UPSCPORTAL : "(Audio Notes) Current Affairs Daily : 18 September 2013 "Topic : Rising Price of Onion & Other Food Items"" plus 10 more

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• (Audio Notes) Current Affairs Daily : 18 September 2013 "Topic : Rising Price of Onion & Other Food Items"
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• (Job) UPSC : Recruitment of Various Posts in Various Department Advt No. 13/2013
• Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 19 September 2013
• (Article) Public Administration as an optional you are covering 1100 Marks in Mains Examination
• (Discussion) IAS Mains - PUB AD - "Factors to improve morale in an organization."
• (Sample Material) IAS Mains Public Administration Online Coaching: Administrative Behaviour "Theories of Motivation, Morale"
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• Today's Important News: 19 September 2013

(Audio Notes) Current Affairs Daily : 18 September 2013 "Topic : Rising Price of Onion & Other Food Items" Posted: 19 Sep 2013 05:43 AM PDT Current Affairs Daily Voice Notes Spotlight/News Analysis (18 September): Topic of Discussion: Rising Price of Onion & Other Food Items Expert Panel: Sanjeev Chopra (Managing Director NAFED), Gargi Parsi (The Hindu) read more IAS Exams Online Coaching. Books for Civil Services Examinations ©2013 www.upscportal.com

(Current Affairs MCQ) Test Your Skills - 18 September 2013 Posted: 19 Sep 2013 04:27 AM PDT Questions: 3 Attempts allowed: Unlimited Available: Always Pass rate: 75 % Backwards navigation: Allowed These MCQ's Are Based On "THE HINDU" 18 September 2013 Start quiz IAS Exams Online Coaching. Books for Civil Services Examinations ©2013 www.upscportal.com

(UPSCPORTAL Classroom Coaching) Counseling and Admission open for IAS GS Mains Test Series 2013 Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:57 AM PDT Classroom Coaching UPSCPORTAL Classroom Coaching Counseling and Admission open for IAS GS Mains Test Series 2013 @ UPSCPORTAL All Centres. First 20 candidates will avail 25% discount of MRP. So rush and book your seat now. read more IAS Exams Online Coaching. Books for Civil Services Examinations ©2013 www.upscportal.com

(Job) UPSC : Recruitment of Various Posts in Various Department Advt No. 13/2013 Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:46 AM PDT Union Public Service Commission read more IAS Exams Online Coaching. Books for Civil Services Examinations ©2013 www.upscportal.com

Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 19 September 2013 Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:43 AM PDT Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 19 September 2013 Mutation breeding of oil seeds, pulses and cereals Mutation breeding is a promising technology developed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay. Since we import 40 per cent oilseeds and 20 per cent pulses, BARC focused its attention primarily on these crops. Heritable mutations of genes occur spontaneously in all living beings; but their rates are extremely low — of the order of one in a million. Isolating living organisms with beneficial characteristics from nature and multiplying them by selective breeding is a very slow process. Scientists speed up the mutation rate a thousand fold by exposing seeds or in some instances parts of the plant to ionising radiation. Breeders produce plants from these irradiated seeds. They combine plants with different desirable characteristics to develop high yielding, early maturing and disease resistant plants. Pigeon pea and mung bean suffer viral attacks; soya beans are hit by bacteria; drought and salinity affect pulses and oil seeds; some plants are sensitive to temperature. Pre-harvest sprouting and in situ germination are other worrying conditions. Scientists have overcome most of these adversities by genetic manipulation. Improved quality Wheat plant can be made heat tolerant and resistant to stem rust. They have developed many varieties of rice. Some are early harvestable ; others salt tolerant; a few are disease resistant. Reduced height Basmati is another notable contribution. The development of better crop plants takes time. Scientists test the improved crops at least for three years in BARC fields before they are entered for evaluation trials conducted by the agricultural universities etc. BARC scientists set up linkages with farmers to produce quality breeder seeds and participate actively in Kisan Melas held in farmers' fields to popularize the technology. They developed 41 new crop varieties (Trombay varieties) by radiation induced mutation and cross-breeding; these have been released and officially notified by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India for commercial cultivation. read more IAS Exams Online Coaching. Books for Civil Services Examinations ©2013 www.upscportal.com

