APSC Prelims and Mains Notes, APSC Test Series
ASSAM Assam appeals China for sharing Brahmaputra data. Assam on Wednesday appealed to China to share hydrological data of Brahmaputra river, which flows through Tibet, with India to help state prepare for the oncoming disaster in advance. The two countries have two agreements signed in 2013 and 2015 on sharing of hydrological data of … Read more
ASSAM John Abraham may hold fund raiser for Assam flood victims. Bollywood actor John Abraham said he is willing to hold a fund raising event to help the flood victims of Assam in association with the state government. “We would like to have a fund raising event for flood victims. But this has to be a government bonafide … Read more
ASSAM Assam Government to launch Scheme for Compassionate Family Pension in lieu of Compassionate Appointment. In Assam, State government launching a new Scheme called, Scheme for Compassionate Family Pension (CFP)in lieu of Compassionate Appointment. According to officials, where the employee dies before superannuation, the family pension equal to 100 percent of the last pay … Read more
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
ASSAM NGT directs Assam to improve sensor barriers in Kaziranga. Concerned over death of animals in road accidents near the Kaziranga National Park, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Assam government to improve sensor-operated automated traffic barriers installed in the animal corridor. The Assam government told the green panel that … Read more
Coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. Coalition governments are usually formed as no party can individually achieve a majority in the parliament. However, a coalition government may also be created in a time of national difficulty or crisis. If a coalition collapses, a confidence vote is held … Read more
Rule of Law may be defined as a principle of governance in which all persons, institutions and entities, public and private, including the State itself, are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated, and which are consistent with international human rights norms and standards. It requires, as well, measures … Read more
“The Scheduled Areas” are those tribal inhabited areas which are located in other parts of the country than the North-East India. These areas are located in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Orissa and Rajasthan. Besides these areas, some other regions of the country also are governed … Read more
Political Parties and Elections Political parties are an established part of modern mass democracy, and the conduct of elections in India is largely dependent on the behaviour of political parties. Although many candidates for Indian elections are independent, the winning candidates for Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections usually stand as members of political parties, … Read more
Constitution of Indian under article 163 states that There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister at the head to aid and advise the Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far as he is by or under this Constitution required to exercise his functions or any of them … Read more