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S.No Name of National Parks/ Wild Life Sanctuary District Area(Sq.km.) National Parks 1 Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur 28.73 2 Ranthambore National Park Sawai Madhopur 392.50 Sub Total 421.23 Sanctuaries 1 Bandh Baratha WL Sanctuary Bharatpur 199.50 2 Bassi WL Sanctuary Chittorgarh 138.69 3 Bhensrodgarh WL Sanctuary Chittorgarh 229.14 4 Darrah Game Sanctuary Kota, Jhalawar … Read more National Parks and Sanctuaries in Rajasthan
JHARKHAND CM launches 9 mega urban infrastructure projects Focusing on four important components — housing, transportation, sanitation and water supply, including health services — Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Sunday said the State Government is working towards streamlining all essential services necessary for uniform urban growth and development. Das who was addressing the … Read more 28-29.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Fresh water ecosystems- The salt content of fresh bodies is very low, always less than 5 ppt (parts per thousand). E.g lakes, ponds, pools, springs, streams, and rivers Marine ecosystems – the water bodies containing salt concentration equal to or above that of sea water (i.e., 35 ppt or above). E.g shallow seas and … Read more AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM
Monetary policy is the process by which the monetary authority of a country controls the supply of money, often targeting an inflation rate or interest rate to ensure price stability and general trust in the currency. Objectives of Monetary Policies are:- Accelerated growth of the economy Balancing saving and investments Exchange rate stabilization Price stability Employment … Read more Monetary Policies
The Way Forward Renewable energy, which includes solar and wind, contribute 1% to our energy mix. Both are clean, sustainable and abundant sources of energy. The problem for both not becoming very popular has been the high cost of power. With technological improvements it has now reached levels where it is commercially viable to generate … Read more DMPQ-Renewal Energy as an alternative.Comment.
Contribution of early nationalists Early nationalists believed that a direct struggle for the political emancipation of the country was not yet on the agenda of history. On agenda was: Creation of public interest in political questions and the organization of public opinion Popular demands had to be formulated on a country-wide basis National unity had … Read more Moderate phase:early nationalists,Freedom of Press and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Human-wildlife conflict refers to interaction between wild animals and people and resultant negative impact on people or their resources, or wild animals or their habitat. According to data from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, conflict with wild animals (mostly elephants and tigers), has killed more than 1,100 people across India between 2014 … Read more DMPQ: Man-animal conflict is on rise. What are the causes of Conflicts also mention the impacts of Man-animal conflict. (Envt)
JHARKHAND Cm goes to ‘ground zero’ to promote cleanliness Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday visited a ward to motivate people, urging them to change their mindset and keep their respective localities clean on the pattern of other big cities. Citing an example of Singapore and other metro cities, the CM said … Read more 28.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Jharkhand has lowest college density in country: Study Abysmally poor college-student ratio has turned out to be Jharkhand’s major cause for the brain drain. The All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) data released by the Union ministry of human resource development, said the state higher education sector has been discouraging with just … Read more 27.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Governor Same person can be appointed the governor of two or more states Appointed by the President May resign by writing to the President Qualification Citizen of India 35 years of age Art 161: Pardon for any offence against a law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the state extends Constitution … Read more Union and State Executive for ras rts exam
JHARKHAND Birsa Munda Airport To Be Functional 24×7 From April 1 In an attempt to lure International flights, Birsa Munda Airport (BMA) will be operational round the clock from April 1 next year. It would be possible after flow of passengers at Birsa Munda Airport crossed one million mark this April while air … Read more 14.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
. The industrialized world in the 1980s had led to increasing public resistance to the disposal of hazardous wastes – in accordance with what became known as the NIMBY (Not in My Back Yard) syndrome– and to an increase of disposal costs. This in turn led some operators to seek cheap disposal options for hazardous wastes … Read more DMPQ:Write a short note on the BASEL convention on trans boundary movement of Hazardous waste, 1989.
