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Earth’s Recent Climatic History

Earth’s Recent Climatic History

Key Highlights of Earth’s Recent Climatic History  Ice core analysis: The findings of the study are based on the water-isotope analysis from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core, the longest ice core ever drilled by US researchers. Summer and winter temperatures: Summer temperatures in West Antarctica increased through the early-to-mid-Holocene, reached a …

Global Economic Prospects

Global Economic Prospects

Highlight Of Global Economic Prospects Report Growth Rate: Global economy is projected to grow by 1.7 per cent in 2023 and 2.7 per cent in 2024. It would be the third-weakest annual expansion in three decades, behind only the deep recessions that resulted from the 2008 global financial crisis and the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. …

Civil Service under British Administration

Civil Service under British Administration, History, Evolution and Reforms

Civil Service under British Administration Civil Service under British Administration was established for the benefit of its commercial affairs and developed into a well-organized apparatus to handle the administrative affairs of India’s acceded territories. In fact, the phrase “civil service” was originally used to distinguish between the Company’s employees working in the military and naval …

डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023

डेली करंट अफेयर्स for UPSC – 13 January 2023

डेली करंट अफेयर्स फॉर UPSC 2023 in Hindi प्रश्न निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा कथन भारतीय संविधान की मूल संरचना के बारे में सही नहीं है? संविधान में मूल संरचना शब्द का उल्लेख नहीं है। अनुच्छेद 368 के तहत संसद मूल संरचना को कमजोर कर सकती है। यह पहली बार केशवानंद भारती मामले में प्रदान …

British Administration System

British Administration System, Pillars and Objective

British Administration System Read all about British Administration System. The first war of independence, the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, shocked the British government. Political instability, social injustice, and economic exploitation all contributed to the 1857 uprising. The British kings were forced to abandon their conquering and annexation policies in favor of a circumspect and deliberate …

UPSE Prelims News 2023

UPSC Prelims News 13 January 2023

UPSC Prelims News of 13 January 2023 Indian Skimmers Context: Around 250 Indian Skimmers were sighted recently, in Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary in a day during the Asian Waterbird Census-2023. The common name for Indian Skimmers is Indian scissors bill, which are found in the coastal estuaries of western and eastern India. Its Scientific name is …

Government of India Act 1858

Government of India Act 1858, History, Provision, Features and Limitations

Government of India Act 1858 Read all about Government of India Act 1858. On August 2, 1858, the British Parliament approved the Government of India Act 1858. The British Parliament will transfer the East India Company’s management of British India to the Crown. Following the 1857 Revolt also referred to as the First War of …

Wetland Degradation

Wetland Degradation

Key Highlights from the Wetland Degradation Report Wetland degradation: According to the estimates, India has lost nearly two of five wetlands in the last 30 years, while 40% of them can’t support aquatic animals. Major causes of degradation: Unplanned urbanization: Vadodara lost 30% of its wetlands between 2005 and 2018, while Hyderabad has lost 55% …

Coastal Erosion

Coastal Erosion

Key Findings of the Assessment Incidence of coastline erosion: The assessment found that 16.16km or 1.63% of the coast has seen high erosion, 37km or 3.75% moderate erosion and 369.69km or 37.28% has seen low erosion. Overall during 1990 and 2018, Tamil Nadu has lost 1,802 hectares of land due to erosion. According to the …