Tuesday, October 31, 2017
PIB and THEHINDU facts for PRELIMS-31/10/17
1.Lakshmikanth Bezbaroa----doyen of Assamese literature.
2.Art 35A---Gives JnK legislature a power to decide who is the petma4residents of the state and grant them special privilege in state public jobs, acquisition of property within state and other welfare service
--no act of state legislature coming under Art 35A can b challenged as violation of Constitution or any any other law of the land
---it was incorporated by presidential order i. 1954.
3.Art 370 (1)(d)---allow president to make certain exception and modification to the Constitution for the benefit of 'State Subjects' of JnK
4.Art-32 cant be used by state vs centre---it can b used only by individual
5.Petroleum Coke is used in Cement manufacturing
6..MSME Samadhan--delayed payment portal for MSME for resolution of delayed payment of MSME
7.Assam---paddy grown
Monday, October 30, 2017
Question of the day
Qustn
1.Sustainable Development Goal(SDG) and Paris Treaty both aimed at inclusive development. Elaborate on this while highlighting the commonality between above two. What are the issues in the implementation of SDG?.
Question of the day
Qustn
1.In the background of successful organisation of U-17 FIFA world cup in India, Highlight the issue faced in the sports scenario in the country? What should be the ways need to be adopted to improve the situation?
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Saturday, October 28, 2017
THEHINDU and PIB facts for PRELIMS-28/10/17
1.3P India---a new body to reboot the earlier PPP(public private partnership) route
2.NGT has ban paddy burning in
-Punjab,Haryana, Rajasthan, UP and Delhi
3.Law and Order comes under---State list
4.Taalam---rythm in carnatic music, using hand along with singing
5.Ahom--Assam
6.Child Adoption Resource Authority(CARA)-----nodal body for adoption in India
7.WTO's highest decision making body---Ministerial Conference
8.WTO's Ministerial Conference meeting at Buenos Aires,Argentina
9.Main crop of punjab---Wheat and Paddy
10.Melting of Arctic Sea has an impact in El Nino
11.Salty Snow--formed when brine is expelled upward from the ice surface
12.Artist raja ravi verma---was from kerala
13.In 15th century a chinese explorer Zheng he made several voyages to Kerala
14.Vikram---Coast Guard's offshore patrol vessel ---built by L&T
--1st of the series of 7 Offshore Patrol Vessel(OPVs)
--OPV--long range, surface ship, capable of offshore and coastal patrolling, limited warfare role
--to be inducted into the Indian Coast Guard
----Draught(distance btw surface of eater and lowest pnt of vessel)--3.6 m
----Range--(distance covered by ship w/o stopping for refueling)--5000 NM
----Displacement tonnage--(weigt if ship measured indirectly by measuring water displaced by the hull if ship up to waterline)--2140 tinnes
----Speed--26 knots(1.852 km/hr)
15.Malabar exercise incl--India, US and Japan
16.Rafale jet from France
17.Indra---1st trilateral exercise between India and Russia
18.VARUNA---naval exercise between India and France
19.PFMS---public finance management system
For--mandatory for All central govt scheme---
Provide--real time availability , flow of fund
Roll out by--Controller general of accounts(CGA) on behest of Finance ministry
Covered-Central sector scheme, centrally sponsored schmes and other expenditure incl financial Commission grant
Benefit
1.Tracking and monitoring of flow of fund to the implementation agencies.
2.help in accessing actual utilisation of funds by implementation agencies
3.just in time release of fund--thus reduce flow of govt
4.reduce interest cost of borrowing by govt
5.less paper work
6.minimising delay and pending payment
7.increases accountability, transparency and good governance
---it may soon progressed towards Government wide integrated financial management system(GIFMS)---a comprehensive payment, receipt and accounting system
20.Kala Azar
--or Visceral Leismaniasis---scientific name
--Parasite infection
-Epidemic in Indian subcontinet
--people get effected when they get bitten by insect called sandfly, which harbour the disease causing parasite
Friday, October 27, 2017
Question of the day
Qustn
1.India ans US are natural partner. Discuss this statement. Also discuss the issue between India and US relationship(12.5)
THEHINDU and PIB facts for PRELIMS---27/10/17
1.Aadhaar---12 digit no
2.INS chakra---nuclear submarine
---leased to India by Russia in 2011
3.INS arihant---indeginously build
--ballistic missile submarine
4.Aerosol help in reducing temperature of the area.
