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The Transgender Persons (Protection of rights) Bill,2019 ministry of social justice and empowerment whose minister is Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot (Lok Sabha). Transgender community is among one of the most marginalized communities in our country(India) because they don't fit into the stereotypical categories of gender of men and women. They are still facing problems like lack of Educational facilities, Unemployment, Medical Facilities and still not getting acceptance in our society. This bill shall empower the transgender community Socially, Educationally and Economically. ➣Who should be considered as Transgender Persons? One whose gender does not assigned at birth it includes transmen, transwomen and intersex variations gender-queers and socio-culture identities. In the year 2014, judgement given by supreme court was to give rights to transgender community as a third gender and gave them the right to identification and provide reservation for this third gender. Section 3

Government of India has set an ambitious target of installing 175gw of renewable energy capacity by the year 2022, having installed 36.6 GW of on-grid and 1.17 GW of off-grid. renewables which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind,10 GW from bio power and 5 GW from small hydro-power. Renewable energy category includes one more source which is ocean energy has been declared as a renewable energy source. RPO make it compulsory for all large consumers to ensure that a certain percentage of their consumption of their energy is from renewable sources such as wind and solar. Government of India has put some obligations to manufacturing companies that they should use at least some percentage of consumption of their energy should be from renewable resources by planting solar panels etc. Percentage is decided by the State Government of that particular State. But, it is hurting to manufacturing industries as cost of implanting the solar panels are huge which is not acceptable to some in

Corporate tax is also called corporation tax or company tax which is a direct tax imposed on the jurisdiction on the income or capital of corporation. Now the question is, from where does Government of India generate Income? Corporate tax is the biggest source of income to Government of India. According to budget of 2019, 20% came from borrowing and liabilities, 16% from customs ,and others from non tax revenue, GST and other taxes. Corporate tax is a big source of revenue for the Government Of India. Government has slashed basic Corporate tax rate to 22% from 30% while new manufacturing companies or if someone wants to start a manufacturing company in India then its rate has also been cut down to 15% from 25%. Government will face a loss of 1 lakh 45 thousand crore Rupee. RBI(Rural bank Of India) surplus will help to cover this loss. Effective tax rate inclusive of all cess and surcharges is now 25.17% for domestic companies and 17% for new manufacturing companies. Corporat

DHOLERA CITY Dholera Special Investment region is one of the several Greenfield cities that have been planned on the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). The word "Greenfield" means no construction has done before in this site and a new city will form and "Brownfield" means upgradation or maintenance of constructed area. A statement was given by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant that " effort by govt of india and govt of Gujrat to create  top class quality infrastructure ." Dholera Investment region will be constructed around 20,000 crore rupees which will be funded by Japanese Government.  A project of $90 billion dollars ( 6 lakh 30000 crore rupees). It will be India's first Industrial city. Benefit to India - GDP(Gross Domestic Product) of India will increase.  Economic activity will eventually focus on Manufacturing facility. International Airport will also be constructed in this region.   Cities burden of population will also decre

Scientists of Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research which is situated in Mumbai, India founded a new material which they named as Black Gold . It is named as Black Gold because it is made from Gold. future importance  Its a fact that Gold(Biscuit) can never absorb Carbon Dioxide(CO ₂ ) and Sunlight. Gold will get warm because gold is a good conductor of heat but it cannot absorb Sunlight and  Carbon Dioxide( CO ₂ ). Scientists changed molecular level of gold and nano particles(small particle) of gold and rearrange the gaps between them. This change Gold completely. Scientists used only gold not any other material for making BLACK GOLD . Scientists imposed Gold on Dendritic Fibrous Nanosilica particles and Gold's nano particle changes its property. No gold can absorb Sunlight and CO ₂ absorb but this Black Gold can. Similar to real trees which use  Carbon Dioxide( CO ₂ ) and Sunlight and Water(H ₂ O) to produce food. This Black Gold will also act as an Artificial Tree a

➣What is Dry dock? The word Dock means a place where Ships Rest and unloads. Ships maintenance work or repair takes place. In Dry dock ship enters and then the gate is closed and water is pump out and ship is stand still and repair work starts of the ship. Indian navy to get its biggest Drydock. Bombay dockyard is also called Naval Dockyard and works for Indian Shipbuilding Yard at Mumbai Bombay dockyard in 1735 by East India Company by Lovji Wadia completed in the year 1750. It is the Asia's 1st dry dock in the year 1811 transferred to British Royal Naval . Bombay dockyard in Mumbai has 3 other dry dock also Bombay Dock Drunken Dock Cruiser Graving Dock These dock are more than 150 years old. Present dry dock is designed for the maintenance related facilities of INS Vikramaditya . Its navy's largest dry dock. Its dimension are 281m length, 45 m breadth and almost 17m depth. Dry dock construction work was given to Hindustan construction company in the

INS Vikramaditya was built  as baku in the year 1987 in Russia. the carrier served by the Russian Navy and was called as Admiral Gorshkov and being decommissioned in the year 1996. India was thinking to buy it and finally this carrier was purchased by India in the year 2004 at the price of $2.35 billion. Its sea trial completed in July,2013. Its a aircraft so, Aviation trial also completed in 2013,September.  INS VIKRAMADITYA In the year 2013, 28th November, it was finally handover to India in Russia ceremony.

