About India State of Forest Report - India State of Forest Report (ISFR) - The report is published by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) which has been mandated to assess the forest and tree resources of the country including wall-to-wall forest cover mapping in a biennial cycle. Starting 1987, 16 assessment have been completed … Continue reading India State of Forest Report – 2019
Quality Higher Education
Practice Question - Higher Education in India suffers from a number of quality issues. Suggest reforms in the higher education structure in light of such issues. Also, critically analyse the recent steps taken by the government to improve the research ecosystem in India. - 250 words. Aiming to improve the quality in Higher Education Institutions … Continue reading Quality Higher Education
Merger of Rail Services
The government has decided to merge the eight rail services into a single Indian Railways Management Service (IRMS) as part of a structural reform. The following are the various services within the railways: Indian Railway Traffic Service The Indian Railway Traffic Service is a Group A civil service and functions under the administrative control of … Continue reading Merger of Rail Services
How moonsoons impacted history.
Practice Question - Moonsoons play an important role not only today but also had a significant impact on the historical events in medieval and modern India. Discuss. - 150 words. How moonsoons impacted history of the Indian subcontinent: Deficient rainfall led to the collapse of the Mansabdari system, started by Mughal emperor Akbar, in the … Continue reading How moonsoons impacted history.
MiG – 27 Retired
MiG - 27 aircrafts of the Indian Air Force which played a very important role in the 1999 Kargil wars have been retired. The MiG - 27 served in the Indian Air Force for three decades. Watch this video for more information. https://youtu.be/YgqBcCliQFE
Chief of Defence Staff
Aiming to usher in reforms in the higher defence management Centre govt has approved the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff and Department of Military Affairs within the Ministry of Defence. CDS will be a four star officer and act as principal military adviser to defence minister on all tri services matters. … Continue reading Chief of Defence Staff
Section 144 of CrPC
Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code is a prohibitory law which seeks to prevent any threat to public order and tranquility. Who can pass orders to impose Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code - A District Magistrate; or A sub- divisional Magistrate; or Any other Executive Magistrate on especially empowered by the State Government … Continue reading Section 144 of CrPC
National Crime Records Bureau
NCRB was set-up in 1986 to function as a repository of information on crime and criminals so as to assist the investigators in linking crime to the perpetrators, based on the recommendations of the National Police Commission (1977-1981) and the MHA's Task force (1985). NCRB was entrusted with the responsibility for monitoring, coordinating and implementing the … Continue reading National Crime Records Bureau
India and the Mediterranean.
The Indian Foreign Policy has taken a different trajectory since 2014. Watch this video to understand India's growing role in world affairs in an increasingly multi polar world and specifically how India's engagement with the Mediterranean region is being shaped. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oERsAcUjgpo
CAB – Constitutional Validity
The Citizenship Amendment Bill has been in debate and one of the primary points of conflict has been the Bill's alleged violation of Article 14. However, a line of argument may be taken where it can be proved that the Bill will stand the test of constitutional validity. https://youtu.be/VgiFqMrCxPU
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