Relevance: Sociology Why in news? Between 2016 and 2018, nearly 10,000 students committed suicide every year in India, data tabled
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The Classification of Rocks: Geography Basics
Relevance: Prelims: Geography The earth’s crust is made up of various types of rocks, differing from one another in texture,
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Relevance: Sociology In contrast to Marx, Emile Durkheim spent a good part of his intellectual career studying religion. Concentrating particularly
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Relevance: Prelims: Ancient History Early Vedic Age The main source of information for the reconstruction of the Early Vedic age
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Relevance: Prelims: Economy ►BEVERIDGE CURVE It is a graphical representation of the relationship between unemployment (on the horizontal axis) and
Continue readingMaking Connections:Sociology in the real World: Parrotheads as Sociological Subjects
Relevance: Sociology Parrot Head or Parrothead is a commonly used nickname for fans of Jimmy Buffett. “Parakeets” or “Keets” is the term used for
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Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? Water availability per person is dependent on population of the country and for India,
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Relevance: Prelims: Governance Why in news? Union Minister of Culture informed Lok Sabha that various schemes have been launched to
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Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? With new additions to the wildlife list put out by the Convention on the
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Relevance: Prelims: Art and culture Why in news? Government of India has submitted two nomination dossiers namely ‘Dholavira: A Harappan
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Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? Panicked Americans are rushing to buy masks online, including the so-called N95 masks to
Continue readingWhat is Religion Revivalism?
Relevance: Sociology: Religion and Society Religious revivalism is term applied to mass movements which are based upon intense religious upheaval.
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Relevance: Prelims: Environment: current affairs Why in news? According to a top scientist at the Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered
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Relevance: Prelims: Science and technology Why in news? • RaIDer-X, a new explosive detection device, was unveiled at the National
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►BIO-GEO CHEMICAL CYCLE A pathway by which a chemical substance moves through biotic (biosphere) and abiotic (lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere)
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