UPSC GS Study Notes

Geography

Migration – UPSC Geography Notes
Migration – UPSC Geography Notes Migration, fertility, and mortality are the basic fun
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  • Human Geography
  • Migration
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Over, Under, and Optimum Population- UPSC GEOGRAPHY Notes
Over, Under, and Optimum Population The concept under, over, and optimum population came as oppos
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  • Human Geography
  • Population Geography
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Demographic Dividend- Demographic Transition and Opportunity for India – UPSC GEOGRAPHY Notes
Demographic Dividend- Demographic Transition and Opportunity for India – UPSC GEOGRAPHY Notes
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  • Human Geography
  • Population Geography
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Theories of Population Growth – Malthus-Marx-Demographic Transition Model – UPSC Geography notes
Theories of Population Growth – Malthus-Marx-Demographic Transition Model – UPSC Ge
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  • Human Geography
  • Population Geography
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Air Mass & significance of Air Masses – Geography UPSC Notes
Air Mass & significance of Air Masses – Geography UPSC Notes A large volume of air in t
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  • Physical Geography
  • Climatology
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Clouds formation & Types of clouds – Geography UPSC Notes
Clouds formation & Types of clouds – Geography UPSC Notes Clouds are an important part
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  • Physical Geography
  • Climatology
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Atmospheric stability and Instability- Adiabatic Lapse Rate - Latent Heat of Condensation – Geography upsc notes
Atmospheric stability and Instability- Adiabatic Lapse Rate - Latent Heat of Condensation – Ge
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  • Physical Geography
  • Climatology
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Precipitation: Types of Precipitation & Distribution of Rainfall – GEOGRAPHY UPSC NOTES
Precipitation: Types of Precipitation & Distribution of Rainfall – GEOGRAPHY UPSC NOTES
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  • Physical Geography
  • Climatology
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Ocean Issues: Ocean Pollution – Ocean acidification- Ocean Dead Zone – Geography UPSC Notes
Ocean Issues: Ocean Pollution – Ocean acidification- Ocean Dead Zone – Geography UPSC No
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) – UPSC NOTES
    The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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Ocean Pollution (Marine Pollution) – Geography UPSC NOTES
Oceans are the largest water bodies on the planet Earth. Over the last few decades, excessive hum
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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Ocean currents: Formation-significance and Desert formation- Geography UPSC Notes
Ocean currents: Formation-significance and Desert formation-Geography UPSC Notes Ocean curre
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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Tides: Spring & Neap Tide, Tidal Bulge, Tidal Bore – Geography UPSC Notes
The periodical rise and fall of the sea level, once or twice a day, mainly due to the attraction of
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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Ocean Waves & Movements of Ocean Water –Geography UPSC Notes
Ocean Waves & Movements of Ocean Water –Geography UPSC Notes Ocean Waves are oscillator
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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Sea-Level Changes - Geography UPSC Notes
Sea-Level Changes By changes in sea level, we mean the fluctuations in the mean sea level, i.e.,
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) – UPSC NOTES
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) – UPSC NOTES   &nb
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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Coral Reefs & Coral Reefs Bleaching – Geography UPSC
Coral Reefs & Coral Reefs Bleaching – Geography UPSC Coral reefs are one of the m
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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Blue economy
Blue economy As per the World Bank, the blue economy is defined as “sustainable use of o
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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Marine and Oceanic Resources – Blue Water Economy
Marine and Oceanic Resources – Blue Water Economy The biotic and abiotic resources found in
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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Oceanic Deposits Classification and Distribution: Geography UPSC Notes
Oceanic Deposits Classification and Distribution: Geography UPSC Notes The unconsolidated sedimen
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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Vertical & Horizontal Temperature Distribution of Oceans
Vertical & Horizontal Temperature Distribution of Oceans The temperature of the oceanic water
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  • Physical Geography
  • Oceanography
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Governance

