Solar Radiation, Heat Balance, and Temperature Solar Radiation Our earth receives almost all its energy from the sun in short wavelengths that are radiated back to space by the earth. As a result, the earth neither warms up nor does it get cooled over a period of time. The amount of Read more…
The Age of Satavahanas The Age of Satavahanas: According to most modern scholars the age of the Satavahana began in the late second century BCE and lasted until the early third century CE. In the Deccan and in central India, the Satavahanas succeeded the Mauryas although after a gap of Read more…
Post-Mauryan India and Central Asian Contacts Post-Mauryan India – time period (200 B.C. to 300 AD) The successors of Asoka were not able to keep the vast Empire intact, after the death of Asoka. The provinces started declaring themselves independent. Kalinga declared itself independent, and further Satavahanas established their independent Read more…
The Mauryan Empire With the foundation of the Mauryan Empire, political unity was achieved in India for the first time. Due to the accuracy of chronology and sources, the history writing of this era also becomes clear. The Mauryan dynasty was founded by Chandragupta Maurya who took advantage of the Read more…
Sarkaria Commission: Background, Recommendations, Significances Various committees and commissions are important for the UPSC IAS exam, which includes pre-independence commissions like the Hunter Commission, Simon Commission, and others. Turning back to the topic, post-independence commissions hold an important part in the development of our country and therefore are an important Read more…
The Rise of the Magadhan Empire Among all the kingdoms of North India, Magadha emerged powerful and prosperous. In the aspects of political activity in north India, it became the nerve center. The political history of India from the sixth century B.C onwards is the history of the struggle between Read more…
Sixteen Mahajanapadas Mahajanapadas: They were sixteen strong kingdoms that existed in ancient Indian history from the sixth century BCE onwards. At the age of the Buddha, sixteen large states called Mahajanapadas existed. The Jain texts also contain references to the existence of sixteen Mahajanapadas. The Mahajanapadas were mostly situated north Read more…
Globalization: Factors and salient features What is globalization? Globalization can be defined as the integration between countries through foreign trade and foreign investments by multination corporations (MNCs). MNCs are playing a major role in the process of Globalization. So we can say, globalization is a process through which a society Read more…
NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) The Government abolished Planning Commission and replaced it with a new body “NITI Aayog” It was established on 1 January 2015 by NDA Government. The NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) is a ‘Public Policy Think Tank’ of the Indian Government that Read more…
