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Appropriate measures would be taken by the National Zoological Park to ensure that unfortunate incidents did not take place in future. The proposed measure would include precautions, appropriate signages, information nuggets for visitors and necessary security measures to ensure protection to both visitors and animals within the zoo premises. It was important for human beings to live in harmony wRead More…
India Myanmar Service (IMS) Container service was launched at Chennai, to link South & East India to Myanmar. This service has actively been promoted by the Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, Government of India in line with the enhanced trade relationship with Myanmar. Chennai > Krishnapatnam > Yangoon > Colombo > Chennai This service willRead More…
The National Rail Museum is a museum in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi which focuses on the rail heritage of India it opened on the 1 February 1977. It is located in over 10 acres (40,000 m2) of land with both indoor and outdoor exhibits. A toy train offers rides around that site on regular days. Main Exibits Patiala State Monorail Trainways: This unique steam monorail was built in 1907. This unuRead More…
Ques for Mains – Describe briefly about the noted classical singer Begum Akhtar. Akhtar Bai Faizabadi, popularly called Begum Akhtar (October 07, 1914 –October 30,1974) was a famous Indian singer of Ghazal, Dadra and Thumri. She received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for vocal music and was awarded Padam Shri and Padam Bhushan (Posthumously) by Government of India. She was given the title of Read More…
Shri Pranab Mukherjee today (October 7, 2014) laid the foundation stone of Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum. The Museum will showcase past, current and future Presidencies as well as life in Rashtrapati Bhavan, its ceremonies and rich flora and fauna. It is being built conserving a heritage structure which previously housed ‘Garages’ of the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The objectives and scope of the museum Read More…
Shri Ajit Kumar Seth, IAS, Cabinet Secretary to Govt. of India formally inaugurated the 4th National Level Exhibition and Project Competitions (NLEPC ) on 6/oct/2014 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The unique programme of Ministry of Science and Technology Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) is a National Programme implemented for attraction of talent amongst studentsRead More…
“INSPIRE” (Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research) programme for the youth is one of the most innovative programmes developed by Department of Science & Technology and is aimed to attract talent to the study of science at an early age, thus helping to build the vital human resource pool for science and technology with a long term foresight. It has been his constant endeavouRead More…
Question for Mains – Q1. Describe the aims & objectives of “Swachhta Udyami Yojana”. Discuss how the scheme could contribute towards improving the socio-economic status of the Safai Karamcharis and liberated Manual Scavengers. Q2. “Swachhta Udyami Yojana with twin objective of cleanliness and providing livelihood to Safai Karamcharis would become an important instrument for implementatRead More…
Question for Mains – Q1. “It was our social responsibility as citizens of India to help fulfil Gandhiji`s vision of Clean India”, Comment. Q2. Critically analyze the work done by all previous Governments and social, religious and cultural organizations towards cleanliness. Q3. “Swachh Bharat would make a significant impact on public health, and in safeguarding income of the poor, ultimately cRead More…
Question for Mains – Discuss the importance of ‘Punarjagaran’, a Mass Awakening Campaign for Youth Participation in Nation Development. Ministry of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports has decided to launch ‘Punarjagaran’- Mass Awakening Campaign for Youth Participation in Nation Development across India from 2nd October 2014. ‘Punarjagaran’ aims at creating Read More…