2017-02-13T22:10:48+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Polity|
Is it right to do away with caste -based reservation in India ? Is it the right time to do so? This has been the most raging yet profoundly unanswered debate .There has not been a single comprehensive study in this regard and many shy away from this debate.In this [...]
2017-02-13T22:09:21+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Misc|
Naresh Chandra Task Force’s Report on National Security: An Appraisal […]
2017-02-13T22:06:37+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Misc|
Background :- Siachen has been in the news recently due to the avalanche which took away precious lives who guard our country. Many news editorials came up with the prescription to demilitarize Siachen. In light of this the debate is indeed quite relevant and a through analysis of it thus [...]
2017-02-13T22:06:50+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Editorials, Society|
India has made encouraging progress by halving its official poverty rate, from 45 percent of the population in 1994 to 22 percent in 2012. This is an achievement to be celebrated—yet it also gives the nation an opportunity to set higher aspirations. While the official poverty line counts only those [...]
2017-02-13T22:03:19+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Science|
In most organizations, information travels along familiar routes. Proprietary information is lodged in databases and analyzed in reports and then rises up the management chain. Information also originates externally—gathered from public sources, harvested from the Internet, or purchased from information suppliers. […]
2017-02-13T22:01:15+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, History|
Buddhist Circuit:- Background:- “Buddham Sharanam Gachaami ,Dhammam Sharanam Gachaami ,Sangham Sharanam Gachaami” In the Mahaparinirvana sutra, the Buddha tells his followers that they can attain merit and a noble rebirth by going on pilgrimage to the places where he was born (Lumbini), gained enlightenment (Bodhgaya), first taught (Sarnath), and attained [...]
2017-02-13T21:58:29+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events, Editorials, Society|
Shyam Benegal Committee report on Cinematograph Act/ Rules :- Background:- For quite sometime now the CBFC- Central Board of Film Certification has been subjected to public discourse and debate, more so , it took headlines and it’s actions made few heads turn.In order to find a viable solution to the [...]
2017-02-13T21:54:26+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Environment|
Mapping of Coral Reef:- Background:- PROVe, The Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV), developed by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), maps the coral reefs in Andaman & Nicobar Island. Details:- Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India are the hot-spots of biodiversity with their unique Coral Reef bio-reserve. In recent decades, they [...]
2017-02-13T21:36:57+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Editorials, Science|
India’s Agasthyamala among 20 UNESCO world biosphere reserves:- India’s “unique” Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats is among 20 new sites added by the United Nations’ top cultural body UNESCO to its World Network of Biosphere Reserves. […]
2017-02-13T21:35:52+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Daily Current Events, Editorials, Society|
Geographical Indication and India :- 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 [...]
