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Knowledge Nugget: World Obesity Atlas 2026 – Why it matters for your UPSC exam

March 05, 2026 1:55 pm

India now ranks second globally in the number of children who are overweight or living with obesity, according to the World Obesity Atlas 2026. What are the key takeaways from the report? Do you know the difference between ‘clinical’ and ‘pre-clinical’ obesity, and what the Economic Survey 2025–26 recommends to address this issue?

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : Science and Technology MCQs on planetary nebula, three stage nuclear power programme and more (Week 152)

March 04, 2026 9:03 pm

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

Knowledge Nugget : Lok Sabha Speaker nominates members to Privilege Committee: parliamentary privilege in focus

March 05, 2026 10:49 am

UPSC Current Affairs 2026: With the Lok Sabha Speaker nominating members to the Privilege Committee, parliamentary privilege is back in focus. Here is a crisp UPSC-ready explainer on parliamentary privilege, breach of privilege, the Privilege Committee, and substantive motion.

UPSC Essentials | Mains Answer Practice GS 2 : Agricultural cooperation between India and Israel and significance of India joining Pax Silica initiative (Week 144)

March 04, 2026 3:51 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.

UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz: Polity and Governance MCQs on North-Eastern Council, Comptroller and Auditor-General and more (Week 152)

March 03, 2026 9:10 pm

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

UPSC Essentials | Mains answer practice — GS 3 : Questions on revision of India’s GDP series and counter-insurgency (Week 144)

March 03, 2026 7:45 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.

Why adjusting water governance to climate change has become imperative

March 05, 2026 11:58 am

Rapid urbanisation, encroachment of existing water bodies, extreme heat, and water shortages have become a recurring annual crisis in India, with some cities experiencing ‘Day Zero’ like situations. But how can water governance be made more climate-resilient to address water-related risks? See infographics for quick key insights.

UPSC Key: Pacts with Canada, AI ‘hallucination’, and Iran’s power pyramid

March 04, 2026 5:36 am

How is knowing about the pacts signed between India and Canada relevant to the UPSC exam? What significance do topics such as the Russian oil imports, breast cancer cases, and volatile Afghanistan-Pakistan hold for both the Preliminary and Mains examinations? You can learn more by reading the Indian Express UPSC Key for March 03, 2026.

Knowledge Nugget: India and Canada sign Uranium pact: What all you must know about Uranium

Knowledge Nugget | India and Canada sign Uranium pact: What you must know about uranium

March 05, 2026 11:30 am

Going beyond the headline of the India–Canada uranium deal, today's Knowledge Nugget revisits the basics — what uranium is, its key isotopes, how the enrichment process works, and why it is central to nuclear energy. Also, go 'Beyond the Nugget' to know about the small modular ‌nuclear reactors.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Seychelles President Patrick Herminie

How Delhi’s IOR vision combines security, connectivity, and digital governance

March 03, 2026 11:46 am

In what ways does India seek to consolidate its maritime presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), strengthen economic and security ties in Southeast Asia, and position itself as a voice of the Global South in the emerging technology governance?