CSR stands for Corporate Social Responsibility and almost every country has its own CSR. Government said to big industries that it is good that you are paying taxes but, from now onwards you have some responsibility towards our society and you should do something for its improvement like making Hospitals, Building Schools as social responsibility. We only expect such things from Big companies. In India, CSR is mandatory now and big companies should donate in making our society better. The Indian Companies Act 2013 , clearly states that companies should do something for our society and become as a major responsibility for big companies. Other countries only expect these responsibilities from big companies but in India, CSR is mandatory now. Now the question arises that in which area companies should donate so the government of India has given the list in which Companies can invest- Donation in the field of Education like donation for building schools, Hunger or Poverty Donati

Some scholars of Israel states that there will be diplomatic tie between Pakistan and Israel. Israel was made in the year 1948. There was a time when many countries(including India) were not giving recognition to Israel  except few countries like Turkey , Egypt and Jordan only gave recognition to Israel and it has been trying to overcome and enhance the diplomatic relations with other countries. Israel is now a powerful country. Israel has large majority of UN member states and it has developed good relations with other countries.  India opposes Israel to not get admission in UN. India gave recognition to Israel in the year 1950 but not completely. India ties with Israel diplomatically in the year 1992 . Israel relations with China are limited. Pakistan is establishing relation with Israel because we all know that Pakistan and America relations are not good and America supports Israel so, they think that by maintaining such relations with Israel, Pakistan and America'

ISRO(Indian Space Research Organization) chief K.Svan  gives a major announcement of  Gaganyan Mission . This mission will be held by the year 2021. It was first decided to do this mission by the year 2022 but they have shifted year from year 2022 december to 2021. This mission got approval by union cabinet with announcing the budget of Rupees 10,000 crore  are going to be invested in this project. Three indians will be send to space for 5-7 days in GSLV MK III Spacecraft. Gganyaan   Mission India will be on 4th position in the world for sending humans in space mission. India will send three humans to moon to observe everything in space by getting out from their capsule for 5-7 days. There are three countries that already send humans to space- First is Russia , Second is USA and Third is China Japan also announced that they will also send a human to space by the year 2022. Not only Japan , Iran also said that they will also send human to space in future. China

In 2014,  Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi gave speech in Madison Square Garden(MSG) , New York City and about 19,000 Indians were present there. It was an historical event. HOWDY MODI (will be a mega event) Event will be held in NRG stadium Houston, Texas, USA.  Around 50,000 people will be gathered their along with US President Donald Trump. As we all know that, USA's capital is Washington, D.C(district of Columbia) New York .  Texas is a state in USA and it shares border with Mexico . Capital of Texas is Austin . Texas is the second largest state in USA in terms of Landmass and Population . Alaska(a state in USA) came first in terms of Landmass and California (a state in USA, west) is first in terms of Population .  California has biggest economy with 3 Trillion (approx.) which is more than Indian economy (14.5 GDP) . Texas is not the most important state in USA but, it is important in economic point of view. Texas (8.7 GDP) has a economy of 1.8

MISSION EUROPA NASA(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) got approval to study Jupiter's moon EUROPA. NASA(National Aeronautics and Space Administration) officially declared that they are working on  EUROPA CLIPPER which will be sent to space to study Europa(moon). As we all know that Jupiter is the largest planet of our solar system. Jupiter has 79 moons (Saturn has 62 moons but officially named are 53). Amount of 4.25 billion dollars(in Indian rupee 30,000 crore approx) will be invested in it. Galileo Galilei (also called father of modern physics)was an Italian astronomer, physicist and scientist. Galileo Galilei He studied skies with his telescope and also famous for his telescope discoveries. He studied Jupiter a lot and in 1610 he told us that Jupiter has 4 massive moons- IO Europa Ganymede (largest moon of our solar system and the biggest natural satellite) Callisto These moons are recognized by him as satellites of Jupiter. These moons are als

In todays world, newspaper is the most important thing to study, without reading newspaper government jobs are very hard to clear. There are many newspapers available in India. The Hindu The Indian Express The Economic Times Business Standard The Financial Express The Times Of India The Tribune Dainik Jagran Dainik Bhaskar The Telegraph Amar Ujala Hindustan and many more. In starting you couldn't understand that what has been written in newspaper but, don't worry make a habit to read newspaper everyday. Start from reading headlines and then after few days/weeks start reading their paragraphs. ➱What to read and what not to read? Answer- You must learn the syllabus of your exam to find out what is important for you and what is not. You can read "The Hindu" or "The Indian Express" or both. Make notes from both of the newspaper. Editorials are best in "The Hindu" Newspaper and news related information is more in "Th

