2017-02-14T00:56:56+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
A latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO) says that taxing sugary drinks can lower consumption and reduce obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay. The report titled Fiscal Policies for Diet and Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) proposes fiscal policies that lead to at least a 20 per cent [...]
2017-02-14T00:49:24+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
It is generally agreed that a key element in the transformation of India is the creation of a large number of good jobs. While micro and small enterprises provide lots of jobs, consistent with their low productivity, they pay relatively low wages. […]
2017-02-14T00:02:59+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Nearly three-quarters of India’s families depend on rural incomes. The majority of India’s poor (some 770 million people or about 70 percent) are found in rural areas. India’s food security depends on producing cereal crops, as well as increasing its production of fruits, vegetables and milk to meet [...]
2017-02-13T23:54:20+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, History|
Exactly 101 years ago, the nationalist-revolutionary succumbed to severe bullet injuries in Balasore hospital following a gallant battle with the British-controlled police. […]
2017-02-13T23:37:47+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
About a fortnight ago, a group of geoscientists gathered at Cape Town, South Africa, and have recommended that mankind’s impact on Mother Earth has been so profound in recent years, that it is time to describe a new geological epoch in the history of earth, calling it Anthropocene (Anthropo, from the [...]
2017-02-13T21:56:21+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Polity|
Five Excerpts From Ambedkar’s Historic ‘Grammar of Anarchy’ Speech On 25 November 1949, a day before the Constitution was formally adopted by the Constituent Assembly, BR Ambedkar rose in the central hall of the Parliament and almost in a prophetic tone delivered a speech which is described as amongst the [...]
2022-01-24T19:27:47+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, History|
Unfortunately, the quality of education in most of our institutes is below par. If we delve into our past, we could find renowned seats of higher learning – Nalanda, Takshashila, Vikramashila, Valabhi, Somapura and Odantapuri – that dominated the world higher education system for eighteen hundred years beginning sixth century [...]
2017-02-13T21:43:57+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
What is GI :- “Darjeeling”, “Ceylon”, “Assam”, “Kolhapuri”, “Banarasi”, “Champagne”, “Roquefort”, “Chianti”, “Sheffield”, “Camember”, “Havana” are some well-known examples for names which are associated throughout the world with products of a certain nature and quality. One common feature of all these names is their geographical connotation, that is to say, [...]
2017-02-13T21:41:21+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Science|
What is 3D printing? 3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using additive processes. In an additive process an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the [...]
2017-02-13T21:30:08+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Poverty and Destitution:- There is a difference between poverty and destitution, or what I call pauperism. In poverty, it is difficult to make ends meet. You somehow cope, do your level best to add to your income. In destitution, you are simply unable to cope. Excerpts from the interview of [...]
