UPSC IAS Prelims Admit Card 2017 Download

UPSC IAS Prelims Admit Card 2017 Download From @Upsc.Gov.In; UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Hall Tickets

UPSC IAS Prelims Admit Card 2017 : Now Candidates Can Download UPSC IAS Prelims 2017 Admit Card/Hall Tickets. Candidates can download Admit Cards from official website of the Union Public Service Commission at upsc.gov.in. According to Union Government, a total of 980 Office Holders will be selected this year through UPSC Civil Services Exam 2017. UPSC Released Notification in February this year. As per the existing calendar of the Commission, the preliminary examination will be held on 18 June 2017.





Candidates may now download the IAS admit card/Hall Tickets from the official website using their Registration number and details. Even though the admit cards were scheduled to be released just three weeks prior to the written examination date, UPSC released them earlier. www.upsc.gov.in. Due to the huge number of users on the UPSC website candidates may face technical issues in downloading their admit card/hall tickets, so the candidates are advised to stay calm and refresh the website in a short interval of time.

Admit card link will be active till 18 June 2017. However candidates are suggested to download at the earliest in order to avoid last minute rush.
 

•      Candidates need to visit the official website
•     After visiting the website, the candidates will have to click on the active link of ‘e-admit card for UPSC Civil Services Prelims examination‘
•     Clicking the link will direct the candidates to a page where they will get important instructions about the examination.
•     Candidates need to provide their name, Registered number, registration id, and name and year of examination in the corresponding boxes to download their admit card.
•     Candidates must download and take a print out of the admit card for future reference.

A total of 1,079 and 1,164 vacancies were reported to be filled through the civil services examinations 2016 and 2015, respectively. Those who clear the prelims can appear for the main exam which is scheduled to be held on October 10, 2017.

Tamil Nadu Resuscitates Community De-Silting Of Lakes and Tanks

The Tamil Nadu government today resuscitated a customary water asset administration framework including open in the state's most noticeably bad dry spell in over a century. 

The legislature has stepped up with regards to resuscitate the "Kudimaramathu" convention that includes connecting with agriculturists and nearby individuals to de-residue and take care of tanks and lakes with a financial plan of Rs. 100 crore. 

K Sundaram, a little rancher at Manimangalam in Kancheepuram area, who has joined the activity says that it will guarantee appropriate supply of water for water system. "This will help store more water in lakes, and this will thus help us get more water for water system, which implies more harvest," he said. 

"Kudimaramathu" is a practice where agriculturists need to evacuate weeds and develop the lake to guarantee legitimate supply of water for water system. 

The activity has seen positive reaction from agriculturists like S Rajee who develops paddy in more than 10 sections of land of land. He feels the venture will get great reaction from the general population. 

There's a motivating force too for agriculturists who are a piece of the activity. In numerous regions agriculturists like S Rajee can take constrained heaps of sustenance rich residue to their farmland. "Prior individuals wouldn't come or would desire name purpose. Presently there would be possession and normal great. Individuals would energetically come to work in town water bodies," says Mr Rajee. He trusts that the venture will guarantee sufficient water supply notwithstanding amid dry spell not at all like the yield misfortune he endured two years prior because of dry season. 

With precipitation at 62 for every penny deficiency last storm, the Tamil Nadu government has approached the inside for Rs. 40,000 crore help. Seventeen ranchers had executed themselves; and upwards of 100 passings had been connected to the dry season. 

