HPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, HPSC Test Series
HARYANA Haryana polls: Over 89 lakh young voters to play key role Over 89 lakh young voters under 40 years of age are likely to play a crucial role in the Haryana assembly elections. According to the Election Commission data, there are 89,42,668 voters who fall in this category, which forms a major chunk of over 1.83 … Read more
Raja Rammohan Roy: RRM Roy was a social reformer and intellectual in the early nineteenth century Bengal. He is most widely known for founding the Brahmo Samaj and his relentless campaign against the practice of Sati and child marriage. Debendranath Tagore: Brahmo Samaj: BS was founded in 1828 by Raja Ram Mohan Roy with … Read more
RAJASTHAN 35 POCSO courts to come up in Rajasthan The state government has in principle agreed for setting up of 35 POCSO courts in the state. one POCSO court will be set up at each of the 33 district headquarters and two in the bigger districts of Jaipur and Jodhpur The government a few days … Read more
The leading economists of the country differ in their opinion about the socioeconomic and ecological consequences of the policy of liberalisation.Liberalization has led to several positive and negative effects on Indian economy and society. Some of the consequences of liberalisation have been briefly described here: 1. Increase in the Direct Foreign Investment: The policy of … Read more
HARYANA · Accident deaths drop to 1671 from 1791 in Haryana – a 6.7 % decline ð As a result of sustained efforts by Haryana Police, road fatalities have declined by 6.70 percent in first four months period of current year across the state. The number of road accident deaths dropped down to 1671 from 1791 from Jan … Read more
RAJASTHAN GSI to use NASA-developed tech to locate minerals in Rajasthan The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is going to use ultra-modern remote-sensing technology developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the first time in India to map surface mineralogy. An MoU was signed with Geoscience Australia as a part … Read more
RAJASTHAN Old-age pension for small and marginal farmers soon Very soon the elderly small and marginal farmers in Rajasthan would be entitled to old-age pension. The draft, for granting pension of Rs 750 to small farmers up to 75 years of age and Rs 1000 to those above 75, has been finalised and would soon get the cabinet approval. … Read more
Rice The rice is cultivated on the largest areas in India. Historians believe that while the indica variety of rice was first domesticated in the area covering the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas (i.e. north-eastern India).Rice is a nutritional staple food which provides instant energy as its most important component is carbohydrate (starch). Rice … Read more
HARYANA Marked improvement in region, zero deaths in Haryana Reflecting a marked improvement in Covid-19 situation in the region, Haryana reported zero deaths, Himachal Pradesh three and Punjab a relatively low fatality count of 13, while their combined total of day’s positive cases was 1,598. Punjab recorded 476 new cases, taking the tally of cases so … Read more
RAJASTHAN Rajasthan proposes exclusion of buffalo from Bovine Act The state cabinet in a major decision proposed to exclude buffaloes and its progenies from the definition of Rajasthan Bovine Animal(Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 1995. State parliamentary affairs minister Rajendra Rathore said, the relaxation was made in tune with the … Read more