[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h5″ icon=”star”]Rajtanil Solanki[/feature_headline]
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[icon_list_item type=”trophy”]All India Rank 367 in UPSC Civil Service Exam 2014[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”sitemap”]Content Writer at Mrunal.org[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”superscript”]Regular Faculty of Geography at Pandit DeenDayal Petroleum University (PDPU) Centre for continuing education, Gandhinagar[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”superscript”]Visiting Faculty of Geography at Sardar Patel institute of Public Administration (SPIPA), Ahmedabad[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”home”]Ahmedabad, Gujarat[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”certificate”]Computer engineer from DDU, Nadiad[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”certificate”]Alumni of Sardar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA), Ahmedabad.[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”trophy”]105 in TOEFL and 1350 in GRE (2010 scheme)[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”trophy”]Civil service Mains with Gujarati literature (2013)[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”dribbble”]State level Basketball player[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”leaf”]Part of Nijswarupananda Trust for tribal upliftment in Gujarat.[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”globe”]Represented Gujarat folk dance troupes at International events.[/icon_list_item]
[icon_list_item type=”gittip”]Nature photography, poetry-writing and travelling.[/icon_list_item]
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[feature_headline type=”left” level=”h4″ looks_like=”h5″ icon=”tasks”]Skill-Tree at Mrunal.org[/feature_headline]
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[skill_bar heading=”Maths, Reasoning, Aptitude” style=”background-color: LightSeaGreen” percent=”80%”]
[skill_bar heading=”Persons in news, Sports, Books-Authors-Awards” style=”background-color: darksalmon” percent=”20%”]
[skill_bar heading=”CSS PHP MySQL Server security” style=”background-color: Salmon” percent=”5%”]
[skill_bar heading=”Bank, Staff selection and other non-UPSC exams” style=”background-color: Salmon” percent=”5%”]
[skill_bar heading=”Solving readers’ querries via Forum-Email-Comment system” style=”background-color: Salmon” percent=”5%”]
[skill_bar heading=”RTI activism to bring transparency in competitive exams” style=”background-color: Salmon” percent=”5%”]
Note: Lower skill doesn’t mean ‘lack of skill’, but that the given member has decided to spend time in other areas where he/she can be of better value-addition to this organization. A combat-squad doesn’t require ‘jack of all trades’ but rather specialists- sniper, engineer, medic and riflemen.
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Here is the list of articles prepared with her contribution:
Articles
- CAPF Answerkey 2015: Geography & Environment Solved with Explanations, Major focus on Physical-Geo, Environment straightforward
- [Geography Lecture] World Geography Part-III: Europe, North America & South America (THE END)
- [Geography Lecture] World Geography- West Asia, Middle East, Africa & Australia- resource distribution for Mains GS1
- [Geography Lecture] World Geography- China, Japan, Russia & South East Asia: Resources distribution for GS Mains
- [Geography Lecture] Indian Geography: Mineral & Energy resources, Nuclear Plants, Gas Pipelines, Iron-Steel & Cement Industries
- [Geography Lecture] Mains-GS3: Irrigation Types, Agriculture Extension Services, Land Reforms, Livestock & Fisheries
- [Geography Lecture] Land Use pattern, Soil Types, Desertification, Erosion, Soil Conversation, Indian Agriculture
- [Geography Lecture] Indian Forest Types, Climatic Regions, Floods, Droughts, Watershed Management
- [Geography Lecture] Rivers of India, Western Ghat & Peninsular Plateaus
- [Geography Lecture] Indian Geography: The Himalayas & Northern Plains, PLUS remaining climatic regions of world
- [Geography Lecture] Climatology Part-II: Jetstreams, Thunderstorms, Cyclones, El-nino & Climatic Regions of the World
- [Geography Lecture] Climatology: Atmosphere, Pressure Belts, Wind Types, Temperature inversion
- [ACIO Answerkey] Part 2/4: Economy & Geography MCQ solved with explanation
- [Geography Lecture] Oceanography: Currents, Tides, Estuaries, Mineral Resources & Major Ports