சென்னையை நெருங்கும் வர்தா புயல்

சென்னையை நெருங்கும் வர்தா புயல்

• சென்னையை நெருங்குகிறது வர்தா புயல்
• சென்னைக்கு கிழக்கே 100 கி.மீ தொலைவில் வர்தா புயல்
• சென்னையை நோக்கி 13 கி.மீ வேகத்தில் நகருகிறது வர்தா புயல்
• சென்னையில் கரையை கடக்கும்போது 100 முதல் 110 கி.மீ. வேகத்தில் பலத்த காற்று வீசும்
• சென்னையில் பேய் காற்றுடன் கனமழை கொட்டி வருகிறது -சென்னை கோட்டூர்புரத்தில் மரம் முறிந்து விழுந்தது
• 2 பேர் படுகாயம் -வர்தா புயல் பழவேற்காடு - கும்மிடிப்பூண்டி இடையே கரையை கடக்கும்
• வானிலை மையம் -கடல் அலைகள் அதிக சீற்றத்துடன் எழுவதால் மீனவர்கள் அச்சம்
• கடற்கரை அருகே வசிப்பவர்கள் அவசரமாக வெளியேற்றம்

• சென்னை, காஞ்சிபுரம், திருவள்ளூர் மாவட்டங்களில் 3,500 பேர் இடமாற்றம்
• 24 மணிநேரத்தில் சென்னையில் 6 செ.மீ மழை
• சென்னைக்கு கிழக்கே 142 கி.மீ. தொலைவில் வர்தா புயல்
• வர்தா புயலால் பழவேற்காட்டில் பலத்த கடல் காற்று வீசி வருகிறது
• பலத்த காற்றால் பழவேற்காட்டில் மின்கம்பங்கள், மரங்கள் சாய்ந்தன
• பழவேற்காட்டில் சூறைக்காற்று வீசி வருவதால் கம்பிகள் அறுப்பட்டு மின் இணைப்புகள் துண்டிக்கப்பட்டன
  
  
  
  

Jayalalithaa Had Cardiac Arrest Sunday Evening - Apollo Hospital Announcement

Jayalalithaa Had Cardiac Arrest Sunday Evening - Apollo Hospital Announcement

J Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and one of India's most powerful and popular politicians, had a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening in the Chennai hospital where she has spent the last three months being treated for a prolonged lung infection.

"She is being treated and monitored by a team of experts, including cardiologists, pulmonologist and critical care specialists," said Dr Subbaiah Viswanathan of Apollo Hospital.

After a phone call from Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has flown back to Chennai from Maharashtra which is also in his charge. He visited the hospital and left without making a statement.

Senior ministers have converged converging at the hospital. Supporters of the Chief Minister were gathering outside to pray for her. The Press Trust of India reported that nine units of anti-riot police, each with about 100 members, are being prepped to flown into Tamil Nadu, if needed. Police across the state have been asked to be on high alert and the entire force has been asked to report to duty at 7 am. Schools have not been closed and exams will go on as scheduled, officials said.

Crowds gathered outside Apollo hospital as news of Jayalalithaa's health poured in.

Earlier on Saturday, Jayalalithaa's party, the AIADMK, said the 68-year-old leader would soon decide when to return home with three specialist consultants from Delhi's premier AIIMS hospital declaring her fully recovered.

For weeks, doctors attending to Jayalalithaa have been saying that "Amma", as she is known to millions of supporters, was well enough to decide when to return home. Her party said she was directing important decisions, speaking occasionally to those who were allowed to meet her.

When she was first hospitalised in September, her party said it was for dehydration and fever. It soon became clear that her illness was far more serious. She spent weeks on respiratory support and specialists flew in from London and Delhi to monitor her. 

India, Japan signs historic nuclear deal

India, Japan signs historic nuclear deal

Signing a landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the agreement for cooperation will mark a historic step in the engagement to build a clean energy partnership between both nations.

"A landmark deal for a cleaner, greener world! PM @narendramodi and PM @AbeShinzo witness exchange of the landmark Civil Nuclear Agreement," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted.

Prime Minister Modi said India sees Japan as a natural partner in the aim to be major centre for manufacturing, investments and 21st century knowledge industries.

"It is clear that our cooperation has progressed on multiple fronts. The Agreement for cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy marks a historic step in our engagement to build a clean energy partnership," Prime Minister Modi said.

He said that strategic partnership is not only for the good and security of own societies, but it also brings peace, stability and balance to region.

