Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 06 September 2014

National TSD Rally

• The Rally of Coimbatore, the fourth round of the third FMSCI Indian National TSD Rally Championship for four wheelers will be held.

• Organised by the Coimbatore Auto Sports Club, the rally has attracted over 40 competitors.

• An open TSD event will also be held concurrently with the championship event.

• It includes a novice and all-ladies class.

Union Public Service Commission

e-Admit Card - NDA & NA Examination (II) 2014

Exam Name: National Defence Academy & Naval Academy Examination (II)

Year: 2014

Admit Card Download Issue Date: 05-09-2014

Admit Card Download End Date: 28-09-2014

बिहार लोक सेवा आयोग

बिहार पीएससी : 56वें , 57वें , 58वें और 59वें सम्मिलित संयुक्त (प्रारंभिक) प्रतियोगी परीक्षा

रिक्तियों का विवरण

डाक घरों की सूँची व् आवेदन शुल्क

शैक्षिक योग्यता

आयु सीमा

आवेदन कैसे करें

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission

(Answer Keys) UPPSC: Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Pre.) Exam. 2014

Here is the Key-Answer-Sheet of Subjects General Knowledge I & General Knowledge II (Series A,B,C, & D) of UPPSC- "Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Pre.) Exam. 2014 " for your cross-checking. In case of any inconsistency in the Key-Answer-Sheet you can write to the Public Service Commission,Uttar Pradesh.The Commission will not entertain any correspondence on this regards after 11th of September 2014.The Key-Answer-Sheet will be available on the Commission's website(www.uppsc.org.in) till 10th of September 2014.

Exam Name: Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Pre.) Exam

Year: 2014

Sate: Uttar Pradesh

UPSC recommended IAS Candidates meets MoS, Personnel

Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh, felicitated some of the candidates recommended by the UPSC on the basis of the Civil Services Examination (CSE), 2013 at a brief ceremony here today. Fourteen candidates including a Physically Handicapped allocated IAS, who have occupied high ranks in the CSE-2013 were present. The Minister later handed over Joining Letters to these candidates hailing from Delhi National Capital Region only, who were invited to the function due to shortage of time to include others.

In his opening remarks, Dr. Jitendra Singh said this is the time to encourage these young men and women, own them as part of our Government and motivate them to the service of the people. He said the Indian Civil Services have evolved in the six decades since Independence from its aura of colonial British empire to an Indian milieu of humility. He called upon the young administrators to undo the cynicism of the last few years and rise to the challenges in the service of the common man.

(Marks) Uttarakhand Public Service Examination - 2010

Here you can get candidates marks and cut off marks for Uttarakhand Public Service Examination - 2010. You have only to enter your Roll no. and date of birth for getting your score in this examination. This way get your marks which you attained in this prestigious examination and as per evaluate your current preparation level.

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 05 September 2014

H.L. Dattu to be next Chief Justice of India

• President Pranab Mukherjee has cleared the appointment of Justice H.L. Dattu, the senior-most judge in the Supreme Court, as the 42nd Chief Justice of India.

• Justice Dattu could become the last Chief Justice of India to be appointed under the collegium system of judicial appointments.

• If the States ratify the National Judicial Appointments Commission, a constitutional body, the collegium system will come to an end and the executive will get an equal role in appointments to the highest judiciary.

• Justice Dattu will become the Chief Justice of India after the retirement of CJI R.M. Lodha on September 27, 2014. He will hold the post for a little over a year until his retirement on December 2, 2015.

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 04 September 2014

Increasing clamour among criminals to obtain law degree: High Court

• The Madras High Court Bench wondered how the Central and State governments as well as the bar councils could turn a blind eye to autorickshaw drivers, rape accused and those who could not even affix their signatures practising as lawyers in various courts in the State after “purchasing” law degrees from neighbouring States.

• Justice N. Kirubakaran told Additional Advocate General K. Chellapandian and Assistant Solicitor General G.R. Swaminathan that a judicial officer had informed him of an autorickshaw driver practising as a part-time lawyer in a court at Ambur town in Vellore district.

