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UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Science and Technology MCQs on MH 60R helicopter, data exclusivity and more (Week 142)

December 24, 2025 7:44 pm

Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2026? Do you know about Doppler weather radars? Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on Science and Technology.

How rapid growth of AI data centres reflects on India’s energy governance

December 24, 2025 7:12 pm

As India focuses on data localisation and digital public infrastructure, meeting energy demand will require round-the-clock and low-carbon energy sources. How does this push reshape its energy-security priorities?

Knowledge Nugget: National Consumer Rights Day — What you must know for your UPSC exams?

December 24, 2025 2:53 pm

On National Consumer Rights Day, let's know the journey from the observance of the day to the key provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, and understand how India cracks down on misleading advertisements while safeguarding consumer interests.

UPSC Essentials Mains Answer Practice — GS 2 (Week 134)

UPSC Essentials | Mains Answer Practice | GS 2 : Questions on India-Oman deal and India-Russia logistics agreement (Week 134)

December 24, 2025 1:14 pm

UPSC Civil Services Mains Exam: Strengthen your conceptual clarity and answer-writing skills with structured guidance, key points, and self-evaluation prompts. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.

Yearender 2025 | 100-m Aravalli rule, Gen Z wave, and Ragebait: Top 10 Buzzwords that defined this year

December 24, 2025 7:09 pm

UPSC Yearender 2025: Check out the most trending terms that caught the world’s attention and add them to your vocabulary for the upcoming exams.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz: Polity and Governance (Week 142)

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz: Polity and Governance MCQs on Parliamentary Standing Committee, electoral trusts and more (Week 142)

December 24, 2025 1:14 pm

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

Knowledge Nugget: National Farmers’ Day — Best sustainable agricultural practices you must-know for UPSC Exam

December 24, 2025 11:16 am

On National Farmers’ Day, let’s look at the key sustainable farming methods practised to make agriculture more eco-friendly. Also, go ‘Beyond the Nugget’ to understand the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture.

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 3 (Week 134)

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 3 : Questions on train–elephant collisions and induction of Seahawk helicopter (Week 134)

December 24, 2025 1:11 pm

UPSC Mains Answer Practice GS 3 : Are you preparing for Civil Services Exam 2026? Here are questions from GS paper 3 for this week with essential points as the fodder for your answers. Do not miss points to ponder and answer in the comment box below.

Amid marital rape debate, what the trajectory of anti-rape laws reveals

December 23, 2025 10:59 am

Since the law on rape was first introduced by the British in 1860, the anti-rape laws in India underwent significant changes, including the redefinition of ‘consent’ and protection of survivors of sexual violence. But how might survivor-centered justice be prioritised?

UPSC Essentials | Daily Quiz : History and Culture on Zero, Atheism, Historical films, and more (Week 136- 137)

December 22, 2025 6:33 pm

UPSC Prelims 2026 Daily MCQ: Can you answer these UPSC Prelims-level History and Culture questions? From the story of zero and quote on atheism to Quit India–era films, UNESCO sites, and World War II operations, test your preparation with today’s UPSC Essentials Daily Quiz.