According to the PTI news, the new website of RTI as well as a Logo of RTI has been released by The Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Shri Prithviraj Chavan.
The government act is aimed to make the RTI more popular. After the five years in force by now, the government has observed that RTI is not popular in rural area. The logo has been granted to help the people identify it with their right which empowers them with infromation.
The Centre of Good Governance (CGG)Hyderabad will look after the activities on the portal.
For reference check:
PTI Press release
(Disclaimer: PTI releases gradually become unaccessable. No surity of continuity of link to be alive.)
Times of India Report
The Elephant has been accorded the national heritage status.
Refer to the hitched report.
Link to be used:
The Hindu.
National Advisory Council and Planning Commission have come up with the scheme which would be part of the National Food Security Bill. It is a proposed plan and the Bill which would bring in the restructured PDS and also change the BPL basis for social policy of the government.
The following list can be useful:
Economic Times Report
The Hindu Report
The Business Standard Report
The Hindustan Times Report
The Times of India.
The sequence of report has been ranged according to the utility of the content. The first one is the best one and later one includes previous reporting or different angles.
Read the news letter on forthcoming events in East wherein Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will participate. It is for such letters/reports the the Hindu is highly recommended by successful candidates. It helps to develop the right perspective on government policies even for those who do not have well grounded understanding of the foreign relations. Check the news report.
Points suggested:
1. relation with Japan
2. relation with Malayasia
3. ASEAN-India Summit and East Asia Summit
4. Comprehensive Economic Patnership Aggrement and Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Aggrement as the core of East Asia economic policies.
Report to be read:
Look East Policy
Check The
REPORT.
Justice Loekshwar Singh Panta is the Chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT). It replaces the earlier Evironment Appellate Authority.
As per the PTI Press release, there will be two papers in Preliminary Test of Civil Services in 2011. Each paper will be of 200 marks. Each paper will be of two hours duration. The Press Release can be accessed
HERE. The attention is directed to the layout of the syllabus of Paper I which is similar to GS Paper I. But there is more specific topics this time.
In addition to that check the news report of Economic Times
here and Times of India
here.
General Information
UPSC has taken initiative to display Last Year Question Papers of CS, CDS, NDA, CMS, Engineering Service on its site. Check them out at www.upsc.gov.in. The files are PDF.
go to www.upsc.gov.in and check what is new.
