1) National Waterway Development Agency (NWDA) = Ministry of Jal Shakti + Under Societies Registration Act, 1860 + Task of National River Interlinking Project
2) Inland Waterways Authority of India(IWAI) = Ministry of Shipping + Statutory + Development of National waterways
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2) Inland Waterways Authority of India(IWAI) = Ministry of Shipping + Statutory + Development of National waterways
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Minimum Support Price
-The MSP is the rate at which the government buys grains from farmers.
-Reason behind the idea of MSP is to counter price volatility of agricultural commodities due to the factors like variation in their supply, lack of market integration and information asymmetry.
-Fixation of MSP: The MSP is fixed for 23 crops based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Ministry of Agriculture
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-The MSP is the rate at which the government buys grains from farmers.
-Reason behind the idea of MSP is to counter price volatility of agricultural commodities due to the factors like variation in their supply, lack of market integration and information asymmetry.
-Fixation of MSP: The MSP is fixed for 23 crops based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Ministry of Agriculture
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Goldilocks Zone
▪️A habitable zone, also called the “Goldilocks zone”, is the area around a star where it is not too hot and not too cold for liquid water to exist on the surface of surrounding planets.
▪️Our Earth is in the Sun’s Goldilocks zone. If Earth were where the dwarf planet Pluto is, all its water would freeze; on the other hand, if Earth were where Mercury is, all its water would boil off.
▪️A habitable zone, also called the “Goldilocks zone”, is the area around a star where it is not too hot and not too cold for liquid water to exist on the surface of surrounding planets.
▪️Our Earth is in the Sun’s Goldilocks zone. If Earth were where the dwarf planet Pluto is, all its water would freeze; on the other hand, if Earth were where Mercury is, all its water would boil off.
#First_In_India
(Female)
President-Pratibha Patil
PM&FM-Indira Gandhi
Governor of State-Sarojini Naidu
CM of State-Sucheta Kriplani
Ambassador-C.B Muthamma
Miss World-Rita Faria
Lok Sabha Speaker-Meira Kumar
In Space-Kalpana Chawla
IPS Officer-Kiran Bedi
(Female)
President-Pratibha Patil
PM&FM-Indira Gandhi
Governor of State-Sarojini Naidu
CM of State-Sucheta Kriplani
Ambassador-C.B Muthamma
Miss World-Rita Faria
Lok Sabha Speaker-Meira Kumar
In Space-Kalpana Chawla
IPS Officer-Kiran Bedi
World Happiness Report:
● Released by: United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network(SSDN).
● The report ranks countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be.
● Indicators: The index uses the Gallup World Poll that asked people to vote on three indicators: Life Evaluations, Positive Emotions and Negative Emotions.
● Ranking: Finland has topped the index. India has been ranked 139 out of 149 countries in the index.
● Released by: United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network(SSDN).
● The report ranks countries by how happy their citizens perceive themselves to be.
● Indicators: The index uses the Gallup World Poll that asked people to vote on three indicators: Life Evaluations, Positive Emotions and Negative Emotions.
● Ranking: Finland has topped the index. India has been ranked 139 out of 149 countries in the index.
What are Dark Sirens ?
The Dark Sirens are nothing but gravitational waves from neutron stars or black holes. The Dark sirens can be picked up by gravitational wave detector but not by ordinary telescopes
The Dark Sirens are nothing but gravitational waves from neutron stars or black holes. The Dark sirens can be picked up by gravitational wave detector but not by ordinary telescopes
🔰 OATHS AND RESIGNATIONS 🔰
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🔹 The President
➨ Oath - Chief Justice of India or in his absence the senior most Judge of Supreme Court.
➨ Resignation submitted to - Vice-President
🔹 Vice-President
➨ Oath - President or some person appointed in that behalf by the President.
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Prime Minister
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Lok Sabha Speaker
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
🔹 Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - Lok Sabha Speaker
🔹 Chief Election Commissioner
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Attorney General
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Comptroller and Auditor General
➨ Oath - President or some person appointed in that behalf by the President.
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Solicitor-General
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Chairman, Public Service Commission
Oath - President
Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Chairman, Planning Commission
➨ Oath - President
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🔹 Members, Planning Commission
➨ Oath - Prime Minister
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🔹 Governor, RBI
➨ Oath - President
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🔹 Chief Minister
➨ Oath - Governor
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🔹 Chief Justice of High Court
➨ Oath - Governor
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🔹 Other Judges of High Court
Oath - Governor
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🔹 Advocate General
➨ Oath - Governor
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🔹 Accountant General
➨ Oath - Governor
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🔹 Chairman, State Public Service Commission
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🔹 Members, State Public Service Commission
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🔹 The President
➨ Oath - Chief Justice of India or in his absence the senior most Judge of Supreme Court.
