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JHARKHAND 20,000 families get houses under central scheme The Jharkhand government on Monday celebrated Gandhi Jayanti by giving away houses to 20,051 families of the economically weaker section under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna(PMAY) and declaring all 41 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) free of open defecation. Chief minister Raghubar Das along with urban development minister C P Singh joined … Read more 05.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
The “key word” to be used in this is the “Good Governance” in the various phases of the service definition, development, refining and monitoring, and the whole concept of Good Governance services is based on “putting the citizen (user) at the centre of innovative services” starting from enabling of a specific procedure: citizens shall be … Read more Good Governance
The Consumer Protection Act is an Act to provide for better protection of the interests of consumers and for that purpose to make provision for the establishment of consumer councils and other authorities for the settlement of consumers’ disputes and for matters connected therewith .A number of laws have been enacted in India to safeguard … Read more The Consumer Protection Act
In ancient and medieval India, there was monarchical form of government and the general administration was run by people having near or distant relationship with the King instead of dedicated bureaucracy . But gradually the administration assumed complexities and this required specialist knowledge.The British rulers established a new form of administration analogous to their own … Read more Bureaucracy : Origin; its merits and demerits; Role of Bureaucracy in Policy formulation and its Implementation. Nexus between Bureaucracy and Political Executive
Morale and Productivity of an Employee are higly interdependent. Morale is the most important Psychological state of mind of a person which is expressed as selfconfidence, loyalty toward an organization and/or enthusiasm. Morale of an employee determines the behavior either positively or negatively in an organization. Morale is directly related to employee motivation level and … Read more Morale and Productivity
JHARKHAND HC to move to a new address The state building construction department said the new complex of the Jharkhand high court at Dhurwa area in Ranchi will be complete by December. According to govt officials, the construction work for the Rs 465-crore high court complex is in its final stages. In addition to, the construction of … Read more 04.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Education is the most powerful tool which can shape the destiny of an individual as well as the whole nation. It is also the key to gender equality. Also it is not only the individual who gets empowered, but the community as a whole and society at large. It is in recognition of these aspects … Read more Right to Education Act
JHARKHAND National Human Rights Commission seeks report on death of children from Jharkhand National Human Rights Commission has sought a report from the Jharkhand government in 6 weeks of Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Hospital in Jamshedpur for the death of 52 children in a month. According to the notice issued to the … Read more 03.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Tigers and elephants increases in Betla National Park The number of tigers and elephants is increasing in Betla National Park in Palamu. There were four tigers here in 2014 which increased to 6 in 2017. In this period, the number of elephants has increased from 150 to 186. There is an … Read more 01 & 02.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Human Rights are commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights “to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being,” and which are “inherent in all human beings” regardless of their nation, location, language, religion, ethnic origin or any other status. The history of human rights can be traced to past documents, … Read more Human Rights
Training and Development: the employees to improve their knowledge and skill so as to be able to perform their tasks more efficiently is known as training. It is an organised activity for increasing the knowledge and skills of people for a specific purpose. The term ‘development ‘refers to the process of not only building up … Read more Training and Development
The public and Private administration:-Public administration is different from private administration in three important aspects, the first is the political character, secondly the breadth of scope, impact and consideration and public accountability. These differences seem very fundamental and very valid in the Iight of our own exploration of the subject in previous articles. Following principles … Read more Public and Private Administration
Civil service refers to the body of government officials who are employed in civil occupations that are neither political nor judicial. The concept of civil service was prevalent in India from ancient times. The Mauryan administration employed civil servants in the name of adhyakshas and rajukas. The examination for civil servants in those days too … Read more Recruitment of Civil Service
JHARKHAND Jharkhand gets NHRC notice over infant deaths The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to Jharkhand government over death of 52 infants due to reported malnutrition in 30 days at Jamshedpur’s Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (MGM) hospital. The NHRC has also asked the union health ministry to take immediate action by way of … Read more 30.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND BSNL may set up 3,000 more telecom towers in Maoist hit areas. State-run BSNL may be asked to set up 3,000 more telecom towers on an urgent basis and enhance the satellite bandwidth in the Maoist-infested areas to improve communication among the security agencies operating there. The task of setting up nearly 2200 telecom … Read more 29.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Applications invited for Chief Minister’s scheme Under the Chief Minister’s scheme, loan is being provided to the beneficiaries of the rural sector which includes maximum Rs 1 lakh for service work and maximum of Rs. 3 lakhs for manufacturing There is a provision of giving 35% of the cost to the beneficiaries … Read more 28.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Development is the end result of Public Administration. The paradigm of development is depending on the nature of government and its policies. It may be ideologically driven or ethically motivated. It strips off the orthodox structuralism of public administration as put forward by classical Administrative theorists and attempts to cater the emerging need of a … Read more Development Administration
