Poaching & illegal trade of wildlife products

Ques. for Mains – Critically comment on the issue of unethical and unlawful trade of wildlife products which poses a serious threat to biodiversity and sustainable development of our country. Government want to send a strong signal against unethical and unlawful trade of wildlife products by destroying the seized products publically. Money generated from illegal trafficking and trade of animals aRead More…

Education will be the single biggest transformative factor in catapulting India into the league of developed nations, says President

Ques. for Mains –  “Education can be the single biggest transformative factor in catapulting India into the league of developed nations”, while critically analyzing the given statement describe the steps taken by the government to improve education system in India. Examine what role could be played in context of education by the schemes  initiated by the government for rural development. The PrRead More…

School of Planning and Architecture Bill, 2014

Ques. for Mains – “School of Planning and Architecture Bill 2014 will help fulfill the need of the country for quality manpower in the field of architecture and planning”, Comment. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, gave its approval to introduce the School of Planning and Architecture Bill, 2014 in the Parliament to bring all three Schools of Planningand ArchiteRead More…

Postal Savings Banks Forum

Ques. for Mains – Discuss about the rising force of postal banking in the retail banking market. Describe the need and importance of establishing Postal Savings Banks Forum in India. The Minister for Communications & IT and Law and Justice World Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad will inaugurate the Postal Savings Banks Forum in New Delhi.  This year’s forum is being organised by World Savings Read More…

Cyclonic storm ‘Nilofar’

Ques for Mains – Critically analyze the causes of occurrence of cyclone near India every year. Suggest methods to deal with it. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is fully geared up for rescue operations in the wake of cyclonic storm ‘Nilofar’ in Arabian Sea along Gujarat coast. NDRF has alerted its 03 Battalions situated at Vadodara (Gujarat), Pune (Maharashtra) and Bathinda (PunjRead More…

Anagarika Dharmapala

Ques. foe Mains – Critically analyze Anagarika Dharmapala’s contribution towards restoring the glory of Buddhism in India. The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee released a commemorative postage stamp on Anagarika Dharmapala at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Postage stamp on Anagarika Dharmapala will contribute towards further strengthening the bilateral ties between India and Sri Lanka and bring thRead More…

Bureaucrats need constant re-orientation as they face new challenges every day

  Ques. for Mains – Q1. ““IAS” is a replica or legacy of the erstwhile Indian Civil Service (ICS) of British Raj”, Elucidate. Q2. “Indian bureaucrats need constant re-orientation because they are faced with new challenges every day”, Critically comment. Indian bureaucrats need constant re-orientation because they are faced with new challenges every day, the expectation level is highRead More…

Kharif Rice Area Coverage

Ques for Mains – What do you mean by net sown area? Describe the crop pattern in India. Examine government’s initiatives towards increasing net sown area. As per data released by Directorate of Economics & Statistics, acreage under kharif rice as on October 24, 2014 has increased to 380.18 lakh hectare as compered to 376.41 lakh hectare during the corresponding period of last year. PrelimiRead More…

Strengthening Indo-French Cooperation in Agro-processing Sector.

Ques. for Mains – Q1. Discuss various initiatives and measures adopted by the government to boost agro-processing sector since a decade. Analyse how further strengthening Indo-French Cooperation in Agro-processing Sector may boost India’s economy? Minister for Food Processing Industries, Government of India has reiterated the need to strengthen Indo-French cooperation in agro-processing sector duRead More…

Digitalization of Indian Museums

Ques. for Mains – Q1. Critically analyze the importance of digitalization of Indian Museums. Minister of State Culture and Tourism has launched the National Portal for Museums www.museumsofindia.gov.in. The Ministry of Culture has decided to digitize the collections of all the Museums under its control as well as the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) In the first phase of this project, the foRead More…