Prime Minister Modi also said that both the nation have united to combat the menace of terrorism, especially cross-border terrorism.

Speaking about implementation of visa-on-arrival policy, he said since March 2016 India has extended 'Visa-On Arrival' facility to Japanese nationals and have also extended a 10-year visa to businesspersons.

The present agreement provides for bilateral cooperation in the field of Nuclear Energy. This would provide for the development of nuclear power projects in India and thus strengthening of energy security of the country. The present agreement would open up the door for collaboration between Indian and Japanese industries in our Civil Nuclear programme.

The deal would allow Japan to export nuclear technology to India, making it the first non-NPT signatory to have such a deal with Tokyo. It would also cement the bilateral economic and security ties as the two countries warm up to counter anassertive China.

Japan is a major player in the nuclear energy market and an atomic deal with it will make it easier for US-based nuclear plant makers Westinghouse Electric Corporation and GE Energy Inc to set up atomic plants in India as both these conglomerates have Japanese investments.

Security features of the new Rs. 2000 and Rs. 500 notes

Security features of the new Rs. 2000 and Rs. 500 notes 

A look at the security features of the newly-launched Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 500 notes from the RBI's stable.

Rs. 2,000 (colour: magenta)

* Is a part of the Mahatma Gandhi (New) series, with a motif of India's Mars orbiter, the Mangalyaan on the reverse

* Size: 66mm x 166mm

Front side:

1. See through register where the numeral 2,000 can be seen when note is held against light

2. Latent image of 2,000 can be seen when the note is tilted

3. Devanagari denomination

4. Portrait of Mahatma Gandhi

5. Micro letters 'RBI' and '2,000'

6. Colour shift security thread with 'RBI' and '2,000'

7. Guarantee clause, Governor's signature and RBI emblem on the right

8. Watermarks of Mahatma Gandhi and electrotype 2,000 numeral

9. Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on top left and bottom right sides

10. Denominational numeral with Rupee symbol, 2,000 in colour changing ink

11. Ashoka pillar emblem

For visually impaired:

12. Rectangle with Rs.2,000 in raised print on right

13. Seven angular bleed lines in raised print

Rs. 500

The size is 63mm x 150mm, colour is stone grey with Red Fort and Mahatma Gandhi's image on each sides

Features:

1. See through register in denomination numeral

2. Latent image of the denomination numeral

3. Denomination numeral in Devnagari

4. Orientation of Mahatma Gandhi's portrait changed

5. Windowed security thread changes from green to blue when note is tilted

6. Guarantee clause, Governor's signature, RBI emblem shifted towards right

7. Portrait and electrotype watermarks

8. Number panel with numerals growing from small to big on top left and bottom right sides

9. Denomination in nuemrals with Rupee symbol in colour changing ink (green to blue) on bottom right

10. Ashoka pillar emblem on right

For visually impaired:

11. Circle with Rs. 500 in raised print on the right

12. Bleed lines on left and right in raised print

Exchange of old Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes worth Rs 4,000 allowed only once till RBI review

Exchange of old Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes worth Rs 4,000 allowed only once till RBI review

The limit to exchange old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 is Rs 4000 till further review by the RBI and NOT per day as has been misunderstood by some people. The Frequently asked Questions (FAQs) on the RBI website and the notification regarding de-monetisation mention that old notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 can be exchanged at bank or post office branches till December 30, 2016 up to a value of Rs 4000 by filling up a form and providing ID proof. The notification regarding this does not state that this is 'Rs 4000 per day'.

