How do I write an effective essay for the UPSC Mains? | Anudeep Durishetty | CSE Topper
How do I write an effective essay for the UPSC Mains? by Anudeep Durishetty , UPSC Civil service Examination 2017 . Must for CSE essay paper.
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How much India spends on Research and Development (R&D) ?
Research and Development -The need In today’s, Hyper connected world for any nation to become a knowledge power house. Research and Development (R&D) is in core of its technology and scientific capacity building. In the longer course of the nation building, bridging the gap between rich and poor ,sustainable use of natural resources Research …
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Inverted Duty Structure | How cost of mobile Phone spare parts can be more than it ?
Have you ever wondered . When your smart phone`s screen gets damaged and you want to get a replacement. The new screen cost you about 65% to even more than cost of mobile and you wonder how can this be possible. You would be amazed to know this is due to just one term Inverted …
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Tax Compliance in India
Tax to GDP ration in India is one of the lowest in the growing economies . Then it would not be wrong to say India is “a tax non-compliant society and too many people evade taxes”. Here we are not becoming pessimistic but we need to acknowledge the ground realities. The fact is that …
India-Australia-‘2 plus 2’ dialogue | Indo-Pacific Region
Prologue Australia and India recently discussed the need to maintain the Asia-Pacific region as a “free” and “open” zone under the ‘2 plus 2’ dialogue model which includes the foreign and defence secretaries of both sides. What is the Asia-Pacific region? The Asia Pacific Region is an immense region, covering some 8 billion hectares of land area, or …
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Revolt of 1857-Complete History -Reasons, effects and aftermath
Significance of Revolt of 1857 It began with the mutiny of the Indian Sepoy`s of the East India Company`s Army. Subsequently, joined by the peasants, artisans, marginalized farmers, common men became the first national revolt against Britishers. Almost, wiped away the Company`s Rule in India. British Crown took control of the administration of India from …
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Donald Trump and Iran Nuclear deal -A Nuclear Tussle
Recently US President Donald Trump denied certifying and further threatened to terminate the 2015 Iran nuclear deal if Congress and US allies fail to amend the agreement in very significant terms.Trump announced he would not continue to certify the agreement to Congress, but stopped short of immediately cancelling US participation in the deal.Trumps …
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Can Indian government deport Rohingya refugees ?
Background According to the Human Rights Watch Report 2017, the ethnic cleansing campaign in Myanmar has been on since June 2012. It has become the most serious and widespread form of violence against the Rohingyas. This has led to a large-scale exodus of the Rohingya population to neighboring countries with a significant influx of Rohingyas …
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India-Japan Bullet Train Deal
Introduction India is set to import iconic ‘Shinkansen’ bullet-train technology from Japan. The train runs from Mumbai to Ahmedabad known as Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project. The Japanese government is financing 81 percent of the cost, with a $12 billion soft loan carrying an interest rate of 0.1 percent. Japan will also supplement the financing …
Managing the last days before UPSC Civil Service Mains exam
The time just 50-60 days before Civil service mains examination is quite chilling and full of dilemma.The time of the year, when you are caught in the heat of summer, the wet of the monsoons, and the chill of the winter. ( It’s coming ).It feels much like the adolescence – the unknown vacuum …
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Merger of Public Sector Banks in India Explained
Context: The Union Cabinet has approved the setting up of panel of ministers, to decide on consolidation proposals for Public sector banks Introduction: The Finance Ministry is ready to provide capital support for facilitating consolidation among state-owned banks, which are reeling under mounting bad loans With this, the government seeks to …
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Future of Privacy Rights in India in broad Spectrum
On August 24, 2017, in a historic judgement, the 9 member bench of the supreme court held “Right to Privacy “as a fundamental right emerging the right to life and liberty article 21 of the Indian constitution. Privacy at its best should be looked as a cluster of rights and not …
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Roof top solar power in India-challenges and opportunities
The government has set itself a target of 100 GW of solar power by 2022, of which 60 GW is to come from utilities and 40 GW from rooftop solar installations. While the 60 GW target seems achievable, the country is lagging behind on the target set for rooftop solar. What is rooftop solar? …
