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7th August
7 August 2017 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions & Tikdams
Q.1) Consider the following statements regarding the ‘Registrar General of India’: 1. It comes under the Ministry of Home Affairs.… Continue reading 7 August 2017 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions & Tikdams
6th August
problem with low solar prices
In reference to the open -ed dated 10th may titled India’s solar mission may cause debt problems,i have few queries?… Continue reading problem with low solar prices
5th August
5 Aug 2017 | Target Mains: GS Questions With Official Answers
GS Paper 1 Arts & culture SALIENT ASPECTS OF ART FORMS, LITERATURE AND ARCHITECTURE FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN TIMES Q.1) Ashoka’s… Continue reading 5 Aug 2017 | Target Mains: GS Questions With Official Answers
5 Aug 2017 | GS 4 | A new civil service incumbent in IPS, after completion of his training, joins his first posting in a district. (I) Some influential people, outside his office as well as subordinates in his office come and meet him and offer him valuable gifts in welcome gesture. (II) He is also told by his subordinates that there is a channel of money collection by the police of the area from commercial vehicles, shanty vendors and shopkeepers as well as spurious liquor lobby etc, share of which would automatically reach to the new officer. This money is unaccounted and does not go to the establishment. (a) The officer is in dilemma. Whether he should accept the gifts in welcome gesture from influential people outside office or only from his official colleagues or from both? Give reasons. (b) Should he take the share from unaccounted money mentioned above? If not what would be professionally and ethically correct decision for him.
GS Paper 4 Ethics & Integrity APTITUDE AND FOUNDATIONAL VALUES FOR CIVIL SERVICE , INTEGRITY, IMPARTIALITY AND NON-PARTISANSHIP, OBJECTIVITY, DEDICATION TO… Continue reading 5 Aug 2017 | GS 4 | A new civil service incumbent in IPS, after completion of his training, joins his first posting in a district. (I) Some influential people, outside his office as well as subordinates in his office come and meet him and offer him valuable gifts in welcome gesture. (II) He is also told by his subordinates that there is a channel of money collection by the police of the area from commercial vehicles, shanty vendors and shopkeepers as well as spurious liquor lobby etc, share of which would automatically reach to the new officer. This money is unaccounted and does not go to the establishment. (a) The officer is in dilemma. Whether he should accept the gifts in welcome gesture from influential people outside office or only from his official colleagues or from both? Give reasons. (b) Should he take the share from unaccounted money mentioned above? If not what would be professionally and ethically correct decision for him.
5 Aug 2017 | GS 3 | Advancing rights of women farmers can revolutionize the rural ecosystem.” Discuss the relevance of this statement in the current Indian context.
GS Paper 3 Indian Economy MAJOR CROPS CROPPING PATTERNS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, DIFFERENT TYPES OF IRRIGATION AND… Continue reading 5 Aug 2017 | GS 3 | Advancing rights of women farmers can revolutionize the rural ecosystem.” Discuss the relevance of this statement in the current Indian context.
5 Aug 2017 | GS 2 | Discuss the need for Anti-lynching law in India, what are the challenges involved in its implementation?
GS Paper 2 Polity & Governance MECHANISMS, LAWS, INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES CONSTITUTED FOR THE PROTECTION AND BETTERMENT OF THESE VULNERABLE… Continue reading 5 Aug 2017 | GS 2 | Discuss the need for Anti-lynching law in India, what are the challenges involved in its implementation?
5 Aug 2017 | GS 1 | Ashoka’s Dhamma is a superb document of his essential humanity and an answer to the socio-political needs of the contemporaneous situation. Comment.
GS Paper 1 Arts & culture SALIENT ASPECTS OF ART FORMS, LITERATURE AND ARCHITECTURE FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN TIMES Q.1) Ashoka’s… Continue reading 5 Aug 2017 | GS 1 | Ashoka’s Dhamma is a superb document of his essential humanity and an answer to the socio-political needs of the contemporaneous situation. Comment.
5 August 2017 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions & Tikdams
Q.1) India’s first private sector missile sub-systems manufacturing facility, for manufacturing ‘Spike’ Missile, was inaugurated near Hyderabad. The Spike missile… Continue reading 5 August 2017 | Prelims Daily with Previous Year Questions & Tikdams
4th August
Psir optional subject for 2018 mains
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Agroforestry
What is Agroforestry? Agroforestry is a sustainable management mechanism for land that: increases overall production, combines agricultural crops, tree crops,… Continue reading Agroforestry
Part 4 | Cropping Patterns and Systems in India
Cropping Pattern refers to a yearly sequence and spatial arrangement of crops and fallow in a given area Cropping pattern… Continue reading Part 4 | Cropping Patterns and Systems in India
Part 2 | Important Food Crops (Rice, Wheat, Maize, Millets, Pulses and Barley) and Horticultural Crops
Important Food Crops 1. Rice: Geographical Conditions of Growth: Rice grows best in areas of warm, humid climate; rice requires… Continue reading Part 2 | Important Food Crops (Rice, Wheat, Maize, Millets, Pulses and Barley) and Horticultural Crops
Part 5 | Indian Soils – Arid, Saline and Alkaline, Peaty and Forest Soils
We discussed in detail alluvial, black, red and laterite soils. Let’s continue the discussion and move on to the next… Continue reading Part 5 | Indian Soils – Arid, Saline and Alkaline, Peaty and Forest Soils
Part 4 | Indian Soils – Alluvial, Black, Red and Laterite soils
We learnt about the various ways to classify soils. In this article, we will look at the various types of… Continue reading Part 4 | Indian Soils – Alluvial, Black, Red and Laterite soils
Natural Vegetation and Wildlife: Part 6 | Conservation of Wildlife
India is one of the 17 mega diverse countries of the world. With only 2.4% of the world’s land area,… Continue reading Natural Vegetation and Wildlife: Part 6 | Conservation of Wildlife
Natural Vegetation and Wildlife: Part 5 | Conservation of Forests – Afforestation Schemes and Other Initiatives
In this article, we continue the discussion and look at various conservation attempts made to protect the Indian forests. Conservation… Continue reading Natural Vegetation and Wildlife: Part 5 | Conservation of Forests – Afforestation Schemes and Other Initiatives
Natural Vegetation and Wildlife: Part 4 | Vegetation Zones of the Himalayas, The Problems of Indian Forestry
Vegetation in the Himalayas: The Himalayan ranges show a succession of vegetation from the tropical to the tundra, which changes… Continue reading Natural Vegetation and Wildlife: Part 4 | Vegetation Zones of the Himalayas, The Problems of Indian Forestry
Natural Vegetation and Wildlife: Part 3 | The Sub-tropical, Temperate, Sub-Alpine and Alpine, Littoral and Swamp Vegetation
4. Subtropical Vegetation A. Sub-tropical Broad-leaved Hill Forests: Distribution: These forests occur on the lower slopes of the Himalaya in… Continue reading Natural Vegetation and Wildlife: Part 3 | The Sub-tropical, Temperate, Sub-Alpine and Alpine, Littoral and Swamp Vegetation
Natural Vegetation and Wildlife: Part 2 | Tropical Evergreen, Tropical Deciduous and Tropical Thorny Vegetation
Moving on, let’s discuss the various natural vegetation types of India in detail: Natural Vegetation Types of India 1. Tropical… Continue reading Natural Vegetation and Wildlife: Part 2 | Tropical Evergreen, Tropical Deciduous and Tropical Thorny Vegetation
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