Astivya RAS notes

Daily current affair 16 October 2015 the hindu and indian express

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Barcoding norms for pharmaceuticals Pharmaceutical companies in India expected to comply with mandatory bar-coding of medicine, this means that a barcode will ensure that every unique strip of drug will go into a unique secondary package. the barcode will enable tracking of the origin of shipment and to curve the distribution of spurious drugs Small … Read more Daily current affair 16 October 2015 the hindu and indian express

Broad Physical features

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  Geomorphology Earth’s Interior – Earthquake Waves – Shadow Zone Most of the knowledge we have about Earth’s deep interior comes from the fact that seismic waves penetrate the Earth and are recorded on the other side.  Earthquake ray paths and arrival times are more complex than illustrated in the animations, because velocity in the … Read more Broad Physical features

Motion, laws of motion

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Motion Motion is a change in position of an object with respect to time. Motion is typically described in terms of displacement, distance, velocity, acceleration, time and speed. The branch of physics which deals with the study of motion of material objects is called mechanics. Mechanics is divided into following branches. (i) Statics : Statics … Read more Motion, laws of motion

CPI

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The Central Statistics Office (CSO) of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation announced that the new series of Consumer Price Index(CPI)  numbers for Rural, Urban and Combined (Rural +Urban) on base 2010 ( January to December)=100 taking all segments of rural and urban population for the month of January, 2011 will be released by the  Central Statistics Office for the States/UTs and all- India on 18th February, 2011.These indices will be available for five major groups namely Food, beverages and tobacco; Fuel and light; Housing; Clothing, bedding and footwear, and Miscellaneous.

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Natural Vegetation-Forest types and distribution, wild life, conservation, biosphere reserves

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  In India, at present forest areas cover about 76.5 million hectares of land, which is about 23 per cent of the total geographical area. It ranges from about 87 per cent in Andaman & Nicobar Islands to only about 4 percent in Haryana making to range difference of 83 percent. According to our National … Read more Natural Vegetation-Forest types and distribution, wild life, conservation, biosphere reserves

Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909 and Growth of Communalism

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Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909 Increased the number of elected members in the Imperial Legislative Council and the provincial council However, most of the elected members were elected indirectly The reformed councils still enjoyed no real power, being merely advisory bodies. Introduced separate electorates under which all Muslims were grouped in separate constituencies from which Muslims alone … Read more Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909 and Growth of Communalism

Photo electric effect

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The photoelectric effect The photoelectric effect is the emission, or ejection, of electrons from the surface of, generally, a metal in response to incident light.A material that can exhibit The photoelectric effect is said to be photoemissive, and the ejected electrons are called photoelectrons. The process was discovered by Heinrich Hertz in 1887. Attempts to … Read more Photo electric effect

The thrust of the Scientific Policy Resolution

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The thrust of the Scientific Policy Resolution, 1958 was on capacity-building in advancement of science as the foundation for making a strong nation, which had just freed itself from the shackles of colonial domination . The focus of the Technology Policy Statement, 1983 was attainment of technological self-reliance and building of national strength by reducing … Read more The thrust of the Scientific Policy Resolution

Demographic Scenario of the State and its impact.

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  ​​​Total Population​​​​​​​ ​ ​ ​Absolute​ ​ ​ ​​Precentage​ ​​​​​​ ​ ​Total ​Rural ​Urban ​Total ​Rural ​Urban ​Persons ​​68548437 ​51500352 ​17048085 ​100.0​ ​75.1 ​24.9 ​Males ​35550997 ​26641747 ​​8909250 ​100.0 ​74.9 ​25.1 ​Females ​​32997440 ​​24858605 ​​8138835 ​100.0 ​75.3 ​24.7​ ​ ​ Decadal Change ​ ​ ​Absolute​​​​ ​ ​ ​​Precentage​ ​​ ​​​  2001-2011​​​​ ​ ​Total ​Rural ​Urban ​Total ​Rural ​Urban … Read more Demographic Scenario of the State and its impact.