CGPCS Prelims and Mains Notes, CGPCS Test Series
Note: READ is our New Initiative to cover two Topics (Weekly) of Current Importance in Detail with Specific focus on Prelims and Mains Exam National Medical Council Bill The National Medical Commission Bill, 2017, which aims to overhaul medical education in India and replace the 83-year-old Medical Council of India with a government-appointed NMC, … Read more
Disinvestment means the dilution of stake of the Government in a public enterprise. According to the government, strategic disinvestment would imply the sale of a substantial portion of the Government shareholding of a central public sector enterprises (CPSE) of upto 50%, or such higher percentage as the competent authority may determine, along with transfer of management … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh’s poultry industry feels coronavirus pinch, prices crash to all-time low Rumours on social media about the spread of coronavirus – COVID-19 – through consumption of chicken and eggs are rife and this has beaten down the poultry prices across the state. The poultry industry in Chhattisgarh has witnessed an all-time low slump of 70 … Read more
CHHATTISGARH NRI launches online portal for plasma donation North America Chhattisgarh Association (NACHA) President Ganesh Kar along with his NRI friends has launched a portal/App ‘Blood4us’ to handle blood plasma donations. The portal hopes to streamline the process of plasma donation in light of the Covid wave that has hit India. The organization is registered … Read more
Data Sufficiency in Statistics A sufficient statistic is a statistic that summarizes all of the information in a sample about a chosen parameter. For example, the sample mean, x̄, estimates the population mean, μ. x̄ is a sufficient statistic if it retains all of the information about the population mean that was contained … Read more
In India, the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, divides contempt into civil contempt and criminal contempt. Civil contempt is when a person wilfully disobeys any order of a court (a recent example of civil contempt would be Sahara Group chief Subratra Roy’s failure to obey an order by the Supreme Court to refund investors from … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Cabinet okays new unified mega health support scheme State cabinet gave its approval to merge and integrate various ongoing health schemes in the state into one and named it after late freedom fighter Khoobchand Baghel, who dreamt about the separate state of Chhattisgarh. All the government healthcare schemes including Ayushman Bharat Pradhan … Read more
Preservation & promotion of culture and indigenous knowledge- Use of Regional Language in ICT “A nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” -Mahatma Gandhi Indigenous Knowledge (IK) refers to the knowledge, innovations, and practices of indigenous groups in matters related to agriculture and environmental management, medicine and … Read more
Climate Change and Its Effects The term climate refers to the general weather conditions of a place over many years. In the United States, for example, Maine’s climate is cold and snowy in winter while South Florida’s is tropical year-round. Climate change is a significant variation of average weather conditions—say, conditions becoming warmer, wetter, or … Read more
Original jurisdiction means a lis or a matter where Supreme Court is the first court to be approached. Under Article 131 Supreme Court has original jurisdiction only in respect of disputes which involve Central and State Govt or two State Govt.. It can be in three forms. Union of India v. State, Union of India … Read more