What are the career prospects of an IRS officer?
An IRS officer could rise up-to the Apex Scale at the post of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax in the ITD. At the apex level, he can also get selected as a Member or Chairperson of the CBDT.
What are the components of the training of an IRS officer?
On joining the service, IRS officers are trained mainly at National Academy of Direct Taxes (NADT), located at Nagpur, which is one of the premier National Academies of the Government of India.
Why is Sociology considered as a safe optional?
Sociology: A Safer Optional
Sociology is nothing else than the augmentation of our sagacity with respect to the social life. As a learner, we all are connected with this society so over a period of time we have developed some basic understanding of our society.
New Development Bank
Context: The Finance Minister of India recently attended the 5th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the New Development Bank through video-conference.
What is Good Governance Index?
The Good Governance Index (GGI) has been brought out by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions to determine Governance status in the country as it exists today and the reference level for the future will also be set.
Tenth Schedule to the Indian Constitution
The Tenth Schedule, originally inserted in the Indian Constitution in 1985, has a chequered history. But there appears to be a growing consensus that it has failed to achieve its objective of curbing opportunistic defections from one political party to another.
TRACKING SCHEME THROUGH GIS
Location based information is the most important aspect of a digital economy. It helps not only to plan the development programmes but also to monitor them to manage transparent, effective and efficient delivery of citizenry services.
International Women's Day
United Nations (UN) became the first international body to assert the principle of equality between women and men in its founding document.
Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
As the whole world, including India is reeling from the crisis engendered by the COVID-19 pandemic, India saw this as an opportunity to relook at systems and institutions to not just combat the crisis but also to prevail.
About IAS Exam:
The Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for recruiting various Civil Services of the Government of India, including the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS), and Indian Police Service (IPS).
