An Analysis on UPSC optional Papers Performance - Porul
UPSC Conducts the Civil Services exam in three stages. While selecting the Optional Subjects which form a part of the Mains Exam (Second stage) many aspirants get confused about choosing the right one. Still, it is pretty natural to get confused given the nature of the UPSC Exam. This article may act as a helping hand in the process of Choosing the one Optional which is going to play a crucial role in clearing the Examination.
1. Agriculture
Agriculture is one of the preferred optional subjects in the UPSC Civil services Mains Exam. Candidates from Agriculture, Botany, and Zoology backgrounds prefer to select it due to its Scoring Nature. Paper 1 covers Ecology, Agronomy, Weed Science, Forestry, Soil Science and nutrient management, soil and water conservation, Agriculture economics and Agricultural Extension.
While paper 2 covers cell Biology, Plant Breeding, Seed production and technology, Plant Physiology, Horticulture and landscape gardening, food production and nutrient management.
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| Image Depicting Agriculture Sucess rates over Past UPSC Exams |
2. Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
Animal Husbandry is nothing but taking care of Farm animals by Humans. Veterinary Science is the treatment of Animals by Humans. People with veterinary science as a background with an Interest in Biology mostly Choose Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science as an Optional Subject.
Paper 1 of the optional Subject deals with Animal Nutrition, Animal Physiology, Animal reproduction, Livestock production and management, genetics and animal breeding, and Extension. While paper 2 deals with Anatomy, Pharmacology and Hygiene, animal diseases, Veterinary Public health, Milk and Milk products Technology, meat Hygiene and technology.
3. Anthropology
- Meaning, Scope and development of Anthropology - Relationships with other disciplines, Main branches of Anthropology - their scope and relevance, Human Evolution and emergence of Man etc., Nature of Culture, Nature of Society, Marriage, Family, Kinship, Economic organization, Political Organization and social control, Religion, Anthropological theories, Culture, language and communication, Research methods in Anthropology, Human Genetics, Epidemiological Anthropology and Applications of Anthropology etc.
- Evolution of the Indian Culture and Civilization, Palaeo, Ethno-archaeology in India, Demographic profile of India, the Caste system in India, Indian Village, Tribal situation in India, Problems of the Tribal Communities.
4. Botany
- Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Cryptogams, Phanerogams, Plant Resource Development and Morphogenesis.
- Cell Biology, Genetics, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Plant Breeding, Biotechnology and Biostatistics, Physiology and Biochemistry, Ecology and Plant Geography.
National Human Rights Commission [NHRC] - Porul
Before discussing National Human rights Commission let's dive to know the meaning of the word Human rights. Going as per Official UN definition, "Human rights are rights we have simply because we exist as human beings - they are not granted by any state. These universal rights are inherent to us all, regardless of nationality, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status. They range from the most fundamental -the right to life -to those that make life worth living, such as the right to food, education, work, health, and liberty".
National Human Rights Commission
- The NHRC is a statutory body established in 1993 under the 'Protection of Human Rights Act'. Later it got amended in 2006. It is an important non-constitutional body.
- Human Rights are essential parts of the society and they are been watched by NHRC. NHRC acts as watch dog of human rights in the country.
- It checks over the rights that are related to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual that are defined in section 2(1) of the PHR Act.
- It was established in accordance with the Paris Principles of Human Rights, 1991 approved by the United Nations at its General Assembly of 1993.
Composition of the Commission:
- Chairperson should be a retired Chief Justice or a judge of supreme court.
- Members should be
serving or retired judge of Supreme Court
serving or retired chief justice of High court
- Three persons having knowledge or practical experience in human rights (at least one should be a woman).
- National Commission for minorities
- National Commission for SCs,
- National Commission for STs,
- National Commission for Women,
- National Commission for BCs,
- National Commission for the protection of child rights
- Chief Commissioner for persons with disabilities.
Terms of the chairperson and Members:
- The Amendment act, 2019 reduces the term from five to three years or till the age of 70 years, whichever is earlier and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
Working and Functions of the commission:
- It is vested with the power to regulate its own procedure
- It has all the powers of civil court and its proceedings have a judicial character
- The commission has its own nucleus of investigating staff for investigation and complaints of violation of human rights.
- It can look into a matter within one year of its occurrence.
- Concerned government or authority to make payment of compensation or damages to the victim
- Concerned government or authority the Initation of proceedings for prosecution or any other action against the public servant
- Concerned government or authority for the grant of immediate interim relief to the victim.
- It may approach the Supreme Court or High Court concerned for the necessary directions, orders or writs.
Appointment and Removal:
- The President appoints the Chairperson and members based on the recommendations of a six member committee.
- Bankruptcy(Insolvency), or
- Unsound mind, or
- Infirmity of body or mind, or
- Engages in paid Employment, or
- Sentenced to imprisonment for an offence.
