2017-04-23T23:01:23+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Polity|
In a most welcome move, the Union Cabinet has decided to disallow the use of the red beacon on vehicles on India’s roads. Starting May 1, only vehicles on emergency services, such as ambulances, fire trucks and police cars, will be permitted the use of a beacon — from now, [...]
2017-04-23T22:44:05+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Polity|
Creating a Rail Development Authority for India is among the most significant reforms to an infrastructure system undertaken by the government. The railways connect the country’s far corners and act as a driver of the economy. […]
2017-04-22T23:49:40+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
This can be helpful for prelims and can be quoted in Mains answers. Things to note in the report- […]
2017-04-22T23:58:01+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Dave Donaldson’s ‘Railroads of the Raj: Estimating the Impact of Transportation Infrastructure’ shows that the arrival of railways caused real GDP in India’s agriculture to increase by around 17%. […]
2017-04-22T22:35:48+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
Disclaimer- This is essentially a case study and can be quoted as example in Mains answers/interview if remedial measured are asked of you in any of the platform. […]
2017-04-22T22:11:43+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Polity|
Recently, Brazilian society celebrated three years of the enactment of the Internet Bill of Rights (Marco Civil da Internet). It is the first ever national law to “establish principles, guarantees, rights and obligations for the use of the Internet” and has been praised internationally for its progressive nature. Among many reasons [...]
2017-04-19T23:45:55+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
India cannot be car country like the US. When you have four times the population living in a third of the land area, you cannot be. […]
2017-04-16T13:27:45+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
The key environmental challenges that the country faces relate to the nexus of environmental degradation with poverty in its many dimensions, and economic growth. These challenges are intrinsically connected with the state of environmental resources, such as land, water, air and their flora and fauna. […]
2017-04-16T13:18:59+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Geography, Uncategorized|
Life itself arose from the oceans. The ocean is vast, covering 140 million square miles, some 72 per cent of the earth’s surface. Not only has the oceans always been a prime source of nourishment for the life it helped generate, but from earliest recorded history it has served for [...]
2017-04-13T23:25:12+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
The Report- A report—True cost of sanitation—was published jointly by the LIXIL Group Corporation, Water Aid and Oxford Economics recently. Oxford Economics mainly works on economic forecasting and modelling. […]
