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Water Heroes Competetion

जल शक्ति मंत्रालय ने शुरू की : Water Heroes प्रतियोगिता  जल शक्ति मंत्रालय ने जल संरक्षण और लोगों के बीच जल सुविधा को पहुंचाने के उद्देश्य से "Water-Heroes : Share Your Stories" नामक प्रतियोगिता का शुभारंभ किया । वी के यादव बने रेलवे बोर्ड के मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी  भारतीय रेलवे बोर्ड ने वीके यादव को अध्यक्ष एवं मुख्य कार्यकारी अधिकारी नियुक्त किया । रेलवे बोर्ड के अनुसार रेलवे के चेयरमैन और सीईओ अब कैडर कंट्रोलिग ऑफिसर होंगे । इसी के साथ एसीसी ने रेलवे बोर्ड में आठ सदस्यों की संख्या को घटाकर पांच कर दिया है । उषा पांडे बनी नागरिक उड्डयन सुरक्षा ब्यूरो की पहली महिला महानिदेशक   नागरिक उड्डयन मंत्रालय ने नागरिक उड्डयन सुरक्षा ब्यूरो के महानिदेशक के रूप में उषा पांडे को चुना । इसी के साथ उषा पांडे इस पद पर नियुक्त होने वाली पहली महिला एवं तीसरी आईएएस अधिकारी बनी । जिनका कार्यकाल 16 जुलाई 2020 को समाप्त होगा । ओडिशा सरकार ने शुरू की "AMA SAHAR" नामक मोबाइल एप्लीकेशन  ओडिशा राज्य के वर्तमान मुख्यमंत्री नवीन पटनायक ने स्वच्छ शहर उड़ीसा उत्सव के उपलक्ष पर AMA SAHAR न...

Important Current Affairs | 6 Sep From THE HINDU NEWPAPER

📚 Current Affairs : 06 September 1. हर वर्ष इंटरनेशनल डे ऑफ चैरिटी कब मनाया जाता है ? Ans. 5 सितंबर 2. डॉ नीना मल्होत्रा को किस देश में भारत की अगली राजदूत के रूप में नियुक्त किया गया ? Ans. इटली 3. भाईचुंग भुटिया फुटबॉल स्कूल का ऐप enJogo किस ने लांच किया? Ans. किरण रिजिजू 4. हर वर्ष भारत में राष्ट्रीय शिक्षक दिवस कब मनाया जाता है? Ans. 5 सितंबर 5. भारत ने किस देश की नौसेना के साथ इंदिरा नेवी समुद्री युद्ध अभ्यास  शुरू किया? Ans. रूस 6. किसने अपने 12वें स्टार लिंक उपग्रह मिशन को लांच किया? Ans. स्पेस एक्स 7. ब्रिटिश पत्रिका प्रोस्पेक्ट द्वारा दुनिया में सिर्फ विचारक 2020 के रूप में किसे नामित किया गया? Ans. के. के. शैलजा 8. कतर किस वर्ष संयुक्त राज्य में अतिथि के रुप में गोल्डन कप टूर्नामेंट में भाग लेगा? Ans. 2021, 2022, 2023 9. राजकुमार श्रीवास्तव को किस देश में भारत के अगले राजदूत के रूप में नियुक्त किया गया? Ans. क्रोएशिया गणराज्य 10. वी ओ चिंदबरनथन पिल्लई जिन्हें हेल्म्समैन कहा जाता है उनकी 148वीं जयंती कब मनाई? Ans. 5 सितंबर 2020 Join 🔜 

Daily Current Affairs | 06-09-2020

🔰Daily Current Affairs | 06-09-2020 🔰  1-Bureau of Police Research and Development celebrated its Golden Jubilee Anniversary on 28th August, 2020.  पुलिस अनुसंधान एवं विकास ब्यूरो ने 28 अगस्त, 2020 को स्वर्ण जयंती का समारोह मनाया। 2-The Central government's flagship financial inclusion programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has completed six years.  केन्‍द्र सरकार के प्रमुख वित्तीय समावेशन कार्यक्रम प्रधानमंत्री जनधन योजना के छह वर्ष पूरे हो गए हैं। 3-The defence ministry has taken an in-principle decision to host the next edition of Aero India in Bengaluru from February 3-5 next year notwithstanding the coronavirus pandemic.  रक्षा मंत्रालय ने एयरो इंडिया का अगला सत्र कोरोना वायरस महामारी के बावजूद अगले वर्ष बेंगलुरु में 3 से 5 फरवरी के बीच आयोजित करने का सैद्धांतिक निर्णय लिया है। 4-Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' inaugurated Examination Centre of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Aligarh Muslim University through a video conf...

