UPSC Exam Preparation: Topic of the Day – Disaster Risk Index The Disaster Risk Index (DRI) enables the calculation of the average risk of death per country in large and medium-scale disasters associated with earthquakes, tropical cyclones and flood. It also enables the identification of a number of socio-economic and environmental variables that are correlated […]
Daily archives for January 6th, 2018
UPSC: PIB Summary and Analysis Jan 06
Khelo India Scheme It is a national programme which aims to develop grassroots level talent by providing them with a national level platform. Khelo India Scheme is based on Gujarat’s model of “Khel Mahakumbh” in which schools and colleges from across the country participate in 27 different disciplines. It has been formed after the merger […]
UPSC Exam: Weekly GK and Current Affa...
UPSC 2018: Weekly GK and Current Affairs Quiz Jan 06 – Jan 12 with Multiple Choice Questions and answers for IAS Exam Preparation other competitive exams like SSC, PCS, Banking exams, etc. UPSC Exam Preparation: This week GK and current affairs quiz from January 06 – January 12 for UPSC Prelims Exam preparation. Test your general […]
UPSC 2017: Comprehensive News Analysi...
TABLE OF CONTENTS A. GS1 Related B. GS2 Related POLITY AND GOVERNANCE 1. Supreme Court refers plea on validity of adultery law to constitution bench 2. Celebs face up to 3-yr ban for misleading ads in new bill 3. T.N. tops GER in higher education SOCIAL ISSUES 1. Disabled and Public Facilities INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND […]
UPSC Exam Preparation: This Day in Hi...
6 January 1885 Great Hindi writer Bhartendu Harishchandra passed away What happened? On 6 January 1885, Bhartendu Harishchandra, the ‘father of modern Hindi literature’ passed away aged 34. Biography Bhartendu Harishchandra was born to Gopal Chandra, a poet and his wife in Benares on 9 September 1850. Harishchandra is said to have composed poetry when […]
Topic of the Day – Bomb Cyclone...
UPSC Exam Preparation: Topic of the Day – Bomb Cyclones Bomb cyclone is actually used by meteorologists to indicate a mid-latitude cyclone that intensifies rapidly. It is a massive winter storm hammering the coast, bringing strong winds, flooding, ice and snow. It is a combination of rapidly declining pressure and extreme cold. This particular storm […]