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• (Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 02 August 2012
• Today's Important News: 06 August 2012
• (Jobs) ONGC Limited : Recruitment of Graduate Trainee - 2012 | Advertisment No. 3/2012(R&P)
• (Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 01 August 2012
• (Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: Govt. Plans Programmes & Policies - Bharat Nirman
• (Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: Govt. Plans Programmes & Policies - Welfare of Workers
• (Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: Govt. Plans Programmes & Policies - Empowerment & Development
• (Interview) UPSC Interview By Gautam Singh Chaudhary : AIR 297 (Alka Sirohi Board), IAS 2011
• (Online Course) Pub Ad for IAS Mains: Chapter: 5 Accountability & Control - RIGHT TO INFORMATION (Paper -1)
• (Online Course) History for IAS Mains: Themes in Early Indian Cultural History - Languages and Texts
• (Online Course) GS Concepts : Science and technology in India - India’s Space Programme Origin and Development

(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 02 August 2012 Posted: 06 Aug 2012 05:42 AM PDT Questions: 6 Attempts allowed: Unlimited Available: Always Pass rate: 50 % Backwards navigation: Allowed These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 02 August 2012 Start quiz© 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

Today's Important News: 06 August 2012 Posted: 06 Aug 2012 05:38 AM PDT Today's Important News (06-08-2012) The Hindu National: Luck with rain runs out as drought stares States in the face Non-Congress, non-BJP PM feasible in 2014, says Advani International: Maoist army integration process remains stalled, riddled with complications NAM's Palestine meet cancelled Saudi Arabia invites Iran for extraordinary summit Syrian rebels kidnap Iranians China summons U.S. diplomat over South China Sea row read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Jobs) ONGC Limited : Recruitment of Graduate Trainee - 2012 | Advertisment No. 3/2012(R&P) Posted: 06 Aug 2012 05:29 AM PDT Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) Recruitment of Graduate Trainee-2012 Advertisement No. 3/2012(R&P) ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) Ltd., is the largest upstream oil company in India, producing 77% of India's total crude oil and 81% of total natural gas production. It was set up as a commission (Oil and Natural Gas Commission) on August 14, 1956 and in February 1994, it was re-organized as a limited Company (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.).Currently, it has a net worth Rs. 781 billion and in FY 2008-09, it posted a net profit of Rs. 161.26 billion despite volatile oil markets and crude prices. ONGC featured as the only company from India in the Fortune  magazine's list of the World's Most Admired Companies-2007. In "Forbes Global 2000" 2009, it also occupies 152nd rank in the list of the elite companies across the world. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has issued notification against recruitment of 889 Graduate Trainee Vacancies as Class I executive (E-1) in various disciplines. Eligible candidates may apply through online mode on or before 26-08-2012. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, application fee details, selection process and how to apply are given below: read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 01 August 2012 Posted: 06 Aug 2012 03:38 AM PDT Questions: 4 Attempts allowed: Unlimited Available: Always Pass rate: 50 % Backwards navigation: Allowed These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 01 August 2012 Start quiz© 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: Govt. Plans Programmes & Policies - Bharat Nirman Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:52 AM PDT Govt. Plans Programmes & Policies Initiatives Taken in Rural Areas (Bharat Nirman) Question:   Bharat Nirman. The UPA Government had launched the Bharat Nirman programme in 2004 with a view to improving rural infrastructure in a comprehensive manner. The second phase of this programme commenced in 2009 to provide electricity, safe drinking water, all weather roads, telephones and broadband connectivity to all eligible villages/habitations and substantially augment rural housing stock and irrigation potential. The cumulative targets of creating additional irrigation potential of 1 crore hectares, providing electricity to 1 lakh villages and 1.75 crore poor households, upgrading 1.94 lakh kms of existing rural roads and providing safe drinking water to identified habitations, have been achieved well before 31st March, 2012, the targeted date. Dear Candidate, This Material is from Our Study Kit of Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012 . For Details Click Here read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: Govt. Plans Programmes & Policies - Welfare of Workers Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:48 AM PDT Govt. Plans Programmes & Policies Social Sector Initiations ( Welfare of Workers) Question:  Welfare of Workers. A. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana More than 2.85 crore families are being provided health insurance cover under the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, out of which 52 lakh families have been issued smart cards. The scheme has been extended to cover construction workers, street vendors, domestic workers, beedi workers and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee workers (who have worked for more than15 days during the preceding financial year). It is proposed to further extend this scheme to other occupational groups in the unorganized sector in a phased manner. Dear Candidate, This Material is from Our Study Kit of Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012 . For Details Click Here read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: Govt. Plans Programmes & Policies - Empowerment & Development Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:43 AM PDT Govt. Plans Programmes & Policies Social Sector Initiations (Empowerment and development of the weaker sections) Question: Empowerment and development of the weaker sections. A. Improving Access to Education Central assistance of over Rs. 2,700 crore was released under the post-matric scholarship scheme for Scheduled Caste students, covering nearly 48 lakh students. The scheme of post-matric scholarship for students belonging to Scheduled Tribes was revised to raise the eligible income ceiling from Rs. 1.45 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh, rationalize the grouping to courses and enhance allowances by about 60%. During the year about Rs. 867 crore was released to benefit nearly 16.47 lakh Scheduled Tribe students. Dear Candidate, This Material is from Our Study Kit of Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012 . For Details Click Here read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Interview) UPSC Interview By Gautam Singh Chaudhary : AIR 297 (Alka Sirohi Board), IAS 2011 Posted: 06 Aug 2012 01:13 AM PDT Union Public Service Commission Name of Examiner : Gautam Singh Chaudhary Attempt: 1st Attempt "Board consisted of 5 members including Alka Sirohi, 4 male members.