Role of Foreign Capital

  Role of Foreign Capital and Multinational companies in Industrial development of India The development of any society or country without economic development is a myth. Economic development brings prosperity which in turns is directly proportional to the amount of goods and services produced quantitatively or in broad sense we can say in money equivalent. … Read more Role of Foreign Capital

21.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Doon literature festival to start on dec 22   Writers and literature lovers from about 15 States will be attending the second Doon Literature Festival to be held here on December 22-24. More than 25 sessions will be held during the three-day literature festival, which the organisers have also attempted to make multi-dimensional … Read more 21.12.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

19 & 20.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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

Broad Physical features

  Geomorphology Earth’s Interior – Earthquake Waves – Shadow Zone Most of the knowledge we have about Earth’s deep interior comes from the fact that seismic waves penetrate the Earth and are recorded on the other side.  Earthquake ray paths and arrival times are more complex than illustrated in the animations, because velocity in the … Read more Broad Physical features

01.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Uttarakhand   Chinese troops transgress into Barahoti in Uttarakhand.   Even as the Indian and Chinese troops are in a standoff along the Sikkim border, Indian officials have reported a transgression by the Chinese border troops along the Uttarakhand border.   By the time the local people alerted nearby Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) troops … Read more 01.08.2017 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

06/07/2017 Uttarakhand current affairs

Uttarakhand   Uttrakhandkhand Govt to press for changes in CAMPA.   Unhappy with the curbs imposed under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund (CAF) Act for the utilisation of funds accumulated under Compensatory Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), state Forest Minister Harak Singh Rawat said amendments should be made to the Act so that states could have … Read more 06/07/2017 Uttarakhand current affairs

Plate tectonics

  The uppermost outer solid and rigid layer of the earth is called crust. Its thickness varies considerably. It is as little as 5 km thick beneath the oceans at some places but under some mountain ranges it extends upto a depth of 700km. Below the crust denser rocks are found, known as mantle crust. … Read more Plate tectonics

Important Personalities and Movements

 

 1 Keshab Chander Sen :-

was an Indian Bengali Hindu philosopher and social reformer who attempted to incorporate Christian theology within the framework of Hindu thought.He was born on 19th November 1838 in Kolkata. He was a descendant of the medieval Sena kings of Bengal.

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15 & 16.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Chamoli district gets vehicle with first aid motorcycle responder to help accident, landslide victims   Landslides and road mishaps are frequent in Uttarakhand, especially in the hills and it usually takes a long time to take a victim to a hospital. Keeping this in mind, Chamoli district police has come up with a unique concept of … Read more 15 & 16.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Reasons for the growth of militant nationalism

Disillusionment of the nationalists with moderate policies The moderates thought that the British could be reformed from within Politically conscious Indians were convinced that the purpose of the British rule was to exploit India economically The nationalists realized that Indian industries could not flourish except under an Indian government Disastrous famines from 1896 to 1900 … Read more Reasons for the growth of militant nationalism