2021-04-13T03:22:22+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Misc|
The killing of 22 security personnel by Maoists in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh serves as a grim reminder that left-wing insurgency continues to be one of the biggest internal security threats for the country. […]
2021-04-13T03:21:25+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
On March 31, the World Economic Forum released its annual Gender Gap Report 2021. India had slipped 28 spots to rank 140 out of the 156 countries covered. […]
2021-04-13T02:49:34+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
India faces a huge burden of malnutrition rooted in its social, economic, and cultural asymmetries and challenges. According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 conducted in 2014-15, for children under five years of age, 38.4 per cent were stunted (height-for-age), 21 per cent were wasted (weight-for-height), 7.5 per cent [...]
2021-04-13T02:24:56+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
A preamble is an introductory statement in a document that explains the document’s philosophy and objectives. In a Constitution, it presents the intention of its framers, the history behind its creation, and the core values and principles of the nation. […]
2021-04-13T02:13:34+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
The Supreme Court judgment in Vikash Kumar v. UPSC (“Vikash Kumar”) holding that an individual suffering from dysgraphia or writer’s cramp is entitled to a scribe in the Civil Services Examination (CSE) is a significant step towards affirming the position of persons with disabilities as rights bearers. [...]
2021-04-12T11:29:46+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) paints even a more dismal picture of the future of girls in their childhood worldwide. Roughly, 10 million additional child marriages may occur in the next 10 years because of the adverse impact of Covid-19. […]
2021-04-07T15:52:09+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy|
As the world continues to be ravaged by the covid pandemic, more than a year on, it is becoming increasingly evident that the greatest burden has fallen on the global poor. […]
2021-04-07T03:38:04+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
Gender discrimination pervades India’s socio-economic pyramid. At its upper reaches, we encounter anecdotes of single women entrepreneurs finding it difficult to get bank loans. According to the report, India has closed 62.5 per cent of its gender gap till date. The country had ranked 140th among countries in the Global Gender Gap Index 2021 [...]
2021-04-08T11:51:16+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
A shift to clean energy is welcome but Indian industry needs deep decarbonization over the next 30 years to make a difference […]
2021-06-09T16:53:48+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Announcements|
"A Leap Of Faith" Civil Service preparation is grueling, tire-some and exhausting. Often at times, aspirants feel lost in the sea of preparation, or at times self-doubt themselves and their capabilities to clear the exam. It takes a toll at different aspect of an aspirant's life. Often, at times, all [...]
