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Rules for resignation of an IAS officer

Context: As Shah Faesal, the first Kashmiri to top the Civil Services Examination, quit politics altogether recently, there is the need to look into the rules for resignation of an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. Background: A year and a half after he resigned from the IAS in protest against the unabated killings in Kashmir, Shah ... .Read more

Updated on 14 August, 2020 GS2 Governance

Daily News Prescription - 14 August 2020

GS1: Modern History Explained: How India got its national flag(IE) the need to have a National Flag – with red representing Hindus and green representing the Muslims of India, with a charkha or a spinning wheel in the centre – was first written about by Mahatma Gandhi, in his journal Young India in April 1921. GS2: Polity �... .Read more

Updated on 14 August, 2020 Target 2021

Krishi Megh: A step forward towards digital agriculture of New India

Context: To protect the precious data of the government's premier research body ICAR, the Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has launched a data recovery centre 'Krishi Megh'. More on the news: The data recovery centre has been set up at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad. Currentl... .Read more

Updated on 12 August, 2020 GS3 Economy

How to Prepare for Current Affairs in UPSC Civil Services Exam

The significance of Current Affairs in this prestigious Civil Services Examination is reflected in the majority of the Current Affairs-oriented questions asked in UPSC Prelims and Mains examination. Hundreds of aspirants have been asking me about a strategy for daily Current Affairs for IAS. So in this article, we will be learning how to effectively prepa... .Read more

Updated on 7 August, 2020 Target 2021

UPSC CSE 2019 Final Results Out

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the civil services result 2019 on its official website upsc.gov.in. UPSC has also released the merit list of candidates who have qualified in the UPSC CSE 2019 exam. The list has been released on the basis of written examination and personality test of Civil services examination 2019. The candida... .Read more

Updated on 7 August, 2020 Target 2021

Micro-listing of GS Mains Syllabus UPSC-CSE

The UPSC CSE consists of three stages: preliminary examination, the mains examination, and a personality test (interview). The GS mains micro Syllabus of UPSC CSE is extremely vast and complex so it becomes very important to understand the syllabus to the core. The first step is always the most crucial in any of the undertakings in life as it determines the ... .Read more

Updated on 7 August, 2020 Preparation Strategy GS1