Prelims Notes

28.01.21 Daily APSC Current Affairs

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ASSAM   Assam: Padma Bhushan for Tarun Gogoi   Assam’s longest-serving chief minister, late Tarun Gogoi, was on Monday named among the 10 Padma Bhushan awardees from across the country.   The prestigious Padma Bhushan award for JanaNeta Tarun Gogoi is an acknowledgement of his invaluable contribution to the people of Assam for not only the 15 years that he … Read more 28.01.21 Daily APSC Current Affairs

Quick Revision-Concepts Related To Climate Change

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Concept Definition Carbon sequestration Carbon sequestration is the process of removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in a fixed molecule in soil, oceans or plants. Carbon sink  An organism or landscape that stores carbon is called a carbon sink. Carbon source An organism or landscape that emits carbon is called a carbon source. Climate change adaptation … Read more Quick Revision-Concepts Related To Climate Change

29-30.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

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ASSAM   NITI Aayog to extend support for methanol production in Assam   Assam government today said NITI Aayog will extend all necessary support for augmenting methanol production of Assam Petrochemicals Limited (APL) by utilising the natural gas available in the state.   The Chief Minister also stated that disposing municipal solid waste as a … Read more 29-30.10.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

Ancient Indian Cultural System & Ideals

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    Varina Vyavastha or Varina System   Vedas prescribe that all human beings should leave ignorance, get educated, select a profession for himself based on his “tatva” (basic traits) and education, take a vow to follow such a profession, and follow such a profession.   Vedas classifies all profession into three viz. “Knowledge based”, … Read more Ancient Indian Cultural System & Ideals

CPI

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The Central Statistics Office (CSO) of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation announced that the new series of Consumer Price Index(CPI)  numbers for Rural, Urban and Combined (Rural +Urban) on base 2010 ( January to December)=100 taking all segments of rural and urban population for the month of January, 2011 will be released by the  Central Statistics Office for the States/UTs and all- India on 18th February, 2011.These indices will be available for five major groups namely Food, beverages and tobacco; Fuel and light; Housing; Clothing, bedding and footwear, and Miscellaneous.

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18:08:2017 & 19.8.2017 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

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ASSAM   Job scam: Ex-Assam PSC chief gets bail.   The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to former Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) chairman Rakesh Kumar Paul who was arrested in November last year for his alleged involvement in a cash-for-jobs scam.   As per police investigation, Paul engaged a number of persons for collecting bribe from candidates seeking … Read more 18:08:2017 & 19.8.2017 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

18.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

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ASSAM   Assam pitches for tea to be recognised as national drink   After declaring tea as the state drink in 2011, Assam is making the case for the brew to be declared the national drink.   Besides being the place where tea production first started in India, the sheer volume of production justifies the … Read more 18.11.17 APSC (Assam) Daily Current Affairs

E-Waste

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The rapid growth of technology, upgradation of technical innovations and a high rate of obsolescence in the electronics industry have led to one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world which consist of end of life electrical and electronic equipment products. It comprises a whole range of electrical and electronic items such as … Read more E-Waste

27.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs

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ASSAM   Skill development training centres launched    Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal formally launched Skill Development Training Centres across the State in a programme organised by the Department of Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship, Government of Assam.   The Chief Minister informed the gathering that the State government has already signed an MoU with the Government … Read more 27.12.17 APSC (Assam) Current Affairs