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Administrative Reforms in India including various important Commissions and committees.

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Why is Administrative Reforms needed? Technological change Advances in industrialisation Growth in the number and complexity of governmental activities Changes in social, political and economic spheres of life All above have created extraordinary strains on the traditional machinery of the government Obsolescence of institutions, roles, procedures and processes in the government What are ways through … Read more Administrative Reforms in India including various important Commissions and committees.

21.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

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UTTARAKHAND   CM rawat flags off ‘sarathi’ hill police patrol unit   Chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat flagged off the ‘Sarathi’ hill patrol unit of the police in Rudraprayag.   On the occasion, the Chief Minister also launched the Triyugi Narayan wedding destination scheme and telemedicine service at the Agastyamuni community health centre.   Expressing … Read more 21.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

TRENDS IN NUCLEAR POLICY, NPT AND CTBT

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  Nuclear policy of india Important points of india’s nuclear policy are as follows: Building and maintaining a credible minimum deterrent. nuclear weapons will only be used in retaliation against a nuclear attack on Indian Territory or on Indian forces elsewhere. Nuclear retaliation to a first strike will be massive and designed to inflict unacceptable … Read more TRENDS IN NUCLEAR POLICY, NPT AND CTBT

Role of Foreign Capital

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  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

Plants and mankind, characteristics of plants, structure and function of plant cells and organelles;

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  Objects having characteristics of cellular organization, growth, reproduction, ability to sense environment and give response are living organisms. There are some important features of living organisms: It should grow, which means its structure changes as time goes by in an advantageous manner. It should show adaptation to the environment. It should maintain some balanced … Read more Plants and mankind, characteristics of plants, structure and function of plant cells and organelles;

Broad Physical features

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  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

Indus Valley Civilization

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  Indus Valley Civilization was the first major civilization in south Asia, which spread across a vast area of land in present day India and Pakistan (around 12 lakh sq.km). The time period of mature Indus Valley Civilization is estimated between BC. 2700- BC.1900 i.e. for 800 years. But early Indus Valley Civilization had existed even before … Read more Indus Valley Civilization

Freedom of Press

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On 29th January 1780, the Hickey’s Bengal Gazette or the Calcutta General Advertizer was published. It was the first English newspaper to be printed in the Indian sub-continent. The press was the chief instrument of forming a nationalist ideology The resolutions and proceedings of the Congress were propagated through press. Trivia: nearly one third of … Read more Freedom of Press

Nuclear Energy

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Introduction Global energy demand continues to climb as the industrialized world’s energy use rises, millions pull themselves out of poverty in developing countries, and the world population expands. Thus, the debate over the energy supply of the future intensifies. This debate is complicated by ongoing global climate destabilization as a result of green house gas … Read more Nuclear Energy

Population, environment and development

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  The rapid pace of population growth has led to the excessive utilization of natural resources. Huge population also leads to huge production of wastes. The resultant outcomes are loss of biodiversity, pollution of air, water and soil and increased pressure on arable land. All these have been putting great stress on the environment. If … Read more Population, environment and development

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