2016-09-30T11:46:50+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
Cabinet approves ratification of the Paris Agreement The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to ratify the Paris Agreement (on Climate Change) on 2nd October 2016, the day of Gandhi Jayanti. Paris Agreement was adopted by 185 nations last year on 12th [...]
2017-02-14T00:25:13+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
One of the major successes of the government has been the Jan Dhan Yojana. In fact, in 2015, around 12 crore bank accounts were opened under the scheme at a rapid pace of over 3 lakh accounts per day. As of September 21, 2016, a total of 24.61 crore accounts [...]
2017-02-14T01:22:59+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
Extreme Heat What we know India is already experiencing a warming climate. What could happen Unusual and unprecedented spells of hot weather are expected to occur far more frequently and cover much larger areas. Under 4°C warming, the west coast and southern India are projected to shift to new, high-temperature [...]
2016-09-28T22:31:44+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
One-third of total maternal deaths in 2015 happened in India: Report The latest Lancet series on maternal health reveals that nearly one quarter of babies worldwide are still delivered in the absence of a skilled birth attendant. Further, one-third of the total maternal deaths in 2015 happened in India, where [...]
2016-09-27T16:09:44+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Essays|
I . Introduction — A new multipolar world The economic crisis of 2008 will certainly prove to be a landmark—it belongs to the category of events that separate “before” from “after—as were 1929, or 1991. After 1929 our understanding of the functioning of markets and role of governments was [...]
2016-09-26T07:38:40+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Uncategorized|
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2017-02-13T23:57:36+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Roads carry almost 85 percent of the country’s passenger traffic and more than 60 percent of its freight. Rail carried some 19.8 million passengers and 2.4 million tonnes of freight a day in year 2009 and is one of the world’s largest employers. Major improvements in the sector [...]
2017-02-13T23:58:00+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Imagine if a city of almost four million people disappeared every year. A Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Yokohama. It would be hard to miss. Yet it goes largely unnoticed that almost four million girls and women “go missing” each year in developing countries when compared to their female counterparts in developed [...]
2017-02-14T00:00:24+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
As the United Nations General Assembly begins a new session, the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is high on their agenda. The SDGs, which took effect earlier this year, have been described as “a universal push to transform the world.” They represent a comprehensive plan of action to [...]
2017-02-14T00:00:38+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Uncategorized|
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