2017-01-31T03:47:41+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP and IR|
Note :- This is an editorial written by Brahma Chellaney for Livemint. Publishing it without any editorial oversight.You can discuss your views on this in comments section. Do you think what Mr Chellaney is advocating is the right way forward ? Central governments come and go in New Delhi but India’s instinctive [...]
2017-01-08T13:43:10+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
Ken-Betwa river-linking project faces new hurdle A new hurdle has come in the way of the Ken-Betwa river interlink project in its terms of financing. The NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) has recommended that Madhya Pradesh contribute 40% of the project cost, with the Centre contributing 60%. The [...]
2017-01-05T22:15:10+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Uncategorized|
Dear All, First mains test is live now in your student portal (IASTREE) Note- Few questions are little technical in nature, hence requires research on your part. We urge you do read on them before attempting the answer.(Example- Demographic window, Land degradation neutrality project,Pam Rajput committe report,Globalization and adolescent etc).Once [...]
2017-01-31T03:48:37+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
INDUSTRIAL policy via Twitter is a new development in economics but we may all have to get used to it over the next four (or eight) years. Donald Trump’s tweets on the car industry (and his planned cuts to corporate income tax) may or may not have persuaded Ford to [...]
2017-01-05T12:01:11+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Essays|
Dear All, Those who have submitted your essays for Essay Test 01 , we have begun the review and soon you will receive your personalized feedback from us. We urge yo all to write it in the assigned timeline, so that benefits all of us. Post review, we will give some [...]
2017-01-31T03:48:49+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
Background – The government is coming up with a report which is likely to endorse giving all Indian citizens a guaranteed Universal Basic Income (UBI). The said report will be released this month. Business Insider talked to Prof Guy Standing, one of the leading advocates of UBI, and he says the report by the [...]
2017-01-08T13:43:14+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
Government issues notification of ‘Indian Skill Development Service’ The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has issued the notification of setting up of Indian Skill Development Services (ISDS). This service has been created for the Training Directorate of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. […]
2017-01-31T03:48:16+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Note :- This book review might be less helpful as far as answering mains is concerned but can be more helpful to write a good essay on related topic. Homo Deus comes not just as an interesting intellectual exercise but as a warning, a clarion call for the what the future [...]
2017-01-31T03:53:19+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
Background:- There has been a hue and cry as far as demonetization is concerned since the night of November 8. Meanwhile, while we were observant of the various developments, we took a decision to wait until the whole story unfolds.Since November 9 , probably each newspaper had published more than [...]
2017-01-31T03:53:32+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Polity|
The cartoon probably depicts the state of affairs much better :- The Supreme Court has grappled with the question whether a provision in electoral law that makes it a corrupt practice to use religion, race, caste or language as a ground for canvassing votes in an election is a bar [...]
