2017-02-13T23:11:42+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Medellin (Country -Colombia) once a city ruled by crime, drug trafficking and domestic war in the last 20 years of the past century, has made it on to the list of the top 10 urban innovations. This may sound like a news headline but it is much more than that. [...]
2016-06-16T07:41:13+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Uncategorized|
*Applicable for registered users only. Dear Students, We have recently migrated our platform and now you can login to your student zone from the site itself. Login Details to the portal:- Visit :- http://upsctree.com/ In the right hand pane you will see login/log out box:- Provide your username or [...]
2017-02-13T23:12:11+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
The latest Global Peace Index report, released recently, finds that 2015 was a bad year for international peace and security. It recorded a further deterioration in global peace based on historic trends. 2015 witnessed the highest number of global battle deaths for 25 years, persistently high levels of terrorism, and [...]
2016-06-15T12:00:19+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
A simulation of early human migration using current topographical data:- *Not much use of this piece of article except to understand demographic diffusion.If demographic diffusion is part of your optional/syllabus, this can come in handy to cite the study to make it relevant in contemporary terms.Thus read this only if [...]
2017-02-13T23:12:49+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
If governments paid serious attention to the economic geography of India’s cities, they would be doing a lot more to prepare for annual weather events like the monsoon. UN Habitat estimates that by 2030 India will have 14 major clusters of cities accounting for 40 per cent of its GDP. [...]
2017-02-13T23:13:13+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Road accidents in India kill more people than some epidemics, but the Central and the State governments refuse to see it for what it is — a national crisis. The antiquated traffic management and transportation system resulted in 1,50,000 deaths and left more than half a million injured last year, [...]
2017-02-13T23:13:35+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
On wings of fire: Solar plane completes U.S. trip:- The solar-powered airplane on a globe-circling voyage that began more than a year ago in the United Arab Emirates reached a milestone recently when it landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport ,New York. […]
2017-02-13T23:13:55+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Polity|
1957 was an eventful year in Reserve Bank of India’s history. Sir Benegal Rama Rau was the fourth Reserve Bank governor, and till date remains the longest serving head of the institution from 1949 to 1957. […]
2016-06-15T06:21:29+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
Gist of the Recommendations of the Group of Ministers on Road Safety:- *There is chance that question on road safety might come this year in mains.If at all ,a question comes on this – the below recommendations can be helpful to frame better answer. Recommendation:- Rules of Road Regulations to [...]
2016-06-15T05:45:07+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
Scientists turn CO2 into rock to combat climate change:- In a unique experiment, scientists turned carbon dioxide into a stone by pumping it with water underground. Carbon dioxide is a huge menace and probably the only way to fight it is to bury it as deep as possible. [...]
