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Sep292017 by albindiaNo Comments

MAINS TEST SERIES 2018 Schedule{MASTER PLUS}

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We were flooded with request for Mains test series 2018 master plus schedule & due to those requests we are launching our Mains test series schedule for 2018. MAINS first batch starting from NOVEMBER 1 2017.But daily answer review will be live much earlier for users.The launch was proposed to happen after mains 2017 but your requests made it happen earlier. CLICK HERE FOR Mains 2018 test series SCHEDULE FEATURES of our Mains test series 2018 -All features of writing skill development program (Faster daily review)+ Static all India test series + full syllabus coverage + value added notes. - Indias first & only mains series with daily answer review & full fledged syllabus coverage. - Full syllabus coverage (Both static & current) -Master 2018 + 25 Static Mains test series…

Sep282017 by albindiaNo Comments

Role of external state and non state actors in creating challenges to internal security

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India is facing multi fold thread from external states & non state actors on internal security of the country. State actor includes representative government and their agencies whereas non state actors may include economic institutions like IMF World Bank , International NGOs, Multinational companies, terrorist and religious groups, hackers etc. But non state actors do not represent any countries government but they possess capacity to create significant cross border impacts. Role of external state Actors in creating challenges to internal security 1) The state may carry out a limited war against Indian state and this might have ramifications for our internal security too 2) They might support the various insurgent groups, Naxalites, or separatist groups through funding, training or logistics 3) There have been instances where state actors have been responsible…

Sep172017 by albindiaNo Comments

Bullet Train

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Bullet Train, is a network of high-speed railway lines operating at a maximum speed of 320 km/h (200 mph).The foundation stone for Bullet train in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway Project (MAHSR), laid on September 14 by the two prime ministers, Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe, is a huge leap towards India and Japan converging and integrating themselves in a long-term sustainable economic relationship. All the major suppliers of High Speed Rail (HSR) technology — Japan, China and European countries — were willing to share it with us. But the crucial factor that convinced the CoIC to choose Japan was that it was the only country that offered both technology as well as a unique funding package for the HSR project. The concessional funding proposed by the government of Japan for HSR was specific to…

Sep162017 by albindiaNo Comments

Different Types of cyclones, Causes & Effects.

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In meteorology, a cyclone is a large scale air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure. Cyclones are characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate about a zone of low pressure. The largest low pressure systems are polar vortices and extra tropical cyclones of the largest scale (the synoptic scale). Warm core cyclones such as tropical cyclones and subtropical cyclones also lie within the synoptic scale. Types of Cyclones 1.Tropical cyclones Tropical cyclones are what most people are familiar with because these are cyclones that occur over tropical ocean regions. Hurricanes and typhoons are actually types of tropical cyclones, but they have different names so that it's clear where that storm is occurring. Hurricanes are found in the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, typhoons are found in…

Sep162017 by albindiaNo Comments

Presidential Power to Pardon

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Power to Pardon The pardoning powers of the Indian President are elucidated in Art 72 of the Indian Constitution. There are five different types of pardoning which is mandated by law. 1. Pardon: Completely absolving the person of the crime and letting him go free. The pardoned criminal will be like a normal citizen. 2. Commutation: Changing the type of punishment given to the guilty into a less harsher one. For example, a death penalty commuted to a life sentence 3. Reprieve: A delay allowed in the execution of a sentence, usually a death sentence, for a guilty person to allow him some time to apply for Presidential Pardon or some other legal remedy to prove his innocence or successful rehabilitation. 4. Respite: Reducing the quantum or degree of the punishment…

Sep132017 by albindiaNo Comments

Article 35A-Constitutional or Not?[Explained]

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Article 35A of Indian Constitution is frequently seen in news and its important for both prelims and mains.Read fully to understand all important aspects of Article 35A. Why is Article 35A in news? The petitioner, Dr. Charu Wali Khanna, filed the case in Supreme Court to challenge the constitutional validity of Article 35-A. Though, she remains the second petitioner after We the Citizens (NGO), but her act has brought this issue in the limelight once again and is being hotly debated across the country and especially so, in J&K. What is Article 35-A actually which has created so many controversies? Article 35-A empowers the legislature of Jammu and Kashmir to: a) Define classes of people who shall be called ‘permanent residents’ of Jammu and Kashmir state; b) Confer special rights…