➨ Resignation submitted to - Vice-President
🔹 Vice-President
➨ Oath - President or some person appointed in that behalf by the President.
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Prime Minister
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Lok Sabha Speaker
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
🔹 Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - Lok Sabha Speaker
🔹 Chief Election Commissioner
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Attorney General
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Comptroller and Auditor General
➨ Oath - President or some person appointed in that behalf by the President.
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Solicitor-General
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Chairman, Public Service Commission
Oath - President
Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Chairman, Planning Commission
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Members, Planning Commission
➨ Oath - Prime Minister
➨ Resignation submitted to - Prime Minister
🔹 Governor, RBI
➨ Oath - President
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Chief Minister
➨ Oath - Governor
➨ Resignation submitted to - Governor
🔹 Chief Justice of High Court
➨ Oath - Governor
➨ Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Other Judges of High Court
Oath - Governor
Resignation submitted to - President
🔹 Advocate General
➨ Oath - Governor
➨ Resignation submitted to - Governor
🔹 Accountant General
➨ Oath - Governor
➨ Resignation submitted to - Governor
🔹 Chairman, State Public Service Commission
➨ Oath - Governor
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🔹 Members, State Public Service Commission
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🔆BATTLE OF BUXAR (1764)
✅REASONS • Misuse of Dastaks by company servants.
🔸Imperial Farman gave right to trade in Bengal without paying transit dues or tolls.
🔸 Servants sold Dastaks to friendly merchants.
🔸 Hence, Mir Kasim abolished all duties.
🔸Tussle led to war between company and Mir Kasim in 1763. He fled to Awadh.
🔸Formed an alliance with Nawab of Awadh; Shuja-ud-daula and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.
✅BATTLE COURSE:English army led by Hector Munro.
✅RESULTS :Short and decisive battle won by the English army under Hector Munro.
✅OTHER :
🔸 Mir Jafar placed in throne as a mere puppet.
🔸 British supremacy was established in Northern India.
✅REASONS • Misuse of Dastaks by company servants.
🔸Imperial Farman gave right to trade in Bengal without paying transit dues or tolls.
🔸 Servants sold Dastaks to friendly merchants.
🔸 Hence, Mir Kasim abolished all duties.
🔸Tussle led to war between company and Mir Kasim in 1763. He fled to Awadh.
🔸Formed an alliance with Nawab of Awadh; Shuja-ud-daula and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.
✅BATTLE COURSE:English army led by Hector Munro.
✅RESULTS :Short and decisive battle won by the English army under Hector Munro.
✅OTHER :
🔸 Mir Jafar placed in throne as a mere puppet.
🔸 British supremacy was established in Northern India.
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
✅Among the earliest Jain monuments are the Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, located near the city of Bhubaneshwar in Orissa, India.
✅These caves are partly natural and partly manmade and were carved out as residential blocks for Jain monks during the reign of King Kharavela of Kalinga (193–170 BCE).
✅The caves bear inscriptions and sculptural friezes depicting Tirthankaras, elephants, women, and geese.
The Dilwara Temples
✅Built under Chalukya rule in Rajasthan between the 11th and 13th centuries CE, the Dilwara Temple complex consists of five ornately carved marble temples, each dedicated to a different Tirthankara.
✅ The largest temple in the complex, the Vimal Vasahi Temple, was built in 1021 and is dedicated to the Tirthankara Rishabha.
✅Among its most remarkable features are the rang manda, a grand hall supported by 12 pillars and surmounted by a breathtaking central dome , and the navchowki, a collection of nine rectangular ceilings, also richly carved.
✅ The pillars in the main hall are carved into the likenesses of women playing musical instruments and the 16 vidyadevis, or goddesses of knowledge; each holds a symbol representing her individual branch of learning
✅Among the earliest Jain monuments are the Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, located near the city of Bhubaneshwar in Orissa, India.
✅These caves are partly natural and partly manmade and were carved out as residential blocks for Jain monks during the reign of King Kharavela of Kalinga (193–170 BCE).
✅The caves bear inscriptions and sculptural friezes depicting Tirthankaras, elephants, women, and geese.
The Dilwara Temples
✅Built under Chalukya rule in Rajasthan between the 11th and 13th centuries CE, the Dilwara Temple complex consists of five ornately carved marble temples, each dedicated to a different Tirthankara.
✅ The largest temple in the complex, the Vimal Vasahi Temple, was built in 1021 and is dedicated to the Tirthankara Rishabha.
✅Among its most remarkable features are the rang manda, a grand hall supported by 12 pillars and surmounted by a breathtaking central dome , and the navchowki, a collection of nine rectangular ceilings, also richly carved.
