What is Section 7 and why it is being seen as an extreme step against the RBI HIGHLIGHTS Section 7 of RBI Act empowers government to issue directions to the central bank Directions will be issued after consultation with the RBI governor P Chidambaram asked what was the need to invoke the provision now […]
ITCZ Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone UPSC IAS G.K Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) also known as Doldrums are areas of low pressure around the Equator where Trade Winds converge. WHY DOES ITCZ FORM? ITCZ is the belt of Low Pressure circumventing the Earth. It is an imaginary line/area/zone which shifts towards the north & south throughout […]
Nirbhaya Act Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 Must Read for Woman Empowerment Nirbhaya Act Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013 (Nirbhaya Act) is an Indian legislation passed by the Lok Sabha on 19 March 2013, and by the Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2013, which provides for amendment of Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, and […]
How to increase your grasping power for UPSC Exam. The UPSC exam requires an aspirant to understand and retain a variety of topics under various subjects. When one is swamped by this it becomes hard to not only grasp the technicalities involved but also remember them. Your grasping power is key in your efforts to […]
Caste System in India a Brief History of Indian Culture The Indian society is socio-politically stratified. Caste system has prevailed for ages and arranges the people into social strata or classes. Though this system is similar to the concept of racism that prevails in western countries where people are discriminated on the basis of their […]
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) All you need to know UPSC 2020 It seeks to allow illegal migrants from certain minority communities who are facing religious persecution or fear of religious persecution in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible for Indian citizenship by amending the Citizenship Act of 1955. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) All you need to know […]
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 (CAB) is a bill amending the Citizenship Act of 1955 to make illegal migrants who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, who entered India on or before 31 December 2014, eligible for Indian citizenship. It also seeks to relax the requirement of residence […]
IBPS PO Admit Cards 2019 for Main exam have been issued on November 11, 2019. It is available in online mode only at the official website – ibps.in Candidates can download IBPS PO Call Letter by logging in with their registration number and password. Last day to download IBPS PO call letter for Main exam is November 30, 2019. The admit card has to be carried […]
The Himalayas Important Topic For UPSC Mains 2019 Indian states involved: Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, West Bengal Origin: The Geosynclinal Origin: The disintegration of Pangaea led to the formation of a long Tethys Sea between the Lauratian Sheild of the north and the Gondwana land of the […]
Before we start with the drainage system of India, let’s look at the broad framework along which we will proceed. Article outline: Basic Terminology Source of a river Confluence Tributary Distributary Mouth of a river River basin, catchment area and watershed River Rejuvenation River Regime and River Discharge Drainage – Discordant and Concordant Discordant drainage […]