Polity Watch – Many meanings of corruption !!!
Everybody agrees that judgments, and accompanying interim orders, should not be sold and bought for a price. But other surrounding concepts await deeper analysis. […]
Geopolitics Watch – North Korea’s ‘Chemistry’ with WMDs !!!
Post the 2003 Iraq war, the debate regarding weapons of mass destruction (WMD) was confined mostly to the realm of nuclear weapons for more than a decade. The perception that WMDs are not for actual use but for deterrence broadly continues to hold in the post Cold War period too. [...]
Geography Watch – Six things you must know about the Indian Monsoon !!!
Monsoon bears great importance for us – it controls the nation’s economy and helps shape its trajectory of growth. So let’s find out more about Indian monsoon. […]
Geography Watch – Four types of river deltas and stunning patterns on our planets !!!
When rivers meet the ocean, coastlines tend to bend outward, forming a delta. These deltas when looked from space present multifarious patterns. […]
Environment Watch – Ten largest National Parks in India and its endangered species !!!
The theme of World Wildlife Day, March 3, 2017, is ‘Listen to the young voices.’ It aims to empower and engage the youth in conservation issues. The involvement of youth in wildlife conservation is high on the agenda of the United Nations. At present India has a network of 700 Protected [...]
Science Watch – The 17 Indian Earth Observation Satellites !!!
India has one of the largest constellations of remote sensing satellites with 17 satellites in operation. These satellites provide huge data at various spatial, spectral and temporal resolutions at national and global levels and have been utilized in various diverse application areas – agriculture and soils; bio resource and environment; [...]
Nation Watch – India @ 70 !!!
Background – Excerpts of speech delivered by the President on the occasion of the 6TH K.S. Rajamony Memorial Lecture March 2, 2017 Kochi. *Contains important datasets and statements which can be used to enrich your answers. […]
Society Watch – Is India winning the war against open defecation?
Barely noticed and mostly ignored by the chatterati, a silent sanitation revolution appears to be underway in rural West Bengal, Rajasthan and to some extent in Madhya Pradesh. It appears that we may finally be turning a corner in our war against open defecation. Roughly half of India’s population- about [...]
Geography Watch – Ten most popular lakes in India !!!
Pangong Lake […]
Science Watch-National Science Day !!!
National Science Day is celebrated every year on February 28. The theme for National Science Day 2017 is ‘Science and Technology for Specially-Abled Persons’ to improve the lives of the differently-abled better with the use of science and technology. […]