Polity
Sarkaria Commission
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 Read more…
Ancient History
The Rise of the Magadhan Empire
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 Read more…
Ancient History
Sixteen Mahajanapadas
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 Read more…
Economics
Globalization: Factors and salient features
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 Read more…
Economics
NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India)
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 Read more…
Economics
Planning Commission of India
Planning Commission of India (For UPSC exams) The Planning Commission was established in March 1950 by the Government of India by a Cabinet resolution, with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the chairman. It was set up for the plan formation, Read more…
Economics
National Income
National Income National income is the process of counting the value of flow between sectors and then summing them to find the total value of economic activity in an economy. Income as an indicator of progress was tried by many Read more…
Economics
Santiago Consensus
Santiago Consensus Santiago Consensus is also an alternative to Washington Consensus. The term Santiago Consensus was given by then World Bank Group President D. Wolfensohn in Santiago for the developing countries. The main view of Santiago Consensus: The main idea Read more…
Economics
Beijing Consensus
Beijing Consensus The term “Beijing Consensus” was coined by Joshua Cooper Ramo in 2004, also known as the Chinese model of economic development. This refers to the policies which were followed by Deng Xiaoping after the death of Mao Zedong Read more…