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Uttarakhand Cabinet nod to bring 7% more of Uttarakhand’s rural areas under urban local bodies Ahead of elections in 35 urban local bodies (ULB) of Uttarakhand next year, the cabinet approved inclusion of an additional 7% of the Himalayan’s state rural areas under jurisdiction of the ULBs. Officials confirmed that the ULBs will be empowered … Read more 19 & 20.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
To deal with security, India has different forces that are specialized to deal with different security threat. Conventionally, forces were meant to be only Defence forces but with rising internal challenges and other threats related to border management, disaster management etc, various forces have come to the for. These forces and agencies in India at … Read more Management in border areas by various security forces/agencies
Uttarakhand Disaster management in Uttarakhand a matter of public welfare: HC The Uttarakhand high court, remarked that disaster management in the region, which is highly prone to natural calamity due to its fragile mountains, tectonic activity and climatic events, was a matter of public welfare. The HC had last month rapped the Centre … Read more 02.08.17 & 03.08.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Uttarakhand Focus on Uttarakhand in World Food Summit. Uttarakhand will participate as the focus state in the World Food India Summit 2017. The three-day event will be held in New Delhi from November 3. More than 30 countries will participate in the event and Italy will be focus country. The summit will showcase India’s food and … Read more 29.07.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs
Application of Satellites for different purposes Despite being a developing economy with its attendant problems, India has effectively developed space technology and has applied it successfully for its rapid development and today is offering a variety of space services globally. Indian Space Program: During the formative decade of 1960s, space research was conducted by India … Read more Space Technology- Indian space programs.
Remote Sensing Remote sensing is the acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object and thus in contrast to on-site observation. In current usage, the term “remote sensing” generally refers to the use of satellite- or aircraft-based sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth, including on … Read more Remote sensing- GIS and its application
Natural Hazards of India Disaster A disaster is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously disrupts the functioning of a community or society and causes human, material and economic or environmental losses that exceed the community’s capacity to cope using its own resources. Vulnerability + Hazard =Disaster Vulnerability- it is defined as the diminished capacity of … Read more Natural Hazards : Floods, Droughts, Cyclones, Landslides