Born: 8 July 1908, KanchipuramDied: 1991 Prof. Vijayendra Kasturi Ranga Varadaraja Rao was a multifaceted personality – Economist, Educationist, an Administrator, and an Institution builder. After collegiate education in Bombay, he obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from Cambridge in 1936. Commencing from his first Professional employment as Lecturer in Economics at Wilson College, Bombay, VKRV […]
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CENTRAL VIGILANCE COMMISSION
The CVC was set up on February 11, 1964. The CVC is considered to be the country’s anti-corruption watch dog. The President has inaugurated the golden jubilee celebrations of CVC on February 11, 2014. BACKGROUND: The CVC was set up on the recommendations of the Committee on Prevention of Corruption headed by K. Santhanam. The […]
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OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
The Official languages are mentioned in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution. The official language is mentioned in the part XVII of the Indian Constitution. The original Constitution mentioned 14 languages as the official languages. This is covered in the articles from 343 to 351. Constitutional provisions dealing with official language are divided into four […]
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ZONAL COUNCILS
The first Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru proposed that country can be divided into 4 or 5 zonal councils. Five Zonal Councils were set up in the year 1956. The Zonal Councils have been created by the States Reorganization Act of 1956. This acts as a platform to discuss certain common issues. The […]
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JOINT PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (JPSC)
JOINT PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION A JPSC is a statutory body. It is not a constitutional body The Joint Public Service Commission is created by the parliament through a legislation (law). The JPSC is a statutory body. (The body that is created by an act of Parliament.) COMPOSITION: There is a chairman for JPSC. There are […]
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State Public Service Commission (SPSC)
Every state of India consists of a State Public Service Commission. STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMPOSITION: There is a chairman for SPSC. There are other members for SPSC. QUALIFICATIONS: The qualifications of Chairman and members are not specified in the Constitution. As nearly as one half of the members should have at least 10 years of […]
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LaCONES
May 2021: Based on reports by CCMB-LaCONES, it has now been confirmed that eight Asiatic lions housed in Nehru Zoological Park (NZP), Hyderabad have tested positive for SARS-CoV2 virus. LaCONES or Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species, is a Council of Scientific and Industrial Research lab located in Hyderabad. It is a part of […]
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UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC)
Article 315: There shall be a Public Service Commission for the Union and Public service Commission for each state. UPSC is a Constitutional body. The UPSC conduct examinations for All India Services and other central services. WHAT ARE ALL INDIA SERVICES? These are the services recruited by the central government but, posted in the states […]
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Election Commission of India
The Election commission is a constitutional body that is entrusted with the responsibility of conducting free and fair elections in the country. On October 16, 1989 for the first time the President appointed 2 election commissioners. NOTE: The two election commissioners were appointed to cope with increased work of the election commission on the account […]
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Advocate-General
an advocate general is a legal advisor to a state government. The post is created by the Constitution of India and corresponds to that of Attorney General of India at the central-level. The Governor of each state shall appoint a person who is qualified to be appointed judges in high court. This office is just similar to the office of the […]