The above is clear from the notification issued on November 8 regarding "Withdrawal of Legal Tender Character of existing Rs 500/- and Rs 1000/- Bank Notes". Regarding 'Provision of Exchange Facility', this notification states that the old de-monetised notes can be exchanged at any Issue Office of the Reserve Bank or any branch of public sector banks, private sector banks, foreign banks, Regional Rural Banks, Urban Cooperative Banks and State Cooperative Banks for a period up to and including the 30th December, 2016, subject to the following condition: 

(i) the specified bank notes of aggregate value of Rs 4,000/- or below may be exchanged for any denomination of bank notes having legal tender character, with a requisition slip in the format specified by the Reserve Bank and proof of identity; the limit of Rs 4,000/- for exchanging specified bank notes shall be reviewed after fifteen days from the date of commencement of this notification and appropriate orders may be issued, where necessary. 

This implies that the limit of Rs 4000 per person is at one time exchange allowed till this decision is reviewed 15 days from November 8 i.e. on November 22nd. Two bank branches that this correspondent visited were also following this principle. Further, RBI has not issued any clarification to the contrary so far. 

However, quite obviously this rule is being currently circumvented by people visiting branches of different banks with the same ID proof or with different ID proofs. It appears unlikely that given the short time at their disposal and the current pressure of work bank officials would be able to cross check with branches of other banks. 

The confusion has arisen because of the RBI instructions regarding cash withdrawals from ATMs, which state: Withdrawal from ATMs shall be restricted to Rs 2,000 per day per card up to 18th November, 2016 and the limit shall be raised to Rs 4,000 per day per card from 19th November, 2016. However, it is to be noted that when a person is withdrawing from the ATM he/she is drawing from his/her own bank account and NOT exchanging notes. Quite obviously, RBI has restricted the exchange of notes to Rs 4000 per person till further review. 

Since all the instructions regarding withdrawal from ATM and savings account have been specified for per day, it has been inadvertently assumed that exchange of old notes worth Rs 4,000 limit is also per day. 

VIA ET 

What To Do With Old 500 And 1,000 Rupee Notes

To stop the spread of counterfeit notes, which is aiding terror activities from across the border, and flush out black money, the government has decided to scrap the notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. Starting midnight, these notes will only be "worth the paper they are printed on," he said.

A proposal for new 500 and 2,000 rupee notes has been cleared by the Reserve Bank of India.

There will be no change in any other form of monetary exchange -- cheque, DD, payment via credit or debit cards, he said.

Here's what you need to do with your 500 and 1000 rupee notes.

• Deposit them at the bank or post office from November 10 to December 30
• Exchange them from a bank or post office till 24 November. The limit for exchange is Rs.4000
• Take Aadhaar card and PAN Card when you go to exchange notes
• After December 30, these can be deposited at the Reserve Bank with a declaration
• Tourists can change the notes at airports
   

Your 500 and 1000 rupee notes be accepted till November 11 at:

• Petrol Pumps and government hospitals
• Railway, airline, government bus  ticket booking counters
• Consumer co-operative stores run by state or central government
• Milk booths authorized by state governments
• Crematoriums and burial grounds

Here Is A Look At New Rs. 500, Rs. 2,000 Notes

The RBI said the move is necessitated to tackle counterfeiting Indian banknotes, to effectively nullify black money hoarded in cash and curb funding of terrorism with fake notes.

The government in a surprise move on Tuesday announced that the Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 will be withdrawn. "This is necessitated to tackle counterfeiting Indian banknotes, to effectively nullify black money hoarded in cash and curb funding of terrorism with fake notes," the Reserve Bank of India said in a release.

As part of the move, the RBI will issue new bank notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 2,000 denomination.

Here are some features of the new bank notes of Rs. 500 denomination, as per the RBI:

New Rs. 500 notes are different from the present series in colour, size, theme, location of security features and design elements

Size of new note is 63mm x 150 mm

Colour of the note is stone grey

The predominant new theme is Indian heritage site - Red Fort

The size of the new Rs. 500 note is 63mm x 150 mm, the RBI said.

