2017-01-31T03:42:55+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Geography|Tags: Geography|
Note- The article is little technical in nature. It also refers to different geological timescale, here is a list for better understanding :- In the early 1800s European priests and doctors visiting India found ample dinosaur remains strewn about the place. In fact, one such gentleman – a captain, is fondly [...]
2017-01-31T03:43:49+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Geography|Tags: Geography|
The growth in towns and cities across the world be it developed or developing, industrialist or pre-industrial, has fueled man’s appetite to be informed about the spatial aspects of cities-their location, growth and relationship both one with another and with their surrounding regions. However, the recurrent pattern of urban land [...]
2017-01-31T03:45:00+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|Tags: national security|
Security is always a work in progress and there is nothing absolutist about it; it is always long-term in outlook. Yet, there are nuances which can be taken stock of, issues which have perhaps long been clamouring for attention but complexities of management have rarely afforded an opportunity to visit [...]
2017-01-31T03:45:39+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
From 75 in 1905, Indian rhinos numbered over 2,700 by 2012 From a population of barely 75 in 1905, Indian rhinos numbered over 2,700 by 2012, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India), a global wildlife advocacy. The Indian rhino was moved from its status of endangered (since [...]
2017-01-31T03:46:09+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
Background – Bitcoin now has a total market capitalisation of about $18 billion — far more than other so-called “crypto-currencies” although a fraction of the value of other globally traded commodities. And it nears record high as it becomes ‘safe haven’ asset. What is a Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a virtual [...]
2017-01-31T03:46:24+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|Tags: geopolitics|
January 9 commemorates the day Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa in 1915, after honing satyagraha, or peaceful protest, against the colonial and racist regime there. In 2002, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee decided to celebrate it annually by holding events including bestowing [...]
2017-01-31T03:47:04+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials|
Green bonds, which finance environmentally friendly businesses and assets, have emerged as one of the key financing mechanisms driving the global economy’s transition to a greener future. Since the issuance of the first green bond in 2007 by two multilateral development banks (World Bank and European Investment Bank), the green [...]
2017-01-31T03:46:47+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Polity|Tags: Polity|
Note :- Representation of the People Act is in the syllabus and this can be a potential question for Mains and Interview.Also remember the section, name of the “Justice” as well as the name of the case as is because last time UPSC asked a section of AFSPA itself. Moreover if you [...]
2017-01-31T03:47:23+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Mosquitoes kill an estimated 700 000 people a year. If infected with viruses that cause diseases like chikungunya, dengue and Zika, mosquitos can transmit them to humans in one bite. Researchers have now pilot-deployed a new technique to control diseases transmitted by mosquitoes by making use of nature. It is [...]
2017-01-31T03:47:41+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, FP & IR|Tags: geopolitics|
Note :- This is an editorial written by Brahma Chellaney for Livemint. Publishing it without any editorial oversight.You can discuss your views on this in comments section. Do you think what Mr Chellaney is advocating is the right way forward ? Central governments come and go in New Delhi but India’s instinctive [...]
