Insights Learning (I-Learning) TEST 21 : 14- 21 January 2018 Differences between the physical and climatic conditions of the eastern and western Himalayas There are certain differences which also have an effect on the glaciers and their terminal level. These are: (a) Western Himalayas receive most of the precipitation in the winter months and …
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Insights Learning (I-Learning) TEST 20 : 31 December 2017- 14 January 2018 Indicator species An indicator species is the one whose status provides information on the overall condition of the ecosystem and of other species in that ecosystem. They reflect the quality and changes in environmental conditions as well as aspects of community composition. Some …
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Insights Learning (I-Learning) TEST 19 : 24-31 December, 2017 Memristors What? These are considered to be a sub-category of resistive RAM, are one of several storage technologies that have been predicted to replace flash memory. Memristors are important because they are non-volatile, meaning that they retain memory without power. Memristors are a special type …
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Insights Learning (I-Learning) TEST 18 : 17-24 December, 2017 Partyless democracy Jayprakash Narayan gave this concept. This has also been explained well in the link shared at the Source. A very interesting read. Background: As per him, the spectrum of Indian political system remained stretched between the nation state on one end and the …
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Insights into Editorial: Should euthanasia be allowed? Context: Elderly Mumbai couple seeks Presidential nod for ‘active euthanasia’. The couple, Iravati Lavate, 79, a retired school principal, and her husband Narayan, 86, a former government employee, have no major health problems. However, the fear of falling terminally ill and of not being able to “contribute …
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Insights Weekly Essay Challenges 2018 – Week 4 Archives 28 January 2018 Write an essay on the following topic in not more than 1000-1200 words: Politics of Identity is the Politics of the Weak
