2017-01-31T03:53:44+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, History|
Note :- This is a write up by Ramachandra Guha (The writer of India after Gandhi and Gandhi before India among other things) There is an article that was written on Rajaji and Gandhi, but Rajaji was a disciple of Gandhi and their thoughts are mostly congruent. However Rajaji and Nehru’s [...]
2017-01-03T23:46:06+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Uncategorized|
Dear All, As part of redesigning our site , many technical works are underway and the last mail with regards to 3rd Jan current events has some code in it. We request you to kindly ignore the coding part of the post, rest of the post fine though. The issue [...]
2017-01-08T13:43:59+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
Seismic activity has gone through the roof in last two months and the pacific ring of fire :- Background :- An earthquake estimated to be of magnitude 5.7 struck Ambassa in Tripura on 2nd Dec 2016 and tremors were felt in east and northeast India as well as in Bangladesh [...]
2017-01-31T03:53:56+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
By 2050, India will experience a temperature rise of 1-4°C and rainfall will increase by 9-16 per cent. This will have a detrimental effect on farmers. Sensitivity 12 states* have districts that are highly sensitive to climate change Sensitivity is the degree to which a region gets affected by climate-related [...]
2017-01-31T03:54:40+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
WHENEVER a dictionary of green terms is written, even if it is in English, it will contain at least one Hindi word. And that word is Chipko. The idea that people are prepared to hug trees to save them from being felled excited and enthused [...]
2017-01-03T22:37:58+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials|
The direct linkages between sanitation and health are evident. The latest study published by World Health Organization (WHO) on October 26, 2016 validates that the value of sanitation cannot be deduced only by the use of improved sanitation facilities but from improving coverage at community level and ensuring better outcomes in [...]
2017-01-03T22:34:03+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials|
A tale from the banks of Ganga:- Winters are extremely hectic for Sushma Patel, a vegetable grower in Uttar Pradesh’s Chunar town. Her farm is in the fertile plains of Ganga where people grow three crops a year. But this is the only season when she can grow vegetables. And [...]
2017-01-08T13:43:54+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
Noble Prize of 2016 – Here Are the Winners (and What They Achieved) Background – The Nobel Prizes, established by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel in 1895, have recognized achievements in a suite of sciences and the people behind those scientific pinnacles. […]
2017-01-01T00:02:28+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Uncategorized|
This is a very welcoming occasion, it's a new year, as the calendar changes, try to change yourself for better. There is enormous strength in us and there is little weakness in all of us. Lets take pledge to make this new year – a change, a success. Change for [...]
2016-12-31T18:46:16+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: MOTIVATIONAL|
Seriousness and commitment , certainly makes you a success , but a little bit of humor makes the journey of success more enjoyable and lively.Look at the person you loved, the teacher you liked or a speech you enjoyed - It is the humor that makes it lovable , likable [...]
