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Do’s and Don’ts in UPSC preparation for self-study students 2017-2018

Do’s and Don’ts in UPSC preparation for self-study students
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Standard Books-use only the suggested or listed books for civil services exam.
Notes-notes and guides are badly copied version of standard books.
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UPSC IAS exam: Upper age limit may soon be revised

The upper age limit might get down to 26. The Board might be phasing out the age limit by six years over the next 5-7 years
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http://indianexpress.com/article/education/upsc-ias-exam-upper-age-limit-may-soon-be-revised/

indianexpress.com The final decision on this matter will be taken by the Central Government

Three simple rules:
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If you do not GO after what you want, you’ll never have it;
If you do not ASK, the answer will always be NO;
If you do not STEP FORWARD,you’ll always be in the same place.

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UPSC results data shows Reserved trail General in both the written test and interview
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indianexpress.com Candidates in reserved categories — SC, ST and OBC — fare somewhat poorly in the Civil Services Examination compared with candidates in the general category — and this is true for both the written and interview stages of the exam, according to an analysis of marks by The Indian Express.

SSC CGL: Age limit of 18-27 years to stay for 2016

SSC CGL: Age limit of 18-27 years to stay for 2016
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The SSC has said that for now, the age limit of 18 to 27 years will stay. The new age limit of 20 to 30 years will be effective from the year 2017

http://indianexpress.com/article/education/ssc-cgl-old-limit-to-stay-for-2016/

indianexpress.com The SSC has said that for now, the age limit of 18 to 27 years will stay. The new age limit of 20 to 30 years will be effective from the year 2017.

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UPSC panel wants govt to reduce age limit for civil services exam
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A Union Public Service Commission-appointed committee is set to tell the government to reduce the upper age-limit for appearing in the examination to get into premier civil services such as the IAS and IPS.

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NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION INTERVIEW TIPS FOR IAS-2015

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION INTERVIEW TIPS FOR IAS-2016
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25 Powerful Quotes
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1. “Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” -- Confucius

2. “As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, think big.” -- Donald Trump

3. “Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won’t so you can spend the rest of your life like most people can't.” -- Student (unidentified) of Warren G. Tracy

4. “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.” -- John C. Maxwell

5. “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.” -- Napoleon Hill

6. “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” -- Thomas Edison

7. “It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure.” -- Bill Gates

8. “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” -- Mark Twain

9. “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” -- Ralph Nader

10. “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” -- Napoleon Hill

11. ”Genius is 1 percent inspiration, and 99 percent perspiration.” -- Thomas Edison

Related: 30 Inspirational Quotes for Entrepreneurs (Infographic)

12. “Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.” -- Winston Churchill

13. “What is not started will never get finished” -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

14. “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” -- Jim Rohn

15. “When you cease to dream, you cease to live.” -- Malcolm Forbes

16. “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.” -- Bill Gates

17. "An entrepreneur is someone who jumps off a cliff and builds a plane on the way down." -- Reid Hoffman

18. “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” -- Vince Lombardi

19. "Everyone has ideas. They may be too busy or lack the confidence or technical ability to carry them out. But I want to carry them out. It is a matter of getting up and doing it." -- James Dyson

20. “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” -- Steve Jobs

21. “Success is not what you have, but who you are.” -- Bo Bennett

22. “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” -- Vince Lombardi

23. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” -- Warren Buffett

24. “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” -- Albert Einstein

25. “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” -- Mark Twain
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Over 80% of engineering graduates in India unemployable: Study - Times of India

Over 80% of engineering graduates in India unemployable: Study - Times of India
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com In terms of cities, Delhi continues to produce the highest number of employable engineers, followed by Bengaluru and the western parts of the country, the report said.

We are Indians, firstly and lastly.Happy Republic Day..

"Don’t fight battles with small-minded people. Your destiny’s too great to be distracted—they’re not going where you’re going."

