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Digital India

Digital India This scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1july 2015 under the ministry of communication and information technology. Currently 15.1% of population is internet user in India, and by 2020 it will be doubled .its motto is “power to empower “. The main motive of digital India are 1- To digitally empower the people of India. 2- To decrease the digital divide in  India at rural and urban digital infrastructure 3- To ensure that the government services reaches to the common  man directly 4- To connect the rural area with high speed internet about 2.50thousand gram panchayats are to be connected via optical fiber network 5- It will also lead to digital literacy among the people 6- It will also lead to some IT  jobs directly or indirectly about 10.2crore job opportunities 7- Just like highways and  waterways which connects  and deals with goods this will create I-ways ( information ways ) which will form information network.       Advent of digital Ind

Administration Under Shivaji

ADMINISTERATION        UNDER      SHIVAJI the  Chatterpati  Shivaji  was the founder  the Maratha empire , he was a benevolent , just and brave   ruler who  worked   for his  home land and declared himself  the protector  of cow , Brahmin and Hindus . he kept tight  vigil over the general public and tried to wi their heart by courtesy  . his parents were shah ji bhosle , jija bai . He born in 1627 and died in 1680. FEATURES OF HIS ADMINISTERATION 1- He assigned   different responsibilities to different people to avoid concentration of power. 2- He had direct control with the cultivators   3- No office was hereditary   , as he tried to abolish   jagirdari also 4- There was no distinction, based on caste and  tribes .      PROVINCIAL ADMINISTERATION 1-  The empire was carved into four provinces for effective  management 2- The provinces were under the viceroys  named  mamlatdar 3- The provinces were further divided into several districts and several villages 4- The village w

New Urea Policy 2015

Urea policy Urea policy was postulated by NDA Government in 2015, the main objective of urea policy is 1- To maximize indigenous urea production 2- Promoting energy efficiency in the urea unit to reduce the subsidy burden 3- 30 urea producing unit are to be setup or to be fitted with best available technology in the world 4- Under this the Government is aiming at to save subsidy worth 4829crore rupees 5- This policy is for the next 4 fiscal years 6-  Under it additional production of 2000000 ton of urea is to be realized 7- Currently India is importing 80mt of urea to meet the total demand of 310 lakhs ton which is to be curbed 8- Close nit at Gorakhpur, Baruani, Talchar, Ramagundam, are to revived or restored which will lead to production of additional 26lakh ton of urea production by each unit. 9- New concept of neem coated urea is propounded under which any unit can produce Neem coated urea up to 100% and it is mandatory to produce 75% 10- The main reasons for introducing

De-valuation of Indian Rupee, 1966

Devaluation of Indian rupee in 1966 on june 6 1966 or  6 -6-66 very crucial step was taken for Indian economy , when gov of india leaded by mrs Indira Gandhi devaluated Indian rupee by 36.5% . that gave rise to the value of American dollar by 57.4%  . this action by Indira Gandhi was criticized  , and condemn by the political parties who regarded it as  degrading of Indian esteem and self respect . CAUSES 1- In 1966 lal bahadur shastri died suddenly in Tashkent which leaded to uncertainity in Indian politics , amidst of it indra ganghi emerged victorious and become pm . 2- During this time india was reveged by series of drought through out india  which leaded to food insecurity and  spreading of  poverty . 3- For the first time india started importing rice and wheat for the first time which lead to depletion of Indian forex 4- Under food for peace program of usa , which aims at providing food to poor countries like india in their local currency 5- President lyndon Johnson  obl

