

सिविल सर्विसेज की तैयारी करने से पहले इस एग्जाम की फिलोसफी को समझना बहुत जरुरी है डॉ. विजय अग्रवाल के लेक्चर की प्रमुख बातें • क्योंकि दिन-रात पढना, अच्छी कोचिंग जाना या सैकड़ों किताबें पढना इस एग्जाम में सफलता की गारंटी नहीं है • सफल व्यक्ति का भाषण ना सुनें – तैयारी करने वाले सबसे… Continue reading सेंट्रल लाइब्रेरी भोपाल में आज आयोजित 'सिविल सर्विसेज वर्कशॉप

Nice article CD on the Aadhar card – https://www.civilsdaily.com/aadhaar-bill-2016-hopes-and-concerns/ This Big picture video is also great to watch –

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/pg-stops-sale-of-vicks-action-500-extra-after-govt-ban/article8356032.ece A lot of bans etc take place but should we know what reasons, medicinal issues were underlying as this could be a pre question – also, functions of DCGI etc

What did I do to the nations GDP? – a question from quora! For fun

they have some good articles these days… anyone here who reads them?

Did anyone go to kalinga IAS or Ramesh Singh?