Complete Medieval History Terminology List (UPSC) Comprehensive Medieval History Glossary (UPSC) This glossary provides a detailed, chapter-wise compilation of administrative, social, and economic **Medieval History terms**. These terminologies are frequently tested in the UPSC Civil Services Prelims, drawn from both…
Complete Ancient History Terminology List (UPSC) Comprehensive Ancient History Glossary (UPSC) This exhaustive compilation contains all the specific historical and administrative terms crucial for the UPSC Civil Services Examination, meticulously organized by chapter. 1. Advent of the Aryans/Early Rig Vedic…
Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative(SSI) (Already asked in Prelims 2013) Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative is an innovative method of sugarcane production using less seeds, less water and optimum utilization of fertilizers and land to achieve more yields. The major principles that govern SSI…
AGRICULTURE 3 options to increase food production- Agro chemical based agriculture Organic agriculture Genetically engineered crop-based agriculture Genetically Modified Organisms(GMOs) Plants, Bacteria, Fungi, and Animals whose genes have been altered by manipulation are called Genetically Modified Organisms. Advantages of GM…
GSLV-Mk III / Chandrayaan-2 Mission Chandrayaan-2 launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket on July 22, 2019. Chandrayaan-2, India’s second mission to the Moon is a totally indigenous mission comprising…
Tropical Cyclones One will be able to answer most of the questions related to Tropical Cyclones with this article-important topic for Prelims 2020. Tropical cyclone, also called typhoon or hurricane, an intense circular storm that originates over warm tropical oceans and is characterized…
1. Balpakhram National Park Garo Hills,Meghalaya Balpakram means ‘land of the eternal wind’ . Listed in UNESCO World Heritage tentative list. Asian golden cat,Marbled cat,Red Panda etc. found here. 2. Bandipur National Park Tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in…
12. Manas Biosphere Reserve A national park, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam. Located in the Himalayan foothills, it is contiguous with the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan. Known for its rare and endangered endemic wildlife…
Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems(GIAHS) are outstanding landscapes of aesthetic beauty that combine agricultural biodiversity, resilient ecosystems and a valuable cultural heritage.Located in specific sites around the world, they sustainably provide multiple goods and services, food and livelihood security for…
Carbon Sequestration Carbon sequestration or carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is the long-term removal, capture or sequestration of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to slow or reverse atmospheric CO2 pollution and to mitigate or reverse global warming. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is naturally captured from the atmosphere through…
Green Economy The green economy is defined as economy that aims at making issues of reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities, and that aims for sustainable development without degrading the environment. The 2011 UNEP Green Economy Report argues “that to be green, an economy must not only be efficient,…
Important terms related to UNFCCC- some have been aksed earlier -like Bali Action Plan,Kyoto Protocol- picked from UNFCCC Website’s glossary. Important ones are with Dark Blue titles. Adaptation FundThe Adaptation Fund was established to finance concrete adaptation projects and programmes…
1.The Jerdon’s Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus) Iucnredlist.org It is a nocturnal bird found only in the northern part of the state of Andhra Pradesh in peninsularIndia. It is a flagship species for the extremely threatened scrub jungle. The species was considered to be extinct until it was…
1.Agra Fort 2.Ajanta Caves 3.Nalanda Mahavihara 4.Buddhist Monuments of Sanchi 5.Champaner – Pavagadh Archaeological Park 6.Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus 7.Churches and Convents of Goa 8.Elephanta Caves 9.Ellora Caves 10.Fatehpur Sikri 11.Great Living Chola Temples 12.Group of Monuments at Hampi 13.Group of…
Buddha’s life -born 563 BC at Lumbinivana,Nepal – Sakya Kshatriya Clan -father- Suddhodhana-king of republic Kapilvastu -mother-Mahamaya- princess of Kollia republic -Step-mother and aunt- Mahaprajapati Gautami -wife- Yashodhara-priness of Shakya dynasty-son Rahul –4 sights-turning point-1.old man,2.diseased person,3.dead body and 4.…
Causes for the Rise of Jainism and Buddhism -complexities and ritualism -expensive religious practices -dominance of Brahmins -rigid caste system -resentment of Kshatriyas and Vaishyas -efforts of holy men and intellectuals Jainism -24 Tirthankaras -1st tirthankara- Rishabhadeva/Adinatha -23rd Tirthankara- Parshwanath…
What is Intangible Cultural Heritage? As Per UNESCO- Cultural heritage does not end at monuments and collections of objects. It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social…
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