2024-11-12T11:32:51+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
Context ———————————————– The Indian Constitution may face an unprecedented crisis in 2026 when there will be a dramatic change in the composition of the Lok Sabha. Since 1976, seats in the Lok Sabha have reflected the 1971 census and have not taken into account changes in the population. [...]
2021-07-17T01:25:52+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Ethics|
Note:- Emotional Intelligence can not be understood without understanding emotion. And emotion is a psychological state. Thus, although we are discussing an ethics topic here, we will take help of psychology subject to understand it better. In Part-I, we will be dealing with What is emotion ?, which is an [...]
2021-07-15T13:15:09+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy|
Context The provisional estimates of annual national income (2020-21), released on May 31 by the National Statistical Office, did not have any surprises, but for one, that is, there is nothing encouraging in the numbers. […]
2021-07-15T12:18:26+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
Context:- Recently, the government of Uttar Pradesh released a “Population Policy” in which it stated its intention to bring the gross fertility rate in the State down from the existing 2.7 to 2.1 by 2026. To achieve this, the government says it will consider the enactment of a new piece of [...]
2023-09-22T18:19:38+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
Urban governance is part of the state list under the Constitution. Thus, the administrative framework and regulation of ULBs varies across states. However, experts have highlighted that ULBs across India face similar challenges. For instance, ULBs across the country lack autonomy in city management and several city-level functions are managed [...]
2021-07-03T21:02:32+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
Context:- The first phase of the 5th round of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) was conducted in 2019-20 and its findings were released in December 2020. States/UT Covered Under Phase-I In the first phase of the fifth round, the findings for 17 states and 5 union territories been presented. [...]
2021-07-03T19:25:17+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
India was responsible for the largest drop in open defecation since 2015, in terms of absolute numbers, according to a new report by the Wash Institute, a global non-profit organisation July 1, 2021. […]
2021-07-03T19:16:15+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
Context :- Estimates suggest that India has doubled the electrified rural households, from 55% in 2010 to 96% in 2020. And despite greater electrification, power supply is often unreliable in rural areas. This, however does not account for connection to public utilities and social infrastructure such as schools, community spaces etc. [...]
2021-07-03T18:12:28+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy|
India reconnected with the global economy three decades ago. The Indian economy had begun to gather pace around 1980, after at least a decade of stagnation in living standards as economic growth barely kept pace with the rise in population. The growth spurt was accompanied by tentative changes in fiscal, [...]
2021-07-03T18:10:40+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Polity|
Preamble to a constitution is the window to what is there inside the constitution. The Constitution of India has also got a preamble. It is mentioned in the beginning of the Constitution, before the main part, i.e., the part I. If you read the Preamble, it gives you a glimpse [...]
