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Archives for January 2017

Medieval India: Regional Cultures (NCERT)

Last updated on January 31, 2017 by Clear IAS Team

The story of Kathak

The frontiers separating regions have evolved over time are still changing. What we understand as regional cultures today are often the product of complex processes of intermixing of local traditions with ideas from other parts of the subcontinent. In this post, let us quickly go through some of the … [Read more...] about Medieval India: Regional Cultures (NCERT)

Kigali Agreement: Simplified

Last updated on October 20, 2017 by Clear IAS Team

CFC-vs-HFC

Paris Agreement to mitigate climate change was followed by another major global agreement - Kigali Agreement. In this post, we explain the importance of Kigali agreement and it's relevance to India. What is Kigali Agreement? In the 28th meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, … [Read more...] about Kigali Agreement: Simplified

Medieval India: Bhaktism, Sufism and Sikhism (NCERT)

Last updated on January 26, 2017 by Clear IAS Team

Guru Nanak - Sikh movement (Bhakti)

We have already posted about the major kingdoms and tribals societies in Medieval India. In this post let's see in detail the devotional paths followed by people during the medieval period - Bhakitsm, Sufism, and Sikhism. Brahminism vs Buddhism/Jainism vs Devotional Paths (Bhakitsm, Sufism, and … [Read more...] about Medieval India: Bhaktism, Sufism and Sikhism (NCERT)

Insolation and Heat Balance of the Earth

Last updated on January 26, 2017 by Clear IAS Team

insolation

In the previous article, we have discussed the composition and structure of the earth’s atmosphere. The atmosphere is essential for the survival of plant and animal life. They also require the optimum temperature to keep themselves warm and grow. In this article, we are going to discuss in details … [Read more...] about Insolation and Heat Balance of the Earth

Medieval India: Tribes, Nomads, and Settled Communities (NCERT)

Last updated on January 24, 2017 by Clear IAS Team

Ahom Tribes

In this article on Medieval India, we plan to cover the topic ‘Tribes, Nomads, and Settled Communities’. One of the major reference material for this post is NCERT History text for Class 7 (Our past -1). The main points from the chapters are compiled below. These points might come quite handy during … [Read more...] about Medieval India: Tribes, Nomads, and Settled Communities (NCERT)

India-Sri Lanka Relations: Everything You Need to Know

Last updated on January 24, 2017 by Clear IAS Team

India-Sri-Lanka Relations

Sri Lanka is India’s closest maritime neighbor and is just 30 nautical miles away from the territorial boundary. India has deep historical and cultural ties with this island nation. In this post, we analyze the areas of co-operation between India and Sri Lanka. You can also learn about the major … [Read more...] about India-Sri Lanka Relations: Everything You Need to Know

South China Sea: Why is it strategically important?

Last updated on March 18, 2017 by Clear IAS Team

South China Sea in World Map

The South China Sea is a marginal sea that is part of the Pacific Ocean that extends from the Strait of Malacca in the southwest, to the Strait of Taiwan in the northeast. The littoral countries of the South China Sea are China, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, … [Read more...] about South China Sea: Why is it strategically important?

Composition and Structure of the Earth’s Atmosphere

Last updated on January 26, 2017 by Clear IAS Team

composition and structure of atmosphere

ClearIAS Team has been receiving a lot of support and encouragement from our loving readers for our easy-to-understand articles on Geography. (See Major Ocean Currents: How to learn faster?) Having covered most of the important concepts in Lithosphere and Hydrosphere, in this article, we are going … [Read more...] about Composition and Structure of the Earth’s Atmosphere

Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) and India’s Membership

Last updated on February 9, 2020 by Clear IAS Team

NSG

Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of nuclear supplier countries that seek to prevent nuclear proliferation by controlling the export of materials, equipment, and technology that can be used to manufacture nuclear weapons. Why NSG? NSG was formed with the objective of averting the … [Read more...] about Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) and India’s Membership

Technical Services vs Non-Technical Services: Medical Standards

Last updated on January 13, 2017 by Alex Andrews George

IPS officers

The services within the Civil Services Examination have been grouped into Technical and Non-Technical categories. Technical Services require special medical status in terms of vision, height, chest, chest expansion etc. Technical services: Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) Indian … [Read more...] about Technical Services vs Non-Technical Services: Medical Standards

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