Important Current Affairs 08/08/2018

Manirang -
It is one of the highest mountains in the Indian state Himachal Pradesh. It lies on the border between Kinnaur district and Lahaul and Spiti district. 

Scrub typhus


It is a  mite-borne infectious disease.

symptoms-
fever
headache, 
muscle pain,
cough, 
gastrointestinal symptoms.
similar to any viral fever.

Not caused by a virus.

Caused by parasite called Orientia tsutsugamushi.
It can be transmitted by lice, ticks and fleas.

UMANG (Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance)
It  provides a single platform for all Indian Citizens to access pan India e-Gov services ranging from Central to Local Government bodies and other citizen centric services.

The application is developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National e-Governance Division (NeGD) in order to drive Mobile Governance in India.

This  application  basically provides a unified approach where you can install one application to avail multiple government services — almost over 100 of them.

This Application supports 12 major Indian languages in addition to English.

Mobile App - https://web.umang.gov.in/uaw/appdown.html

Thermal batter-

India became home to the world’s first-ever thermal battery plant, that was inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh .
Owned by - Bharat Energy Storage Technology Private Limited (BEST).

In 2016 Thermal battery technology was patented by Dr Patrick Glynn in India .

Important Current Affairs 07/08/2018

1988 Uprising -

It was a series of nationwide protests, marches and civil unrest in  Burma (Myanmar) that peaked in August 1988.

The protests began as a student movement and were organised largely by university students at the Rangoon Arts and Sciences University and the Rangoon Institute of Technology (RIT).

During the crisis, Aung San Suu Kyi emerged as a national icon.

IIT- Madras have developed the first of a family of six industry-standard microprocessors-

They are produced under Project Shakti and have been fabricated free at Intel’s facility at Oregon, U.S., to run the Linux operating system.

At a frequency of 350 MHz, RISECREEK can meet the demands of defence and strategic equipment such as NAVIC (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite) and Internet of Things (IoT) 

Uakitite

Scientists named newly discovered mineral Uakitite , after it has been found in russia.

The Piece Contain 98% Kamacite. The minerals which it contain does not found on Earth, it mainly found in Space.

Maitree 2018-

An annual joint military training exercise between India and Thailand.

In 2017 It was held in  Himachal Pradesh’s Bakloh .

This time 2018 edition of this exercise is being held in Thailand.

·        Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have passed a Bill providing for death penalty to those convicted of raping girls of 12 years and below.

kadaknath कदकनाथ

कदकनाथ या काली मासी पूर्वी मध्य प्रदेश के झाबुआ और धार जिलों में चिकन की एक स्थानीय भारतीय नस्ल है, इसकी उच्च प्रोटीन और बहुत कम वसा और कोलेस्ट्रॉल के स्तर के कारण, इसकी मांग अधिक है ।

मध्य प्रदेश के झाबुआ जिले से इस प्रसिद्ध कदकनाथ चिकन को अब भौगोलिक संकेत (जीआई टैग) टैग मिला है। इसे 30 जुलाई, 2018 को भारत सरकार द्वारा अनुमोदित किया गया है

Geographical indication भौगोलिक संकेत

एक भौगोलिक संकेत (जीआई) उन उत्पादों पर उपयोग किया जाने वाला नाम या चिह्न है जो एक विशिष्ट भौगोलिक स्थान या मूल (जैसे एक शहर, क्षेत्र या देश) से मेल खाता है।

Important Points

Operation Gibraltar

In 1965 Pakistan infiltrated in Jammu and Kashmir , Indo-Pak War Begins.
Pakistan was  brutally defeated by India.

Astronaut Neil Armstrong was born in 1930, he travelled by apollo 11 mission, which landed on moon in 20 July 1969.

YAP Protein can be help full in cancer treatment.

On 5 August 1991 Justice Leila seth became 8th Chief justice of Himachal pradesh High Court.

P A P E R I V – G E N E R A L S T U D I E S ( I V )

1- Human needs and motivation
Ethics and Values in Public Administration: Ethical elements in governance — integrity, accountability and transparency, ethical reasoning and moral dilemmas, conscience as sources of ethical guidance. code of conduct for civil servants, values in governance.

