K Siddhartha (http://www.ksiddhartha.com) is an internationally known Earth Scientist, Advisor to Governments, Educationist, Author and and Mentor with 40 books, and 1401 qualified Civil Servants to his credit. We will be carrying a series of his articles having an intra & interdisciplinary approach for IAS Mains 2017.
New Columns
Urban Drainage – Components, Case of Chennai floods
Essay pointers – The only meaning of success is leading your life the way you want
Essay pointers – Justice is not in Law, Justice is all about how we treat each other
Geophysical Events: Thunderstorm and Lightning
Nuclear and Radiological Disasters
Smart cities have a viability gap
Should India aim for soft power or hard power?
What is heritage erosion and how can we manage it?
What are the components of heritage?
World History – European Dominance
The Ethics of Environment is Environmental Ethics
India – Challenges of External Security | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Let us know the perils of interlinking as a drought proofing mechanism – In the light of water scarcity that has plagued Maharashtra, a lot of talk is going to revive the interlinking of the rivers plan.
Everything that you need to know about recent advances in Nuclear Fusion – Chinese just came a step closer to creating an artificial sun. Get to know what India is upto!
It’s all about corals – Corals that have been in news on account of El Nino. Let’s take a quick byte at it!
What do we mean by Glacial Harvesting? – Artificial glaciers created by diverting meltwater to prepare for the uncertain future!
Arctic Sea melting and its impact on geopolitics – Implications of the melting of Arctic ice on geopolitics.
Everything that you want to know about blizzards | Part 1 | Part 2 – Everything you wanted to know about blizzards!
Shale gas can transform energy geopolitics. But how? – Significance of exploring this avenue of energy in the Indian context.
