IAS stands for Indian Administrative Services, it is India’s most desirable career choice among students. UPSC conducts Civil Services Exams every year to select civil servants for All India Services (IAS, IPS, IFoS), Central Civil Services, Group A Gazette and Group B Gazette officers. All these civil servants are either appointed by President of India or President ordered authority. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is cadre controlling authority of IAS officers.
Asia Continent
Asia Continent is the largest continent in the world in both, area and population, constituting nearly one-third of the landmass, lying entirely...
Private Sector
The public sector refers to the part of the economy concerned with providing various government services. The composition of the public sector...
Money Market
As money became a commodity, the money market became a component of the financial markets for assets involved in short-term borrowing, lending,...
Maharatna Companies in India
Maharatna title to Central Public Sector Enterprise is granted to selected high valued companies with an objective to delegate ample power and...
Important Funding Agencies of the World
World BankIt is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries. Motto of this organization is...
Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership is limited to 250 members,...
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. The Parliament of India consists...
Immune System, antibodies and vaccines
We are surrounded by pathogens of various diseases but we don’t get sick too often. Through the course of evolution, we have...
Ecology and Environment
Ecology is the study of environmental systems, or as it is sometimes called, the economy of nature. "Environmental" usually means relating to the natural,...
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
MOKSHAGUNDAM VISVESVARAYA: A BORN ENGINEER AND BUILDER OF MODERN INDIAThe present day India is glowing with multi-storeyed buildings, heavy manufacturing industries, huge dams &...
Open Skies Treaty and US exit – All you need to know
What is Open Skies Treaty?Open Skies Treaty is an accord among 34 member nations, it allows participants to...
The Rig Veda Age : Religion and Philosophy
The socio-economic life, that project simplicity, of Vedic Aryans was quite opposite to the religious aspect, that was highly ritualized, of their...
Neighbouring Countries of India
AfghanistanAfghanistan is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the centre of Asia. It is bordered by...
Inventions That Changed the World
“Nothing is permanent except a change.” You might have come across this quotation more than once in your lifetime. Here is the list of...
Industries Contributing to Indian Economy
The Indian Economy is the 9th largest economy of the world and also one of the fastest growing world economies. The most top industries...
Important Portals & their Founders
Google— Larry Page & Sergey Brin
Facebook— Mark Zuckerberg
Yahoo— David Filo & Jerry Yang
Twitter— Jack Dorsey & Dick Costolo
Internet— Tim Berners...
Today in History – 24 May
1543On May 24, 1543, Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus died in what is now Frombork,...
Security Guard’s Son Kuldeep Dwivedi Clears UPSC Exam
Kuldeep Dwivedi has secured the All India Rank 242 in the Civil Services Exams conducted by UPSC, paving the way for his future as an...
Today in History – 23 May
1701
At London’s Execution Dock, British privateer William Kidd, popularly known as Captain Kidd, was hanged for piracy and murder.
1805
Lord Wellesley, Governer General of India,...
Top 5 Largest Aircraft in the World
The
first prize goes fairly to Ukrainian Antonov An-225 Mriya which is acknowledged
to be the world’s largest plane up to date. The plane made its...