Prehistory of Jharkhand THE NEOLITHIC AGE: Jharkhand for the first time finds mention in the chronicles of the Mughals and in the Bangla Vaishnav literature in which the description of the journey of the Bhakti saint Shri Chaitanya which he makes through this state to Benares is found. Spread over an area of 79,714 sq … Read more Prehistory of Jharkhand
JHARKHAND Government approves Plastic Park to be set up in Deoghar Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananthkumar announced that the Government of India has approved the setting up of a Plastic Park in Deoghar District, Jharkhand. The project would be set up at a cost of Rs. … Read more 18-19.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Daily Regimen For Tb Launched Jharkhand will now begin providing daily treatment to those affected by TB as Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi administered drugs to three patients to kick off this new, improved regimen. The launch was organised by the State TB Cell, Jharkhand, in partnership with REACH and with support from … Read more 19.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Ranchi celebrates World Theatre Day In an attempt to revitalise the theatre culture of the city and commemorate World Theatre Day, a three-day long event commenced in Audrey House. Artists from famous theatre groups across the country have been roped in to showcase iconic plays in Hindi and other languages for theatre enthusiasts in the … Read more 29.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
The basic structure doctrine is an Indian judicial principle that the Constitution of India has certain basic features that cannot be altered or destroyed through amendments by the parliament. Key among these “basic features”, are the fundamental rights granted to individuals by the constitution. The doctrine thus forms the basis of a limited power of the Indian … Read more Basic structure of the Indian Constitution
In the ecosystem, green plants alone are able to trap in solar energy and convert it into chemical energy. The chemical energy is locked up in the various organic compounds, such as carbohydrates, fats and proteins, present in the green plants. Since virtually all other living organisms depend upon green plants for their energy, the … Read more DMPQ- Explain food chains in detail.
Mangroves are the characteristic littoral plant formation of tropical and subtropical sheltered coastlines. are trees and bushes growing below the high water level of spring tides which exhibits remarkable capacity for salt water tolerance. basically evergreen land plants growing on sheltered shores, typically on tidal flats, deltas, estuaries, bays, creeks and the barrier islands. … Read more MANGROVES
JHARKHAND Jharkhand surges ahead of Bihar on several socioeconomic indices Jharkhand turned 17 last week. But 17 years after the bifurcation of Bihar, the debate still rages as to which is the better state. Data suggests that while Jharkhand has taken a leap forward, Bihar, after showing signs of development, is lagging … Read more 23.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
Maiti Movement Maiti is derived from the term ‘mait’ which in Uttarakhand means married woman’s parental home. And this movement does not cost any money, but to plant a sapling by a newlywed girl while she leaves her home on the day of marriage. The groom gives some money to bride’s parents for the care … Read more DMPQ- Examine the importance of Maiti movement.
The uppermost outer solid and rigid layer of the earth is called crust. Its thickness varies considerably. It is as little as 5 km thick beneath the oceans at some places but under some mountain ranges it extends upto a depth of 700km. Below the crust denser rocks are found, known as mantle crust. … Read more Plate tectonics
Note: READ is our New Initiative to cover two Topics (Weekly) of Current Importance in Detail with Specific focus on Prelims and Mains Exam The issue of Schedule caste / Scheduled Tribe act In March 2018, the Supreme Court observed that the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989 has become an instrument to … Read more The issue of Schedule caste / Scheduled Tribe act
JHARKHAND Jharkhand seeks Rs 4,000 crore Central assistance for new capital Jharkhand government has demanded Central assistance of Rs 4,000 crore for setting up a new capital city. The plan is stuck on the drawing board since creation of the state in November 15, 2000. Urban development minister CP Singh placed this demand … Read more 21 & 22.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
World War I and Indian Nationalism Increasing number of Indians from Punjab were emigrating to North America. The British government thought that these emigrants would be affected by the idea of liberty. Hence, they tried to restrict emigration. Tarak Nath Das, an Indian student in Canada, started a paper called Free Hindustan. The Hindi Association … Read more World War I and Gadar movement
Geo-demographic load: India Supports 17% population of the world with only 2.4% area of the world. This ever increasing population is putting great pressure on the natural resources of the country. Climate change Deforestation Habitat loss and fragmentation Overexploitation leading to shortening of Earth Overshoot day. Natural Calamities. Invasive species like water hyacinth, Congress grass, … Read more DMPQ-Enumerate the threat to biodiversity in India.
