What is wetland? Wetlands are area of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water, the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six metres. Examples: Wetlands include mangroves, peatlands and marshes, rivers… Continue reading Threats to Wetlands and conservation
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The Last Miles to Mains – Making the most of your time
Darius, the Persian Emperor, fallen to the Greeks, and in his death bed, tells his son Xerxes. “Only the Gods can defeat the Greeks.” For days Xerxes mourned until one day, Artmesia[1] tells Xerxes Your fathers words were not a warning, but a challenge.If only the Gods can defeat the Greeks, you could be God… Continue reading The Last Miles to Mains – Making the most of your time
Fighting Depression in times of the Heatwave+ Prelims Examination
The Prelims examination is about 2 weeks away. Not only do we have a delayed prelims, but the extra time has given some of us less time for Mains, and more time to worry for the prelims. Especially when the Prelims 2023 was a lot different from what we used to write in the past… Continue reading Fighting Depression in times of the Heatwave+ Prelims Examination
Answer-Writing Practice: Read this to avoid Mistakes
Answer writing is the main tool & practicing is the key for perfection in mains examination. The article below addresses some of the Unanswered Questions of every aspirant regarding Mains Answer writing. How is it different from answering our university papers? What should be done to score high? How should we start as a beginner? How to… Continue reading Answer-Writing Practice: Read this to avoid Mistakes
The Last Week before Prelims – Performing on the D Day
I envy ants. I saw one yesterday, stealing my food. It picked up a large, fully cooked grain of rice, through an insurmountable wall that separated my workplace from my colleague’s. Halfway through its journey, the rice fell. A lot of other ants passed beside it, pretending that nothing happened. But this one, did not.… Continue reading The Last Week before Prelims – Performing on the D Day
Mains ( And Prelims ) Marksheet : Getting the Closure out of your Marksheet
Yesterday was an important day for those people who appeared for CSE 2017. The UPSC, albeit reluctantly, came up with the marks-sheet of those who wrote the Civil Services Examination 2017. This is one is for those of you who made it. And those of you who did not. We often try to find patterns… Continue reading Mains ( And Prelims ) Marksheet : Getting the Closure out of your Marksheet
The Inspiring Story of Pushp Lata, IAS Rank 80, and a Mother of Five Year Old child
Sometime in the February of 2017, Priyank called me up. He and a bunch of friends had appeared for umpteen interviews, with not so good marks . Some were in service with lower ranks, some did not make it the final list because of the interview. Priyank, for one, had a not-so-good score in a… Continue reading The Inspiring Story of Pushp Lata, IAS Rank 80, and a Mother of Five Year Old child
The Difficulty of waking up after Civil Services Examination Final Results
At this ungodly hour, when I write this at 4AM, so that you can read it before you rise – or goto bed – I see a lot of people awake -some of them are awake because they failed to meet their life goals with the CSE results coming in last night – and some… Continue reading The Difficulty of waking up after Civil Services Examination Final Results
In Defense of Common Sense : Preparing for Prelims & Mistakes not to make
A wise man once told me – Remember failure is a great teacher. But if you don’t learn the lesson, life will repeat the lesson for you. We are about 2 months from the Prelims Examination. The screening exam that is supposed to separate the chaff from the grain. This is only partly true. For… Continue reading In Defense of Common Sense : Preparing for Prelims & Mistakes not to make
IAS Interview : Honesty and Simplicity is the key. Here is why.
“What will be your priorities as a District Collector of Central Delhi ?” I asked “Sir, as District Collector, my priorities will be to focus on skill development, women empowerment, and bringing in transparency and accountability in the functioning of the government. I will also ensure that law and order is maintained to inspire confidence of women… Continue reading IAS Interview : Honesty and Simplicity is the key. Here is why.
