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UPSC Civil Services Exams Preparation Tips from Toppers

Every year the Union Public Service Commission conduct civil services examinations for recruitment to various civil services such as, the IAS, IFS, and IPS. Qualifying the exams result in highly prestigious positions under the Government of India. Out of the several lakhs of students attempting the exams in the end less than a thousand are granted jobs. With a success rate of less than 1% it is highly helpful for UPSC aspirants to understand w...

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WannaCry ransomware the Biggest Cyberattack Worldwide

WannaCry ransomware, worldwide cyber-attack that started on Friday, 12 May 2017; appears to have had less impact on corporate India’s operations, India is third worst hit nation after Russia & Ukraine, besides Taiwan.  WannaCry  ransomware cryptoworm, which targets computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting data and demanding ransom payments in the ...

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Wind Power is Fuel provided Free of Cost by Nature!

Wind energy or wind power is a form of solar energy; it is the process by which wind is used to generate electricity. Wind is caused by uneven heating of atmosphere by the sun, variations in earth's surface, and rotation of the earth. Mountains, bodies of water, and vegetation all influence wind flow patterns. Wind turbines use air flows to conv...

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Ram Nath Kovind is likely to be the 14th President of India

Ram Nath Kovind, with gubernatorial experience as Governor of Bihar, chosen as National Democratic Alliance's Presidential nominee; is a low profile, self-made man, a trained lawyer, a Dalit from humble background, has a clean slate and while in active politics had been above controversy; whose habits of diligently working for social welfare make him stand out among leaders that...

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Dhola-Sadiya Bridge- India’s Longest River Bridge to Transform Road Connectivity in the North-Eastern Region

Dhola-Sadiya Bridge, India’s longest river bridge, across River Lohit, a tributary of the Brahmaputra in Assam’s Tinsukia district was inaugurated on May 26, 2017 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it was decided to name it after Bhupen Hazarika. This bridge will shorten the distance between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh by 165 k...

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GM Mustard is Expected to Increase Mustard Productivity

GM Mustard (Genetically Modified Mustard) developed by the Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants, University of Delhi, has recently been cleared for commercial cultivation by Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), India's central biotech regulator; after many years of deliberation and debates on agricultural technologies. GEAC has recommended its approval to th...

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India upholds Net Neutrality whereas US repeals Network Neutrality

Net Neutrality, which means that telecom and Internet service providers must treat all data on the Internet equally, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content, site, platform, or application; has been approved by the Telecom Commission (TC): the highest decision-making body in the Department of Telecom, on Wednesday July 11, 2018Continue Reading...

Higher Education Commission of India for Improving Academic Standards & Quality of Higher Education

Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) will focus on improving academic standards and the quality of Higher Education as per the Higher Education Commission of India (Repeal of University Grants Commission Act) Bill 2018 prepared by the Ministry of HRD aims at reforming the regulatory systems that provide for more autonomy and facilitate holistic growth of the education sys...

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India-U.S. ‘2+2’ Ministerial Dialogue for Signing of COMCASA

Inaugural India-U.S. ‘2+2’ Ministerial Dialogue, the new dialogue format that was decided by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U. S. President Donald Trump in their first meeting in Washington DC in June 2017, has paved the way for signing of COMCASA, Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement, meant to provide a legal framework for the transfer o...

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MOVE: Global Mobility Summit 2018

India is on the move, in terms of its economy, reforms, cities and towns, infrastructure, goods, youth and so are our lives on the move, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating - MOVE: India’s 1st Global Mobility Summit on September 7, 2018 in New Delhi and added that mobility is a key driver of the economy; it can boost economic growth and create employm...

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