GS2 ,IAS MAINS-2014 ,SAMVEG IAS

Analysis

Constitution -:5Qs(62.5marks)

Governance, Administration, Bodies-:3Qs (37.5marks)

Policies: Economic sectors : 2Qs(25marks)

Policies: HRD /Welfare type: 5Qs(62.5marks)

IR/Diplomacy  : 5Qs(62.5marks)

GS4 ,IAS MAINS -2014 PAPER,SAMVEG IAS DEHRADUN

Paper was  easier than last year but was little bit lengthy.but like last year,aspirants will get higher marks in GS4 Paper this year also..

Analysis

SECTION—A  -130m

SECTION—B -120m

• Case: Environment degradation (20m)
• Case: Ethics not essential (20m)
• Case: Bogus rape complaint (20m)
• Case: give bribe or end career (20m)
• Case: disillusioned UPSC topper (20m)
• Case: Why villagers migrate? (20m)

Who are the Pakistani Taliban

A look at the Pakistani Taliban, a militant organisation that has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a school in the northwestern city of Peshawar:

WHO ARE THE PAKISTANI TALIBAN? 

The extremist group is made up of fighters who largely have been based in North Waziristan, a northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan. They have been battling government troops in the northwest since Pakistan aligned itself with the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. But the Pakistani Taliban didn’t officially form until 2007 as an umbrella organisation that included various militant factions, all aligned against the government. In recent months, the organisation has fractured amid a Pakistani military offensive and U.S. drone strikes that have raised tension in the ranks. Known as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, it is headed by Mullah Fazlullah, a militant commander who claimed responsibility for trying to kill education activist Malala Yousafzai in 2012. The teenager survived the shooting and won the Nobel Peace Prize.

WHAT ARE THEIR GOALS? 

The TTP has vowed to overthrow the government and install a harsh form of Islamic law. The extremists are aligned with the Afghan Taliban a group fighting U.S. and Afghan forces in Afghanistan as well as al-Qaeda militants who also live in the rugged northwest. They have frequently attacked Pakistani troops, government targets and civilians to help carry out their goals. Tens of thousands of people have been killed in the violence, but Tuesday’s school assault was one of the deadliest in more than a decade of fighting.

WHAT HAS PAKISTAN’S GOVERNMENT DONE TO STOP THEM? 

Pakistan’s military has carried out numerous operations in the tribal areas over the years, and more than 4,000 soldiers have been killed, with thousands more wounded. But many Pakistanis are tired of the operations and question their effectiveness. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, elected in 2013 partly on a platform of promising to negotiate an end to the violence, has tried for months to talk to the militants with little result. When militants attacked the Karachi international airport in June, the violence shocked the country. The government began an offensive in the militant hub of North Waziristan the last remaining tribal area where the military had not launched an operation. Pakistan says it has killed more than 1,000 militants in the operation, which displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

GS3 UPSC MAINS-2014 ,SAMVEG IAS DEHRADUN

MOSTLY CURRENT AFFAIR BASED QUESTION THAT CAN BE ATTEMPTED IF you are reading samvegias.blogspot.com
Economy-5Qs-62.5 marks
Infrastructure and investment -2Qs-25marks
Agri-2Qs-25 marks
Science and tech-3Qs-37.5 marks
Environment -3Qs-37.5 marks
Security 5Qs-62.7 mark

WE have been here since april actively.you can check the events that leads to questions directly.

Q1

http://samvegias.blogspot.in/2014/09/initiatives-taken-by-department-of.html

Q2

http://samvegias.blogspot.in/2014/11/the-demographic-challenge.html

http://samvegias.blogspot.in/2014/10/make-in-india-lions-step-to-boost.html

http://samvegias.blogspot.in/2014/11/delhi-declaration-at-closing-of-ppd.html

Q7

http://samvegias.blogspot.in/2014/10/the-public-private-partnership-model.html

Q8

http://samvegias.blogspot.in/2014/05/prioritizing-road-safety-in-india.html

Q11

http://samvegias.blogspot.in/2014/07/india-becomes-worlds-largest-consumer.html

Q12

http://samvegias.blogspot.in/2014/09/a-strong-ipr-regime-benefits-india.html

Q15 http://samvegias.blogspot.in/2014/10/clearing-air-on-clearances.html

Q14  http://samvegias.blogspot.in/2014/09/finance-to-5-lakh-joint-farming-groups.html

