Month: November 2014
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Prepare GS Paper I with these 6 amazing World History Videos
The Civil Services new pattern post 2013 has added World History to the syllabus of General Studies Paper -I. The World History portion listed in the syllabus mention the following topics :- History of the world will include events from 18th century such as industrial revolution, world wars, redrawal of national boundaries, colonization, decolonization,…
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Understanding Carbon Budget
Why is this concept important for us? No brownie points for guessing that. Hindu carried an article on it, in case you missed it. UNEP report is based on it. IPCC report last year for the first time assessed carbon budget. Now that I’ve convinced you of the topic’s importance, I’ll explain it you in…
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All that you need to know about Mental Health Care – issues and possible solutions; Mental Healthcare Bill 2013 ; Mental Health Policy
For the first time, India has a Mental Health Policy. This makes the topic of mental healthcare extremely important. Nothing stops the examiner from asking questions related to mental healthcare system in India. You need to understand the issue and its multiple facets completely to tackle any question. The question can be as direct as…
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IFS Mains 2014 GK Question Paper is out. What could be the pattern of CS Mains 2014 GS Paper?
If you have not yet seen the GK Paper of Indian Forest Service Mains 2014 conducted today, click below: [Download] Indian Forest Service General Knowledge Paper 2014 Now some insights that you must be looking forward to, given that ever since the IFS and CSE Prelims has been combined in 2013, the IFS Mains has…
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[Download] Indian Forest Service General Knowledge Paper 2014 Released
Link for the General Knowledge Paper of Indian Forest Service Mains Paper, contributed by ForumIAS member kirankumar_D [su_highlight background=”#bbfa12″] ♦ IFS 2014 General Knowledge Paper[/su_highlight] See below: IFS Mains 2014 GK Question Paper is out. What could be the pattern of CS Mains 2014 GS Paper?
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Must Read Articles of The Day – 22 November 2014
What to read in Today’s Paper The Hindu India, Pakistan PMs urged to resume talks 250,000 Indians to benefit from Obama plan Opinion/Editorial In Nepal, maintaining the momentum (The Hindu) Families designed in frozen frames (The Hindu) Dealing with Hot Air (Indian Express) My Enemy’s Enemy (Live Mint) Live Mint China commits $45.6 billion for…
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What you need to know about Subramanian Committee Recommendations on Environmental Laws Amendments
So the Forest Survey of India says that about 90% of the country’s forest area can be opened up for “development”. It says about 11% of our forests should be strict no-go zone! To implement its development agenda, the new government wants to speed up clearances – environmental in particular. This looks difficult with current…
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Preparing GS II for Mains? These 5 videos will compliment your preparation
This post is courtesy PRS Research – a thinktank based out of New Delhi. You can find out more about them here For the Mains Examination, especially Paper II, where issues of Indian Polity are asked, you will need to do almost all the bills that are to be tabled in the Parliament, or…
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Must Read Articles of The Day – 21 November 2014
What to read in Today’s Paper The Hindu Asia-Pacific declaration ignores sexual rights of women Cabinet clears 3 key pacts for SAARC meet CO {-2} emissions must be nil by 2070 to prevent disaster: U.N. Pakistan, Russia sign defence pact $9.3 billion climate funding pledged Opinion/Editorial Missing links in universal health care (The Hindu) Of…