May the bad times you faced in the year 2015 be your stepping stones to success and may you be blessed with many happy moments in 2016.
Happy New Year :)

PM nod must for suspending IAS officers working with Centre

PM nod must for suspending IAS officers working with Centre
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indianexpress.com The Prime Minister is in charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions which has DoPT as one of the departments.

LIST OF BEST IAS BOOKS FOR 2016 MUST READ-PRELIMS+MAINS (GS-1,2,3,4)
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IAS BOOKS FOR Prelims 2016
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Manorama Yearbook 2016 [http://goo.gl/6oSeKJ ]
General Studies: Paper I (2016) Manual By TMH – [http://goo.gl/GiVqqH ]
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PAPER 1
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ANCIENT INDIA
India’s ancient past by R.S. sharma[ http://goo.gl/wwpHpN ]
Read Old And New Ncert Books For Ancient India

MEDIEVAL INDIA
history of medieval india by satish chandra [http://goo.gl/cJvk6t ]
MODERN INDIA
history of modern india by bipan chandra[ http://goo.gl/TKYj9J ]
india’s struggle for independence by bipan chandra[http://goo.gl/QBZFEx ]
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INDIAN POLITY
indian polity by m. laxmikanth[http://goo.gl/9RHQU2 ]
our parliament by subhash kashyap[http://goo.gl/aAswg7 ]
GEOGRAPHY
geography of india by majid husain[http://goo.gl/Xc0nrj ]
certificate physical and human geography by goh cheng leong
[ http://goo.gl/qx6YIX ]
oxford school atlas[ http://goo.gl/TuYtv0 ]
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INDIAN ECONOMY
indian economy for civil services examination by ramesh singh.[ http://goo.gl/G21yBJ ]
economic survey [ http://goo.gl/D2Hre1 ] **********************************************************
GENERAL SCIENCE
science and technology by – tmh[http://goo.gl/Yubpqf ]
environment and ecology biodiversity, climate change and disaster management by majid husain[http://goo.gl/pflimv ]
PAPER 2-CSAT
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IAS BOOKS FOR PRELIMS -CSAT PAPER 2
csat book-csat paper – 2 manual by tmh[http://goo.gl/p4kfn4 ]
csat book-a modern approach to verbal and non-verbal reasoning[http://goo.gl/szuT92 ]
csat book cracking the csat paper-2 by arihant experts[ http://goo.gl/lpcDUX ]
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GENERAL STUDIES 1 BOOKS
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For indian culture
Facets of indian culture by spectrum[http://goo.gl/fEmSx6 ]
The wonder that was india: by a.l. Basham[ http://goo.gl/317yBp ]
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FOR INDIAN HISTORY
Modern Indian History
history of modern india by bipan chandra[ http://goo.gl/TKYj9J ]
india’s struggle for independence by bipan chandra[http://goo.gl/QBZFEx ]
a new look at modern indian history by bl grover[ http://goo.gl/ClOVoK ]
indian history-after independence
india since independence by bipin chandra[ http://goo.gl/C7X6OL]
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FOR WORLD HISTORY
ias books for history of the world –books for general studies 1
mastering modern world history by norman lowe [ http://goo.gl/uZis4Q ]
history of the modern world by by jain &mathur[ http://goo.gl/PD6cqT ]
a history of the modern world: an outline by ranjan chakrabarti[ http://goo.gl/iIE4j0 ]
FOR INDIAN SOCIETY
society indian by b. ramasmway[ http://goo.gl/6gJd7l ]
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FOR INDIAN GEOGRAPHY AND WORLD
geography of india by majid husain [ http://goo.gl/BPsHOV ]
certificatephysical and human geography by goh cheng leong
[ http://goo.gl/qx6YIX ]
oxford school atlas[ http://goo.gl/TuYtv0 ]
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FOR WORLD’S PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
world geography by majid husain[ http://goo.gl/84XpwV ]
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GENERAL STUDIES 2 BOOKS
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INDIAN CONSTITUTION
introduction to the constitution of india by dd basu[http://goo.gl/hffNT9 ]
our constitution by subhash c. kashyap[ http://goo.gl/aAswg7 ]
FOR INSTITUTIONS,RIGHTS,APPOINTMENTS ,POWERS ETC
indian polity by laxmikanth [http://goo.gl/9RHQU2 ]
governance in india by laxmikant[ http://goo.gl/0pu0hm]
FOR INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES,INDIA AND ITS NEIGHBORHOOD- RELATIONS.
india and the world: through the eyes of indian diplomats[http://goo.gl/Jd8U1x ]
ias mains general studies paper 2 governance constitution, polity social justice & international relations. [ http://goo.gl/GDcEcb ]