Important Lakes in India

🅰 Important Lakes in India 🅰 🔹डल झील :- जम्मू-कश्मीर 🔹वुलर झील :- जम्मू-कश्मीर 🔹बैरीनाग झील :- जम्मू-कश्मीर 🔹मानस बल झील :- जम्मू-कश्मीर 🔹नागिन झील :- जम्मू-कश्मीर 🔹शेषनाग झील :- जम्मू-कश्मीर 🔹अनंतनाग झील :- जम्मू-कश्मीर 🔹राजसमंद झील :- राजस्थान 🔹पिछौला झील :- राजस्थान 🔹सांभर झील :- राजस्थान 🔹जयसमंद झील :- राजस्थान 🔹फतेहसागर झील :- राजस्थान 🔹डीडवाना झील :- राजस्थान 🔹लूनकरनसर झील :- राजस्थान 🔹सातताल झील :- उत्तराखंड 🔹नैनीताल झील :- उत्तराखंड 🔹राकसताल झील :- उत्तराखंड 🔹मालाताल झील :- उत्तराखंड 🔹देवताल झील :- उत्तराखंड 🔹नौकुछियाताल झील :- उत्तराखंड 🔹खुरपताल झील :- उत्तराखंड 🔹हुसैनसागर झील :- आंध्रप्रदेश 🔹कोलेरू झील :- आंध्रप्रदेश 🔹बेम्बनाड झील :- केरल 🔹अष्टमुदी झील :- केरल 🔹पेरियार झील :- केरल 🔹लोनार झील :- महाराष्ट्र 🔹पुलीकट झील :- तमिलनाडु एवं आँध्रप्रदेश 🔹लोकटक झील :- मणिपुर 🔹चिल्का झील :- उड़ीसा 🛑पोस्ट अच्छी लगी हो तो शेयर जरुर कीजिए। ▬▬▬▬⚜۩۞۩⚜▬▬▬▬● Join Now for Daily Updates ➡️ 

List of Brand Ambassadors of Government Schemes & Campaign 2020

List of Brand Ambassadors of Government Schemes & Campaign 2020 Person---Brand Name Remarks ⚠️Amitabh Bachchan---City Compost Campaign 🔉A part of the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ ⚠️John Abraham---Arunachal Pradesh Tourism Ambassador 🔉To promote tourism in Arunachal Pradesh ⚠️Narendra Modi--Incredible India ⚠️Nawazuddin Siddiqui--UP farmers’ scheme Samajwadi Kisan Beema Yojna 🔉The scheme provides for cashless treatment up to Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs. one lakh for the organ transplant. ⚠️PV Sindhu---Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ⚠️Sachin Tendulkar---Anti- liquor and antidrug campaign of Kerala 🔉It will create awareness among people against alcoholism and drug abuse. ⚠️Sakshi Malik---Beti Bachao, Beti Padao campaign” in Haryana 🔉chosen to promote the tourism of Arunachal Pradesh ⚠️Virat Kohli---Punjab National Bank ⚠️Vidya Balan---Samajwadi Pension Yojna 🔉Launched by Uttar Pradesh Govt. ⚠️Piruz Khambatta---Make In India 🔉Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ⚠️Shah Rukh Khan---We...

Major events of history

🌺Major events of history🌺 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 Arrival of Aryans in India: - 1500 BC Birth of Mahavir: - 540 BC Mahavira's Nirvana: - 468 BC Birth of Gautam Buddha: - 563  BC Mahaparivaran of Gautama  Buddha: - 483 BC Alexander's invasion of India: - 326-325 BC Ashoka conquered Kalinga: - 261 BC Beginning of Vikram Samvat: - 58 B.C. Start of Shakva Samvat: - 78 B.C. Beginning of Hijri Samvat: - 622 A.D. Fahyan's visit to India: - 405-11 A.D. Harshavardhana's rule: - 606-647 A.D. Hensang visit to India: - 630 AD Invasion of Somnath Temple: - 1025 AD First Battle of Tarain: - 1191 A.D. Second Battle of Tarain: - 1192 A.D. Establishment of the slave dynasty: - 1206 AD Arrival of Vasco da Gama to India: - 1498 A.D. First Battle of Panipat: 1526 A.D. Second Battle of Panipat: 1556 A.D. Third Battle of Panipat: - 1761 A.D. Ascension of Akbar: - 1556 A.D. Battle of Haldi Valley: - 1576 A.D. Establishment of Din-e-Elahi religion: - 1582 A.D. Battle of Plassey: 1757 A.D. Battle ...

