2017-01-31T03:41:49+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Geography|
The word urban underlies a basic theme. One that its population size is larger than its rural counterpart, two that its size is definitely larger and three that its functions are varied. Function is probably the most important criterion to define a town. The other criteria are population size and [...]
2017-01-31T03:41:59+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Society|
Note:- UPSC has asked an essay a while back on Gross Happiness Index and since then it has been more or less became a theme and was asked in the exams repeatedly. For example – In one of its ethics papers UPSC had asked “What happiness means according to you [...]
2017-01-31T03:42:11+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Agriculture, Editorials|
The leaves of the honey herb are sessile, oppositely arranged lanceolate and serrated above the middle. The trichome structures on the leaf surface are of two distinct sizes, one large (4-5µm), one small (2.5µm). The flowers are white with sweet scent and flavour, arranged in an irregular cyma. [...]
2017-01-31T03:42:36+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Geography|
Man, needs shelter! It is one of his earliest demands from the environment that he constantly struggles with. No wonder each and every traditional house type reflects this bond. Then over time this relationship grew like an organism into an intricate meshwork of cultures, religions and customs that determined how [...]
2017-01-31T03:42:55+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, 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|
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 and IR|
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 and IR|
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 [...]
