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The National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) in Bengaluru successfully completed the first test flight of a solar-powered High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) on Monday.
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PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh & Dr MS Swaminathan, all three of them to get the highest civilian award posthumously.
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The Election Commission announced that a total of 96.88 crore voters are registered across the country, as per the finally published electoral roll. Around 1.85 crore of them are in the 18-19 age group.
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The 2023 edition of 'Death Penalty in India: Annual Statistics' was released by Project 39A.
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On February 7, 2024, the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2024 by a voice vote. The bill, which brings uniformity in personal laws governing marriage, divorce, and inheritance across communities in the state (excluding tribals).
It is important to remember that gender equality is a fundamental tenet of contemporary culture and our constitution. Today's circumstances differ from the past when these customs first appeared. Thus, this is the ideal moment to implement the required adjustments.
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The Union Cabinet approved allocating 5G spectrum to the Railways to improve communication and passenger services.
The Civil Services Exam is conducted every year by the UPSC to select suitable candidates for the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), IFS (Indian Foreign Service), IPS (Indian Police Service), IRS (Indian Revenue Service) and other Central Services like the Audits and Accounts, Railway Technical Services etc.
These services are vital for the administration of the Nation as they form the underlying basis of the policy formulation, implementation and execution in almost all the domains of the Governance. Sardar Patel had called the Civil Service the “Steel Frame of India“, the backbone of India’s Administration.
Being part of the Services is associated with prestige, power and a sense of responsibility toward the Society and the Nation. No doubt, the Services attract the best among the vast talent pool of the country.
And it is no surprise that the competition for the CSE is becoming fiercer every year. Over the last 3-4 years the number of applicants has hovered around 1,000,000 out of which approximately 500,000 appear for the Preliminary Exam. On an average 10,000 candidates qualify for the Mains Examination and less than 2,500 are called for the interview. Finally, only about 1,000 or fewer candidates qualify to be part of the Services. Thus the conversion ratio from appearing in the Preliminary Examination to the final selection in the Services is less than 0.2% (considering only the
Thus only sincere hard work may not be enough to be part of the Services. The aspirants need suitable guidance and study material to get selected and fulfil their dream of serving the Nation. Unacademy strives to provide quality content to the learners in order to supplement the guidance they receive from top Educators on the Unacademy Platform and aid their preparation.