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Organisation in Indian National Movement 1.   Landholders Society (1838) :     Dwarkanath Tagore, Calcutta ( 1 st Political Organisation ) 2.   British India Society (1839) :   William Adams, London ( 1 st Association Outside India ) 3.   East India Association (1866) :   Dadabhai Naoroji, London 4.   Poona Sarvojonik Sabha (1867) : M.G. Ranade, G.V. Joshi, S.H. Chiplunkar, Poona 5.   Indian Association (1876) : Ananda Mohan Bose, S.N. Banerjee, Calcutta 6.   India League (1875) : Sisir Kumar Ghosh, Calcutta 7. Bombay Presidency Association (1885) : Firoj Shah Mehta, K.T. Telang, Badaruddin Tayebji, Bombay 8.   Brahma Samaj (1828) : Rammohan Roy, Calcutta ( Formerly, Atmiya Sabha(1815) ) 9.   Arya Samaj (1875) : Dayananda Saraswati, Bombay 10.   Prarthana Samaj (1867) : Source of Inspiration- Keshab Chandra Sen, Main Architect- M. G. Ranade, Founder- Dr. Aatmaram Pandur...

Seventh Pay Commission Photo Credit : ibtimes.co.in #SSC-CGL2018 #SSC-CHSL2018 #IB #SBI-PO   (250 words)Important Topics for SSC, IB, BANK The idea of Pay Commission mooted as early as the formation of interim-government in 1946 to address the issue of salaries of government employees and pay hike in resonance with rising price index. Seventh Pay Commission constituted to address the same issue in 2013, with a 10 years after each commission submits its report.  Pay Commission always gives the due respect to employees who work hard to run the government functionaries. This time it brought a salary increase with some additional benefits like increase in housing allowances to 25 lakh from 7.5 lakh presently, hike in Dearness Allowance, minimum salary capped at 18000 from 7000 and maximum salary at 2.5 lakh from 90000 at present. Although that didn't pacify all central employees as many of their demands remained out of this commission's ...

Namami Gange: What are the possible challenges to this? Photo Credit: nmcg.nic.in #SSC-CGL2018 #SSC-CHSL2018 #IB #SBI-PO   (250 words)Important Topics for SSC, IB, BANK Namami Gange is an ambitious flagship programme of Union Government aimed at integrating all existing and new efforts for Ganga rejuvenation through a comprehensive policy. Original action plan 'National Mission for Clean Ganga' was drafted in Union budget 2015, which set a budgetary outlay of 20000 cr to accomplish this. This is a tribute to river Ganga, which has sustained our civilisation for thousands of years and the project is a conglomeration of eight states, forty-seven towns besides several ministries. But the cleanliness of Ganga basin isn't an easy task as it includes a huge area and population. Improving sewerage infrastructure and checking existing domestic and industrial build-up to accommodate forestation, building wildlife sanctuary is a complex job keeping in...

Digital India: How to make it a success in the Indian context? #SSC-CGL2018 #SSC-CHSL2018 #IB #SBI-PO   (250 words)Important Topics for SSC, IB, BANK On July 1, 2015, in an inaugural speech PM of India along with some key dignitaries from a range of sectors like Information Technology, Telecom Industry etc. emphasised on 'Digitally Empowered India' and 'India Tomorrow'. The outcome of that summit focused on digital infrastructure, digital connectivity and digital awareness. Although such an initiative backed by budgetary support is laudable, implementation is the key huddle considering the complexity of technological awareness and seamless connectivity in remote areas.  Indians are always adaptable to new technologies but to address complexities a complete roadmap is necessary. Homegrown reliable technologies can be best suited for infrastructure development where data protection and privacy is given key importance. To a...

WBCS MAIN 2016 1.                        From, XYZ, WXYZ To, The Indian Express, NH6, Mouza - Prasastha & Ankurhati, P.S. - Domjur. P.O. - Salap Dist, Howrah - 711 409 Subject : Rising instances of rogue behaviour of taxi and auto drivers Dear Sir/Madam, With due respect, I would like to ventilate the penance suffered by daily commuters while travelling by auto and taxi and would like to draw the attention of the civil administration through your esteemed daily. For daily commuters travelling by taxi and auto are usual. Those who can afford hire taxi, otherwise we prefer auto. But the extreme hackle that we face while plying is just the same. Maltreatment by drivers has grown many folds over these days. Drivers often indulge in unethical practices like charging an extra fare, misbeha...