5.OFS---offer for sale
6.JLN port---Maharashtra, largest container port of India
7.Karwar Port----Karnatka
---Karwar Port is situated between New Mangalore Port and Mormugao Port. It is acclaimed as one of the best natural all weather ports on the west coast and provides all weather berthing facilities for ocean going vessels.
8.first ever Asia Conference on consumer protection---india New Delhi
9.integrity Index being developed by CVC in.collobration with IIM-Ahmedabad
10.Chhatt puja---made to sun god
11.Adopt a heritage/Apni Dharohar Apni Pehchan scheme of ministry of tourism
--companies are selected under this as Monument Mitras who would help Monument with their CSR activities
-adopt the sites and to take up the responsibility for making our heritage and tourism more sustainable through conservation and development.
-This scheme is a unique endeavour of Ministry of Tourism in close collaboration with Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
-mainly focus on world class tourist infrastructure and amenities
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Question of the day
Qustn
The Law Commission of India submitted the draft of DNA based technology (use and regulation) bill 2017 to the government. In this background discuss the need for such bill? What are the draft bill provision?
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
PRELIMS facts from TheHindu-241017
1.Paika Bidroha of 1817---will b considered as 1st war of Independence in textbook f4om next academic session.
--Paikas were peasant mikutua ubder Gajapati Ruler od Odisha who rendered military service to king at the tike of war. Rebelled under leadership of Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhara
2.Biochemical Oxygen Demand(BOD)---a marker of organic pollutants in water
3. Iconic Nandi Statutue on Chamundi Hills in Mysuru---Statue is reckomee to ve sculpted during the regime of Dodda Devaraja Wadiyar about359 yrs ago
4.Centre's envoy to talk on JnK under Dineshwar Sharma--4th interlocutor appointed by centre since 2002
5.Committee for Designation of senior advicate--will publish names of candidate on respective court's websiet for senior advocate
-member--Chief Justice of India, 2 senior most judges of SC/HC, Attorney general of India/state, a member of the bar nominated by above 4 member.
6.Jute Corporation of India---task of obtaining raw jute from farmers to prop up price
7. Retting---process of washing raw jute to get better fibre
Monday, October 23, 2017
Question of the day-Maoist
Qustn
1.Increasing bereft of ideology, the Maoist could become any another group of militant or terror group. Explain this in the changing scenario of Maoist movement in India?. Also explain the reason for such changes?
Answer of the day
Qustn
1.The Rajasthan ordinance making it punishable offence to disclose the name of public servant facing allegations before the government grant formal sanction to prosecute them is a grave threat to media freedom and the public right's to know. Critically analyse
Sol.
With the general context of insulating public servant from fraud corruption charges, recent ordinance by Rajasthan government to have prison term of 2 year for disclosing name of public servant under corruption charges before sanction by government has following issues
1.It would hinder the media's right of freedom of speech under Art-19
2.It would come in the way of media acting as the 4th pillar of democracy
3.Peoples right of being informed will be curbed
4.Actual corruption charges will be delayed from investigation
But this would have following benefit
1.It would help public servant take decision quickly
2.It would protect the honest public servant from being under constant media trial, thus helping him do his job properly
3.It would help in the faster ecobomical development of the state by officers taking decision without hesitation.
This ordinance as effect the freedom of speech of media and thus it is against the fundamental right of people and thus government should have better provision of protecting honest public servant rather than hindering fundamental rights of people in the process.