- The removal is also done on the charges of proved Misbehaviour or incapacity, if the Supreme Court's enquiry finds so.
Protecting the Hornbills - Porul
Protecting the Hornbills from the Ills of Climate change
- Prelims: Climate Change, Kalahari desert, Hornbills.
- Mains: Climate Change, Mitigation Strategies
Rapid climate change has the potential to strongly influence the physiology, behaviour and breeding success of animals. Research frequently point to the fact that increasing temperatures, for instance, are having negative effect on animals. These range from mass die-off events during heat waves to less obvious problems like difficulty in finding food.
For birds like hornbills in Arid Zones, rising temperatures pose a significant problem. Birds in these dry zones usually breed in response to rainfall, which often occurs during the hottest time of the year. Research suggests that high temperatures over a few days or weeks can have negative effects on foraging and body mass. This can lead to reducing the condition of offspring or the probability that young birds will survive to adulthood and breed. Recent Researches see the connection between effects in air temperatures and the breeding output of southern yellow-billed hornbills.
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| Kalahari Desert (Src: Encyclopaedia) |
Desert Temperatures and breeding birds :
- Studies claim that the temperature in the Kalahari region have risen from about 34°C to about 36°C from the mid 1990's to the present day. This equates to a warming rate of about 1°C per decade, a rate five times faster than the worldwide average of about 0.2°C per decade.
- It was found that breeding output of hornbills was negatively correlated with increasing air temperatures and the occurrence of drought within the breeding season. Breeding attempts all failed when average daily maximum air temperatures exceeded 35.7°C. And the effects of high air temperatures were present even in non-drought years.
- Considering the strong negative correlation between high air temperature and breeding output, Scientists argue that global warming has likely been the primary driver of the recent, rapid collapse in breeding success of the bird population studied.
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| Southern yellow-billed hornbill |
- Overall, though this study is specific to southern yellow-billed hornbills, scientists suggest that the findings are likely applicable to a range of species.
Way forward
In the short term, there are options such as providing water and insulated nest boxes. But in the Long-term, it would be necessary to preserve habitats which warm less rapidly or which can buffer the effects of climate change on biodiversity.
TNPSC Group 2 Answer key for Prelims
The Tamil Nadu Public service commission has published its Tentative answer key for the group
2 exams .Though The final answer keys will get published in the official website only after the completion of entire selection process.
The Board has also conveyed that All the objections / views received with evidence will be placed
before the Expert Committee for finalization of the answer keys.
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சுற்றுச்சூழல் செயல்திறன் குறியீடு 2022
மத்திய சுற்றுச்சூழல், வனம் மற்றும் காலநிலை மாற்றம் அமைச்சகம், அண்மையில் வெளியிடப்பட்ட சுற்றுச்சூழல் செயல்திறன் குறியீடு 2022-க்கு மறுப்பு தெரிவித்துள்ளது. சுற்றுச்சூழல் செயல்திறன் குறியீடு 2022 அடிப்படை ஆதாரமற்ற மற்றும் அறிவியல்பூர்வமற்ற முறையிலும், வெற்று யூகங்களின் அடிப்படையிலும் வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளதாக தெரிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
புதிய குறியீடு, மிகக்குறைந்த கரியமில வாயு உமிழ்வு தொடர்பான வரலாற்று தரவுகளை மறைத்துள்ளது. விவசாயிகள் அதிகம் உள்ள வளரும் நாடுகளுக்கு, மண் ஆரோக்கியம், வேளாண் பல்லுயிர், உணவு இழப்பு மற்றும் கழிவுகள் உள்ளிட்டவை முக்கியமானவை. இவை புதிதாக வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ள, சுற்றுச்சூழல் செயல்திறன் குறியீடு 2022 சேர்க்கப்படவில்லை.
மேற்கூறிய பல்வேறு காரணங்களால், சுற்றுச்சூழல் செயல்திறன் குறியீடு 2022-க்கு, மத்திய சுற்றுச்சூழல் வனம் மற்றும் காலநிலை அமைச்சகம் மறுப்பு தெரிவித்துள்ளது.
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இந்தியப் பொருளாதாரம் - Porul.in
வளர்ச்சி மற்றும் முன்னேற்றத்தின் பொருள்:
இந்தியப் பொருளாதாரம்:
இந்தியப் பொருளாதாரத்தின் இயல்புகள்:
2. வேளாண்மை முக்கிய பங்கு வகிக்கிறது:
இந்தியாவில் அதிகமானோர் வேளாண் தொழில் செய்து வருவதால் அது பொருளாதாரத்தில் முக்கிய பங்கு வகிக்கிறது. இந்தியாவில் 60 சதவீத மக்கள் தங்களின் வாழ்வாதாரத்திற்கு வேளாண்மை மற்றும் வேளாண் சார்ந்த நடவடிக்கைகளில் ஈடுபடுகிறார்கள்.
