World Heritage is the designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity. Read to know more. The pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, the Taj Mahal in India, the Grand Canyon in the USA, and the Acropolis in … [Read more...] about UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites: Names from India
Archives for 2016
International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC)
The International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC) is the ship, rail, and road route for moving freight between India, Russia, Iran, Europe, and Central Asia. The primary goal of INSTC is to enhance connectivity and promote trade and economic cooperation among these regions Read here to learn … [Read more...] about International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC)
Download e-admit Card (Hall-ticket) for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2016
UPSC published the link to download e-admit card (hall-ticket) for Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2016. All aspirants who had registered for UPSC Prelims, can enter their registration ID to download the hall ticket. Take print out of the admit card and be ready for the UPSC preliminary exam, which … [Read more...] about Download e-admit Card (Hall-ticket) for UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2016
Sunil George (CSE 2015 Rank 587) UPSC Topper’s Interview: The power of Self-belief and Self-Reliance
ClearIAS had published the inspirational story of Sunil George, the son of a farmer from Kerala, who cleared Civil Services Exam 2015. It was the power of self-belief which helped Sunil to clear the toughest exam in the country in-spite of his family background and financial constraints. There … [Read more...] about Sunil George (CSE 2015 Rank 587) UPSC Topper’s Interview: The power of Self-belief and Self-Reliance
Poonam (CSE 2015 Rank 308) UPSC Topper’s Interview: Performing under the most challenging circumstances
ClearIAS.com has already shared the inspirational story of Poonam Dalal a few weeks back. Working as the Assistant Commissioner of Police Gurgoan, Poonam gave UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Exam 2015 when she was 9 months pregnant. She appeared for the main exam when her son was 3 months old. In … [Read more...] about Poonam (CSE 2015 Rank 308) UPSC Topper’s Interview: Performing under the most challenging circumstances
Indices and Organisations: Memorize Faster
Organisations and Indices published by them are important question areas for UPSC CSE. Know more about indices and organisations. In the last post, we wrote about the names of reports published by various organisations and their importance in UPSC exams. In this post, as a continuation, we … [Read more...] about Indices and Organisations: Memorize Faster
Names of Reports published by Organisations: Memorize Faster
Organisations and Reports published by them are among the favourite question areas of UPSC. Know more about the names of the reports and organisations which publish them. UPSC had tested the knowledge of aspirants about the names of reports published by various organisations in Civil Services … [Read more...] about Names of Reports published by Organisations: Memorize Faster
Major Landforms – Mountains, Plateaus, and Plains: Learn faster
Forces inside and outside the earth can change the shape of the earth's surface. We have already seen the effects of geomorphic forces in our previous Geography notes. Endogenic forces and exogenic forces can create a lot of landforms. A landform is a natural feature of the solid surface of the … [Read more...] about Major Landforms – Mountains, Plateaus, and Plains: Learn faster
Sunil George: Farmer’s son in a remote village of Kerala clears UPSC Civil Service Exam
Sunil George (29) is not from any IITs or IIMs. His father had studied only till 4th standard and mother only till 8th. Sunil himself got only 58% marks in Class 12. But Sunil has cleared the toughest exam in the country - UPSC Civil Services Exam - and has made the name of his village, Paisakkari, … [Read more...] about Sunil George: Farmer’s son in a remote village of Kerala clears UPSC Civil Service Exam
Nitin Sangwan (CSE 2015 Rank 28) UPSC Topper’s Interview: From Infosys Bench to Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Nitin Sangwan felt that he should try to get into Indian Administrative Service (IAS) when he was in the Infosys bench. That was his second job then. He worked as Tehsildar in Haryana (1 year), DANICS (9 Months) and in Indian Revenue Service (IRS) before he cleared IAS exam in 2015. This was his … [Read more...] about Nitin Sangwan (CSE 2015 Rank 28) UPSC Topper’s Interview: From Infosys Bench to Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