Deserts have almost no precipitation, or rainfall. In fact, deserts are specifically defined as areas with an average annual precipitation of less than 10 inches per year. Deserts usually have really high daytime temperatures, low nighttime temperatures, and very low humidity. Desert soil is often sandy, rocky, or gravely. Plant life is highly specialized to … Read more DMPQ- Mention the adaptations by the desert flora and fauna.
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
E — WASTE E-waste is not hazardous if it is stocked in safe storage or recycled by scientific methods or transported from one place to the other in parts or in totality in the formal sector. The e-waste can be considered hazardous if recycled by primitive methods Survey was carried out by the Central Pollution … Read more ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION 2
Different methods are used for treatment of solid waste and the choice of proper method depends upon refuse characteristics, land area available and disposal cost they are as follows Incineration Compaction Pyrolysis Gasification Composting Incineration It is a controlled combustion process for burning solid wastes in presence of excess air (oxygen) at high temperature of … Read more DMPQ- What are the different methods of solid waste treatment?
JHARKHAND State okays incentive to intra-state flights To promote Regional Connectivity Scheme of Union Civil Aviation Ministry, the State Cabinet gave its approval for providing minimum guarantee to the flights operating between Ranchi and Dumka by providing incentives to them. The State Cabinet Okayed a total of 13 proposals, including the proposal for … Read more 12.12.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Former Jharkhand CM convicted in coal scam A special court held former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda, ex-coal secretary H C Gupta and others guilty of criminal conspiracy and corruption in a coal block allocation scam case. Besides Koda and Gupta, special CBI judge Bharat Parashar convicted former Jharkhand chief secretary Ashok Kumar Basu … Read more 15.12.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
The National Mission for Green India (GIM) is one of the eight Missions outlined under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). It aims at protecting; restoring and enhancing India’s diminishing forest cover and responding to climate change by a combination of adaptation and mitigation measures. It envisages a holistic view of greening and … Read more DMPQ: Green India Mission.
Modern history of Jharkhand after Independence The modern tribal movement for regional autonomy is a phenomena after India got independence. Jharkhand movement too is such a phenomenon. The main aim of the Jharkhand movement was the creation of a separate “Adivasi state”. Before independence, it was the main issue. But after independence, decks were clear … Read more Modern history of Jharkhand after Independence
JHARKHAND Dhoni’s home turf to adopt clean energy for its daily power need ð The JSCA International Stadium in Ranchi will switch over to solar energy to meet a portion of its daily power needs next year. ð The Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) on Wednesday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a German development agency … Read more 01-12-2017 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
The Gupta Empire stretched across northern, central and parts of southern India between c. 320 and 550 CE. The period is noted for its achievements in the arts, architecture, sciences, religion, and philosophy. Chandragupta I (320 – 335 CE) started a rapid expansion of the Gupta Empire and soon established himself as the first sovereign ruler of the empire. It marked the end of 500 hundred … Read more The Guptas : Extent of empire; development of language and Literature, art St architecture during the Gupta period.