✅ The pillars in the main hall are carved into the likenesses of women playing musical instruments and the 16 vidyadevis, or goddesses of knowledge; each holds a symbol representing her individual branch of learning
Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
✅Among the earliest Jain monuments are the Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, located near the city of Bhubaneshwar in Orissa, India.
✅These caves are partly natural and partly manmade and were carved out as residential blocks for Jain monks during the reign of King Kharavela of Kalinga (193–170 BCE).
✅The caves bear inscriptions and sculptural friezes depicting Tirthankaras, elephants, women, and geese.
The Dilwara Temples
✅Built under Chalukya rule in Rajasthan between the 11th and 13th centuries CE, the Dilwara Temple complex consists of five ornately carved marble temples, each dedicated to a different Tirthankara.
✅ The largest temple in the complex, the Vimal Vasahi Temple, was built in 1021 and is dedicated to the Tirthankara Rishabha.
✅Among its most remarkable features are the rang manda, a grand hall supported by 12 pillars and surmounted by a breathtaking central dome , and the navchowki, a collection of nine rectangular ceilings, also richly carved.
✅ The pillars in the main hall are carved into the likenesses of women playing musical instruments and the 16 vidyadevis, or goddesses of knowledge; each holds a symbol representing her individual branch of learning
✅Among the earliest Jain monuments are the Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, located near the city of Bhubaneshwar in Orissa, India.
✅These caves are partly natural and partly manmade and were carved out as residential blocks for Jain monks during the reign of King Kharavela of Kalinga (193–170 BCE).
✅The caves bear inscriptions and sculptural friezes depicting Tirthankaras, elephants, women, and geese.
The Dilwara Temples
✅Built under Chalukya rule in Rajasthan between the 11th and 13th centuries CE, the Dilwara Temple complex consists of five ornately carved marble temples, each dedicated to a different Tirthankara.
✅ The largest temple in the complex, the Vimal Vasahi Temple, was built in 1021 and is dedicated to the Tirthankara Rishabha.
✅Among its most remarkable features are the rang manda, a grand hall supported by 12 pillars and surmounted by a breathtaking central dome , and the navchowki, a collection of nine rectangular ceilings, also richly carved.
✅ The pillars in the main hall are carved into the likenesses of women playing musical instruments and the 16 vidyadevis, or goddesses of knowledge; each holds a symbol representing her individual branch of learning
Purandardas
✅He was a Haridasa philosopher from Karnataka
✅He is considered as the father of Carnatic music
✅One of his most notable works is Dasa Sahithya
✅He introduced the RagaMayamalavagowla as the first scale to be learnt by beginners in the field – a practice that is still followed today.
✅Most of his keertanas deal with social reform and pinpoint the defects in society
✅He was a Haridasa philosopher from Karnataka
✅He is considered as the father of Carnatic music
✅One of his most notable works is Dasa Sahithya
✅He introduced the RagaMayamalavagowla as the first scale to be learnt by beginners in the field – a practice that is still followed today.
✅Most of his keertanas deal with social reform and pinpoint the defects in society
🔺Top General Knowledge 🔺
Who wrote the book ‘Discovery of India’? – Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Who discovered the ‘Gravitational’? – Newton
Who is the first Indian to receive Nobel Prize? – Ravinder Nath Tagore
What is the Dronacharya Award related to? – Best Coach in Sports/Games
Khajuraho is situated in-? – Madhya Pradesh
Does earth have one large natural satellite, known as? – Moon
Who played Gandhi’s role in the film ‘Gandhi’? – Ben Kingsley
Teachers’ Day is celebrated? – 5 September
When was the nuclear bomb dropped on Japan? – 1945
On which river is the clumsy Nangal dam? – Sutlej
India’s national flower? – Lotus
Dhanraj Pillai is related to which game? – hockey
In United Nations Organization (U.N.O), How many permanent members are in the Security Council? – 5
Which Indus Civilization is now in Pakistan? – Harappan
Which types of taxes were collected in South India, particularly the Maratha Empire during medieval times? – Chauth and Sardeshmukhi
Who started the ‘Bhoodan Movement’? – Vinoba Bhave
Who introduced English education in India? – Lord Mackay
Who is known as ‘Flying Sikh’? – Milkha Singh
Which vitamin is found in lemon and mangoes? – Vitamin ‘C’
How does the earth take to complete one revolution? – 365 ¼ days
Who gave the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?– Sardar Bhagat Singh