(Article) Public Administration as an optional you are covering 1100 Marks in Mains Examination Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:27 AM PDT Public Administration as an optional you are covering 1100 marks in Mains examination Why only Public Administration as an optional ? In year 2012 almost half of the candidates qualified finally for the Civil Services examination had Public Administration as an optional ( it has 2 in top 10, 6 in top 20, 21 in top 50, 44 in top 100 & 434 out of 910 selections) Public Administration not only covers an optional but also almost 60% of General Studies syllabus in terms of content and marks allotted Every year able to cover an essay from the 'Polity ,Governance and Democracy' section. Interview has always been testing the candidates' suitability for Civil Service and Public Administration deals with the government in action or the Civil Service and that is what the civil service examination is all about. In the light of recent changes in the syllabus of General Studies in year 2013 , Public Administration if opted as an optional subject is going to place a student with cutting edge and a student without this subject as an optional is going to lack that competitive advantage . One actually would prepare for 1100 marks = (500 marks for Public Administration as an optional subject + more than 50% of the General studies (i.e. 400 marks) as discussed below + 200 marks of Essay). For Any Query Related to Public Administration or This Programme call Course Director - +91 7827687693 (10 AM to 7 PM) read more IAS Exams Online Coaching. Books for Civil Services Examinations ©2013 www.upscportal.com

(Discussion) IAS Mains - PUB AD - "Factors to improve morale in an organization." Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:18 AM PDT Public Administration Chapter: Morale, Theories of Motivation Discussion Topic: "Factors to improve morale in an organization." Important Instructions: Time Duration: 15 Min. Maximum Word Limit: 200 Maximum Marks: 20 For Any Query Related to Public Administration or This Programme call Course Director - +91 7827687693 (10 AM to 7 PM) read more IAS Exams Online Coaching. Books for Civil Services Examinations ©2013 www.upscportal.com

(Sample Material) IAS Mains Public Administration Online Coaching: Administrative Behaviour "Theories of Motivation, Morale" Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:33 AM PDT Sample Material of Our IAS Mains Public Administration Online Coaching Programme Subject: Public Administration Chapter: Administrative Behaviour Topic: Theories of Motivation, Morale For Any Query Related to Public Administration or This Programme call Course Director - +91 7827687693 (10 AM to 7 PM) Click here to discuss this topic: "Factors to improve morale in an organization." read more IAS Exams Online Coaching. Books for Civil Services Examinations ©2013 www.upscportal.com

(Sample Material) CSAT Online Coaching : General Mental Ability "Direction Sense Test" Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:29 AM PDT Sample Material of Our Online Coaching Programme Subject: General Mental Ability Topic: Direction Sense Test 1. From his house, Lokesh went 15 kms to the North. Then he turned West and covered 10 kms. Then, he turned South and covered 5 kms. Finally, turning to East, he covered 10 kms. In which direction is he from his house? (a) East (b) West (c) North (d) South read more IAS Exams Online Coaching. Books for Civil Services Examinations ©2013 www.upscportal.com

(Sample Material) IAS PRE GS Online Coaching : Economic & Social Development - Banking System in India Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:25 AM PDT Sample Material of Our Online Coaching Programme Subject: Economic & Social Development Topic: Banking System in India Ques. 1 : Write a short notes on Commercial Bank. Ans. A commercial bank is a type of financial intermediary. It is a financial intermediary because it mediates between the savers and borrowers. It does so by accepting deposits from the public and lending money to businesses and consumers. Its primary liabilities are deposits and primary assets are Ioan and bonds. "Commercial bank" has to be distinguished from another type called "investment bank". Investment banks, assist companies in raising funds in the capital markets (both equity and debt), as well as in providing strategic advisory services for mergers, acquisitions and other types of financial transactions. It is also called merchant bank. read more IAS Exams Online Coaching. Books for Civil Services Examinations ©2013 www.upscportal.com

Today's Important News: 19 September 2013 Posted: 19 Sep 2013 12:19 AM PDT Today's Important News (19-09-2013) The Hindu National: No News Current Affairs MCQ International: read more IAS Exams Online Coaching. Books for Civil Services Examinations ©2013 www.upscportal.com

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UPSCPORTAL : "(Audio Notes) Current Affairs Daily : 18 September 2013 "Topic : Rising Price of Onion & Other Food Items"" plus 10 more