Current Affairs

Reining in Off-Budget Borrowings

Context: After years of rising off-budget borrowings (OBBs)—peaking during the pandemic—Indian states are expected to keep OBBs flat in FY26,...

Ancient India Syllabus for UPSC History Optional

Explore the detailed Ancient India syllabus for UPSC History Optional. Get topic-wise breakdown, booklist, and preparation tips to boost your...

Indian Ocean Region

Indian Ocean Region: Strategic Opportunities Driving India’s Maritime Leadership Context: The release of the Eighth Report of the Committee on...

Mission Sudarshan Chakra

Context: On Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will develop an indigenous air defence system by 2035,...

Creamy Layer and Fairness in Reservations

Examines flaws in India’s creamy layer rule in OBC reservations, the need for uniform equivalence, and Rawlsian justice-based reforms. This...

Model Essay Structure for UPSC CSE Mains 2025

Learn a proven Model essay structure for UPSC Mains 2025. Covers introduction, body, conclusion, and examples for high-scoring essays. UPSC...

Deepwater Exploration and the Blue Economy: A National Imperative

Deepwater Exploration and the Blue Economy: A National Imperative

Deepwater Exploration: Unlocking India’s Strategic Potential for Energy Security Deepwater Exploration: India’s energy security challenges, heightened by global disruptions such...

Gupta Empire: Golden Age of Ancient India

Study the Gupta Empire for UPSC – its rulers, polity, economy, society, religion, art, literature, and reasons for decline. The...

PelV-1 Virus Discovery

Scientists discovered an ocean virus with the longest tail ever found, 19 times the length of the COVID-19 virus Context:...

HAR123 and Human Brain Evolution

Scientists may have found the tiny DNA switch that made us human Context: Recent research from UC San Diego has...

Scrapping Central Renewable Energy Pricing System

Context: India has abolished its central pricing mechanism for renewable energy projects after developers raised concerns that the system was...

Reduced Fertiliser Use Under PM-PRANAM Scheme

Context: Fourteen states have reduced their chemical fertiliser consumption by 1.5 million tonnes (MT) in 2023-24 compared to the previous...

India-Nepal Relations: Challenges of China’s Growing Footprint

India-Nepal Relations: Confronting the Powerful Challenge of China’s Expanding Influence Context: Nepal is increasingly balancing its economic ties as China’s...

Supreme Court Collegium Cannot Dictate Names to High Courts

Context: On August 15, 2025, Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai clarified that the Supreme Court (SC) Collegium cannot...

यूपीएससी की परीक्षा में हाई-स्कोरिंग निबंध कैसे लिखें?

UPSC निबंध में उच्च अंक पाने की रणनीति जानें — स्पष्टता, संरचना और बहुआयामी विश्लेषण से मेन्स 2025 में सफलता...