Basic Computers and ICT Study Material for Goa PSC-Updated for 2020-2021 Changes

Basic Computers and ICT for Goa PSC: Comprehensive, point-wise and updated study material and exam notes.

Goa PSC: Latest Notifications, Dates, Updates, News & More

1 Fast Track Work on ODF [ Current-Affairs/GS ]

Fast Track Work on ODF

Recently, a report tabled on progress of work on ODF + and ODF++ by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development in Lok Sabha.
The report says that the progress under phase-2 of ODF + and ODF++ has been slow.
The work on three protocols - ODF+,

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2 Madhayi Water for Karnataka and COVID-19 Crisis and the Tipping Point [ Current-Affairs/GS ]

Madhayi Water for Karnataka

Karnataka’s plea for sharing of the Mahadayi river water between Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra has been allowed by the Supreme Court.
The tribunal for sharing of the Mahadayi river in August 2018 had ordered allocating 13.42 tmc (thousand million cu

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3 Swachh Vidyalaya Puraskar: Eligibility and Criteria for Evaluation, Categories of Awards, Application [ Current-Affairs/GS ]

Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Launched in 2016. To recognize, inspire and celebrate excellence in sanitation and hygiene practice in schools. To honour schools that have undertaken significant steps towards fulfilling the mandate of the Swachh Vidya

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4 Government Steps Against Ragging: Committee under Dr. R K Raghavan, Director CBI [ Current-Affairs/GS ]

The anti-ragging campaign got an impetus in 1999. The Hon’ble Supreme Court. In response to a PIL filed by the Vishwa Jagriti Mission, asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to issue guidelines to universities to curb ragging. Formation of a four membered committee by the U

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5 Down to Earth 1-15 March 2020: Hysterectomy Issue in India, Bats and Zoonotic Diseases, Child Flourishing Index, Toxic Air: the Price of Fossil Fuels Report 2020, Erring Thermal Plants [ Current-Affairs/GS ]

Bats and Zoonotic Diseases

Zoonotic diseases are the infectious diseases.
These diseases are caused by bacteria, viruses or parasites.
Spreads from non-human/animals (usually vertebrates) to humans.
Another name for Zoonotic disease is Zoonosis.
Some of the examples are anth

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6 Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities for India [ Current-Affairs/GS ]

A system’s ability to learn and interpret external data. Use of software/algorithms. Performing specific roles and tasks being executed by Humans at present.

Interchangeably Used with

Expert systems.
Decision support system.
Knowledge based system.
Machine learning.
Natural

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Last Updated:Jun 18, 2020