FAMOUS AWARDS

🌸🌺FAMOUS_AWARDS_n_ESTABLISHED_YEAR🌺🌸 ⚡1901 = Nobel Prize ⚡1929 = Oscar Award ⚡1954 = Bharat Ratna ⚡1961= Jnanpith Award  ⚡1995= Gandhi Peace Prize  ⚡1985=Dronacharya Award ⚡1969= Man Booker Prize ⚡1961= Arjun Award ⚡1917= Pulitzer Prize ⚡1992=Vyas Samman ⚡1952=Kalinga Award ⚡1991=Saraswati Samman ⚡1969= Dadasaheb Phalke Award  ⚡1957=Ramon Magsaysay award ⚡1992=Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna ⚡1955=Sahitya Akademy Award ⚡1954= National Film Award ⚡1958=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar 🛑पोस्ट अच्छी लगी हो तो शेयर जरुर कीजिए। ▬▬▬▬⚜۩۞۩⚜▬▬▬▬● Join Now for Daily Updates ➡️ 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | Sep 2020

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe: study ‘It generated a strong immune response and didn’t produce serious adverse reactions during the trial’     The two-shot vaccine being developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute generated a strong immune response and didn’t produce serious adverse reactions in the 76 volunteers who were inoculated in a trial, according to results of a study reported online in The Lancet.     This is the first time that details of the early human studies — or Phase-1/2 trials, to check the vaccine’s safety and ability to generate an immune response — of the vaccines have been reported in a peer-reviewed journal.     Two components: The vaccine consists of two components, a recombinant adenovirus type 26 (rAd26) vector and a recombinant adenovirus type 5 (rAd5) vector, both carrying the gene for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike glycoprotein (rAd26-S and rAd5-S).   ...

GS ECONOMY | Sep 2020

GS III:ECONOMY Firms raise $31 bn in shrinking economy: Indian companies have raised record equity capital, tapping surplus cash from a $15-tn global stimulus     Indian companies have raised a record $31 billion in equity capital in 2020, Refinitiv data showed, as banks strengthen their balance sheets to prepare for future economic uncertainty and corporates tap into the elevated global liquidity levels.     The record raising comes despite India’s economy contracting 23.9% in the June-quarter, year-on-year, which puts it on track for the first annual contraction since 1980.     IPOs drop: The rush of deals though has not been extended to initial public offerings (IPOs), which have fallen to a five-year low to be worth just $1.5 billion, in the eight months year-to-date, the data showed. Banks have been the most active issuers, raising $13.68 billion, followed by the energy and power sector with $7.05 billion, and consumer products with $3.41 billion. ...

GS POLITY-PARLIAMENT | Sep 2020 HELPFUL FOR UPSC 2020

GS II: POLITY-PARLIAMENT Venkaiah for two-year fixed tenure for House committees: Tharoor bats for term extension to make up for time lost     The Rajya Sabha Secretariat is mulling over changing the rules governing the standing committees’ tenure to make it two years from the present one so that the panels have enough time to work on the subjects selected by them.     The tenure of all standing committees end on September 11, and they can’t hold deliberations till new panels are formed.     Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu, sources said, was keen on amending the rules to give a fixed two-year tenure. However, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has to agree to it.     Two options are being looked at: one, to extend the term of the panels for a year, and second, to form new committees with a fixed tenure of two years.     Many chairpersons of the current panels have felt that a significant amount of the tenure of their committees was lost due ...

GS J & K | Sep 2020 HELPFUL FOR UPSC 2020

GS II: J & K Women police can save J&K children: PM ‘They can stop them from taking the wrong path’     Prime Minister Narendra Modi said women police officers could play a pivotal role in preventing children of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from taking the ‘wrong path’.     “We have to work towards stopping children from joining the wrong path. Women officers could counsel their mothers and bring back the children to mainstream. Women force can help in stopping children in their tracks,” he stated.     Modi was addressing the ‘Dikshant’ ceremony or passing out parade of the Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) through videoconference.     131 officers pass out: In all, 131 IPS officers, including 28 women, concluded their two-year training on Friday.     While interacting with J&K cadre officer, Tanushree, who has a degree in textiles designing, he said, “Ter...

GS SOCIAL ISSUES | sep 2020

GS I: SOCIAL ISSUES Kerala tops in care for children: Report brought out by non-governmental organisation measures health, nutrition     Kerala, Goa, Tripura, Tamil Nadu and Mizoram are among the top five States for well-being of children, according to a report brought out by non-governmental organisation Mobile Creches and launched by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu.     The young child outcomes index measures health, nutrition and cognitive growth with the help of indicators such as infant mortality rate, stunting and net attendance at the primary school level. It identifies eight States that have scores below the country’s average: they are Assam, Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.     The index is part of the ‘State of the Young Child’ in India report released the 50-year-old NGO, which works in the field of early childhood care and development by ensuring creche services at construction sites and slum ...

