Rajiv Mehrishi ( senior IAS officer ,Rajasthan cadre) On 31 august 2015 was appointed as Union Home Secretary . Senior IAS officer Rajiv Mehrishi replaced L.C. Goyal (an IAS officer of 1979 batch of Kerala) . Mehrishi will occupy the post for two years with … Read more
03.03.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
GOA Goa govt invokes Essential Services Maintenance Act Goa government invoked Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) 1988 in view of strike notice given by multi- task workers (MTW) attached to the directorate of health services (DHS). The MTW are not happy with removing the classification of jobs such as peons, sweepers, cleaners, patient attendants in government health institutes of the State. … Read more 03.03.21 Daily GPSC Current Affairs
Oceans
Oceans – Bottom Relief Four major divisions can easily be identified on the ocean floor: The continental shelf, the continental slope, the continental rise, the abyssal plain. Besides these, there are many associated features—ridges, hills, seamounts, guyots, trenches, canyons, sleeps, fracture zones, island arcs, atolls, coral reefs, submerged volcanoes and sea-scarps. This great … Read more Oceans
Vermiculture
Vermiculture Vermiculture means artificial rearing or cultivation of worms (Earthworms) and the technology is the scientific process of using them for the betterment of human beings. Vermicompost is the excreta of earthworm, which is rich in humus. Earthworms eat cow dung or farm yard manure along with other farm wastes and pass it … Read more Vermiculture
DMPQ- Write a short note on Dark Web.
Dark Web is the virtual equivalent of a black market. Like Silk Road that marketed illegal drugs through the Dark Web, entities which want to operate out of the arms of the law seek refuge in the Dark Web. Dark Web can be simply explained as a specialised form of browsing in incognito mode. While … Read more DMPQ- Write a short note on Dark Web.
Earth’s Layers – Earth’s Composition
The Crust of Earth It is the outermost and the thinnest layer of the earth’s surface, about 8 to 40 km thick. The crust varies greatly in thickness and composition – as small as 5 km thick in some places beneath the oceans, while under some mountain ranges it extends up to 70 km … Read more Earth’s Layers – Earth’s Composition
Irrigation and Hydropower of Goa
Irrigation and Hydropower of Goa Goa is situated within the Konkan region and is that the smallest state in India. Substitutable with tourism in India, Goa remains one among the favourite traveller destinations for millions across the world. Bordered by the Arabian Sea on its west, Goa is blessed in terms of topographic beauty. Goa … Read more Irrigation and Hydropower of Goa
Simon Commission (1927),Civil Disobedience Movement,August Offerand CR Formula
Simon Commission (1927) Indian Statutory Commission chaired by Simon to go into the question of further constitutional reform All its seven members were Englishmen. Clement Attlee was one of the members. Lord Birkinhead was the secretary of state at that time At its Madras session in 1927 INC decided to boycott the commission “at every … Read more Simon Commission (1927),Civil Disobedience Movement,August Offerand CR Formula
Food And Human Health
Food and Human Health : General Awareness of Balanced and Unbalanced Food Food has been a basic part of our existence. By knowing the food composition , the nutritional content of food is known. Intake of food ensures growth in children and youth, maintains good health throughout life, meets special needs of pregnancy … Read more Food And Human Health
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis (1786 – 1793) Introduction Lord Cornwallis, a warrior-statesman. He succeeded Warren Hastings as Governor-General in 1786. He belonged to an influential and aristocratic family which had wider political connections. He was also a close friend of Prime Minister Pitt. Dundas, the most influential member of the Board of Control … Read more Lord Cornwallis