Vedic Literature

Veda literature The word Vedas is derived from the word “vid” which means (to know), and the veda means Knowledge. The Hinduism Vedas are seen and considered as sacred and revered, and these are titled as “Apurushya” which mean, not made by men and these Vedas are also regarded as Nitya which means eternal, these Vedas are composed by Seers, Women’s and even shudras too. Vedas are regarded as very pure, and no one is allowed to alter or change, and not even anybody modify them. The Vedas not only have religious importance, but are very important in understanding the life of people during the Vedas period. The Vedic literature can be divided into three parts that are, 1- Samhita 2- Brahmana 3- upnishad   SAMHITA This comprise of four Vedas, these are Rigveda, 1- Rigveda have 1,017 hymns and 10 Mandals. 2- The Mandal from 2 to 8 are the oldest while, the first and last Mandal are new in origin, due to difference in there language and nature. 3- The famous Prushukta hymn is

Secretary General of UN

The election of The Secretary General of UN Antonio Guterres is now going to 9th Secretary general of un, earlier h served as Portugal’s PM, and then worked as UN High commissioner for refugees. Te UN was established in 1945, and the general secretary described as chief administrative officer. What is Selection Process 1- The nations send their application of candidates to UN Secueity council, but Permanent member don’t send there application to avoid further concentration of power, the UNSC consist of 15 members 2- Than the UNSC conduct some “Straw Polls” to decide and figure out the most supported and favored candidate, here the members have three option to follow, that are (a) encourage a candidate (b) discourage the candidate (c) no- opinion. 3- If any permanent member gives discourage vote, it is final veto on his name. 4- The contenders should garner 10 out of 15 votes to move further. 5- After this, his name is sent to UNGA, where its 193 members vote for his name, and g

Project Mausam

PROJECT MAUSAM In the both project government will emphasis and try to revive old and ancient routes of Trade and Business between India and world, first we will tell you about Project Mausam and than about the Spice route initiative. PROJECT MAUSAM Word Mausam or Arabic word “Mawsin” refers to season, when air assist ships in sailing comfortably, it is a wind system of Indian ocean, the wind blows to south west between May to September and to north east between November to march. This project is under Ministry of culture, under the supervision of ASI and the Indra Gandhi national centre of art as the research unit, which help in assisting the plan, the plan was suggested by the MR. Ravinder Singh, this is also nominated for the UNESCO heritage list too. In the past, the sailor coming from the east Africa ad Arabian area or the from middle east, will use these winds to sail down to India, to carry out the trade with Indians people, based on it the government launched this project

IMF: an Overview

IMF  International Monetary Fund, this was established in 1944, but came with full rules and regulations on 27 December, 1945. Its current office is at Washington DC and its current MD is Christina Legard from France. Background The world was badly ravaged by the Second World War, when it came to existence, to permote the idea of globalization and closeness of economy between the Nation to lead to a glorious future. Main functions of IMF 1- It first task is to build closer relations between the economies and to assist in monetary cooperation. 2- To provide member states financial resources in the case of mal-adjustment in their Balance of Payment 3- Its main agenda is to abolish the hurdles and obstacles in the economic liberalizations. 4- To help in stabilization of exchange rates and to maintain good exchange arrangement. 5- After signing of EFF treaty, which means Extended Fund Facility, members can borrow money.   The body of IMF It have board of directors, in this i

Geological Periods And Epochs

GEOLOGICAL PERIODS Whole geological history is divided into major and minor periods, which have their own characteristics; geologist has split the history into them, and these period forms hierarchy of division. Eons and Era are larger periods while, epochs and ages are small periods The spiral system representing the whole geological and geomorphic history together is called geological clock. PRECAMBARIAN PERIOD 1- Range about 700 million years before present. 2- Earth changed from the gaseous to liquid stage. 3- Outer crust was formed. 4- Dense atmosphere was formed. 5- Due to perpetual rainfall and precipitation, the rivers and sea were formed, because all depression were filled by them. 6- During this period only marine grass was evolved. 7- In  warm water some soft body invertebrates were evolved. Other than this the earth was not much full of organism.   CAMBARIAN PERIOD 1- This  ranges from 600 to 500 before present. 2- There was now shallow oceans, due to coni

