2021-08-21T08:45:22+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: History|
ISSUR, is a hamlet in the Western Ghats in Shikaripura taluk of Shivamogga district of Karnataka, was the first village in pre-independence India to declare itself free from the colonial yoke. In September 1942, that is, 79 years ago, Issur’s people raised a banner of revolt against the British Raj [...]
2021-08-18T18:06:50+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Announcements|
This is not an analysis on social media. But it is a double-edged sword nonetheless. Without it life is difficult, With it, Life is complicated - Social Media-Be Damned. We had a long debate with in the team whether to go the social media route or not. After so much [...]
2021-08-17T10:47:10+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
Context The recent report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), titled ‘Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis’, is the first of four that the Panel will issue over the next one and a half years. [...]
2021-08-17T10:13:05+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
Context:- The Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules notified by the Centre on August 12 acknowledge the gravity of pollution caused by plastic articles of everyday use, particularly those that have no utility beyond a few minutes or hours. […]
2021-08-17T10:06:41+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: FP & IR|
Key Points:- History came full circle on August 15 when the Taliban captured Kabul, almost 20 years after the U.S. launched its global war on terror. […]
2021-08-13T19:29:34+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
The resurgent Taliban is on the victory march to Kabul. It has already taken provincial capitals as well as Afghanistan’s third-largest city of Herat. As the Taliban appear at the gates of Kabul again after two decades, fears have grown about what their conduct will be towards life and livelihood, [...]
2021-08-13T17:28:11+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
Context Earlier this week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported on climate science, warning against the folly of a business-as-usual development model. Past assessments have been disregarded as sensationalist. For attention to shift from a day of front-page news to a more strategic conversation, we must understand what [...]
2021-08-12T07:44:04+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
Syllabus Connect :- GS I ( Population and associated issues) Context Recently, population control measures are being discussed by the states of Assam and Uttar Pradesh. Many other states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Odisha have been following a two-child norm [...]
2021-08-12T07:18:47+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy|
Syllabus Connect:- GS III ( Infrastructure: Energy, Ports, Roads, Airports, Railways, etc.) On July 1, 2020, the Indian Railways launched the formal process of inviting private parties to run trains on the Indian railway system. Bids were finally opened last month. Hopes of a large participation were belied as there [...]
2021-08-10T12:02:24+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Announcements, Essays|
Hi, Hope your preparation is going well in this uncertain times of Pandemic. As promised, here is the video strategy for the essay topic noted below :- Essay Topic:- Infodemic is more dangerous than Pandemic. Video Strategy:- Click Here Show us some Youtube love :- Like, Share and Subscribe [...]