- [Geography Lecture3] Major Landforms Types, Geophysical Phenomenons (Earthquakes, Volcano, Tsunami) for Mains-GS1
- [Geography Lecture2] Plate Tectonics Theory & World Geography Basics-Africa, Islands of Asia
- [GS3] Shanta Kumar report on FCI-restructuring, Buffer stock, PDS & Food security & Direct Benefit Transfer
- [Geography Lecture1] Longitude, Latitude, Timezones, Earth Interior, Rock types, Continental Drift
- [Women Rights] Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Sukanya Samridhi, Acid Attact prevention, IUCAW units
- [Diaspora] Pravasi Bharatiya Divas PBD-2015, Citizenship Ordinance, OCI-PIO Merger
- [Sangam-Age] Chola: Architecture, administration, Conquests & 1000th year of Rajendra-1 Chola’s Coronation
- [Social Reformers of South] Thiruvalluvar, Chennaiah, Iyodhee Pandithar, Ayyankali, Subramanya Bharathi
- [Freedom fighters] Subhas Chandra Bose- RTI denied, Muturamalinga Thevar & Dr. B.R.Ambedkar
- [Buddhism] Anagarika Dharmapala stamp, Ghantasala’s Smiling Buddha, Bhamla Stupa in Pakistan, Bamiyan SAARC Cultural Capital
- [Historic Women] Rani Rudrama & Chandupatla inscription, John Lang & Laxmibai, Hazrat Mahal & More
- [Revision] GS3: Environment, Conservation, Disaster-Management: Cyclone Hudhud, Kashmir Floods, Clean India & Ganga
- [Revision] GS3 Science-Tech: Biotechnology, Robotics, Nanotech, Computer/IT awareness, Space-tech, Agro, Defense
- [Revision] GS2/GS3: Public Health Special: Indigenization of Medical Technology, Medical-Gadgets applications
- [Revision] GS3: Infrastructure, Coal Scam, BlackMoney, G20-BEPS, Bitcoins
- [Revision] GS3: Economy-Planning, Budgeting, Resource mobilization & Farm subsidies
- [Revision] GS2: Economy- IR/Diplomacy/Treaties-Agreements affecting India’s ECONOMIC INTERESTS
- [Revision] GS2 Economy: MAKE in India, Government Policies-Interventions for Manufacturing, Factories, Labour, Skill Development
- [GS3] Environment: Pusa Hydrogel, Eco-Cooker, Microgrid Power, Net Metering, Earth Overshoot
- [GS1] Monsoon: Why Karnataka gets more rain than Maharashtra & Kerala? Tibetan Plateau meteorological importance
- [GS3] Pollution: National Air Quality Index, SAFAR Technology, Parafoil Drone, Pthalates
- [Rights Issues] Legalizing Prostitution, Gender Gap Report, Widows of Vrindavan, Christian Women Property rights
- [Cropping] Agroforestry: Meaning, Benefits, National Agroforestry policy 2014- Salient features of
- [Diplomacy] Nirbhay Missile, Cold Start Doctrine, MTCR Missile Technology Control regime
- [Diplomacy] AIIB: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank- purpose, structure, India’s interests- pro & anti arguments
- [SAARC] Education- Delhi Declaration, Energy- SAME Agreement, Cultural Capital Bamiyan
- [RPA] Paid News, Election commission Guidelines, why Amend RPA, Ethics in Journalism
- [Elections] NR Madhava Menon Committee report on Government advertizements in Media
- [GS3] Development vs Extremism: Xaxa Committee report, Tribal land alienation
- [Rights Issue] Supreme Court Guidelines on Fake Encounters and Undertrial prisoners
- [Banking] P.J.Nayak Committee 51% shareholding, Gopalkrishna Committee HR reforms in Banks & Non-Banks
- [Infrastructure] Aviation Sector: No Frills Airport, ATF-tax reforms, Predatory Pricing, Safety Rating
- [Parliament] Leader of Opposition (LoP) appointment controversy, 10% Rule, Consequences
- [Federalism] Finance Commission: States demand for 50% share; Delimitation in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
- [Women Rights] Nirbhaya Centres, Victim friendly Courts &IPC 376-E: Death Penalty for Rapists
- [Women Rights] Essay Fodder: Emma Watson on Gender equality, Views of new NCW Chief
- [Internal Security] Maoist Surrenders, 100 Days of Home ministry
- [Modi Diplomacy] Part 4/4: Summit Style diplomacy with Japan, China, USA- achievements and limitations
- [Modi Diplomacy] Part 3/4: USA Visit- Strategic, Economic, Energy agreements, outcomes
- [Modi Diplomacy] UNGA Speeches of Narendra Modi and Barack Obama
- [Modi Diplomacy] Part 2/3: Chinese President Eleventh (haha) Xi Jinping’s India Visit
- [Diplomacy] China’s Maritime Silk Road initiative, Purpose, Salient Features, India’s stand
- [Modi Diplomacy] Part 1/4: Japan Visit, Tokyo Declaration, US-2 Amphibian aircraft, JENESYS 2.0 Kyoto Varanasi Pact
- [Diplomacy] Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): Dushanbe Summit 2014, Should India Join SCO?