Here are some features of the new bank notes of Rs. 2,000 denomination, as per the RBI:

Rs. 2,000 notes will be part of Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series

New Denomination has motif of the Mangalayan on the reverse, depicting the country's first venture in interplanetary space

Base colour of note is magenta

Note has other designs, geometric patterns aligning with the overall colour scheme

Size of the new note is 66 mm x 166 mm

Rs. 500, Rs. 1000 currency notes to be out of circulation from midnight

Rs. 500, Rs. 1000 currency notes to be out of circulation from midnight

From midnight today, till November 10, ATMs will not function. Banks will be closed for public transactions tomorrow.

The Union Government has decided to do away with Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes from midnight on Tuesday. These notes will cease to be legal tender from the midnight of November 8, 2016, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on Tuesday. "These notes will only be papers from tomorrow," he said in Hindi, adding that the move is to curb circulation of counterfeit notes and fight blackmoney.

People who posess currency notes of these denomination can exchange them in banks and head and sub post offices from November 10 to December 30, by providing a valid proof for identity such as Aadhar card, PAN card or voters ID card.

Check out the video in youtube here: 

Post December 30, these notes will be accepted only by the Reserve Bank of India after submitting a declaration.

From midnight today, till November 10, ATMs will not function. Banks will be closed for public transactions tomorrow.

For a few days, only upto Rs. 2000 can be withdrawn from ATMs. This will be enhanced to Rs. 4000 later. The withdrawal limit for ATM will eventually be fixed at Rs. 10,000 per day and Rs. 20,000 per week.

There are some exemptions: Government hospitals, pharmacies at Government hospitals, public sector-run petrol bunks, and burial grounds.

Airports will make arrangements to inform international travellers that the cash limit is Rs. 5000.

This move will not affect debit cards, cheque and digital transfer of money.

All other denominations such as Rs. 100, Rs. 50, Rs. 10, Rs. 5, Rs. 2 and Re. 1 as well as coins will continue in circulation unaffected.

In an unusual televised address, as the NDA government completes two-and-a half years rule on Tuesday, Mr. Modi said Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 denominations are mostly counterfeited "from across the border."

"We have brought back Rs. 1,25,000 crores of blackmoney from corrupt people through various means," the Prime Minister said.

Coutesy: The Hindu

Stampede in India kills more than 20 at religious ceremony

Stampede in India kills more than 20 at religious ceremony

At least 24 people have been killed and 20 others injured in a stampede on a crowded bridge to reach a Hindu religious ceremony in northern India on Saturday, police said.

The stampede took place on the outskirts of Varanasi, a city in Uttar Pradesh state known for its temples. Organisers were expecting 3,000 devotees at the ceremony, but more than 70,000 thronged the ashram of a local Hindu leader on the banks of the Ganges River, said police officer SK Bhagat.

“We were not prepared for such a large crowd,” Raj Bahadur, a spokesman for the organisers said.

The stampede happened as police started turning back people from the overcrowded bridge, the Press Trust of India news agency cited Bahadur as saying. That triggered a rumor among the devotees that the bridge had collapsed, and they started running for safety, he said.

Nineteen people were killed on the spot and five others succumbed to their injuries at a hospital, said police officer Daljit Chaudhary. Four of the 20 injured people were still in serious condition at the hospital, he said.

Prime minister Narendra Modi said he was deeply saddened by the tragedy. “I have spoken to officials and asked them to ensure all possible help to those affected,” he tweeted.

Deadly stampedes are fairly common during Indian religious festivals, where large crowds gather in small areas with few safety or crowd control measures.

In October 2013, a stampede in Madhya Pradesh state in central India killed more than 110 people, mostly women and children.

In July last year at least 27 people were killed and dozens injured in a stampede during a Hindu religious bathing festival, on a river bank in southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh state

Regional Names of Durga Puja: Ayudha Puja

Regional Names of Durga Puja: Ayudha Puja

Region: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh 

The ninth day is also the day of the Ayudha Puja. After the slaying of Mahishasura and other demons by Chamundeswari, there was no more use for her weapons. So the weapons were kept aside and worshipped. This Ayudha puja is being celebrated since ancient times. The importance of Ayudha Puja on this occasion may also be due to the fact that on the Vijayadasami day, Arjuna took back his weapons which he had hidden in a Vani tree in order to lead a life in disguise for the promised period of exile. It is believed that one who begins or renovates his learning to work on the Vijayadasami day will secure a grand success as Arjuna did in Kurukshetra war.