TheHindu Facts for PRELIMS-23/10/17
1.South Asia's first of its kind RORO ferry service for passenger---btw Ghogha in Bhavnagar to Dahej in Bharuch
2.GST council---highest decision making body of GST
3.Bhitarkanika National Parl, Odisha---Estuarine Crocodile,
--imp centre for mangrove
--Migratory Birds
-Mammals--leopard, Wild boars, fishing catz hyenas, sambar deer and gangetic dolphin
-Reptiles-Olive ridley sea turtles, crocodile, water monitors,phthons and king cobra
4.Dal lake---Srinagar
5.India-Bangladesh border--4096 KM
-states along bangladesh border--WB(longest), Tripura,Meghalaya, Mizoram, Assam
Question of the day
Qustn
1.The Rajasthan ordinance making it punishable offence to disclose the name of public servant facing allegations before the government grant formal sanction to prosecute them is a grave threat to media freedom and the public right's to know. Critically analyse
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
TheHindu Facts for PRELIMS
1.Northweast Monsoon bring significant rainfall to coastal AP, TN and Puducherry
2.International Organisation of Migration----Headquarter in Geneva
3.Land Port Authority of India--built in 2011---to boost traee via land border points
4.1st All India institute of Ayurveda--inaugurated in New Delhi.
5.Northeast Monsoon bring significant rainfall to coastal AP, TN and Puducherry
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Question of the day
Qustn
1.The position of speaker in UK is apolitical but in India it i
s fraught with political inclination. In this background, analyse the issue wrt position of speaker in India and its effect. What should be the way forward?
TheHindu Facts for PRELIMS-17/10/17
1.Mullaperiyar dam built ib 1895 btw TN and Kerala
2.India is 2nd largest producer of fruits and vegetables. Biggest producer of fruits like mango,banana, papaya, lemon
3.CHAMAN--coordinated horticulture aassesment and management using geo-informatics----to prepare comprehensive horticulture plan
4.States having border with Myanmar---Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh
5.INS Kiltan
--Built:indigenously
---anti-submarine class stealth corvette
--3rd of four project-28 Kamorta class ASW
--1st made by India that has a superstructure made up of carbon fibre composite material
--has been constructed using high grade steel
6.Tejas
-indigenously built
-Light Combat Aircraft
7.Rafale fighter jet taken from France
8.Footwear design and development Institute---is now a Institution of national importance---benefit---autonomy to desIGN own courses, awards its own degree
9.Cherry Blossom Festival in Shillong
10.World Monument Fund--private, NGO
Monday, October 16, 2017
Question of the day
Qustn
1.Analyse the trend of fiscal deficit since the passage of FRBM act. Is there a need to change FRBM act?(12.5 marks)
TheHindu Facts for PRELIMS-16/10/17
1.Srirangapatnam fort---build by Thimmanna Nayaka in 1454---came into.prominence during Hyder Ali and Tipu Dultan rule
2.INS Kiltan
--Built:indigenously
---anti-submarine class stealth corvette
3.Art-330 and 332 deals with reservation of seats for SC and ST in lok sabha and legislative assembly
4.National legal service authority and state legal aid authority provide free legal aid to those who cant afford it.
5.plantation crops includes---tea, coffee, rubber, spices
6.national e-governance service LTS(NeSL)--- became India's 1st Information utility for bankrupcy cases under Insolvency and Bankrupcy code.
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Question of the day
Qustn
1.Recently number of farmers died due to insecticides in Maharashtra cotton belt of Yavatmal. Analyse the reason for the same. What steps need to be taken so that such incident can be avoided in the future?
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Friday, October 13, 2017
TheHindu Facts for PRELIMS-13/10/17
1.Model code of conduct comes into enforcement with the announcement of schedule of election
2.Place---Famous for
-Nagpur---Orange
3.Sabrimala temple--Kerala
TheHindu facts for PRELIMS-12/10/17
1.Weapon of mass destruction includes
-Cluster munitions
-land mines
-chemical weapon
-biological weapon
-nuclear
2. Responsibility of ensuring e-wasre rules are followed---Central Pollution Control Board
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Question of the day
Qustn
1.Government is finalising draft law on Euthanasia. In this background analyse what are the issues involved with euthanasia? What should be the provision of such draft law according to you?(12.5)
Answer of the day-Mental Health--10/10/2017
Question
1.India is the suicide capital of the world and one of the major reason for same is mental health issue. What are the reason for such a grim state of mental health in the country? What steps need to be taken to improve the situation?
