Pulicat Lake: A Comprehensive Guide for UPSC Aspirants Pulicat Lake is an important lake in India and this is one of the important geographical and ecological site for candidates to know for competitive exams like UPSC. This blog is intended to give a precise understanding of the Pulicat Lake; the topics which will be included … Read more
Invasive Alien Species UPSC Invasive alien species (IAS) is recognized as foreign species that attain a state in ecosystems or habitats that are beyond their natural range and become a destructive force to ecological and human related factors. This article shows a number of aspects of IAS, including effectiveness, examples and certain cases related to particular … Read more
Gudi Padwa Harvest Festival Ugadi is a popular festival or Marathi or Konkani Hindus to welcome the spring season in a colorful manner. It is the first month of the lunisolar calendar, signifying the advent of the new year and is the time when the season of the Rabi crop ends. This is probably a … Read more
Exercise Tiger Triumph 2024 UPSC: An Overview of Exercise Tiger Triumph-24 What is Exercise Tiger Triumph? If you are Exercise Tiger Triumph is a bilateral tri-service, meaning involving all three wings: army, navy, and air force, military exercise between India and the United States. It focuses on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations. The … Read more
India’s Seabed Exploration Initiative India has recently applied to the International Seabed Authority (ISBA) in Jamaica for the rights to explore two extensive tracts in the Indian Ocean seabed. This move is imperative as India focuses on the country’s strategic ends and underwater resources and wealth advantage in near future. Overview of India’s Exploration Applications … Read more
NORDIC-BALTIC EIGHT (NB8) About NB8: Nordic-Baltic countries The NB8 is a regional cooperation format involving eight countries Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Difference between the Nordic and Baltic countries: Nordic Countries: The Nordic countries include the countries Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Geographically, Scandinavian refers to the … Read more
What is it? There is a specific day that is recognized for women and girls in Science and it is observed on the eleventh of February every year. It has been promoted by the United Nations, where it was initiated on the 22 of December, 2015 by the General Assembly. The day celebrates women and … Read more
Expanded HSN Codes for Rice in India GOVT TO EXPAND HSN CODES FOR RICE The Commerce and Industry Ministry is expanding the codes of classification (HSN codes) for rice. About: The goal is to separate varieties of non-basmati rice that are not traditionally consumed in the country from the popular staple variety of non-basmati white … Read more
