Note4Students Strained India Pakistan relationship reduced the importance of SAARC. Attitude of Pakistan has not been encouraging as it was stalling many agreements. In this scenario, India has to find an alternative forum to achieve its regional development goals and enhanced trade with more connected ASEAN market. Introduction SAARC The South Asian Association for Regional… Continue reading BIMSTEC as counter to SAARC

Note4Students Political inclination of US president often affects the diplomatic policies. When Mr .Trump elected as US president, there was a wide spread scepticism about trump’s presidency in India. So discussion about effect of Trump presidency is very much important for this year mains. Introduction India-US partnership has been one of the few areas that… Continue reading effect of US president Trump on India

Note4Students: Recent Indian diplomatic effort to get support from various countries. So this portion is important. Introduction: What is NSG? The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of nuclear supplier countries that seeks to contribute to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons through the implementation of two sets of Guidelines for nuclear exports and nuclear-related… Continue reading Should India fight for membership of NSG

Note4Students BBIN is part of India’s ‘Look East Policy’. This initiative can also solve India’s longstanding problem of locational disadvantage and poor connectivity of its north-eastern states. Recently Bhutan upper house refused to ratify the agreement by citing various reasons. BBIN MVA can change the entire regional trade narrative. India can extend its trade routes… Continue reading BBIN agreement

  Image Source Note4students India has projected its soft power for centuries, long before the concept was even defined by political analysts. In the past decade, the country wielded its soft power in a more systematic way in the practice of diplomacy. ISRO has given a new dimension to Indian ‘Soft Power.’ World is watchin… Continue reading ISRO soft power

  Image Source Note4Students UPSC is known to ask questions on those technologies which can have impact on daily life of Human Beings. They generally ask application based questions. Clearly mentioned in Mains Paper 3 syllabus: “developments and their applications and effects in everyday life” What is the meaning of IoT? The Internet of Things… Continue reading Internet of Things

Image Source Note4Students Understand the DNA Profiling and examine the concerns raised against India’s DNA profiling Bill. The topic creates an interesting issue which shows connection among  Science , Law and Order, and Privacy. These kind of interconnected topics are important from the UPSC perspective. Privacy verdict will also have implication on the fate of… Continue reading DNA profiling technology

  Image Source Note4students Due to its possible positive impact on Indian Transportation System, it is much needed technology for India. UPSC is known to ask questions on the applications of Science and Technology, this topic is one of them. Hyperloop for India Hyperloop one, the US based startup that plans to revolutionize the current… Continue reading Hyperloop

  Note4students Recently, Gravitational waves, the cosmic ripples that distort space-time itself, have been directly detected for the first time. It is an important discovery and India is also doing research in this area. This makes it more important for the exam. The article presents a comprehensive view of the discovery. What are Gravitational waves?… Continue reading Gravitational waves

Note4students The article explains the problems associated with the GM crops and they can be tackled. Important for Mains Paper 3. Image Source What is GMO? GMOs can be defined as organisms (i.e. plants, animals or microorganisms) in which the genetic material (DNA) has been altered in a way that does not occur naturally by… Continue reading GM Mustard debate

  Image Source Particulars of the ICAR The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The Council is the apex body for coordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences… Continue reading Agri Research (role of ICAR)

Note4Students: Government decision to construct 10 more PHWR Reflects the government’s commitment to prioritise the use of clean power in India’s energy mix.  It is the part of low-carbon growth strategy and to ensure long-term base load requirement for the nation’s industrialisation. So this topic is important. Introduction Pressurized heavy-water reactor (PHWR) is a nuclear… Continue reading Pressurized Heavy water Reactor

  Image Source Note4student INO project since its inception is mired with controversies.A number of op-eds have been written on this issue. Context India’s wait to join the elite club of countries undertaking neutrino research suffered a procedural delay The National Green Tribunal (NGT) suspended the environmental clearance (EC) granted to the India-based Neutrino Observatory… Continue reading Indian Neutrino observatory controversy

  Image Soruce Note4students Mains Mapping: “Mains Paper 3: Science & Technology | Awareness in the fields of IT, Space, Computers, robotics, nano-technology, bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.” UPSC always go after the topic of ‘breakthrough technologies’. Those technologies which can affect everyday life of Mankind. What is LI-FI? LiFi(Light Fidelity) is… Continue reading LI-FI

  Image Source Note4students It is a very crucial technology. It is likely to have unprecedented impact on mankind. UPSC in last few years have asked a number of Questions on Land-mark developments and Since it is a revolutionary development, it is important for mains 2017. What is CRISPR? It is a revolutionary gene editing… Continue reading CRISPR

Note4students This technology is in its early stages of development. It has become more important due to its relevance in agriculture sector. As, India has many issues(For example, late monsoon) related to agriculture sector. This technology can become solution to these problems in future. What is Cloud Seeding? Cloud seeding is a form of weather… Continue reading Cloud seeding

Note4Students Swachh bharat mission is the one of the pet project of the Prime minister. It is important to trace the development made by the project. Introduction Swachh Bharat is a campaign by the Government of India to keep the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country’s 4,041 statutory cities and towns and its rural… Continue reading Swatch bharat mission (performance appraisal)

Note4students Skill India is one of the ambitious programmes of the prime minister. Many programmes failed achieve its targets due to various reasons. It is essential to understand the shortcomings of the programmes to suggest new paradigm.so performance appraisal needs to be carried out to write answers for elimination of unemployment, elimination of extremism by… Continue reading Skill India (performance appraisal)