2017-02-28T03:23:17+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
Lantana Camara is one such invasive species that since its introduction has become widespread from Southern India forests to Himalaya foothills.Lantana not only spreads fast but does not allow grass, shrubs or any other plant in its vicinity to grow leading to the migration or decline in the number of [...]
2017-02-28T12:38:01+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Geography|
2017-02-28T12:36:51+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Science|
With the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a dwarf star, we are on the right track to find another habitable system! What makes this discovery by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope special is that this is the first time that a series of Earth-sized planets have been found around a [...]
2017-02-28T12:38:43+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment, Geography|
Coastal and estuarine ecosystems are heavily influenced by the human species through pollution and habitat loss. Coastal pollution and its impacts have resulted in a number of environmental issues including the enrichment of enclosed waters with organic matter, pollution by chemicals such as oil, and sedimentation due to land-based activities. [...]
2017-02-27T00:04:51+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
In a global trading landscape that is being increasingly influenced by protectionist narratives, the approval of the landmark European Union-Canada trade deal Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Ceta) by the European Parliament comes as a breath of fresh air. Trade between the two economies amounts to about $63 billion presently, [...]
2017-02-27T00:01:58+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Ethics, Society|
Birender Sangwan’s parents wanted him to be a doctor. For two years, Sangwan even prepared for the medical entrance examinations in India before finally giving up. “I was always scared of hospitals,” he said in an interview at his modest two-room office at New Delhi’s Rohini court complex. “I still [...]
2017-02-26T23:56:59+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Science|
In its budget 2017-18, the government has taken up several measures to revive the country’s agriculture economy. The emphasis on agricultural insurance through higher allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), and other major allocations for the sector, are expected to boost credit flow to farmers apart from [...]
2017-02-26T17:51:49+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Science|
India might be getting energy from the moon. An ISRO scientist has stated that the moon can power all of India and possibly other countries as well with its Helium-3. […]
2017-02-25T13:25:43+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
Marx got many things wrong about capitalism, but this capital glut dilemma is now playing out in 70mm. […]
2017-02-24T22:47:04+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment, Society|
Over the last century, India’s landscape has urbanized considerably: the urban population has grown 14 times since 1901, and by 2050 up to 54 percent of India’s population will be urban. Much of this urban growth is occurring in large villages or small to medium sized cities , resulting in [...]
