SSB Lecturette Series: The Tale of LOW DOWN of India Iran Oil trade

India, world’s seventh largest country has its own energy needs. According to World Bank India’s economy is going to increase at the rate of 7% to 8% in the coming years and recently Indian economy has surpassed France economy and has taken the 6^th spot in the world. 

Is North Korea On the path of Progress?

North and South Korea are divided by 38^TH parallel line because when Japan surrendered in Aug 1945 the 38^th parallel was established as the boundary between soviet and American occupation zone and roughly dividing the Korean peninsula. North Korea is a nation in the Korean peninsula has a very different image to the rest of the world as a country. There is propaganda going on in the favor of government. 

SSB GD Series: MALDIVES - INDIA'S Lost Friend?

India and Maldives both countries was having very friendly relations with each other. Both were cooperating each others in the field of defense, maritime security, food items, Medicines etc and also male was following the look India first policy .

SSB Awareness Series : The Non-Governmental Organisations in India

In India several Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) can be set up under different laws. NGOs can be of different forms as they are created as per their work and objectives towards the society. NGOs are basically institutions owned by any private individuals or a group of people unlike govern organizations. Its main objective is to serve people for different issues. The individuals holding the authority are volunteers and can quit the institution by their own will. As government has no authority or claim on any activity of such organizations these are directed by individuals only.

SSB Success Mantra - Be a soldier in yourself

The whole nation enjoyed their national holiday in August the day when we remember that we are Indians. Indians who are much more patriotic during international cricket matches or series than any other day. Talking about patriotism, there are three days that the whole nation celebrates as their holiday because apparently these days have significant impact in the freedom of Indians and our country. 

Revised Defense Procurement norms: Are they Satisfactory?

In order to give boost to the ‘Make in India’ campaign in the defense sector, the Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has come up with a revised Defense Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016. As per the government opinion, this will help in increasing the procurement from the domestic suppliers and will provide an impetus to manufacturing within India which will help in creating more jobs opportunities for people. But the industry professional do not seem to be satisfied with the new plans.

INDO CHINA RELATION - Latest Developments

China–India relations, also called Sino-Indian relations or Indo-China relations, refers to the bilateral relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of India. There have been a history to this and the new trends that are emerging. Lets see the snapshot of how , what and why of these relationships with neighbor.

SSB GD Series: ECONOMIC WAR - CPEC v/s INSTC

As the title suggests it may be mistaken as a military war between the worlds two biggest giants in terms of population. Instead, it’s an “ECONOMIC WAR”. China is pulling its socks with already made corridor “the string of pearls” (as the American call it) and the latest CPEC project (China-Pakistan economic corridor) whereas  India is aiming at its multi-modal transportation project the INSTC (International North south corridor) with Russia.  So, now the battleground opponents are crystal clear CPEC Vs INSTC. Let’s know about these economic corridors.

SSB Lecturette Series: Triple TalaQ

The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board has been mulishly opposed to abolishing triple talaq, which is a procedure a Muslim adopts to divorce his wife by pronouncing talaq three times in one sitting. Most recently, the AIMPLB has expressed disquiet over a petition requesting the Supreme Court to determine the constitutional validity of triple talaq. 

Importance of Creativity and Innovation in SSB

These terms sound new as far as the OLQ's are considered but they really are the need of time. For the present generation these words are the synonym for success. One need to have it in their personality so that they gain the momentum for success. We also need to show it at the apt time, so that we can prove the mettle. These two qualities if imbibed properly leads to improvement in quality of life and one can properly innovate through creativity. 

SSB Awareness Series: What is ULB in airplanes?

All Indian Air Force transport aircraft and helicopters, which fly over the sea and which undertakes maritime operations have now been equipped with Underwater Locating Beacon (ULB). Parliament was told in a written reply by the Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre. This move comes after taking into consideration, the accident of AN32 plane which continuous to be missing and alleged to have been crashed in the Bay of Bengal on July 22nd last year. Radar contact with the aircraft was lost at 9:12 am, 280 kilometers (170 mi) east of Chennai.

What as Defense aspirant can we learn from Virat Kohli

Cricketer Virat Kohli – an idol for the present day youth of India. A typical modern-day cricketer, Virat Kohli plays his game aggressively, bares his emotions loudly in public, yet retains the element of maturity that forms an integral part of every good and great player. 

SSB Awareness Series: Deep rooted CORRUPTION in India

PM Modi during a debate in Rajya Sabha said "There is no reason to believe the fight against corruption and black money is a political fight.” It is not to single out any particular political party. I fully support him for his statement as Corruption is one of the biggest threats to the well-being of our society or from a broader angle our Nation.

SSB Lecturette series : Magic of ISRO PSLV-C-37

The PSLV has emerged as one of the most reliable launch vehicles in the world with a thirty seventh consecutive mission that succeeded. The PSLV-C37 took off from the First Launch Pad at Sriharikota High Altitude Range in Andhra Pradesh, and made history with the launch of 104 satellites in a single mission. The main payload was the Earth Observation Satellite CartoSat-2D. Isro had two other nanosatellites on board, INS-1A and INS-1B. The other 101 satellites on board were foreign, and were allowed to piggyback on the mission through the agency of the commercial arm of ISRO Antrix.

General Awareness Series: Updated News for February

News updates for the month of February is here. Brush up and get ready to clear your path and achieve what you always wanted to. Keep yourself updated. With the heat of political drama in few states the country also sawe many new things. Here is the update:

SSB Awareness Series: Turmoil in Tamil Nadu

It has been just more than 2 months after the death of Amma “Jayalalitha” , there is a lot of political turmoil in Tamil Nadu. The debate around jallikattu gained ground following statewide protests in Tamil Nadu against the Supreme Court-imposed ban on the bull-taming sport. The agitations forced the Tamil Nadu government to pass an ordinance lifting the ban and allowing the practice. The event ended with seven people being killed across the state.

SSB Awareness Series: A world where Diplomacy rules over honesty

As per the latest announcements from the tourism ministry, Actor Amitabh Bachchan, who is currently the brand ambassador of Gujarat Tourism, replaces Actor Aamir Khan as a new mascot of the government’s Incredible India campaign in a bid to attract more tourists using the former’s ‘non-controversial’ image. The news comes after the latter’s remarks regarding the rising intolerance in India.

SSB General Awareness: Railway Budget 2017 Analysis

For the first time India’s railway budget was announced along with union budget. Within 1 week of announcement the Maharashtra government has sanctioned 7 new rail line projects. This is of no surprise as the plan includes a 22% rise in the Railways Budget with the total capital and developmental expenditure set at Rs 1.31 lakh crore for the railways in 2017-18, including Rs 55,000 crore that will be provided by the government. This year the rail budget has been merged with union budget which will improve our transportation system as well.

SSB General Awareness: Union Budget 2017 Analysis - Part 2

In the part one of this series we saw what the budget actually means and how and what it provided for the country in the next fiscal year. We analysed the proposal for agriculture, youth and health sector. Lets move ahead and see whats more in this for the citizens.

SSB General Awareness: Union Budget 2017 Analysis - Part 1

Prime minister Narender Modi said 90% of the common mass will be benefitted from the union budget 2017-18. Our finance minister Arun Jaitley presented the budget on 1^st February 2017 which was second longest budget speech consisting of 190 paragraphs which is behind President Pranab Mukherjee’s 202 paragraphs. Let’s know what is Union Budget and its 2017-18 analysis