17.01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH CM gets proposals for investments in state by five industrial groups   Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan was called on by the representatives of five Industrial Groups at CM House who gave proposals for investment in the State.   Chouhan met the representatives of Trident Group, Suzlon Energy, Vacmet India Ltd, Ultratech Cement … Read more

Current status of alternative sources of energy and their future prospects

Current status of alternative sources of energy Alternative energy is any energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuel. These alternatives are intended to address concerns about such fossil fuels, such as its high carbon dioxide emissions, an important factor in global warming. Marine energy, hydroelectric, wind, geothermal and solar power are all alternative … 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

14-15 .01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Mukhya mantri saksharta puraskar   The State Government has instituted ‘Mukhya Mantri Saksharta Puraskar’ to encourage the field teams working in the area of literacy. Five Gram Panchayats, three Blocks and one  district will be honoured with Mukhya Mantri Saksharta Puraskar for best work in the field of literacy under the Sakshar Bharat … 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

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