[Health] What is Scrub Typhus ? Signs and Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

What is Scrub Typhus ?

Scrub typhus, also known as bush typhus, is a disease caused by bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus is spread to people through bites of infected chiggers (larval mites). The most common symptoms of scrub typhus include fever, headache, body aches, and sometimes rash. Most cases of scrub typhus occur in rural areas of Southeast Asia, Indonesia, China, Japan, India, and

[Internal Security] Coastal Security in India - Threats, Challenges and Step to take

Coastal Security

Indian Coastline  7516 km. 1993 Mumbai serial blasts and 2008 Mumbai attacks were a proof of flaw in coastal security.

Threats and Challenges

·         Remoteness of these coastal areas makes them unguarded. Boats can easily land and

[Economy] Can India do away with Income Tax ?

What is income tax?·     

• It is a tax levied on both earned income (wages, salaries, commission) and unearned income (dividends, interest, rents).

Why should income tax be abolished?

• No income tax means more spending, more demand, more production and more jobs. In short,

[Economy] BASEL III Norms and India

Capital Adequacy ratio(CAR)-  is a ratio of a bank's capital to its risk. RBI track a bank's CAR to ensure that it can absorb a reasonable amount of loss and complies with statutory Capital requirements. It is expressed as a percentage of a bank's risk weighted credit exposures. 

[Economic Survey 2016-17] Highlights Economic Survey 2016-17, Download Economic Survey 2016-17

January 31, 2017:  The survey was prepared by the finance ministry's chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian. Union finance Minister Arun Jaitley tabled the Economic Survey 2016-17 in

[Union Budget 2017-18] Highlights of Union Budget 2017-18

The 2017 Union Budget, presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday, was broadly focused on 10 issues — farming sector, rural population, youth, poor and health care for the

[Economy] Goods and Services Tax (GST), The Constitution (122nd) Amendment Bill Explained

The Goods and Services Tax (GST), the biggest reform in India’s indirect tax structure since the economy began to be opened up 25 years ago, at last looks set to become reality. The Constitution (122nd) Amendment Bill comes up in Rajya Sabha and passed, on the back of a broad political

[Security] Why is Siachen Glacier important?

The Siachen glacier is considered to be the largest single source of fresh water on the Indian subcontinent. It is located in the Karakoram range. Siachen is the source of the Nubra River that eventually feeds the mighty Indus— the major water source that irrigates the Punjab plains in

[Security] Issues and Concerns in Tackling Internal Security

The foremost concern to-day is Internal Security. All the governmental machinery must jointly find solutions to deal with the obstacles in ensuring security.  As the country confronts a wide array of complex internal security threats. Each of these needs to be dealt with in different ways.

Increasingly also, they call up a closer cooperation between the Centre and the States.

Since this problem is no longer confined to a single state but encompasses several states, Integrated

[Agriculture] Agrarian Structure of Indian Society through the lenses of Land Reforms in India

History of Agricultural set up in India

Indian agriculture began in India in 9000 BCE.It is one of the main occupation in india at that time and even today it one of the main source of earning livelihood.

Vedic Period

The period also for the first time saw the domestication of animal elephant.Economy in the Rigvedic

[Economy] Public Private Partnership (PPP): Definition, Benefits, Pre requisites and Demerits

Infrastructure is the lifeline of an economy and the major sectors that comprise of infrastructure are transportation, power, energy and communication.

So when we say good infrastructure we mean :

Efficient public transport – that links all cities of the nation.  Ensures safe, affordable and quick

[EnB] Environment and Biodiversity Basics Notes

Environment and Biodiversity Basics :

·     The average temperature of the earth is 16ºC.

·   The most unique feature of the earth is its buffering action due to which a neutral pH (pH7)is maintained in the soil and water bodies.

· The diversity of living organisms is comprised of five kingdoms of life. Monera,

[Culture] Tribes in India : Tribe Names, States and Description

  UPSC generally asks one question about tribes in prelims. Since hundreds of tribes are there in India, it becomes very difficult for the aspirants to remember each and every tribe. I have tried to discuss about the major tribes and tribes which are in news. Apologies if I have missed out any major tribes. Tribal people constitute 8.6% of the nation's total population, over 104 million people as per 2011 census. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Second Amendment) Bill,

[Sci-Tech] The International Space Station (ISS )

The International Space Station (ISS ) is  a habitable artificial satellite, in low Earth orbit.

The ISS is now the largest artificial body in orbit and can often be seen with the naked eye from Earth.

[Science - Technology] Important Inventions and Discoveries

Invention	Year	Inventor	Country
Acetylene Gas	1862	Berthelot	France
Adding machine	1642	Pascal	France

[Polity] The Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992 (States local bodies)

Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Bill, 1991 which was enacted as the Constitution (Seventy-fourth Amendment) Act, 1992.

[Polity] The Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992 (Panchayati Raj Institutions)

Statement of Objects and Reasons appended to the Constitution (Seventy-second Amendment) Bill, 1991 which was enacted as the Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act, 1992.

[Scheme] Deendayal Upadhyaya Grameen Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY)

Power Ministers of all states and Union Territories unanimously decided to ensure electrification of all the un-electrified villages by 2017 in mission mode under the Centre’s ambitious Deendayal

[Economics] Macro Economics

Macro Economics is the branch of Economics that deals with the performance and behaviour of an economy as a whole.  The concepts related with macro economics are as follows:

      

Inflation

Generally, inflation is associated with high prices causing a dip in the purchasing capacity or the

[Policy & Planning] The National Skill Mission and the Indian Economy: an Appraisal

Skills and knowledge are the driving forces of economic growth and social development for any country. Countries with higher and better levels of skills adjust more effectively to the challenges and