FICCI Proposal & BOMBAY Plan

FICCI Proposal This was a proposal propounded by the Federation of Indian chambers of commerce and industry, under the chairmanship of the N R Shankar in 1934. In background, the world was fascinated by the working of planned economy, where government interferes and work for uplifting of every section of the society. Under this proposal, the capitalist class found representation, it was like voice of them, the capitalists, every measure was suggested which in turn can help, assist and uplift the Indian business or industrial class. In proposal, they backed and demanded for a central and powerful body like, planning commission, which should determine and lead the industrial sector. And all these recommendations were aspiring for strong and steady growth of Indian industries.   Bombay Plan Titled as “A plan of economic development in India” was report was published in fiscal year of 1944-45, by a report by industrial class to government It was made by numerous capitalist leader

Provision of 1909 Act

Provision of 1909 act. There was numerous causes which prompted Britishers to present some reforms under the 1909 Government of India, we are going to only discuss about the provisions. The strength of Central Legislature was raised to 69 members. Under this 37 were official and 32 were to be non official. ~Under the Official (37) 9 ex. Officials 28 nominated members. ~ Under Non-official (32) 27 elected < UNDER IT  (2) member from Bengal and Bombay chamber of commerce, (13) from general, (12) are to class representatives like, Muslim (6) and Landlord (6). 5 nominated by Governor General.  ~ The membership of Provincial councils were also increased, like Assam and east Bengal= 41 Burma = 16 Bengal = 52 Madras = 47 Bombay=47 United province= 47 Punjab= 25 Some other right which were given to the member of central assembly were, - Right to discuss and ask supplementary questions in imperial and provincial assembly - The government will give answer to them, they can

J S Mill On Plural Voting

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J S Mill on Plural Voting ~One vote should not be counted, but should be weighted, for this, the society and electing people should be divided into groups. ~According to JS Mill the intelligent and virtuous people vote is more important and valued than the fool and dumb man vote. ~JS mill advocates the grading of the people, on basis of their caliber. ~The plural vote will help and assist the educated and responsible class, and will save it from the fury of the illiterate and less virtues people,, mediocrity. ~The vote value should be determined by the, education qualification, property and how much tax they pay, by this only responsible people, will get chance to vote and to govern. For governing a state, the people should be have, mental culture and moral quality. ~The system was used in the Belgium till 1921, the educated vote was added as more valued than others. ~We can say, that J S Mill expounded such theory, because from young age he was, well educated and he regarded h

List of Peasant and Tribal Movement in India

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1- Sanyasi Movement 1770-1820 2- wahabi Movement 1800 - 1857 3- Santhal Movement 1856 4- Bijoliya Movement 1897-1920 5- Eka Movement 1920's 6- Rampa Movement 1922-24 7- Champaran Movement 1917 8- Kheda Movement 1918 9- Moplah Movement 1920-22 10- Tebhaga Movement 1946-47 11- Kisan Sabha by Shahajanand          1936 12- Bhoodan Movement 1951 by Vinobha Bhave Tribal movement Santhal Movement 1855-56 Birsa Munda 1874-1900 Bhumij Movement 1833-34 Chuar Revolt 1768-69 and 1799 Kol Revolt 1820-1821 Gudem Rampa 1879-1924 Zeliangrang Movement And Kuka Movement of 1927 to 1919, which was related to Religion more than peasant cause.  THANKYOU FOR VISITING US, FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS, CORRECTION OR QUERY, PLEASE COMMENT.  REGARD ADMIN IAS KAS J&K

Wisdom Talks

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Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible'!                -Audrey Hepburn ~ It is 1st of December, the last Month of 2016! Lets introspect ourselves and find, where are we heading to?  What we think, we become.                -Buddha ~ Be Positive always, what is happening around is transient in nature! Good days are at our door. Keep Your head High!  I walk slowly  but Never backward.                - Abraham Lincoln Note:- By New Year, we are going to have some changes in this Blog, some posts and content is going to be altered or Removed, but new stuff is going to be gushed into the Blog, which will enrich your crux of knowledge. Have a wonderful Month ahead.  THANKYOU .