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UPSC Prelims 2020 Admit Card

Steps to download UPSC admit card for IAS Prelims 2020 The IAS admit cards are UPSC e-admit cards i.e. they are not sent by post and candidates have to download them from the official UPSC website and take the printout. Navigate to upsc.gov.in in the browser and click on “Admit Cards” on the right or navigate to upsconline.nic.in and click on “e-Admit Cards for various examinations of UPSC” Then you will be redirected to a page which lists the various UPSC exams for which the e-Admit Cards are available. Other than e-Admit cards for exams, UPSC also issues e-Summons and e-Admit cards for various recruitment posts. Click on Civil Services (Prelims) exam 2020 to download your IAS admit card for UPSC Prelims 2020 once it is released. Before downloading the IAS admit card, you will be asked to enter your Registration Id or Roll Number for the UPSC Prelims 2020. The IAS admit card will open as a PDF. Download it and take a print out of this UPSC hall ticket which you have to ...

UNEP (United Nation Environmental Programme)

UNEP To understand UNEP working its structure is important. GEF (Green Climate Fund) > Formed by World Bank on the reccomendation of UNEP + UNDP. >UNEP= deals with environment protection >UNDP= deals with development activities like poverty elivation and desertification. >so, GEF = can be used for above purpose IPCC (Inter govermental Pannel on Climate Change) >Formed by by UNEP + WMO (world Meteorological Organisation) >WMO= monitors/studies climate change. >so, IPCC report = Impact of environment on climate change UNRED Programme >formed by UNEP + UNDP + FAO >FAO = deals with food security. >So, UN RED= preserves (Aforestation) environment in a way to ensure development in that area(Tribal) and ensuring their food security. CITES(Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species... of flaura and fauna ) >Administered by UNEP. Rotterdam Convention >legally binding obligation. >For implementation of PIC (Prior ...

WWF (World Wide Fund)

WWF- a NGO (Ecosystem: mainly Animals .. forest + water etc efficient + sustainable use) TRAFFIC  >its  a Wild Life Trade monitoring Network >Formed by IUCN + WWF >IUCN = says which species is more critical. >formed when CITES came to force. >So these NGO ensures CITES implementation. >CITES is administered by UNEP. Global Forest & Trade Network what it does: >sustainable use of forest by member companies. >15 country are its member and many companies. How it does: >Provides Opinion+ Advise + platform for engagement. >so that Reuse + efficient management = reduce forest requirement. >Forest management= to create sustainable forest supplies. Impact: >USA is largest importer of wood. >Many of its exporting countries endulged in Malpractice in deforestation . >Now they will be disincentivised from the companies of USA. >thus promoting sustainable use of Forest. Natural Capital What it is: >Lik...

Naming The Indian Highways

>>All  Major Highways  will be  single digit or double digit  in number. >> Three digit  numbered highways are  secondary routes or  branches  of a main highway. >> All North-South highways will carry EVEN number >>All East-West highways will have ODD numbers >> North-South highways will increase their numbers from East to West . For example, a  particular North-South highway in Central India or Western India will have a higher number  than the one in East India . For e.g. NH4 is somewhere in East India where as highway 44 may  be towards the west of India while both runs north-south due to the even numbering . >>Similarly East-West highways will increase their numbers as we move from North to South . For e.g. NH1 will be running East-West somewhere in North India while NH 83 may be  somewhere down south . Note: There may be confusion among some roads that may be running...

Important Reports published

Names of Reports published by Organisations                    World Economic Outlook ================= IMF 1 time in 2 year                    Global Economic Prospect =============== World Bank 2 time in 1 year [Notice the meaning of Outlook (from what(balance sheet) we are seeing) and Prospect(where(dev activities) are seeing) Sl.No Report title Organisation 1. Asian Development Outlook ADB (Asian Development bank) 2. Global Financial System Report BIS (Bank for International Settlements) 3. Global Money Laundering Report FATF (Financial Action Task Force) 4. India State of Forest Report Forest Survey of India 5. Change the World List Data Fortune 6. Technical Cooperation Report IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) 7. Nuclear Technology Review IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) 8. Ease of Doing Business IBRD (World Bank) 9. World Development Report ...

Women

Pradhan Mantri SurakshitMatritva Abhiyan (PMSMA). => It seeks to provide free health check-ups to pregnant women at government health centres and hospitals. Janani Suraksha Yojana =It incentivizes institutional deliveries financially by a one-time grant to the lactating mother upon registration in any government run centre

Tribal India

Various aspects of India Tribes [1]   Van-Dhan Vikas Kendra initiative: >The initiative aims to promote Minor Forest Produce ( MFPs )-centric livelihood development of tribal gatherers and artisans. > The scheme will be implemented through Ministry of Tribal Affairs as Nodal Department at the Central Level and TRIFED as Nodal Agency at the National Level. [2]   1000 springs initiative >online portal on GIS-based Spring Atlas with the hydrological and chemical properties of the springs mentioned. >Aim : To improve access to safe and adequate water for the tribal includes the provision of infrastructure for piped water supply for drinking; provision of water for irrigation ; community-led total sanitation initiatives >Implementation: more than 70 young tribal youths from the rural belt of three districts of Odisha namely, Kalahandi, Khandamal and Gajapati have been trained as barefoot hydro geologists by combining traditional a...

Bank Nationalisation Good or Bad !!!

Conclusions about what nationalisation has achieved must consider the counter-factual situation of what could have been achieved had there been no nationalization. The benefits of nationalization can only be estimated using this counterfactual. There have been some careful studies that have looked at the impact of bank nationalization using this careful lens. The findings are mixed. Burgess and Pande (2005) study the RBI’s 4:1 formula where a bank was required to open 4 rural branches to obtain a license to open an urban branch between years 1977 and 1991. They find that the policy led to significant reduction in poverty in financially less developed states. However, Kochar (2005) argues that integrated rural development program ( IRDP ), the Government’s flagship poverty alleviation program, was actively implemented during this period with greater intensity in financially less developed states. Therefore, it is almost impossible to conclude that government bank branc...