UPSC Important Topics

CALL MONEY MARKET This is basically an inter-bank money market where funds are borrowed and lent, generally, for one day-that is why this is also known as over-night burrowing market (also called money at call). Fund can be burrowed/raised for a maximum period upto 14 days (called short notice). Burrowing in this market may take

AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION Constitution provides for its amendment in order to adjust itself to the changing conditions and needs. Procidure laid down for its amendment is neither as easy as in Britain nor as difficult as in USA. In other words, the Indian constitution is neither flexible nor rigit but a synthesis of both. Article

GREEN-AG PROJECT The Green-Ag project is designed to achieve multiple global environmental benefits in at least 1.8 million hectares (ha) of land in five landscapes, with mixed land-use systems. It aims to bring at least 104,070 ha of farms under sustainable land and water management. The project will also ensure 49 million Carbon dioxide equivalent

E-GRAMSWARAJ PORTAL E-GRAMSWARAJ PORTAL is the official potal of central Gov. for the implementation of Swamitva scheme. By visiting this portal people can check their Panchayat profile easily. It will also contain the details of ongoing development works and the fund allocated for them. Any citizen can create his or her account on the portal

ENGINEERING IN REGIONAL LANGUAGES (UNDER NEP) 14 engineering colleges in eight states are going to start engineering studies in five Indian Languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telegu, Marathi, and Bangla. This emphasis on mother tongue as the medium of instruction will instil confidence in the students from poor, rural and tribal backgrounds. In a recent survey, the

GLUE GRANT SCHEME Under the glue grant, announced in this year’s budget, institutions in the same city would be encouraged to share resources, equipment and even allow their students to take classes from each other. This is the first step for multidisciplinary. We intend to start this from the second semester of the current academic

PALK BAY SCHEME The Palk Bay Scheme is the official scheme for diversification of trawl fishing boats from Palk Strait into deep-sea fishing boats. It is aimed at emcouraging fishermen to take up deep-sea fishing and put an end to disputes arising between the India and Srilanka. The project helps fishermen in the Palk straits,

GATI SHAKTI MASTER PLAN Launched to provide information instantaneously. It will allow for better coordination among ministries. It was launched with the aim of achieving three basic goals namely:- Scamless multimodal connectivity for facilitating easy movement of goods and people. Improved prioritisation, optimal usuage of resources, timely creation of capacities, and Resolution of issues like

BORAMDEO TIGER RESERVE The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approved the Chhattishgarh government’s proposal to declare the combined areas of the Guru Ghasiclas National Park and Tamor Pingla wildlife sanctuary as a Tiger Reserve. The new Reserve is located in the northern part of the state, bordering Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. This will be the

KAMCHATKA PENINSULAR An ‘ecological disaster’ of sorts is unfolding on a black volcanic beach of the Kamchatka peninsular in Russian for East, according to a report. The Kamchatka Peninsula is 1250 kilometre long peninsula in the Russain For East. The pacific ocean and the sea of okhotsk make up the peninsula’s eastern and western coastlines,