Generalist versus Specialist: A ‘generalist’ means an amateur administrator who had education in linguistics or classics and is a highly intelligent man with certain personal qualities of character. While on the other hand, A ‘specialist’ is an expert who has devoted time and studies to a special branch of learning and has acquired specialized experience … Read more Generalist versus Specialist
Right to information is a fundamental right of any citizen of India to know what is happening with the government. Every individual has the freedom to seek any government related information through this RTI act 2005. The Right to Information Act (2005) is one of the key legislation enacted by the Parliament which guarantees the … Read more Right to information act
Delivering public services in a time bound, decentralised and citizen friendly manner has been one of the major challenges facing the administration wing of the government.Right to Service legislation in India comprises statutory laws which guarantee time-bound delivery of various public services rendered to citizens and provides mechanism for punishing the errant public servant if … Read more Right to Service Act
Lokayukta investigates cases of corruption, where substantiated, recommend action. He is a great check on corruption, brings about transparency in the system, makes administrative machinery citizen friendly. His functions largely depend upon jurisdiction vested in him and facilities provided for taking cognizance of citizens’ grievances promptly, dexterously and expeditiously through simple, informal mechanism devoid of … Read more Lokayukta
The Jharkhand Public Service Commission was Constituted under the provisions of the Article 315 of the Constitution of India by the Governor of Jharkhand vide Notification . Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) was established with the aim of making a commission fully responsible for making the recruitment for the government posts in the state. The … Read more The State Public Service Commission
Under the Constitution the financial resources of the State are very limited though they have to do many works of social uplift under directive principles. In order to cope with their ever-expanding needs, the Central Government makes grants-in-aid to the States. Grant- in-aid to States , through it Central Government exercises a strict control over … Read more Finance Commission
District has been the basic unit of administration in India since ancient times. In India, we have a democratic welfare state which involves wide scope of activities for the development of the people and the nation as a whole. District administration, is that part of public administration which functions in the territorial limits of the … Read more District Administration : Origin and development of the office of the District Magistrate and Collector; Changing Role Collector; Impact of the separation of Judiciary on District Administration
The state secretarial consists of departments of state government which are headed politically by the ministers and administratively by the secretaries. The chief secretary Is the head of the entire state secretariat while a secretary is a head of one or two departments. Functions of State Secretariat: ? the secretariat of the state determines the … Read more State Administration : State Secretariat, Chief Secretary. Chief Minister’s Office.
Cabinet Secretariat The Cabinet Secretariat is responsible for the administration of the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961 and the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules 1961, facilitating smooth transaction of business in Ministries/ Departments of the Government by ensuring adherence to these rules. The Secretariat assists in decision-making in Government by … Read more Union Administration : Central Secretariat,Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office
In-situ conservation means maintenance of biodiversity in natural habitat whereas Ex-situ conservation emphasises the conservation of biodiversity outside natural habitat.The Indian Constitution entails the subject of forests and wildlife in the Concurrent list. The Federal Ministry acts as a guiding torch dealing with the policies and planning on wildlife conservation and Environmental Conservation, while the … Read more Environmental Conservation-in situ and ex situ conservation
The Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act was enacted in 1974 to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution, and for the maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of water in the country. The Act was amended in 1988. The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Cess Act was enacted in 1977, to … Read more The Water Prevention and Control of Pollution Act
The Air Prevention & Control of Pollution Act is an Act by Parliament to provide for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution, for the establishment, with a view to carrying out the aforesaid purposes, of Boards, for conferring on and assigning to such Boards powers and functions relating thereto and for matters connected … Read more The Air Prevention & Control of Pollution
JHARKHAND Amit Shah launches ‘Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojana’ in Jharkhand BJP president Amit Shah launched the ‘Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojana’ during a programme at Ulihatu in Khunti district of Jharkhand. Ulihatu is the birthplace of Jharkhand’s tribal icon Birsa Munda. The programme launched by Shah would provide 136 pucca houses to the … Read more 27.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Dengue Now Notified disease in Jharkhand After Kala Azar , dengue is second vector-borne disease that the state government has placed in list of notified diseases. The health department would get record of both government and private hospitals. The government has also directed private CLINICS AND NURSING HOMES TO GET … Read more 26.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Now govt buildings in Jharkhand go for solar energy to improve power situation Govt has planned for 100 govt buildings had been provided with grid connected roof top solar plants with total capacity of 5 MW. Apart from it, people willing to take benefits of the scheme would get 50 … Read more 25.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Tiger census to be soon in state. State government all set for tiger census in Palamau Tiger Reserve from October this year and the census will continue till December 2018. It will be physical evidence based to the National Tiger Conservation Authority. The forest department is also drafting for … Read more 23 & 24.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jharkhand Government to organised Garib Kalyan Mela on September 16 The State govt was celebrating Year 2017-18 as Garib Kalyan Varsh. Chief Minister will distribute assets worth crores on the occasion. Approx 44,000 benefeciares from 10 villages of Ranchi, Hazaribag,Ramgarh and Kolhan are expected to participate in the event. … Read more 21 &22.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Global warming is a term used for a gradual rise of atmospheric temperature and consequent changes in the radiation balance mainly due to human action leading to climatic change at different levels – local, regional and global. As per recent estimates, it has been found that the surface air temperature over the past 100 years … Read more Global warming
