2017-09-20T10:57:00+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: FP & IR|
Background- The Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa grouping (BRICS) has since long ceased to be of material significance as multilateral institutions go. The recent BRICS Summit in Xiamen (China) only seemed to confirm this. It suggests that BRICS may be going the way of quite a few other [...]
2017-09-18T10:41:52+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Geography|
There have been various schools of thought in the history of geographical thought, and geographical determinism is one such school of thought that deals with the interaction between man and nature. Geographical determinism began with the major initial source of geographical explanation that based its theoretical positions on the notion [...]
2017-09-17T23:51:43+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: FP & IR|
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is likely to significantly impact several areas, from attracting more foreign investment to possibly ushering a transformation of Indian Railways. Here is how. […]
2017-09-17T14:55:38+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Ethics|
Dear All, The mock test for ethics has gone live. The questions requires deeper understanding of ethics to answer them. There is no case studies in this test (Case studies were given in UTM07 and UTM08 test), instead we tried to delve deeper with regards to theoretical aspect of this [...]
2017-09-08T00:16:12+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
The first of its kind , the National Institute of Nutrition has publised Nutrition Atlas of India and the datasets are extremely important for MAINS. […]
2017-09-05T19:51:07+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Ethics|
We should never be afraid of the truth, regardless of where it leads us. Thomas Jefferson Leadership and Ethics Destruction from within not without Deciding how to lead Establishing Trust through Leadership Ethical Behavior as an Organizational Theme Why Morale Is Important in Organizational Ethics Conclusion Click Here to Read [...]
2017-09-05T19:14:45+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Limelight|
Climate change is one of the major challenges of our time and adds considerable stress to our societies and to the environment. From shifting weather patterns that threaten food production, to rising sea levels that increase the risk of catastrophic flooding, the impacts of climate change are global in scope [...]
2017-09-05T19:05:08+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Agriculture|
In an effort to boost the agriculture sector, the Indian government has set an ambitious goal to double farmers’ income by 2022. In doing so, it has unveiled strategies ranging from irrigation to crop insurance. […]
2017-09-05T15:29:14+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Ethics|
Despite being a philosopher and author of international repute in his times, Dr Radhakrishnan is today a largely forgotten icon in his own country. […]
2017-09-05T15:07:19+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
World’s greatest cities were founded on the banks of rivers (or other water sources such as lakes) to provide for not only drinking water but other basic amenities such as sanitation and transportation. What worked as a boon for our first urban dwellers has become a bane for our present [...]
