Current Affairs : Highlights of Railway Budget 2016 in numbers

1	No hike in passenger fares.
2	Action has been initiated on 139 budget announcements made last year.
3	Eliminate all unmanned level crossings by 2020.
4	Swacch Bharat: 17000 biotoilets and additional toilets in 475 stations before the close of this financial year.
5	Increased quota for senior citizens and women travellers this year.
6	Wifi at 100 stations this year and 400 stations next year.
7	Enhanced capacity of e-ticketing system from 2,000 tickets/min to 7,200/min. Supporting 1.2 lakh concurrent users now, as opposed to 40,000 earlier.
8	All major stations to be brought under CCTV surveillance in a phased manner.
9	Deen Dayal coaches for long distance trains for unreserved passengers. These coaches will include potable water and higher number of mobile charging points.
10	IRCTC to manage catering service in phased manner. Local cuisine of choice will be made available to passengers.
11	Cleaning of toilets by requests through SMS.
12	Children's menu, baby foods, baby boards to be made available for travelling mothers.
13	GPS-based digital display in coaches for showing upcoming stations.
14	Will open cancellation facility through 139 helpline number.
15	Introduce bar-coded tickets on pilot basis to tackle menace of ticketless travel.

source : http://www.thehindu.com/business/budget/railway-budget-2016-highlights/article8280082.ece

CSIR UGC NET June 2016 NOTIFICATION and Important dates

CSIR UGC NET June 2016 NOTIFICATION and IMPORTANT DATES

Tentative Date of Single MCQ Exam: 19th June 2016

Online application starts from: 05th February 2016

Last date of online application: 01st March 2016

Last date of online payment of fee: 29th February 2016

Last date for receipt of application: 07th March 2016

Last date for receipt of application for remote area: 14th March 2016

Subjects:

CSIR-UGC NET Exam for Science stream is conducted by CSIR in the following areas: -

1. Chemical Sciences

2. Earth Sciences

3. Life Sciences

4. Mathematical Sciences

5. Physical Sciences

6. Engineering Sciences

Education Qualification:

• M.Sc or equivalent degree/Integrated BS-MS/BS-4 years/BE/B.Tech/B.Pharma/MBBS with at least 55% marks for general and OBC-Non Creamy layer candidates
  

•  50% for SC/ST, physically and Visually Handicapped candidates.

Age limit and relaxation :

For JRF (NET): Maximum 28 years as on 01st July 2016 (Upper age limit may be relaxed up to 5 years in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/ Physically Handicapped/Visually Handicapped and Female applicants)

For LS (NET): No upper age limit

SYLLABUS:

Part 'A' shall be common to all subjects. This part shall contain questions pertaining to General Aptitude with emphasis on logical reasoning, graphical analysis, analytical and numerical ability, quantitative comparison, series formation, puzzles etc.

Part 'B' shall contain subject-related conventional Multiple Choice questions (MCQs), generally covering the topics given in the syllabus

Part 'C' shall contain higher value questions that may test the candidate's knowledge of scientific concepts and/or application of the scientific concepts. The questions shall be of analytical nature where a candidate is expected to apply the scientific knowledge to arrive at the solution to the given scientific problem

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Current Affair: Hyderabad And Pune Beat Mumbai And Delhi In This Survey

Hyderabad ranks highest among Indian cities on a quality of life survey
by consulting firm Mercer, but is only at number 138 on a global list of
230 cities. Pune follows at 145.

Big metros Delhi and Mumbai rank 154 and 152 respectively. Mercer notes
that "considerable population increases in Mumbai and New Delhi in
recent decades have increased existing problems, including access to
clean water, air pollution, and traffic congestion."

China's Beijing is ranked higher than any Indian city at 118. And Sri
Lanka's Colombo is at 132.

Vienna, Austria's grand capital on the Danube river, offers the highest
quality of life of all cities in the world, the survey says, while Iraqi
capital Baghdad is at the bottom of the list.

The annual survey helps companies and organisations determine
compensation and hardship allowances for international staff. It uses
dozens of criteria such as political stability, health care, education,
crime, recreation and transport.

Switzerland's Zurich, New Zealand's Auckland, Germany's Munich and
Canada's Vancouver follow Vienna in the top five most pleasant cities in
the world to live in.

Vienna is number 1 for the seventh time in a row. Baghdad, victim to
waves of sectarian violence since the American-led invasion of 2003, is
not new to the last spot either.

Among Asian cities, Singapore tops the list at number 26, followed by
four Japanese cities led by capital Tokyo. Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia is
number 84.

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SSC CGL- 2016 Notification ,Apply online ,important dates and syllabus

SSC CGL 2016 Notification ,Apply online ,important dates and syllabus


Important dates:
Opening Date: 13 February 2016
Last Date for Submitting Application Form Part I: 11 March 2016
Last Date for Submitting Application Form Part II: 14 March 2016
Date of Examination (SSC CGL 2016 Tier I): 8 and 22 May 2016

Eligibility Criteria:

Nationality: As per SSC directives, the nationality of the candidate must be an Indian.

Age Limit: According to the dictates of SSC CGL Eligibility Criteria 2016, the age limitations vary according to the post a candidate is applying for.

The relaxation in the upper age limit has been applied according to government norms. They are as follows

  * *SC/ ST:* 5 Years
  * *OBC:* 3 Years
  * *PH:* 10 Years
  * *PH + OBC:* 13 Years
  * *PH + SC/ST:* 15 Years


       How to Apply:

    The eligible candidates can submit their application online. The process is completed in 2 sets of registration forms. Make sure you have all the necessary materials out or in front of you before you initiate the registration process.

  * Debit Card/ Credit Card Details
  * Scanned Copy of your Passport Sized Photograph
  * Scanned Copy of your Signature

Follow these steps to complete the process of submitting the SSC CGL Form online.

 1. Begin with SSC CGL Registration Form Part I by clicking__here <http://ssconline2.gov.in/index.php>.
 2. You will be directed to SSC Official Site, now proceed further.
 3. In this form, you enter all the basic details. Double-Check for any errors in dates or spellings. You don't have to rush through the application.
 4. Click on  "I agree" button after you find that information supplied by you requires no correction. *Remember, no modification will be allowed after you complete this form. *
 5. A registration number will be generated.
 6. Note down the registration number or take out the print out of the page. The first part is complete for SSC CGL 2016 Examination.
 7. The application procedure is incomplete without Part II of the Registration Process.
 8. The Part II requires all the details we mentioned before to keep in front of you, i.e. debit/ credit card details and scanned copes of photograph, signature.
 9.  To begin Part II, click here <http://ssconline2.gov.in/upload1.php>.
10.  Enter the registration number from Point 5 and your date of birth here.
11.  Fill in all the necessary details. The process will remain incomplete if you fail to upload photograph, signature or pay online fees.


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