(Source – The Hindu, International Edition – Page No. – 10) Topic: GS2 – International Relations Context The aggressive “America First” trade policy has triggered a global trade war, especially with a major Asian economy retaliating through tariffs and strategic economic shifts. America’s New Trade Policy and Its Global Impact In the past three months,…
1. Shaping a response to the U.S.’s reciprocal tariffs (Source – The Hindu, International Edition – Page No. – 8) Topic: GS2 – International Relations Context The U.S. has introduced new reciprocal tariffs based on trade imbalances, impacting global trade flows and countries like India. This move raises concerns over protectionism and challenges multilateral trade…
1. How China is fighting U.S. tariffs (Source – The Hindu, International Edition – Page No. – 10) Topic: GS2 – International Relations Context The aggressive “America First” trade policy has triggered a global trade war, especially with a major Asian economy retaliating through tariffs and strategic economic shifts. America’s New Trade Policy and Its…
Forests are large ecosystems dominated by trees, plants, and wildlife. They cover about 31% of Earth’s land area. They provide oxygen, store carbon, regulate climate, and support biodiversity. They play a crucial role in ecosystem balance, water cycles, and livelihoods. Forests are classified into tropical, temperate, and boreal types. For example, Trees occupy the top…
The prefix ‘bio’ literally refers to something related to life and diversity refers to the variety. Biodiversity is the number and variety of organisms found within a specified geographic region. This term popularised by the American socio-biologist Edward Wilson. It refers to varieties of plants, animals and micro-organisms, genes they contain and the ecosystems they…
Ecology is a subject which studies the interactions among organisms and between the organism and its physical (abiotic) environment. Ecology is basically concerned with four levels of biological organisation: – Organisms: Individual living being that has ability to act or function independently. Populations: relation b/w the number of individuals of a population and the area…
For last 1 billion years, atmosphere and hydrosphere have been composed of same balance of chemical components. The balance of chemical elements is maintained by a cyclic passage through the tissues of plants and animals. Living organisms exist and survive in a diversity of associations – survival involves the presence of systemic flows such as…
Ecology: Greek words ‘oikos’ meaning ‘house’, ‘logy’ meaning the ‘science of’. Literally, ecology is the study of the earth as a ‘household’, of plants, human beings, animals and micro-organisms. They all live together as interdependent components. Types of Ecosystems: An ecosystem is too complex and big; It is divided into two basic categories: Ecotone: Junction…
Foreign policy refers to a country’s strategy in managing its relations with other nations, aiming to safeguard its national interests, maintain global peace, and promote economic growth. It encompasses a set of principles and strategies used by governments to interact with foreign countries, organizations, and multilateral institutions. The significance of foreign policy lies in its…
A biofuel is a fuel that is produced through contemporary processes from biomass, rather than a fuel produced by the very slow geological processes involved in the formation of fossil fuels, such as oil. Contemporary processes mean those processes that do not take much time. Biomass: includes living matter, dead organic matter, agricultural waste, including Municipal solid waste, Urban wood residue,…