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 03 September 2014

World Bank rider for pedestrian project

• The World Bank has told the Chennai Corporation that its funding of the pedestrian plaza at T. Nagar is conditional. It has advised the civic body to complete a study on environment and the social impact of the proposed pedestrianisation project in that area.

• The study by the Chennai Corporation is also expected to assess the impact of the project on ‘reducing extreme poverty’ and ‘promoting shared prosperity’.

• The Rs.83-crore pedestrian plaza, part of the T. Nagar redevelopment proposal, had already been approved by the Corporation Council a few months ago.

• “Funding for the project will not be approved without a proper study of the social and environmental aspects of such an innovative urban infrastructure project,” said officials.

• Work on commissioning the plaza with a commercial theme was expected to begin this month. But the requirement of a new study is likely to delay the project, they said.

• The plaza is likely to become operational by May next.

• The levels of pollution caused by traffic diversions, the increased number of visitors to T. Nagar, the rise in garbage collection and heightened commercial activity will also be assessed. Displacement of hawkers and impact on their livelihood will be part of the study.

Breaking: UPSC May decrease Age limit to 26 years for IAS Exams from 2015

According to Navbharat Times sources Government of India is going to reduce the age limit and number of attempts for all those appearing in Civil Services Examination . But there is no talk of any change in examination format.

According to sources UPSC will release formal notification for this effect.

New! IAS Exam Age Eligibiity Calculator

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 02 September 2014

China to lay 1,300 km of rail tracks in Tibet by 202

• The extended railway lines built by China in Tibet — 251 km from Lhasa to Shigatse on the west and 433 km to Nyingchi (still under construction) in the east — will effectively link Tibet to India, Nepal and Bhutan
• These are part of the Chinese government’s mission 2020 for infrastructure in Tibet.
• The lines are also seen as a “triangular defence” for China, allowing it to rush troops and military hardware to its sensitive southern borders with India at short notice.

Social media helps raise funds for Mumbai Film Festival

• A fund-raising campaign on social media helped the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), the festival organisers, overcome a crippling financial crisis after their contract with Reliance Entertainment, the sole sponsor for the past five years, expired in February. “Since then, we were searching for the new sponsor. But we were unsuccessful,” said festival director Srinivasan Narayan.

• The social media campaign helped the organisers raise Rs 1.5 crore in just two days. They are now expecting Rs. 5 crore by October.

• The uncertainty over the festival’s future triggered a social media campaign, #pledge4MAMI from well-wishers.

• “As the word spread, the entire film fraternity came forward and now the industry itself is taking care of the festival. We are getting commitments from many individuals and we have also opened our website of the contributions from ordinary fans,” Mr. Narayan said.

Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission

Written Result: Chhattisgarh State Service (Prelims) Exam-2013

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 01 September 2014

U.S. Post Service to release stamp on Akkineni

• Legendary actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao will be the first Indian actor to be honoured with a postage stamp by the U.S. Post Service (USPS).
• The Akkineni Foundation of America (AFA) has said that the stamp will be issued on the birth anniversary of Nageshwara Rao, who died of cancer early this year.
• A special release ceremony is being planned by AFA on September 20 in Dallas, Texas.
• The AFA is also planning to release the stamp in India on December 17 at the first International Akkineni Awards Ceremony being planned at ANR College, Gudivada in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh.

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 31 August 2014

EC mulls de-linking Assembly polls in 4 states

• The Assembly elections in four states are being de-linked with Maharashtra and Haryana likely to go to polls first in the third week of October.

• The other two states — Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand — may witness elections in late December-early January.

• The Election Commission is working on the schedules and may announce the programme for Maharashtra and Haryana by the middle of September, highly placed sources said.

• Hectic discussions are on between the Commission and the Union Home Ministry on assessing the requirement of forces and their allocation.

• Sensitive and hyper sensitive constituencies are being identified so that adequate forces can be deployed to ensure free and fair polls without violence.

• The tenure of the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly comes to an end on November 8, while that of the 90-member Haryana House will end on October 27.