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IAS BOOKS FOR GS 3
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IAS MAINS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 3 technology economic development bio diversity environment, security & disaster management [http://goo.gl/KLHDpv ]
(Read this book for making base -not in depth but very helpful)
INDIAN ECONOMY
Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh[ http://goo.gl/G21yBJ ]
(Best book for understanding all terms)
Indian Economy by Datt & Sundharam[ http://goo.gl/Snw09n ]
(detailed analysis of everything related to economy -Must book)
GENERAL SCIENCE BOOKS FOR GENERAL STUDIES 3-
Science and Technology By – TMH. [ http://goo.gl/Yubpqf ]
Environment and Ecology - Biodiversity, Climate Change and Disaster Management BY Majid Husain[ http://goo.gl/pflimv ]
Internal Security & Disaster Management: GS Paper 3[ http://goo.gl/entZHS ]
(For internal security,challenges,and disaster management )
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GENERAL STUDIES 4 BOOKS
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BOOKS FOR GENERAL STUDIES 4-ETHICS,INTEGRITY AND APTITUDE[ http://goo.gl/vx9cZd ]

IAS MAINS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER 4 ETHICS INTEGRITY & APTITUDE[ http://goo.gl/H4QYX5 ]

ETHICS, INTEGRITY AND APTITUDE[ ]
LEXICON FOR ETHICS ,INTEGRITY AND APTITUDE (CIVIL SERVICECHRONICLE) [ currently not available on flipkart and amazon ]
(You must read this books )
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COP21 agreement: All you need to know about Paris climate change deal
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After four years of talks , representatives from 195 countries have created history in Paris by agreeing to a comprehensive climate change deal that will commit nearly every country to lowering planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions besides giving a boost to clean energy business.

The COP21 agreement will have a lot in store for economies in transition like India with over a trillion dollars in green investment set to be handed out in the next decade or so, enabling the adoption of greener technologies — an endgame that the agreement sets out to achieve.

On Earth Day, falling on April 22, 2016, it will be opened for the signatures of members for one year. And it will enter into force once 55 countries accounting for at least 55% of emissions ink it.

Here are the highlights of the deal:

1. Goal: The long-term goal is to limit global warming to “well below” 2 degrees celsius over pre-Industrial Revolution levels, and to try for 1.5 degree if possible.

Impact: Will push out fossil fuels from economies.

2. Peak: The world will aim for climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions to peak “as soon as possible”, probably in second half of the century.

Impact: Will provide affordable green technologies to developing countries.

3. Climate action: Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to be reviewed again in 2023 and then once every five years to reflect highest possible ambition as per the individual capabilities of countries.

Impact: Introduces ‘name and shame’ regime for nations that don’t have an ambitious climate plan.

4. Emission reduction: Developed countries to take economy-wise absolute emission reduction (no target) and developing countries to enhance their mitigation efforts.

Impact: Introduces cooperative effort to reduce emissions, with higher burden on richer nations.

5. Loss and damage: The agreement includes a section recognising “loss and damage” associated with climate-related disasters. The US was worried it would lead to claims of compensation for damage caused by extreme weather events . It was included with a footnote specifically stating that loss and damage does not involve liability or compensation.

Impact: Most vulnerable nations will be partially covered for loss because of disasters. It is a victory for small island nations threatened by rising seas.

6. Finance: Developed countries to take lead in providing financial assistance with floor of $100 billion by 2020 from variety of sources including “significant role” of public funds. Expansion of donor base to be considered in future.

