Environment and Ecological Issues

ECOLOGY   Ecology is  defined “as a scientific study of the relationship of the living organisms with each other and with their environment.” The classical texts of the Vedic period such as the Vedas, the Samhitas, the Brahmanas and the Aranyakas-Upanishads contain many references to ecological concepts .The Indian treatise on medicine, the Caraka- Samhita … Read more Environment and Ecological Issues

01.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

  UTTARAKHAND   CM wants better trade, other ties with Nepal   While inaugurating the Indo- Nepal Trade Fair and Tourism Festival being  organised by  Nepal-based Kanchanpur Chamber of Commerce and Industry at Parade Ground.   CM Trivendra Singh Rawat  stressed on better trade and other ties with the neighbour Nepal. “We are happy that … Read more 01.02.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

09 & 10.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Pancheshwar Dam oustees flay Himalayan Day celebration   A group of people of different villages which are slated to be submerged in Pithoragarh district for Pancheshwar dam of 5040 megawatt Indo-Nepal project condemned the duplicity of the government in celebrating Himalayan Day on Saturday one hand, and building this massive dam against the wishes of … Read more 09 & 10.09.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

18.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   36 forest officials to receive training in marine life census and conservation   Doon-based Wildlife Institute of India (WII) which has been mandated for biodiversity conservation and Ganga rejuvenation under the central government’s National Mission For Clean Ganga (NMCG) is going to train a batch of 36 personnel and officials along with front line staff of the … Read more 18.10.17 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Magdhan

    In the sixth country B.C. North India was divided into sixteen kingdoms out of which Avanti, Vatsa, Kosala and Magadha rose into prominence by aggrandizing upon other weaker states.These four states involved themselves in internecine quarrel in which Magadha emerged as the most powerful state and acquired mastery in the political domain of … Read more Magdhan

24.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   State seals letter of intent with bali   The Bali province of Indonesia and Uttarakhand will support each other in tourism, culture, e-governane, environment, health, human resource and capacity building. The Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and Bali Governor I Made Mangku Pastika signed a five-point letter of intent to this effect. … Read more 24.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

10.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Govt to roll out policy for growth centres   In its endeavor to check migration by creating local employment opportunities in the state, the Uttarakhand government would soon roll out a policy for growth centres. The Chief Secretary (CS) of Uttarakhand Utpal Kumar Singh said that policy would lay focus on creation of … Read more 10.04.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

Geological and Physiographic divisions of India

Three Geological divisions: The peninsular block The Himalayas and other Peninsular Mountains Indo-Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain   Peninsualar block is made of gneisses (metamorphic) and granites (igneous). Six physiographic divisions: The Northern and North-eastern Mountains The Northern Plain The Peninsular Plateau The Indian Desert The Coastal Plains The Islands Northern and North-Eastern Mountains Approximate length of the … Read more Geological and Physiographic divisions of India

30.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        Cochin International Airport, Worlds 1st Fully Solar Energy-Powered Airport: UNEP   The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)recognized Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) in Kerala as the world’s first fully solar energy-powered airport. CIAL is India’s first airport to be constructed in public-private-partnership (PPP) model in 1999. It is the busiest and largest airport … Read more 30.05.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

18-19.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs

UTTARAKHAND   Gangotri portals to open on April 18   The portals of the Gangotri shrine will open to the public on April 18 (1.15 pm) on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya. “Although the portals of the Yamunotri shrine will also open on April 18, the timing will be decided on Yamuna Jayanti on March … Read more 18-19.03.18 Uttarakhand (UKPCS) Current Affairs