DMPQ-. “Article 371-J of Indian constitution gives the President of India certain power to provide that the Governor of Karnataka would have special responsibility for Karnataka.” Elucidate.

. Under Article 371-J, the President is empowered to provide that the Governor of Karnataka would have special responsibility for The establishment of a separate development board for Hyderabad-Karnataka region Making a provision that a report on the working of the board would be placed every year before the State Legislative Assembly The equitable allocation … Read more DMPQ-. “Article 371-J of Indian constitution gives the President of India certain power to provide that the Governor of Karnataka would have special responsibility for Karnataka.” Elucidate.

07.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Govt clears scheme to fight against fluoride in 15 districts   Since most of the districts of the State are badly hit by high fluoride contents in groundwater, the Government has gone ahead sanctioning a scheme to install safe drinking water supply system covering as many as 233 hamlets of 15 districts.   The … Read more 07.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

03-04.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Gram swaraj campaign to push centre’s schemes   Chief Minister Raghubar Das has pitched for speedy and effective implementation of Government schemes and underlined the role of the Government in doing welfare work for villages, poor, farmers, women, youth and the disadvantaged.   Focus would be given during the second phase of Gram Swaraj … Read more 03-04.06.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

24.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL     India 145th among 195 countries in healthcare access, quality: Lancet   India ranks 145th among 195 countries in terms of quality and accessibility of healthcare in 2016, behind its neighbours like China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan, according to a Lancet study.   In 2016, India’s healthcare access and quality scored at … Read more 24.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

17.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Bankers to focus on ‘aspirational’ dists   Majority of districts of Jharkhand figuring in the list of 115 aspirational districts identified all over the country have put the onus on banking fraternity directing their resources towards their development. As many as five schemes have been marked to be taken on priority basis.   The … Read more 17.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

12.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Jharkhand among worst; govt releases toll-free helpline   Taking into account the alarming figures of child marriage cases registered in Jharkhand, the Department of Health and Family Welfare on May 10 released the district- wise report of child marriage cases.   The consolidated report suggests that 38 per cent cases of child marriage are … Read more 12.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

04.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND 1st j’khand int’l film fest on may 25-27   The First Jharkhand International Film Festival will be held in Ranchi from May 25 to 27 at Mega Sports Complex here during which 65 films of national and International fame will be screened in different theatres in the State Capital.   Actor Priyanka Chopra will … Read more 04.05.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

READ: Interlinking of Rivers

Note: READ id our New Initiative to cover two Topics (Weekly) of Current Importance in Detail with Specific focus on Prelims and Mains Exam After Cauvery: A look at other inter-state water tussles   The Supreme Court on February 16 delivered its verdict on Cauvery river water sharing between Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Puducherry, bringing an … Read more READ: Interlinking of Rivers

Quit India Movement

SECOND WORLD WAR AND INDIAN NATIONALISTS In September 1939, the Second World War broke out. Indian opinion was not sought but the British government dragged India in the war as a party. Britain which claimed to be fighting for freedom had destroyed the freedom of the Indian people and had dragged India into the war. … Read more Quit India Movement

28.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Jharkhand CM hails administration, judiciary for welfare schemes   Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das  lauded the joint efforts made by the administration and the judiciary towards people’s welfare   Gumla is the third place after Jamshedpur and Ranchi where the administration and the judiciary together launched camps to distribute welfare benefits among the beneficiaries. INTERNATIONAL … Read more 28.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

23.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Food subsidy pilot project taking toll on poor: Survey.   A social audit conducted by Right To Food Campaign activists has pointed out serious flaws in the government’s Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme introduced last year for ration distribution across the state.   In October 2017, the government launched the pilot project at Nagri block in Ranchi district and … Read more 23.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

16.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND State minority panel reviews ongoing schemes   State Minority Commission Chairman Md. Kamaal Khan along with the members of the panel reviewed the status of all ongoing schemes for minority groups.   The schemes included Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY), social welfare schemes and status of educational institutions for minorities.   Taking up a … Read more 16.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

14.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Jiada provides land to set up mega food park   Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (JIADA) approved the investment proposal to set up a mega food park at Chandankyari in Bokaro. The decision was taken in the project clearance committee meet held at JIADA office at Balidih in Bokaro on Tuesday under the … Read more 14.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

11-12.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   State gets first mobile lab to curb food adulteration   The State entered into the elite club to own a mobile vehicle (van), allocated by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), well-equipped with laboratory devices facilitating on-the-spot testing of food samples at a nominal cost.   Minister, Department of Health … Read more 11-12.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

03.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

INTERNATIONAL   ·        India, Bangladesh, Russia Sign Pact For Rooppur Atomic Plant   Indian companies can now participate in construction and installation works in the “non-critical” category for the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh, according to the Russian atomic energy agency Rosatom. The Rooppur project is the first initiative under an Indo-Russian deal to undertake atomic energy … Read more 03.03.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

25-26.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND     Pragya kendras set to play health kiosks for masses   Jharkhand would be probably first state of the country where the fleet of common service centres (CSCs) or Pragya Kendra spread all across, especially in smaller towns and villages, would double as telemedicine centres. Department of IT and e-Governance has prepared itself … Read more 25-26.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

