Prejudice and Discrimination

Prejudice and Discrimination Prejudice is an unjustified or incorrect attitude (usually negative) towards an individual based solely on the individual’s membership of a social group. For example, a person may hold prejudiced views towards a certain race or gender etc . (e.g. sexist). Discrimination is the behavior or actions, usually negative, towards an individual or … Read more

14.04.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Ujalavan flagged off, unnat jyoti programme initiated   Initiating the Unnat Jyoti programme, Sanjay Goel (IAS), Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited flagged off the UJALA van in Bhopal on Saturday.   The van will travel across 404 villages in the state spreading awareness about energy efficiency, energy conservation … Read more

World War I and II

First World War Background It was a result of growing inter-imperialist rivalries, growing chauvinism, antagonism and conflicts within Europe, formation of alliances and secret pacts, growing militarization, feverish preparations for war, were some of the marked features that harbingered war. There had been a number of crises which were temporarily resolved, but led to deep … Read more

THE RENAISSANCE: MPPCS Mains

THE RENAISSANCE Greater travel, rising wealth and greater knowledge of outer world led to a new philosophy of life called renaissance. With rising material consumption, this worldly pleasures took place of Church advocated other worldly pleasure and hence human and not god became center of activities. Thus, humanism was a key feature of renaissance. Individualism … Read more

Indian History -Political, Economical and Social history of India from Harappa civilization to 10th Century A.D.

Indus Valley Civilization   Indus Valley Civilization was the first major civilization in south Asia, which spread across a vast area of land in present day India and Pakistan (around 12 lakh sq.km). The time period of mature Indus Valley Civilization is estimated between BC. 2700- BC.1900 i.e. for 800 years. But early Indus Valley Civilization had … Read more

31.03.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH MP chief minister gets Rs 2,000 crore from Union govt for road repairs   The Union ministry of surface transport has approved a sum of Rs 2,000 crore under the CRF fund for repair of dilapidated road in Madhya Pradesh. The approval came after chief minister Chouhan met Union minister Nitin Gadkari  and apprised him … Read more

30.03.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Madhya Pradesh to raise retirement age for govt employees to 62 years   Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday announced raising the retirement age of state government employees to 62 years from the current 60 years.   The state government had made a provision for reservation for SC/ST employees in promotion, which was set aside by … Read more