indian geograpgy rivers

Basic Terminology used for the study of rivers UPSC IAS 2021

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…

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UN Security Council Reforms

UN Security Council Reforms

The reform agenda has been on continuous annual consideration since 1993 but there has been a lack of consensus on the issue, primarily due to “institutional inertia”. There has been a demand for the addition of new permanent members such as India, Germany, Brazil, Japan, Africa, Membership based on religion. WHAT IS THE REFORM AGENDA?…

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International Solar Alliance must read for UPSC 2019

International Solar Alliance must read for UPSC 2019

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of more than 121 countries, most of them being sunshine countries, which lie either completely or partly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The primary objective of the alliance is to work for efficient exploitation of solar energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. This initiative was first proposed by Indian Prime Minister…

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Knowledgekart Current Affairs, October 2018

Knowledgekart Current Affairs, October 2018

Knowledgekart Current Affairs, October 2018 For IAS, IPS, UPSC, SSC, SBI, IBPS Experiencing North East festival What to study? For Prelims: NEC, its functions and composition, about Experiencing North East festival. For Mains: Significance of North Eastern region of the country and efforts by government for the development of the region.   Context: The ‘Experiencing…

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Did Akbar Changed the name of Allahabad-History of Allahabad

Did Akbar Changed the name of Allahabad-History of Allahabad Allahabad , also known by its original name Prayag (Hindi: प्रयाग), is one of the largest cities of the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in India. Although Prayaga was renamed Ilahabad in 1575, the name later became Allahabad in an anglicized version in Roman script….

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