Impact: Countries like India, say after 2030, will have to contribute.

7. Transparency: Technical Expert Review of climate action plans for all parties with different level for developed and developing world depending on national capability and circumstances. Biennial update in form of established International Assessment and Review for rich nations and International Consultation and Analysis for developing world.

Impact: Brings all countries on single accountability platform.

8. Taking stock: First of climate action plans to happen in 2023 and then every five years with an aim to enhance voluntary commitments by each country. India has committed emission intensity reduction by 33-35% and a 40% non-fossil energy use by 2030 in its first climate action plan submitted this October.

Impact: Gives permanency for periodic enhancement of climate action plans.

"Bend but do not break "

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Are you a spectator in your own life? Do you sit on the sidelines planning, thinking, trying, but never fully doing? How many days have been paved with good intentions but no follow-through?
Today, choose to believe in and explore the power of your own engagement. This means to fully connect to your calling and passion in life. Lean into it. Pursue it every day ~ despite the distractions in your life, or in spite of any perceived limitations. Decide to live far beyond any past regrets or future excuses. DETERMINE to find a way or make a way. GO FOR IT!! Choose to be unstoppable in pursuit of your GREATEST life!

Strong Determination Story in Hindi
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हरीश एक गाँव का पला बढ़ा इंसान था। मन में आगे बढ़ने की उमंग थी, कुछ अच्छा करने का उत्साह था तो घर वालों से जिद करके पढाई(High Education in College) के लिए शहर चला गया। हरीश यूँ तो शुरुआत से ही अव्वल दर्जे का छात्र रहा था, कॉलेज से भी अच्छे नंबरों से पास हुआ। एक अच्छी कंपनी में नौकरी(Job) भी मिल गयी थी। करीब 4-5 साल बाद हरीश गाँव लौटा तो देखा आज भी लोगों में वही प्यार और स्नेह की भावना थी।
गाँव के लोग हरीश इंजिनियर बाबू(Engineer) कहकर बुलाते थे, ये सुनकर हरीश कहीं ना कहीं मन में सम्मान महसूस करता था। कुछ दिन गाँव में रहा तो हरीश को किसी ने बताया कि गाँव में कोई साधु बाबा आये हैं वो जब भी नाचते हैं बारिश होने लगती है। सुनकर बड़ा आश्चर्य हुआ, हँसी भी आई, हरीश विज्ञानं का छात्र था और वो जानता था कि ऐसा कोई जादू संभव ही नहीं है। उसे लगा कि ये बाबा भोले गाँव वालों को बेवकूफ बना रहा है। यही सोचकर वह बाबा से मिलने गया।
हरीश ने जाकर बाबा को चेलेंज कर दिया कि आपके पास कोई जादू नहीं है, अगर आपके नाचने से बारिश हो सकती है तो मेरे नाचने से भी जरूर होगी। कुछ गाँव वाले भी देखने के लिए इकट्ठे हो गए। हरीश ने नाचना शुरू किया, नाचते हुए बार बार आसमान की ओर देखता लेकिन बारिश नहीं हुई, हरीश थोड़ी देर में ही थककर चूर हो गया। अब बाबा की बारी थी। बाबा ने नाचना शुरू किया, और नाचते ही रहे घंटों बहुत देर तक, अभी तक बारिश नहीं हुई थी। बाबा भी लगातार नाचे जा रहा था, काफी देर बाद आसमान में बादल छाने लगे, बाबा नाचते हुए थका नहीं बल्कि घंटो नाचता रहा। कुछ देर बाद बादल जमकर बरसे, घनघोर बारिश हुई।
हरीश शर्म से सर झुकाकर बाबा से इस जादू के बारे में पूछने लगा। बाबा ने कहा- बेटा ये कोई जादू नहीं है, नाहीं ये कोई कला है, ये तो बस एक दृंढ निश्चय है। मैं जब भी नाचता हूँ तो दो बात का ध्यान रखता हूँ। पहला मैं मन में खुद को विश्वास दिलाता हूँ कि अगर मैं नाचूँगा तो बारिश जरूर होगी और दूसरा अगर बारिश नहीं हुई तो मैं जब तक नाचूँगा, तब तक बारिश ना हो जाये। बस यही इस बारिश और नाच का राज है।
हरीश को अपनी सारी डिग्रियाँ आज इस ज्ञान के आगे कमजोर नजर आ रहीं थी। विज्ञानं(Science) की किताबें तो बहुत पढ़ी पर जीवन के इस अनमोल ज्ञान का अनुभव पहले कभी नहीं किया था।
मित्रों आप भी जब कोई नए काम की शुरुआत करें तो मन में खुद पे विश्वास रखें कि आप सफल जरूर होंगे और सफल नहीं हुए तो तब तक प्रयास करते रहेंगे जब तक सफल हो ना जाएँ। बस यही हर सफलता का मन्त्र है। कोई काम असंभव नहीं है आपकी सोच और प्रयास से ही असंभव को संभव किया जा सकता है।