இந்தியாவில் 17 சதவீதம் மொத்த உள்நாட்டு உற்பத்தி வேளாண்மையிலிருந்தே கிடைக்கிறது. பசுமைப்புரட்சி, பசுமை மாறா புரட்சி மற்றும் உயிரி தொழில்நுட்பக் கண்டுபிடிப்புகளால் வேளாண்மை தன்னிறைவு அடைந்து உபரி உற்பத்தி அடைந்துள்ளது. பழங்கள், காய்கறிகள், வாசனைப் பொருட்கள், தாவர எண்ணெய், புகையிலை, விலங்குகளின் தோல் போன்ற இந்திய வேளாண் பொருட்கள் பன்னாட்டு வாணிபத்தின் மூலம் நமது பொருளாதாரத்திற்கு வலுச்சேர்க்கின்றன.
3. வளர்ந்து வரும் சந்தை:
4. வளர்ந்து வரும் பொருளாதாரம்:
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5. வேகமாக வளரும் பொருளாதாரம்:
6. வேகமாக வளரும் பணிகள் துறை:
7. பேரளவு உள்நாட்டு நுகர்ச்சி:
8. நகரப்பகுதிகளின் விரைவான வளர்ச்சி:
9. நிலையான பேரளவு பொருளாதாரம்:
10. மக்கள் தொகை பகுப்பு:
Non-Constitutional Bodies [Part-1] - Porul
NITI AAYOG
NITI AAYOG was an important feature of policy making and governance in India, although it no longer exists as it replaced the Planning Commission on January 1, 2015, with Jawaharlal Nehru as the Prime Minister. Planning Commission is served as a planning vehicle for close to six decades. It did not derive its creation either from the Constitution or statutes but was an arm of the Central/Union government.
ADMINISTRATIVE SKELETAL:
It consists of a
- Chair Person(Prime Minister)
- Vice Chair Person(Appointed by Prime Minister)
- Governing Council(Chief Ministers of all states and Lt. Governors of Union territories)
- Regional Council (They address specific regional issues, comprising of Chief Ministers and Lt. Governors chaired by Prime Minister or his nominee.)
- Adhoc membership (2 members in ex-officio capacity from leading Research institutions on rotational basis)
- Ex-Officio membership (Maximum four from Union council of ministers to be nominated by Prime Minister- FINANCE MINISTER AND PLANNING MINISTER)
- Chief Executive Officer (Appointed by Prime Minister for a fixed tenure, in rank of the Secretary to Government of India)
- Special invitees(Experts, Specialists with domain knowledge nominated by Prime Minister)
NITI AAYOG HUBS
Niti Aayogs entire range of activities is divided into two main hubs
- Team India Hub
- Knowledge and Innovation Hub
1. Team India Hub : It acts as interface between States and Centre. It carries out the authorization of further cooperative federalism and designing policy and programming programme frameworks.
2. Knowledge and Innovation Hub : It builds the think-tank awareness of NITI Aayog. This maintains a state-of-the-art resource centre, a repository of research on good governance and best practices, provides advice and encourages partnerships with key stakeholders, including colleges, universities, think tanks and non-governmental organisations at home and abroad.
IMPORTANCE
- The 65 year old Planning Commission had become a more than enough organization. It was relevant in a command economy structure, but not any longer.
- NITI Aayog is the premier policy think tank of the Government of India, providing directional and policy inputs.
- Apart from designing strategic and long-term policies and programmes for the Government of India, NITI Aayog also provides relevant technical advice to the Centre, States, and Union Territories.
OBJECTIVES
- To foster cooperative federalism through structured support initiatives and mechanisms with the States on a continuous basis, recognizing that strong States make a strong nation.
- To develop mechanisms to plan at the village level and add these at higher levels of government.
- To offer a platform for resolution of inter-sectoral and inter-departmental issues to speed up the implementation of the development agenda.
- To create a knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurial support system through a collaborative community of national and international experts, practitioners and other partners.
- To focus on technology upgradation and capacity building for implementation of programmes and initiatives.
- To design strategic and long term policy and programme frameworks and initiatives, and monitor their progress and their efficacy. The lessons learnt through monitoring and feedback will be used for making innovative improvements, including necessary mid-course corrections.
- To maintain a state-of-the-art Resource Centre, be a repository of research on good governance and best practices in sustainable and equitable development as well as help their dissemination to stake holders.
- To actively monitor and evaluate the implementation of programmes and initiatives, including the identification of the needed resources so as to strengthen the probability of success and scope of delivery.
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Comparison between Planning Commission & Niti Aayog |