http://samvegias.blogspot.in/2014/07/new-initiative-in-agriculture-field.html

Q18 http://samvegias.blogspot.in/2014/12/a-case-for-saarc-reforms.html

Analysis of ESSAY Paper of IAS Mains -2014,samveg ias dehradun

Dear Aspirants

We have been  saying  that it will be more logical that if  UPSC ask  two essay than one and discussed with students in detail.one essay with 250 marks was very challenging as if an aspirants is not able to deal with the topic properly (due to any reason),he will finish with 60-70 marks.But in case of two essay ,he will get one more opportunity to increase his score. Definitely you will see improvement in essay marks this year.

WE ALL SHOULD APPRECIATE THIS MOVE OF  UPSC.

UPSC has not touched many hot topic .

FOCUS was on Good governance,youth,education,elections,policy paralysis,string operation,Olympic, tourism

Indian Oil Corporation is country's biggest company: Fortune 500 list

State-run Indian Oil Corporation is the country's largest company in terms of revenue, followed byReliance Industries and Bharat Petroleum in the second and third place respectively, according to the Fortune 500 list of Indian companies for 2014.

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) tops the chart with an annual revenue of Rs 5,00,973 crore, while Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd's (RIL) full-year revenue is Rs 4,44,021 crore.Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) is at the third spot with a revenue of Rs 2,67,718 crore. Hindustan Petroleum's (HPCL) Rs 2,36,797 crore revenue earned the fourth place in the Fortune 500 list.

IOC, RIL, BPCL and HPCL have retained their last year's respective ranks, Fortune India said.

This year's list, compiled by global business magazine Fortune's Indian edition, said there has been a 9.5 per cent annual growth in total revenues, while in terms of profit it is 4.5 per cent.

The government-owned companies, which account for 38 per cent of the total revenue, have seen a 6.6 per cent growth, while private companies with 56.7 per cent share have seen revenue growing by 10.2 per cent.

Foreign-owned companies with 5.3 per cent share have posted a 25.5 per cent revenue growth, Fortune India said.

Others in the top 10 list include Tata Motors (5th in the ranking, with a revenue of Rs 2,36,502 crore. State Bank of India (Rs 2,26,944 crore), ONGC (Rs 1,82,084 crore), Tata Steel (Rs 1,49,663 crore), Essar Oil (Rs 99,473 crore) and Hindalco Industries (Rs 89,175 crore) figure in the list in that order.

A look at this year's Fortune India 500 through 'Make in India' lens revealed that manufacturing with 298 companies has a 67 per cent share of the total revenue, marginally lower than 68.7 per cent in 2013. The revenue share of services companies (143 firms) has increased to 27.7 per cent from 26.3 per cent in 2013.

Profits also show a similar trend, while manufacturing share has fallen to 55.1 per cent from 56.6 per cent, that of services has gone up to 44.1 per cent from 40.9 per cent.

"Manufacturing then, definitely needs a helping hand and 'Make in India' could just be the ticket," the magazine said adding that "the specific pain points that need to be addressed include the issue of retrospective taxation, labour and foreign direct investment".

Inculcating Energy Saving Culture

National Energy Conservation Day

14^th December

“Earlier our electricity bill used to be between three to four hundred rupees now it does not exceed Rs 250,” says Budhram a student of Government Senior Secondary School Rambas in Narnaul district of Haryana.  Budhram is one of the twenty Energy Soldiers   in the schools under Bal Urja Rakshak Mission.  Budh ram says that people in his neighbourhood including his own family would not switch off lights even during the day and when not required but that is not the case now.  Budhram says that they also educate villagers on how the electricity bill can be reduced by adopting various measures to use electricity in an efficient manner. Aum Prakash, Energy teacher in the schools says that many people have now started using   CFL bulbs after they impressed upon how the electricity consumed by these bulbs is much less. He said they educate people on how tube lights give better light and save electricity. He says that as part of the mission they have also been discouraging people to use fire wood as it is polluting and harmful for cook but admits that it is not easy to change the mindset of the people.

