UKPCS Prelims and Mains Notes-UKPSC Test Series
The thrust of the Scientific Policy Resolution, 1958 was on capacity-building in advancement of science as the foundation for making a strong nation, which had just freed itself from the shackles of colonial domination . The focus of the Technology Policy Statement, 1983 was attainment of technological self-reliance and building of national strength by reducing … Read more The thrust of the Scientific Policy Resolution
Human role in pollution control The enhanced pace of developmental activities and rapid urbanization have resulted in stress on natural resources and quality of life. The trend of increasing pollution in various environmental media is evident from the deteriorating air and water quality, higher noise levels, increasing vehicular emission etc. Realising the urgent need for … Read more Human role in pollution control, Environment and human health; Effects of pollutants on animals and plants; urbanisation and industrial development.
UTTARAKHAND Uma to launch drinking water plan on February 20 Union Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister Uma Bharti will launch national drinking water programme “Swajal” from Uttarakashi district in Uttarakhand on February 20. Introducing the programme, she said it would be implemented in six states, including Uttarakhand, as a pilot project. Swajal … Read more 20.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
UTTARAKHAND Clinical establishment act on paper only Absence of enforcement of Clinical Establishment Act in Uttarakhand has exposed the people of the State to the exploitation by the private clinics and hospitals. In an attempt to rein in the private clinics and hospitals, the State Government implemented the Clinical Establish Act in … Read more 28.11.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Definition of Globalization :- Its a process(not an outcome) characterized by increasing global Interconnections by gradual removal of barriers to trade and investment between nation and higher economic efficiency through competitiveness. Various economic, political, social and cultural effects of globalization are as follows:- Breaking down of national economic barriers International spread of Trade, Financial and … Read more Impacts of Globalisation:-
The state secretarial consists of departments of state government which are headed politically by the ministers and administratively by the secretaries. The chief secretary Is the head of the entire state secretariat while a secretary is a head of one or two departments. Functions of State Secretariat: the secretariat of the state determines the … Read more Government : State Secretariat; Chief Secretary; Departments and Directorates, Boards, State Corporations and Commissions.
With a population of 10.09 million in 2011, Uttarakhand is at 20 position among Indian states. According to 2011 Population Census, nearly 70 per cent of Uttarakhand population lives in its rural areas. The ten hill districts (generally referred as Hill Region) of the State account for 48.1 per cent of its population. The State … Read more Uttarakhand: Migration
Evaluate the development of Water Management and Hydraulic Engineering during the Harrapan period. Highlight the role of Prominent folk singers and theatre artists of Uttarakhand in the cultural identity of the state.
The Kyoto Protocol has put in place three flexibility mechanisms to reduce emission of Green House Gases. Although the Protocol places maximum responsibility of reducing emissions on the developed countries by committing them to specific emission targets, the three mechanisms are based on the premise that reduction of emissions in any part of the globe … Read more Kyoto Protocol
Human values Human values have been employed in so distinctively different ways in human discourse. It is often said that a person has a value or an object has a value. Value is “a concept explicit of implicit, distinctive of an individual or characteristics of a group of those desirable traits which influence the selection … Read more Human Values