2022-07-29T15:06:17+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment|
Context:- Last month, India protested against its ranking on the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) of 2022, prepared by researchers at the Yale and Columbia Universities in the U.S. The report measures 40 performance indicators across 11 categories to measure the “state of sustainability around the world.” India was ranked last (180) [...]
2022-07-26T15:15:52+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: History|
On the night of 22 September 1914, Madras city was winding up another hectic day. Since the disturbances of World War 1 had not affected South India, days and nights were peaceful and as any other day, the city was getting ready for a night’s slumber, downing its lights one [...]
2022-07-25T14:21:19+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
Context:-Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Saturday said the media is running “kangaroo courts” on issues even experienced judges find difficult to decide. He said. ill-informed, biased and agenda-driven debates in the media on issues pending in courts are affecting justice delivery Media has breached its responsibility, taking democracy [...]
2022-07-19T15:28:46+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy|
Context :- The rupee seems to be on a trajectory of decline, with its value relative to the dollar (as per the Reserve Bank of India’s reference rate) falling from Rs.76.4 at the beginning of April to Rs.79.1 at the beginning of July. Cause:- […]
2022-05-31T16:54:02+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: FP & IR|
Since the end of the Second World War, the global order has seen two major transitions. After the War, a bipolar world, led by the U.S. and the Soviet Union, emerged. […]
2022-08-30T13:20:01+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy|
National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) The National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) estimates an aggregate monetization potential of Rs 6 lakh crores through core assets of the Central Government, over a period of four years from FY 2022 to FY 2025 […]
2022-05-18T11:58:28+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy|
2022-08-30T13:18:06+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
History of Sedition Law in India First introduced in 1870, the primary objective of the sedition law was to deal with “increasing Wahabi activities” in India during those times as they posed a challenge to the British colonial government […]