GS ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT | Sep 2020

ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT Kaziranga set to be expanded by 3,053 hectares: Assam govt. approves addition of areas straddling Nagaon and Sonitpur     The Assam government has approved the addition of 30.53 sq. km (3,053 hectares) to the 884 sq. km Kaziranga National Park.     The additional areas straddling two districts — Nagaon and Sonitpur — would make the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR) grow to 1085.53 sq km. The core area of the KNPTR is 430 sq km.     “The additions include encroachment-evicted areas and suitable wildlife habitat on river islands (sandbars) that are vulnerable to encroachment. It is a move to consolidate the wildlife areas anticipating better wildlife conservation and reduction in human-wildlife negative interactions in the future,” said KNPTR director P. Sivakumar.     He added that the three additions are habitat corridors and would help provide connectivity to Orang and Nameri National Parks across river B...

GS HEALTH-COVID | Sep 2020

 HEALTH-COVID Centre flags districts with high COVID-19 caseload     The Health Ministry held a review meeting of COVID-19 management and response in 15 districts across five States exhibiting high caseload and fatality.     At the meeting, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan spoke with senior health officials of Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh and identified the districts of Chittoor, Prakasam, Mysuru, Bengaluru Urban, Ballari, Koppal, Dakshina Kannada, Davangere, Ludhiana, Patiala, Chennai, Coimbatore, Salem, Lucknow and Kanpur Nagar which, he noted, needed urgent attention.     “These areas have been exhibiting higher active caseload, fatality rates and a surge in the COVID-19 cases for the past four weeks”, said Mr. Bhushan.     The Ministry said that these areas have been issued detailed road maps and action plans for the next one month.     “The States were advised to limit and eventually brea...

GS POLITY – JUDICIARY | Sep 2020 HELPFUL FOR UPSC 2020

 POLITY – JUDICIARY   SC rejects appeal by 6 State Ministers against JEE, NEET: Bench finds no merit in plea to review August 17 order     A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Ashok Bhushan, dismissed a plea filed jointly by Ministers from six non-BJP-ruled States against the conduct of the JEE Main and the NEET-UG amid the pandemic.     The Bench, also comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Krishna Murari, found no merit in the plea to review the top court’s order on August 17 refusing to entertain a petition by students to postpone the NEET and the JEE.     ‘Careful study’: “We have carefully gone through the review petitions and the connected papers. We find no merit in the review petitions and the same are accordingly dismissed,” the court said in a short order. The court similarly dismissed the review petitions filed by Puducherry MLA R.K.R. Anantharaman and N. Vinoba Bhoopathy.     The Ministers had submitted t...

GS BILATERAL – INDIA-CHINA | Sept 2020

BILATERAL – INDIA-CHINA Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart Wei in Moscow: China had sought meeting on sidelines of the SCO Defence Ministers conference     Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting in Moscow     Singh is on a three-day visit to Russia for the combined meeting of Defence Ministers of the SCO, Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Member States in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of victory in the Second World War.     The meeting comes amid the ongoing four-month standoff in eastern Ladakh after the ingress of Chinese troops into Indian-held territory along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) at several locations and undertook a massive military build-up.     Addressing the meeting, Mr. Singh emphasised that “peaceful, stable and secure region of SCO memb...

Section 144(2) of the Railway Act, 1989

Section 144(2) of the Railway Act, 1989: It says that if any person begs in any railway carriage or at a railway station, he shall be liable for punishment, which prescribes imprisonment for a term that may extend to one year, or with fine that may extend to ₹2,000, or with both. Why in News? The Ministry of Railways has proposed to decriminalise begging on trains or railway premises. In this regard, it has called for comments/suggestions on the proposed amendments to the Act.. 🛑पोस्ट अच्छी लगी हो तो शेयर जरुर कीजिए। ▬▬▬▬⚜۩۞۩⚜▬▬▬▬● Join Now for Daily Updates ➡️ 

