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Programme to be piloted across 10 Aspirational Districts in the First Phase

Programme to be piloted across 10 Aspirational Districts in the First Phase NITI Aayog and IBM signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) today to develop a crop yield prediction model using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to provide real time advisory to farmers in Aspirational Districts.   The SoI was signed in the presence of Shri Amitabh […]

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Evaluating the panchayati raj institutions at 25

Evaluating the panchayati raj institutions at 25 #upscessay #upscmains Panchayati raj institutions are simultaneously a remarkable success and a staggering failure Last week marked the 25th anniversary of the 73th Amendment, a good time for some examination and introspection on panchayati raj. Panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) are simultaneously a remarkable success and a staggering failure, […]

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UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 40/60 SAMVEG

Q.1 Which of the following statements are correct regarding different generations of bio – fuels? First-generation biofuels are those which are made from feedstocks that can also be consumed as human food. Second-generation fuels are produced from sustainable feedstock but these feedstocks are not normally used for human consumption. Third generation fuels are obtained from algae. Which […]

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Pawan Kumar Chamling crosses Jyoti Basu’s record as longest-serving Chief Minister

Pawan Kumar Chamling crosses Jyoti Basu’s record as longest-serving Chief Minister April 29 was his 8,539th day in office as Chief Minister of Sikkim.  Pawan Kumar Chamling made history on April 29, 2018, becoming the longest-serving Chief Minister in the country when he surpassed the record set by the late Jyoti Basu. Mr. Chamling was sworn in […]

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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be held in Varanasi: official

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas to be held in Varanasi: official This year’s event would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Jugnauth. The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in the holy city of Varanasi in January with the Indian diaspora having an option to participate in Kumbha Snan and attend the […]

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Using blockchain for development solutions WITH EXAMPLESfor upsc mains

Using blockchain for development solutions Managed responsibly, it could result in more resilient supply chains and fairer governments, among other benefits #upscmains #ukpcsmains Everyone’s talking about blockchain. The shared database technology has been hailed as the next big thing, with many staking their reputations and personal fortunes on it. Claims have been made about its […]

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The Inter-State Council needs to be rejuvenated

The Inter-State Council needs to be rejuvenated Q How should the government deal with federal interstate disputes?  Most of the institutional architecture of Indian federalism is focused on relations between the Union government and the states, and there is far less space to settle inter-state frictions The federal feud that has broken out over how taxes […]

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उत्तराखंड की बेटियों ने IAS की परीक्षा में लहराया परचम, अपूर्वा पांडे स्टेट टॉपर

Motivation Part 1 …#UPSCFINALRESULTS2018 #UTTARAKHANDRISING #greatgirls #7/13girls उत्तराखंड की बेटियों ने IAS की परीक्षा में लहराया परचम, अपूर्वा पांडे स्टेट टॉपर देश की सबसे प्रतिष्ठित परीक्षा संघ लोक सेवा आयोग (यूपीएससी) के शुक्रवार को घोषित नतीजों में उत्तराखंड के होनहारों ने शानदार प्रदर्शन किया है। टॉप 100 रैंक में उत्तराखंड की दो बेटियों ने जगह […]

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