2017-01-31T03:43:49+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Geography|Tags: Geography|
The growth in towns and cities across the world be it developed or developing, industrialist or pre-industrial, has fueled man’s appetite to be informed about the spatial aspects of cities-their location, growth and relationship both one with another and with their surrounding regions. However, the recurrent pattern of urban land [...]
2017-01-31T03:45:00+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|Tags: national security|
Security is always a work in progress and there is nothing absolutist about it; it is always long-term in outlook. Yet, there are nuances which can be taken stock of, issues which have perhaps long been clamouring for attention but complexities of management have rarely afforded an opportunity to visit [...]
2017-01-31T03:45:39+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
From 75 in 1905, Indian rhinos numbered over 2,700 by 2012 From a population of barely 75 in 1905, Indian rhinos numbered over 2,700 by 2012, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India), a global wildlife advocacy. The Indian rhino was moved from its status of endangered (since [...]
2017-01-09T16:41:54+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
Jallikattu Background – Jallikattu is again in news and has been in the news since Supreme Court banned it in 2014. Recently the CM of Tamilnadu has wirtten to center in this regard and famous personalities including Kamal Hassan has voiced their support for this sports. Jallikattu – Jallikattu also known [...]
2017-01-31T03:46:09+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
Background – Bitcoin now has a total market capitalisation of about $18 billion — far more than other so-called “crypto-currencies” although a fraction of the value of other globally traded commodities. And it nears record high as it becomes ‘safe haven’ asset. What is a Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a virtual [...]
2017-01-31T03:46:24+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|Tags: geopolitics|
January 9 commemorates the day Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa in 1915, after honing satyagraha, or peaceful protest, against the colonial and racist regime there. In 2002, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee decided to celebrate it annually by holding events including bestowing [...]
2017-01-31T03:47:04+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
Green bonds, which finance environmentally friendly businesses and assets, have emerged as one of the key financing mechanisms driving the global economy’s transition to a greener future. Since the issuance of the first green bond in 2007 by two multilateral development banks (World Bank and European Investment Bank), the green [...]
2017-01-08T13:02:58+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Uncategorized|
Background :- Recently we published an editorial on Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act of 1951 and Supreme Court!!! In interpretation of the particular section there was a debate on the Purposive Interpretation and its meaning. There is certain ambiguity with respect to the meaning of it and this is [...]
2017-01-08T13:42:58+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
India’s GDP growth expected to be slower at 7.1% in 2016-17: CSO + According to growth projection released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is expected to grow at a slower pace at 7.1% in 2016-17 as compared to 7.6% in 2015-16. World Bank [...]
2017-01-08T13:43:05+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
2017 – International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development The United Nations (UN) has declared 2017 as the “International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development” to celebrate and promote the contribution of the tourism sector to building a better world. The International Year aims to support a change in policies, [...]
