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UPSC Key: Indore water contamination, Bullet train project, and Cutting methane from paddy fields

January 03, 2026 7:01 pm

Why is the Indore water contamination issue important for your UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as the methane, clean energy transition, and Pax Silica initiative have for both the Preliminary and Main exams? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for January 3, 2026.

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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 03, 2026 12:30 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 03, 2026 12:19 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 03, 2026 7:12 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 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.

Do flexible work arrangements actually ease women’s burdens?

January 02, 2026 10:49 am

While work from home and the digitalisation of work have blurred the boundaries between professional and personal spaces, women continue to face a ‘double burden’ of work. What complementary progressive policies or structural supports are required to address this phenomenon?

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UPSC Civil Service Examination 2023 registration process begins

UPSC Civil Services 2023 Application process begins: Websites to register

February 01, 2023 3:39 pm

UPSC Civil Services 2023: UPSC started the online registration process for CSE and IFS 2023 examination. Candidates can apply online at the official website - upsconline.nic.in

UPSC Civil Services 2021 result out: Meet the toppers

May 31, 2022 1:44 pm

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced the final results for the UPSC Civil Services exam 2021 on May 30. All the top three positions have been secured by girl candidates this year.