AIMA चाणक्य राष्ट्रीय प्रबंधन खेल

AIMA चाणक्य राष्ट्रीय प्रबंधन खेल यह ऑनलाइन व्यापार सिमुलेशन खेल हैं, जिनका प्रति वर्ष आयोजन किया जाता है। इसका उद्देश्य विभिन्न उद्योगों के भागीदार कार्यपालकों को एक संगठन चलाने की जटिलताओं से परिचित कराना और इस आयोजन से उन्‍हें विशेषज्ञता तथा कौशल का लाभ सुनिश्चित कराना है। राष्‍ट्रीय प्रबंधन खेल (NMG) प्रतिस्पर्धी मोड में प्रबंध व्यवसाय के रोमांच का सामना करने के लिए कोरपोरेट प्रबंधकों के लिए एक मंच है। यह अखिल भारतीय प्रबंधन संघ (AIMA) द्वारा आयोजित किया जाता है। इससे प्रतिभागियों को संसाधन प्रबंधन, बाजार के रुख, लागत विश्लेषण, उत्पाद की स्थिति, उत्पादन की योजना और माल सूची नियंत्रण पर ध्यान केंद्रित करते हुए एक कंपनी को चलाने की जटिलताओं का अनुभव प्राप्‍त होता है। चर्चा का कारण टीम एनटीपीसी, हाल ही में समाप्‍त ऑल इंडिया मैनेजमेंट एसोसिएशन (AIMA) – चाणक्य (बिजनेस सिमुलेशन गेम) राष्‍ट्रीय प्रबंधन खेल 2020 के विजेता के रूप उभरा है।. 🛑पोस्ट अच्छी लगी हो तो शेयर जरुर कीजिए। ▬▬▬▬⚜۩۞۩⚜▬▬▬▬● Join Now for Daily Updates ➡️ 

AIMA Chanakya National Management Games HELPFUL FOR UPSC 2020

AIMA Chanakya National Management Games:     It is an online Business Simulation Game conducted every year.     It is aimed at ensuring that participating executives from various industries get an introduction to the complexities of running an organisation and gain expertise and skills from this event. National Management Games (NMG) is one of its kind platform for Corporate Managers to face the thrill of Managing Business in a competitive mode. It is one of the most anticipated and reputable annual events based on Business Management Simulation, conducted by AIMA (All India Management Association).     The participants experience the complexities of running a company by focusing on resource management, market trends, cost analysis, product positioning, production planning, and inventory control. Why in News? NTPC emerged as winner in this edition.. 🛑पोस्ट अच्छी लगी हो तो शेयर जरुर कीजिए। ▬▬▬▬⚜۩۞۩⚜▬▬▬▬● Join Now for Daily Updates ➡️ 

6 सितंबर की महत्त्वपूर्ण घटनाएँ

*6 सितंबर की महत्त्वपूर्ण घटनाएँ👉* 1522: समंदर के रास्‍ते पृथ्‍वी का पूरा चक्‍कर लगाने वाला पहला जहाज विक्‍टोरिया आज ही के दिन स्‍पेन लौटा था । 1776 - ग्वाडेलोप द्वीप में तूफान से छह हजार से अधिक लोगों की मौत। 1869 - पेंसिल्वेनिया के अवोंदेल में एक खदान में आग लगने से 110 लोग मरे। 1905 - अटलांटा जीवन बीमा कंपनी की शुरुआत। 1914 - फ्रांस एवं जर्मनी के बीच मार्ने का युद्ध प्रारम्भ। 1924 - इटली के तानाशाह बेनितो मुसोलिनी की हत्या का प्रयास विफल। 1939 - दक्षिण अफ्रीका ने नाजी जर्मनी पर युद्ध की घोषणा की। 1948 - जुलियाना नीदरलैंड की महारानी बनीं। 1952 - कनाडा टी.वी. की मॉन्ट्रियल में शुरुआत। 1965- ताशकन्द समझौता (भारत-पाकिस्तान युद्ध)। 1965: भारतीय सेना ने तीन जगहों से सीमा पार कर पश्चिमी पाकिस्तान पर हमला किया था । 1968 - अफ्रीकी देश स्वाजीलैंड को ब्रिटेन से आजादी मिली। 1986 - इस्तांबुल में यहूदी उपासना गृह में हमले में 23 लाेग मारे गए। 1991: रूस के दूसरे सबसे बड़े शहर को कभी सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग, कभी पेत्रोग्राद तो कभी लेनिनग्राद नाम से जाना जाता रहा । इस शहर को अपना पुराना नाम सेंट पीटर्सबर्ग...

The Preamble is based on the 'Objective Resolution

Consider the following statements with respect to Preamble of the Constitution of India: 1. The Preamble is based on the 'Objective Resolution' moved by Jawaharlal Nehru in the Constitution Assembly. 2. The Preamble has been amended only twice so far. 3. In the Berubari Union case (1960), Supreme Court held that Preamble is a part of the Constitution. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 ✍(a) 1 only. 🌼The Objective Resolution was moved on December 13, 1946 by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, which provided the philosophy and guiding principles for framing the Constitution and later took the form of Preamble of the Constitution of India. This Resolution was unanimously adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 January 1947. 🌼Thus, the Preamble to the Indian Constitution is based on the ‘Objectives Resolution’, which was drafted and moved by Pandit Nehru, and adopted by the Constituent Assembly. 🌸The Preamble r...

