Mobile Governance Programme The Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India has started the delivery of public services through mobile platform since July 2011. The following steps have been taken to implement Mobile Governance so far: DeitY has developed and notified the framework for Mobile Governance in February, 2012. DeitY is implementing […]
Read MoreNew Initiative to Enable Higher Agriculture Yield Per Unit With the view to reduce cost of cultivation, enable higher yield per unit and realize remunerative prices, for farmer, some of the important new initiatives taken. (i) Soil Health Card (SHC) scheme by which the farmers can know the exact nutrient level available in their soils […]
Read MorePanel backs scrapping proposal of a 1% additional levy by states on the cross-border transport of goods A panel under chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian, constituted by the government to decide on goods and services tax (GST) rates, has recommended a revenue-neutral rate of 15-15.5%, with a standard rate of 17-18% which will be levied […]
Read MoreUKPCS MAINS Writting Practice – 5th Dec,2015 Syllabus (indian economy) : indian monetary system -Role of RBI Question 1 : Describe the role of RBI in indian economy .125 words Question 2: what do you mean by credit and monetary policy.Describe the component of Credit and monetary.250 words Question 3: Credit and monetary policy is regulated by […]
Read MoreUKPCS MAINS Writting Practice – 4th Dec,2015 syllabus (general science & Technology) :Pollution Question1 : Increasing consumerism has led to huge volume of e-waste.Asses the hazards caused due to e-waste and suggest measure to tackle the problem.250 words Question2: To become smart city first requirement is to have best practices of solid waste management.comment.125 words Question3 : […]
Read MoreA history lesson for Indian MPs Rather than spend taxpayer money to reaffirm their faith in values of Constitution, MPs will do well to familiarize themselves with the history of the debates at the Constituent Assembly that led to the drafting of Constitution It is something like this: we wanted the music of veena or […]
Read MoreThe state of the Indian economy The GDP numbers point to a recovery, but given the number of caveats involved, it might make sense to wait for the third quarter’s numbers to see whether this is sustainable Is the economy expanding? Is manufacturing growing? Is consumption-driven growth back? Is investment demand back? These are important […]
Read MoreGovernance and the Seventh Pay Commission The report of the Seventh Pay Commission has yet again lost a massive reform opportunity Pay commissions are appointed to reform government as a delivery system, not just to hike salary scales of government employees. Pay commissions have over time become trivialized into vehicles for raising the salary scales […]
Read MorePer capita nutrition supply in India among the lowest in the world India has one of the lowest per capita daily supply of calories, protein and fat, according to OECD, a club of rich nations In December last year, the government promised a 40% increase in the supply of subsidized grain to expand coverage of […]
Read MoreUKPCS MAINS Writting Practice – 3rd Dec,2015 Syllabus (General science and technology ) :Pollution Question1 :Describe various kind of Pollution and their Reason of occurance.250words Question2 : Pollutions are due to human activity.What are possible remedy to reduce pollution.250 words Question3 : What do you mean by Air pollution? discuss effect of air pollution on […]
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