[IR] Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation

Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation

The Indian Ocean Rim-Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), initially known as the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative, is an international organization with 20 member states. It was first established in Mauritius on March 1995 and formally launched on 6–7 March 1997.

The Association disseminates information on trade and investment regimes, with a view to helping the region's business community better understand the impediments to trade and investment within the region. These information exchanges have been intended to serve as a base to expand intra-regional trade

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[Indian Polity] President of India: Powers, Election, Eligibility

President of India: Powers, Election, Eligibility

Election of the President

The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of:

• Elected members of the two Houses of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies of the States - Article 54
• It includes the national capital territory of Delhi and the Union territory of Pondicherry
• The President’s election is held in accordance with a system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote
• there shall be uniformity in the scale of representation of the different states at the election of the President - Article 55

CBSE Class XII board exam results 2013 | Class 12 board exam results 2013 declared today at 8.30 AM.

The CBSE declared results of Senior School Certificate Examination 2013 (Class XII) of the Board today at 8:30 AM.

Students can check their result by providing their roll number.
Students can also check the result of CBSE Class 12 board examination using the IVRS.
The number for IVRS is - +91- 11 - 24300699
Schools can also check the results of all candidates by choosing the option "School Wise Results".
Students or Schools can check the CBSE class 12th result by visiting the below websites -

Maharashtra Board Result 2013 | Maharashtra HSC Results 2013 will declared soon by MSBSHSE

Students who appeared for the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) Class XII examination 2013 are eagerly waiting for their results.

The Maharashtra HSC result 2013 will be declared soon (probably in the last week of May) by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE), Pune.

Civil services Preliminary examination Question papers 2013 Download

 
Union Public Service Commission have take preliminary examination for 1000 various A' and B' Grade vacancies on 26th May 2013 whose question papers are uploaded on the link given below through which you can download the question papers

The exam consisted of 2 papers; paper 1 and paper 2(CSAT). There were 100 questions in paper 1. It was earlier known as General Studies. The time duration was of 2 hours(From 9:30 am to 11:30 am). The question paper carried 200 marks. There was penalty for wrong answers. The questions were asked from several areas like

MPSC STATE SERVICES PRELIMINARY ANSWER KEY 2013

MPSC answer key 2013 Maharashtra Public Service Commission Answer Sheets, Solved Paper sets A B C D

 

MPSC Stands for Maharashtra Public Service Commission. MPSC take the responsibility to conduct examination for recruitment in various Government departments of Maharashtra. MPSC has announced vacancies for 265 different posts.

THE ISRAEL - PALESTINE SAGA

THE ISRAEL - PALESTINE SAGA 

Prior to First World war, the Jerusalem and surrounding Palestine region was under the control of Ottoman Turks.

• During the course of First world war, British army captured Jerusalem and put this Palestine region under military administration.
• This created resentment among the Native Arabs residing in Palestine. Especially after the Jewish people started immigrating here, due to the oppression by Hitler.

Siachen Issue And India

 Siachen Issue

Why is Siachen Glacier important?

*The Siachen glacier is considered to be the largest single source of fresh water on the Indian subcontinent.
*It is located in the Karakoram range
*Siachen is the source of the Nubra River that eventually feeds the mighty Indus— the major water source that irrigates the Punjab plains in Pakistan.
*Siachen is near the Karakoram pass, forming almost a triangle with India, China and territory occupied by Pakistan touching the edges.

The Constitution 118th Amendment Bill, 2012

• The Constitution 118th Amendment Bill, 2012  was introduced in the Lok Sabha on September 7, 2012 by the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde.  The Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Home Affairs (Chairperson: Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu), which is scheduled to submit its report by the first week of the Winter Session of the Parliament.    

• A resolution to make special provisions for the Hyderabad-Karnataka Region was passed by the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of Karnataka in March 2012.  The resolution aims to establish an institutional mechanism to develop the region and promote inclusive growth.  It aims to reduce inter-region and inter-district disparity in the State of Karnataka.  This Bill was introduced in Parliament to give effect to this resolution.

Some Important Tips for IAS Aspirants

Civil Services (IAS) Prelim exam 2013 will be conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) on 19 May 2013. The successful candidates in the exam will be eligible to appear for IAS Main exam 2013. It’s time now to start your exam preparation if you want to clear the prelim stage. Candidates who have already appeared once or twice in the prelim exam must be aware of the exam pattern but for the first-time candidates, the whole examination process could seem confusing and lengthy.

To get out of this dilemma, one needs to put the Civil services examination in the right context. This examination is not only a test of your knowledge. It goes beyond that. The whole examination process is structured in a way so that it could filter out only those candidates who can apply their knowledge and understanding to find the solution to the problems which India is facing now. The candidates have to understand the changing role of an IAS officer.