House sparrow Population decline Long billed Vultures Lake Kolleru & its bird sanctuary 15 Indian birds globally endangered Amur Falcon Nicobar scrubfowl/Megapod Narcondam Hornbill Mock Questions House sparrow Population decline House sparrows found around the world, except in the [...]
Sequences of events: Government formed M.B.Shah Commission. To investigate illegal mining of iron & manganese in 6 states. 2012: Shah gives report Environment ministry temporarily suspended mining in Goa. Supreme Court ordered ban on mining SC formed panel under [...]
P1: RPA Section 126-A and 130: Modi’s Selfi P2: Indelible ink: Principle P3: Booth Officer P4: Benefits of registered political party P5: Election Deposit Lost P1: RPA Section 126-A and 130: Modi’s Selfi Topic important because after voting in [...]
D1: Rwanda Genocide & French involvement D2: Rohingya illegal migrants in India D3: Chagos people: Rehabilitation D1: Rwanda Genocide & French involvement (Interview Q.) What do you know about Rwanda Genocide? Why has France decided not to participate in [...]
Gist of the matter is just three points Tamilnadu operates the dam in Kerala. wants to increase water level in it. Kerala worries that dam will get destroyed anytime soon due to old age or earthquake. Hence enacted a [...]
P1: [SC order] Mother tongue education in Karnataka P2: Pramati Judgement: RTE doesn’t apply to Minority schools P1: [SC order] Mother tongue education in Karnataka Newspapers have made a simple matter too complex. Moral of the story is just [...]
Syrian Crisis: Background Main rebels against Prez. Assad Why UK stopped giving Aid? Why UK resumed giving aid? India's stakes in Syria Geneva II conference Syrian Crisis: Background Syrian Civil war has its roots in Arab Spring movement against [...]
What is NEW Cold War? Afghani get Russian weapons on Indian money What is NEW Cold War? Some Essay / Interview fodder points from Frontline May 2, 2014 column "A new Cold War?" Cold war-meaning: A state of political [...]
P1: Judicial appointment commission P2: Fixed Tenure for CJI? P1: Judicial appointment commission At present, the judges in SC/HC are selected via a collegium method. But this method is opaque, and lacks accountability. Therefore, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law [...]
P1: CBI needs no Prior sanction P2: Prasar Bharati Autonomy P1: CBI needs no Prior sanction What's the relevance of this topic to UPSC Syllabus? (GSM2): transparency and accountability (GSM4): challenges of corruption. Present system CBI derives powers under [...]
P1: Plight of paramilitary forces P2: Chhattisgarh attack P1: Plight of paramilitary forces Syllabus point: (GS3) Various Security forces and agencies and their mandate Context: Frontline ran an article in May 2014 issue While frontline has used the word [...]
Prologue Download link for SSC Question Papers CAT order: Do Re-Exam in All centres & not just Hindi belts Answer key Cutoffs Prologue 27th April 2014, Sunday: The Staff selection commission (SSC) conducted re-examination of Combined graduate level (CGL) [...]
P1: Voting rights of Defence Personnel P2: President didn’t cast his vote P3: Who pays for Lok Sabha election? P1: Voting rights of Defence Personnel Q. Discuss in brief, the provisions relating Voting rights of Defence personnel, and recent [...]