Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

5-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

Student suicides

Relevance: Sociology Why in news? Between 2016 and 2018, nearly 10,000 students committed suicide every year in India, data tabled

4-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

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,

4-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

FUNCTIONALISM AND RELIGIOUS RITUAL

Relevance: Sociology In contrast to Marx, Emile Durkheim spent a good part of his intellectual career studying religion. Concentrating particularly

4-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

Ancient History: THE VEDIC AGE

Relevance: Prelims: Ancient History Early Vedic Age The main source of information for the reconstruction of the Early Vedic age

4-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

ECONOMIC CURVES RELEVANT FOR UPSC

Relevance: Prelims: Economy ►BEVERIDGE CURVE It is a graphical representation of the relationship between unemployment (on the horizontal axis) and

4-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

Making 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

4-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

Per Capita availability of Water

Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? Water availability per person is dependent on population of the country and for India,

4-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

Schemes to promote the culture of tribals

Relevance: Prelims: Governance Why in news? Union Minister of Culture informed Lok Sabha that various schemes have been launched to

4-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

List of migratory species

Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? With new additions to the wildlife list put out by the Convention on the

4-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

Dholavira

Relevance: Prelims: Art and culture Why in news? Government of India has submitted two nomination dossiers namely ‘Dholavira: A Harappan

4-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

N95 respirator

Relevance: Prelims: Environment Why in news? Panicked Americans are rushing to buy masks online, including the so-called N95 masks to

3-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

What is Religion Revivalism?

Relevance: Sociology: Religion and Society Religious revivalism is term applied to mass movements which are based upon intense religious upheaval.

3-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered Species

Relevance: Prelims: Environment: current affairs Why in news? According to a top scientist at the Laboratory for Conservation of Endangered

3-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

RaIDer-X

Relevance: Prelims: Science and technology Why in news? • RaIDer-X, a new explosive detection device, was unveiled at the National

3-Mar-2020 TriumphIAS

Basics Of Environment For UPSC Prelims

►BIO-GEO CHEMICAL CYCLE A pathway by which a chemical substance moves through biotic (biosphere) and abiotic (lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere)