08th Sept 2021   UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here)   (1) The Hot, Wet Equatorial Climate Distribution Climate Natural Vegetation Economy It is found between 5º and 10º north and south of the equator. It is dominantly found in the lowlands of the Amazon, the Congo, Malaysia,… Continue reading World Climate and its Characteristics

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) The Indian Armed forces are considering introducing Bhagwad Gita and Kautilya’s Arthashastra as part of the curriculum for Officers. A few weeks back, the Prime Minister had stressed the importance of enhancing indigenization in the national security system, not only in sourcing… Continue reading [RSTV Archive] Indigenous Military Doctrine

07th Sept 2021 UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Important National Highways in India National Highway Length (in kilometers) Route NH 44 (old NH 7) 3,745 Srinagar to Kanyakumari NH 27 3,507 Porbandar in Gujarat to Silchar in Assam NH 48 (old NH 8) 2,807 Delhi to Chennai… Continue reading Important National Highways, Waterways and ports in India

04th Sept 2021 UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Cropping Pattern in India Back to Basics: Cropping Pattern mean the proportion of area under different crops at a point of time, changes in this distribution overtime and factors determining these changes. Cropping pattern in India is determined mainly by… Continue reading Cropping Patterns in India

  UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) 04 Sept 2021 Ocean Currents are influenced by 2 kinds of forces. Primary or Causation forces – that initiate the movement of water. Secondary forces – that modify the flow of the waters. Primary forces  The ocean is driven by the… Continue reading Major Ocean Currents

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) 03 Sept 2021 Soil Characteristics Knowing a soil’s water, mineral, and organic components and their proportions can help us determine its productivity and what the best use for that soil may be. Several soil properties that can be readily tested or examined… Continue reading Characteristics of Soil, Classification of Indian Soils/ Methods of Irrigation

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) With a growing population, rapid urbanization, climate change and environmental pollution, India must move towards a circular economy. An economic approach aimed at eliminating waste and the continual use of resources, the circular economy offers a new paradigm that emphasizes the need… Continue reading [RSTV Archive] Circular Economy: Concept & Challenges

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) 02 Sept 2021 A strait is a naturally formed, narrow, typically navigable waterway that connects two larger bodies of water. Most commonly it is a channel of water that lies between two landmasses. Some straits are not navigable, for example, because they… Continue reading Important Straits

UPSC 2022 countdown has begun! Get your personal guidance plan now! (Click here) Context Bureaucracy is the backbone of the administrative machinery of the country which forms the permanent executive branch of the government. From a reading of the historical literature, public administration in India can be traced back to the manuscripts of Arthashasthra written… Continue reading [Yojana Archives] Indian Bureaucracy: A Historical Perspective