current affairs-December 1 2015
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Core Sector grew at a slow rate of 3.2% in October
As per the data released by the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry on November 30, 2015 the output of 8 core industries increased 3.2% in the month of October 2015 slowing down from 9% growth recorded in October 2014. The core sector growth in the period April to October 2015 was recorded at 2.5% with 5.6% recorded in the period April to October 2014.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the opening session of CoP 21
Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi visited Paris, France from November 29 to November 30, 2015 to attend the opening session of the Conference of Parties (COP) 21 on November 30, 2015. The COP was held under the aegis of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on November 30, 2015 in Paris, France. The 21st session of the Conference of Parties (COP) and the eleventh session of the Conference of Parties (COP) serving as the meeting of the parties to the Kyoto protocol is being held from November 30 to December 11, 2015.
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Union Government granted in principle approval to 20 NIMZ’s
The Union Government has granted in-principle approval to a total of 20 National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) as announced in the Parliament (Lok Sabha) on November 30, 2015 by the Union Minister of state for commerce and industry (Independent Charge) Nirmala Sitharaman. As per the announcement, 12 NIMZs are located outside the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) region.
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RBI kept repo rate unchanged at 6.75%
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released its fifth bi-monthly Monetary Policy statement for the fiscal year 2015-16 on December 1, 2015. The RBI conducted a assessment of the current economic scenario to decide any steps to be taken to change its monetary policy. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on the basis of its assessment and evolving macroeconomic situation announced to keep all the parameters and indices unchanged from the previous rates which are repo rate, reverse repo rate and Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR). The Reserve Bank also released data on the CPI (Consumer Price based Index) inflation which rose for the third consecutive term.
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Indian economy grows by 7.4% in 2nd quarter of 2015-16
On November 30, 2015 Central Statistics Office released a report on Quarterly Estimates of Gross Domestic Product for the Second Quarter (July-September) of 2015 – 2016. According to the report, India’s economic growth picked up pace in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2015 – 2016.This growth was due to strong manufacturing and signs of revival in investment.
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World AIDS day observed
World AIDS Day 2015 was observed on December 1, 2015. The theme for the year 2015 on World AIDS Day was On the fast track to end AIDS. December 1, 2015 marked 27 years of commemorating World AIDS Day. United Nations included ending of AIDS epidemic by 2030 as a part of the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in September 2015. UNAIDS is the UN agency that organizes campaigns on World AIDS Day. UNAIDS was created in the year 2004.
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ICFT-UNESCO Fellini award 2015 conferred to Indian movie ‘Cinemawala’
On November 30, 2015 the ICFT-UNESCO Fellini Award 2015 was conferred to the Kaushik Ganguly’s Indian Bengali film ‘Cinemawala’ at 46th International Film Festival India in Goa, India. The International Film Festival India (IFFI) 2015 in collaboration with the International Council for Film, Television and Audiovisual Communication (ICFT), Paris presented the UNESCO Fellini Medal to the film Cinemawala. This was the first time that ICFT-UNESCO Fellini Award was awarded in India.
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NGT Seek report on felling of trees
On November 29, 2015 National Green Tribunal (NGT) asked environmental activist and lawyer M. C. Mehta, to submit a report on illegal felling of 4000 trees in the eco-sensitive zone around the monument Taj Mahal by December 16. Environmental activist M. C. Mehta is a court commissioner in this matter.
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Indian Railway sign 40,000 crore contract with GE and Alstom
Indian Railways has signed 40,000 crore rupees contracts with GE and Alstom to set up two locomotive plants in Bihar. First venture the electric locomotive factory will be set up at Madhepura and diesel locomotive will be established at Marhowrah.
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First meeting of International Solar Alliance take place
