Structure and Physiography of India Upsc

Structure and Physiography of India Upsc

India Structure and Physiography The Northward movement of the Indian plate is still continuing and has significant consequences on the physical environment of the Indian subcontinent. The movement of the plate is primarily because of endogenic and exogenic forces and lateral movement of the plates present geological structure and geomorphologic processes that are active in … Read more

Physical features and natural regions of India

Physical features and natural regions of India

The mainland of India extends from Kashmir to Kanyakumari from North to South. From East to West it is Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat respectively. India’s territories limit extends up to 12 nautical miles from the coast or mainland. The southern boundary extends up to  6 Degree 45 Minutes North latitude in the bay of Bengal. … Read more

Indian Bronze Sculpture Upsc

Indian Sculptors and Bronze Mastery Indian sculptors had mastered the bronze medium and the casting process as much as they had mastered terracotta sculpture and carving in stone. The cire-perdu or ‘lost-wax’ process for casting was learnt as long ago as the Indus Valley Culture. Along with it was discovered the process of making alloy … Read more

Art, Jewellery and craft of Indus valley Civilization Upsc

Arts of the Indus Valley-Beared man with bust

The arts of the Indus valley civilization came throughout the last half of 3000 BCE. The artworks of the Indus valley civilization embrace Sculptures, seals, pottery, gold ornaments, terracotta models, etc. The artworks of the Indus Valley Civilization are extremely realistic in the portrayal of human and animal figures. The two major sites of this … Read more

Relationship between DNA, Genes, Chromosomes and Traits Tnpsc

Genetics- Twins

Tnpsc: Genetics, DNA, Genes and Chromosomes What is Genetics? Genetics is the branch of biology that deals with the genes, genetic variation, and heredity of living organisms. What is heredity? It is the character transmission from one generation to the next generation. What is Variation? It is the differences exhibited by the individuals of the … Read more

Fdi advantages and disadvantages Upsc

Foreign Direct Investment

Foreign direct investment UPSC Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)  means an investment in another nation that involves some degree of control and participation in management. It corresponds to the investment made by an investor from one country to a foreign country. It is not the same as portfolio investment, which is basically short-term and it does … Read more

Components of Balance of payment of India Upsc

balance of payments

What is the Balance of Payments? Balance of Payments is the record of the transaction of goods and services, assets between the residents of the country with the rest of the world for a specified period of time typically one year. A payment is received from a foreign nation is credit and similarly, payment is … Read more

India BRICS relations UPSC

BRICS

Brics full form is Brazil Russia India China South Africa. These are Brics country that is associated with. It was formulated in 2001 by economist Jim O’Neill of Goldman Sachs,  in a report on growth prospects for the economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China which accounts for lions shared in World’s Production and Population. … Read more

Asean Upsc – Politics, Economic, Security Cooperation

ASEAN

ASEAN ASEAN is a regional grouping that promotes economic, political, and security cooperation among its ten members: It was established in 1967 on August 8 by five countries Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. It was formed to create a common front against the spread of communism and promote political, and economic stability amid rising … Read more

Saarc Upsc

saarc

Origin of Saarc The SAARC or South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation is an organization of South Asian Nations established on Dec 8, 1985. It is established for the promotion of economic and social progress, cultural development within its members. The members are India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In April 2007, … 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.