Article 18 HELPFUL FOR UPSC

In which of the following cases, the honorable Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of national awards by concluding that National Awards—Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Sri did not conflict with Article 18? (a) Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973) (b) M. Nagaraj v. Union of India (2006) (c) Chandra Kumar v. Union of India (1997) (d) Balaji Raghavan v. Union of India (1996) ✍(d) Balaji Raghavan v. Union of India (1996) 🔰The Article 18 of the Indian Constitution: Abolition of Titles🔰 🌼Article 18 states that : (1) No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State. (2) No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State. (3) No person who is not a citizen of India shall, while he holds any office of profit or trust under the State, accept without the consent of the President any title from any foreign State. (4) No person holding any office of profit or trust under the State shall, without t...

SC/ST Quota Benefits to the Disabled

Who of the following persons are also socially backward and entitled to the same benefits of relaxation as SC/ST candidates in public employment and education, as confirmed by the Supreme Court recently?  (a) Persons from Rural area (b) Project displaced Persons (c) Persons with Disabilities (d) Earthquake affected Persons ✍(c) Persons with Disabilities 🔰SC/ST Quota Benefits to the Disabled🔰 🌻The Supreme Court, in a significant decision, confirmed that persons with disabilities are also socially backward and entitled to the same benefits of relaxation as SC/ST candidates in public employment and education. 🌺What is the case about?🌺 🍀The present decision came on a petition filed by Aryan Raj, a special needs person, against the Government College of Arts, Chandigarh. 🍀It is an appeal against a Punjab and Haryana High Court order. 🍀The college denied Mr. Raj relaxation in minimum qualifying marks in the Painting and Applied Art course. 🍀The college insisted that disabled per...

Curative Petition

🔰Curative Petition🔰 🌺What is a 'Curative Petition' and how did it develop?🌺 🌷A Curative Petition is the final and last option available to the people for redressal of grievances in the court of law and to acquire justice as mentioned and promised by the Constitution of India after the review plea is dismissed or has been exhausted.  🌷For some, it is the last opportunity for the unheard of being heard. For others, it is a Supreme Court creation which goes against its own power. 🌷The Constitution explicitly speaks of the review power of the Supreme Court of India under Article 137. But the concept of curative petition is fairly new in the field of law in India. The Supreme Court of India evolved the idea of curative petitions in the landmark judgment of Rupa Ashok Hurra vs. Ashok Hurra (2002). 🌷In this case, the question was raised of whether an aggrieved person is entitled to any relief against the final order/judgment of the Supreme Court after dismissal of review petit...

Khilji Dynasty

🔰खिलजी_वंश ✅ --------------------- 1. जलालुद्दीन फिरोज खिलजी के शासन का समय रहा है ? ►-(1290-96) जलालुद्दीन फिरोज खिलजी 2. जलालुद्दीन फिरोज खिलजी दिल्ली की गद्दी पर कब बैठा ? ►-1290 ई. 3. सुल्तान बनने से पहले जलालुद्दीन क्या था ? ►-बुलंदशहर का इफ्तादार 4. नवीन मुसलमान किसे कहा गया ? ►-दिल्ली में बसने वाले मंगोलों को । 5. किसने जलालुद्दीन फिरोज खिलजी की हत्या कर दिल्ली की गद्दी हासिल की  ►-अलाउद्दीन खिलजी (1296 ई. में) 6. अलाउद्दीन खिलजी के शासन का समय रहा है ? ►-(1296-1316 ई.) अलाउद्दीन खिलजी 7. जलालुउद्दीन खिलजी के शासन में अलाउद्दीन क्या था ? ►-कड़ा-मानिकपुर का सुबेदार 8. उसने देवगिरी पर कब आक्रमण किया ? ►-1296 ई. 9. सिकंदर-ए-सानी की उपाधि किसने ग्रहण की ? ►-अलाउद्दीन 10. अलाउद्दीन के समय किसने दिल्ली में विद्रोह किया था ? ►-हाजियों ने । 11. हाजियों के विद्रोह को किसने खत्म किया ? ►-हमीदुद्दीन 12.अलाउद्दीन ने कौन-सा सिद्धांत चलाया था ? ►-दैवी अधिकार 13. अलाउद्दीन खिलजी ने सेना में कौन-सी प्रथा शुरू की ? ►-हुलिया रखने की प्रथा । 14. खिलजी वंश में घोड़ों को दागने की पद्धति किसने श...

