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Subject: Anthropology

Exam Date: 11th October 2012

Paper: II

File Size: 390 KB

Subject: Anthropology

Exam Date: 11th October 2012

Paper: I

File Size: 370 KB

OLYMPICS:

• India at London Olympics 2012
• India’s History in Summer Olympics
• Major Medal winning Performances at London Olympics 2012
• Mascot for London Olympics 2012
• Olympic Torch
• Olympic Medals
• Next Olympics (31st Summer Olympics)
• India’s Medal count in London Olympics 2012

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APPOINTED:

• Vayalar Ravi
• Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi
• Syed Nasim Ahmed Zaidi
• PM Nair
• Mark Thompson
• Raghuram Rajan
• Lakhdar Brahimi
• Bimal Gurung
• Poonam Kishore
• PJ Kurien
• Rakesh Singh
• G Ashok Kumar
• Fareed Zakaria
• Jawahar Thakur

Subject: Philosophy

Exam Date: 15th October 2012

Paper: II

File Size: 1022 KB

File Type: PDF

Philosophy Optional Printed Study Materials for UPSC Mains

• Subject: Philosophy
• Exam Date: 15th October 2012
• Paper: I
• File Size: 710 KB
• File Type: PDF

Philosophy Optional Printed Study Materials for UPSC Mains

Content

• Dronacharya Award for 2012
• Dronacharya Award
• Miss World 2012 Beauty Pageant
• Magsaysay Awards 2012
• Nisan-i-Imtiaz
• Damien-Dutton award
• Norman Borlaug Award

Subject: Literature Pali Language

Exam Date: 13th October 2012

Paper: II

File Size: 385 KB

File Type: PDF

Subject: Literature Pali Language

Exam Date: 13th October 2012

Paper: I

File Size: 485 KB

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• U.S. Hypersonic Vehicle Fails Test
• Earth might face More Heat Waves
• A New Strain of Rice that could boost Crop Yields
• How sickle cell gene protects against malaria
• Complex life cycle
• New Technique to reduce the Side Effects of Chemotherapy
• New Oxidant in the Atmosphere
• Indian Project won the World Environment Day Challenge
• China to land first moon probe next year
• U.S. stance on climate talks spurs row
• Ring-Planet Saturn and Red Planet Mars paired in the Sky
• Genetic differences seen in the same tree
• Challenges of space travel
• The Origin of the Singing Mice Unveiled
• Why do ripened mangos have a strong smell?
• Balwan Pyaj
• A Web-based System developed for advising Farmers on Fertilizers
• Rover: first step to human space programme to Mars
• A new oxidant in the atmosphere identified
• Tumor Stem Cells multiply and Fuel Cancer
• Sharp drop in HIV cases in India
• China unveils ambitious space projects
• Detecting gamma rays
• An observatory
• Curiosity touched the Surface of Mars
• Specific Technological Features of Curiosity
• A classic example of biased and unscientific study
• Advocacy document

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Examination Code: SCRA

Examination: Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination

Year: 2013

Notice Number: 2013

Notice Date: 13-10-2012

Closing Date: 12-11-2012

Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board

Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB) will hold NET Examination – 2012 on 20.01.2013 at 33 centres across the country as per rules of the examination. The rules of the examination are given in Annexure-IV. The candidates must read the rules of the examination carefully before filling up the application form.

• India and China
• India China agreed to set up Joint Working Group on Trade and Investments
• India, China discussed Border security and Bilateral Defence ties
• India and Iran
• India and Pakistan
• India and Sri Lanka
• India and Tajikistan
• India and Israel

• 50% Diesel Subsidy to farmers
• Patented Drug Prices to be Linked with Per-capita Income
• ONGC strikes oil off the West Coast
• 49 Percent FDI in Insurance and Pension Sector
• 7 Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) to start Operation in India
• India’s Exports declined to 22.4 Billion Dollar
• CLB stays the auction of Uninor
• Two subsidiaries of Air India: AIESL and AITSL
• Rs 808 crore FDI proposal by Cloverdell cleared
• Textiles Ministry sets $40 billion export target
• Call for Deterrent Penal Provisions against Units in SEZs
• Panel Findings & Recommendations
• India Registered 2.1 Percent growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals
• NBFC-MFI norms modified
• Moody’s cut India’s Growth Forecast to 5.5 Percent
• SEBI allowed Partial Flexibility in IDRs
• RBI transferred a Surplus of Rs 16010 crore
• StanChart to pay $340 m to New York regulator
• External Overseas Borrowing Rules eased
• Advantages for Lower-rated Companies
• Fitch revised the Indian Retail Sector Outlook to Negative
• Assumptions

• 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit was held in Tehran
• India’s stance at Tehran Summit
• UN Millenium Development Goal 2012 Report
• Ecuador Granted Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Political Asylum
• Russia formally became a Member of the World Trade Organisation
• New Law Protecting the Prime Minister of Pakistan annulled
• IAEA set up Special Task Force for Iran
• SC of Pakistan granted 3 week Time to Prime Minister
• Pakistan’s Kamra airbase breached
• UNSC decided not to extend the UN Observer’s Mission in Syria
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation suspended Syria’s Membership
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Prime Minister of Pakistan summoned
• US imposed Fresh Sanctions on Belligerent Iran
• Global Food Security Report

• Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006
• Naresh Chandra Committee
• Kargil Review Committee
• Death Sentence of Ajmal Amir Kasab Upheld
• Rs. 14,000 crore fixed as base price for 2G spectrum
• Ultimatum to Social Networking Site Twitter
• Guidelines for Media Reporting on Children
• Move to declare SIMI as an Unlawful Organisation
• Maharashtra recorded the Maximum Number of Deaths due to SAEs during Drug Trials
• 1900 Crore Rupees Allocated to Rain Deficient States
• 32 People convicted in Naroda Patiya Riot Case
• Greater Noida Master Plan 2021 approved
• Ban on Mining Activities in Karnataka to continue
• Better Healthcare for Bhopal Gas Tragedy Victims ordered
• Central Academy for Police Training in Bhopal
• Supreme Court flays Centre’s apathy to Cauvery issue
• New Free Drug Policy

No. 5/1/2012-EI(B): An examination for selection of candidates for appointment as Special Class Apprentices in Mechanical Department of Indian Railways will be held by the Union Public Service Commission on 20th January, 2013 in accordance with the Rules published by the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board) in the Gazette of India dated the 13th October, 2012 at the following centres:

• AGARTALA
• GANGTOK
• PANAJI (GOA)
• AHMEDABAD
• HYDERABAD
• PATNA
• AIZAWL
• IMPHAL
• PORT BLAIR
• ALLAHABAD
• ITANAGAR
• RAIPUR
• BANGALORE
• JAIPUR
• RANCHI
• BAREILY
• JAMMU
• SAMBALPUR
• BHOPAL
• JORHAT
• SHILLONG
• CHANDIGARH
• KOCHI
• SHIMLA
• CHENNAI
• KOHIMA
• SRINAGAR
• CUTTACK
• KOLKATA
• THIRUVANANDEHRADUN
• LUCKNOW
• THAPURAM
• DELHI
• MADURAI
• TIRUPATI
• DHARWAR
• MUMBAI
• UDAIPUR
• DISPUR
• NAGPUR
• VISHAKHAPATNAM

ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS:

(I) Nationality

1. A candidate must be either :—
2. A citizen of India, or
3. a subject of Nepal, or
4. a subject of Bhutan, or
5. a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India.