SSB Awareness Series: All you need to know about ISIS - Part 2

In Part one of this series we saw the detailed role of participating countries and a brief introduction on how the things started , why it happened and how the situation worsened. Lets take the story forward and see the role of other countries which led to the control of the situation.

SSB Awareness Series: All you need to know about ISIS - Part 1

Sunnis are the more dominant forms of Islam-at least 80% of Muslims worldwide. Some Sunni dominated countries include Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and Syria. However; Shea Muslims are the majority in some other countries such as Iran, Iraq and more recently Lebanon.

Accept the life as it comes –Mantra to live the life to its fullest

Life is not so easy for everyone. You might have heard people being born with silver and gold spoon but there are many born with iron spoon at hand and they survive the odds to excel in life. These spoons are nothing but the fate of the person. Sharing one of the stories which is real and the person is fighting to get success and convert the iron spoon to silver.

SSB Study Material with Solution Set - SD

Thought of starting a new series where we will provide sample of the things being asked at SSB. In this solution set we will consider majorly the psychology round which consists of four rounds. Along with the sample solutions we will provide tips to perform well in SSB psychology as lot of aspirants have dropped me a mail regarding the same. 

Free Basics Mission: Connecting the unconnected

No matter how much technologically advanced we may have become, there are still billions of people who have not been privileged to access the internet, leave aside the gamut of services that they can take luxury of. There is this digital divide that is still prevalent in India which the government has not been able to bridge till now. This has led to digital inequality which is the present reality.

SSB Lecturette Series: IRNSS - Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System

Today with the advent of new technology showing independence, is one way of marking our presence in the international arena & India has achieved this by the sincere hard work of our prestigious organization ISRO (Indian space research organisation). After the major breakthrough of MOM (mars orbiter operation) one of the cheapest (approx. 450 crore) mars mission in the world in the very first attempt India is now ready to have its own Indian navigation system “IRNSS”. 

SSB Study Material with Solution Set - SRT

Thought of starting a new series where we will provide sample of the things being asked at SSB. In this solution set we will consider majorly the psychology round which consists of four rounds. Along with the sample solutions we will provide tips to perform well in SSB psychology as lot of aspirants have dropped me a mail regarding the same. 

Ready to Launch: START UP INDIA-STAND UP INDIA

There is good news for the Indian start up ecosystem in India.. The most awaited and ambitious project of the present government: ‘Start-up India-Stand up India’ is ready to be launched on January, 16 in order to give boost to the growing start up environment in India. With the launch nearing its date, people are waiting with bated breath to see if the action plan meets the expectations.

SABARIMALA SHRINE CASE: Will women be welcomed?

Since the time immemorial, women have been barred from entering religious places like Sabarimala Shrine in Kerala in the name of ‘tradition’. The restrictions posed on them prohibit them from practicing the basic right to freely worship places of their choice. While women and the Travancore Devaswom Board, which controls the access to shrine, have their own arguments to support, January 18 is the day when Supreme Court will decide the fate of women in this regard.

SSB Awareness Series: EINSTEIN’ S THEORY OF RELATIVITY Challenged

E=mc², the famous equation of Albert Einstein, which was proposed by him in 1905 has been challenged. One of the most significant and well established equations of physics, the principle of which was used in the atomic bomb explosions on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, has been challenged for its incorrectness by Ajay Sharma, a Shimla based researcher.

SSB Study Material with Solution Set - WAT

Thought of starting a new series where we will provide sample of the things being asked at SSB. In this solution set we will consider majorly the psychology round which consists of four rounds. Along with the sample solutions we will provide tips to perform well in SSB psychology as lot of aspirants have dropped me a mail regarding the same. 

SSB Lecturette Series: INDO - US Nuclear deal - Part 2

In Part 1 of this series we saw the chronological order as to what led to the deal and how this whole story started. Lets continue to see the legacy being formed as this was termed as one of the most important deals of the UPA times.

SSB Lecturette Series: INDO - US Nuclear deal - Part 1

Lets see how it started and what led to the finalization

Chronology of the Indo-US Nuclear Deal

July 18, 2005: President Bush and Prime Minister Singh first announce their intention to enter into a nuclear agreement in Washington.

SSB Awareness series: EPF Taxed in new Budget

  As per Budget 2016, all contributions and interest accrued to employee provident fund (EPF) before April 1, 2016, will not attract any tax on withdrawal. Withdrawal of principal amount contributed to EPF after April 1 would also remain exempt from any tax. It is only the interest on contributions made after April 1, 2016 which will be taxed.

How Politics affect the universities : JNU Case

What led to the fiasco?

Students from the Jawaharlal Nehru University organized an event on Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru who was hanged in 2013. This was to be done the day after Guru’s third death anniversary. The event organizers had pasted posters across the campus inviting students to gather for a protest march against “judicial killing of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat” and in solidarity with the “struggle” of Kashmiri migrants at the Sabarmati dhaba in the campus.

SSB Awareness Series: Budget 2016-17

Budget For this financial year is said to be a common man's budget. There is no doubt that a lot of initiatives are being taken to improve the situation but we need more focus on ground reality. Lets study the highlights of this budget in a snapshot.

SSB Awareness series: Railway Budget 2016-2017

The budget for Indian railways was proposed recently which was claimed to be covering development of our country and had focus mainly on middle class and women. Lets see if the facts prove it in a snapshot.

Passenger friendly, women empowering and corporate friendly