GPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, GPSC Test Series
The Inter-State River Water Disputes are one of the most contiguous issues in the Indian federalism today. In the extreme cases, it may hamper the relationship between the different states. The recent cases of the Cauvery Water Dispute and the Satluj Yamuna Link Canal case are examples. Water is a State subject as per … Read more River Water Dispute Settlements Board
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan government scraps minimum education criteria for civic poll candidates Rajasthan will once again have direct elections for mayors and chairpersons in urban municipal bodies. The previous government had discontinued the practice introduced by the Ashok Gehlot government of 2008-2013. The education criteria was introduced by the previous Vasundhra Raje-led government, which stipulated that for contesting … Read more 30-31.12.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) consists of all neurons that exist outside the brain and spinal cord. This includes long nerve fibers containing bundles of axons as well as ganglia made of neural cell bodies. The peripheral nervous system connects the central nervous system (CNS) made of the brain and spinal cord to various parts … Read more DMPQ- Explain the importance of Peripheral nervous system
GOA Aadhaar details of 94% school students logged Aadhaar card numbers of 94% students in Goa, from Classes I to X, have been entered into the records of their respective schools, the directorate of education (DoE) has told the Union human resource development (HRD) ministry. This means that of the 1.6 lakh students in Goa … Read more 21.06.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs
GOA Financial powers delegated to govt school principals, headmasters renewed The department of education has issued an order as regards delegation of financial powers to principals of all government higher secondary schools and government technical high school centres as well as headmasters/ headmistresses of all government high schools by declaring them ‘Head of Offices’ … Read more 03.08.18 Goa (GoaPSC) Current Affairs
Micropropagation Ans: Method of producing thousands of plants through tissue culture is called micropropagation. Each of these plants will be genetically identical to the original plant from which they are grown. They are soma clones. Somatic hybridisation Ans: In somatic hybridisation cell wall is removed by digesting it with enzyme like pectinase and cellulase. Isolated … Read more DMPQ: Micropropagation, Somatic hybridisation, Single cell protein, Mutation breeding
GOA Goa gets Rs 162 crore as share of central taxes The state’s strained coffers got a slight breather after the Centre released Rs 162 crore as Goa’s share of central taxes and duties, officials said. The figure, however, is a drop from the Rs 177 crore the state received from the Centre in April. … Read more 25.06.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Boost your ‘karma’ by mapping rural Goa via app Borrowing a concept from Google Maps and Reddit, ActforGoa — a community initiative program — wants locals and visitors to the state to map Goa’s rich diversity as well as community issues to enhance their ‘karma’. The move is part of a program to help Goa’s 191 panchayats, and NGOs, … Read more 11-12.10.20 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN New mustard seed hub in Rajasthan to boost production A new mustard seedhub has been opened in Rajasthan to increase mustard production in the state, which is the leading producer of mustard in the country. The step has been taken under the scheme of the Central government to improve the production of edible oil in … Read more 02.02.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
India is geographically the second-largest country not to have multiple time-zones- the People’s Republic of China being the other. Adopting two time zones for India is something that the Government ought to consider and look to implement. Far too many people in India operate in a time zone that is not an appropriate diurnal cycle … Read more DMPQ:Should India Have more than one Time zone?