General Study Interesting facts about the Constitution of India The original Constitution of India was handwritten by Prem Behari Narain Raizada in a flowing italic style with beautiful calligraphy. Each page was beautified and decorated by artists from Shantiniketan. The original copies of the Indian Constitution, written in Hindi and English, are kept in special helium-filled cases in the...
General Study Constituent Assembly | UPSC The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the Constitution of India. The Constituent Assembly was elected by the 'Provincial Assembly'. 1922: Mahatma Gandhi first said in India in 1922 that every person in the Constituent Assembly would be an Indian. 1934: M N Roy proposed the formation of...
General Study Committees of Constituent Assembly The Constituent Assembly appointed a total of 22 committees to deal with the various tasks of constitution-making. Of these, eight were major committees and the other were small committees. Drafting Committee - BR Ambedkar Union power committee - Jawaharlal Nehru Central Constitution Committee - Jawaharlal Nehru Provincial Constitution Committee -...
General Study Act passed during British Rule 1773AC : Regulating Act 1781AC : Amending Act [Settlement Act] 1783AC : Dandies Act 1784AC : Pitt's India Act 1786AC : Ordinary Act [Act of 1786] 1793AC : Charter Act 1813AC : Charter Act 1833AC : Charter Act 1853AC : Charter Act 1854AC : Wood Dispatch Act 1858AC : Government of India Act [Council of India Act] [India got its name...
An important topic for UPSC CSE Prelims 2021 Current Affairs Topics Recovery of Indian Economy New Agriculture Laws New National Education Policy Digital Education Report Stages of Vaccine Development ASEEM Platform Postal Ballet in India Net Zero Carbon Emission - Meaning 5G technology - Beam formation, Mass MIMO Working of ICMR Drug testing regulation in India String of...
Economic Development Garib Kalyan Rozgar Scheme Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan on 20th June 2020 to boost employment and livelihood opportunities for migrant workers returning to villages, in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak Abhiyaan focuses on durable rural infrastructure and providing modern facilities like internet in the villages Skill Mapping of the...
Best Geography Optional Booklist for UPSC CSE Books for Geography Optional in UPSC CSE Which books to refer to for Geography Optional ? There are actually 8 books that cover almost 80-85% of the syllabus. Basic books NCERT-XI & XII Made Simple Series by Rupa Publication-Vol-I & II A certificate course in geography by Goh Cheng Leong Reference...
Enivornment, Ecology and Biodiversity Ladybugs - Alternative to pesticides Ladybugs help humans by keeping a check on pests that destroy crops. Ladybugs have a voracious appetite. They consume plant-eating insects such as aphids, spider mites and mealybugs and in doing so they help protect crops. Ladybugs lay hundreds of eggs in the colonies of pests and when the eggs...
Indian Geograhy All Tiger reserves of India Sl. No. State Name of Tiger Reserve 1 Andhra Pradesh Nagarjunsagar Srisailam 2 Arunachal Pradesh Namdapha National Park 3 Arunachal Pradesh Kamlang Tiger Reserve 4 Arunachal Pradesh Pakke Tiger Reserve 5 Assam Manas Tiger Reserve 6 Assam Nameri National Park 7 Assam Orang Tiger Reserve 8 Assam Kaziranga National Park...
Indian Polity, Constitution and Governance THE UNION AND ITS TERRITORY(Part I of Indian Constitution) - (Article 1-4) Article 1 : Name and territory of the Union. Article 2 : Admission or establishment of new States. Article 3 : Formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States. Article 4 : Laws made under articles 2 and 3 to provide for the amendment of the First and...
General Study List of all Prime Minister of India S.No. NAME DATE OF APPOINTMENT-HELD OFFICE TILL 1 Jawahar Lal Nehru(1889–1964) 15 August 1947 - 27 May 1964 2 Gulzarilal Nanda (Acting)(1898-1998) 27 May 1964 - 9 June 1964 3 Lal Bahadur Shastri(1904–1966) 9 June, 1964 - 11 January 1966 4 Gulzari Lal Nanda(...
General Study Major Amendment of Indian Constitution First Amendment Act, 1951 Empowered the state to make special provisions for the advancement of socially and economically backward classes. Provided for the saving of laws providing for the acquisition of estates, etc. Added Ninth Schedule to protect the land reforms and other laws included in it from the judicial...
Economic Development APEC | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation | UPSC The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a regional economic forum established in 1989 to leverage the growing interdependence of the AsiaPacific. APEC's 21 members aim to create greater prosperity for the people of the region by promoting balanced, inclusive, sustainable, innovative and secure growth and by accelerating regional economic integration....
Indian Polity, Constitution and Governance List of all Presidents of India S.No. NAME DATE OF APPOINTMENT-HELD OFFICE TILL 1 Dr Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) January 26, 1950 - May 13, 1962 2 Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) May 13, 1962 - May 13, 1967 3 Dr Zakir Hussain (1897-1969) May 13, 1967 - May 03, 1969 4 Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) (Acting) May...
