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Essay Test – E02 – Top Score and Top Scorers – An overview and Topics of Essay Test E03 !!!

2017-02-28T20:52:37+05:30

Essay Test - E02 - Statistics & Analysis  Top 3 Scores - 114, 105, 99 out of 250  Top 3 Scorers - Chinmoy, Gaurav, Shruti Average Score - 57 Total  number of submissions - 373  Most attempted topic- Digital Economy and India  The 2nd Most attempted topic- Will we be leaving the Earth as a better place than we found it?  The 3rd Most attempted topic- Daughters of India –their struggles, their plights and their achievements.  The least  attempted topic- “Ability can take you to the top, character will keep you there”  The topic where we noted minimal digression among students-  Digital Economy and India.  The topic [...]

Essay Test – E02 – Top Score and Top Scorers – An overview and Topics of Essay Test E03 !!!2017-02-28T20:52:37+05:30

#Yojana Nector – Divyanga !!!(May 2016)

2017-02-28T20:12:52+05:30

Yojana Nector is an initiative where we are trying to filter out Yojana magazine and give you the “cream” or “nector” of the whole magazine.The idea is to give you something, that you can retain, internalize and put in the exam papers. What we essentially pick is – the critical aspects and most important datasets along with statements that can add value to your answer. It has varied range of utility as far as UPSC exams are concerned. Use it wisely and Don’t forget to revise. […]

#Yojana Nector – Divyanga !!!(May 2016)2017-02-28T20:12:52+05:30

Science Watch – NASA Researchers Discover 7 Earth-sized Exoplanets Nearby !!!

2017-02-28T12:36:51+05:30

With the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a dwarf star, we are on the right track to find another habitable system! What makes this discovery by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope special is that this is the first time that a series of Earth-sized planets have been found around a single star, hence setting a new record for seemingly habitable planets around a single star outside our solar system. […]

Science Watch – NASA Researchers Discover 7 Earth-sized Exoplanets Nearby !!!2017-02-28T12:36:51+05:30

Environment Watch – Marine and Coastal Pollution in India- An Overview !!!

2017-02-28T12:38:43+05:30

Coastal and estuarine ecosystems are heavily influenced by the human species through pollution and habitat loss. Coastal pollution and its impacts have resulted in a number of environmental issues including the enrichment of enclosed waters with organic matter, pollution by chemicals such as oil, and sedimentation due to land-based activities. […]

Environment Watch – Marine and Coastal Pollution in India- An Overview !!!2017-02-28T12:38:43+05:30

Economy Watch – Free trade is good, for the poor too !!!

2017-02-27T00:04:51+05:30

In a global trading landscape that is being increasingly influenced by protectionist narratives, the approval of the landmark European Union-Canada trade deal Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) by the European Parliament comes as a breath of fresh air. Trade between the two economies amounts to about $63 billion presently, and reports say Ceta could increase this by 20% to as much as $76 billion. […]

Economy Watch – Free trade is good, for the poor too !!!2017-02-27T00:04:51+05:30

Society Watch – A lawyer took on India’s profiteering hospitals to end the obscene overpricing of cardiac stents !!!

2017-02-27T00:01:58+05:30

Birender Sangwan’s parents wanted him to be a doctor. For two years, Sangwan even prepared for the medical entrance examinations in India before finally giving up. “I was always scared of hospitals,” he said in an interview at his modest two-room office at New Delhi’s Rohini court complex. “I still get dizzy and feel like vomiting when I go to hospitals.” […]

Society Watch – A lawyer took on India’s profiteering hospitals to end the obscene overpricing of cardiac stents !!!2017-02-27T00:01:58+05:30

Science Watch – Technology in aid of Crop insurance !!!

2017-02-26T23:56:59+05:30

In its budget 2017-18, the government has taken up several measures to revive the country’s agriculture economy. The emphasis on agricultural insurance through higher allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), and other major allocations for the sector, are expected to boost credit flow to farmers apart from expanding crop insurance and irrigation coverage. […]

Science Watch – Technology in aid of Crop insurance !!!2017-02-26T23:56:59+05:30