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Feb72017 by adminNo Comments

The Hindu notes-February 7 2017

THE HINDU CURRENT NOTE DATE 07.02.2017 G.S.-01 Earth quake in north india Earth quake jolted north india at 5.8 Richter scale have epicenter in rudraprayag hilly tract of the Utrakhand This earth quake come under high probability zone of the Himalayan state which are still geologically active Himalayan area felt one great earthquake in a decade that unveiled by the trend of earthquake Earthquake reporting come under indian meteorological department, national seismological bureau Himalaya one of the geologically active fold mountain have no instances of volcano due to very deep force and land to land collision Government should update its quake zone map to provide better risk management and town planning though we can see Tehri and many more dams in high risk zone G.S.-02 Property case on jayalalithaa Jayalalithaa…

Feb22017 by adminNo Comments

Budget Special Quiz MCQ -UPSC prelims 2017

Current affairs, Prelims UPSC

Hi Aspirants,As we all know budget is important for UPSC examination and its very important to go through it thoroughly.Here we provides 10 Multi Choice Quiz in UPSC point of view for Prelims 2017 1. The Union Finance Minister presented Union Budget 2017 in the Lok Sabha. In this regard, consider the following statements. Union Government will launch two new Schemes to promote the usage of BHIM App These two schemes are Referral Bonus Scheme for individuals and a Cashback Scheme for merchants Which is/are correct? a) Only I b) Only II c) Both I and II d) none [shc_shortcode class="shc_mybox"]ANSWER : C[/shc_shortcode] Enroll Daily Answer challenge for UPSC MAINS HERE 2. Which of the following area selected by the government to transform economy in recent economic renovation? Growth and stability…

Jan242017 by adminNo Comments

jallikattu-Everything you need to know?

Current affairs, General Studies, Prelims UPSC, Read Hindu

What is jallikattu?-Detailed analysis Prelims : Indian Polity and Governance - Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc. Mains : GS 1 Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society GS 2 Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International relations. What is jallikattu? Jallikattu also known as Eruthazhuvuthal or Manju virattu, is an event held in Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal celebrations on Mattu Pongal day. Bulls are bred specifically by people of the village for the event and attended mainly by many villages’ temple bulls (koil kaalai). A temple bull is like the head of all cattle in a village; special rituals will be performed for this temple bull during important days. During the event, prizes are announced to encourage…

Jan242017 by adminNo Comments

eMigrate project-Impact on Indians

Current affairs, General Studies, Prelims UPSC

what is eMigrate project? Prelims : Current events of national and international importance. Mains : GS 2 Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. It is aimed at protecting the rights of Indian workers in the Gulf eMigrate project is a transformational initiative of the Overseas Employment Division of MEA, Government of India, to automate the current emigration processes and eco-system. This e-governance program aims to transform emigration into a simple, transparent, orderly and humane process. The eMigrate system fully automates the operations of various offices and all key stakeholders in the emigration lifecycle Through the e-migrate system instant action against recruiting agents whenever they break rules. The key highlights of eMIGRATE system Public website for the general public to access…

Jan132017 by adminNo Comments

How to fight pollution in Delhi

Current affairs, General Studies, Secure Synopsis

Pollution in Delhi is a growing emergency and could reach real dangerous levels if treated with the usual sluggish, ad hoc measures. Discuss alternative measures to such as odd-even scheme to fight pollution in Delhi ? Reference:-The Indian Express Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies Major Indian cities are facing an urgent need to check pollution levels to provide a healthy environment to it's citizens. Various laws like Environment Protection Act 1986 , Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981...etc are already in place to check this menace but little success has been achieved so far. Heart of the nation has been struggling for fresh air in the closed gas chamber,But recently the dangerous level of PM particles raises an alarm to either continuing this state of emergency(closed schools,offices etc)…

Jan92017 by adminNo Comments

MASTER CRUX compilation-2017 january

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General Studies – 1; Topic: Urbanization – problems and remedies 1) Pollution in Delhi is a growing emergency and could reach real dangerous levels if treated with the usual sluggish, ad hoc measures. Discuss alternative measures to such as odd-even scheme to fight pollution in Delhi. (200 Words) The Indian Express Major Indian cities are facing an urgent need to check pollution levels to provide a healthy environment to it's citizens. Various laws like Environment Protection Act 1986 , Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981...etc are already in place to check this menace but little success has been achieved so far. Heart of the nation has been struggling for fresh air in the closed gas chamber,But recently the dangerous level of PM particles raises an alarm to either continuing…