Citizens Charter
Citizens Charter It has been recognised across the globe that good governance is essential f
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  • Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability
  • Citizens Charters (CC)
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Citizens Charter-Sevottam Model
Sevottam Model Department of the Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, GOI has come out w
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  • Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability
  • Citizens Charters (CC)
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Pressure Group vs Political Party
Pressure Group vs Political Party Basis for Comparison Pressure Gr
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  • Pressure Groups & Formal/informal Associations & Their Role in Polity
  • Pressure Groups & Political Parties
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Pressure Groups
Pressure Groups A pressure group can be described as an organised group that does not put up
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  • Pressure Groups & Formal/informal Associations & Their Role in Polity
  • Pressure Groups in India
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Self Help Groups
Self Help Groups Villages in India are replete with problems of poverty, illiteracy, lack
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  • Development Processes & the Development Industry
  • Self Help Groups (SHGs)
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Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)         A Non-G
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  • Development Processes & the Development Industry
  • Non-governmental - NGO
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Office of District Magistrate
Office of District Magistrate The position of District Collector was created by Warren Hastings i
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  • Role of Civil Services in a Democracy
  • Civil Services
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Role of Civil Services in a Democracy
Role of Civil Services in a Democracy In a democracy, the civil services play an extremely import
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  • Role of Civil Services in a Democracy
  • Civil Service And Democracy
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Grievance Redressal Mechanism and Institutions
Grievance Redressal ‘Grievance’ has been defined as indignation or resentment arising
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  • Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability
  • Accountability
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2nd ARC on e-Governance
Recommendations of 2nd ARC on e-Governance Building a Congenial Environment Building a
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  • Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability
  • E-Governance
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Data Led Governance and Policy Making
Data Led Governance and Policy Making Objectives Evidence based policy making should be made i
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  • Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability
  • Governance
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Advantages and Disadvantage of E-Governance
Advantages of E-Governance E-Governance is about reform in governance facilitated by the creative
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  • Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability
  • E-Governance
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Digital India Initiatives
Digital India Initiatives It is an umbrella program to prepare India for a knowledge-based tra
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  • Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability
  • E-Governance
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E-Governance and various models
E-Governance The “e” in e-Governance stands for ‘electronic’. Thus, 
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  • Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability
  • E-Governance
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Good Governance & Aspects of Governance
Governance With the beginning of civilization, there arose a need for smooth administration and d
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  • Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency & Accountability
  • Governance
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Issues relating to development and management of Health
The "Right to Life" is considered essential by the Constitution, and the government is req
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  • Government Policies & Interventions for Development
  • Health
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Issues relating to development and management of Education
Education is central to development and to the improvement of the lives of people globally. Educat
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  • Government Policies & Interventions for Development
  • Education
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ELECTORAL BONDS
Introduced with the Finance Bill 2017, Electoral bonds are instruments/securities that are used
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  • Statutory, Regulatory & Quasi-Judicial Bodies
  • Statutory, Regulatory & Quasi-Judicial Bodies
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Polity

Chief Secretary at State Level and Cabinet Secretary at Union Level
Comparison of Position of Chief Secretary at State Level and Cabinet Secretary at Union Level Sim
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  • Structure, Organization & Functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary
  • Executive
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Lok Adalats and NALSA
Lok Adalats Lok Adalat is one of the alternative dispute redressal mechanisms, it is a forum wher
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  • Dispute Redressal Mechanisms and Institutions
  • NALSA
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Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) With the steep growth in the number of laws and the number of
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  • Dispute Redressal Mechanisms and Institutions
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution(ADR) Mechanism
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Gram Nyayalaya
Gram Nyayalaya The Law Commission of India in its 114th report recommended the establishment
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  • Dispute Redressal Mechanisms and Institutions
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution(ADR) Mechanism
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Dispute Resolution Mechanism
Dispute Resolution Mechanism Apart from ordinary courts there are many other dispute re
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  • Dispute Redressal Mechanisms and Institutions
  • Tribunals
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