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Mar182018 by albindiaNo Comments

INDIAN INDIGENOUS MISSILE SYSTEMS(QUICK REVISION FOR PRELIMS)

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India's indigenously developed technologies are favorite section for upsc prelims & mains as well. Here we are listing India's indigenously developed missile systems for quick revision in prelims point of view. 1. Prithvi I Prithvi I was one of the first missiles developed under Government of India's IGMDP. Launched in February 1988, Prithvi I is a single-stage, liquid-fuelled missile. A surface-to-surface missile, it has a range of 150 km and a mounting capability of 1000 kg. It was inducted into the Indian Army in 1994. 2. Agni I A nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Agni 1 is the first of the five-missile Agni series launched in 1983 by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. It has a range of 700 km. 3. Akash Akash is a surface-to-air missile with an intercept range of 30 km. It has multi-target engagement capability and is in operational service with the…

Mar172018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 17 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Ancient water pipeline found in Hampi News The Archaeological Survey of India has stumbled upon an ancient terracotta pipeline near the ‘Octagon’ pavilion near the Queen’s bath in Hampi. Beyond News During inspection of the ongoing work on the protection wall for the ancient Octagon pavilion Superintending Archaeologist, Hampi Mini Circle, and other officials noticed a terracotta pipeline. Immediately, a thorough search of the area by them helped to unearth the pipelines in a few places in the vicinity. The ASI officials believe that these multiple-rowed pipelines, buried under the existing road between the Bhojana Shala on the opposite direction and the octagonal pavilion and further, continues towards the Royal enclosure. Octagonal pavilion…

Mar172018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 16 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE U.S. challenges Indian export programmes at WTO News Turning the heat further on India on trade issues, the United States has challenged India’s export subsidy programmes at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Beyond News The move comes close on the heels of a string of statements accusing India of “unfair” trade practices, by President Donald Trump. U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer said Washington has requested dispute settlement consultations with the Government of India at the WTO on the issue. Trump had threatened to raise duties on products from India. Unlike the many trade disputes between India and America that are sector specific or product specific, the new move by Mr. Lighthizer a…

Mar152018 by albindiaNo Comments

80 DAYS FOR PRELIMS 2018-TRIGGER YOUR ARMS

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We brought PRELIMS 90 DAYS Back as we never wish to restrict your success.As notified earlier, we closed registration after scheduled date due to limited time in last series. We are getting several mails requesting to allow registration. So many aspirants are following our schedule & failed to join due to various reasons. Some escalated mails are as follows: Update: PRELIMS 90 DAYS for 2019 prelims examination is now live. CLICK HERE for more details. Yes, we are relaxing our terms. You can register to prelims 90 days and follow our schedule easily as its flexible.. We never wish to limit scope of your preparation. Take tests on time & we assure you that, you will never regret clicking enroll button below. [add_to_cart id="5212"] Advantages of PRELIMS 90 DAYS TEST…

Mar152018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 15 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE The cave temples of Elephanta Nb: This is not a news/beyond news item, still this article from Hindu is significant for preparation. Located on the Elephanta island off the coast of Mumbai, the Elephanta Caves are cave temples dedicated predominantly to Siva, the Hindu god. It also contains a Buddhist stupa mound. Archaeologists believe the rock-cut caves were hewn between the 5th and 7th centuries AD. Over the years, several dynasties laid claim over the island. These include the Konkan-Mauryas, Trikutakas, Chalukyas of Badami, Silaharas, Rashtrakutas, Kalyani Chalukyas, Yadavas of Deogiri, Muslim rulers of Ahmedabad and the Portuguese. Many of the art work in the caves were destroyed during the Portuguese rule. The…

Mar142018 by albindiaNo Comments

HINDU NOTES-MARCH 14 2018 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]

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Hindu Notes from General Studies-02 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE Pune tops quality of governance list News Pune, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram and Bhubaneswar have the best quality of governance among Indian cities in 2017, a study has found. Beyond News The fifth edition of the Annual Survey of India’s City-Systems (ASICS) by Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy spans 23 Indian cities and factors in answers to 89 questions. The cities were scored based on the quality of laws, policies, institutions and institutional processes that together help govern them. ASICS groups questions into four categories: urban planning & design; urban capacities & resources; transparency, accountability & participation; and empowered & legitimate political representation. Pune scored 5.1 out of 10 (all questions are scored on a scale of…