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UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Environment and Geography MCQs on tiger, bomb cyclone, Kyoto Protocol and more (Week 143)

January 02, 2026 7:42 pm

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Environment and Geography.

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UPSC Key: New duty rates for tobacco products, Adjusted gross revenue, and CBAM

January 02, 2026 7:00 pm

How are new duty rates for tobacco products, including cigarettes, important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR), Paris Agreement, and Gaganyaan mission have for both the Prelims and Main examinations? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for January 2, 2026.

Art and Culture with Devdutt Pattanaik | How rasa, India’s aesthetic theory, explains flavours of emotions across arts

January 02, 2026 6:36 pm

How did the rasa theory evolve and become central to Indian classical arts, film studies, performance theory, and comparative aesthetics?

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Beyond Trending: What is proxy war?

January 02, 2026 4:01 pm

Recent tensions between Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Yemen appear to have eased. But some experts are sceptical of the detente and argue that the role of the UAE in Yemen may shift to proxy war. But what exactly is a proxy war?

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Knowledge Nugget: India–US Thorium Fuel partnership and its significance for UPSC exam

January 02, 2026 7:04 pm

UPSC Current Affairs 2026: The second American company has secured an export licence to sell nuclear technology to India in nearly two decades, opening the door to thorium as an alternative to uranium. What makes thorium significant, and how does India’s three-stage nuclear programme work?

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Economy MCQs on stablecoins, Consumer Price Index and more (Week 143)

January 01, 2026 8:16 pm

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Economy.

UPSC Key: Draft rules for labour codes, PRAGATI, and India’s thorium ambitions

January 02, 2026 3:15 pm

How is knowing about the PRAGATI platform relevant to the UPSC exam? What significance do topics like copper, labour codes, and India’s thorium ambitions have for both the Preliminary and Main examinations? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for January 1, 2026.

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'Around 45 years ago, when I faced the UPSC interview…' A veteran shares his experience and addresses key FAQs (Part 2)

January 02, 2026 8:03 pm

UPSC Expert Talk: What should candidates keep in mind upon entering the UPSC interview room? What body language should they maintain, how should they handle stress and tricky questions, and how can they balance honesty with diplomacy in opinion-based answers? Here are answers to your questions.

UPSC Issue at a Glance | Reports and Indices of 2025 that will matter for India in 2026

January 02, 2026 8:01 pm

Where does India stand on the Happiness Index in 2025? What is its place in the global economy and innovation landscape? As 2026 begins, this week’s UPSC Issue at a Glance decodes key global and national reports of 2025—from climate and public health to inequality and innovation—for your UPSC Exam. Don’t miss the infographics and post-read questions.

Beyond the ‘Word of the Year’: Why 2026 needs a ‘Value of the Year’ and what should it be?

January 01, 2026 8:48 am

As 2026 begins, UPSC Essentials of The Indian Express asks a deeper question beyond trends and buzzwords: what should become the Value of the Year in an anxious world? Nanditesh Nilay, our ethicist, offers an answer.