GPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, GPSC Test Series
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan gets Rs 784 cr for smart city projects The Centre has released Rs 784 crore for Rajasthan’s four cities – Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota and Ajmer – which were selected under the smart city projects. The housing and urban affairs ministry has announced 99 cities for central assistance under the BJP government’s flagship programme. The state has … Read more 17.02.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
RAJASTHAN Govt to bring new system to fix fees of private schools’ Education minister Govind Singh Dotasra has hinted to replace RajasthanS chools (Regulation of fees) Act 2017. The existing fees Act which mandates to form a committee of parents and school management has not prevented schools to fleece parents. Several news reports have … Read more 01.01.19 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
LOK ADALATS Lok stands for People and the word Adalat means Court. Lok Adalat is a special kind of people’s court in which disputes solved by direct talks between the litigants. The members of legal profession, college students, social organisations, charitable and philanthropic institutions and other similar organisations may be associated with Lok Adalat. Salient … Read more Lok Adalats and Legal Awareness Campaign
RAJASTHAN Ranthambhore hosts a record 67 tigers in reserve Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve, RTR is all set to become the nursery for tigers in Rajasthan. The RTR as on date hosts the highest number of tigers in the history of the park. According to officials at the park, the total number of tigers in the park today is 67. … Read more 25.01.18 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs
Good Governance is an approach to government that is committed to creating a system founded in justice and peace that protects individual’s human rights and civil liberties. According to the United Nations, Good Governance is measured by the eight factors of Participation, Rule of Law, Transparency, Responsiveness, Consensus Oriented, Equity and Inclusiveness, Effectiveness and Efficiency, … Read more DMPQ- Define the concept of Good governance and discuss various aspects of it.
Cyclones: Types and Mechanism Cyclone is a system of low atmospheric pressure in which the barometric gradient is steep. Cyclones represent circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. This means that the inward spiralling winds in a cyclone rotate anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern … Read more Cyclones
Increasing Forest Area and Restoring Ecological Balance Moisture conservation: trees take water from the lower soil strata and bring it to the upper layers through long tap root system and, also, trees check evaporation of water; Soil conservation: trees help in checking erosion by wind and water; Natural habitat conservation:Trees provide habitat to many birds … Read more DMPQ- Outline the objectives of Social Forestry.
The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is a U.S. trade program designed to promote economic growth in the developing world by providing preferential duty-free entry for up to 4,800 products from 129 designated beneficiary countries and territories. GSP was instituted on January 1, 1976, by the Trade Act of 1974. Under the GSP program, certain products can enter the … Read more DMPQ: Write a short note on Generalised system of Preference.
Isostacy:It is the state of gravitational equilibrium between Earth’s crust and mantle such that the crust”floats” at an elevation that depends on its thickness and density.Related to differences between oceanic crust, continental crust, and the mantle, is the principleof isostasy. In simplest terms, the lithosphere is “floating” on the denser, deformable,asthenosphere below. The addition of … Read more DMPQ-Explain the following term: (Geography) a) Isostacy b) Diastrophism c) Exfoliation
Horticulture of Goa Horticulture of Goa The horticulture sector includes a wide contrast of crops particularly fruit crops, vegetables crops, potato and tuber crops, decorative crops, meditative and aromatic crops, spices and plantation crops. New introductions like mushroom, bamboo and bee keeping (for rising the crop productivity) more expanded the scope of horticulture. Whereas the primary … Read more Horticulture of Goa for Goa PSC