Economy topics for UPSC 2015: Jan Dhan Yojana: Read about this Here: NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India): Read about Niti Aayog Here: Shanta Kumar Committee – FCI Restructing: Read the Main points of the Report Here: Mint Rural Distress Index: A Mint index of rural distress is based on the growth of farm output, rural wages and tractor sales. Read more about Mint Rural Distress Index Here: DDRead More
Month: July 2015
HPAS-2014 Preliminary exam Result Declared by HPPSC: The Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services (HPAS) Examination conducted on 7th June 2015 has been declared by HPPSC. Around 612 candidates have qualified the cut off and will appear in the HPAS mains Examination. Check your HPAS-2014 Prelims Result Here Now, the Qualified candidates will have to fill up the Detailed Application form and send it to HPPSC office to register themselves for theRead More
Environment/Ecology topics for UPSC 2015: RhoDIS: RhoDIS (Rhino DNA Indexing System). This system is developed in South Africa and is in use in various african nations. Assam government is considering introducing RhoDIS (Rhino DNA Indexing System), a DNA-based forensic tool to probe and prosecute suspects involved cases of rhino poaching. The tool will be used in the collection of each individual rhino’s unique DNA profile and developing a database whichRead More
Tiger Reserves in India- Environment/Ecology notes for UPSC,SSC etc. (As on 1st January 2015): Assam Kaziranga Tiger Reserve Manas Tiger Reserve Nameri Tiger Reserve Arunachal Pradesh Namdapha Tiger Reserve Pakhui Tiger Reserve Andhra Pradesh Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve Bihar Valmiki Tiger Reserve Chhattisgarh Achanakmar Tiger Reserve Indravati Tiger Reserves Udanti & Sitanadi Tiger Reserve Jharkhand Palamau Tiger Reserve Karnataka Bandipur Tiger Reserve Nagarhole (extension) Tiger Reserve Bhadra Tiger Reserve Anshi DandeliRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 14 July 2015 World’s largest Cancer Registry System set up by China: The cancer registry system will contain data about cancer and tumor diseases of Chinese people. It records complete summary of cancer patient history including diagnosis, treatment and status of every cancer patient. However the registry excludes the medical costs. It will help China to fight the cancer diseases with more-targeted and evidence-based intervention programmes. In China,Read More
RECRUITMENT OF ASSISTANTS IN THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED: Oriental Insurance Company Limited, invites applications from eligible Indian Citizens for recruitment of Assistants in Class III cadre. Following is the schedule of the various stages of Recruitment: Online Registration : 10.07.2015 to 28.07.2015 Payment of Application Fees : Online 10.07.2015 to 28.07.2015 Online Examination : Month of August 2015 (tentative) Total Vacancies: 606 Category wise Total Vacancies (provisional): SC-94, ST-43,Read More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 12,13 July 2015 Novak Djokovic won the men’s singles title of Wimbledon 2015: Defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia won men’s singles title of Wimbledon. In the finals, Djokovic defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. This was his third Wimbledon title and 9th overall Grand Slam title. Serena Williams won her sixth Wimbledon Women’s Single title: Serena Williams of USA defeated Garbine MuguruzaRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 11 July 2015 Indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash Missile inducted in IAF: Indigenously developed supersonic surface-to-air Akash Missile has been inducted in Indian Air Force (IAF). It should be noted that Akash missile already has been included in Indian Army. It was inducted in Army in May 2015. About Akash Missile: Indigenously developed by the DRDO and Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) as part of Integrated Guided MissileRead More
World Geography Quiz Practice Test 6 (Europe-Political) for UPSC Civil Services, SSC etc. World Geography Quiz Practice Test 6 contains World Geography questions and answers relevant to examinations like UPSC Civil Services, SSC, AFCAT, CDS etc. The following World Geography Quiz for UPSC, SSC and other exams focuses on the Political features of Continent of Europe. So, these Geography questions are directly or indirectly based on political aspects of Continent ofRead More
Daily Current Affairs GK Update – 9, 10 July 2015 NDDB launched mobile app Pashu Poshan to boost dairy farmer’s income: The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) launched a mobile application named Pashu Poshan that will boost dairy farmers’ income by raising milk yield and cutting feed cost. The app will recommend a balanced diet for cows and buffaloes. The application will be available on both web and android platforms. Goa to hostRead More