MPSC Prelims and Mains Notes, MPSC Test Series
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra govt to host Elephanta festival for first time after 26/11 The state government will be hosting the Elephanta festival at the historic island this year after a gap of nine years. Large portion of the festival was being hosted at the Gateway of India after the 26/11 attacks as the police didn’t give them permission … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra to launch weather advisory system for farmers The Maharashtra government is all set to introduce a system to issue daily district-wise weather advisory to farmers across the state. The system has a capacity to generate weather alerts for every ten minutes, if required. The state is taking a step forward … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra government mulling online lottery plan The Maharashtra government has prepared a proposal to shift from paper to online lottery to earn more revenue, an official said. At present, the Maharashtra government runs a paper lottery system. A proposal has been made to introduce an online lottery system which should be unveiled by April. … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Maharashtra govt rolls out 1% reservation for orphans In an unprecedented move, the state government on Wednesday announced a 1% reservation in the open category for orphans in the state. Officials say Maharashtra is, perhaps, the first state to bring such a policy. The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) in 2016 had passed … Read more
MAHARASHTRA Startup policy clears ground, aims to profit 10,000 projects The state cabinet on Wednesday approved the innovation and startup policy that aims to offer several incentives and funding to upcoming entrepreneurs. The state hopes to extend benefits of the policy to nearly 10,000 startups and generate employment for five lakh citizens in Maharashtra. The state will set up 15 … Read more
Maharastra Human Development Index:- Human development an integral part of economic development is fastly catching of various stakeholders around the world. It is also about people’s active engagement in shaping development, equity and sustainability, intrinsic aspects of freedom of people have to lead lives they have reason to value. Human development index is a tool … Read more
Maharashtra Food security Regional disparities along with food security have remained an issue of debate in Maharashtra ever since its inception as a State in 1960. Several studies have examined economic development as well as food security issues at the regional level, but there has been no systematic attempt made to analyse food security … Read more
Lokayukta investigates cases of corruption, where substantiated, recommend action. He is a great check on corruption, brings about transparency in the system, makes administrative machinery citizen friendly. His functions largely depend upon jurisdiction vested in him and facilities provided for taking cognizance of citizens’ grievances promptly, dexterously and expeditiously through simple, informal mechanism devoid of … Read more
“Public interest Litigation”,is a litigation filed in a court of law, for the protection of “Public Interest” , such as pollution, Terrorism, Road safety, constructional hazards etc. Article 32 of the Indian Constitution contains the tool which directly joins the public with the judiciary. Public Interest Litigation is not mentioned in any constitution or a … Read more
Lokpal and Redressel of Citizens grievances:- Introduction: The central theme of democracy is that the ruler is accountable to the rules of all sorts of activities and policies. This has arisen due to the fact that the modern states are populous. Because of this and other reasons the direct democracy of ancient Greek city-states or … Read more