Month: October 2014
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Must Read Articles of The Day -12 October 2014
What to read in Today’s Paper The Hindu Modi Launches ‘Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana‘ (Polity) IMD Bulletins on cyclone Hudhud (Disaster Management) Solar Scheme row: Farmers to move HC Rajan: We are better prepared to deal with US Fed Tapering (Economy) TFA implementation problem a ‘real shame’: World Bank Chief (Economy)
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Must Read Articles of The Day -11 October 2014
The Hindu Not Having Peace is a Curse for Children: Satyarthi History and the Nationalist Project (History) Courts rules in favor of Vodafone in Tax Case (Economy) India set to grow at 6.4% in 2015: IMF (Economy) Norway Backs India’s Artic Efforts (IR)
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Must Read Articles of The Day -10 October 2014
The Hindu • Dutch lessons to keep Indian feet dry • Hong Kong authorities suspend talks following renewed call for protests IR • Naming of Cyclones • Ebola Hit Liberia Cancels Elections [Public Health] • For a place on the World Stage [Opinion] The Indian Express • World Bank Group launches Global Infrastructure Facility…
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Unable to Login to ForumIAS? Read this
“Hi! I am a registered ForumIAS Member. I used to sign in to ForumIAS using Gmail/Google. But now you have disabled signing in via Google. I am not able to sign in to ForumIAS” If you are one of those who are facing the above issue, then the below post shall help you sign in to…
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How to Choose the state cadre options in DAF : Be Wise
If you are reading this, you are probably looking forward to filling in your Detailed Application Form (DAF) – the multipage form wherein you need to fill in your service preferences as well as your state cadre preferences for IAS & IPS. First, Congratulations on clearing the first hurdle called Prelims. Second, the journey has…
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Good news for J&K IAS aspirants : Age relaxation for UPSC
The government of India has decided to relax the upper age limit for aspirants of Jammu and Kashmir. The new upper limit for the candidates from J&K has been extended to 37 years till the end of next year for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Until August 2014, the lower age limit for UPSC…
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The inventors of blue LED lights just won the Nobel Prize. Here’s why.
The 2014 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to Isamu Akasaki, Hiroshi Amano and Shuji Nakamura — three scientists who helped develop blue light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, in the early 1990s. Take it this way. The white light is made up of three colors – Red, Yellow & Blue – called the primary colours. When the three…