( 2 on my left side may have been proffs and the 2 on right hand side were from administrative side because of there dressing and question asking. style). As I entered the room the board greeted me and asked me to sit. straight away they started asking questions. Question : 1. Do you know about financial meltdown that happened in the world? Answer: read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Online Course) Pub Ad for IAS Mains: Chapter: 5 Accountability & Control - RIGHT TO INFORMATION (Paper -1) Posted: 06 Aug 2012 12:11 AM PDT Paper - 1 Chapter: 5 (Accountability & Control) RIGHT TO INFORMATION Meaning Right to Information means the freedom of people to have access to government information. It implies that the citizens and non-governmental organisations should enjoy a reasonably free access to all files and documents pertaining to the governmental operations, decisions, and performance. In other words, it means openness and transparency in the functioning of government. Thus, it is antithetical to secrecy in public administration. As rightly observed by Paras Kuhad, "secrecy as a component of executive privilege or transparency through right to information—which of the two be adopted as a paradigm for governance. Both offer public interest as their rationale. Which in fact serves public interest and can they be harmonised." In 1992, the World Bank released a document entitled Governance and Development'. The document has mentioned seven aspects or elements of governance—one of them being transparency and information. Rationale The right to information is necessary due to the following reasons: It makes administration more accountable to people. It reduces the gap between administration and people. It makes people aware of administrative decision-making. It facilitates better delivery of goods and services to people by civil servants. It facilitates intelligent and constructive criticism of administration. It increases people's participation in administration. It promotes public interest by discouraging arbitrariness in administrative decision-making. It reduces the scope for corruption in public administration. It upholds the democratic ideology by promoting openness and transparency in administration. It makes administration more responsive to the requirements of people. It reduces the chance of abuse of authority by the public servants. The following statements made by eminent administrative thinkers and practitioners highlight the importance of right to information: Woodrow Wilson "I for one have the conviction that government ought to be all outside and not inside. I, for my part, believe that there ought to be no place where everything can be done that everyone does not know about. Everyone knows corruption thrives in secret places and avoids public places." James Madison "People who mean to be their governors must arm themselves with power which knowledge gives. A popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is hut a prologue to a farce or tragedy or perhaps both." Lord Acton "Nothing is safe that does not show that it can bear discussion and publicity." British Franks Committee (1972) "A government which pursues secret aims, or which operates in greater secrecy than the effective conduct of its proper functions require, or which turns information services into propaganda agencies, will lose the trust of the people. It will be countered by ill-informed and destructive criticism". Justice Douglas of USA "Secrecy in government is fundamentally antidemocratic, perpetuating bureaucratic errors. Open discussion based on full information and debate on public issues are vital to our national health." To sum up, in the words of Paras Kuhad, "The secrecy system is less for safeguarding public or national interest and more for safeguarding government's reputation, burying its mistakes, maximizing its power, shielding its corrupt practices, and manipulating the citizens." Dear Candidate, This Material is from Public Administration Study Kit for Civil Services Main Examinations. For Details Click Here read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Online Course) History for IAS Mains: Themes in Early Indian Cultural History - Languages and Texts Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:31 PM PDT Themes in Early Indian Cultural History Topic: Languages and texts Sanskrit remained the main language, and literature of various kinds continued to be written in it. Pali and Prakrit were used for writing the Buddhist and Jain religious literature. Dear Candidate, This Material is from History Mains Study Kit for Civil Services Main Examinations. For Details Click Here read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

(Online Course) GS Concepts : Science and technology in India - India’s Space Programme Origin and Development Posted: 05 Aug 2012 11:09 PM PDT Subject : Science and technology in India Chapter : Space Research Topic: India's Space Programme Origin and Development Space activities in India started in the sixties with the establishment of Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). The efforts were consolidating with formation of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 1969. The space programme got further fillip in June 1972, when the Government of India constituted the Space Commission and established the Department of Space (DOS). ISRO was brought under newly formed DOS in September 1972. Objectives The primary objective of the Indian Space Programme is to achieve self-reliance in space technology and evolve application programmes to meet national developmental needs. Dear Candidate, This Material is from General Studies Mains Study Kit for Civil Services Main Examinations. For Details Click Here read more © 2012 www.upscportal.com Study Kits for IAS Mains 2012. Books for Civil Services Examinations Get Your Dream Job. SUBMIT YOUR RESUME Online.

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