1. Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan Accessible India Campaign focus on making public buildings accessible to Persons with Disabilities Enhancing the accessibility and usability of Public Transport, and information & communication It was launched on international day pf persons with disabilities (3rd dec) not on 2nd October Sugamya Bharat Mobile app Discuss – Nodal department and ministry… Continue reading IAS Prelims tit-bits- Current Affairs part 3

National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) to beautify and improve the amenities and infrastructure at pilgrimage centres of all faiths.

1. Morley Minto Reform, 1909 1st name i.e Morley, Secretary of state, 2nd i.e Minto, Viceroy Prelude – Shimla Deputation led by Agha Khan demanded separate electorate in 1906 Muslim League was founded in 1906 and it intended to preach loyalty to the empire <when was all India Hindu Mahasabha formed and it’s founders?> Reforms–… Continue reading IAS Prelims tit-bits- History part 2

what r the implications of india signing the HCoC?

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1. Nobel prize 2015 Physics -Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass Chemistry– Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar for mechanistic studies of DNA repair Physiology or Medicine– William C. Campbell and Satoshi Omura for a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites and… Continue reading IAS Prelims tit-bits- Current Affairs part 2

Should UK return Koh-i-noor diamond and Peacock Throne to India? What are the risks and challenges associated with it? Are there any International conventions that back India's claim? Why is there no progress yet?

whether i read whole “IGNOU:MPA-018 Disaster Management” or Selected Chapter’s ?? or any better option then “IGNOU:MPA-018 Disaster Management” ??

1. Four Export Control Regimes Wassenaar Arrangement – on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods and Technologies Australia Group (AG) for control of chemical and biological technology that could be weaponized Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) for the control of rockets and other aerial vehicles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction Nuclear Suppliers Group… Continue reading IAS Prelims tit-bits- Current Affairs part 1

1. Ecotone v/s Ecocline Ecotone describes a variation in species prevalence and is often not strictly dependent on a major physical factor separating an ecosystem from another, with resulting habitat variability Ecocline is a variation of the physicochemical environment dependent of one or two physico-chemical factors of life, and thus presence/absence of certain species 2.… Continue reading Prelims tit-bits- Environment and Ecology part 2

Why curbing theft of Artifacts is important, what are the legal provisions in place and why are they ineffective? What can we learn from other countries?

Mandate of any Indian Museum is to collect art objects, and to disseminate their knowledge; to serve as cultural centre for enjoyment and to epitomize national identity.

1. Global Environment Facility It was established in October 1991 as a $1 billion pilot program in the World Bank to assist in the protection of the global environment and to promote sustainable development  It serves as financial mechanism for Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Stockholm Convention… Continue reading Prelims tit-bits- Environment and Ecology part 1

1. Charged Expenditure Legislature can discuss it but can not vote on it Supreme court, high court, President, VP, Deputy chairperson, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, CAG, UPSC etc have their expenditure charged on CFI or States Election Commission expenditure is not charged on CFI interest and other debt related charges of the Government and any sums… Continue reading Prelims tit-bits- Polity part 7

Autonomous Institutions under Ministry of Culture promoting Literature and Performing arts, respectively.