     Not very far from  this village  Preeti Verma  of Government  Senior secondary School in Pali village  in Mahendergarh Block says she has been  able to motivate families in her village  not to  use fire wood for cooking but LPG.

“ Some  households  in my neighbourhood are now using solar lighting  system  after  I and my fellow Energy Soldiers started spreading  awareness about renewable energy like solar power and the subsidies available”   Preeti is one of the four Energy leaders in her school.

     Bal Urja Rakshak Mission, BURMS initiated in the state in 2008 as a pilot project, is targeted at Secondary Schools (Class8-10 classes).  Under the scheme, each participating school mobilizes a team of 20 Urja Rakshaks (Energy Soldiers), 4 Energy Leaders & two energy teachers. The 20 Energy Soldiers form an Energy Team to organize different events and competitions to generate awareness and understanding about   energy saving. The programme is being implemented in a phased manner in selected schools in identified districts of the state and will be completed by the end next year.

The mission was initiated with objective of bringing about attitudinal and behavioural changes in children regarding saving energy by sensitizing them about energy efficiency, Renewable Energy, Climate Change and Sustainable Development. Under the mission, the aim was to develop a team of dedicated volunteer students known as Urja Rakshak who would organize activities in their schools, homes and neighborhood and community.The programme is designed to make full use of children’s potential as persuasive and powerful agents of change by reaching out to their family, fellow students and teachers and their immediate community.  

 Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) which is the nodal agency for implementation  of the programme  has developed an elaborate information and promotional kit for the students  including booklets, interactive games and CD, films, posters, and stickers. Apart from celebrating  energy related  days like  National Energy Conservation Day, Akshay Urja Diwas & Urja Utsav, campaigns and rallies  on saving  power for future, visits to renewable energy projects  and competitions in essay writing, slogan and paintings  and  working models and  projects are organized .  Quiz competitions are  also organized  with cash prizes  for motivation  at the school and district in order to inculcate their interest in adopting renewable energy sources, technologies ,devices as well  efficient use of energy, environment  climate change and sustainable development.

      The Prime Minister Narendra Modi During his interaction with children on the Teachers Day this year , also urged the children to save  electricity  and  not waste it . He said that it is expensive to make electricity but cheaper  to save electricity.

      There is no doubt that there is a pressing need   to make the future generation more aware of the issues and options concerning modest and efficient use of energy resources.  Towards that end the government is initiating a programme that is aimed at creating awareness among the school children by reaching out to them through a web portal.  The web portal named  “Energy Savers “ for school children on Energy Conservation  is  now all set to be launched  on the National Energy Conservation Day.

Major Features of Web Portal for school children on Energy Conservation

·        To create mass awareness and outreach among school children across all segments of the society.

·        At the "going live" of the web portal, at-least 1 school in each state of the country will be connected and directly communicate with the school children / teachers.

·        This portal will support the spread of a culture of energy efficiency among members of the school community, and help them in carrying out energy-conservation activities themselves, and to engage with their immediate environment including parents, teachers, friends and neighbors.

·        The portal will enable interaction amongst school children through:

 Creation of Energy Clubs.

Competitions based on Energy Audits and savings in their schools.

Essay Competitions etc.

·        Children who achieve success in the competitions and tasks would be recognized for their achievement and awarded BUSS-labeled products, and assigned titles that recognize their progressive achievements.

·        The portal will be subsequently developed in vernacular languages so as to maximize outreach among children all over the country.

·        The portal will eventually connect with approximately 50,000 schools across the country and create mass awareness on the need for Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency.

·        A category of best performing schools/high-achieving children could be included in the National Energy Conservation Awards in the subsequent years..

            Energy values and habits  of conserving  energy  in a  country like ours need to be inculcated in the young  generation by encouraging learning through participation and programmes like these that  could  become a  mass movement to save  energy, so very crucial for development  of our country.