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(Sample Material) IAS Mains GS Online Coaching : Paper V (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) "Ethic & Human Interface"
(Sample Material) CSAT Online Coaching : Basic Numeracy "Indices and Surds"
(Sample Material) IAS Online Coaching : Polity - Parliament of India
Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 13 August 2013
(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 12 August 2013
(Audio Notes) Current Affairs Daily : 12 August 2013 "Topic : India's New Strike in Marine Defence"
(Answer Keys) UPSC : Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination - 2013
(News) Former Rly Board chairman Vinay Mittal appointed UPSC member
Today's Important News: 13 August 2013
(News) Not to file RTI for result details, UPSC directs pre-qualifiers

(Sample Material) IAS Mains GS Online Coaching : Paper V (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) "Ethic & Human Interface"

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 05:46 AM PDT

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Subject: General Studies (Paper 5)
Topic: Ethic and Human Interface

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(Sample Material) CSAT Online Coaching : Basic Numeracy "Indices and Surds"

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 05:45 AM PDT

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Subject: Basic Numeracy
Topic: Indices and Surds

1. The value of = ?

(a) 0.1

(b) 0.2

(c) 0.3

(d) None of these

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(Sample Material) IAS Online Coaching : Polity - Parliament of India

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 05:45 AM PDT

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Subject: Polity
Topic: Parliament of India

Indian democracy is based on the Westminster model (British model of democracy is referred to as the Westminster model) where the importance of Parliament in the political system is central. Preamble to the Indian Constitution begins with the people." which confers sovereignty on the Parliament as 'people' in an indirect democracy means the representative body.

Art. 79 says that there shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President and two Houses to be known as the Rajya Sabha or the federal chamber or Council of States or Upper House and the Lok Sabha or the popular chamber or Lower House or House of the 'People'.

Even though the President of India is not a member of the parliament, he is a part of the Parliament for the following reasons

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Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 13 August 2013

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 05:45 AM PDT

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 13 August 2013

Gm foods

The final report of the Supreme Court-appointed Technical Expert Committee (TEC) on field trials of genetically modified crops is packed with revelations on what is wrong with institutional governance and regulation in India when it comes to GMOs (genetically-modified organisms).
The report's release late last month came days before biotech giant Monsanto decided not to submit any further applications for GMOs to the European Union; a decision forced by non-acceptance on scientific grounds and rejection by civil society.

Remarkable consensus

The TEC Final Report (FR) is the fourth official report which exposes the lack of integrity, independence and scientific expertise in assessing GMO risk.
It is the third official report barring GM crops or their field trials singularly or collectively. This consensus is remarkable, given the regulatory oversight and fraud that otherwise dog our agri-institutions.
The pervasive conflict of interest embedded in those bodies makes sound and rigorous regulation of GMOs all but impossible.
The four reports are: The 'Jairam Ramesh Report' of February 2010, imposing an indefinite moratorium on Bt Brinjal, overturning the apex Regulator's approval to commercialise it; the Sopory Committee Report (August 2012); the Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) Report on GM crops (August 2012) and now the TEC Final Report (June-July 2013).
The TEC recommends that in general, there should be an indefinite stoppage of all open field trials (environmental release) of GM crops, conditional on systemic corrections, including comprehensive and rigorous risk assessment protocols. The report includes a specific focus on Bt food crops.
It also calls for a ban on the environmental release of any GMO where India is the centre of origin or diversity.
It also says herbicide tolerant (HT) crops, targeted for introduction by the regulator, should not be open field-tested.
The TEC "finds them completely unsuitable in the Indian context as HT crops are likely to exert a highly adverse impact over time on sustainable agriculture, rural livelihoods, and environment."

The PSC report which preceded that of the TEC was no less scathing: it was " [...] convinced that these

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(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 12 August 2013

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 05:05 AM PDT

Questions:	3
Attempts allowed:	Unlimited
Available:	Always
Pass rate:	75 %
Backwards navigation:	Allowed

These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 12 August 2013

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(Audio Notes) Current Affairs Daily : 12 August 2013 "Topic : India's New Strike in Marine Defence"

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 05:04 AM PDT

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Spotlight/News Analysis (12 Aug):

Topic of Discussion: India's New Strike in Marine Defence
Expert Panel: Commodore Uday Bhaskar (Stratigc Analyst), Ajit Dubey (Defence Correspondent - P.T.I.)

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(Answer Keys) UPSC : Special Class Railway Apprentices Examination - 2013

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 04:07 AM PDT

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(News) Former Rly Board chairman Vinay Mittal appointed UPSC member

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 03:47 AM PDT

Former Rly Board chairman Vinay Mittal appointed UPSC member

Former Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal has been appointed as member of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

He was appointed on August 8 for a period of six years or until he attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier, a notification issued by the Ministry of Personnel said today.

The retired Indian Railway Traffic Service officer was chairman of Railway Board for two years from June 30, 2011 to June 30.

Mittal has worked in various capacities in the Railways including as General Manager of South Eastern Railway, Additional General Manager, Central Railway, Divisional Railway Manager-Bilaspur, Chief Passenger Transportation Manager, Chief Freight Transportation Manager and Executive Director, Traffic Transportation (Movement) in Railway Board among others.

He is the eight member in the Commission.

Today's Important News: 13 August 2013

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 03:31 AM PDT

Today's Important News (13-08-2013)

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First amendment to historic RTI Act tabled

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(News) Not to file RTI for result details, UPSC directs pre-qualifiers

Posted: 13 Aug 2013 03:07 AM PDT

Not to file RTI for result details, UPSC directs pre-qualifiers

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has advised successful candidates of civil services (preliminary) examination not to file RTI applications to know the details of their results until the whole process of selection gets over.

The UPSC's directive will have a bearing on about 16,000 candidates who have qualified this year's Civil Services (Preliminary) test results which were made available late last night.

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