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, Thailand, and Vietnam. Importance of South […]
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Composition and Structure of the Earth’s 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 to discuss the composition and structure of the Earth’s Atmosphere […]
Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) and India’s Membership
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 proliferation of nuclear weapons and preventing acts of nuclear terrorism. Nations in the NSG […]
Technical Services vs Non-Technical Services: Medical Standards
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 Police Service (IPS) Delhi Andaman and Nicobar Police Service (DANIPS) Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS) Railway Protection Force (RPF) […]
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Recent Issues
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) are part of the development processes of our country. They are recently in news for various reasons. Hence UPSC has added the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders in UPSC CSE Syllabus for GS Paper 2. In this post let us see NGOs in detail […]
How Should You Read ‘The Hindu’ Newspaper for IAS Exam Preparation?
The Hindu is the most recommended newspaper for UPSC aspirants. However many are confused about how should they finish ‘The Hindu’ in minimum time covering the priority areas. Almost every IAS aspirant know the importance of reading newspapers for UPSC Civil Services Exam preparation. Among the newspapers in the market, ‘The Hindu’ is the most […]
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