In order to check rapid deforestation due to forestlands being released by state governments for agriculture, industry and other development projects (allowed under the Indian Forest Act) the federal government enacted the Forest Conservation Act in 1980 with an amendment in 1988. The Act made the prior approval of the federal government necessary for de-reservation … Read more Forest Conservation Act
The Environment Protection Act is an important legislation that provides for coordination of activities of the various regulatory agencies, creation of authorities with adequate powers for environmental protection, regulation of the discharge of environmental pollutants, handling of hazardous substances, etc. The Act provided an opportunity to extend legal protection to non-forest habitats (‘Ecologically Sensitive Areas’) … Read more Environmental Laws-The Environment Protection Act
Ozone (O3) is a molecule made up of three atoms of oxygen (O), and is mostly found in the strato- sphere, where it protects us from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Although it represents only a tiny fraction of the atmosphere, ozone is crucial for life on Earth. The stratospheric ozone layer forms a … Read more Ozone layer depletion
The pH of natural rain is found to be in the range from 5 to 7. The term acid rain is customarily applied to precipitation with a pH below 5. Such low pH values are generally possible only in the presence of large amounts of anthropogenic pollution. Sulphuric acid and nitric acid is considered as … Read more Acid rain
Climate Change It is the long term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods of time Though it has been happening naturally for millions of years, in recent years it has accelerated due to anthropogenic causes and has been causing global warming. UNFCCC defines climate change as – “a change of climate … Read more Global Environmental Issues: Climate change
Biodiversity is defined as the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part; this includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems. Basically biodiversity is the total number of genes, species and ecosystems of a region. It includes … Read more Biodiversity: concept, hotspots, threats to biodiversity
Eco-System-An ecosystem is defined as a structural and functional unit of biosphere consisting of community of living beings and the physical environment, both interacting and exchanging materials between them. It includes plants, trees, animals, fish, birds, micro-organisms, water, soil, and people. When an ecosystem is healthy (i.e. sustainable) it means that all the elements live … Read more Concept of Ecosystem, Structure and Function of Ecosystem
Jharkhand Underground dark matter laboratory inaugurated in uranium mine An underground dark matter laboratory for conducting experiments in fundamental physics involving rare event searches was today inaugurated in the oldest uranium mine at Jaduguda in Jharkhand. This new physics laboratory at UCIL will be the first of its kind in the country after closure of … Read more 19 & 20.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Jharkhand Underground dark matter laboratory inaugurated in uranium mine An underground dark matter laboratory for conducting experiments in fundamental physics involving rare event searches was today inaugurated in the oldest uranium mine at Jaduguda in Jharkhand. This new physics laboratory at UCIL will be the first of its kind in the country after closure of … Read more 17 & 18.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Sanitary napkin vending machine installed in Jharkhand college A sanitary napkin vending machine was installed at a college in Baharagora, a semi-urban area in Ghatsila sub-division. The machine was installed at women’s wash room in Baharagora College as a part of an awareness and support campaign about menstrual health and hygiene of the Women Empowerment … Read more 15 & 16.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND CBI to probe Rs 25,000cr Jharkhand chit fund scam The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation into 20 cases pertaining to a chit fund scam involving funds worth Rs 25,000 crore in Jharkhand on the directions of the state high court. The agency has re-registered 20 FIRs pertaining to 193 accused (including … Read more 13 & 14.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jharkhand CM urges judiciary to pass judgements in Hindi. Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today appealed to the judiciary to pass court judgements in Hindi and also urged that arguments in courts take place in Hindi. The chief minister called for such small beginnings to protect and promote Hindi in order to keep Indian culture intact and … Read more 11 & 12.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Denied ‘levy’, Maoists indulging in robberies in Jharkhand Maoist guerrillas have “compromised with their ethics” and of late have started committing robberies as these days they are not getting adequate “levy” from people. According to the state police, five Maoist guerrillas from the outlawed People’s Liberation Front of India were arrested … Read more 09 & 10.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
The Cabinet Secretariat is responsible for the Union administration of the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961 and the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules 1961, facilitating smooth transaction of business in Ministries/ Departments of the Government by ensuring adherence to these rules. The Secretariat assists in decision-making in Government by ensuring … Read more Union Administration : Central Secretariat,Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office
The state secretarial consists of departments of state government which are headed politically by the ministers and administratively by the secretaries plays a crucial role in the State Administration. The chief secretary Is the head of the entire state secretariat while a secretary is a head of one or two departments. Functions of State Secretariat: … Read more State Administration : State Secretariat, Chief Secretary