June 2021 - UPSCTREE

Understanding the Bad Banks-arguments for and against

2021-06-25T19:24:57+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy|

The idea of setting up a bad bank to resolve the growing problem of non-performing assets (NPAs), or loans on which borrowers have defaulted, is back on the table. With commercial banks set to witness a spike in NPAs, or bad loans, in the wake of the contraction in the economy as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das recently agreed to look at the proposal for the creation of a bad bank. What’s a bad bank and how does it work? A bad bank conveys the impression that it will function as a bank but has bad assets to [...]

World Wide Web & Tim Berners-Lee (Who Changed the Humanity forever)

2021-06-25T19:02:08+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Science|

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“Three decades ago, I created something which, with the subsequent help of a huge number of collaborators across the world, has been a powerful tool for humanity. For me, the best bit about the Web has been the spirit of collaboration. While I do [...]

Does India need a new assessment of Poverty – Yes. It does

2021-06-23T23:55:37+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy|

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The son of a corn merchant-turned sociologist, Charles Booth had little patience for Charles Dickens and others in his time, who used lyrical prose to describe the desperation of the poor in working class London. Booth was also angry, in 1885, over the [...]

History of Conservation in India

2021-06-23T20:36:19+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|

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Conservation in India found its roots when the killing of animals were strictly prohibited in and around the Ashramas (hermitages) allotted to Brahmanas. […]

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[Announcement] Registration Open for All India OPEN Essay Test-04

2021-06-23T21:09:22+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Announcements|

Dear All, All India OPEN Essay Test 04 Registration is Open Now and here are the Topics. Date :- 30 June 2021 Submission by :- 02 July 2021 Register here :- Click Here Topics (Write ONE Essay Choosing from the Topics Below) :- 1) Some of us see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not. 2) Infodemic is more dangerous than Pandemic. After writing, Scan it (Use Office Lens by Microsoft) and send it to essay@upsctree.com Thank you UPSCTREE 82608 72482

Registration Open for All India OPEN Essay Test-04

2021-06-23T21:01:54+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Announcements|

Date :- 30 June 2021 Submission by :- 02 July 2021 Register here :- Click Here Topics (Write ONE Essay Choosing from the Topics Below) :- 1) Some of us see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not. 2) Infodemic is more dangerous than Pandemic. After writing, Scan it (Use Office Lens by Microsoft) and send it to essay@upsctree.com Thank you UPSCTREE 82608 72482

[Update] All Indian Essay Test-03

2021-06-23T20:31:43+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Announcements|

Dear All, Almost all essays that were submitted to us have been reviewed and the reviews have been sent to respective candidates. Tomorrow will mark the finish of review process and those who are yet to receive the review, will get the review tomorrow. Post-Review Events:- Video Strategy will be released for the Topic of the Essay Post the Video-strategy, we will open up the Tele-counselling slot booking sessions where you can ask the questions that you may have and get it clarified. All Indian OPEN Essay Test-04 will be conducted on 30th June and registration will open from tomorrow on-wards. [...]

Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021-30) by UN

2021-06-22T20:11:19+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|

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The announcement by the United Nations terming 2021-30 as the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration could not have come at a more appropriate time. […]

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Tribal Hunting rights vs Wildlife Protection laws

2021-06-22T19:55:54+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|

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Forest rights in India reflect correlative duties of tribal communities to preserve wildlife and it is in consonance to the fundamental duty under Article 51 A(g) […]

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Darwin, Sexual Selection and Dimorphism

2021-06-22T19:41:52+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|

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Charles Darwin was a careful scientist. In the middle of the 19th century, while he was collecting evidence for his theory that species evolve by natural selection, he noticed it didn’t explain the fancy tails of male peacocks, the antlers paraded by male deer, or why some the males of [...]