- [Diplomacy] Al-Qaeda Threat to India, US Report on India’s Counter-terrorism measures, Border security Management
- [Conservation] Preventing Elephant-Train collissions, Dehorning Rhinos to protect’em from Poaching
- [Rights Issue] Plight of North Eastern People and Manual Scavangers in India: Bezbaruah Commission, Nido Tania murder & SC verdict
- [Defense Diplomacy] Defense FDI relaxed, Navy War-room leak, Exercise Komodo
- [Religion] Shuddhi Sabha, Tanzim Bodies, Tablighi Jamat, Deobandh, Love Jihad
- [Judiciary] Ex-CJI to Governor, Doctrine of Postponement, Lawyer database, Urdu 2nd Official
- [Laws] DESI liquor special edition Kerala, Mizoram & IPS Training, Tribal insurgency
- [Current] Education SepW1: UGC vs. IIT controversy, Sarvapalli’s contribution, Teachers day speech summaries
- [Diplomacy] India Nepal Power trade Agreement (PTA): Features, issues; Bhutan Hydro Love-n-Hate
- [Speech Summaries] Vice President on Emerging Asia, Europe & Iran
- [Diplomacy] Nalanda University & Arunanchal Railways
- [Economy] Index Theory: WPI, CPI, IIP, Components, Baseyear; Core vs Headline inflation, Laspeyre’s formula explained
- [Economic Survey] Ch8: Agriculture Fertilizer, Nutrient Based Subsidy Policy, Budget 2014, Schemes, Funds
- [Economic Survey] Ch8: Agriculture Minimum Support prices (MSP), Sugar pricing, FCI, Decentralized Procurement, OMSS
- Food Security Act: Salient features, Benefits, Entitlements, grievances redressal system & criticism
- [Economy] WTO: Bali Summit, Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), De-minimus level, 10% Subsidy Limit, Why Modi Opposed?
- [Eco-Survey] Ch8: National market for Agriculture, Reforms in APMC, Commodities market, NSEL crisis
- [Geography] El Nino, Its Impact on Indian monsoon, Indian Agriculture (+points from Economic survey)
- [Economic Survey] Ch9: Industrial Policy, Labor Reforms, Factories Act, Apprentice Act, Customs & Excise duties in Budget 2014
- [Industries] Public Sector Undertakings, CPSE-ETF, Disinvestment, NIF, Mini-Nav-Maharatna
- [Industries] Micro Small & Medium enterprises (MSME), Definitions, SSI reserved items, SIDBI, SIDF, Sick industries, Budget 2014
- [Industries] Service Sector- service tax, negative list, FDI limits, ICT, Tourism, Trade, R&D, Budget 2014 provisions
- [Energy] Coal Gasification, Syngas, CBM, hydraulic fracturing, Rangarajan Formula, NELP-X
- [Energy] Petrol, Diesel, LPG, Under-Recovery, Deregulation; Clean Energy, Telecommunication, NTP-2012, NFON, USOF
- [Infrastructure] PPP challenges & reforms, 3P-India, highway projects, Industrial corridors, DMIC vs DFC, Golden vs Diamond quadrilateral
- [Infrastructure] Project Sagarmala, Port Infrastructure in India, Problems & Reforms
- [Infrastructure] Shipping & Port infrastructure, Major ports, FDI, Sethu Samudram, Budget 2014 announcement
- [Infrastructure] Rail-Budget 2014, Tariff Authority, Biodiesel, Biotoilets, FDI & more
- [Economic Survey] Ch12: Sustainable Development, Millennium Development Goals, MDG, SDG, NAPCC, WTO Solar subsidies
- [Economic Survey] Ch13: P1- UNDP’s Human Development report 2014, HDI, Gender Development, gender inequality, Multidimensional poverty, World Bank’s Gini-Coefficient
- [Economic Survey] Ch13: Poverty Line Estimation- Tendulkar vs Rangarajan, Engel’s Law, MNREGA, Aajeevikaa, Urban Livelihood
- [Economic Survey] Ch13: Health, Women, Children- Policies, Acts, Schemes, Statistics, IMR, MMR, Beti Bachao, National Health Profile
- [Economic Survey] Ch13: Demographic Dividend, Education & Skill Development schemes, National Youth Policy 2014
- [Economic Survey] Ch13 P3: Human Resources- Minorities, SC, ST, PH, Elderly; USTAAD, Van Bandhu, Hamari Dharohar
- [India-China] Democracy in China: Why can’t it work?
