Geographical Indication (GI)

The Geographical Indication (GI) under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has recently registered 4 new GIs. These latest additions to the list of registered GIs are: Palani Panchamirtham from Tamil Nadu, Tawlhlohpuan and Mizo Puanchei from Mizoram and Tirur Betel leaf from Kerala Geographical Indication (GI): GI is an indication used … Read more

GULF OF GUINEA

Gulf-of-Guinea

Recently, nine Chinese and eight Ukrainian seamen have been abducted after two merchant vessels came under attack in Cameroonian waters. The attacks took place off the Port of Douala. Gulf of Guinea The Gulf of Guinea is the north-easternmost part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. The intersection of the Equator and Prime Meridian (zero degrees latitude and longitude) … Read more

NEW FROG SPECIES CONFIRMED

A new species of burrowing frog has been confirmed in Jharkhand’s Chhota Nagpur Plateau. The frog was first discovered in 2015. Its existence was verified and confirmed recently and published in the journal Records of the Zoological Survey of India. The frog is endemic to agricultural areas in Nawadih and Joungi village of Jharkhand’s Koderma district. It has … Read more

UPSC IAS Mains: Urbanization Their Problems and Their Remedies

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Test Series: UPSC IAS Prelims Exam 2020 (GS Paper- 1 Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) Urbanization is pervasive and recent phenomenon. In present global atmosphere, all nations undergo with the challenges of environment, social, transportation, economy in their respective cities. These issues are commonly occurred in developing countries … Read more

UPSC IAS Mains: earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone

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Test Series: UPSC IAS Prelims Exam 2020 (GS Paper- 1 Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone Geophysics is associated with thorough study of the physics of the Earth and its environment in space. It also deals with the Earth … Read more

UPSC IAS Mains: Effects of Globalisation on Indian Society

upsc ias mains exam General Studies Paper 1

Test Series: UPSC IAS Prelims Exam 2020 (GS Paper- 1 Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) Globalization is a significant factor in competitive world that integrate and mobilize cultural values of people at global level. In the age of rapid technical progression, many countries are unified and transformed due … Read more

General Studies Practice Test-2

Join our telegram channel for Regular Updates Civil Services Preliminary and State PSC Exams daily Practice MCQ 1. in the first ever India’s inter-state relocation, a tiger was shifted between which two states? (a)        Uttarakhand & Madhya Pradesh (b)       Madhya Pradesh & Uttar Pradesh (c)        Madhya Pradesh & Odisha (d)       Gujarat & Maharashtra                          2. Which … Read more