2- Philosophers/Thinkers, Social workers/Reformers :-
Mahavir, Buddha, Kautilya, Plato, Aristotle, Gurunanak, Kabir, Tulsidas, Ravindra Nath Tagore, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Swami Vivekanand, Sri Aurobindo, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, Deen Dayal Uppadhyaya, Ram Manohar Lohiya etc.

3- Attitude :
Content, elements, function; Formation of attitude, attitudinal change, persuasive communication, Prejudice and discrimination, Stereotypes in Indian context.

4- Aptitude –
Aptitude and foundational values for Civil Service, integrity, impartiality and non-partisanship, objectivity, dedication to public service, empathy, tolerance and compassion towards the weaker-sections.

5- Emotional intelligence-
Emotional intelligence-concepts, their utilities and application in Administration and Governance.

6- Corruption:
Types and Causes of corruption, effects of corruption, approaches to minimizing corruption- role of society, media, family, whistleblower, UN Convention on Corruption, measuring Corruption; Transparency International etc.

7- Case studies – based on the contents on the syllabus.

P A P E R I I I – G E N E R A L S T U D I E S ( I I I )

1. Science

1.1 Matter in our surroundings, Elements. Compounds, Mixtures, Metals and Non-metals, Carbon and its compounds, Molecules, Atoms, Structure of atom, Chemical reactions. Acids, Bases and salts.
1.2 Organism. Types of organisms, Tissues, Fundamental unit of life Cell, Life processes. Metabolism, Control and Coordination, Reproduction, heredity and evolution.
1.3 Gravitation. Motions, Force, Laws of Motion, Work and energy, Light, Sound. Electricity and Magnetism.

2. Reasoning and Data Interpretation
2.1 Basic numeracy and Statistics (numbers and their relations), probability.
2.2 Data handling and Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc.).
2.3 Ratio and Proportion, Unitary method, Profit and Loss, Percentage, Discount, Simple and Compound Interest.
2.4 Mensuration : Area, Perimeter Volume.
2.5 Logical reasoning. Analytical ability and Problem solving.

3. Technology
3.1 Applications of science and Technology in Social and Economic development. Indigenous technology, Transfer of technology and dc eloping new Technologies.
3.2 Patents and Intellectual Property Rights. (TRIPS & TRIMS).
3.3 Contribution of Indians in the field of Science and Technology.

4. Emerging Technologies
4.1 Emerging technologies like Information arid Communication Technology, Remote sensing. Space, GIS, GPS, Bio technology, Nano technology: their application in the field of Agriculture and allied sectors, Health, E-Governance, Transport, Spatial Planning, Housing, Sports etc.

5. Energy
5.1 Conventional and Non-Conventional sources of energy.
5.2 Energy Management: Issues and challenges.
5.3 Current status of alternative sources of energy and their future prospects.

6. Environment and Sustainable Development
6.1 Environmental degradation: its causes, effects and remedies.
6.2 Environment protection laws, Policies and regulatory framework.
6.3 The Environment — development debate.
6.4 Solid, Effluent. Sewer, Medical, Hazardous and c-waste management.
6.5 Climate change: Causes and Remedial measures.
6.6 Ecological Prints and coping strategies.

7. Indian Economy :-
7.1 Development Experience of India.
7.2 Causes of low Industrialization in MP.
7.3 Economic reforms since 1991: industrial and Financial sector reforms, stock market and Banking systems.
7.4 Liberalization. Privatization and Globalization.
7.5 Current trends and challenges in the Indian Economy.
7.6 Development planning in India.
7.7 National Income and Accounting System.
7.8 Infrastructural development and issues,
7.9 Poverty, Unemployment. Regional Imbalances and Migration
7.10 Urban issues, Urban development (social and economic infrastructure and Housing for Low Income Groups.
7.11 Rural issues. Rural development (Social and economic infrastructure) and Rural Credit.
7.12 Indicator of development, Human development & Economic development.
7.13 Co-operative movement in India and M.P.
7.14 Importance of agriculture in M.P. and Indian economy.
7.15 Factors of economic development.
7.16 Issues of Direct and Indirect Subsidy for farm sector and other social sectors.
7.18 Public Distribution System : Objective, Functioning. Limitation, Issues of Buffer Stock and Food Security.

