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ISRO to launch 100th Satellite “Cartosat-2 Series” today

Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch the “ Cartosat-2 Series ” satellite riding on PSLV rocket this morning. The rocket will lift off at 9.29 hours from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 90 kilometres from Chennai. The “Cartosat-2 Series” and 29 other satellites will be inserted into a 505-kilometre sun-synchronous orbit after about seventeen and a half minutes since its lift off. Later, the payload Microsat developed by the ISRO will be taken down to a lower orbit at 359-kilometre height and launched using the ‘multiple engine switch-on’ method. This will be the fourth time the novel method would be used by the ISRO for placing satellites in multiple orbits in a single flight. It will also be one of the longest duration flights that will last for over two hours twenty-two minutes into space. The satellite “Cartosat-2 Series” is the seventh remote sensing satellite in its series and has the mission life of fi...

ISRO to launch 100th Satellite “Cartosat-2 Series” today

Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch the “ Cartosat-2 Series ” satellite riding on PSLV rocket this morning. The rocket will lift off at 9.29 hours from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 90 kilometres from Chennai. Read more at: http://www.pscspecialist.in/current-affairs/current-affairs-for-upsc-exam/isro-launch-100th-satellite-cartosat-2-series-today/

545/2017 Secretariate Assistant Last Date : 17th January 2018

545/2017 ASSISTANT/ AUDITOR Secretariat/ PSC/AGs Office/ Local Fund Audit etc കേരള സെക്രട്ടേറിയറ്റ്, പി.എസ്.സി., അഡ്വക്കേറ്റ് ജനറല്‍ ഓഫീസ്, ലോക്കല്‍ഫണ്ട് ഓഡിറ്റ്, വിജിലന്‍സ് ട്രിബ്യൂണല്‍, സ്‌പെഷ്യല്‍ ജഡ്ജസ് ആന്‍ഡ് എന്‍ക്വയറി കമ്മിഷണര്‍ ഓഫീസ് എന്നിവിടങ്ങളില്‍ അസിസ്റ്റന്റ് നിയമനത്തിന് ഇപ്പോള്‍ അപേക്ഷിക്കാം. യോഗ്യത: ബിരുദം/തത്തുല്യം. പ്രായം: 1836 (നിയമാനുസൃത ഇളവ് ലഭിക്കും)  റേഞ്ച് ഫോറസ്റ്റ് ഓഫീസര്‍, ആയുര്‍വേദ മെഡിക്കല്‍ ഓഫീസര്‍, ഹോമിയോ മെഡിക്കല്‍ ഓഫീസര്‍ തുടങ്ങി മറ്റ് 18 തസ്തികകളിലേക്കും ഇതോടൊപ്പം അപേക്ഷ ക്ഷണിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. www. keralapsc.gov.in എന്ന വെബ്‌സൈറ്റില്‍ ഒറ്റത്തവണ രജിസ്‌ട്രേഷന്‍ രീതിയില്‍ ഓണ്‍ലൈനായി അപേക്ഷിക്കണം. 545/2017 ASSISTANT/ AUDITOR Secretariat/ PSC/AGs Office/ Local Fund Audit etc    Last Date : 17th January 2018

Matunga Rly station enters Limca Book of Records for having all-women staff

The Matunga suburban station on the Central Railway of Mumbai division has figured in the Limca Book of Records 2018 for having an all-woman staff. The achievement comes six months after Matunga became the first railway station in the country to be run by an all-woman staff. Chief PRO of Central Railway Sunil Udasi said, a team of 41 women staffers at the station includes personnel from the RPF, commercial and operating departments. These staffers work under the supervision of station manager Mamta Kulkarni. He added, the staff has been handling all operations of the station round-the-clock for the last six months and results are positive and encouraging. The aim of the initiative is to create an environment where women are encouraged to take a decision about their own personal and professional well-being.

Rajiv Bindal elected as speaker of 13th HP legislative assembly

Rajiv Bindal elected as speaker of 13th HP legislative assembly In Himachal Pradesh, Dr. Rajiv Bindal MLA from Nahan has been elected unanimously as speaker of 13 th himachal pradesh legislative assembly. When the session met this morning on the second day today, Chief minister Jairam Thakur moved a resolution of Rajiv Bindal to be elected as speaker which was suopported by all the members including opposition Congress members. Dr. Bindal Hails from solan and have been continuously a member of the house since year 2000. He was health minister in previous BJP government and a popular leader from Nahan from where he was elected second time after his constituency was declared reserved following delimitation in 2012.

