2017-02-05T15:37:54+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
The destruction caused to a significant part of the Chennai coastline from the oil spill that followed a collision between two ships is both tragic and ironic. A large quantity of oil was released into the sea, affecting marine life and livelihoods of coastal communities. What makes the collision ironic [...]
2017-02-05T15:28:29+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Science|
The most fundamental progress that technology has made over the past few decades is a dramatic increase in computing power coupled with a reduction in the cost of storage. Such progress has enabled us to run algorithms and code over swathes of data and at a fraction of the cost, [...]
2017-02-05T15:21:10+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Born in socialist times, a generation of Indians lived the ideas and values of middle class for a lifetime. Middle class was an aspirational place to be for this generation, at a time when a large majority of people were still struggling to get a permanent roof over their heads [...]
2017-02-05T00:16:23+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Misc|
Gandhi has and always will have importance as far as preparation of civil service is concerned. In this 4 part series, we are trying to cover Gandhi and his philosophies as lucidly as possible. It has great importance for almost all papers of UPSC exam. *There was a question asked [...]
2017-02-03T17:58:05+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Agriculture, Editorials|
The concept of rooftop farming is not new, existing from perhaps as far back as 500 BC —the hanging gardens of Babylon. In the present context there have been many experimental rooftop farms too, a very successful one being the Brooklyn Grange in midst of the bustling New York City. [...]
2017-02-03T17:20:53+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
“Probability is not a mere computation of odds on the dice or more complicated variants; it is the acceptance of the lack of certainty in our knowledge and the development of methods for dealing with our ignorance.” – Nicholas Nassim Taleb. The whole significance of this quote is profound. On [...]
2017-02-02T12:58:01+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
Population explosion has resulted in manifold increase in demand for energy. The conventional, non-renewable sources of energy, such as coal, petroleum, natural gas, etc. are experiencing extensive pressure, resulting in an urgent need to switch to non-conventional sources of energy which are renewable and ecologically safe. […]
2017-02-02T12:44:26+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
There is much discussion about religious communities and their population growth in India. However, if we look at the details, what we see is that the communities that inhabit a given region behave at par with each other – despite their religious status. In this sense, geography – both physical [...]
2017-02-01T20:09:05+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
The mismatch between the number of people who annually reach working age and the availability of jobs has been a matter of constant concern globally during the better part of the period since the global financial crisis of the last decade. The International Labour Organisation’s latest forecast that a few more [...]
2017-02-01T19:59:05+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Agriculture, Editorials|
As of now, the introduction of GM Mustard has been put on hold. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) which was supposed to take a decision on whether or not to commercialize genetically modified (GM) mustard has failed to decide, in the face of opposition from many quarters, including former [...]
