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India China Relations

The recent Galwan valley incident at the LAC has again brought underlying tension in the Indo-China relations at the forefront. It is an important topic for the UPSC Mains examination. This article briefly covers India-China Relations post-1947. India – China Political Relations Post Independence, in 1950 India was among the …

All about Corona Virus and its Prevention

In December 2019, there was a cluster of pneumonia cases in China. Therefore, investigations were carried out and found that the pneumonia is caused by a previously unknown virus. Thereafter, the virus named as 2019 Novel Corona Virus or Covid 19. Researchers used next-generation sequencing to identify the novel human …

EWS Reservation Eligibility

The government of India has recently announced 10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS). Economic reservation came into force by an amendment of the constitution, which is the 124th amendment of the Indian constitution. EWS Reservation Eligibility criterion that describes Economically Weaker Sections is based on their family income and …

UPSC Prelims Current Affairs Quiz 2018

This  Prelims Current Affairs Quiz is an attempt to introduce concepts and certain important facts from current affairs relevant to UPSC prelims 2018. It is actually a test of your awareness from the recent happenings. If your score is good that means you are giving an attention to current events …

Kigali Agreement explained

Various agreements were made by nations across the world to protect environment and to curb ozone layer depletion. For example, the Paris agreement, the Montreal protocol was some of the environmental treaties to overcome the climate changes. Apart from all these agreements, what makes the Kigali agreement different? What is …

One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme explained.

We heard lot of hot debates and news about One Rank One Pension (OROP) recently .First and foremost  this article explains One Rank One Pension Scheme (OROP) and its features,committees etc. What is the concept behind One Rank One Pension (OROP) Scheme ? The one rank one pension is a …