P A P E R I I – G E N E R A L S T U D I E S ( I I )

1. The Constitution, the Political and Administrative Structure of Governance.

1.1 Constitution drafting committee. The Constitution of India. The Preamble. Basic Structure. Fundamental Rights aid Duties and Directive principles of state policy. Schedules of the Constitution. Constitutional amendments, Comparison of the Indian Constitution with that of other countries.
1.2 Centre and State Legislative.
1.3 Centre and State Executive.
1.4 Judiciary – Supreme Cowl. High Court, District and Subordinate Courts, Contempt of Court.
1.5 Nature of the Indian Union. Centre-State Relations, Division of Power (Centre List, State List aid Concurrent List). Distribution of resources.
1.6 Decentralization and peoples participation in Democratic Governance. Local Self Government, 73rd and 74th amendment of Constitution. The Panchayats, the Municipalities. (Rural and Urban Local Governance)
1.7 Lokpal, Lokayukt and Lok Nyayalaya-Judiciary as a watch-dog protecting the Constitutional Order. Judicial Activism, Public Interest Litigation.
1.8 Accountability and Rights :-
Competition Commission, Consumer Courts, Information Commission, Women Commission, Human Rights Commissions, SC/ ST/OBC Commissions, other redressal agencies/authorities. Transparency and Accountability. Right to Information, Right to Services. Utilization of public funds.
1.9 Democracy at work, Political Parties, Political Representation, Citizen Participation in Decision Making.
1.10 Elections, Election Commission, Electoral reforms.
1.11 Emergence of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and Non Government Organizations (NGOs); Self Help Groups.
1.12 Issues and role of media (Electronic, Print aid Social)

2. Security Issues: External and Internal

3. Social & Some Important Legislation:3.1 Indian society, Social Legislation as an instrument of Social Change.
3.2 Human Rights Act. 1993
3.3 Protection to Women under: The Constitution of India and Criminal Law (CrPC),
3.4 Domestic Violence (Prevention) Act,
3.5 The Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955,
3.6 The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989,
3.7 The Right to Information Act, 2005,
3.8 Environment Protection Act. 1986,
3.9 Consumer Protection Act, 1986,
3.10 Information Technology Act. 2000,
3.11 Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
3.12 Right to Services, Acts.

4- Social Sector- Health, Education & Employment.4.1 Health services, Preventive and curative health programmes in India/M.P. with an emphasis on children and women’s health.
Issues related to availability of curative health to all. Availability of medicos and paramedics. Health services in rural area.
4.2 Malnutrition, its causes and effects and Govt. programmes for supplementary Nutrition
4.3 The technological interventions in the field of Immunology, Immunization, Family health, Biotechnology, Communicable and non-communicable diseases and remedies.
4.4 Vital statistics
4.5 W.H.O.-Objectives, Structures. functions and its programmes.

5- Education systems.Education tool of Ilk. development. Universal elementary education. Quality of higher and Technical Education, Vocational Education, issues related to girls education, under privileged classes and differently abled classes.

6- human resource development –Availability of skilled manpower, employability and productivity of human resource of India, trends of employment, role of institutions like NCHER, NCERT, NIEPA, UGC, Open Universities, AICTE, NCTE, NCVT, ICAR, NITs, NLUs, ITTs, IIMs, Polytechnic and ITIs etc. and human resource development.

7- Welfare programmes –Welfare programmes and Issues related to- Aged people. Differently able people, Children, Women, Labor, Socially deprived Classes and Displaced groups of developmental projects.

8- Public Services-Public Services, All India Services, Central Services, State Services, Constitutional Positions; Role and function, nature of function, Union Public Service Commission, M.P. State Public Service Commission. Training and Training Institutions of State and Centre in context of changing governance pattern.

9- Public Expenditure and Accounts-Control over public Expenditure. Parliamentary control, Estimate Committee. Public Accounts Committee etc. Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Role of Finance Ministry in Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Composition and function of Accountant General of MP.

10- International Organizations-10.1 UNO and its associate organizations.
10.2 IMF, The World Bank and ADB.
10.3 SAARC. BRICS, other Bilateral and Regional groupings
10.4 WTO and its impact on India.