Impacts of global warming Hotter days 2015 was the hottest year on record, the previous record was broken in 2014, and 2016 is expected to set a new record for the third year in a row. In the past few years records have being broken for longest heatwaves and the Bureau of Meteorology has added … Read more DMPQ- What are the impacts of global warming
Notification on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of developmental projects 1994 under the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 making EIA mandatory for 29 categories of developmental projects. One more item was added to the list in January, 2000. environmental impact assessment statutory for 30 activities Environment Impact Assessment Notification of 2006 has categorized the developmental … Read more Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
[twy_display_category id=”1589″] Jharkhand Economy: Features,Issues, Challenges and Strategics Economic growth and structure of Jharkhand’seconomy, sectoral composition, growth in SDP and per capita NSDP In last decade, Agricultural and industrial growth in jharkhand Demographic features of Jharkhand : population growth, sex ratio, density, literacy,composition of work force, rural-urban composition etc. with special reference to Census … Read more Economy of Jharkhand for JPSC Prelims Examination
The management of these energy sources involves slightly different perspectives than other resources. Coal and petroleum were formed from the degradation of bio-mass millions of years ago and hence these are resources that will be exhausted in the future no matter how carefully we use them. And then we would need to look for alternative … Read more DMPQ- Write an essay on the sustainable management of Coal and petroleum resources.
Amendments to the Constitution are made by the Parliament, the procedure for which is laid out in Article 368. An amendment bill must be passed by both the Houses of the Parliament by a tw o-thirds majority and voting. In addition to this, certain amendments which pertain to the federal nature of the Constitution … Read more Amendments to the Constitution
The AQI is an index for reporting daily air quality. The concept of index is to have one Number one colour description for the common man to judge the air quality within his vicinity. The index constituted part of the Government’s mission to introduce the culture of cleanliness. Institutional and infrastructural measures were being undertaken in … Read more DMPQ-Explain the concept of Air quality Index.
Gandhi was the first Indian barrister to have come to South Africa. He was faced with various racial discriminations within days of his arrival in SA. He led the Indian struggle in SA. The first phase of Gandhi’s political activities from 1894-1906 may be classified as the ‘moderate’ phase. He set up the Natal Indian … Read more Gandhi’s early career and activism
Ecology is defined “as a scientific study of the relationship of the living organisms with each other and with their environment.” The classical texts of the Vedic period such as the Vedas, the Samhitas, the Brahmanas and the Aranyakas-Upanishads contain many references to ecological concepts .The Indian treatise on medicine, the Caraka- Samhita … Read more ECOLOGY- An Introduction
The interrelations between organisms and environment on the land constitute “Terrestrial Ecology”. The most important limiting factors of the terrestrial ecosystems are moisture and temperature. TUNDRA The word tundra means a “barren land” since they are found where environmental conditions are very severe. There are two types of tundra- arctic and … Read more TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
JHARKHAND Japanese Embassy Hosts Dinner For State Delegation The Japanese embassy hosted dinner for the delegation led by Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma on the eve of World Food India-2017. The Jharkhand delegation discussed with Japanese Ambassador Kenji Hiramatsu on various aspects of collaboration between Government of Jharkhand and Japan for this event. … Read more 02.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
JHARKHAND Unicef Organised Photo Workshop For Children UNICEF Jharkhand organised a five-day photography workshop for 20 ‘child reporters’ from 15 Government schools of Boram, Patambda, Dhalbhumgarh, Chakulia, Ghorabandha and Bahragodha blocks of East Singhbhum in Jamshedpur. The workshop, from October 30 to November 3, provided adolescents with the tools to understand photography … Read more 05.06.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs
There are three interrelated hierarchical levels of biodiversity namely, genetic diversity, species diversity and community or ecosystem diversity. Genetic diversity It describes the variation in the number and types of genes as well as chromosomes present in different species. The magnitude of variation in genes of a species increases with increase in size and environmental … Read more DMPQ- What are the different Types of biodiversity?
Note: READ id our New Initiative to cover two Topics (Weekly) of Current Importance in Detail with Specific focus on Prelims and Mains Exam India – Israel Relations Israel, officially State of Israel, in the Middle East, located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. It is bounded to the north by Lebanon, to the … Read more READ: India – Israel Relations
JHARKHAND CM wants free lpg to 15l poor by april Jharkhand may have been the first State in the country to launch free oven along with gas connections given under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brainchild Ujjwala scheme but it appears to be an uphill task as of now. Against the target set … Read more 13.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs