Siachen Glacier
֍ The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas. ֍ At 76 km long, it is the longest glacier in…
Ocean Mean Temperature (OMT) and Monsoon Forecasting
India, being an agricultural country, has a demand for accurate long-range forecast of the monsoon rainfall. Besides attempting to understand the physics of the monsoon problem it…
Major and Minor Minerals
India produces as many as 95 minerals, which includes fuel, metallic, non-metallic, atomic and minor minerals. Mining sector is an important segment of the Indian economy. In…
UPSC MAINS 2018 HISTORY OPTIONAL PAPER 1
SECTION ‘A’ 1 . Identify the föllowing places marked on the map supplied to you and write a short note of about 30 words on each of…
UPSC MAINS 2019 HISTORY OPTIONAL PAPER 2
SECTION A 1 . Critically examine the following statements in about 150 words each: 10×5=50 Marks a) “Tipu Sultan was trying to build in Mysore a strong…
UPSC MAINS 2019 HISTORY OPTIONAL PAPER 1
SECTION ‘A’ 1 . Identify the following places marked on the map supplied to you and write a short note of about 30 words on each of…
Biochar : Production, Properties and Applications
Biochar is a stable solid, rich in carbon that is made from organic waste material or biomass (agricultural and forestry wastes) that is partially combusted in the…
Gandhi-Irwin Pact or the Delhi Pact : an evaluation
On January 25, 1931, Gandhi and all other members of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) arrested for Salt Law disobedience, were released unconditionally. The CWC authorised Gandhi…
Important Rivers of Asia
Yangtze or Yangzi or Changjiang River The Yangtze, Yangzi or Changjiang is the longest river in Eurasia, the third-longest in the world, and the longest in the…
Why China attacked India in 1962?
The conflict of 1962 between India and China, centred primarily on the disputed Aksai Chin region along those countries’ borders. The partition of India (1947), left a…