KPSC KAS Prelims and Mains Exam
INTERNATIONAL India improves its childhood index global ranking India has been placed at 113th position in the list of 175 countries in “End of Childhood Index 2018” indexed by global child rights group, Save the Children. The overall score of India in 2018 rose by 14 points from 754 in 2017 to 768 on … Read more
KARNATAKA Government tweaks minority college admission rule Schools seeking the tag of minority educational institutions should have at least 25% of their total number of students in an academic year from the religious or linguistic minority community, according to the draft Karnataka Educational Institutions(Recognition of Minority Educational Institutions Terms and Conditions) Rules, 2017. Primary … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka HC stays ban on sub-100cc bikes The Karnataka high court stayed the operation of two Karnataka government circulars that had banned registration and use of sub-100cc two-wheelers with pillion seats. According to the petitioners, the power to effect any change vests with the Centre and Section 110 of the Central Motor Vehicle … Read more
Integrity Integrity means that the moral agent acts according to the inner convictions of a person. His conducts should be free from hypocrisy and deception. His actions should be in conformity with his stated values. But it is hard to follow high morals which one proclaims. The British historian GM Trevelyan has commented on … Read more
Human resource development includes development at various levels, including community. Community development requires HRD efforts, such as training and organization development. Community development is an alternative route to educating and training citizens of a community. Community settings, especially in developing countries, require that HRD practitioners take into account many factors, such as cultural variables, … Read more
Role of family, society, and educational institutions in inculcating values Family Family is the most important platform for a child to learn, especially during the early stages on one’s life. Many of beliefs and opinion are directly imbibed by an individual, from his family. We learn about the different social relations, responsibilities, religious ideas and … Read more
LITERATURE, SCIENCES & EDUCATION Sanskrit once again attained the status of a lingua franca and managed to scale even greater heights than before. Poet and playwright Kalidasa created such epics as Abhijnanasakuntalam, Malavikagnimitram, Raghuvansha and Kumarsambhaba. Harishena, a renowned poet, panegyrist and flutist, composed Allahabad Prasasti, Sudraka wrote Mricchakatika, Vishakhadatta created Mudrarakshasa and Vishnusharma penned Panchatantra. Vararuchi, Baudhayana, Ishwar Krishna and Bhartrihari contributed to both Sanskrit and … Read more
KARNATAKA · Private schools oppose policy on fee structure in Karnataka ð Private school managements in Karnataka have taken objection to the State government’s new policy on fee structure. The Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka on Tuesday called an emergency meeting of its members to discuss the matter. ð Last month, … Read more
Ethical dilemmas in government and private institutes The reputation and success of governance depends upon the conduct of public functionaries and what the public believe about their conduct. It is therefore of fundamental importance that public functionaries act justly and fairly to all, not only paying lip service to ethical conduct but also ensuring that … Read more
KARNATAKA Schools may have to cough up just ₹500 for not teaching Kannada Almost three months after it was made mandatory for all schools, including Central board schools, to teach Kannada as first or second language under the Kannada Language Learning Act, 2015, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is set to crack down on … Read more