Here are  Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news- [Op-ed Snap] Has the Indian economy caught the Dutch disease? Fragile Five Fragile Five is a term coined in August of 2013 by a financial analyst at Morgan Stanley to represent emerging market economies that have become too dependent on unreliable foreign investment… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Fragile Five, Agni Series Missiles, Advance Area Defence (AAD) interceptor missile

Here are  Back2Basics collections from today’s news items B2B #1: From news- Centre to start measuring ‘green GDP’ of States Green GDP Green GDP is a term used for expressing GDP after adjusting for environment degradations. Green GDP is an attempt to measure the growth of an economy by subtracting the costs of environmental damages and… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Green GDP, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Key words related to History : Madad-i-Massh Dynasty/era : Mughal period Meaning : Tax free grants of land Key words related to History : Malfuzat Dynasty/era : Medieval India Meaning : Sayings of Sufi saint

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : Pinaka Mark II Defence Forces : Army Module Type : Missiles Brief Intro : 1.Pinaka II, also called Guided Pinaka, is being developed by Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune; Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad; and… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Pinaka Mark II, Dhanush Gun

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : SWATHI Defence Forces : Army Module Type : Tech Misc. Brief Intro : 1.The Swathi Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) is a mobile artillery locating phased array radar developed by India.This counter-battery radar is designed to detect and… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] SWATHI, INS Tillanchang

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : Forest Carbon Partnership Facility(FCPF) Objective :  To assist countries in their REDD+ efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance in building their capacity to benefit from possible future systems of positive incentives for REDD+. To… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Forest Carbon Partnership Facility(FCPF), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name of the scheme : She-Box Salient Features : Online complaint Management System for women working in both public and private organizations to ensure effective implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace Act Nodal Ministry : Ministry… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] She-Box, Mission for Protection and Empowerment for Women

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : NPT Brief Intro : The NPT is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] NPT, CTBT

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Key words related to History : Khalisa Dynasty/era : Mughal period Meaning : Land revenue directly for imperial treasury Key words related to History : Khums Dynasty/era : Medieval India Meaning : Tax on plunder

1. Polity is not about memorization. 2. Try to relate the setup at the Centre and the state and especially note their differences3. Issues/terms frequently in news like Office of Profit, Uniform Civil Code etc should be made note of.4. The various committees and their recommendations are very important eg the Sarkaria and Punchii Commissions, the… Continue reading How to prepare for Indian Polity – Detailed study plan for UPSC Prelims and Mains

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) Details : designed to search for exoplanets using the transit method Agency : NASA   Name : Next generation of ICESat-2 and GRACE satellites to observe Earth’s ice sheets, sea level, and… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), Next generation of ICESat-2 and GRACE satellites to observe Earth’s ice sheets, sea level, and underground water reserves.

Link for the test: Click2Attempt  (Let us know your score in comments) We have started our Open SIP program in conjunction with our PAID program (Click2Know all details of the program) We will be running this special FREE initiative on daily basis providing students with revision questions for static subjects as well as current affairs starting from… Continue reading [open SIP] Test 45- Misc. Test 21 Link + discussion

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : INLCU L51 Defence Forces : Navy Module Type : Warships Brief Intro : 1.INLCU L51 was commissioned into the Indian Navy. LCU 51 IS First of the Eight ships of the LCU Mk IV Class. 2.It has… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] INLCU L51, USHUS-II submarine sonar

Link for the test: Click2Attempt  (Let us know your score in comments) We have started our Open SIP program in conjunction with our PAID program (Click2Know all details of the program) We will be running this special FREE initiative on daily basis providing students with revision questions for static subjects as well as current affairs starting from… Continue reading [open SIP] Test 44- Misc. Test 20 Link + discussion

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Global Grouping name : International Court of Justice Recently in News because : Justice Dalveer Bhandari was re-elected as a judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ),making him the third Indian to secure a prominent position in a… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] International Court of Justice, Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)

Link for the test: Click2Attempt  (Let us know your score in comments) We have started our Open SIP program in conjunction with our PAID program (Click2Know all details of the program) We will be running this special FREE initiative on daily basis providing students with revision questions for static subjects as well as current affairs starting from… Continue reading [open SIP] Test 43- Misc. Test 19 Link + discussion

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Name : Ashgabat Agreement Brief Intro : 1.Ashgabat Agreement, is an international transport and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf. 2.The transit agreement provides for a transit corridor across Central Asia and… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Ashgabat Agreement, G20

Link for the test: Click2Attempt  (Let us know your score in comments) We have started our Open SIP program in conjunction with our PAID program (Click2Know all details of the program) We will be running this special FREE initiative on daily basis providing students with revision questions for static subjects as well as current affairs starting from… Continue reading [open SIP] Test 42- Misc. Test 18 Link + discussion

Link for the test: Click2Attempt  (Let us know your score in comments) We have started our Open SIP program in conjunction with our PAID program (Click2Know all details of the program) We will be running this special FREE initiative on daily basis providing students with revision questions for static subjects as well as current affairs starting from… Continue reading [open SIP] Test 41- Misc. Test 17 (February + March CA ) Link + discussion

As a part of revision for Prelims 2018, Here’s a Factoid to brush up your concepts Key words related to History : Gomastha Dynasty/era : Mughal period Meaning : 1.Gomastha described an Indian agent of the British East India Company employed in the Company’s colonies, to sign bonds, usually compellingly, by local weavers and artisans to… Continue reading [Prelims Spotlight] Gomastha, Ibadat Khana