कुछ महत्वपूर्ण संविधान संशोधन

कुछ महत्वपूर्ण संविधान संशोधन 1- संविधान संशोधन 1951 इसमें विचार एवं अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता पर तीन कारणों से प्रतिबंध लगाया गया a- सार्वजनिक हित के मुद्दे पर आदेश b- विदेशी राज्यों से संबंध c- अपराध भड़काना संबंधी मामले में 7- संविधान संशोधन 1956 इसमें राज्यों के चार वर्गों को एबीसीडी समाप्त किया एवं 14 राज्य व 6 केंद्र शासित प्रदेश बनाए गए दो या दो से अधिक राज्यों के लिए सामूहिक न्यायालय की व्यवस्था की गई 8- संविधान संशोधन 1960 इसमें एससी एसटी के आरक्षण को 10 वर्षों के लिए बढ़ा दिया गया 10- संविधान संशोधन 1961 इसमें दादर एवं नगर हवेली को भारतीय संघ में शामिल किया गया 12- संविधान संशोधन 1961 इसमें गोवा और दमनदीप को भारत संघ में शामिल किया गया 14- विधान संशोधन 1962 -इसमें पांडिचेरी को भारतीय संघ में शामिल किया गया - लोकसभा में सीटों की संख्या 500 से बढ़ाकर 525 कर दी गई - हिमाचल प्रदेश मणिपुर त्रिपुरा और पांडिचेरी में विधानमंडल की बात की गई 15-  संविधान संशोधन 1963 इसमें हाईकोर्ट के न्यायाधीशों की  सेवानिवृत्ति की उम्र 60 से बढ़ाकर 62 कर दी गई 22- विधान संसोधन 1969 इसमें असम स...

विश्व में सबसे बड़ा, छोटा, लम्बा एवं ऊँचा

📝विश्व में सबसे बड़ा, छोटा, लम्बा एवं ऊँचा 1. विश्व का सबसे छोटा महासागर का क्या नाम है? उत्तर:- आर्कटिक महासागर 2. विश्व का सबसे छोटा देश का क्या नाम है? उत्तर:- वेटिकन सिटी 3. विश्व का सबसे छोटा पक्षी का क्या नाम है? उत्तर:- हमिंग बर्ड 4. विश्व का सबसे छोटा महादेश का क्या नाम है? उत्तर:- आस्ट्रेलिया 5. विश्व का सबसे बड़ा महादेश का क्या नाम है? उत्तर:- एशिया महादेश 6. विश्व का सबसे गहरा महासागर का क्या नाम है? उत्तर:- प्रशांत महासागर 7. विश्व का सबसे बड़ा सागर का क्या नाम है? उत्तर:- दक्षिणी चीन सागर 8. विश्व का सबसे बड़ा द्वीप का क्या नाम है? उत्तर:- ग्रीनलैण्ड 9. विश्व की सबसे बड़ी खाड़ी कहाँ की है? उत्तर:- मेक्सिको की खाड़ी 10. विश्व का सबसे बड़ा द्वीप समूह कहाँ स्थित है? उत्तर:- इंडोनेशिया 11. विश्व की सबसे लम्बी नदी का क्या नाम है? उत्तर:- नील नदी 12. विश्व की सबसे व्यस्त व्यापारिक नदी का क्या नाम है? उत्तर:- राइन नदी 13. विश्व की सबसे बड़ी सहायक नदी का क्या नाम है? उत्तर:- मेडिरा 14. विश्व की सबसे बड़ी नहर का क्या नाम है? उत्तर:- स्वेज नहर 15. विश्व का सबसे बड़ा नदी द्वीप का क्या...

Recently appointed secretary sep 2020 HELPFUL FOR UPSC 2020

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, Recently appointed secretary  ➢ Leena Nandan: Consumer Affairs Secretary  ➢ Anita Karwal: Department of Education & Literacy   ➢ Nagendra Nath Sinha new Secretary of Rural Development  ➢ Anand Kumar: New Culture Secretary of India  ➢ Ravi Mittal: New Sports and Youth Affairs Secretary  ➢ T S Tirumurti: India’s permanent representative to United Nations  ➢ Amit Khare : Information & Broadcasting Ministry Secretary  ➢ Aramane Giridhar: Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways  ➢ Rajesh Verma: Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs.  ➢ R K Chaturvedi: Secretary Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals

Daily CA One Liners , 05 September 2020 .

