THE ISRAEL - PALESTINE SAGA

THE ISRAEL - PALESTINE SAGA 

Prior to First World war, the Jerusalem and surrounding Palestine region was under the control of Ottoman Turks.

• During the course of First world war, British army captured Jerusalem and put this Palestine region under military administration.
• This created resentment among the Native Arabs residing in Palestine. Especially after the Jewish people started immigrating here, due to the oppression by Hitler.

Siachen Issue And India

 Siachen Issue

Why is Siachen Glacier important?

*The Siachen glacier is considered to be the largest single source of fresh water on the Indian subcontinent.
*It is located in the Karakoram range
*Siachen is the source of the Nubra River that eventually feeds the mighty Indus— the major water source that irrigates the Punjab plains in Pakistan.
*Siachen is near the Karakoram pass, forming almost a triangle with India, China and territory occupied by Pakistan touching the edges.

The Constitution 118th Amendment Bill, 2012

• The Constitution 118th Amendment Bill, 2012  was introduced in the Lok Sabha on September 7, 2012 by the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde.  The Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Home Affairs (Chairperson: Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu), which is scheduled to submit its report by the first week of the Winter Session of the Parliament.    

• A resolution to make special provisions for the Hyderabad-Karnataka Region was passed by the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of Karnataka in March 2012.  The resolution aims to establish an institutional mechanism to develop the region and promote inclusive growth.  It aims to reduce inter-region and inter-district disparity in the State of Karnataka.  This Bill was introduced in Parliament to give effect to this resolution.

Some Important Tips for IAS Aspirants

Civil Services (IAS) Prelim exam 2013 will be conducted by UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) on 19 May 2013. The successful candidates in the exam will be eligible to appear for IAS Main exam 2013. It’s time now to start your exam preparation if you want to clear the prelim stage. Candidates who have already appeared once or twice in the prelim exam must be aware of the exam pattern but for the first-time candidates, the whole examination process could seem confusing and lengthy.

To get out of this dilemma, one needs to put the Civil services examination in the right context. This examination is not only a test of your knowledge. It goes beyond that. The whole examination process is structured in a way so that it could filter out only those candidates who can apply their knowledge and understanding to find the solution to the problems which India is facing now. The candidates have to understand the changing role of an IAS officer.

Civil Service Syllabus-Prelims

If you have already decided to appear for the civil services (IAS) Prelim 2013 then it’s time to understand the exam pattern and the prelim exam syllabus. The changed prelim exam pattern which consists of Paper 1 and Paper 2 was applied first in the IAS Prelim exam 2011. The paper popularly referred as CSAT (Civil Services Aptitude Test) replaced the optional subject paper. Both Paper 1 and Paper 2 carry 200 marks each and having time duration of 2 hours each.
The new exam pattern provides equal opportunity to all the candidates irrespective of the fact that they belong to Arts, Science or Commerce stream.

The Syllabus of IAS Prelim 2013 exam is given as following:-