TRIUMPH IAS ACADEMY MUMBAI

Raghurajpur, it’s a dream destination for art lovers. The entire village is like an open museum of art and craft. There are more than hundred families living in this village and majority of them are into some kind of handicraft work. The artisans here create magic with their skilled hands on pieces of cloth, paper and palm leaves. The small village is situated in Puri district of Odisha. The village is surrounded by palm, mango, coconut and other tropical trees along with betel leaf gardens. But Raghurajpur has its own identity it depicts the rich tradition of Odisha’s art and craft. Raghurajpur is famous for Pattachitra. In Odia language ‘Patta’ means canvas and ‘chitra’ means picture. This is made on ‘Pati’ a handmade canvas prepared by pasting together layers of cloth. The artisans use handmade natural colour for the paintings. The tradition of Pattachitra painting in Odisha is very old. The theme of Pattachitra are mostly mythological, religious stories. The stories...

The tag line of this year's World Health Day 'Small Bite Big Threat', compel to turn the attention towards the alarming occurrence of vector borne diseases, and it substantiate and recommends the governments, local authorities, community groups and individuals to work together to prevent vector borne diseases.  "Mosquitoes, flies, tick and bugs may be a threat to your health-and that of your family-at home and when travelling", is the message of this year's World Health Day.                     Epidemiology Vectors are organisms that transmit pathogens and parasites from one infected person (or animal) to another.  Vector borne diseases are illnesses caused by these pathogens and parasites in human population and account for 17% of the estimated global burden of all infectious diseases.  Although, the disease most commonly found in tropical areas where 40% of the population i...

The months of April and May, when the temperatures soar and the country side is soaked daily in the brightest of sunlight, villages and small towns in the Malabar region (Northern parts) of Kerala reverberate to the exciting rhythms of various instruments. The colorful and musical festivals of Poorams are held during this period.             The pooram festivals are conducted with the local temple as the centre. The biggest and most colorful festival takes place at Vadakkumnathan temple in Thrissur and is called Thrissur Pooram . It happens during the Malayalam month of Medam (April/May). Another important festival not far from Thrissur is the Arattupuzha Pooram , which has around 60 elephants. This year the Arattupuzha pooram is being celebrated on April 11. Arattupuzha is a village located near Puthukkad in Thrissur district of Kerala , in South India about 12 kilometres south of the town o...

Types of Clouds common cloud classifications Clouds are classified into a system that uses Latin words to describe the appearance of clouds as seen by an observer on the ground. The table below summarizes the four principal components of this classification system. Latin Root Translation Example cumulus stratus cirrus nimbus heap layer curl of hair rain fair weather cumulus altostratus cirrus cumulonimbus Further classification identifies clouds by height of cloud base. For example, cloud names containing the prefix "cirr-", as in cirrus clouds, are located at high levels while cloud names with the prefix "alto-", as in altostratus, are found at middle levels. This module introduces several cloud groups. The first three groups are identified based upon their height above the ground. The fourth group consists of vertically developed clouds, while the final group consists of a collection of miscellaneous cloud types. Classifications High-Leve...

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To All UPSC aspirants, I hope majority of your preparation has been done through by now and you all must be in revision mode. It is one such exam which requires revision more than anything and that is what we keep on emphasizing to our students. The kind of consistency, persistence and dedication it demands is huge but not impossible, one can achieve it with proper planning and implementation Things to do lists Most we have this option on our mobiles too and we actually can make it for a day, week, month etc. It helps in keeping track of our time and progress made during that time. As prelims consist of two papers, time management should be such that all areas are covered and emphasis should be given to more scoring areas along with developing one's weak area. After the completion of majority of syllabus ample time should be given to revision and not to keep covering new areas which are less important. Revision is a must for those who want to clear prelims. there is ...