The first meeting of the steering committee of the International solar alliance will take place on December 1, 2015. The alliance was formed on November 30, 2015 in the presence of 33 head of the government and head of the states. India is the main architect of this alliance.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns to India after conclusion of his visit to France
Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi after concluding his two-day visit to Paris, France. Prime Minster took part in Conference of Parties of United Nation framework convention on climate change popularly known as COP 21. Prime Minster said that the life style of few must not be crowd out opportunities for many still at the bottom of the development ladder.
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9017 Crore approved for NDRF for states
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has said that the Union Government has approved 9017 crore rupees for states under National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) in 2014-15. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Mr Singh said this fund has been released to compensate the crop loss of the farmers. The minister informed that the losses to crops in the affected states are assessed by the Inter Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs). Mr Singh said sudden change in weather pattern like the recent flood in Tamil Nadu has resulted in crop damage, poor yield and loss of income to the farmers.
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Debate on intolerance resume in Parliament
The Lok Sabha resumed discussion on intolerance on Participating in the discussion, Galla Jayadev of TDP, said India has a great cultural history of tolerance. Many castes, communities and races came here and became a part of this great civilization.
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India ranked 131 out of 167 on global ICT
India has been ranked 131 out of 167 nations on a global index that measures the level of information and communication technology access. UN International Telecommunications Union’s flagship annual Measuring the Information Society Report said that India has dropped six notches from its ranking in 2010. It said, the number of households with Internet and computer has, however, increased in India over the last five years.
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MP government declares 127 more tehsils as drought hit
Madhya Pradesh government has declared 127 more tehsils as drought prone on the basis of Anawari report. The state government had declared 141 tehsils of 23 districts as drought prone earlier. Now, a total of 268 tehsils of the state have been declared as drought prone.
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President approve bill to allow women in night shifts in Maharashtra
Maharashtra government’s amended Factories Act, 1948, allowing women to work in factories in night shifts has received the Presidential approval. An official said that the President has approved the amendment to the Act and a Central notification in this regard has been issued. Earlier, section 66(1)(c) of the Factories Act provided that women cannot work at a factory between 7 PM and 6 AM.
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GIAN initiative inaugurated
Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani has inaugurated GIAN (Global Initiative on Academic Network) project at the Indian Institute of Technology- Gandhinagar in Gujarat on November 30, 2015. Under project GIAN, institutes of higher education will host guest lectures by internationally and nationally renowned experts and evolve a comprehensive Faculty Development Programme.
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Turkey challenges Russia to prove claims
Turkey has challenged Russia to prove its claim that Ankara shot down a Russian plane in order to protect its oil trade with Islamic State. Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said if you allege something you should prove it.
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New President elected in Burkina Faso
Roch Marc Christian Kabore has been elected Burkina Faso’s new leader, the second civilian to become President since the West African country won independence in 1960. The Independent National Electoral Commission said today that results showed that Kabore from the Movement of People for Progress party won 53.5 percent of the vote, just enough to secure a first round victory.
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Anil Kumble resigned from Mumbai Indians
Former Indian Test Captain Anil Kumble has stepped down as the Chief Mentor of IPL franchise Mumbai Indians with immediate effect from on November 30, 2015. Kumble had been associated with Mumbai Indians since January of 2013. His decision comes after a BCCI crackdown on conflict of interest in the board.
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