What is Gadgil Panel? Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZ) Western Ghats Ecology Authority (WGEA)? Hierarchy Structure Functions Zonal recommendations General recommendations In the last two articles, we saw Western Ghats: overview of physical geography and biodiversity: Threats to the biodiversity [...]
British Raj Exploitation Era and Approach of exploitation What are Sacred Groves? Fisheries and exotic species Mining in Western Ghats Sand Mafias Thermal power plants Transport and Communication Farm Houses and Resorts Construction and allied activities Monoculture Plantation is [...]
What is Western Ghats? Administrative Regions Western vs Eastern Ghats Western Ghat: Forest Western Ghats: Rivers West Flowing Rivers East Flowing rivers Western Ghats- Other Names Agriculture Western Ghats: Biodiversity Western Ghats has been in news because of Gadgil [...]
Rule #1: Remove the garbage Rule #2: Leave Nothing for later Rule #3: Don’t push your luck Rule #4: Verify every option CSAT: P2: 2011 vs 2012 English language test Assumption / Inference? Assumption? Inference? Practice: (500 passages ready [...]
How to approach Reading comprehension for CSAT, is explained in a separate article. Click ME This is just illustration of Rule#1 =How to remove garbage. The following passages are taken from CSAT 2011 (Paper II). Inclusive growth (5Q) Cut [...]
What is Mali? Players in Mali crisis? Who are the Tuareg? Gaddafi Angle: 2011 Azawad: Jan-April 2012 Mali President overthrown: March 2012 Entry of French Troops: Jan 2013 Back to Northern Mali What is AQIM? Implications of Mali Crisis? [...]
Intro. question DemoQ: 13s Demo Q: 19s DemoQ: 31s (with shortcut) Complex situation: higher number Mock questions Intro. question If a number divided by 56, leaves remainder 29. If the same number is divided by 8, then what will [...]
Crime and Criminal Tracking Network Systems(CCTNS) What are the advantages of CCTNS? Benefits to Senior police officers Benefits to Investigating Officers Benefits to Citizen Future ahead: CCTNS Current Progress of CCTNS Bureau of Police Research and Development(BPRD) What is [...]
Case : Early Late Approach #1: Product consistency Approach #2 (STD Table) Case #2: Tappu’s school Approach #1: Product consistency Approach #2 (STD Table) Case: Pinku’s college (total time given) Mock Questions Answer and explanation Before proceeding further, make [...]
Prologue Desk job or Field job? Assistants Assistants: Promotion opportunities CSS (Assistant in Central Secretariat Service) Assistant (CSS): Job Profile Work diversity: CSS vs Other assistants CSS vs Inspectors (Income Tax, Excise etc) Assistant in MEA: Work Profile MEA: [...]
Why Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC)? Benefits of Dedicated Freight Corridor? High speed Rail Corridor National High Speed Rail Authority Rail Tariff Regulatory Authority Counter arguments: Rail Tariff Regulatory Authority India vs China: Railway success Rail Reforms Required Mock Questions [...]
Judicial Accountability: intro? Judges Impeachment: India Justice Soumitra Sen impeachment Justice P Dinakaran impeachment Reforms necessary Judicial Standards and Accountability(JSA) Bill National Judicial Oversight Committee Sri Lankan Chief Justice Impeachment Mock Questions Judicial Accountability: intro? Judicial Impeachment is an [...]
What is IOR-ARC? Members of Indian Ocean Rim? Why IOA-ARC is important? Gurgaon Communiqué /Declaration (2012) 6- Priority areas What is blue economy? Mock questions What is IOR-ARC? Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation Established in 1997 Importance [...]