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hi everyone,,,i am from lko...n ave strtd preparing on my own for Union Public Service Commission 2012...cant decide which coaching to go 4 in lko...as i cannot go to delhi due to some family issues..

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A basic level video about Human Rights, found it on some blog. Sets of the topic in a way that's both accessible and informative. Deal with the dimensions and the various agencies upholding the topic.

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Terrorism is a scourge that our geography is condemned to reckon with. Nearly two decades ago, cross-border terrorism was used as an instrument of state policy to counter Soviet influence by US and Pakistan, and today, akin to the Bhasmasura fable, the monster is going to devour its creators. Significantly, India is also gravely affected by it, since more than a decade.

At the policy level, esp our Foreign Policy has mainly tried to build partnerships with US, European nations(global ...

Land Acquisition- Part 2

WHY IN NEWS

July 2011: SC slams UP’s land acquisition - The SC called the UP govts land acquisition as anti-poor and sinister. It stated that the govt is acquiring land for developers of malls and residential complexes and paying a pittance to the land-owners. It slammed the Land Acquisition Act as an ‘engine of oppression’. The SC upheld the Allahabad HC’s verdict quashing the acquisition of agricultural land, because the Greater Noida Authority ...

LAND ACQUISITION [Part 1]

WHAT: Land acquisition refers to acquisitions either by the government or private individuals on a large-scale for- ‘public purpose’, industrial use, SEZs, building residential complexes etc. It is in news because of protests by land-owners regarding coerced acquisition and/or unfair compensation.

HOW: Land acquisition is governed by the Land Acquistion Act 1894. Some details of this act are:

(a) Provides for acquisition ...