I-Learning Test 7 : 03 – 10 September 2017 Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) A Primary Agricultural Credit Society (PACS) is a basic unit and smallest co-operative credit institutions in India. It works on the grassroots level (gram panchayat and village level). Why in news? Reserve Bank of India has issued an …
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I-Learning Test 4 : 07 – 20 August 2017 Ahar-pyne system of irrigation It is an indigenous irrigation technology. This system has evolved from an understanding of the particular agro-climatic conditions of the South Bihar plains of India. Ahars are reservoirs and consist of a major embankment across the line of the drainage …
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I-Learning Test 3 : 31 July 2017 – 06 August 2017 Regulation of Hazardous Microorganisms/Genetically Engineered Organisms ‘Rules for Manufacture, Use, Import, Export and Storage of Hazardous Microorganisms/Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells 1989’, under the Environment Protection Act, 1986 define five competent authorities for such regulation. These are the Institutional Biosafety Committees …
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I-Learning Test 2 : 24 – 30 July 2017 Seaspeak Why? A ship’s crew comes from a number of different countries. Not everyone has English as first language or can communicate very clearly in English. Misunderstood communication can lead to serious and even dangerous situations. To avoid such confusion, in 1983 a …
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NEW INITIATIVE Insights Learning (I-Learning) Prelims 2017 was a testimony to the evolving and unpredictable nature of UPSC papers. This new initiative is a step towards reducing this unpredictability. We will be covering briefs about 5 topics from each test of the Insights Prelims Test Series 2018. These topics will be unconventional in …
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