2017-02-13T23:12:11+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
The latest Global Peace Index report, released recently, finds that 2015 was a bad year for international peace and security. It recorded a further deterioration in global peace based on historic trends. 2015 witnessed the highest number of global battle deaths for 25 years, persistently high levels of terrorism, and [...]
2016-06-15T12:00:19+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
A simulation of early human migration using current topographical data:- *Not much use of this piece of article except to understand demographic diffusion.If demographic diffusion is part of your optional/syllabus, this can come in handy to cite the study to make it relevant in contemporary terms.Thus read this only if [...]
2017-02-13T23:12:49+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
If governments paid serious attention to the economic geography of India’s cities, they would be doing a lot more to prepare for annual weather events like the monsoon. UN Habitat estimates that by 2030 India will have 14 major clusters of cities accounting for 40 per cent of its GDP. [...]
2017-02-13T23:13:13+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Road accidents in India kill more people than some epidemics, but the Central and the State governments refuse to see it for what it is — a national crisis. The antiquated traffic management and transportation system resulted in 1,50,000 deaths and left more than half a million injured last year, [...]
2017-02-13T23:13:35+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
On wings of fire: Solar plane completes U.S. trip:- The solar-powered airplane on a globe-circling voyage that began more than a year ago in the United Arab Emirates reached a milestone recently when it landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport ,New York. […]
2017-02-13T23:13:55+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Polity|
1957 was an eventful year in Reserve Bank of India’s history. Sir Benegal Rama Rau was the fourth Reserve Bank governor, and till date remains the longest serving head of the institution from 1949 to 1957. […]
2016-06-15T06:21:29+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
Gist of the Recommendations of the Group of Ministers on Road Safety:- *There is chance that question on road safety might come this year in mains.If at all ,a question comes on this – the below recommendations can be helpful to frame better answer. Recommendation:- Rules of Road Regulations to [...]
2016-06-15T05:45:07+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
Scientists turn CO2 into rock to combat climate change:- In a unique experiment, scientists turned carbon dioxide into a stone by pumping it with water underground. Carbon dioxide is a huge menace and probably the only way to fight it is to bury it as deep as possible. [...]
2016-06-12T23:58:52+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events|
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana launched for the State of Uttarakhand Background :- Recently Uttrakhand joined the scheme. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana With the tagline “Swachh Indhan, Behtar Jeevan”, Union Government has launched a social welfare scheme “Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana” (PMUY) on 1st May 2016 under the leadership of Hon’ble [...]
2017-02-13T23:14:39+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Background :- “Udta Punjab” is a bollywood movie which was a topic of debate for the past week across media and social media.It was fighting against the censor board for certification.The reason behind the conflict was that it supposedly “maligns the image of an Indian state” . [...]