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India`s New Metro Rail Policy
Context: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved a new metro policy for expanding and regulating metro rail services in cities across India. Introduction: This is the first such policy prepared by the union since metro rail operations began in Delhi in 2002 Presently, metro projects with a total length of 370 …
North Korea Nuclear Weapon and Missile Crisis Explained
Prologue Series of missile launches by the Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK) or better known as North Korea in recent months have rattled the global capitals. Alam bells have gone off in Seoul, Tokyo, Washington, and Beijing.In the latest incident, North Korea test-fired 4 ballistic missiles, 3 of within 200 miles of the Japanese …
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Constituent Assembly -Formation of Indian Constitution
How our Constitution was formed The constituent Assembly was formed on the scheme formulated by the Cabinet Mission Plan in November 1946. It was a grouping of respected and famous political leader & freedom fighters of that time. Exceptions were Mahatma Gandhi and Mohammad Ali Jinnah. It was partially elected and partially nominated body, …
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Why to hold simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha & State Legislative Assemblies (updated)
Prologue The issue of Holding Joined elections to Lok Sabha & State Legislative Assemblies in public domain for very long time. Recently, Prime minister Shri Narendra Modi has suggested that the political parties should consider seriously the possibility of holding all elections to state and central legislatures all together, once in every five years. What are …
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Tips for Essay writing in UPSC Civil Service Examination (Updated)
Prologue UPSC Civil service aspirants at times wonder how to write answers that fetch marks and resonate with the demand of the topic.Many serious candidates even preparing very hard are not able to fetch marks that they really deserve.The very reason behind the problem is they are not aware of the “ART OF ANSWER WRITING”. You might …
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South China Dispute Explained
Introduction China is claiming its control over the entire region of South China Sea (SCS) citing historical reasons (naval expeditions sent during the 15 century). The tussle for the South China Sea is over the control of region extremely rich in natural resources 11 billion barrels of oil, 190 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, accounts for …
National Parks ,Sanctuaries and Biosphere reserves Explained
In-Situ Conservation: -Story Behind We at times come across terms like a National Park or Wildlife Sanctuary or Biosphere reserve, even we visit them.Difficult comes when we are not able to call on the difference between this three terms.The terms are basically associated with the conservation of “Bio-Diversity” in principle.These 3 entities are classic …
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Payments Banks of India – Every thing you want to know
What are Payments Banks? Definition: A payments bank is like any other Scheduled bank, but operating on a smaller scale without dealing with any credit risks (lending or credit giving business). In simple words, it can carry out most banking operations but can’t provide loans or issue credit cards to its customers. It can …
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Position of governor in Indian political system and controversies associated
Enumerate the discretionary powers of the Governor mentioned in the Indian Constitution.Why is it said that the post of governor has become highly politicized? Comment- Article 153 of the constitution requires that there shall be a Governer for each state appointed by the President of India (on aid and advice of the cabinet) holding …
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JanDhan,Aadhaar and Mobile -JAM Trinity explained-social inclusion
Introduction We are developing nation with 1.25 + billion population. Subsidiaries have at the core of our social sector to improve the life of million and empower them.In the long run, subsidized commodities gave rise to leakages and deprive the targeted citizens of their fair share.Large scale, Technology -enabled, real-time direct transfers can improve economic lives of …
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Cross Border Trafficking-Threat to National Security
Introduction Cross-border trafficking is one of the major issues that shape India`s internal security policies. The illegal trafficking across borders largely with open stretches of border with Bangladesh makes India extremely vulnerable to humans, drugs, cattle, and fake currency note trafficking. Human trafficking covers a large part of this illegal activity. The 2003 UN Protocol …
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