2026-02-03T17:06:22+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
Life has no meaning, purpose or value – Nihilism If you’ve been online lately, you’ve probably seen the Nihilist Penguin. It’s a small, tired-looking penguin paired with captions like “Nothing matters” or “Why bother?” There’s no joke setup, no twist—just blunt honesty. […]
2025-12-23T20:21:36+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
Winter is coming – and it is DEMOGRAPHIC !!! For most of their existence, hominids lived much like other animals. Over hundreds of thousands of years, their numbers were shaped by natural selection, with high birth rates matched by equally high death rates. […]
2025-12-14T16:07:14+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
Written by : Umakant Sir (ex-Civil Servant & Mentor) GenZ does not want to work endlessly, because their parents and grandparents did. And there is nothing wrong about it. GenZ prefers meaningful work rather than “just hard work”. […]
2025-10-10T14:35:09+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Economy, Society|
Imagine this: 13,000 applicants, including 42 PhDs, competing for a single constable post in Madhya Pradesh. In Mumbai, 1,846 executive assistant openings at the city municipal office triggered a flood of applications—not just from fresh graduates, but also from seasoned professionals and postgraduates. In Rajasthan, over 3.7 lakh candidates appeared [...]
2025-07-29T22:32:48+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Policy, Society|
A true story from Puspal village, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh The skies over Puspal, a small tribal village in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, were dark and heavy. The roads were broken, schools were shut, and violence had become a part of everyday life. Most people had lost faith in the government. For them, development [...]
2025-07-25T14:57:11+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
📰 What is the story? In July 2025, a wedding photo from Himachal Pradesh’s Shillai village went viral. Sunita Chauhan, dressed as a bride, was seen sitting between two grooms—brothers Pradeep and Kapil Negi. Their marriage wasn’t a gimmick or media stunt—it was a revival of an old tribal custom [...]
2025-06-13T14:54:51+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Environment, Society|
💧 A Nation Sinking in Its Own Waste Even after 75 years of independence, over 70% of Indian cities lack basic sewage and garbage disposal systems. Cities with billion-dollar valuations, skyscrapers, and “smart city” tags cannot move water off their streets during rains. Why? Because India doesn’t just have a [...]
2025-06-13T14:55:52+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
In a world where data is currency and digital tools are the new chalk, this is a crisis, not a statistic. Literacy ≠ Education: Time to Burn the Old Playbook 🎓 What is the soul of education? Is it just about literacy rates, skilling youth for jobs, or reducing unemployment? [...]
2025-06-13T15:13:53+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
What My Mother Taught Me About Surviving the AI Age When I think of my 67-year-old mother navigating Instagram like a seasoned archivist, I can’t help but smile. She doesn’t post for likes, followers, or viral trends. Her feed isn’t curated for the world—it’s her private vault of memories. With [...]
2025-06-12T22:15:13+05:30By UPSCTREE|Categories: Society|
India ranked 131 out of 146 in Global Gender Gap Index 2025, drops two places With a parity score of just 64.1%, India is among the lowest-ranked countries in South Asia, according to WEF’s latest report. […]