- [Economic Survey] Ch13 P4: Rural & Urban Infrastructure, REITs, Smart Cities, Swatchh Bharat, Rurban, Gram Jyoti
- [Lecture] Financial Intermediaries, Balance of Payment, International Trade
- [Lecture] Economic Survey Chapter 1,2,3 & Budget- Taxation, Deficits, Subsidies MINUS Schemes
- [Architecture] Satvahan Kings- Empire, Architecture, Scupltures and Tantric worshipping
- [Elections] EVM Totalizer, VVPAT, Form20, Voter Confidentiality, Ballot Unit, Control Unit, Auxilliary Display Unit
- [USA] FATCA: Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act- salient features, implications on India
- [River Disputes] Polavaram Project Ordinance: Purpose, Benefits, Criticism Andhra Pradesh vs Telangana
- [Bodies] Lokpal Selection Rules No. 10, Search Committee, Selection Committee, SC verdict
- [Freedom Struggle] Bhagat Singh bogus FIR, Tatya Tope 200th Anniversary
- [UN Report] Arab Integration- Meaning, Opportunities, Challenges, Implications
- [Current] May-Week1/P3: Economy- Financial resolution authority, Reena Benerjee Committee on Bancassurance, Minor Bank accounts, Enforcement day
- [PIN-2014] Part 1/6: National- Official Posts, Committees, Stamps-2014, Defense, Telangana & more
- [PIN-2014] Part 2/6: International- Presidents, Prime ministers, Summits, bodies & Ukraine Crisis
- [PIN-2014] Part 6/6: Diaspora, Civilian awards & Dead in News, Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas, Padma 2014, Able Prize,
- [Architecture] Arab Serai restoration, Rani ki Vaav UNESCO Heritage, Bara Imambara Shrine, Bidriware Metalcraft
- [Nuclear Diplomacy] India’s No first use” Nuclear weapon policy vs Pak’s conditional sign to NPT
- [Diplomacy] International Court of Justice (ICJ) & Marshall Islands Case against India
- [Economy] Special 301 Report, Priority List, Implication on India, Nexvar case, Compulsory License, Patent Evergreening, IPR protection, USTR explained
- [Judgement] Supreme Court Guidelines on Sting Operations
- [Current] April-Week4-P2: Economy- WTO SPS Agreement EU Ban on Indian Mango, HDFC Bank Foreign Investment FII problem, SC guideline on Cheque bouncing, RBI’s Public Key infrastructure (PKI)
- [Economy] Nokia Tax Row: Royalty Payment, Chennai Plant, Finland DTAA, Microsoft Takeover, UNICITRAL, TDS, Withholding Tax explained
- [Water Diplomacy] Teesta River Agreement between India & Bangladesh: Why Controversy?
