Friday, March 23, 2018
PIB Monthly Compilation Analysis February 2018
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POLITY AND CONSTITUTION PT 365 BY VISION IAS 2018
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Thursday, March 22, 2018
Daily Current Affairs, 22nd March 2018
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1) World Water Day- 22 March
•An international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro. The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day.
2) Union Cabinet Approves 'Ayushman Bharat' Health Scheme
•The target beneficiaries under the scheme will be over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families. The benefits of the scheme are portable across the country. The scheme will subsume the ongoing centrally sponsored schemes- Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) and senior citizen health insurance scheme (SCHIS).
3) Kerala Declares Jackfruit As Official Fruit Of State
•As per the officials, the state can generate a revenue of around Rs 30,000 crore through value-added jackfruit products.
4) NITI Aayog, Piramal Foundation Inks Agreement
•Under the SoI with NITI Aayog, Piramal Foundation will work in close conjunction with district administration, Central Prabhari Officers, State Prabhari Officers, state government and concerned Central ministries to improve identified indicators by strengthening existing public systems specifically in health and nutrition and education sectors.
5) Nitin Gadkari Inaugurated Inland Ferry Services In Goa
•The inaugural plaque was unveiled at the newly constructed Airport Ferry Terminal (AFT) at Baina beach in the distinguished presence of state ministers. The ferry service is aimed at adding quality experience to tourists visiting the coastal state.
6) 105th Indian Science Congress- NHAI Receives Best Design Pavilion Award
•The NHAI had put up an exhibition stall to showcase its Projects and other initiatives like Electronic Toll Collection, Wayside Amenities, Incident Management, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Road Safety etc.
7) German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier On 5-Day Visit To India
•German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will arrive in New Delhi on a five-day visit to India. This will be his first visit to India as the President of Germany. He will visit Varanasi.
•The German President is also scheduled to attend a business event in New Delhi and visit to Chennai. Germany is India’s largest trading partner in Europe and the 6th largest trading partner in the world.
8) Canadian Mathematician Robert Langlands Wins Abel Prize
•Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands won the prestigious Abel Prize for developing a programme connecting representation theory to number theory. The programme has enlisted hundreds of the world’s best mathematicians over the last 50 years.
•Now aged 81, Langlands will be awarded the 6.0-million-kroner Abel Prize by Norway’s King Harald in Oslo on May 22.
UPSC 2018: Free Group Studies Session with Live Ranking at Oliveboard
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16:57
Candidates prepare for UPSC for yearlong and the UPSC mode of each
aspirant would be on high alert right now. Everyone would be geared up for the
final countdown for Prelims.This is the time when we feel the need to knowhow
the preparations are going on with other aspirants or if there is some place to
evaluate ourselves on an all India level. With Oliveboard’s Group Study
Session for UPSC, you can do just that. It is a platform where you
participate in an all India level live test of UPSC CSE prelims.
When and Where
On 22nd March 2018 from 8-9 PM at Oliveboard!
Click the link to join: https://discuss.oliveboard.in/groupstudy/
How does it work?
- You will be
presented one question at a time with a fixed time per question.
- You can use the
Chat window to discuss with other aspirants while solving.
- After the question
time has elapsed, there will be a fixed review period during which you
will be provided with solutions.
- Each question
carries points that are calculated based on the time taken to answer along
with any lifelines used.
- You have a Leaderboard – which will show the
current ranking of participants in the group study session.
What will it have?
The questions will be based on the UPSC prelims trend over the past
years. It will cover the entire UPSC syllabus in each of the 5 Group Study
Sessions.
What do I gain?
- It is the best way
to revise your syllabus and test how much more efforts are required to get
there.
- You get better over
the course of 5 group study sessions, and it can be a major boost for your
studies.
- You get to realize
the pressure, the nerve racking feeling of giving a UPSC exam. But at the
comfort of your home.
- You get to discuss questions with other
aspirants at an all India level.
Upcoming Schedule for UPSC Group Discussions:
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Date
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Topic
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Timings
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22nd
March 2018
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UPSC
prelims syllabus
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8 - 9 pm
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27th
March 2018
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UPSC
prelims syllabus
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8 - 9 pm
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29th
March 2018
|
UPSC prelims
syllabus
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8 - 9 pm
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3rd
April 2018
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UPSC
prelims syllabus
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8 - 9 pm
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5th
April 2018
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UPSC
prelims syllabus
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8 - 9 pm
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If there any changes in date and timings, same will be updated.
See you then. All the best!
THE HINDU NEWSPAPER IMPORTANT ARTICLES 22.03.2018
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Daily Current Affairs, 21st March 2018
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20:40
1) 106th Indian Science Congress To Be Held In Bhopal
•The theme for 2019 ISC will be “Future India: Science & Technology”.
2) 3rd Edition Of National Conclave On Mines And Minerals
•Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) has agreed to partner in the event. A portal on Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojna (PMKKKY) scheme was also launched on the occasion.
3) Bihar Governor Satya Pal Mallik Gets Additional Charge Of Odisha
•Mr Jamir has earlier served as chief minister of Nagaland for five times, was an union deputy minister in the cabinet Jawaharlal Nehru and governors of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa.
4) Nanda Bahadur Pun Elected Nepal's Vice President
•Pun has filed candidacy for the post of the Vice President and his candidacy remained unopposed as no candidate came forward to contest with him for the post.
5) 1st G20 Ministerial Meeting Held In Argentina
•The first G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors began in Buenos Aires, Argentina with the presence of 57 delegations from countries and institutions.
•The summit, held at the capital's Center of Exhibitions and Conventions (CEC), gathered 22 finance ministers, 17 central bank governors and 10 heads of international organisations, including IMF Director-General Christine Lagarde. This is the first of five such meetings to be held before Argentina hosts the G20 Summit on November 30 to December 1, 2018.
6) World's Most Liveable City Report- Vienna Tops, Baghdad Worst
•Austria's capital city Vienna has been rated the world's most liveable city for the ninth consecutive year by Mercer in its annual Quality of Living survey. It was followed by Switzerland's Zurich, while New Zealand's Auckland and Germany's Munich tied for third place.
•Hyderabad and Pune have been rated India's most liveable cities as they have tied for the 142nd place in Mercer's global Quality of Living survey. Iraq's capital city Baghdad has been rated the least liveable city for the tenth consecutive year.