The Ayudha Puja is a worship of whatever implements one may use in one's livelihood. On the preceding evening, it is traditional to place these implements on an altar to the Divine. If one can make a conscious effort to see the divine in the tools and objects one uses each day, it will help one to see one's work as an offering to God. It will also help one to maintain constant remembrance of the divine. In India it is customary for one to prostrate before the tools one will use before starting one's work each day; this is an expression of gratitude to God for helping one to fulfil one's duties.

Indian Railway Destination Alert and Wake up call - A Boon to Regular Train Travellers in India

Destination Alert

Railway Passengers can set destination alert on

•  139 Railway Enquiry Service IVR

• 139 Railway Enquiry service with assistance from customer service Executive

•  SMS 139 with one simple keyword 

Steps for Activating Destination Alert on 139 IVR

• Dial 139 from the Mobile you want you want to set Destination Alert

• Choose your preferred language

• Select option 7 from the IVR main menu

• Press -2 for Destination Alert

• Enter your 10 digit PNR number

• Press 1 to confirm your PNR number

Destination alert shall be set for the given PNR Number, you will also receive a confirmation message on Your mobile as “DESTINATION ALERT call has been set on your mobile number for <Destination Station Name>”.

Steps for Activating Destination Alert with Assistance from 139 customer Service Executive

While conversing with the Customer Service Executive-

• Please convey your 10 digit PNR number

• Please reconfirm your mobile number on which destination alert is to be set

• Customer Service Executive will confirm that destination alert has been set

You will also receive a confirmation message on your mobile as “DESTINATION ALERT call has been set on your mobile number for <Destination Station Name>.

Activating Destination Alert through SMS on SMS 139

• You can also set destination alert using SMS 139 service. JUST send following SMS from the mobile on which you want to activate Alert:

ALERT<PNR NUMBER>

You will receive a confirmation message on your mobile as “DESTINATION ALERT call has been set on yourmobile number for <Destination Station Name>.

1. Call/SMSNote:- only from the mobile number on which you want to set destination alert.

 

Wake-up Alarm

Railway Passengers can set Wake-up Alarm on•   139 Railway Enquiry Service IVR• 139 Railway Enquiry Service with assistance from Customer Service Executive

Steps for Activating Wake- up Alarm on 139 IVR

• Dial 139 from the Mobile you want to set Wake-up Alarm

• Choose your preferred language

• Select option 7 from the IVR main menu

• Press -1 for wake-up Alarm

• Enter your 10 digit PNR number

• Press 1 to confirm your PNR Number

• Enter STD code on which you want Activate your wake-up Alarm or Press (*) to contact our customer care executive.

Wake-up Alarm shall be set for the given PNR number, you will also receive a confirmation message on your mobile as “WAKE-UP ALARM call has been set on your mobile number for < Destination Station Name >”.

Step for Activating Wake-up Alarm with 139 Customer Service Executive

While conversing with the Customer Service Executive-

• Please convey your 10 digit PNR number.

• Please reconfirm your mobile number on which Wake-up Alarm is to be set.

• Customer Service Executive will confirm that the Wake-up Alarm has been set.

You will also receive a confirmation message on your mobile as “WAKE-UP ALARM call has been set on you mobile

number for < Destination Station Name>

Note-

1. Call only from the mobile number on which you want to set Wake-up Alarm .

Charges Applicable:

Following call charges are applicable for calls received on 139:

Mobile: Rs. 1.20 for a pulse of 60 seconds for calls from Metro cities while for calls from non metro cities/areas the charges are Rs. 2 for a pulse of 60 seconds.SMS:SMS (Pull) cost is Rs. 3 per SMS. 

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