- [Freedom Struggle] Suhrawardy-Sarat Bose agreement, Bengal Pact, Features, Consequences
- [Conservation] Why House Sparrow Population declining? Endangered Bird species of India
- [Judgement] Goa Illegal Iron Ore Mining, MB Shah Commission, CR Babu Panel
- [Elections] Indelible Ink, Registered Party, Star Campaigner, Deposit Amount, RPA Section 126, 130
- [Human rights] Rwanda Genocide, Rohingya Migrants & Chagos People
- [Judgement] Mullaperiyar dam controversy, Why doesn’t Kerala want Tamilnadu to raise dam height?
- [Judgement] Pramati Judgement: Right to mother tounge vs Right to run English Medium Schools
- [Syria] British aid to Syrian Rebels, Geneva-II conference, India’s Stakes
- [Diplomacy] New Cold War- Meaning, Reasons, Timeline
- [Bodies] Judicial Appointment Commission (JAC), Fixed Tenure for Chief Justice of India
- [Bodies] CBI needs no prior sanction and Prasar Bharati needs autonomy
- [Security] Plight of Paramilitary forces, Home Ministry Reforms, Chhattisgarh Maoist Attack 2014
- [Elections] Voting rights of Defense personnel, Postal Ballot, Proxy Voting, Election Expenditure
- [Judgement] Code for Compulsory Costs- to teach lesson to frequent litigators
- [Rights issue] Transgender: reservation quota, property inheritance rights after Supreme Court Judgement
- [Temples] Hoysala Architecture, Padmanabhaswamy treasure, Australian Nataraja
- [Judgement] Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG)’s right to audit private companies
- [United Nations] UN Security Sector Reforms (SSR): What & Why?
- [Current] April-Week2-P2: Economy: SEBI guideline on Crowdfunding, Public-Sector Banks CMD post bifurcation, IRDA ambulance project, mains answerwriting practice
- [UN Bodies] ECOSOC, UNESCO, UN-IOC- structure, functions, mandate
- [Treaty] Arms Trade treaty, Features, India’s stand on ATT
- [Current] April-Week1-P1: Economy-Monetary Policy update,GI Tagging for Kanauj Attar,Predatory Pricing by Spicejet, BIS new labelling guidlines for electronics
- [Treaties] Ozone Layer Protection, CFC Ban & Montreal Protocol
- [Middle-East] Palestine becomes UN Non-Member Observer, Hamas-Fatah Join hands in Unity Deal
- [Diplomacy] MFN Status for India in Pakistan: Meaning, implications; Reforms in MEA, APF-HR conference
- [Elections] Twin Nominations, Primaries Method of selecting candidates-why Rahul failed?
- [Diplomacy] UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka: Why India abstained?
- [Current] March-Week4-P3: Economy, E-Governance, Essays- SEBI ordinance, EPFO permanent Account, Nirbhik Revolver, National Games
- [Mains Answerkey] GS1-Geography-2013 (part 1/3): Analysis, booklist for Mains 2014, Contiental drift, Hot Deserts, Western Ghat Deltas sample answers with explaination
- [Mains Answerkey] GS1-Geography-2013 (part 2/3): Cyclone naming, Landslides in Western Ghats, Urban Heat Islands, Temperature inversion, sample answers with explaination
- [Mains Answerkey] GS1-Geography-2013 (part 3/3): Shale Gas policy, Atomic raw material, Sugar mills, textile decentralization, sample answers with explaination for Resource distribution & location of industries
- [Ancient-India] Rakhigarhi-Biggest Harappan Site, Muziris Ports, Pratihar Mint, Menhir sites
- [Festivals] JalliKattu Supreme Court Ban, Anayottam Race, Anavaal Pidi & other South Indian festivals
- [Conservation] UNESCO status for Great Himalayan National Park, Draft Western Ghat Notification
- [Current] March-Week3-Part2: Economy, Diplomacy related: RFPI Investors, CPSE Exchange Traded Funds, GSDP, Rohingya Migrants, ICANN control, OTBA scheme
- [Diplomacy] Foreign Policy of Manmohan Singh, UPA & Congress
- [USA] Obama reforms NSA after Snowden & hands over ICANN to World
- [Security] Need for Hijacking Policy, MH-370, Infrasound, Transponder
- [PIB] 2014 March Week 1: What to Ignore, What to read? Schemes, Speeches, Conferences, Corridors, Mock Questions
- [India-China] Economic Dialogue BDCA & IT Pact