1.06.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Khalwa scheme will irrigate 90,000 ha of farms: CM   Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told a convention of unorganised labourers and tendu leaf collectors held at Khedigram of Khandwa district that the Khalwa lift irrigation scheme costing Rs 1,700 crore has been approved.   Besides, Chouhan inaugurated Tuar Dal distribution scheme at … Read more

Case studies – Chernobyl Atomic Plant Tragedy 1986, Bhopal Gas Tragedy 1984, Kutch Earthquake 2001 , Indian Tsunami 2004 Fukushima Daiichi Japan Nuclear Disaster 2011, Uttrakhand Flash Flood 2013, Ujjain Tragedy 1994, Allahabad Kumbh Stampede 2013, J & K Flood 2014 etc.

Disaster manangement: some case studies Aspects of Disaster Management Disaster Prevention Disaster Prevention is the concept of engaging in activities which intend to prevent or avoid potential adverse impacts through action taken in advance, activities designed to provide protection from the occurance of disasters. Disaster Preparedness Disaster preparedness activities embedded with risk reduction measures can … Read more

Concept of public service

Concept of public service Public service is a service which is provided by government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing provision of services. The term is associated with a social consensus (usually expressed through democratic elections) that certain services should be available to all, regardless of … Read more

M.P.State Public Service Commission

The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission was Constituted under the provisions of the Article 315 of the Constitution of India by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh vide Notification . Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) was established with the aim of making a commission fully responsible for making the recruitment for the government posts in … Read more

Corporate governance

Corporate governance Need of corporate governance Over the last two decades, corporate governance has attracted a great deal of public interest because of its apparent importance for the economic health of corporations and society in general. The headlines of the previous two years in particular portrayed a sad story of corporate ethics (or lack thereof). … Read more

Environment protection laws, Policies and regulatory framework

The Environment Protection Act is an important legislation that provides for coordination of activities of the various regulatory agencies, creation of authorities with adequate powers for environmental protection, regulation of the discharge of environmental pollutants, handling of hazardous substances, etc. The Act provided an opportunity to extend legal protection to non-forest habitats (‘Ecologically Sensitive Areas’) … Read more