IIT Kanpur graduate Chirag Jain, who secured AIR 355 in CSE 2018 and AIR 10 in IFoS 2018, started preparing for these exams in his 3rd year of graduation. This was his 3rd attempt in CSE and 2nd attempt in IFoS. What drove him to Civil Services is the combination of public service and considerable… Continue reading [Video] “Between Pre and Mains, focus should be on answer-writing practice”- Chirag Jain Rank 10 IFoS and Rank 355 in CSE 2018
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[Video]”Linked every Current Affair to the topics given in the Syllabus”- Dilip Pratap Singh Shekhawat AIR 72 CSE 2018
NIT Rourkela graduate Dilip Pratap Singh Shekhawat secured a rank of 72 in CSE 2018. This was his 3rd attempt with optional Public Administration. He started preparing for the Civil Services right away after graduating. What drove him towards Civil Services is the dream to touch the lives of Millions of people in the country… Continue reading [Video]”Linked every Current Affair to the topics given in the Syllabus”- Dilip Pratap Singh Shekhawat AIR 72 CSE 2018
9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 9, 2019
Download the compilation of all summaries of all the news Articles here Stick to deadline on finalisation of Assam NRC: Supreme Court The Supreme Court has said that it will not extend the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. Further, the apex court has directed Assam NRC Co-ordinator… Continue reading 9 PM Current Affairs Brief – May 9, 2019
Stick to deadline on finalisation of Assam NRC: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has said that it will not extend the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. Further, the apex court has directed Assam NRC Co-ordinator to act with “wise discretion” while dealing with objectors who had failed to appear for scheduled hearings. The direction after the… Continue reading Stick to deadline on finalisation of Assam NRC: Supreme Court
VVPAT: Opposition has a recourse in slip counting
Recently, the Supreme Court has rejected opposition parties’ demand for 50% random physical verification of electronic voting machines using the voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT). Instead the Court has directed the Election Commission to increase random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs to five polling booths per assembly segment of a parliamentary constituency or Assembly… Continue reading VVPAT: Opposition has a recourse in slip counting
SC orders demolition of 5 apartments Ernakulam’s Maradu municipality
The Supreme Court has ordered the demolition of five high-rise apartments in Ernakulam’s Maradu municipality near Kochi in Kerala for violating the provisions of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules. According to the expert committee formed by SC to look into the matter, the apartments come within the CRZ III. As per the CRZ notification 1991,… Continue reading SC orders demolition of 5 apartments Ernakulam’s Maradu municipality
India’s newest pit viper found in Arunachal Pradesh
A team of herpetologists have described a new species of reddish-brown pit viper which has been found in a forest in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. The discovery has been published in the March-April volume of the Russian Journal of Herpetology. It has been named as Trimeresurus arunachalensis. It is the second serpent to… Continue reading India’s newest pit viper found in Arunachal Pradesh
WHO for eliminating industrially produced Trans fats by 2023
The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered with International Food and Beverage Alliance (IFBA) to achieve the goal of eliminating industrially produced Trans-fats by 2023. In 2018, WHO had launched REPLACE- a comprehensive plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fat from the global food supply by 2023. Trans-fat are made by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils… Continue reading WHO for eliminating industrially produced Trans fats by 2023
CBIC organises meeting of Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Kochi
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) is organising a meeting of the Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Kochi,Kerala. India is hosting this meeting in its capacity as Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific region for a two-year period from July, 2018 to… Continue reading CBIC organises meeting of Regional Heads of Customs Administration of Asia Pacific Region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) in Kochi
Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – May 9, 2019
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