Kerala Administrative Service (KAS)

Minimum Education Qualification: Degree Eligibility: Degree from all state and Central recognised Universities. ബിരുദമാണ് അടിസ്ഥാന യോഗ്യത. പി.എസ്.സി. വഴിയാണ് തിരഞ്ഞെടുപ്പ്. About Recruitment: മൂന്നുതരത്തില്‍ കെ.എ.എസിലേക്ക് അപേക്ഷിക്കാം. 21 വയസ്സ് മുതൽ   32  വയസ്സ്    വരെ   കെ.എ.എസിലേക്ക് നേരിട്ട് അപേക്ഷിക്കാം.  ഇങ്ങനെ എത്തുന്നവര്‍ക്ക് രണ്ടുവര്‍ഷം പ്രൊബേഷന്‍ ഉണ്ടാകും. ഒരുവര്‍ഷം പരിശീലനവും.  Age : The age limit for direct recruitment at the entry level has been fixed between 21 and 32 years. Direct appointment will be made through a preliminary objective type examination, a descriptive personality test, and an interview. മറ്റു വകുപ്പുകളില്‍നിന്ന് ട്രാന്‍സ്ഫര്‍ വഴിയുള്ള നിയമനമാണ് രണ്ടാമത്തേത്. പ്രായം 21 മുതല്‍ 40 വരെ. ബിരുദയോഗ്യതയോടെ സര്‍ക്കാര്‍ സര്‍വീസില്‍ സ്ഥിരം ജീവനക്കാരനോ പ്രൊബേഷണറോ ആയിരിക്കണം. സര്‍വീസില്‍ രണ്ടുവര്‍ഷം പൂര്‍ത്തിയായിരിക്കണം. ഫസ്റ്റ് ഗസറ്റഡ് ഓഫീസര്‍ മുതല്‍ മുകളിലേക്കുള്ളവര്‍ അപേക്ഷിക്കരുത്. മൂന്നാമത്, ഗ...

Current Affairs of December 2017

1. Which city in Kerala is among the five places in the world that have been recognised by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as a success stories in fighting the problem of solid waste? Alappuzha 2. Which is the first ztate in India to offer email IDs on Hindi? Rajasthan 3. Who became the first batsman in the world to score three ODI double centuries? Rohit Sharma 4. Which port in Sree Lanka had been handed over to China for 99 year lease? Hambantota 5. India will host the ICC World cup Cricket tournament in which year? 2023 6. Who is the new Chairman and managing director of Air India? Pradeep Singh Kharola 7. Which city hosted the trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia, India, and China? New Delhi 8. Where in India was the naval maritime aircraft museum inaugurated? Visakhapatnam 9. Who is the chairman of Kerala Lalithakala Academy? Nemom Pushparaj 10. Which university got the chancellor's Award for the best university in Kerala? Cochin...

Matunga Railway station enters Limca Book of Records for having all-women staff

The Matunga suburban station on the Central Railway of Mumbai division has figured in the Limca Book of Records 2018 for having an all-woman staff.  The achievement comes six months after Matunga became the first railway station in the country to be run by an all-woman staff. Chief PRO of Central Railway Sunil Udasi said, a team of 41 women staffers at the station includes personnel from the RPF, commercial and operating departments.  These staffers work under the supervision of station manager Mamta Kulkarni. He added, the staff has been handling all operations of the station round-the-clock for the last six months and results are positive and encouraging.  The aim of the initiative is to create an environment where women are encouraged to take a decision about their own personal and professional well-being.

Current Affairs 2017

Here we post the important current affairs in November and December 2017. 36th Edition of International Geological Congress (IGC-2020) will be held in New Delhi, in the year 2020. India's largest fresh water aquarium is in Bhagvan Birsa Munda Bio diversity park of Jharkand. Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian batsman to smash 200 sixes in the ODIs. Mary Kom won the 48 Kilogram category in the Asian Boxing championship. New President of Zimbabwe is Emmerson Mnangagwa. Audrey Azoulay is the new Director General of UNESCO. Shubhangi Swaroop has become the first ever female piolet to be inducted into the Indian Navy. The Rowa wild sanctuary is located in Tripura. 2017 World fisheries day is observed on November 21. United Nations High Commission  for Refugees (UNHCR) received Mother Teresa Award for Social Justice 2017.

10 Current Affairs in November 2017

36th Edition of International Geological Congress (IGC-2020) will be held in New Delhi, in the year 2020. India's largest fresh water aquarium is in Bhagvan Birsa Munda Bio diversity park of Jharkand. Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian batsman to smash 200 sixes in the ODIs. Mary Kom won the 48 Kilogram category in the Asian Boxing championship. New President of Zimbabwe is Emmerson Mnangagwa. Audrey Azoulay is the new Director General of UNESCO. Shubhangi Swaroop has become the first ever female piolet to be inducted into the Indian Navy. The Rowa wild sanctuary is located in Tripura. 2017 World fisheries day is observed on November 21. United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) received Mother Teresa Award for Social Justice 2017.

Years of Indian freedom struggle

Swadeshi Movement: 1905 All India Muslim League: 1906 Minto- Morley Reforms: 1909 Home Rule Movement: 1916 khilafat Movement: 1919 Montagu- Chelmsford Reforms: 1919 The Rowlatt Act: 1919 Jalianwala Bagh Massacre: 1919 Non- Co-operation Movement: 1920 Simon Commission: 1928 Civil Disobedience Movement: 1930 Communal Award: 1932 August Offer: 1940 Cripps Mission: 1942 Quit India movement: 1942 Shimla conference: 1945 Royal Indian Navy Mutiny: 1946 Mountbatten Plan: 1947