HEAT BALANCE
The earth receives almost all of its energy from the sun. The earth in turn radiates back to space the energy received from the sun. As a result, the earth neither warms up nor does it get cooled over a period of time. The amount of heat received by different parts of the earth is […]
National Education Policy 2020 for UPSC Exam
Introduction Coronavirus outbreak has majorly impacted the education sector in India. Union Minister of Human Resource and Development released reforms and education plan, National Education Policy 2020, for students that is based on the Kasturirangan committee report. Many students have faced problems in shifting to online learning. The ministry has introduced plans which will bring […]
Landform Evolution
landform is a small to medium sized part of the surface of the earth Several related landforms together make up landscapes. Each landform has its own physical shape, size, materials and is a result of the action of certain geomorphic processes and agents Actions of most of the geomorphic processes and agents are slow, and […]
ATMOSPHERE
What is atmosphere? Atmosphere is a mixture of different gases and it envelopes the earth all round. It contains life-giving gases like oxygen for humans and animals and carbon dioxide for plants. The air is an integral part of the earth’s mass and 99 per cent of the total mass of the atmosphere is confined […]
INDICES & REPORTS FOR UPSC PRELIMS 2020 Part 2
Human Development Report & Index, 2019 Title: Beyond Income, Beyond Averages, Beyond Today: Inequalities in Human Development in the 21st Century. By United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Indices that form part of Human Development Report’19 Human Development Index (HDI) Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (IHDI) Gender Development Index (GDI) Gender Inequality Index (GII) Multidimensional Poverty Index […]
INDICES & REPORTS FOR UPSC PRELIMS 2020 Part 1
Global Gender Gap Report, 2020 Published by World Economic Forum (WEF) KEY HIGHLIGHTS: India: 112/153 (previous year rank: 108/149) Countries assessed on 4 dimensions: (1) Economic Participation and Opportunity, (2) Educational Attainment, (3) Health and Survival, (4) Political Empowerment Global Performance Top performers – Iceland, Norway, and Finland Worst performers – Yemen (153), Iraq (152), […]
Job profile or career progress of an IAS officer
Introduction The civil service is considered as a hallmark of governance in India. The Constitution provides that there shall be an All India service (Article 312) recruited on an All- India basis with common qualifications, with the uniform scale of pay and the members of which alone could be appointed to these strategic posts throughout […]
India-China Relations post Covid19: Notes for UPSC Exam
India and China wrote history when the informal summit was announced to be held at Wuhan. Following the announcement, Indian Prime minister and Chinese President met at the city of Wuhan on 27th April 2018. This meeting was intended to exchange the views on overarching issues of bilateral and global importance. They Shared the view […]
Comparison of Indian Constitution with British constitution for UPSC Exam
FEATURE BRITISH INDIAN Nature Unwritten Written Constitution and lengthiest Amendability Flexible and can be amended by 50% of the members present and voting Hybrid of Rigid and flexible DPSP and Duties Absent Present Origin Seen evolutionary development and not formed by a constituent assembly Was formed by constituent assembly Federalism Unitary in character – All […]
Indian constitution vs USA constitution for UPSC Exam
While American Constitution is the shortest (of any major government in the world) and the first written constitution, India’s Constitution is the lengthiest written constitution in the World. FEATURE INDIA USA Adopted 26th November 1949 17th July 1787 Nature Quasi – federal and works on cooperative federalism Truly federal – the Centre and state are […]