CLIMATE CRISIS: A Silent Threat to Animal Health
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) defines climate change as that caused by long-term direct and indirect human activities that lead to changes in compared time, which are much more than natural change. The climate is part of a number of factors with the potential to alter diseases states and likely to […]
Neolithic Age (New Stone Age) (8000 BC- 2000 BC)
Introduction The Neolithic Age, also referred to as the New Stone Age, represented a pivotal period in human history. A hunter-gatherer lifestyle gave way to settled agriculture and animal domestication during this time, which roughly corresponded to 8000–2,000 BC. Originating from the Greek words “neo” (new) and “lithos” (stone), the term “Neolithic” refers to the improvements in toolmaking […]
Economic Survey 2024-25: Key Highlights
Chapter 1: State of the Economy Current Context (2025) India’s Economic Performance Key Fiscal & Monetary Indicators Sectoral Growth Trends Employment & Social Sector Trends Global Economic Comparisons Key Takeaways for UPSC Prelims Chapter 2: Monetary and Financial Sector Developments Current Context (2025) Monetary Policy & Liquidity Trends Banking & Credit Sector Performance Capital Markets […]
Closing Gender Gap in India’s Higher Judiciary
Introduction Judicial independence underpins the rule of law and the fabric of democracy itself, providing a check on the balance of power of the governing institutions. But there is a stark gender imbalance in India’s higher judiciary, where women are still woefully underrepresented. Despite the Constitution’s enshrinement of gender equality, the Supreme Court has seen a scarcity […]
Insulin Resistance in India: A Metabolic Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight
Insulin resistance – all of us have probably heard the word being thrown around countless times- in early morning WhatsApp forwards and Times Of India Health articles on the headings we skim ephemerally before moving to page 3. Very few Indians are currently aware of its effects and causes- let alone severity or clinical features. […]
Falling Births, Rising Impacts: Understanding India’s Fertility Decline
Current Context India has witnessed a remarkable transformation in its fertility patterns over the decades. According to the Global Burden of Diseases Study (GBD) 2021, the country’s fertility rate has declined significantly, dropping from an average of 6.18 children per woman in the 1950s to just 1.9 children per woman in 2021, which is below […]
Eternal Youth? The Promise and Reality of Anti-aging Medicine
Aging is the natural transformation to the body over the course of the human lifespan. It occurs from the interaction of loss of youthful rejuvenating qualities and acquisition of harmful traits, keeping the balance between these factors towards a degenerative process over time. Aging has both quantitative and qualitative impacts upon life. The longevity is […]
Pearls in My Ovaries: The PCOS Guide
Imagine a situation where the body feels trapped in unrelenting chaos -regular periods seem like a distant reality, the face is filled with stubborn acne and unwanted hair, weight gain strikes without any warning, and mood swings have no rhyme or reason. For 8-13% of women of reproductive age, this isn’t a dream but the […]
Periodization of Indian Pre-History
Human civilization in India evolved through distinct prehistoric phases, each marked by advancements in tools, culture, and societal structure. The journey from primitive hunter-gatherers to settled agriculturalists and early metal users was a transformative one. According to the technologies that people utilized in those times, ancient history can be categorized into distinct periods – Paleolithic Period […]
Organ Donation and Transplantation: A Life-Saving Endeavor
The Gift of Life – A Second Chance Through Organ Transplantation The organ donation and transplantation system strive to honor the gift of donated organs by fully using those organs to save or improve the quality of the lives of transplant recipients. As a result of advances achieved through basic and clinical research over the […]
