Prologue Foodcrops related #1: Trombay Crop varieties #2: Navara Rice #3: Rice-Fish-Poultry Integrated Model Milk/Meat/Fish related: #1: Poultry Meat to Biodiesel #2: Sea Ranching #3: TMR (Total mixed ration) #4: FMD outbreak in South India Public Health/Policy related #1: [...]
Prologue Flora Fauna Wildlife related Jellyfish bloom Cyber poaching Tiger Census Giant African Snail Hibernation Great Indian Bustard Katurirangan report on western ghat Human Cruelty by Animals? Waste Management related #1: E-waste rules #2: Nisrgruna #3: Coriander as biosorbent [...]
Prologue Like-Minded Developing Countries (LMDG) Loss and damage REDD+ Money India’s stand @COP-19 Warsaw We want CBDR We’re not irresponsible India’s stand on Agriculture vs climate change India’s stand on Money 4 climate change India’s stand on HFC India’s [...]
Prologue Suspension Suspension: salient features? Suspending AIS officers Suspending Officers on deputation Suspension: When? Must be suspended? Arrest and Automatic suspension Salary during Suspension Part time job during Suspension Resignation during Suspension? Reinstatement Posting after reinstatement? Promotion during Suspension: [...]
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Prologue Traps against Bribe takers: salient feature Secret Verification Prior permission required Registration of FIR Independent Witnesses Phenolphthalein Test Search of premises Trap Success Trap Failure Trap Failure: follow up action? Loan theory Supreme Court on Trap failures Action [...]
Prologue Preliminary Enquiry What is a preliminary enquiry? No protection to Accused Cautions Resignation during Prelim Enquiry Bogus Complaints Discreet Enquiry Discreet Enquiry of All India Services Members(AIS) Regular Enquiry Surprise checks Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA), 1988 Special [...]
Prologue Sources of Complaint From Anonymous/ pseudonymous From Whistleblowers Oral Complaints From Civil Society From Media Reports Classifying the complaint types #1: Vigilance Angle #2: Administrative Angle #3: Criminal Angle Case studies Prologue In the previous article we checked [...]
Prologue Conduct rules Difference: Court vs Departmental Proceedings Conduct rules: Examples #1: Conduct Rules4 Office Life #2: Conduct Rules4 Public Life #3: Conduct rules4 Financial Life #4: Conduct Rules4 Personal life Cases studies Seeking written order when unnecessary Disobeying [...]
This is courtesy of Mr.Alok Singh who appeared in this year’s IFoS mains exam and filed an RTI. Some interesting facts: (perhaps you already know) From CSAT 2013 (common prelims), 1061 candidates had qualified for the IFoS (Forest services) [...]
Prologue Topic#1: Consolidation of Land Holdings What is Consolidation of Land holdings? Why do we need Consolidation of Land holdings? What are the methods of Land consolidation? #1: Voluntary Consolidation #2: Compulsory Consolidation (+ve) Land Consolidation: Benefits, Advantages, Positive [...]
What is cooperative Farming? Why Cooperative farming? India towards Cooperative Farming Cooperative Farming vs Five Year Plans Cooperative Farming: Limitations/Epicfail Miscalculations and false hopes Bogus farms and apathetic bureaucrats Free riders What is cooperative Farming? Cooperative farming refers to [...]
Prologue Agri / Dairy related Potash from Sea Water Banana Stem for Paper Making Non-Edible Oils (NEO). Environment and Biodiversity (EnB) related FLY ASH UNIT Bamboo Mission Misc. Solar/ Energy related Drinking Water related Prologue I’m running the Summary [...]