Food is the main source of energy and a healthy diet is necessary for a healthy lifestyle. We all know that healthy diet helps us to make our body fit physically as well as mentally too. We work hard to get success and forget some nutrients which are important for our body. Today, I'm going to tell you some supplements that you can intake in the morning to boost up your energy and get the essential nutrients which your body needs. Hence, healthy diet is necessary for everyone. These supplements are- Flax Seeds Pumpkin Seeds Watermelon Seeds Sunflower Seeds Benefits- Flax seeds There are many health benefits of eating Flax seeds. Flax seeds are also called Lin seeds. These seeds are nutritious. These seeds are low in cholesterol and have high fiber, fats, Minerals, Vitamins and low in carbs. These seeds are rich in Omega-3 fatty acids which is helpful for regrowth of hair. Diabetic patient can also consume these seeds. Improves your Heart health. Consume 35mg

Why PLUTO is not considered as a Planet? We have studied that there are total 8 planets in our solar system- Mercury  Venus  Earth  Mars  Jupiter  Saturn  Uranus and  Neptune Why PLUTO is not considered as a planet PLUTO Pluto was discovered by a scientist named Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 . Pluto is a dwarf(small) planet it is found in Kuiper Belt (a ring of bodies beyond Neptune ). It was the first  Kuiper Belt object discovered. Pluto it is the largest known Plutoid(ice dwarf). According to IAU(International Astronomical Union) PLUTO is not the only dwarf planet, there are 5 other dwarf bodies- Ceres(1801) Pluto(1930) Eris(2005) Makemake(2005) Haumea(2004) Definition of a Planet Definition of  Planet is defined by the  IAU (International Astronomical Union) . Here, Professional PhD level astronomers work. IAU (International Astronomical Union) headquarter is in Paris, France . India is the member of this Union. Any large object can be defi

HOW TO READ NCERT FOR UPSC- NCERT's are the core or backbone to clear UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) civil services examination. You should read NCERT books at least 7-8 times minimum. While reading NCERT books you should keep few things in mind- Don't take these books as a burden, as these books are the most important books which you can't avoid if you want to clear this exam. 1st reading should be like novel reading. 2nd reading should be more concentrated. At the time of 3rd and 4th you should focus on understanding what are NCERT's concepts. 5th,6th and 7th reading should be focused on the key terms and the concepts areas like definitions,meanings and concepts etc. It depends on the person that in how many times he/she understands the book. Some will understand everything in 2-3 readings while some will take 9-10 readings. So it depends on you. Good luck.

Finding motivation? Then you are at the right place. If you think you can do it then trust me you will do it one day. Start you preparation today. Be the most hardworking person you know. Do hard work with smart work. Do it for yourself and for your family. If you want to earn respect and money together then this is for you. You have to be passionate for this exam. Think and analyse. You have to be crazy for this exam. You can achieve anything you want in your life. Gud luck.

The best day to start your preparation is TODAY . We all know that UPSC(Union Civil Service Commission) Examination is one of the most difficult exam in INDIA. Some students take more than 4 attempts to crack this exam and some students crack this exam in their first attempt. All you need is to stay focused everyday. This exam can be cracked by any student of any stream, any background. WHAT TO DO? Learn UPSC syllabus first. Make your time table per day. Set goals everyday. Study 6 hours a day. Make your own Strategy. Read newspaper daily(The Hindu or Indian Express). NCERT's are core. Make your sources limited. Be loyal to YOURSELF . =>If you know nothing and from where to start then start from reading NCERT's. Myths- You can clear this exam only by studying 14-16 hours. Only toppers can clear this exam. This exam takes more than 4 years to crack it. HARDWORK is not necessary for this exam all you need is LUCK. This exam is

Best Books For UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) UPSC There are many books for UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) Preparation , you can add or skip books as per your choice. There are 3 Stages in UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) Examination. PART A-Prelims PART B-Mains PART C-Personality Test or Interview Prelims(initial stage) Two Papers are there in Prelims- Paper I Paper II(CSAT) Best Books For UPSC(Union Public Service Commission) PART A Prelims Examination-Paper I(200marks,2 Hours) GEOGRAPHY- Geography Class VI NCERT-THE EARTH OUR HABITAT Geography  Class VII NCERT -OUR ENVIRONMENT Geography  Class VIII NCERT -RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT Geography  Class IX NCERT -CONTEMPORARY INDIA-I Geography  Class X NCERT - CONTEMPORARY INDIA-II Geography  Class XI NCERT -INDIA:PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT (IMPORTANT) Geography  Class XI NCERT -FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (IMPORTANT) Geography  Class