24.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Govt to arrange skill training for 18k orphan kids in state   Chief Minister Raghubar Das said 18,000 children of the State who have lost their parents will be provided skill training and employment.  He said that in the year 2018, one lakh unskilled, unemployed youth will be trained in skill development and … Read more 24.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

22.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Cybercrime firs to be registered at all police stations from april 1   All police stations across the district will now have to register FIRs for all kinds of cybercrime reported in their jurisdiction at their respective cyber cells starting from April 1.  Concerned over the rising hi-tech, cybercrime cases, the State Police … Read more 22.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

16.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   High speed net connectivity in all panchayats in state by march ‘19   The Government has gone ahead with the second and final phase of the Centre’s ambitious Bharat Net project aimed at taking high speed internet connections to last mile in Jharkhand. Under the project, every panchayat of the State would be … Read more 16.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

13.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Rathore gifts astroturf stadium to hazaribagh   Now Hazaribagh will also have an Astroturf Hockey Stadium soon. Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, while inaugurating a Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Hazaribagh said that new avenues of development could be opened through sports in the new era.   An Astroturf Hockey Stadium … Read more 13.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

11-12.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Coal secy inaugurates ‘online coal block information system’   Union Coal Secretary Shushil Kumar during his review meet of CMPDIL  inaugurated “Online Coal Block Information System” which contains online information of Coal blocks of all major coalfields along with reserves , area and boundaries on Tuesday. In the same session, he also inaugurated Seismic … Read more 11-12.02.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

25.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND CM inaugurates online service for fellowship scheme   Chief Minister Raghubar Das today inaugurated online service of Chief Minister Fellowship scheme. Students can apply online for scholarship, grants and honorarium and for that they will not have to go to departments.   Chief Minister Fellowship scheme will benefit students in three levels.   Students … Read more 25.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

21 & 22.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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

18.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Jharkhand budget session begins,Governor lists state’s achievements   The Jharkhand government is committed to achieve the goals of women empowerment, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Jharkhand Skill Mission and Johar Yojana, Governor Droupadi Murmu said in her address to the Assembly on the inaugural day of the budget session.   “Under Johar Yojana, the government is trying to … Read more 18.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

16.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND Wildlife numbers fall in Jharkhand even as forest cover increases   Black bucks no longer bellow here and the Chinkara’s snort is barely heard in Jharkhand now.   The presence of around a dozen wildlife species , including the tiger and leopards , and birds such as the great spotted eagle appears to be … Read more 16.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

14-15 .01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND State’s first green khadi park inaugurated at kharsawan   Governor Droupadi Murmu dedicated State’s first green khadi park at Amda, a hamlet in Seraikela-Kharsawan district.   Spread over two acres land, the park has been built with a project cost of `4 crore. It is the first solar-based khadi park. The board has installed … Read more 14-15 .01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

12.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND 10 new irrigation projects in offing   The State will soon have 10 new irrigation projects with the initiatives of Chief Minister Ragubar Das, Secretary of Water Resources Department KK Soan has sent a proposal to central Government for 10 big and small irrigation projects for their support. The CM on December 18, 2017 … Read more 12.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

07-08.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   NHRC asks state governments to take steps to elimnate child marriage   Worried over largescale prevalence of child-marriage in eastern states, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) asked the state governments to adopt ‘zero tolerance’ policy to curb the social menace. The commission also gave emphasis on strict enforcement of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and to … Read more 07-08.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

01.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Government departments falter in tax filing   Gone are the days when private entities were notorious of deducting income tax at source from employees and not depositing the amount with income tax department. If Income Tax Department figures are to be believed, Government departments and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) are taking pole position … Read more 01.01.18 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

26.12.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND     Drive against witchcraft to get intensified   Following directions from Jharkhand High Court, Jharkhand Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) in association with State Social Welfare Department, has launched an intensive awareness drive against witchcraft and other social evils in the State. The awareness campaign will be conducted in at least one village of … Read more 26.12.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

24-25 .12.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Affordable housing project launched   Assotech Limited launched first private affordable housing project in Jharkhand under its wholly owned subsidiary Assotech Sungrowth Abode LLP with ground breaking ceremony for the first phase of project taking place at Assotech Hills site in Boreya area of the city.   The project is a result of … Read more 24-25 .12.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

01-12-2017 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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

24.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Cm directs to expedite construction of jharkhand bhawans Chief Minister Raghubar Das today directed  his officials to build Jharkhand Bhawan in New Delhi before June 2019 and in Mumbai and Puri before December 2019.   According to information,  the construction of Jharkhand Bhawan will start in Bangla Sahib Lane, Connaught Place, Delhi before … Read more 24.11.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

29-30.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Small Villages Doing Better In Water Conservation   When urban areas of State have been struggling with rain water harvesting efforts, rural Jharkhand has started showing what small efforts could lead towards: this is what experts and those working in villages for water conservation have expressed on Sunday during a one-day Seminar on … Read more 29-30.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

09.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

JHARKHAND   Liquor Shops To Support Cashless Transactions   In what could be the first out of shopping malls and airports in the country, liquor shops in Jharkhand are getting ready, at least in principle, to add cashless mode of payment in future soon.   Notably, cashless mode of payment in liquor shops is not … Read more 09.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

04.10.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

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

25.09.17 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

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 19 & 20.09.17 JPSC (Jharkhand) Current Affairs

17 & 18.09.17 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

15 & 16.09.17 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