Nationalisation of banks in India Upsc

Nationalisation of banks in India UPSC

Nationalisation of Banks Nationalisation of banks means It is an act of taking a bank and its assets owned by the private sector into the public ownership of a national government by purchasing a majority stake that is more than 50% owned by the government. Reason of Nationalisation of Banks After the Independence, the Government … Read more

Most famous volcanoes in Iceland and its Facts

Icelandic volcano names

Some of the Most famous volcanoes in Iceland Most famous volcanoes in Iceland is Eyjafjallajokull because of its eruption in 2010. Other famous volcanoes are Katla, Öræfajökull, Bárðarbunga etc. Mount Hekla has erupted 18 times, the last time it erupted was in 2000. Iceland volcanoes names Iceland has a large concentration of active volcanoes, as … Read more

Ocean relief features and its major divisions Upsc

The ocean has great depressions features. The oceans are similar to continents that merge into one another and it is difficult to demarcate them. The oceans are divided by Geographers as Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern Ocean, and the Arctic. These oceans consist of various seas, bays, gulfs, and other inlets. A major part of the … Read more

Role of Tamil Nadu in Freedom Struggle Tnpsc

Role of Tamil Nadu in the Freedom Struggle The role of Tamil Nadu in the Freedom Struggle has great importance against British colonial rule. Palayakarars of the late 18th century made various attempts to establish freedom in Tamil Country. After the defeat of Palayakarars, Indian sepoys, and officers made an uprising in Vellore Fort in … Read more

Cyclone disaster management Plan Upsc

Cyclone disaster management Upsc

Cyclone Disaster management Cyclone disaster management is most important, as cyclone affects coastal India maximum than any other. India has a coastline of about 7516 km and it is exposed to 10% of the world’s tropical cyclones. In India, ten states are vulnerable to flood-prone. They are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, … Read more

Population pyramid Upsc

Population pyramid of India

What are Population Age Pyramids? Population pyramids are graphical representations of the age and sex of a population. Due to this reason, it is also referred to as age-sex pyramids. These graphs are usually shaped like triangles and population pyramids also take other shapes. Population pyramids usually have males on the left side and females … Read more

Highest educated state in India Upsc

Literacy Rate The total number of literate people in a given age group is expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group. Literacy rates continue to rise from one generation to the next. According to new data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, there are still 750 million illiterate adults, and … Read more

Causes of Human Migration Upsc

Causes of Human Migration Upsc

Causes of Migration We can divide factors causing migrations into two groups of factors as push and pull factors. Push and Pull factors Push and pull factors are those factors that either forcefully push people into migration or attract them. A push factor is forceful, and a factor that relates to the country from which … Read more

Types of Human Migration Upsc

Types of Human Migration Upsc

Migration Migration means the movement of people from one place to the other. It is an important control of population growth after fertility and mortality. Migration of people into an area from outside is called immigration or in-migration while moving out of an area to other regions is called emigration or out-migration. Immigration leads to … Read more

* * All the Notes in this blog, are referred from Tamil Nadu State Board Books and Samacheer Kalvi Books. Kindly check with the original Tamil Nadu state board books and Ncert Books.