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ISRO has successfully launched HysIS satellite on ISRO workhorse rocket launcher PSLV C-43 from the Sathish Dhawan launch center in Sriharikota on November 29.                                                                                                          PSLV C-43 rocket ready for the launch PSLVC-43 is also carrying 1 Micro as well as 29 Nano satellites from 8 different countries. These countries include United States of America (with 23 satellites), Canada, Columbia, Australia, Finland, Netherlands, Malaysia and Spain (with one satellite each). What is HysIS ? - HysIS stands for Hyperspectral imaging satellite. Image source : THE HINDU. -  HysIS is the India's first Hyperspectral Imag...

Kartarpur corridor is a proposed border gate between India and Pakistan connecting the Sikh holy shrine of Dera Baba Nanak sahib in India to the holy shrine of Kartarpur sahib in Pakistan. It is planned to open the corridor for the Indian pilgrims on 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.   The Kartarpur corridor allows Sikh pilgrims in India to visit the holy shrine of  Kartarpur sahib in Pakistan through a road link without any visa. The shrine is so revered as it is believed that Guru Nanak spent his final 18 years in the Kartarpur sahib.The gurudwara was established by the first Sikh Guru in 1522. Also the shrine is the repository of one of the last copies of  original Guru Granth Sahib. At present important landmarks of  the Nishan sahib of the Kartarpur sahib gurudwara can be seen with help of binoculars from a raised platform constructed by the BSF near the border. For many decades,the pilgrims have been demanding that India and Pakistan shou...

                                                  Satellite Image of North Sentinel Island Sentinelese are indigenous people part of  aboriginal tribes living in Andaman islands.They inhabit the northern sentinel island in the Bay of Bengal. They are believed to be living on the island from the past 60,000 years with no contact with the outside world.  Are they really hostile?? Not really,They give enough warnings to stay away from them and not to intrude into their places. They don't want to contact with other tribes and remain isolated. As many people say they are not hostile and allow outsiders only up to some area of the island. According to 2011 census,their population was just 15 with 10 huts on the Island. They don't have immunity to even the commonest of the infections,so if they come in contact with outside people there ...

we have many blogs to get various resources required to prepare for the civil services. But I see few blogs which focuses on the mental strength required for an aspirant to take up the challenge of the mighty civil services exam. Many of the students who were not able to withstand the pressure developed during the preparation, are taking thier lives unnecessarily, even though he/she have many other opportunities lying before them. So as an aspirant we have to imbibe some qualities which help us to stay in the process of the preparation,even though we face various ups and downs during the preparation. During the preparation we need to make small changes in our everday habits to overcome our weaknesses. As vivekananda said "STRENGTH IS LIFE AND WEAKNESS IS DEATH". So we need to be mentally strong during the preparation.But how can we make our mind stronger and stronger so that we can overcome the failures/fear of failure during the lengthy process of preparation. We nee...

A must see video for every civil services aspirant. Below is the youtube link for the video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-I9v_hH3IA

I am sharing the videos of lal bahadur shastri national academy of administration, where the civil services probationaries are trained. The videos gives an overview  of the training  and the experiences of the young probationaries. I am just sharing the links of the videos. PART1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3_EPVjJyxo PART2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFm2LaNF68Q PART3: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPveyLXqxck

The indian civil services examination is conducted every year by UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION(UPSC). It allows aspiring indian youth to serve the country through joining prestigious civil services.The general age limit for candidates who are appearing for the examination is 21-30 years. UPSC tests the candidate by intially conducting perliminary examination(Objective).Once the candidate is successful,he or she has to give MAINS Examination (descriptive). Finally the candidates who are successful in mains examination has to attend the interview (personality test).After clearing all the above tests, UPSC offers the opportunity to work in civil services. More details on the pattern of the examination will be given in my next post. Thank you.