Sol- Worldover number of suicides per year is around 8 lakhs and among this around 1.33 lakhs occur in India. One of the major issue for the same if mental health, other than family problems, indebtness, etc
Around 13.7% of population in India suffer from some form of mental health. And it is expected to increase going forward. Reason for such a grim state of mental health in the country are
1.Transition state of economy---with increasing growth and urbanisation, complex ecpnomic system with stress level, long working hours, regular issue handling, disturb work-life balance. Also not all get the benefit of transitory economy and results in unemployment and unfulfilled aspiration, thus result in mental issues
2.Changing Social structure--with nuclear family in place of joint family, working women, independent living etc--support system decreases, time for communication decreases and thus mental issue resuLTS
3.Lack of AAA(accessibility, affordability and availability) of mental health professionals---With just .3 psychiatrist for 1 lakh people and that too mostly in major urban area--most people cant easily get professional help and thus mental diseases continues
To overcome this situation, following steps need to be taken
1.Increasing availability, affordability and accessibility of mental health professional---this issue is be9ng addressed by National mental health policy, 2014---this polocy need to be implemented in letters and spirit
2.increasing awareness and decreasing stigna related to.mental health--so that people do not hesitate in seeking mental help--steps like Deepika Padukone coming out regarding her depression is a good step
3.Making changes in economic setup so that proper work life balance, better knowledge about about changing work scenario, limited working hours, flexibility in term of work from home etc can be there so that stress of do not translate into stress at home
4.Promoting yoga, meditation etc--promotion of yoga and alternative health care by government is a right steps in this direction
Mental health is as important as physical health, thus it need to be promoted by promoting wellness, so that we can have happier Indian society.
TheHindu Facts for PRELIMS-11/10/17
1.World Economic Outlook---released by IMF
2.Noble Prize is decided by Royal Swedish Academy of science
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
TheHindu Facts for PRELIMS-10/10/17
1.Sample Registration survey---published by regustrar general of India
2.Global Estimates of Modern Slavery:Forced labour and forced Marriage, 2017----repprts produced by International Labour Organisation
3.Harmful used in firecracker whoch effect health of people---sulphur which on combustion converts to Sulpur dioxide.
4.Bihar has highest density of population in the country
5.MDG---IMR target were 29 deaths per 1000 live birth
6.Infant Mortality rate is surveyed by Sample Registration survey
7.Infant Mortality rate---countee as number of deaths per 1000 LIVE births
8.Bor Forest reserve----Maharashtra
9.23rd COP of UNFCCC---will held at Bonn----and 13th session of conference of partiee serving as meeting of parties to Kyoto Protocol(CMP-13)-----second part of first sessioj og conference of parties serving as meetinv of parties to Paris Agreement(CMA 1.2)
Monday, October 9, 2017
Question of the day-With attached video from WEF(World Economic Forum)
Question
1.India is the suicide capital of the world and one of the major reason for same is mental health issue. What are the reason for such a grim state of mental health in the country? What steps need to be taken to improve the situation?
Answer of the day-Jobless Growth
Qustn
1.Indian growth story is a jobless story. What are the reasons for the same?.What steps have government taken to improve the situation?
India has mostly growth rate of above 4% since mind 1990s but the rate of increase ij employment has not been commensurate ti this growth, thus making Indian growth story a jobless story.
Following are the reasons for same
1.Most growth occur in service sector since 1991 but most employment is in agriculture sector, which hasn't grown that much
2.Lack of commensurate education for the new kind of job coming since 1991 reforms
3.Non availability of indigenous technology esp in areas like agriculture where most labours are wmploted
4.Policy issues---policy in the form of changing and increasing education,skilling people, improving ease of doing business etc to provide more jobs
5.Non availability of credits,ttechnology etc to MSME which is the major job provider in the country.
To address this issue government has taken following steps
1.Skill India programme---Thus making Indian ready for 21st century job
2.Improving ease of doing busienss---thus increasing business actovities and commensurate eemployment opportunity
3.Social reforms--like MNREGA, National Rural health mission etc--empowering peoples
4.Start-up,stand-up India programme, Make in India, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan etc
In the words of , India has 3D-demand,democracy and demography. And to better utilise these 3D increasing employment opportunity is the key requirement which can be improved by further encouraging skilling, improving education quality, further improving ease of doing business.
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