2017-02-14T01:23:18+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Outgoing American President Barack Obama has dwelt at length on the problem of inequality in an article he has penned in The Economist. Titled ‘The Way Ahead’, the article talks about four issues his successor will have to focus on. In this, he talks about inequality increasing across the world, [...]
2017-02-14T01:13:47+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
STORY HIGHLIGHTS India’s coastal and marine ecosystems include a wide range of mangroves, coral reefs, sea grasses, salt marshes, mud flats, estuaries, lagoons, and unique flora and fauna. Yet, despite their ecological richness and contribution to the national economy, these resources have not received adequate protection, and are under stress. [...]
2017-02-14T00:32:41+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Science|
Authored by – Gaurav Aggrawal (2014 IAS Topper) They say Napoleon couldn’t have happened without the French Revolution. They also say that the rise of Napoleon was inevitable in the aftermath of the French Revolution. People and events are mere cogs in the wheel of history. Once there is a [...]
2017-02-14T00:32:21+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|
When Alexander returned from India, he was misled into marching back to Persia through the Makran desert. This is a narrow coastal plain abutting high mountain ranges. Temperatures rise to 50 C during the summer. […]
2016-10-14T14:36:32+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
International Day of the Girl Child – October 11 British Petroleum abandons Great Australian Bight drill plans British oil giant BP Tuesday ditched plans to drill in the Great Australian Bight after reviewing its global exploration programme, a decision environmentalists hailed as a victory for the pristine wilderness. [...]
2017-02-14T00:31:49+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|
“In a letter to India’s PM, Mohamed bin Zayed expresses thanks for the kind invitation to attend India’s Republic Day celebrations”, adding, in a second tweet: “Our strong relations are deeply rooted in history; our strategic cooperation has increased, driven by our mutual aspirations to develop it.” [...]
2017-02-14T00:31:30+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
The work in microeconomic theory for which Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmström have received this years Nobel Prize goes back to the 1970s and 1980s when the foundations of contract theory were being firmed up. […]
2016-10-11T03:56:29+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Mains Test Series|
Details of the test:- The questions are OPEN FOR ALL. Even if you are not part of our Mains Series, kindly practice writing the answer to the questions as it can be helpful in real exam. Registered users will get Complete review of their test after submission. One can avail [...]
2017-02-14T00:30:58+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Uncategorized|
Dear Aspirants, We have been publishing very good editorials , and many a time add our perspective if we feel the editorial does not encompass entire gamut of perspectives that a particualr issues calls for. There is an Editorial Upswing , that is you will be receiving a load of [...]
2017-02-14T00:30:52+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
Snapshot What Martin Ford predicts in his book, The Rise of the Robots, about the state of jobs in the future is far from bright. Are jobs getting away from us? […]