Daily CA One Liners ,  📆 05 September 2020 . 🔶 National Teachers' Day 🔶 Abu Dhabi To Host Global Aerospace Summit On September 28-29 👤 R K Tripathi Takes Charge As Chairman Of Gujarat State Human Rights Commission 👩 Dr. Neena Malhotra Appointed As The Next Ambassador Of India To The Italy 😢 Former England Cricket Allrounder David Capel Passes Away 👤 Akash Ambani Named In 2020 Fortune 40 Under 40 List 👩 Isha Ambani Named In 2020 Fortune 40 Under 40 List 👤 Adar Poonawalla Named In 2020 Fortune 40 Under 40 List 🔶 IIT Mumbai Students Develop An Indian Alternative To Camscanner  ✔️ The App Is Called " AIR SCANNER " & Is Available Free Of Cost 🔶 Health Assistant " Robot Rakshak " Developed By Indian Railways 👤 Coca-Cola Inc Has Named Veteran Sanket Ray Its New India Head 👤 Krishnan Appointed As MD & CEO Of Punjab & Sind Bank 👤 Amitesh Kumar Appointed As New Nagpur Police Commissioner 👤 Christian Malcolm Named As UK Athletics Head Coach 👩 Ka...

5-September history

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers,   5-September-1457 Property Tax was passed. 5-September-1612 East India Company's Navy eastablished. 5-September-1659 Queen Saibai, wife of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died. 5-September-1793 Mir Kasim lost To Britishers near Rajmahal in battle of Udaynala. 5-September-1846 Sir Charles Metkaf, Governor General of East India Company, died. 5-September-1872 V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, great freeom fighter, social reformer, prolific writer, politician and leader, was born at Ottapidaram village in Tamil Nadu. 5-September-1888 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975), panentheist, great renaissance philosopher, eminent writer, free India's first vice-president and second president, was born at Tiruttani near Madras. 5-September-1904 Bhalchandra Pandharinath Bahirat, editor and expert of Saint literature, was born. 5-September-1909 Phiroze Edulji Palia, left-hand ba...

Current Affairs 05 September

📚 Current Affairs : 05 September 1. Who was posthumously awarded the Best Survival Medal? Ans. Late Shri Jagbir Singh 2. Murali Ramakrishnan appointed as MD CEO of which bank? Ans. South Indian Bank 3. In which ministry was Chhatrapati Shivaji appointed as Secretary? Ans. Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation 4. Which state directed that ambulances be deployed in command control rooms in each district? Ans. Madhya Pradesh 5. Who has launched 08 immune boosting products for sale through Jan Aushadhi Centers across the country? Ans. DV Sadananda Gowda You are reading this on Sarkari Shine 6. Who chaired the meeting of the Economic Advisory Council of the 15th Finance Commission? Ans. N. K. Singh 7. Which state is making intensive diarrhea control fortnightly program from 1 September to 14 September 2020? Ans. Nagaland 8. Who has developed several Kovid-19 swab collections? Ans. Tata Steel's (Nest-In) 9. Who addressed the inaugural session of the National Tribal Research ...

List of Major debates about the Mauryan pillars

ssc preparation, important competetion questions, current affairs of india, latest question asked in competetion papers, List of Major debates about the Mauryan pillars 1. Were some of them pre-Mauryan or do all of them belong exclusively to the Mauryan period and especially to the reign of Asoka who had his edicts frequently engraved on them? (This is an important question for art historians but UPSC syllabus doesn't concern it. We assume that all the Ashokan pillars were invariably Ashokan). 2. Do such pillars have specific symbolism? (Upinder Singh calls the location as Axis Mundi and also gives a detailed discussion about possible Buddhist meanings of symbols used in Mauryan period. UPSC has started asking some questions on iconology and iconography recently - may it be in Prelims (mudra) or Mains (stupa symbols). There is an entire page given to similar analysis in the new NCERT as well which definitely makes it a question worthy topic) 3. Considering that monolithic free-stan...

Ancient India Chapter 2 - Prehistory and Protohistory

Ancient India Chapter 2 - Prehistory and Protohistory    What were the social and economic consequences of the beginning of agriculture? Explain with the help of suitable examples from Indian pre-history. Background Discussion 1 This question pertains to the following parts of the syllabus –  •  Beginning of agriculture (neolithic and chalcolithic) •  Distribution of pastoral and farming cultures outside the Indus, Development of community life, Settlements, Development of agriculture, Crafts, Pottery, and Iron industry. This is an oft-neglected area by the students. Only if you see the kind of questions asked by UPSC in the past few years, you will notice the increasing importance the topic and expected depth required by the UPSC from the aspirants –  1.  Describe the distinguishing features of important archaeological cultures of the Indian subcontinent datable between c. 2000 B.C. and c. 500 B.C. [1995, 60m] 2.  Assess the pattern of settlement...