Who was the chairman of the draft constitution committee? – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
What is the highest place in the three-level Panchayati Raj system? – District Council
What is the name of the currency in Srilanka? – Sri Lankan rupee
Who was the first Governor-General of India? – William Bentick
National Defence Academy is located in? – Dehradun
Who founded the “Ramakrishna Mission”? – Swami Vivekanand
Indian Standard Time is based on? – 82.5 °E longitude
Which state is situated in the eastern part of India? – Arunachal प्रदेश
Who wrote the book ‘Discovery of India’? – Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Who discovered the ‘Gravitational’? – Newton
Who is the first Indian to receive Nobel Prize? – Ravinder Nath Tagore
What is the Dronacharya Award related to? – Best Coach in Sports/Games
Khajuraho is situated in-? – Madhya Pradesh
Does earth have one large natural satellite, known as? – Moon
Who played Gandhi’s role in the film ‘Gandhi’? – Ben Kingsley
Teachers’ Day is celebrated? – 5 September
When was the nuclear bomb dropped on Japan? – 1945
On which river is the clumsy Nangal dam? – Sutlej
India’s national flower? – Lotus
Dhanraj Pillai is related to which game? – hockey
In United Nations Organization (U.N.O), How many permanent members are in the Security Council? – 5
Which Indus Civilization is now in Pakistan? – Harappan
Which types of taxes were collected in South India, particularly the Maratha Empire during medieval times? – Chauth and Sardeshmukhi
Who started the ‘Bhoodan Movement’? – Vinoba Bhave
Who introduced English education in India? – Lord Mackay
Who is known as ‘Flying Sikh’? – Milkha Singh
Which vitamin is found in lemon and mangoes? – Vitamin ‘C’
How does the earth take to complete one revolution? – 365 ¼ days
Who gave the slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’?– Sardar Bhagat Singh
Who was the chairman of the draft constitution committee? – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
What is the highest place in the three-level Panchayati Raj system? – District Council
What is the name of the currency in Srilanka? – Sri Lankan rupee
Who was the first Governor-General of India? – William Bentick
National Defence Academy is located in? – Dehradun
Who founded the “Ramakrishna Mission”? – Swami Vivekanand
Indian Standard Time is based on? – 82.5 °E longitude
Which state is situated in the eastern part of India? – Arunachal प्रदेश
Measures to improve air quality :
✅Improving public transport
✅Limiting the number of polluting vehicles on the road
✅Introducing less polluting fuel
✅Strict emission regulations
✅Improved efficiency for thermal power plants and industries
✅Moving from diesel generators to rooftop solar
✅Increased use of clean renewable energy
✅Electric vehicles
✅Removing dust from roads
✅Regulating construction activities
✅Stopping biomass burning, etc.
✅Improving public transport
✅Limiting the number of polluting vehicles on the road
✅Introducing less polluting fuel
✅Strict emission regulations
✅Improved efficiency for thermal power plants and industries
✅Moving from diesel generators to rooftop solar
✅Increased use of clean renewable energy
✅Electric vehicles
✅Removing dust from roads
✅Regulating construction activities
✅Stopping biomass burning, etc.
Neighboring countries on the land border of India
Trick "Bachpan me MBA kiya"
• BA - Bangladesh (4,096KM)
• Ch- China (3,917KM)
• Pa - Pakistan (3,310KM)
• N - Nepal (1,752KM).
• M - Myanmar (1,458KM)
• B - Bhutan
•A - Afghanistan (80KM)
Trick "Bachpan me MBA kiya"
• BA - Bangladesh (4,096KM)
• Ch- China (3,917KM)
• Pa - Pakistan (3,310KM)
• N - Nepal (1,752KM).
• M - Myanmar (1,458KM)
• B - Bhutan
•A - Afghanistan (80KM)
🟢List of countries by length of coastline
1) Canada's coastline is world's longest, measuring 202,080 km (includes the mainland coast and the coasts of offshore islands)
2) Indonesia (99,083 km)
3) Norway (58,133 km)
4) Greenland* (44,087 km)
5) Russia (37,653 km)
6) Philippines (36,289 km)
7) Japan (29,751 km)
8) Australia (25,760 km)
9) United States (19,924 km)
10) Antarctica* (17,968 km)
11) New Zealand (15, 134 km)
12) China (14,500 km)
13) Greece (13,676 km)
14) United Kingdom (12,429 km)
15) Mexico (9330 km)
16) Italy (7782 km)
17) India (7516km)
1) Canada's coastline is world's longest, measuring 202,080 km (includes the mainland coast and the coasts of offshore islands)
2) Indonesia (99,083 km)
3) Norway (58,133 km)
4) Greenland* (44,087 km)
5) Russia (37,653 km)
6) Philippines (36,289 km)
7) Japan (29,751 km)
8) Australia (25,760 km)
9) United States (19,924 km)
10) Antarctica* (17,968 km)
11) New Zealand (15, 134 km)
12) China (14,500 km)
13) Greece (13,676 km)
14) United Kingdom (12,429 km)
15) Mexico (9330 km)
16) Italy (7782 km)
17) India (7516km)